Award for an outstanding recorded performance by an artist or artists, first commercially released during the specified time period (Award to artist(s), producer, and label):
The nominees for Album Of The Year for 2005 are:
| Album Title links to audio |
Artist(s) links to artist(s) |
Label links to label |
40 |
Larry Sparks | Rebel Records |
| The Grascals | The Grascals | Rounder |
| Lonely Runs Both Ways | Alison Krauss & Union Station | Rounder |
| Tribute To Jimmy Martin: “The King of Bluegrass” |
Various | Koch |
| You Gotta Dig A Little Deeper | Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver | Rounder |
