And the Grammy Goes to . . .
Selected CDs
53rd Annual Grammy award winners
for recordings released
from October 1, 2009 through August 31, 2010
The winners of the 47th, 48th, 49th, 50th, 51st, and 52nd Annual Grammy Awards are also available online.
- Album Of The Year
- The Suburbs by Arcade Fire (MR ARCA SUB A85)

- Best Pop Instrumental Album
- Take Your Pick by Larry Carlton and Tak Matsumoto (MJ CARL TYP C06)
- Best Pop Vocal Album
- The Fame Monster by Lady Gaga
(J LADY FM L35) - Best Electronic / Dance Album
- La Roux by La Roux (MR LARO LR L89)
- Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- Crazy Love by Michael Bublé (MA BUBL CL B43)
- Best Rock Album
- The Resistance by Muse (MR MUSE RES M30)
- Best Alternative Music Album
- Brothers by The Black Keys (MR BLAC-K BRO B66)
- Best R & B Album
- Wake Up! by John Legend & The Roots (MB LEGE WU L82)
- Best Contemporary R & B Album
- Raymond V Raymond by Usher (MB USHE RVR U52)
- Best Rap Album
- Recovery by Eminem (MP EMIN REC E11)
- Best Country Album
- Need You Now by Lady Antebellum (MC LADY NYN L02)
- Best Bluegrass Album
- Mountain Soul II by Patty Loveless (MC LOVE-P MS-2 L76)
- Best New Age Album
- Miho: Journey To The Mountain by
Paul Winter Consort
(MN WINT-P MJM W42)
- Best
Contemporary Jazz Album
- The Stanley Clarke Band by The Stanley Clarke Band (MJ CLAR-ST SCB C61)
- Best Jazz Vocal Album
- Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee
by Dee Dee Bridgewater (MJ BRID EFB B45) - Best Jazz Instrumental Album
- Moody 4B by James Moody (MJ MOOD MFB M17)
- Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- Live At Jazz Standard by
Mingus Big Band
(MJ MING LJS M54) - Best Latin Jazz Album
- Chucho's Steps by
Chucho Valdés And The Afro-Cuban Messengers
(MJ VALD CS V23) - Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album
- Hello Hurricane by Switchfoot (MG SWIT HH S70)
- Best Pop / Contemporary Gospel Album
- Love God. Love People by Israel Houghton (MG HOUG LGL H97)
- Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album
- The Reason by Diamond Rio (MC DIAM REA D95)
- Best Traditional Gospel Album
- Downtown Church by Patty Griffin (MG GRIF DC G29)
- Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
- Still by BeBe & CeCe Winans (MG WINA-B STI W05)
- Best Latin Pop Album
- Paraíso Express by
Alejandro Sanz (ML SANZ PE S19)
- Best Latin
Rock, Alternative or Urban Album
- El Existential by Grupo Fantasma (ML GRUP EXI G06)
- Best Tropical Latin Album
- Viva La Tradición by Spanish Harlem Orchestra (ML SPAN VT S63)
- Best Tejano Album
- Recuerdos by
Little Joe & La Familia (ML LITT REC L2 )
- Best Banda Album
- Enamórate De Mí by
El Güero Y Su Banda Centenario
(ML AGUI ENA A90) - Best Traditional Blues Album
- Joined At The Hip by
Pinetop Perkins & Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith
(MB PERK JH P50)
- Best Contemporary Blues Album
- Living Proof by Buddy Guy (MB GUY-B LP G07)
- Best Traditional Folk Album
- Genuine Negro Jig by Carolina Chocolate Drops (MB CARO GNJ C95)
- Best Contemporary Folk Album
- God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise by
Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs
(MR LAMO GWC L86) - Best Americana Album
- You Are Not Alone by Mavis Staples (MG STAP YAN S76)
- Best Native American Music Album
- 2010 Gathering Of Nations Pow Wow: A Spirit's Dance by Various Artists
- Best Hawaiian Music Album
- Huana Ke Aloha by Tia Carrere (P HAWA CARR C84)
- Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album
- Zydeco Junkie by
Chubby Carrier And The Bayou Swamp Band
(P CAJUN CARR C07) - Best Reggae Album
- Before The Dawn by Buju Banton (MW REGGAE BANT B71)
- Best Traditional World Music Album
- Ali And Toumani by Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté (MW MALI TOUR T37)
- Best Contemporary World Music Album
- Throw Down Your Heart , Africa Sessions Part 2: Unreleased Tracks
by Béla Fleck - Best Musical Album For Children
- Tomorrow's Children by
Pete Seeger With The Rivertown Kids And Friends
(P SEEG TC S23) - Best Musical Show Album
- American Idiot (K AMER AI G24)
- Best Compilation Soundtrack Album
- Crazy Heart (L CRAZ CH N84)
- Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
- Toy Story 3 by Randy Newman
- Best Classical Album
- Messa da Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi (C VERD REQ A06)
- Best Opera Recording
- L'Amour De Loin by Kaija Saariaho (B SAAR AL L37)
- Best Classical Crossover Album
- Calling All Dawns by Christopher Tin (D TIN CAD T01)