Libera Award for Record of the Year

{{Infobox award

| name = Libera Award for Record of the Year

| awarded_for =

| presenter = American Association of Independent Music (A2IM)

| country = United States

| year = 2012

| holder = Wet Leg, Wet Leg (2023)

| website = {{URL|liberaawards.com}}

}}

The Libera Award for Record of the Year (known as Album of the Year prior to 2021) is an award presented by the American Association of Independent Music at the annual Libera Award which recognizes "best album released commercially in the United States by an independent label" since 2012.{{cite journal |author= |date=October 9, 2019|title=2020 Libera Awards - 2020 Categories|url=https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3Ab5c3765a-ffe0-438f-b5b4-0e6f317a88cb|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319041926/https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3Ab5c3765a-ffe0-438f-b5b4-0e6f317a88cb|archive-date=March 19, 2020}}

American band Bon Iver was the first recipients of the award for their eponymous album. Since 2013, a set of nominees is presented annually alongside the winner. Rock band Alabama Shakes are the only artists who have received the award more than once with two wins, for Boys & Girls in 2013 and for Sound & Color in 2016. Hip-hop duo Run the Jewels holds the most nominations in the category with three.

Winners and nominees

class="wikitable sortable" ! scope="col" style="width:5em;" \| Year ! scope="col" style="width:200px;" \| Winner(s) ! scope="col" style="width:200px;" \| Work ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Nominees ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
scope="row"\|2012 \|Bon Iver \|Bon Iver \|{{n/a}} \|align="center"\|{{cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bon-iver-arcade-fire-libera-awards-independent-341252\|title=Bon Iver, Arcade Fire Named Best of the Independents at Inaugural Libera Awards\|date=June 22, 2012\|accessdate=March 19, 2020\|work=The Hollywood Reporter\|first=Dan\|last=Rys}}
scope="row"\|2013 \|Alabama Shakes \|Boys & Girls \|{{smalldiv\| Allah-Las – Allah-Las Bloom – Beach House Shields – Grizzly Bear Celebration Rock – Japandroids The Heist – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Babel – Mumford & Sons Red – Taylor Swift The Lumineers – The Lumineers Coexist – The xx}} \|align="center"\|{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/1567983/dualtone-alabama-shakes-tom-silverman-take-honors-at-2013-libera\|title=Dualtone, Alabama Shakes, Tom Silverman Take Honors at 2013 Libera Awards\|date=June 21, 2013\|accessdate=March 19, 2020\|magazine=Billboard\|first=Reggie\|last=Ugwu}}{{cite web\|title=A2IM Announces Indie Artist & Label 2013 LIBBY Awards Nominees\|url=https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/04/a2im-announces-indie-artist-label-2013-libby-awards-nominees.html\|access-date=August 3, 2020\|website=Hypebot\|date=25 April 2013 }}
scope="row" rowspan="2"\|2014 \|Arcade Fire (tie) \|Reflektor \|rowspan="2"\| {{smalldiv\| Tomorrow's Harvest – Boards of Canada WomanChild – Cécile McLorin Salvant The Bones of What You Believe – Chvrches The Worse Things Get... – Neko Case Muchacho – Phosphorescent Trouble Will Find Me – The National Modern Vampires of the City – Vampire Weekend Who is William Onyeabor? – William Onyeabor }} \|rowspan="2" align="center"\|{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles//6128674/arcade-fire-arctic-monkeys-daptone-bruce-iglauer-honored-at-a2ims\|title=Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Daptone, Bruce Iglauer Honored at A2IM's Libby Awards\|date=June 20, 2014\|accessdate=March 19, 2020\|magazine=Billboard\|first=Andy\|last=Gesler}}{{cite web\|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/6069812/a2im-libby-awards-chvrches-william-onyeabor-ato-glassnote-among-2014\|publisher=Billboard\|title=A2IM Libby Awards: Chvrches, William Onyeabor, ATO, Glassnote Among 2014 Nominees (Exclusive)\|accessdate=June 15, 2017\|last=Peters\|first=Mitchell \|date=April 25, 2014}}
Arctic Monkeys (tie) \| AM
scope="row"\|2015 \| The War on Drugs \| Lost in the Dream \|{{smalldiv\| 1989 – Taylor Swift Awake – Tycho I Love You, Honeybear – Father John Misty LP1 – FKA twigs No Cities to Love – Sleater-Kinney Rips – Ex Hex Run the Jewels 2 – Run the Jewels Syro – Aphex Twin They Want My Soul – Spoon}} \|align="center"\|{{cite web\|url=https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/05/a2im-names-libera-indie-music-award-nominees.html\|title=A2IM Names Libera Indie Music Award Nominees\|date=May 5, 2015\|accessdate=March 19, 2020\|work=Hypebot\|first=Bruce\|last=Houghton}}{{cite web\|url=http://musicbusinessworldwide.com/a2ims-libera-awards-merlin-sub-pop-and-sturgill-simpson-amongst-winners/\|title=A2IM's Libera Awards: Merlin, Sub Pop and Sturgill Simpson Amongst Winners\|date=June 29, 2015\|accessdate=March 19, 2020\|work=Music Business Worldwide}}
scope="row"\|2016 \| Alabama Shakes \| Sound & Color \| {{smalldiv\| Carrie & Lowell – Sufjan Stevens Depression Cherry – Beach House In Colour – Jamie xx Multi-Love – Unknown Mortal Orchestra Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit – Courtney Barnett The Epic – Kamasi Washington}} \|align="center"\|{{cite web\|url=https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/soundexchange-presents-the-2016-a2im-libera-awards\|title=SoundExchange Presents The 2016 A2IM Libera Awards\|date=April 11, 2016\|accessdate=March 19, 2020\|work=Shorefire}}{{cite web\|url=http://www.bkmag.com/2016/06/17/libera-independent-music-awards/\|title=Alabama Shakes And Kamasi Washington Win Big At The Independent Music Awards\|work=Brooklyn Magazine\|first=Caitlin\|last=White\|date=June 17, 2016\|accessdate=March 19, 2020}}
