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Every Mercury Prize winner ever
Year: 2021
Artist: Arlo Parks
Album: Collapsed In SunbeamsCollapsed In Sunbeams has already earned Arlo Parks the BRIT Award for Best New Artist, and her debut album's legacy was cemented with the Mercury Prize.
Collapsed In Sunbeams - which had peaked at Number 3 on the Official Albums Chart - was described as having "captured the spirit of the year in a positive, forward thinking fashion".
Year: 2020
Artist: Michael Kiwanuka
Album: KiwanukaMichael Kiwanuka's winning album Kiwanuka was described as "expansive and sublime" by critics and peaked at Number 2 on the Official Albums Chart.
"This is for art, for music, for albums," Michael said of his win. "It's the only thing I've ever wanted to do, so to win a Mercury is a dream come true."
Year: 2019
Artist: Dave
Album: PsychodramaDave's Number 1 debut album took home the 2019 prize, which was praised for being "the boldest and best British rap album in a generation".
Year: 2018
Artist: Wolf Alice
Album: Visions of A LifeWolf Alice's second album was also their second to be shortlisted for a Mercury. Visions Of A Life received widespread acclaim upon its release last September, with critics calling it "pure rock and roll splendour".
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Year: 2017
Artist: Sampha
Album: ProcessSampha's emotional album Process beat the likes of Kate Tempest, Stormzy, The xx and Ed Sheeran to win the 2017 prize. Process peaked at Number 7 on the Official Albums Chart.
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Year: 2016
Artist: Skepta
Album: KonnichiwaSkepta bested the likes of David Bowie, Radiohead, Laura Mvula and Michael Kiwanuka to scoop the Mercury Prize in 2016. His album Konnichiwa peaked at Number 2 on the Official Albums Chart.
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Year: 2015
Artist: Benjamin Clementine
Album: At Least For NowThe London musician was an unexpected winner of 2015's shortlist, beating the likes of Florence + The Machine, Jamie XX and Wolf Alice to bag the prize.
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Year: 2014
Winner: Young Fathers
Album: DeadA surprise winner that year, alt hip-hop group Young Fathers saw a sales increase of over 4000% after their win, entering the Official Albums Chart at 35 the following week.
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Year: 2013
Winner: James Blake
Album: OvergrownJames was another surprise winner of the award in 2013, beating Arctic Monkeys’ AM, David Bowie’s The Next Day, Foals’ Holy Fire and Jake Bugg’s self-titled to the prize.
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Year: 2012
Winner: Alt-J
Album: An Awesome WaveThe indie electronic band reached a new peak on the Official Albums Chart following their win, rising to Number 13.
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Year: 2011
Winner: PJ Harvey
Album: Let England ShakeThe singer-songwriter’s eighth album gave her a second Mercury Prize win in 2011, as well as her fourth nomination overall, making her the most successful artist in the award’s history.
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Year: 2010
Winner: The xx
Album: xxThe indie electronic band’s debut album reached a new peak at Number 3 on the Official Albums Chart following their win in 2010.
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Year: 2009
Winner: Speech Debelle
Album: Speech TherapySinger-songwriter Speech Debelle’s debut album of alt hip-hop was an unexpected winner in 2009, beating the likes of Bat For Lashes’ Two Suns, The Horrors’ Primary Colours and La Roux to bag the prize.
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Year: 2008
Winner: Elbow
Album: The Seldom Seen KidElbow’s fourth album won the Mercury Prize in 2008, an achievement Guy Garvey described as “the best thing that’s ever happened to us”. The album peaked at Number 5 and its sales to date stand at 1.06 million.
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Year: 2007
Winner: Klaxons
Album: Myths of the Near FutureThe band’s debut album fought off competition from Amy Winehouse’s Back To Black and Bat For Lashes’ Fur And Gold to win the 2007 prize.
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Year: 2006
Winner: Arctic Monkeys
Album: Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm NotAs well as winning the Mercury Prize, the Sheffield band’s debut album also won Best Album at the 2007 Brit Awards and is often cited as one of the best rock albums of the decade.
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Year: 2005
Winner: Antony and the Johnsons
Album: I Am a Bird NowThe New York band’s second album made one of the biggest chart leaps in the history of the Mercury Prize, vaulting from Number 135 to 16 following the week of their win – a sales uplift of 868%!
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Year: 2004
Winner: Franz Ferdinand
Album: Franz FerdinandThe Scottish indie band beat competition from Amy Winehouse’s Frank and The Streets' A Grand Do Not Come For Free to win the prize in 2004. To date, sales of the album stand at 1.28 million.
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Year: 2003
Winner: Dizzee Rascal
Album: Boy In Da CornerThe British grime MC was just 17 when his Mercury-winning album was released. The record peaked at Number 23 on the chart, while his four preceding albums have all gone on to enter the Top 10.
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Year: 2002
Winner: Ms. Dynamite
Album: A Little DeeperThe singer and rapper’s debut album peaked at Number 10 on the Official Albums Chart following her win, and has sold 496,000. The record also spawned her most famous hit, Dy-Na-Mi-Tee.
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Year: 2001
Winner: PJ Harvey
Album: Stories from the City, Stories from the SeaRegarded as one of her best albums, Stories From The City… was the first winning album by a solo female artist.
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Year: 2000
Winner: Badly Drawn Boy
Album: The Hour of BewilderbeastThe indie singer-songwriter’s first full-length album peaked at Number 13 on the Official Albums Chart. To date, it has sold 458,000 copies.
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Year: 1999
Winner: Talvin Singh
Album: OKThe producer, composer and tabla player’s reinterpretation of Indian classical music is one of the Mercury Prize winner’s smaller winners, selling 90,000 copies and peaking at Number 41.
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Year: 1998
Winner: Gomez
Album: Bring It On
The band’s debut album fought off strong competition from favourites Massive Attack (Mezzanine) and The Verve’s Urban Hymns to bag the award in 1998.Image: REX
Year: 1997
Winner: Roni Size/Reprazent
Album: New Forms
The drum & bass act’s winning album reached Number 8 on the Official Albums Chart. It was later re-recorded and released again in 2008.Image: REX
Year: 1996
Winner: Pulp
Album: Different ClassPulp’s fifth studio album was released at the height of the Britpop era and has been certified 4x Platinum, with sales to date of 1.29 million.
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Year: 1995
Winner: Portishead
Album: Dummy
The Bristol band’s debut album was met with widespread critical acclaim and beat the likes of PJ Harvey’s To Bring You My Love and Oasis’ Definitely Maybe to win the prize in 1995.Image: REX
Year: 1994
Winner: M People
Album: Elegant SlummingThe band’s second album spawned four Top 10 singles: One Night In Heaven (6), Moving On Up (2), Don’t Look Any Further (9) and Renaissance (5). To date, it has sold 446,000 copies.
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Year: 1993
Winner: Suede
Album: Suede
Londoners Suede shot straight to Number 1 with their Mercury-winning debut, which is often credited as kicking off the Britpop movement.Image: REX
Year: 1992
Winner: Primal Scream
Album: Screamadelica
The Scottish alt-rockers’ third studio album won the first ever Mercury Prize and peaked at Number 8 on the Official Albums Chart.Image: REX