Awards

Producers: Phil Collins & Hugh Padgham

Grammys: won

Brits: won

Notes: Collins’ third solo studio album spawned four top 10 hits on the Hot 100 – “One More Night” and “Sussudio” (both of which reached No. 1), plus “Don’t Lose My Number” and “Take Me Home.”

Producers: Neil Dorfsman & Mark Knopfler

Grammys: nominated (lost to Phil Collins’ No Jacket Required)

Brits: nominated (lost to Phil Collins’ No Jacket Required, 1986); won (1987)

Notes: The band’s fifth studio album spawned two top 10 singles on the Hot 100 – the No. 1 smash “Money for Nothing” and “Walk of Life.”

Producers: Peter Gabriel & Daniel Lanois

Grammys: nominated (lost to Paul Simon’s Graceland)

Brits: nominated (lost to Dire Straits’ Brothers in Arms)

Notes: Gabriel’s fifth solo studio album spawned two top 10 hits on the Hot 100 – the No. 1 smash “Sledgehammer” and “Big Time.”

Producers: Sting, Neil Dorfsman & Bryan Loren

Grammys: nominated (lost to George Michael’s Faith)

Brits: won

Notes: Sting’s second solo studio album spawned one top 10 hit on the Hot 100, “We’ll Be Together.”

Producers: Steve Winwood & Tom Lord-Alge

Grammys: nominated (lost to George Michael’s Faith)

Brits: nominated (lost to Fairground Attraction’s The First of a Million Kisses)

Notes: Winwood’s fifth solo studio album spawned two top 10 hits on the Hot 100 hit – the No. 1 smash “Roll With It” and “Don’t You Know What the Night Can Do?”

Producers: Fine Young Cannibals, Jerry Harrison, David Z

Grammys: nominated (lost to Bonnie Raitt’s Nick of Time)

Brits: won

Notes: The band’s studio second studio album spawned a pair of No. 1 hits on the Hot 100, “She Drives Me Crazy” and “Good Thing.” (This was also the band’s final studio album. That is what you call going out on top.)

Producers: Stephen Lipson

Grammys: nominated (lost to Eric Clapton’s Unplugged)

Brits: won

Notes: This was Lennox’s first solo studio album, following seven studio albums as a member of Eurythmics. The album spawned the top 20 Hot 100 hit “Walking on Broken Glass.”

Producers: Sting & Hugh Padgham

Grammys: nominated (lost to Whitney Houston’s The Bodyguard soundtrack)

Brits: nominated (lost to Stereo MC’s’s Connected)

Notes: This was Sting’s fourth solo studio album. It spawned the top 20 Hot 100 hit “If I Ever Lose My Faith in You.” Sting was the first artist with two albums that were nominated for top album honors at both the Grammys and the Junos – and he remains the only male solo artist to do so.

Producers: Nigel Godrich & Radiohead

Grammys: nominated (lost to Bob Dylan’s Time Out of Mind)

Brits: nominated (lost to The Verve’s Urban Hymns)

Notes: This was the band’s third studio album. It didn’t produce any Hot 100 hits, though “Karma Police” was a top 20 hit on the Alternative Airplay chart.

Producers: Nigel Godrich & Radiohead

Grammys: nominated (lost to Steely Dan’s Two Against Nature)

Brits: nominated (lost to Coldplay’s Parachutes (2001) and to Dido’s No Angel (2002))

Notes: This was the band’s fourth studio album. No singles were released from the album. The band also turned down most interview and photo shoot requests. Their anti-promotion approach didn’t seem to hurt the album. (This strategy is not recommended if you’re not Radiohead.)

Producers: Salaam Remi & Mark Ronson

Grammys: nominated (lost to Herbie Hancock’s River: The Joni Letters)

Brits: nominated (2007, lost to Arctic Monkeys’ Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not)

Notes: This was Winehouse’s second and final studio album. She died in 2011. The album spawned the top 10 Hot 100 smash “Rehab.”

Producers: Markus Dravs, Brian Eno, Rik Simpson & Jon Hopkins

Grammys: nominated (lost to Robert Plant & Alison Krauss’s Raising Sand)

Brits: nominated (lost to Duffy’s Rockferry)

Notes: This was the band’s fourth studio album. “Viva La Vida” was their first No. 1 Hot 100 hit. It also won a Grammy for song of the year.