scope="row"\|2017 \| Angel Olsen \| My Woman \| {{smalldiv\| 22, A Million – Bon Iver A Moon Shaped Pool – Radiohead Blindfaller – Mandolin Orange Drunk – Thundercat Migration – Bonobo Run the Jewels 3 – Run the Jewels}} \| align="center"\|{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7768209/a2im-libera-awards-nominations-list-2017\|title=Radiohead, Run The Jewels, Bonobo, King Gizzard Lead A2IM's Libera Award Noms: Exclusive\|date=April 25, 2017\|accessdate=March 19, 2020\|magazine=Billboard\|first=Andy\|last=Gensler}}{{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2017/music/news/angel-olsen-radiohead-sharon-jones-win-big-at-a2ims-libera-awards-1202459948/\|title=Angel Olsen, Radiohead, Sharon Jones Win Big at A2IM's Libera Awards\|date=June 9, 2017\|accessdate=March 19, 2020\|work=Variety\|first=Jem\|last=Aswad}}
scope="row"\|2018 \| Slowdive \| Slowdive \| {{smalldiv\| Capacity – Big Thief Chuck – Chuck Berry Cigarettes After Sex – Cigarettes After Sex Pure Comedy – Father John Misty}} \|align="center"\|{{cite web\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622220324/http://liberaawards.squarespace.com/nominees\|title=A2IM Libera Awards 2018 - Nominees\|url=http://liberaawards.squarespace.com/nominees\|archive-date=June 22, 2018\|accessdate=March 19, 2020}}{{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/aimee-mann-funky-four-1-perform-slowdive-win-big-at-indie-libera-awards-1202854862/\|title=Aimee Mann, Funky Four +1 Perform, Slowdive Wins Big at Indie Libera Awards\|date=June 22, 2018\|accessdate=March 19, 2020\|work=Variety\|first=Jem\|last=Aswad}}
scope="row"\|2019 \| Kamasi Washington \| Heaven and Earth \| {{smalldiv\| Be the Cowboy – Mitski Joy as an Act of Resistance – Idles Safe in the Hands of Love – Yves Tumor Soil – Serpentwithfeet}} \| align="center"\|{{cite web\|url=https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2019/03/a2im-names-indie-libera-award-nominees-2019-mitski-bad-bunny-courtney-barnett-more.html\|title=A2IM Names Indie Libera Award Nominees 2019: Mitski, Bad Bunny, Courtney Barnett, More\|work=Hypebot\|date=March 28, 2019\|accessdate=March 19, 2020\|first=Bruce\|last=Houghton}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2019/06/a2im-libera-indie-music-awards-2019-full-winners-list.html\|title=A2IM Libera Indie Music Awards 2019 – Full Winners List\|date=June 24, 2019\|accessdate=March 19, 2020\|work=Hypebot\|first=Bruce\|last=Houghton}}
scope="row"\|2020 \| Big Thief \| U.F.O.F. \| {{smalldiv\| Magdalene – FKA Twigs All Mirrors – Angel Olsen Jaime – Brittany Howard Pony – Orville Peck}} \| align="center"\|{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9349158/chance-the-rapper-fka-twigs-courtney-nominees-2020-a2im-libera-awards\|title=Chance the Rapper, FKA Twigs, Courtney Barnett & More Shortlisted For 2020 A2IM Libera Awards\|magazine=Billboard\|date=April 2, 2020\|accessdate=April 8, 2020\|first=Lars\|last=Brandle}}{{cite web\|archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1596095496BXYUWMWSBV\|title=2020 - Libera Awards\|url=https://liberaawards.com/2020-nominees/\|archive-date=July 30, 2020\|accessdate=July 30, 2020}}
scope="row"\|2021 \|Phoebe Bridgers \|Punisher \| {{smalldiv\| RTJ4 – Run the Jewels Set My Heart on Fire Immediately – Perfume Genius Heaven to a Tortured Mind – Yves Tumor It Is What It Is – Thundercat Saint Cloud – Waxahatchee}} \| align="center"\|{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9543622/2021-libera-awards-nominees-full-list\|title=Phoebe Bridgers, Run the Jewels & Perfume Genius Among Top Nominees For 2021 Libera Awards\|magazine=Billboard\|date=March 22, 2021\|accessdate=June 6, 2021\|first=Paul\|last=Grein}}
scope="row"\|2022 \|Japanese Breakfast \|Jubilee \| {{smalldiv\| Collapsed in Sunbeams – Arlo Parks Georgia Blue – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Hey What – Low New Long Leg – Dry Cleaning Valentine – Snail Mail}} \| align="center"\|{{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/japanese-breakfast-indie-a2im-2022-libera-awards-1235212419/\|title=Japanese Breakfast, Jason Isbell, Arlo Parks Lead Indie-Music Collective A2IM's 2022 Libera Awards Nominees\|work=Variety\|date=March 23, 2022\|accessdate=March 25, 2022\|first=Jem\|last=Aswad}}
scope="row"\|2023 \| Wet Leg \| Wet Leg \|{{smalldiv\| Blue Rev – Alvvays Stumpwork – Dry Cleaning I Walked with You a Ways – Plains Diaspora Problems – Soul Glo A Light for Attracting Attention – The Smile}} \| align="center"\|{{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/wet-leg-leads-nominations-a2im-indie-libera-awards-1235561388/\|title=Wet Leg Leads Nominations for A2IM's Indie Libera Awards\|website=Variety\|first=Jem\|last=Aswad\|date=March 22, 2023\|accessdate=March 22, 2023}} {{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/wet-leg-run-the-jewels-winners-2023-a2im-libera-awards-1235646805/\|title=Wet Leg, Sudan Archives and More Win Big at 2023 A2IM Libera Awards\|website=Variety\|first1=Thania\|last1=Garcia\|first2=Emanuel\|last2=Okusanya\|date=June 16, 2023\|accessdate=June 17, 2023}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! scope="col" style="width:5em;" | Year

