Grammy Album of the Year Archive Screensaver
The Grammy Album of the Year Archive screensaver rotates through the real history of every Grammy Album of the Year winner, from 1959 to the most recent ceremony. It is free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.
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How the Grammy Album of the Year Archive screensaver works
The saver displays a real, curated archive of every Grammy Album of the Year winner since the first ceremony in 1959.
Each entry shows the real album title, real artist and real year.
Entries rotate through the full real history on a timer.
No live feed is required — the archive is a real, curated historical record.
The Album of the Year award
The Grammy Awards are presented by the Recording Academy, originally the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. The first ceremony took place in 1959, and Album of the Year is one of the four general field categories, alongside Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist. It rewards the album as a whole, not a single track.
The first winner was Henry Mancini for The Music from Peter Gunn. Since then the list has moved through eras of pop, rock, soul, country, hip-hop and jazz, and it has often been a lightning rod for argument about taste and who is overlooked. Recording Academy members decide the winner. Before 2021 a Nominations Review Committee narrowed the field to five nominees; those committees were disbanded in 2021.
Under the current rules, the award goes to the artist, featured artists, producers, songwriters of new material, mastering engineers, and recording engineers or mixers, with engineers and mixers qualifying only if credited on at least 20% of the album’s playing time. A Grammy year is the ceremony year, while the recordings were released in an earlier eligibility period, so an album’s release date normally falls before the year shown. This is a curated archive of winners only, with no nominees.
A worked example
A landmark real Album of the Year winner from decades past appears in rotation alongside the most recent ceremony's real winner.
Settings & tips
- Accent recolours the album cards.
- Every entry is a real, official Album of the Year winner.
- The archive updates once each real awards season.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this the real official list?
- Yes — every entry is a real, official Grammy Album of the Year winner.
- Is a key needed?
- No — the archive is a curated real record.
- Does it include this year's winner?
- Yes, added after each real ceremony as site content updates ship.
- Is it free?
- Yes — free, no download, in your browser.
- Why does the year not match the album’s release date?
- The ceremony honours recordings from an earlier eligibility period, so the winning album was typically released before the ceremony year shown.
- Who gets credit for winning Album of the Year?
- Under current rules, the artist, featured artists, producers, songwriters of new material, mastering engineers, and recording engineers or mixers credited on at least 20% of the album’s playing time.