Most nominated, never won this award
- 01EWElevation Worship3 noms
- 02MMMatt Maher3 noms
- 03NGNatalie Grant3 noms
- 04TWTauren Wells3 noms
- 05CRCrowder2 noms
- 06DGDanny Gokey2 noms
A visual history · Grammys
The winners who defined CCM Album.
14 ceremonies, 2012–2025. 12 different winners.
- Who won most recently?
- DOE in 2025 for Heart of a Human.
- Who has won the most?
- For King & Country and TobyMac, tied on 2 wins each.
- Heart of a HumanDOE01
- Church Clothes 4Lecrae02
- BreatheMaverick City Music03
- Old Church BasementElevation Worship and Maverick City Music04
- Jesus Is KingKanye West05
- Burn the ShipsFor King & Country06
- Years explored
- 2012–2025
- Different winners
- 12
- Category leader
- For King & Country · 2
About this record
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album was first awarded in 2012, so it does not run the full 1959–2025 window.
The Academy split the gospel field in two for the 2012 ceremony, with this award covering contemporary Christian music and Best Gospel Album covering soul and urban gospel.
It took over from Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album and Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album.
2012–2025
14 ceremonies
20122025
01 / The reigns
12 winners shaped this category.
The timeline turns the 2012–2025 record into a sequence of reigns. Longer bands reveal sustained runs; color shows the credited label.
- 01For King & Country2 wins
- 02TobyMac2 wins
Chris Tomlin'12
TobyMac'13
Mandisa'14
For King & Country'15
TobyMac'16
Hillary Scott & the Scott Family'17
Zach Williams'18
Lauren Daigle'19
For King & Country'20
Kanye West'21
Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music'22
Maverick City Music'23
Lecrae'24
DOE'25
02 / The power map
Who stood behind the winners?
ForeFront leads the recorded label credits with 2 wins, 2012–2025. The full distribution shows whether power was concentrated or shared.
ForeFront2 wins01
Centricity1 win02
Elevation Worship1 win03
EMI Nashville1 win04
Essential1 win05
Fervent1 win06
Wins by label
- ForeFront215%
- Centricity18%
- Elevation Worship18%
- EMI Nashville18%
- Essential18%
- Fervent18%
- Other646%
1 further win has no label on record and is not counted in the 13 above.
1 of these 14 wins has no label on record, so the chart covers the other 13.
03 / The near misses
The names that kept coming back without the ending they wanted.
Counting nominations in this category only, 2012–2025.
Most losses in this category
- 01CTChris Tomlin4L · 1W
- 02EWElevation Worship3L · 0W
- 03MMMatt Maher3L · 0W
- 04NGNatalie Grant3L · 0W
- 05TWTauren Wells3L · 0W
- 06CRCrowder2L · 0W
04 / The archive
Every year.
Every winner.
The complete reference behind the story, showing 2012–2025. Open any year to see the rest of the field when nominee records are available.
| Year | Winner | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | DOE (Heart of a Human)beat 4 others
| Unknown |
| 2024 | Lecrae (Church Clothes 4)beat 4 others
| Reach Records |
| 2023 | Maverick City Music (Breathe)beat 4 others
| Tribl |
| 2022 | Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music (Old Church Basement)beat 4 others
| Elevation Worship/Provident Label Group |
| 2021 | Kanye West (Jesus Is King)beat 4 others
| GOOD/Def Jam |
| 2020 | For King & Country (Burn the Ships)beat 4 others
| Word Entertainment |
| 2019 | Lauren Daigle (Look Up Child)beat 4 others
| Centricity |
| 2018 | Zach Williams (Chain Breaker)beat 4 others
| Essential |
| 2017 | Hillary Scott & the Scott Family (Love Remains)beat 4 others
| EMI Nashville/Capitol Nashville |
| 2016 | TobyMac (This Is Not a Test)beat 4 others
| ForeFront/Capitol CMG/Universal |
| 2015 | For King & Country (Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong.)beat 4 others
| Fervent/Word |
| 2014 | Mandisa (Overcomer)beat 4 others
| Sparrow |
| 2013 | TobyMac (Eye on It)beat 4 others
| ForeFront |
| 2012 | Chris Tomlin (And If Our God Is for Us...)beat 5 others
| sixsteps |