Brit Award for International Album
| Brit Award for International Album | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 2011 Winner Arcade Fire | |
| Awarded for | Achievement in Excellent International Album |
| Country | United Kingdom (UK) |
| Presented by | British Phonographic Industry (BPI) |
| First awarded | 1977 |
| Last awarded | 2011 |
| Currently held by | Arcade Fire – The Suburbs (2011) |
| Most awards | None |
| Most nominations |
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| Website | www |
The Brit Award for International Album is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom.[1] The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music.[2] The winners and nominees are determined by the Brit Awards voting academy with over one-thousand members, which comprise record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees.[3]
The award was first presented in 1977 as International Album. The accolade was not handed out between 1982 and 2001 and has been defunct as of 2011.
Recipients
[edit]1970s
[edit]| Year | Album | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 (1st) | ||
| Bridge over Troubled Water | Simon & Garfunkel | |
| Arrival | ABBA | |
| Songs in the Key of Life | Stevie Wonder | |
| Tapestry | Carole King |
2000s
[edit]2010s
[edit]- Winners of the Brit Award for International Album
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Inaugural winner Simon & Garfunkel -
2002 winner Kylie Minogue -
2003 winner, Eminem -
2004 winner, Justin Timberlakers -
2005 winner, Scissor Sisters -
2006 winner, Green Day -
2007 winner, The Killers -
2008 winner, Foo Fighters -
2009 winner, Kings of Leon -
2010 winner, Lady Gaga -
2011 winner, Arcade Fire
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Multiple nominations and awards
[edit]| nominations | Artist |
|---|---|
| 3 | Arcade Fire |
| The Killers | |
| Kings of Leon | |
| 2 | Eminem |
| Alicia Keys | |
| Kylie Minogue | |
| Outkast | |
| Scissor Sisters | |
| Justin Timberlake | |
| U2 |
Notes
[edit]- Songs in A Minor (2002–2003), Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2004–2005), How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2005–2006) Double Nominated
References
[edit]- ^ "About the BPI". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "BRIT Awards". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "And the nominees are..." Brits.co.uk. British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 22 February 2014.