! scope="col" style="width:200px;" | Winner(s)

! scope="col" style="width:200px;" | Work

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Nominees

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

scope="row"|2012

|Bon Iver

|Bon Iver

|{{n/a}}

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bon-iver-arcade-fire-libera-awards-independent-341252|title=Bon Iver, Arcade Fire Named Best of the Independents at Inaugural Libera Awards|date=June 22, 2012|accessdate=March 19, 2020|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Dan|last=Rys}}

scope="row"|2013

|Alabama Shakes

|Boys & Girls

|{{smalldiv|

|align="center"|{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/1567983/dualtone-alabama-shakes-tom-silverman-take-honors-at-2013-libera|title=Dualtone, Alabama Shakes, Tom Silverman Take Honors at 2013 Libera Awards|date=June 21, 2013|accessdate=March 19, 2020|magazine=Billboard|first=Reggie|last=Ugwu}}{{cite web|title=A2IM Announces Indie Artist & Label 2013 LIBBY Awards Nominees|url=https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/04/a2im-announces-indie-artist-label-2013-libby-awards-nominees.html|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=Hypebot|date=25 April 2013 }}

scope="row" rowspan="2"|2014

|Arcade Fire (tie)

|Reflektor

|rowspan="2"| {{smalldiv|

Tomorrow's Harvest – Boards of Canada
WomanChild – Cécile McLorin Salvant
The Bones of What You Believe – Chvrches
The Worse Things Get... – Neko Case
Muchacho – Phosphorescent
Trouble Will Find Me – The National
Modern Vampires of the City – Vampire Weekend
Who is William Onyeabor? – William Onyeabor

