# Grammy Award for Best Traditional Gospel Album

The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Gospel Album was awarded from 1991 to 2011. A similar award, the Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional was awarded from 1978 to 1983. It was previously known as the award Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album.
According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award is reserved for "albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded traditional gospel vocal tracks" performed by "solo artists, duos, groups or choirs/choruses."
The category was discontinued from 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012, recordings in this category were shifted to the newly formed Best Gospel Album category.
Shirley Caesar and The Blind Boys of Alabama were the biggest recipients in this category with five wins each.

## Recipients

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.
| Year | Performing artists | Work | Nominees |
| 1991 | Tramaine Hawkins | Tramaine Hawkins Live | Shirley Caesar – I Remember Mama Ron Winans Family & Friends Choir – Ron Winans Presents Family and Friends Choir II Mom and Pop Winans – Mom and Pop Winans The Clark Sisters – Bringing It Back Home |
| 1992 | Mighty Clouds of Joy | Pray For Me | Thomas Whitfield – My Faith The Jackson Southernaires – Thank You Mamma for Praying for Me The Williams Brothers – This Is Your Night Vanessa Bell Armstrong – The Truth About Christmas |
| 1993 | Shirley Caesar | He's Working It Out For You | The Fairfield Four – Standing in the Safety Zone The Gospel Hummingbirds – Steppin' Out Albertina Walker – Live Mom and Pop Winans – For the Rest of My Life |
| 1994 | Shirley Caesar | Stand Still | The Blind Boys of Alabama – Deep River Dorothy Norwood – Better Days Ahead The Dixie Hummingbirds – In Good Health The Canton Spirituals – Live in Memphis |
| 1995 | Albertina Walker | Songs of the Church - Live in Memphis | Rev. James Moore – I Will Trust in the Lord... Dorothy Norwood – "Live" With the Georgia Mass Choir - Feel Like... The Williams Brothers – In This Place Rev. Timothy Wright and the N.Y. Fellowship Mass Choir – Come Thou Almighty King |
| 1996 | Shirley Caesar | Live - He Will Come | Fontella Bass – No Ways Tired The Blind Boys of Alabama – I Brought Him With Me Mighty Clouds of Joy – Power Rev. James Moore with the Mississippi Mass Choir – Live at Jackson State University |
| 1997 | Cissy Houston | Face to Face | Walter Hawkins & the Hawkins Family – New Dawning Dorothy Norwood – Shake the Devil Off Various Artists (Mighty Clouds of Joy, The Williams Brothers, and Slim & The Supreme Angels) – Together As One: A Tribute To The Heritage Of Quartet Music Albertina Walker – Lets Go Back: Live in Chicago |
| 1998 | The Fairfield Four | I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray | Shirley Caesar – A Miracle in Harlem T. D. Jakes – Woman, Thou Art Loosed! Songs of Healing and Restoration Mighty Clouds of Joy – Live in Charleston Vickie Winans – Live in Detroit |
| 1999 | Cissy Houston | He Leadeth Me | Rance Allen and the Soul Winners' Conference Choir – Just Right for a Miracle Beverly Crawford – Now That I'm Here Della Reese – My Soul Feels Better Right Now Rev. Timothy Wright and the B/J Mass Choir Featuring Myrna Summers – Been There Done That |
| 2000 | Shirley Caesar | Christmas with Shirley Caesar | The Dixie Hummingbirds – Music In The Air Dottie Peoples – God Can & God Will Pop Winans & The Winanaires – Uncensored Vickie Winans – Live In Detroit II |
| 2001 | Shirley Caesar | You Can Make It | Mighty Clouds of Joy – It Was You Rev. James Moore – Family & Friends Live From Detroit Aaron Neville – Devotion Dorothy Norwood – Ole Rickety Bridge The Williams Brothers – The Concert |
| 2002 | The Blind Boys of Alabama | Spirit of the Century | Shirley Caesar – Hymns New Life Community Choir featuring John P. Kee – Not Guilty...The Experience Dottie Peoples – Show Up and Show Out Richard Smallwood with Vision – Persuaded: Live in D.C. |
| 2003 | The Blind Boys of Alabama | Higher Ground | Dorothy Norwood – Live At Home The Canton Spirituals – Walking By Faith Twinkie Clark – Live in Charlotte Various Artists – Bishop T.D. Jakes Presents Woman Thou Art Loosed - Worship 2002 |
| 2004 | The Blind Boys of Alabama | Go Tell It on the Mountain | Sensational Nightingales – Songs To Edify Aaron Neville – Believe Various Artists – Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan Shirley Caesar & Friends – Shirley Caesar & Friends |
| 2005 | Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama | There Will Be a Light | The Rance Allen Group – The Live Experience Dottie Peoples – The Water I Give Richard Smallwood – The Praise & Worship Songs The Williams Brothers – Still Here |
| 2006 | Donnie McClurkin | Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs | Shirley Caesar – I Know the Truth Dorinda Clark-Cole – Live From Houston: The Rose of Gospel Martha Munizzi – Say the Name Bishop G.E. Patterson & Congregation – Singing The Old Time Way Marvin Sapp – Be Exalted |
| 2007 | Israel & New Breed | Alive in South Africa | Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers – Finale: Act One The Dixie Hummingbirds – Still Keeping it Real The Caravans – Paved the Way Byron Cage – An Invitation to Worship |
| 2008 | The Clark Sisters | Live - One Last Time | Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers – The Grand Finale: Encourage Yourself Smokie Norful – Life Changing Marvin Sapp – Thirsty BeBe Winans – Cherch |
| 2009 | The Blind Boys of Alabama | Down in New Orleans | The West Angeles COGIC Mass Choir – Charles E. Blake Presents... No Limit Voices Of Unity – Deitrick Haddon Presents Together In Worship Dorinda Clark-Cole – Take It Back The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir & Carol Cymbala – I'll Say Yes |
| 2010 | Various Artists | Oh Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration | Vickie Winans – How I Got Over The Williams Brothers – The Journey Continues Ashley Cleveland – God Don't Never Change Donald Lawrence – The Law of Confession, Part I |
| 2011 | Patty Griffin | Downtown Church | Karen Clark Sheard – All in One Marvin Sapp – Here I Am Vanessa Bell Armstrong – The Experience Shirley Caesar – A City Called Heaven |
Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.