Producers: Nigel Godrich

Grammys: nominated (lost to Robert Plant & Alison Krauss’ Raising Sand)

Brits: nominated (lost to Duffy’s Rockferry)

Notes: This was the band’s seventh studioalbum. That’s the deepest into a career that anyone has received nominations for the top album award at both shows. The album spawned “Nude,” a top 40 hit on the Hot 100.

Producers: Jim Abbiss, Adele, Paul Epworth, Rick Rubin, Fraser T. Smith, Ryan Tedder & Dan Wilson

Grammys: won

Brits: won

Notes: This was Adele’s second studio album. It spawned three No. 1 Hot 100 hits, “Rolling in the Deep,” “Someone Like You” and “Set Fire to the Rain.”

Producers:  Markus Dravs

Grammys: won

Brits: nominated (lost to Emeli Sandé’s Our Version of Events)

Notes: This was the band’s sophomore album. It spawned “I Will Wait,” a top 20 Hot 100 hit.

Producers: Jeff Bhasker, Benny Blanco, Kake Gosling, Johnny McDaid, Rick Rubin & Pharrell Williams

Grammys: nominated (lost to Beck’s Morning Phase)

Brits: won

Notes: This was Sheeran’s second studio album. It three top 10 hits on the Hot 100 – “Don’t,” “Thinking Out Loud” and “Photograph.” “Thinking Out Loud” logged eight weeks at No. 2 and won a Grammy for song of the year.

Producers: Jimmy Napes, Steve Fitzmaurice, Mojam, Komi, Naughty Boy, Two Inch Punch, Eg White, Fraser T Smith

Grammys: nominated (lost to Beck’s Morning Phase)

Brits: nominated (lost to Ed Sheeran’s x)

Notes: This was Smith’s debut studio album. It spawned three top 10 hits on the Hot 100 – “Stay With Me,” “I’m Not the Only One” and “Lay With Me.” “Stay With Me” reached No. 2 and won Grammys for record and song of the year.

Producers: Danger Mouse, Samuel Dixon, Paul Epworth, Greg Kurstin, Max Martin, Ariel Rechtshaid, Shellback, The Smeezingtons & Ryan Tedder

Grammys: won (2016)

Brits: won

Notes: This was Adele’s third studio album. It spawned two top 10 hits on the Hot 100 – “Hello” and “Send My Love (to Your New Lover).” “Hello” logged 10 weeks at No. 1 and won Grammys for record and song of the year.

Producers: Jeff Bhasker, Jason Evigan, Koz, Ian Kirkpatrick, SG Lewis, the Monsters & Strangerz, Stuart Price, Take a Daytrip, TMS, Andrew Watt

Grammys: nominated (lost to Taylor Swift’s Folklore)

Brits: won

Notes: This was Lipa’s second studio album. It spawned two No. 2 hits on the Hot 100 – “Don’t Start Now” and “Levitating.”

Producers: Adele Adkins, Greg Kurstin, Inflo, Tobias Jesso Jr., Ludwig Göransson, Max Martin, Shawn Everett, Shellback

Grammys: nominated (lost to Harry Styles’ Harry’s House)

Brits: won (2022)

Notes: This was Adele’s fourth studio album. The album spawned two top 10 hits on the Hot 100 – “Easy on Me,” which logged 10 weeks at No. 1, and “Oh My God.”

Producers: Kid Harpoon, Tyler Johnson, Samuel Witte

Grammys: won

Brits: won

Notes: This was Styles’ third solo studio album. It spawned four top 10 hits on the Hot 100 – “As It Was,” “Late Night Talking,” “Music for a Sushi Restaurant” and “Matilda.” “As It Was” topped the Hot 100 for 15 weeks, setting a new record (since eclipsed) for a solo-billed recording.

Producers:  A. G. Cook, Cirkut, George Daniel, Charli XCX, Gesaffelstein, Finn Keane, Hudson Mohawke, El Guincho, Jon Shave, Linus Wiklund, Omer Fedi

Grammys: nominated (lost to Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter)

Brits: TBD

Notes: This was Charli XCX’s sixth studio album. The biggest Hot 100 hit from the standard edition was “360,” which peaked just outside of the top 40.