Brit Award for International Album
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]
| Brit Award for International Album | |
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| 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 | Arcade Fire, Eminem, Foo Fighters, Green Day, Justin Timberlake, The Killers, Kings of Leon, Kylie Minogue, Lady Gaga, Scissor Sisters and Simon & Garfunkel (Once) |
| Most nominations | Arcade Fire, The Killers and Kings of Leon (3) |
| Website | www |
The award was first presented in 1977 as International Album. The accolade was not handed out at the 1982-2001 ceremonies and has been defunct as of 2011.
Winners and nominees
Inaugural winner Simon & Garfunkel
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2002 winner Kylie Minogue
2003 winner Eminem
2004 winner Justin Timberlake
2005 winner Scissor Sisters
2006 winner Green Day
2007 winner The Killers
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2008 winner Foo Fighters
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2009 winner Kings of Leon
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2010 winner Lady Gaga
2011 winner Arcade Fire
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| 1977 | Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over Troubled Water | |
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| 2002 | Kylie Minogue – Fever | |
| 2003 | Eminem – The Eminem Show | |
| 2004 | Justin Timberlake – Justified | |
| 2005 | Scissor Sisters – Scissor Sisters | |
| 2006 | Green Day – American Idiot | |
| 2007 | The Killers – Sam's Town | |
| 2008 | Foo Fighters – Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace | |
| 2009 | Kings of Leon – Only by the Night | |
| 2010 | Lady Gaga – The Fame | |
| 2011 | Arcade Fire – The Suburbs | |
Multiple nominations and awards
| nominations | Artist |
|---|---|
| 3 | Arcade Fire |
| The Killers | |
| Kings of Leon | |
| 2 | Alicia Keys |
| Eminem | |
| Justin Timberlake | |
| Kylie Minogue | |
| Outkast | |
| Scissor Sisters | |
| U2 |
Notes
- Bridge over Troubled Water (1970~1971), Scissor Sisters (2004) List of best-selling albums by year in the United Kingdom
- Bridge over Troubled Water (1970s) List of Best-selling albums by decade in the United Kingdom
- Scissor Sisters (2005), Lady Gaga (2010) Also Win Brit Award for International Breakthrough Act
- Eminem (2001, 2003, 2005), Justin Timberlake (2004, 2007) Also Win Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist
- Kylie Minogue (2002, 2008), Lady Gaga (2010) Also Win Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist
- Scissor Sisters (2005), Green Day (2006), The Killers (2007), Foo Fighters (2008, 2012, 2015, 2018), Kings of Leon (2009), Arcade Fire (2011) Also Win Brit Award for International Group
- Songs in A Minor (2002~2003), Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2004~2005), How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2005~2006) Double Nominated
- The Eminem Show (2003 (January)), Justified (2003 (November)), American Idiot (2005) Also Win American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Album
- The Eminem Show (2003 (January)) Also Win American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album
- The Eminem Show (2003 (January)) Also Win American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album
- Bridge over Troubled Water (1971), The Suburbs (2011) Also Win Grammy Award for Album of the Year
- The Fame (2010) Also Win Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album
- Bridge over Troubled Water (1971) Also Win Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
- Justified (2004) Also Win Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album
- The Eminem Show (2003) Also Win Grammy Award for Best Rap Album
- American Idiot (2005), Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2008) Also Win Grammy Award for Best Rock Album
- The Suburbs (2011) Also Win Juno Award for Album of the Year
- The Suburbs (2011) Also Win Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year
- The Eminem Show (2003), American Idiot (2005) Also Win Juno Award for International Album of the Year
- The Eminem Show (2002), Justified (2003), American Idiot (2005) Also Win MTV Europe Music Award for Best Album
- The Suburbs (2011) Also Win Polaris Music Prize for Best Full-Length Canadian Album Based On Artistic Merit, Regardless of Genre, Sales, or Record Label
References
- "About the BPI". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- "BRIT Awards". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- "And the nominees are..." Brits.co.uk. British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 22 February 2014.
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