| 1968 | 1967 | It Must Be Him | Vikki Carr | Album | | 1 |
| 1968 | 1967 | Up, Up and Away | The 5th Dimension | Album | | 3 |
| 1968 | 1967 | Ode to Billie Joe | Bobbie Gentry | Album | | 5 |
| 1968 | 1967 | Insight Out | The Association | Album | | 5 |
| 1968 winner | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band | The Beatles | Album | 4.55 | 66 |
| 1995 | 1993 | The Sign | Ace of Base | Album | 3.75 | 12 |
| 1995 | 1994 | Seal | Seal | Album | 4.65 | 10 |
| 1995 | 1994 | The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994 | The Three Tenors | Album + Live | 4.5 | 6 |
| 1995 | 1994 | I Love Everybody | Lyle Lovett | Album | 4 | 2 |
| 1995 winner | 1994 | Longing in Their Hearts | Bonnie Raitt | Album | 4 | 6 |
| 1996 | 1994 | Bedtime Stories | Madonna | Album | 4.5 | 10 |
| 1996 | 1994 | Hell Freezes Over | Eagles | Album + Live | 3.6 | 27 |
| 1996 | 1995 | Medusa | Annie Lennox | Album | 4 | 7 |
| 1996 | 1995 | Daydream | Mariah Carey | Album | 4.4 | 13 |
| 1996 winner | 1994 | Turbulent Indigo | Joni Mitchell | Album | 4.65 | 4 |
| 1997 | 1995 | New Beginning | Tracy Chapman | Album | 4 | 7 |
| 1997 | 1996 | Mercury Falling | Sting | Album | 3.4 | 17 |
| 1997 | 1996 | Secrets | Toni Braxton | Album | 4 | 11 |
| 1997 | 1996 | A Few Small Repairs | Shawn Colvin | Album | 5 | 7 |
| 1997 winner | 1996 | Falling Into You | Céline Dion | Album | 3.4 | 16 |
| 1998 | 1996 | Travelling Without Moving | Jamiroquai | Album | 3.9 | 22 |
| 1998 | 1996 | This Fire | Paula Cole | Album | 3 | 6 |
| 1998 | 1997 | Surfacing | Sarah McLachlan | Album | 3.65 | 17 |
| 1998 | 1997 | The Dance | Fleetwood Mac | Album + Live | 3.5 | 7 |
| 1998 winner | 1997 | Hourglass | James Taylor | Album | 4 | 4 |
| 1999 | 1997 | Let’s Talk About Love | Céline Dion | Album | 4.15 | 19 |
| 1999 | 1997 | Left of the Middle | Natalie Imbruglia | Album | 4.2 | 25 |
| 1999 | 1998 | Pilgrim | Eric Clapton | Album | 3.4 | 14 |
| 1999 | 1998 | The Dirty Boogie | The Brian Setzer Orchestra | Album | 4 | 5 |
| 1999 winner | 1998 | Ray of Light | Madonna | Album | 4.25 | 21 |
| 2000 winner | 1999 | Brand New Day | Sting | Album | 3.9 | 23 |
| 2001 | 1998 | Believe | Cher | Album | 4 | 14 |
| 2001 | 1999 | Millennium | Backstreet Boys | Album | 4 | 15 |
| 2001 | 1999 | Ricky Martin | Ricky Martin | Album | 4 | 15 |
| 2001 | 1999 | Mirrorball | Sarah McLachlan | Album + Live | 5 | 13 |
| 2001 | 2000 | No Strings Attached | *NSYNC | Album | 3.6 | 14 |
| 2001 | 2000 | Oops!…I Did It Again | Britney Spears | Album | 3.75 | 33 |
| 2001 | 2000 | Inside Job | Don Henley | Album | 4.5 | 5 |
| 2001 winner | 2000 | Two Against Nature | Steely Dan | Album | 3.8 | 11 |
| 2002 | 2000 | Whoa, Nelly! | Nelly Furtado | Album | 4.5 | 12 |
| 2002 | 2001 | All for You | Janet Jackson | Album | 3.45 | 7 |
| 2002 | 2001 | Celebrity | *NSYNC | Album | 4 | 8 |
| 2002 | 2001 | Songs From the West Coast | Elton John | Album | 3 | 7 |
| 2002 winner | 2000 | Lovers Rock | Sade | Album | 4.5 | 15 |
| 2003 | 2001 | Britney | Britney Spears | Album | 4.25 | 93 |
| 2003 | 2001 | M!ssundaztood | P!nk | Album | 3.7 | 28 |
| 2003 | 2001 | Rock Steady | No Doubt | Album | 4.25 | 12 |
| 2003 | 2002 | Let Go | Avril Lavigne | Album | 4.1 | 42 |
| 2003 winner | 2002 | Come Away With Me | Norah Jones | Single | | 1 |
| 2004 | 2002 | Brainwashed | George Harrison | Album | 4 | 7 |
| 2004 | 2002 | Stripped | Christina Aguilera | Album | 4.2 | 9 |
