Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

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The Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album was awarded from 1991 to 2011. From 1991 to 1993 it was awarded as Best Pop 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 pop/contemporary gospel vocal tracks." [1]

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The award was discontinued in 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012, recordings in this category were shifted to the newly formed Best Contemporary Christian Music Album category.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

Recipients

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

Year [I] Performing artistsWorkNomineesRef.
1991 Sandi Patti Another Time...Another Place [2]
1992 Steven Curtis Chapman For the Sake of the Call
[3]
1993 Steven Curtis Chapman The Great Adventure
[4]
1994 Steven Curtis Chapman The Live Adventure
[5]
1995 Andraé Crouch Mercy
 [6]
1996 Michael W. Smith I'll Lead You Home [7]
1997 Various ArtistsTribute: The Songs of Andraé Crouch [8]
1998 Jars of Clay Much Afraid [9]
1999 Deniece Williams This Is My Song [10]
2000 Steven Curtis Chapman Speechless
[11]
2001 Jars of Clay If I Left the Zoo [12]
2002 CeCe Winans CeCe Winans [13]
2003 Jars of Clay The Eleventh Hour
[14]
2004 Michael W. Smith Worship Again [15]
2005 Steven Curtis Chapman All Things New [16]
2006 Casting Crowns Lifesong [17]
2007 Third Day Wherever You Are [18]
2008 Israel & New Breed A Deeper Level [19]
2009 CeCe Winans Thy Kingdom Come [20]
2010 Israel Houghton The Power of One [21]
2011 Israel Houghton Love God. Love People. [22]

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

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