Every Grammys Best Contemporary Christian Music Album winner

14 ceremonies, 2012–2025. 12 different winners.

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album was first awarded in 2012, so it does not run the full 2000–2025 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.

For King & Country ×2TobyMac ×2

One band per year, because no winner has gone back-to-back in the years on record. Colored by label; scroll sideways for the full run.

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

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 bar covers the other 13.

Who kept losing

Counting nominations in this category only, 2012–2025.

Most nominated, never won

Elevation Worship3 noms
Matt Maher3 noms
Natalie Grant3 noms
Tauren Wells3 noms
Crowder2 noms
Danny Gokey2 noms

Most losses

Chris Tomlin4L · 1W
Elevation Worship3L · 0W
Matt Maher3L · 0W
Natalie Grant3L · 0W
Tauren Wells3L · 0W
Crowder2L · 0W

The full list

Year	Winner	Label
2025	DOE (Heart of a Human) beat 4 others Forrest Frank (Child of God) Brandon Lake (Coat of Many Colors) Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine and Chandler Moore (The Maverick Way Complete) Elevation Worship (When Wind Meets Fire)	Unknown
2024	Lecrae (Church Clothes 4) beat 4 others Da' T.R.U.T.H. (Emanuel) Phil Wickham (I Believe) Lauren Daigle (Lauren Daigle) Blessing Offor (My Tribe)	Reach Records
2023	Maverick City Music (Breathe) beat 4 others Chris Tomlin (Always) TobyMac (Life After Death) Elevation Worship (Lion) Anne Wilson (My Jesus)	Tribl
2022	Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music (Old Church Basement) beat 4 others Kari Jobe (The Blessing (Live)) Tauren Wells (Citizen of Heaven (Live)) Israel & New Breed (Feels Like Home, Vol. 2) Natalie Grant (No Stranger)	Elevation Worship/Provident Label Group
2021	Kanye West (Jesus Is King) beat 4 others Hillsong Young & Free (All of My Best Friends) Tauren Wells (Citizen of Heaven) We the Kingdom (Holy Water) Cody Carnes (Run to the Father)	GOOD/Def Jam
2020	For King & Country (Burn the Ships) beat 4 others TobyMac (The Elements) Danny Gokey (Haven't Seen It Yet) Chris Tomlin (Holy Roar) Crowder (I Know a Ghost)	Word Entertainment
2019	Lauren Daigle (Look Up Child) beat 4 others Elevation Worship (Hallelujah Here Below) Jesus Culture (Living with a Fire) Michael W. Smith (Surrounded) Zach Williams (Survivor: Live from Harding Prison)	Centricity
2018	Zach Williams (Chain Breaker) beat 4 others Matt Maher (Echoes (Deluxe Edition)) Tauren Wells (Hills and Valleys) MercyMe (Lifer) Danny Gokey (Rise)	Essential
2017	Hillary Scott & the Scott Family (Love Remains) beat 4 others Crowder (American Prodigal) Natalie Grant (Be One) All Sons & Daughters (Poets & Saints) Hillsong Young & Free (Youth Revival (Live))	EMI Nashville/Capitol Nashville
2016	TobyMac (This Is Not a Test) beat 4 others Lauren Daigle (How Can It Be) Chris Tomlin (Love Ran Red) Matt Maher (Saints and Sinners) Jason Crabb (Whatever the Road)	ForeFront/Capitol CMG/Universal
2015	For King & Country (Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong.) beat 4 others Natalie Grant (Hurricane) Francesca Battistelli (If We're Honest) Royal Tailor (Royal Tailor) MercyMe (Welcome to the New)	Fervent/Word
2014	Mandisa (Overcomer) beat 4 others Matt Maher (All the People Said Amen (Live)) Chris Tomlin (Burning Lights) Building 429 (We Won't Be Shaken) Matt Redman (Your Grace Finds Me (Live))	Sparrow
2013	TobyMac (Eye on It) beat 4 others Casting Crowns (Come to the Well) Britt Nicole (Gold) Matthew West (Into the Light) Kari Jobe (Where I Find You)	ForeFront
2012	Chris Tomlin (And If Our God Is for Us...) beat 5 others Royal Tailor (Black & White) Gungor (Ghosts Upon the Earth) Leeland (The Great Awakening) Brandon Heath (Leaving Eden) Mandisa (What If We Were Real)	sixsteps

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