| 2004 | 2003 | Bare | Annie Lennox | Album | 4 | 7 |
| 2004 | 2003 | Motown | Michael McDonald | Album | | 6 |
| 2004 winner | 2002 | Justified | Justin Timberlake | Album | 3.75 | 19 |
| 2005 | 2003 | Afterglow | Sarah McLachlan | Album | 4 | 8 |
| 2005 | 2004 | Feels Like Home | Norah Jones | Album | 4 | 26 |
| 2005 | 2004 | Mind Body & Soul | Joss Stone | Album | 3.5 | 14 |
| 2005 | 2004 | SMiLE | Brian Wilson | Album | 4.4 | 8 |
| 2005 winner | 2004 | Genius Loves Company | Ray Charles | Album | 4 | 15 |
| 2006 | 2004 | Love. Angel. Music. Baby. | Gwen Stefani | Album | 3.15 | 13 |
| 2006 | 2005 | Extraordinary Machine | Fiona Apple | Album | 4.4 | 12 |
| 2006 | 2005 | Chaos and Creation in the Backyard | Paul McCartney | Album | 4.5 | 17 |
| 2006 | 2005 | Wildflower | Sheryl Crow | Album | 3.8 | 11 |
| 2006 winner | 2004 | Breakaway | Kelly Clarkson | Album | 3.15 | 11 |
| 2007 | 2004 | Back to Bedlam | James Blunt | Album | 4.2 | 17 |
| 2007 | 2006 | The River in Reverse | Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint | Album | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 2006 | FutureSex/LoveSounds | Justin Timberlake | Album | 3.9 | 15 |
| 2007 | 2006 | Back to Basics | Christina Aguilera | Album | 3.65 | 5 |
| 2007 winner | 2006 | Continuum | John Mayer | Album | 3.85 | 20 |
| 2008 | 2007 | The Reminder | Feist | Album | 4.35 | 13 |
| 2008 | 2007 | It Won’t Be Soon Before Long | Maroon 5 | Album | 3.75 | 20 |
| 2008 | 2007 | Memory Almost Full | Paul McCartney | Album | 3.65 | 11 |
| 2008 | 2007 | Lost Highway | Bon Jovi | Album | 1 | 18 |
| 2008 winner | 2006 | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | Album | 4.2 | 40 |
| 2009 | 2007 | Long Road Out of Eden | Eagles | Album | 4 | 10 |
| 2009 | 2007 | Spirit | Leona Lewis | Album | 3 | 22 |
| 2009 | 2008 | Detours | Sheryl Crow | Album | 5 | 13 |
| 2009 | 2008 | Covers | James Taylor | Album | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 winner | 2008 | Rockferry | Duffy | Album | 4.45 | 21 |
| 2010 | 2008 | Funhouse | P!nk | Album | 3.8 | 35 |
| 2010 | 2009 | The Fray | The Fray | Album | 4 | 9 |
| 2010 | 2009 | All I Ever Wanted | Kelly Clarkson | Album | 3.35 | 11 |
| 2010 | 2009 | Breakthrough | Colbie Caillat | Album | 4 | 13 |
| 2010 winner | 2009 | The E•N•D | The Black Eyed Peas | Album | 3.4 | 25 |
| 2011 | 2009 | Battle Studies | John Mayer | Album | 4 | 9 |
| 2011 | 2009 | I Dreamed a Dream | Susan Boyle | Album | 3.35 | 8 |
| 2011 | 2010 | My World 2.0 | Justin Bieber | Album | 4 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2010 | Teenage Dream | Katy Perry | Album | 3.9 | 32 |
| 2011 winner | 2009 | The Fame Monster | Lady Gaga | EP | | 24 |
| 2012 | 2010 | Loud | Rihanna | Album | 4.4 | 21 |
| 2012 | 2010 | Doo-Wops & Hooligans | Bruno Mars | Album | 3.15 | 13 |
| 2012 | 2010 | The Lady Killer | CeeLo Green | Album | 4 | 15 |
| 2012 | 2011 | Born This Way | Lady Gaga | Album | 4.05 | 31 |
| 2012 winner | 2011 | 21 | Adele | Album | 4.25 | 25 |
| 2013 | 2011 | Ceremonials | Florence + the Machine | Album | 4.15 | 27 |
| 2013 | 2012 | Some Nights | fun. | Album | 4 | 13 |
| 2013 | 2012 | Overexposed | Maroon 5 | Album | 3.25 | 23 |
| 2013 | 2012 | The Truth About Love | P!nk | Album | 4.65 | 25 |
| 2013 winner | 2011 | Stronger | Kelly Clarkson | Album | 4 | 8 |
| 2014 | 2012 | Paradise | Lana Del Rey | EP | 3.85 | 16 |
