Melon Music Award For Album Of The Year
From 2005 to 2008, award winners were announced online, although there was no album accolade given in 2007 or 2008. The ceremony was officially held offline in Seoul starting with the 2009 awards, with Album of the Year becoming one of the ceremony's grand prizes. The ceremony has been held at various venues throughout Seoul. As of 2021, the criteria for the Album of the Year accolade currently consist of a breakdown of 60% digital sales and streaming figures, 20% evaluation from a panel of judges, and 20% online voting.
BTS is the most awarded artist in the category, having won four times in 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2020. Other artists who have won the award more than once include 2NE1, Busker Busker and IU. BTS and IU are the most nominated artists in the category, having been nominated six times.
Winners and nominees
![Kim Jong-kook holding a microphone with both hand](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/KCON_LA_2016_Red_Carpet_Kim_Jongkook.jpg/170px-KCON_LA_2016_Red_Carpet_Kim_Jongkook.jpg)
![G-Dragon with brown hair looking leftwards](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/G-Dragon_in_Thailand.jpg/170px-G-Dragon_in_Thailand.jpg)
![2NE1 in dark outfits looking forwards](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/2NE1_from_acrofan.jpg/170px-2NE1_from_acrofan.jpg)
![Busker Busker smiling and posing](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Busker_Busker_from_acrofan_-_cropped.jpg/170px-Busker_Busker_from_acrofan_-_cropped.jpg)
![g.o.d sitting on stair steps at a concert](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/G.o.d_concert_20151225.jpg/170px-G.o.d_concert_20151225.jpg)
![Exo performing onstage in red and black outfits](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Exo_monster_160618_suwon.png/170px-Exo_monster_160618_suwon.png)
![BTS on a red carpet with a purple background](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/181201_BTS_at_the_MelOn_Music_Awards.jpg/170px-181201_BTS_at_the_MelOn_Music_Awards.jpg)
![IU holding a MMA trophy while talking into a microphone](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/IU_at_MMA_on_December_4%2C_2021%282%29.jpg/170px-IU_at_MMA_on_December_4%2C_2021%282%29.jpg)
![Ive performing onstage](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/2023_MMA_IVE.jpg/170px-2023_MMA_IVE.jpg)
From 2005 to 2008, the Melon Music Award winners were announced online and were based entirely on online voting. In 2007 and 2008, there was no album accolade announced by the event committee.
Year | Winner(s) | Album | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2005 | SG Wannabe | Saldaga | |
2006 | Kim Jong-kook | Fourth Letter | |
2007 | No award given | ||
2008 |
The Melon Music Awards were held in a traditional live format for the first time since 2009, with Album of the Year consisting of one the three daesang prizes, alongside Artist of the Year and Song of the Year. Because of this, the 2009 event is regarded as the first "official" ceremony in the show's history.
Records
Most nominations
Number | Artist |
---|---|
6 | IU |
BTS | |
4 | Exo |
Big Bang | |
2NE1 | |
3 | AKMU |
Bolbbalgan4 | |
Psy | |
2 | (G)I-dle |
Girls' Generation | |
G-Dragon | |
Jang Beom-june | |
NewJeans | |
SG Wannabe | |
Shinee |
Most awards
Number | Artist |
---|---|
4 | BTS |
2 | IU |
Busker Busker | |
2NE1 |