}}

|rowspan="2" align="center"|{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles//6128674/arcade-fire-arctic-monkeys-daptone-bruce-iglauer-honored-at-a2ims|title=Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Daptone, Bruce Iglauer Honored at A2IM's Libby Awards|date=June 20, 2014|accessdate=March 19, 2020|magazine=Billboard|first=Andy|last=Gesler}}{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/6069812/a2im-libby-awards-chvrches-william-onyeabor-ato-glassnote-among-2014|publisher=Billboard|title=A2IM Libby Awards: Chvrches, William Onyeabor, ATO, Glassnote Among 2014 Nominees (Exclusive)|accessdate=June 15, 2017|last=Peters|first=Mitchell |date=April 25, 2014}}

Arctic Monkeys (tie)

| AM

scope="row"|2015

| The War on Drugs

| Lost in the Dream

|{{smalldiv|

1989 – Taylor Swift
Awake – Tycho
I Love You, Honeybear – Father John Misty
LP1 – FKA twigs
No Cities to Love – Sleater-Kinney
Rips – Ex Hex
Run the Jewels 2 – Run the Jewels
Syro – Aphex Twin
They Want My Soul – Spoon}}

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/05/a2im-names-libera-indie-music-award-nominees.html|title=A2IM Names Libera Indie Music Award Nominees|date=May 5, 2015|accessdate=March 19, 2020|work=Hypebot|first=Bruce|last=Houghton}}{{cite web|url=http://musicbusinessworldwide.com/a2ims-libera-awards-merlin-sub-pop-and-sturgill-simpson-amongst-winners/|title=A2IM's Libera Awards: Merlin, Sub Pop and Sturgill Simpson Amongst Winners|date=June 29, 2015|accessdate=March 19, 2020|work=Music Business Worldwide}}

scope="row"|2016

| Alabama Shakes

| Sound & Color

| {{smalldiv|

Carrie & Lowell – Sufjan Stevens
Depression Cherry – Beach House
In Colour – Jamie xx
Multi-Love – Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit – Courtney Barnett
The Epic – Kamasi Washington}}

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/soundexchange-presents-the-2016-a2im-libera-awards|title=SoundExchange Presents The 2016 A2IM Libera Awards|date=April 11, 2016|accessdate=March 19, 2020|work=Shorefire}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bkmag.com/2016/06/17/libera-independent-music-awards/|title=Alabama Shakes And Kamasi Washington Win Big At The Independent Music Awards|work=Brooklyn Magazine|first=Caitlin|last=White|date=June 17, 2016|accessdate=March 19, 2020}}

scope="row"|2017

| Angel Olsen

| My Woman

| {{smalldiv|

| align="center"|{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7768209/a2im-libera-awards-nominations-list-2017|title=Radiohead, Run The Jewels, Bonobo, King Gizzard Lead A2IM's Libera Award Noms: Exclusive|date=April 25, 2017|accessdate=March 19, 2020|magazine=Billboard|first=Andy|last=Gensler}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/music/news/angel-olsen-radiohead-sharon-jones-win-big-at-a2ims-libera-awards-1202459948/|title=Angel Olsen, Radiohead, Sharon Jones Win Big at A2IM's Libera Awards|date=June 9, 2017|accessdate=March 19, 2020|work=Variety|first=Jem|last=Aswad}}

scope="row"|2018

| Slowdive

| Slowdive

| {{smalldiv|

Capacity – Big Thief
Chuck – Chuck Berry
Cigarettes After Sex – Cigarettes After Sex
Pure Comedy – Father John Misty}}

