Epic Album of the Year Snubs: The 2000s

These albums missed Album of the Year at the Grammys. Why?

Oh, Grammys. - Say what you will, but a Grammy for Album of the Year does have a good ring to it. During the '00s, R&B and hip hop albums began to seriously be considered for the award with at least one album from the genres being nominated in the category every year. Yet, rarely did an R&B and hip hop album win the coveted award. Do you remember these? We sure haven’t forgotten them. —Jon Reyes(Photos from left: Kevin Winter/Getty Images, Kevin Winter/Getty Images, Scott Gries/Getty Images)
TLC, FanMail  (2000) - The R&B trio had a stellar year in 1999 with FanMail. “No Scrubs” was a bona-fide hit (and an instant classic) and the group was touring like crazy. Still, it wasn’t enough for the Grammy voters to overlook Carlos Santana’s Santana and give him the award that year. But the group did nab the Grammy for Best R&B Album, which was handed to them by Jennifer Lopez in that legendary green dress.(Photo: Arista Records)
Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP (2001) - This was an epic loss. After tons of press, mostly due to the controversial nature of The Marshall Mathers LP, it seemed like Eminem was the favorite to win. Don’t forget that Elton John performed with the rapper minutes before the award winner was announced on TV. To the general public, Eminem was supposed to win, but when they announced Steely Dan’s Two Against Nature, everyone was like, who? The worst.(Photo: Aftermath / Shady / Interscope)/content/dam/betcom/images/2014/01/Fashion-Beauty-01-01-01-15/010914-fashion-and-beauty-outkast-big-boi-andre-3000-stankonia-album.jpg

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Oh, Grammys. - Say what you will, but a Grammy for Album of the Year does have a good ring to it. During the '00s, R&B and hip hop albums began to seriously be considered for the award with at least one album from the genres being nominated in the category every year. Yet, rarely did an R&B and hip hop album win the coveted award. Do you remember these? We sure haven’t forgotten them. —Jon Reyes(Photos from left: Kevin Winter/Getty Images, Kevin Winter/Getty Images, Scott Gries/Getty Images)

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