What Did the Grammys Get Wrong? A Snapshot of the Last 10 Years

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Take a look back and see what the Grammys got right and where they went wrong over the past 10 years. Let the great debates begin. –j.h.
1999

Album of the Year:
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill – Lauryn Hill
Ray of Light – Madonna
Come On Over – Shania Twain
Version 2.0 – Garbage
The Globe Sessions – Sheryl Crow
Winner: Lauryn Hill
Who Should’ve Won: Lauryn Hill
What Did the Grammys Get Wrong? A Snapshot of the Last 10 Years

 

Best Rap Album:
Capital Punishment – Big Pun
Life in 1472 – Jermaine Dupri
Vol. 2…Hard Knock Life – Jay-Z
Harlem World – Mase
The Love Movement – A Tribe Called Quest
Winner: Jay-Z
Who Should’ve Won: A Tribe Called Quest
What Did the Grammys Get Wrong? A Snapshot of the Last 10 Years
2000

Album of the Year Nominees:
Millennium – Backstreet Boys
Fly – Dixie Chicks
When I Look in Your Eyes – Diana Krall
Supernatural – Santana
Fanmail – TLC
Who Won: Santana
Who Should’ve Won: Santana
What Did the Grammys Get Wrong? A Snapshot of the Last 10 Years


Best New Artist:
Christina Aguilera
Macy Gray
Kid Rock
Britney Spears
Susan Tedeschi
Who Won: Christina Aguilera
Who Should’ve Won: Christina Aguilera
What Did the Grammys Get Wrong? A Snapshot of the Last 10 Years

2001

Album of the Year Nominees:
Kida – Radiohead
You’re the One – Paul Simon
Marshall Mathers LP – Eminem
Two Against Nature – Steely Dan
Midnite Vultures – Beck
Winner: Steely Dan
Who Should’ve Won: Eminem
What Did the Grammys Get Wrong? A Snapshot of the Last 10 Years


Best Rap Album:
Then There Was X – DMX
Chronic 2001 – Dr. Dre
Marshall Mathers LP – Eminem
Life & Times of S. Carter Vol. 3 – Jay-Z
Winner: Eminem
Who Should’ve Won: Dr. Dre
What Did the Grammys Get Wrong? A Snapshot of the Last 10 Years
2002

Album of the Year:
Love & Theft – Bob Dylan
Stankonia – OutKast
All That You Can’t Leave Behind – U2
O Brother Where Art Thou – Soundtrack
Acoustic Soul – India.Arie
Winner: O Brother Where Art Thou
Who Should’ve Won: U2
What Did the Grammys Get Wrong? A Snapshot of the Last 10 Years

Best R&B Album:
Survivor- Destiny’s Child
Aaliyah – Aaliyah
Songs in A Minor – Alicia Keys
Acoustic Soul – India.Arie
No More Drama – Mary J. Blige
Winner: Alicia Keys
Who Should’ve Won: India.Arie
What Did the Grammys Get Wrong? A Snapshot of the Last 10 Years

2003

Album of the Year:
Eminem Show – Eminem
Come Away With Me – Norah Jones
Nellyville – Nelly
Rising – Bruce Springsteen
Home – Dixie Chicks
Winner: Norah Jones
Who Should’ve Won: Norah
What Did the Grammys Get Wrong? A Snapshot of the Last 10 Years

Best R&B Album:
Voyage to India – India.Arie
Juslisen – Musiq
Instant Vintage – Raphael Saadiq
Way I Feel – Remy Shand
Better Days – Joe
Winner: India.Arie
Who Should’ve Won: Raphael Saadiq
What Did the Grammys Get Wrong? A Snapshot of the Last 10 Years

2004

Album of the Year:
Under Construction – Missy
Fallen – Evanescence
Speakerboxx/the Love Below – OutKast
Justified – Justin Timberlake
Elephant – the White Stripes
Winner: OutKast
Who Should’ve Won: OutKast
What Did the Grammys Get Wrong? A Snapshot of the Last 10 Years

Best New Artist:
50 Cent
Evanescence
Fountains of Wayne
Heather Headley
Sean Paul
Winner: Evanescence
Who Should’ve Won: 50 Cent
What Did the Grammys Get Wrong? A Snapshot of the Last 10 Years

2005

Record of the Year:
“Let’s Get It Started”– Black Eyed Peas
“Yeah” – Usher
“American Idiot” – Green Day
“Heaven” – Los Lonely Boys
“Here We Go Again” – Ray Charles & Norah Jones
Winner: Ray Charles & Norah Jones
Who Should’ve Won: Usher
What Did the Grammys Get Wrong? A Snapshot of the Last 10 Years

Best New Artist:
Gretchen Wilson
Kanye West
Los Lonely Boys
Maroon 5
Joss Stone
Winner: Maroon 5
Who Should’ve Won: Kanye West
What Did the Grammys Get Wrong? A Snapshot of the Last 10 Years

2006

Album of the Year:
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb – U2
Late Registration – Kanye West
the Emancipation of Mimi – Mariah Carey
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard – Paul McCartney
Love, Angel, Music, Baby – Gwen Stefani
Winner: U2
Who Should’ve Won: Kanye West
What Did the Grammys Get Wrong? A Snapshot of the Last 10 Years

Best New Artist:
John Legend
Ciara
Keane
Fall Out Boy
Sugarland
Winner: John Legend
Who Should’ve Won: John Legend
What Did the Grammys Get Wrong? A Snapshot of the Last 10 Years

2007

Album of the Year:
Future Sex/Love Sounds – Justin Timberlake
Continuum – John Mayer
Stadium Arcadium – Red Hot Chili Peppers
St. Elsewhere – Gnarls Barkley
Taking the Long Way – Dixie Chicks
Winner: Dixie Chicks
Who Should’ve Won: John Mayer
What Did the Grammys Get Wrong? A Snapshot of the Last 10 Years

Best Rap Album:
Food & Liquor – Lupe Fiasco
Release Therapy – Ludacris
In My Mind – Pharrell
Game Theory – The Roots
King – T.I.
Winner: Ludacris
Who Should’ve Won: Lupe Fiasco
What Did the Grammys Get Wrong? A Snapshot of the Last 10 Years

2008

Album of the Year:
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace – the Foo Fighters
These Days – Vince Gill
River: The Joni Letters – Herbie Hancock
Graduation – Kanye West
Back to Black – Amy Winehouse
Winner: Herbie Hancock
Who Should’ve Won: Amy Winehouse
What Did the Grammys Get Wrong? A Snapshot of the Last 10 Years

Rap Album:
Graduation – Kanye West
Finding Forever – Common
Hip Hop Is Dead – Nas
T.I. vs. Tip – T.I.
Kingdom Come – Jay-Z
Winner: Kanye West
Who Should’ve Won: Kanye West
What Did the Grammys Get Wrong? A Snapshot of the Last 10 Years

2009

Album of the Year:
The Carter III – Lil Wayne
Viva La Vida Or Death and All His Friends – Coldplay
Year of the Gentleman – Ne-Yo
Raising Sand – Alison Krauss & Robert Plant
In Rainbow – Radiohead
Who Should Win: Coldplay
What Did the Grammys Get Wrong? A Snapshot of the Last 10 Years

Best New Artist:
Adele
Jazmine Sullivan
Duffy
Lady Antebellum
Who Should Win: Jazmine Sullivan
What Did the Grammys Get Wrong? A Snapshot of the Last 10 Years

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