Grammy Award for Best Tejano Album

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The Grammy Award for Best Tejano Album was awarded from 1999 to 2011. In its first year the award was titled Best Tejano Music Performance and in 2000 it was awarded as Best Tejano Performance. The current title has been used since 2001. From 1993 to 1998 Tejano was included in the award for Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance.

The award was discontinued from 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012, this category and Best Regional Mexican Album merged to form the Best Regional Mexican or Tejano Album category.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

Recipients

YearWinner(s)TitleNomineesRef.
1999 Flaco Jiménez Said and Done
  • Fiebre for Live... En Concierto!
  • Jaime y Los Chamacos for Fanaticos
  • Leyendas y Raíces for Leyendas y Raíces
  • Little Joe & La Familia for 2000
 [1]
2000 Los Palominos (performer), Randy Miller (engineer), Armando Lichtenberger Jr. (producer)Por Eso Te Amo
 [2]
2001 The Legends (performer), Edward Pérez, Greg García (engineers), Freddie Martínez, Hugo Guerrero (producers & engineers)¿Qué Es Música Tejana?
  • Jimmy Gonzalez y El Grupo Mazz for Quien Iva a Pensar
  • Leonardo Gonzales y Los Magnificos for Siempre Cuenta Conmigo
  • Jaime y Los Chamacos for En Vivo... Puro Party Liva II
  • Solido for Hasta la Cima del Cielo
 [3]
2002 Solido (performer), Edward Pérez, Ramiro Serna (engineers), Rolando Benavidez, Amado Garza Jr., Medardo Garza, Ben de León, Otoniel Peña Jr. (producers)Nadie Como Tu
  • David Lee Garza y Los Musicales for 20/20 MMXX Twenty-Viente
  • Leonard Gonzales y Los Magnificos for Retro-Momentos
  • Los Palominos for Obsesion
  • Emilio Navaira for Lo Dice Tu Mirada
 [4]
2003 Emilio Navaira (performer), Gustavo Alphonso Miranda (engineer/mixer), Manuel Herrera Maldonado (producer)Acuérdate
  • David Lee Garza y Los Musicales for Estamos Unidos
  • Little Joe & La Familia for Celebration of Life - Volume One - Live
  • Mingo Saldivar y Sus Tremendos Cuatro Espadas for A Taste of Texas
  • Siggno for Por Amor
 [5]
2004 Jimmy Gonzalez y El Grupo Mazz (performer), Edward Perez, Ramiro Serna (engineers), Jimmy Gonzalez (producer)Si Me Faltas Tu
  • Frijoles Romanticos for Frijoles Romanticos
  • Eddie Gonzales for Un Poco de Cambio
  • Milagro for Despues de Todo
  • Bobby Pulido for Móntame
 [6]
2005 David Lee Garza, Joel Guzman, Sunny Sauceda Polkas, Gritos y Acordeónes
 [7]
2006 Little Joe y La FamiliaChicanisimo
  • Avizo for The Power of Friends
  • La Tropa F for Milagro
  • Joe Posada for Then & Now
  • The Royal Jesters for Odyssey the Journey
 [8]
2007 Chente Barrera Sigue El Taconazo
  • Jimmy Edward for It's... All Right
  • Bob Gallarza for Live In Session
  • Jay Perez for All of Me
  • Rebecca Valadez for Rebecca Valadez
 [9]
2008 Little Joe & La FamiliaBefore the Next Teardrop Falls
  • Ram Herrera and the Outlaw Band for Ram Herrera and the Outlaw Band 2007
  • David Marez for Corazon de Oro
  • Rubén Ramos for 35th Anniversary
  • Sunny Sauceda for Vagar Libremente
 [10]
2009 Rubén Ramos & The Mexican RevolutionViva La Revolucion
  • Chente Barrera y Taconazo for Music Lessons
  • Joe Posada for Friends & Legends
  • Tortilla Factory for All That Jazz...
  • Albert Zamora for Heir to the Throne
 [11]
2010 Los Texmaniacs Borders y Bailes
  • Stefani Montiel for Divina
  • Jay Perez for All the Way Live
  • Joe Posada for Point of View
  • Sunny Sauceda y Todo Eso for Radiación Musical
 [12]
2011 Little Joe & La FamiliaRecuerdos
  • Juan P. Moreno for Sabes Bien
  • Joe Posada for In the Pocket
  • Sunny Sauceda y Todo Eso for Homenaje A Mi Padre
  • Tortilla Factory for Cookin
 [13]

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