# Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album

The Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal 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 vocal pop music albums. Awards in several categories are distributed 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 honor was first presented in 1968 at the 10th Grammy Awards as Best Contemporary Album to The Beatles for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The category was then discontinued until 1995 where it emerged with the new name Best Pop Album. In 2001, the category became known as Best Pop Vocal Album. According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award is presented to artists that perform "albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded pop vocal tracks."
Until 2000, the award was given to the performing artist. Since 2001, the Grammy has also been awarded to the producer and engineer/mixer, provided they worked on more than 50% of playing time on the album. A producer or engineer/mixer who worked on less than 50% of playing time, as well as other personnel (e.g. the mastering engineer) do not win an award, but can apply for a Winners Certificate.
Adele, Kelly Clarkson and Taylor Swift are the only two-time winners of this award, and Clarkson was the first to win twice. Clarkson, Swift, and Ariana Grande lead all performers with six nominations.

## Recipients

| Year | Winner(s) | Work | Nominees |
| 1968 | The Beatles | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | The Association – Insight Out Vikki Carr – It Must Be Him The 5th Dimension – Up, Up and Away Bobbie Gentry – Ode to Billie Joe |
| 1995 | Bonnie Raitt | Longing in Their Hearts | Ace of Base – The Sign José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti with Zubin Mehta – The Three Tenors in Concert 1994 Lyle Lovett – I Love Everybody Seal – Seal |
| 1996 | Joni Mitchell | Turbulent Indigo | Mariah Carey – Daydream Eagles – Hell Freezes Over Annie Lennox – Medusa Madonna – Bedtime Stories |
| 1997 | Celine Dion | Falling into You | Toni Braxton – Secrets Tracy Chapman – New Beginning Shawn Colvin – A Few Small Repairs Sting – Mercury Falling |
| 1998 | James Taylor | Hourglass | Paula Cole – This Fire Fleetwood Mac – The Dance Jamiroquai – Travelling Without Moving Sarah McLachlan – Surfacing |
| 1999 | Madonna | Ray of Light | Eric Clapton – Pilgrim Celine Dion – Let's Talk About Love Natalie Imbruglia – Left of the Middle Brian Setzer Orchestra – The Dirty Boogie |
| 2000 | Sting | Brand New Day | Backstreet Boys – Millennium Cher – Believe Ricky Martin – Ricky Martin Sarah McLachlan – Mirrorball |
| 2001 | Steely Dan Walter Becker & Donald Fagen, producers; Phil Burnett, Roger Nichols, Dave Russell & Elliot Scheiner, engineers/mixers | Two Against Nature | Don Henley – Inside Job Madonna – Music NSYNC – No Strings Attached Britney Spears – Oops!... I Did It Again |
| 2002 | Sade Sade Adu & Mike Pela, producers | Lovers Rock | Nelly Furtado – Whoa, Nelly! Janet Jackson – All for You Elton John – Songs from the West Coast NSYNC – Celebrity |
| 2003 | Norah Jones Arif Mardin & Jay Newland, producers; S. Husky Höskulds & Jay Newland, engineers/mixers | Come Away with Me | Avril Lavigne – Let Go No Doubt – Rock Steady Pink – Missundaztood Britney Spears – Britney |
| 2004 | Justin Timberlake Chad Hugo & Pharrell Williams, producers; Serban Ghenea, engineer/mixer | Justified | Christina Aguilera – Stripped George Harrison – Brainwashed Annie Lennox – Bare Michael McDonald – Motown |
| 2005 | Ray Charles & various artists John R. Burk, producer; Al Schmitt, engineer/mixer | Genius Loves Company | Norah Jones – Feels like Home Sarah McLachlan – Afterglow Joss Stone – Mind Body & Soul Brian Wilson – Brian Wilson Presents Smile |
| 2006 | Kelly Clarkson Clive Davis, producer; Serban Ghenea, engineer/mixer | Breakaway | Fiona Apple – Extraordinary Machine Sheryl Crow – Wildflower Paul McCartney – Chaos and Creation in the Backyard Gwen Stefani – Love. Angel. Music. Baby. |
| 2007 | John Mayer Steve Jordan, producer; Michael H. Brauer, Joe Ferla & Chad Franscoviak, engineers/mixers | Continuum | Christina Aguilera – Back to Basics James Blunt – Back to Bedlam Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint – The River in Reverse Justin Timberlake – FutureSex/LoveSounds |
