| Latin Grammy Award for Best Tango Album | |
| Awarded For: | Tango albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material. For Solo artists, duos or groups. |
| Presenter: | The Latin Recording Academy |
| Country: | United States |
| Year: | 2000 |
| Holder: | Quinteto Astor Piazzolla for Operation Tango (2023) |
| Website: | latingrammy.com |
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Tango Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally.[1] It was first presented in 2000 at the 1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards.
The description of the category at the 2020 Latin Grammy Awards states that it is "for vocal or instrumental albums that contain at least 51% of total play time recorded with new material or material by traditional authors. Fusions with other musical genres will be eligible, provided that the Tango genre is substantially maintained in the judgement of the Ad Hoc committee."[2]
Spanish singer Diego el Cigala is the only artist to receive the award more than once with two wins, in 2011 and 2013. Argentine musicians Rodolfo Mederos and Leopoldo Federico hold the record of most nominations in the category with six each.
| Year | Performing artist(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Postales del Alma | |||
| 2001 | Carlos Franzetti | Tango Fatal | ||
| 2002 | Sérgio & Odair Assad Play Piazzolla | |||
| 2003 | Sexteto Mayor | Homenaje a Piazzolla | ||
| 2004 | Gerardo Gandini | Postangos en Vivo en Rosario | ||
| 2005 | Pablo Ziegler, Quique Sinesi and Walter Castro | Bajo Cero | ||
| 2006 | Various Artists
| Café de Los Maestros | ||
| 2007 | Raul Jaurena | Te Amo Tango | ||
| 2008 | Various Artists
| Buenos Aires, Días y Noches de Tango | ||
| 2009 | Mi Fueye Querido | |||
| 2010 | De Corazón a Corazón Mariachi Tango | |||
| 2011 | Cigala & Tango | |||
| 2012 | Tango Como Yo Te Siento | |||
| 2013 | Romance de la Luna Tucumana | |||
| 2014 | Tangos | |||
| 2015 | Orquesta Del Tango De Buenos Aires | Homenaje A Astor Piazzolla | ||
| 2016 | Nicolás Ledesma y Su Orquesta | Cuando Llora la Milonga | ||
| 2017 | Solo Buenos Aires | |||
| 2018 | Pedro Giraudo | Vigor Tanguero | [3] | |
| 2019 | Quinteto Astor Piazzolla | Revolucionario | [4] | |
| 2020 | Gustavo Casenave Quartet | Fuelle y Cuerda | [5] | |
| 2021 | Tinto Tango | Tinto Tango Plays Piazzolla | [6] | |
| 2022 | Pablo Estigarribia | Horacio Salgán Piano Transcriptions | [7] | |
| 2023 | Quinteto Astor Piazzolla | Operation Tango | [8] | |