Justin Bieber is nominated for album of the year at the Grammys on Feb. 1 with Swag. He’s also nominated in that category at the Juno Awards in his native Canada on March 29 for the expanded edition, Swag II, which was surprise-released less than two months after the first album. (Swag II consists of 23 tracks in addition to the 21 songs from Swag.)
It’s the third time that the former teen phenom-turned-mainstream pop star has been nominated for album of the year at both shows. Purpose was nominated at the Junos in 2016 and at the Grammys the following year. Justice was nominated at the Junos in 2022, while the “Triple Chucks Deluxe” edition was nominated at the Grammys that same year.
No other artist has been nominated for album of the year with the same (or a closely related) album more than once.
Album of the year has been presented at the Grammys every year since the inaugural Grammy Awards ceremony in 1959. The Junos first presented an equivalent award in 1975, though the category has seen some changes in name and focus over the years. From 1975-79, it was best selling album. From 1980-98, it was album of the year. From 1999-2002, the name was changed to best album. It was changed back to album of the year in 2003, which has been the name ever since.
Here are all the albums that were nominated in the top album category at the two shows, together with an indication of whether they won or not. We also list the album producers; singles from the album; the album’s Billboard 200 peak position and date; and added a note or two on each. The years shown are the years of the award ceremonies. The albums are listed in chronological order.
