Melon Music Award for Album of the Year

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Melon Music Award
for Album of the Year
Awarded forTop performing digital albums
CountrySouth Korea
Presented by Kakao M
First awarded2005 (online)
2009 (ceremony)
Currently held by Ive – I've Ive (2023)
Most awardsBTS (4)
Most nominationsIU, BTS (6)
Website Official website

The Melon Music Award for Album of the Year is an award presented by South Korean entertainment company Kakao M at the annual Melon Music Awards, with its inaugural online ceremony in 2005. Award winners are based on data collected from the Melon music platform and honors artists who have had exceptional performance during the recording year. [1] Since 2009, it has comprised one of the daesang (grand prize) awards given at the event, alongside Song of the Year, Artist of the Year, and later Record of the Year—the latter of which was introduced during the 2018 ceremony. [2]

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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. [3] 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. [4]

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

2006 recipient Kim Jong-kook KCON LA 2016 Red Carpet Kim Jongkook.jpg
2006 recipient Kim Jong-kook
2009 award recipient G-Dragon G-Dragon in Thailand.jpg
2009 award recipient G-Dragon
Two-time award winner 2NE1 (2010-11) 2NE1 from acrofan.jpg
Two-time award winner 2NE1 (2010–11)
Two-time recipient Busker Busker (2012-13) Busker Busker from acrofan - cropped.jpg
Two-time recipient Busker Busker (2012–13)
2014 award winner g.o.d G.o.d concert 20151225.jpg
2014 award winner g.o.d
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2015 recipient Exo
Four-time award winner BTS, winning in 2016 and 2018-20 181201 BTS at the MelOn Music Awards.jpg
Four-time award winner BTS, winning in 2016 and 2018–20
Two-time award winner IU (2017, 2021) IU at MMA on December 4, 2021(2).jpg
Two-time award winner IU (2017, 2021)
2023 award winner Ive IVE (aibeu) performing at the 2023 World Scout Jamboree K-POP Super Live Concert.jpg
2023 award winner Ive

From 2005 to 2008, the Melon Music Award winners were announced online and were based entirely on online voting. [5] In 2007 and 2008, there was no album accolade announced by the event committee.

List of online award winners (2005–2008)
YearWinner(s)AlbumRef.
2005 SG Wannabe Saldaga [6]
2006 Kim Jong-kook Fourth Letter [7]
2007No award given [8]
2008 [9]

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. [10]

List of daesang award winners and nominees (2009–present)
YearWinner(s)AlbumNominees [lower-alpha 1] Ref.
2009
G-Dragon Heartbreaker [11]
[12]
2010 2NE1 To Anyone [13]
[14]
2011
2NE1 2nd Mini Album [15]
[16]
2012
Busker Busker Busker Busker 1st Album [17]
[18]
2013
Busker Busker 2nd Album [19]
[20]
2014
g.o.d Chapter 8 [21]
[22]
2015
Exo Exodus [23]
[24]
2016
BTS The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever [25]
[26]
2017
IU Palette [27]
[28]
2018
BTS Love Yourself: Tear [29]
[30]
2019
Map of the Soul: Persona [31]
[32]
2020 Map of the Soul: 7 [33]
[34]
2021 IU Lilac [35]
[36]
2022 Lim Young-woong Im Hero [37]
2023 Ive I've Ive

Records

Most nominations

Most award nominations
NumberArtist [lower-alpha 2]
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

Most award winners
NumberArtist [lower-alpha 2]
4 BTS
2 IU
Busker Busker
2NE1

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Shortlisted nominees are listed—except for 2009, where no shortlist was announced.
  2. 1 2 Order is listed by most recent occurrence

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