|align="center"|{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622220324/http://liberaawards.squarespace.com/nominees|title=A2IM Libera Awards 2018 - Nominees|url=http://liberaawards.squarespace.com/nominees|archive-date=June 22, 2018|accessdate=March 19, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/aimee-mann-funky-four-1-perform-slowdive-win-big-at-indie-libera-awards-1202854862/|title=Aimee Mann, Funky Four +1 Perform, Slowdive Wins Big at Indie Libera Awards|date=June 22, 2018|accessdate=March 19, 2020|work=Variety|first=Jem|last=Aswad}}

scope="row"|2019

| Kamasi Washington

| Heaven and Earth

| {{smalldiv|

Be the Cowboy – Mitski
Joy as an Act of Resistance – Idles
Safe in the Hands of Love – Yves Tumor
Soil – Serpentwithfeet}}

| align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2019/03/a2im-names-indie-libera-award-nominees-2019-mitski-bad-bunny-courtney-barnett-more.html|title=A2IM Names Indie Libera Award Nominees 2019: Mitski, Bad Bunny, Courtney Barnett, More|work=Hypebot|date=March 28, 2019|accessdate=March 19, 2020|first=Bruce|last=Houghton}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2019/06/a2im-libera-indie-music-awards-2019-full-winners-list.html|title=A2IM Libera Indie Music Awards 2019 – Full Winners List|date=June 24, 2019|accessdate=March 19, 2020|work=Hypebot|first=Bruce|last=Houghton}}

scope="row"|2020

| Big Thief

| U.F.O.F.

| {{smalldiv|

| align="center"|{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9349158/chance-the-rapper-fka-twigs-courtney-nominees-2020-a2im-libera-awards|title=Chance the Rapper, FKA Twigs, Courtney Barnett & More Shortlisted For 2020 A2IM Libera Awards|magazine=Billboard|date=April 2, 2020|accessdate=April 8, 2020|first=Lars|last=Brandle}}{{cite web|archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1596095496BXYUWMWSBV|title=2020 - Libera Awards|url=https://liberaawards.com/2020-nominees/|archive-date=July 30, 2020|accessdate=July 30, 2020}}

scope="row"|2021

|Phoebe Bridgers

|Punisher

| {{smalldiv|

RTJ4 – Run the Jewels
Set My Heart on Fire Immediately – Perfume Genius
Heaven to a Tortured Mind – Yves Tumor
It Is What It Is – Thundercat
Saint Cloud – Waxahatchee}}

| align="center"|{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9543622/2021-libera-awards-nominees-full-list|title=Phoebe Bridgers, Run the Jewels & Perfume Genius Among Top Nominees For 2021 Libera Awards|magazine=Billboard|date=March 22, 2021|accessdate=June 6, 2021|first=Paul|last=Grein}}

scope="row"|2022

|Japanese Breakfast

|Jubilee

| {{smalldiv|

Collapsed in Sunbeams – Arlo Parks
Georgia Blue – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Hey What – Low
New Long Leg – Dry Cleaning
Valentine – Snail Mail}}

| align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/japanese-breakfast-indie-a2im-2022-libera-awards-1235212419/|title=Japanese Breakfast, Jason Isbell, Arlo Parks Lead Indie-Music Collective A2IM's 2022 Libera Awards Nominees|work=Variety|date=March 23, 2022|accessdate=March 25, 2022|first=Jem|last=Aswad}}

scope="row"|2023

| Wet Leg

| Wet Leg

|{{smalldiv|

Blue Rev – Alvvays
Stumpwork – Dry Cleaning
I Walked with You a Ways – Plains
Diaspora Problems – Soul Glo
A Light for Attracting Attention – The Smile}}

| align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/wet-leg-leads-nominations-a2im-indie-libera-awards-1235561388/|title=Wet Leg Leads Nominations for A2IM's Indie Libera Awards|website=Variety|first=Jem|last=Aswad|date=March 22, 2023|accessdate=March 22, 2023}}
{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/wet-leg-run-the-jewels-winners-2023-a2im-libera-awards-1235646805/|title=Wet Leg, Sudan Archives and More Win Big at 2023 A2IM Libera Awards|website=Variety|first1=Thania|last1=Garcia|first2=Emanuel|last2=Okusanya|date=June 16, 2023|accessdate=June 17, 2023}}

Artists with multiple wins

;2 wins

Alabama Shakes

Artists with multiple nominations

;3 nominations

Run the Jewels

;2 nominations

References

External links

{{Official website|https://liberaawards.com}}

Record of the Year

Category:Album awards