Aside from critic polls , the album received Grammy Award nominations for the 54th Grammy Awards in 2012 , including Album of the Year , Best Pop Album and Best Pop Solo Performance ( for her song " You and I " ) . Being her third consecutive Grammy nomination for Album of the Year , Gaga is the first artist since British rock band The Beatles to receive three consecutive nominations in the category . Additionally , the album was nominated in the category of Favorite Pop/Rock Album at the American Music Awards of 2011 , losing to Adele 's '' 21 '' . However , '' Born This Way '' beat out '' 21 '' at the 38th People 's Choice Awards , taking home Favorite Album . At the Japan Gold Disc Awards '' Born This Way '' won International Album of the Year and Western Album of the Year . In 2012 , Rolling Stones called Born This Way the 11th greatest album of all time by a female artist . The album was ranked number 1 on '' NME '' magazine 's list of The 10 Most Pretentious Albums Ever
38th People 's Choice Awards
38th People's Choice Awards
Born This Way (album)