Melon Music Award for Album of the Year information
South Korean music award
Melon Music Award for Album of the Year
Awarded for
Top performing digital albums
Country
South Korea
Presented by
Kakao M
First awarded
2005 (online) 2009 (ceremony)
Currently held by
Ive – I've Ive (2023)
Most awards
BTS (4)
Most nominations
IU, 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]
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.
^Lee, Jae-lim (October 21, 2021). "Melon Music Awards will be virtual again this year". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on April 10, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^Hicap, Jonathan (December 5, 2021). "BTS, IU, Aespa win grand prizes at Melon Music Awards 2021". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
^Lee, Soo-hyun (November 19, 2009). 음원 이용자가 뽑는 멜론뮤직어워드 등장 [Melon Music Awards chosen by music users appears]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Naver.
^Hicap, Jonathan (December 6, 2020). "Winners at 2020 Melon Music Awards". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
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