Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
# Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album was 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 gospel albums incorporating contemporary R&B music. 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." In 1991, the award originated as Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album, and renamed in 2007. Previously, a similar award, the Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary, was given from 1978 to 1983.

According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award is presented to "a newly recorded album with at least fifty-one percent R&B Gospel vocal tracks. A solo artist with a choir or chorus is eligible when the choir/chorus provides backing on what is considered an album for the solo artist."

The award was discontinued in 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012 forward, recordings in this category have been shifted to the Best Gospel Album category.

## 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 | Take 6 | So Much 2 Say | The Winans – Return The Richard Smallwood Singers – Portrait Edwin Hawkins – Face to Face Daryl Coley – He's Right On Time/Live from Los Angeles |
| 1992 | BeBe & CeCe Winans | Different Lifestyles | Helen Baylor – Look a Little Closer Witness - Mean What You Say The Rance Allen Group – Phenomenon Ricky Dillard's New Generation Chorale – The Promise |
| 1993 | Mervyn Warren (producer) & Various Artists | Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration | Daryl Coley – When the Music Stops Al Green – Love is Reality The Richard Smallwood Singers – Testimony Vickie Winans – The Lady |
| 1994 | The Winans | All Out | Vanessa Bell Armstrong – Something on the Inside The Richard Smallwood Singers – Live Helen Baylor – Start All Over Angie & Debbie – Angie and Debbie |
| 1995 | Take 6 | Join the Band | Yolanda Adams – Save the World Helen Baylor – The Live Experience Commissioned – Matters of the Heart Tramaine Hawkins – To a Higher Place |
| 1996 | CeCe Winans | Alone In His Presence | Yolanda Adams – More Than a Melody Anointed – The Call Various Artists – Motown Comes Home Doug Williams – Heartsongs |
| 1997 | Kirk Franklin & the Family | Whatcha Lookin' 4 | Yolanda Adams – Live in Washington Helen Baylor – Love Brought Me Back Hezekiah Walker, Yolanda Adams and Fred Hammond – Shakin' the House...Live In L.A. The Winans – Heart & Soul |
| 1998 | Take 6 | Brothers | Oleta Adams – Come Walk With Me Andrae Crouch – Pray Donnie McClurkin – Donnie McClurkin Marvin Sapp – Grace And Mercy |
| 1999 | Kirk Franklin | The Nu Nation Project | Yolanda Adams – Songs From The Heart Karen Clark-Sheard – Finally Karen Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ – Pages Of Life - Chapters I & II CeCe Winans – Everlasting Love |
| 2000 | Yolanda Adams | Mountain High... Valley Low | Gladys Knight – Many Different Roads Take 6 – So Cool Winans Phase 2 – We Got Next CeCe Winans – His Gift |
| 2001 | Mary Mary & Warryn Campbell (producer) | Thankful | Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ - Purpose By Design Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir – Family Affair BeBe Winans – Love & Freedom CeCe Winans – Alabaster Box |
| 2002 | Yolanda Adams; Benjamin J. Arrindell, Biff Dawes, Derek Lewis (engineers) | The Experience | Fred Hammond – In Case You Missed It And Then Some Tramaine Hawkins – Still Tramaine Angie Winans – Melodies from the Heart Kim Burrell – Live In Concert |
| 2003 | Eartha | Sidebars | Fred Hammond – Speak Those Things: POL Chapter 3 BeBe Winans – Live and Up Close Deitrick Haddon – Lost and Found Commissioned – The Commissioned Reunion Live |
| 2004 | Donnie McClurkin | ...Again | T. D. Jakes & Various Artists – Follow The Star Ann Nesby – Make Me Better Kirk Whalum – The Gospel According To Jazz Chapter II Vickie Winans – Bringing It All Together |
| 2005 | Smokie Norful | Nothing Without You | Tonéx & The Peculiar People – Out the Box Israel and New Breed – Live From Another Level Various Artists – Bishop T. D. Jakes Presents He-Motions Fred Hammond – Somethin' 'Bout Love |
| 2006 | CeCe Winans | Purified | Yolanda Adams – Day By Day Mary Mary – Mary Mary J. Moss – The J.Moss Project BeBe Winans – Dream |
| 2007 | Kirk Franklin | Hero | Myron Butler & Levi – Set Me Free Israel and New Breed – A Timeless Christmas Kierra Sheard – This Is Me Tye Tribbett & G.A. – Victory Live! |
| 2008 | Fred Hammond | Free to Worship | Coko – Grateful J. Moss – V2 Trin-i-Tee 5:7 – T57 Marvin Winans – Alone But Not Alone |
| 2009 | Kirk Franklin | The Fight of My Life | Jason Champion – Reflections Mary Mary – The Sound The Murrills – Donald Lawrence Introduces: Family Prayer Tye Tribbett & G.A. – Stand Out |
| 2010 | Heather Headley | Audience of One | Sheri Jones-Moffett – Renewed J. Moss – Just James Smokie Norful – Smokie Norful: Live Kierra Sheard – Bold Right Life |
| 2011 | BeBe & CeCe Winans | Still | Forever Jones – Get Ready Fred Hammond – Love Unstoppable VaShawn Mitchell – Triumphant Aaron Sledge – Aaron Sledge |

Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

## Record holders

* Most Wins

| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| - | - | - | - |
| Artist | Kirk Franklin Cece Winans | Take 6 | Yolanda Adams |
| Total Wins | 4 wins | 3 wins | 2 wins |

* Most Nominations

| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Artist | Yolanda Adams | Fred Hammond | Cece Winans | Kirk Franklin Take 6 Helen Baylor | Mary Mary Bebe Winans The Winans Richard Smallwood |
| Total Wins | 8 nominations | 7 nominations | 5 nominations | 4 nominations | 3 nominations |
