African-Americans Who Have Won Album of the Year at the Grammys

This elite group of stars have won music's top honor.

Lionel Richie, Can't Slow Down, 1985  - Lionel Richie's sophomore solo album Can't Slow Down remained in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200 for the entire year of 1984. So it was a no-brainer that the album went on to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1985.(Photo: Barry King/WireImage/Getty Images)
The Legacy - We don't really need the Grammys to verify Quincy's legacy, but in case you were wondering, he has a record 79 nominations, won 27 and received a Grammy "Legend" Award in 1991. Game recognize game. (Photo: Bill Swersey/Liaison)
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Whitney Houston, The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack, 1994 - Whitney Houston's The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack album has been certified platinum 17 times and sold more than 44 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling soundtracks of all time. In 1994 it took home the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.(Photo: STR/Reuters)Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, 1999 - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill won a Grammy for Album of the Year in 1999. Not a bad solo debut for the multi-talented singer-songwriter-rapper who had already found success as one-third of the rap unit the Fugees.(Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

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Quincy Jones, Back on the Block, 1991 - Quincy Jones's 1989 collaborative album Back on the Block featured a laundry list of popular artists including Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Ice-T, Big Daddy Kane, Dizzy Gillepsie, Luther Vandross, Dionne Warwick, Barry White and Ray Charles. In 1991 it took the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in addition to six others.(Photo: Bill Swersey/Liaison/Getty Images)

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