# Grammy Award for Best Gospel Album

The Grammy Award for Best Gospel Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality albums in the Gospel music genre. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".
The Best Gospel Album award was one of the new categories created after a major overhaul of the Grammy Awards categories for 2012. This award combines recordings that were previously submitted for the Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album, Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album and Best Traditional Gospel Album.
The Recording Academy decided to make a distinction between Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) and Gospel music after determining that there were "two distinct wings to the gospel house: Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) and Urban or Soul Gospel. Additionally, it was determined that the word "Gospel" tends to conjure up the images and sounds of traditional soul gospel and not CCM. With this in mind, it was decided not only to rename each of the categories, but also the entire [genre] field. [It] was determined that album and songwriting categories are of highest importance; Gospel and CCM each now have one category for each". As a result, the previous gospel album categories were combined into the Best Gospel Album (for soul and urban contemporary gospel music) and Best Contemporary Christian Music Album categories.

## Recipients

| Year | Performing artist(s) | Work | Nominees |
| 2012 | Kirk Franklin | Hello Fear | Kim Burrell – The Love Album Andrae Crouch – The Journey Mary Mary – Something Big Trin-I-Tee 5:7 – Angel & Chanelle (Deluxe Edition) |
| 2013 | Lecrae | Gravity | James Fortune & FIYA – Identity Israel & New Breed – Jesus at the Center: Live Marvin Sapp – I Win Anita Wilson – Worship Soul |
| 2014 | Tye Tribbett | Greater Than (Live) | Tasha Cobbs – Grace (Live) Donald Lawrence – Best For Last: 20 Year Celebration Vol. 1 Bishop Paul S. Morton – Best Days Yet William Murphy – God Chaser (Live) |
| 2015 | Erica Campbell | Help | Ricky Dillard & New G – Amazing (Live) William McDowell – Withholding Nothing (Live) Smokie Norful – Forever Yours Anita Wilson – Vintage Worship |
| 2016 | Israel & New Breed | Covered: Alive in Asia (Live Deluxe) | Dorinda Clark-Cole – Living It Karen Clark Sheard – Destined to Win (Live) Tasha Cobbs – One Place Live Jonathan McReynolds – Life Music: Stage Two |
| 2017 | Kirk Franklin | Losing My Religion | Tim Bowman Jr. – Listen Shirley Caesar – Fill This House Todd Dulaney – A Worshipper's Heart (Live) William Murphy – Demonstrate (Live) |
| 2018 | CeCe Winans | Let Them Fall In Love | Travis Greene – Crossover: Live From Music City Le'Andria – Bigger Than Me Marvin Sapp – Close Anita Wilson – Sunday Song |
| 2019 | Tori Kelly | Hiding Place | Jekalyn Carr - One Nation Under God Jonathan McReynolds - Make Room The Walls Group - The Other Side Brian Courtney Wilson - A Great Work |
| 2020 | Kirk Franklin | Long Live Love | Donald Lawrence presents the Tri-City Singers - Goshen Gene Moore - Tunnel Vision William Murphy - Settle Here CeCe Winans - Something's Happening! - A Christmas Album |
| 2021 | PJ Morton | Gospel According to PJ: From the Songbook of PJ Morton | Anthony Brown & group therAPy - 2econd Wind: Ready Myron Butler - My Tribute Ricky Dillard - Choirmaster Kierra Sheard - Kierra |
| 2022 | CeCe Winans | Believe for It | Jekalyn Carr - Changing Your Story Tasha Cobbs Leonard - Royalty: Live at the Ryman Maverick City Music - Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music - Jonny X Mali: Live in LA |
| 2023 | Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin | Kingdom Book One | Maranda Curtis - Die To Live Ricky Dillard - Breakthrough: The Exodus (Live) DOE - Clarity Tye Tribbett - All Things New |
| 2024 | Tye Tribbett | All Things New: Live in Orlando | Erica Campbell - I Love You Tasha Cobbs Leonard - Hymns (Live) Maverick City Music - The Maverick Way Jonathan McReynolds - My Truth |
| 2025 | CeCe Winans | More Than This | Melvin Crispell III - Covered Vol. 1 Ricky Dillard - Choirmaster II (Live) Kirk Franklin - Father's Day Karen Clark Sheard - Still Karen |
* Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.