| 2008 | Amy Winehouse Mark Ronson, producer | Back to Black | Bon Jovi – Lost Highway Feist – The Reminder Maroon 5 – It Won't Be Soon Before Long Paul McCartney – Memory Almost Full |
| 2009 | Duffy | Rockferry | Sheryl Crow – Detours Eagles – Long Road out of Eden Leona Lewis – Spirit James Taylor – Covers |
| 2010 | Black Eyed Peas Dylan Dresdow & Padriac Kerin, engineers/mixers | The E.N.D. | Colbie Caillat – Breakthrough Kelly Clarkson – All I Ever Wanted The Fray – The Fray Pink – Funhouse |
| 2011 | Lady Gaga Lady Gaga & RedOne, producers Robert Orton, RedOne & Dave Russell, engineers/mixers | The Fame Monster | Justin Bieber – My World 2.0 Susan Boyle – I Dreamed a Dream John Mayer – Battle Studies Katy Perry – Teenage Dream |
| 2012 | Adele | 21 | CeeLo Green – The Lady Killer Lady Gaga – Born This Way Bruno Mars – Doo-Wops & Hooligans Rihanna – Loud |
| 2013 | Kelly Clarkson Serban Ghenea & John Hanes, engineers/mixers | Stronger | Florence and the Machine – Ceremonials Fun – Some Nights Maroon 5 – Overexposed Pink – The Truth About Love |
| 2014 | Bruno Mars Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine & Bruno Mars, producers Ari Levine & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers | Unorthodox Jukebox | Lana Del Rey – Paradise Lorde – Pure Heroine Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience |
| 2015 | Sam Smith Jimmy Napes, producer Steve Fitzmaurice, engineer/mixer | In the Lonely Hour | Coldplay – Ghost Stories Miley Cyrus – Bangerz Ariana Grande – My Everything Katy Perry – Prism Ed Sheeran – x |
| 2016 | Taylor Swift Max Martin & Shellback, producers | 1989 | Kelly Clarkson – Piece by Piece Florence and the Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful Mark Ronson – Uptown Special James Taylor – Before This World |
| 2017 | Adele Tom Elmhirst, engineer/mixer | 25 | Justin Bieber – Purpose Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman Demi Lovato – Confident Sia – This Is Acting |
| 2018 | Ed Sheeran Ed Sheeran, producer; Joe Rubel, Chris Sclafani & Mark "Spike" Stent, engineers/mixers | ÷ | Coldplay – Kaleidoscope EP Lana Del Rey – Lust for Life Imagine Dragons – Evolve Kesha – Rainbow Lady Gaga – Joanne |
| 2019 | Ariana Grande Pharrell Williams, producer Mike Larson, engineer | Sweetener | Camila Cabello – Camila Kelly Clarkson – Meaning of Life Shawn Mendes – Shawn Mendes Pink – Beautiful Trauma Taylor Swift – Reputation |
| 2020 | Billie Eilish Finneas O'Connell (producer) Rob Kinelski &Finneas O'Connell (engineers/mixers) | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? | Beyoncé – The Lion King: The Gift Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next Ed Sheeran – No.6 Collaborations Project Taylor Swift – Lover |
| 2021 | Dua Lipa. Lorna Blackwood & Koz (producers) Josh Gudwin & Cameron Gower Poole (engineers/mixers) | Future Nostalgia | Justin Bieber – Changes Lady Gaga – Chromatica Harry Styles – Fine Line Taylor Swift – Folklore |
| 2022 | Olivia Rodrigo Daniel Nigro (producer) Mitch McCarthy & Daniel Nigro (engineers/mixers) | Sour | Justin Bieber – Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) Doja Cat – Planet Her (Deluxe) Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever Ariana Grande – Positions |
| 2023 | Harry Styles Kid Harpoon & Tyler Johnson (producers) Jeremy Hatcher & Spike Stent (engineers/mixers) | Harry's House | ABBA – Voyage Adele – 30 Coldplay – Music of the Spheres Lizzo – Special |
| 2024 | Taylor Swift Jack Antonoff & Taylor Swift (producers) Jack Antonoff, Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea & Laura Sisk (engineers/mixers) | Midnights | Kelly Clarkson – Chemistry Miley Cyrus – Endless Summer Vacation Olivia Rodrigo – Guts Ed Sheeran – − |
| 2025 | Sabrina Carpenter (winning producer and engineer/mixer tbd) | Short n' Sweet | Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft Ariana Grande – Eternal Sunshine Chappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department |

## Artists with multiple wins
### 2 wins

* Adele
* Kelly Clarkson
* Taylor Swift