Every Grammys Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album winner

12 ceremonies, 2000–2011. 10 different winners.

It was awarded for the last time in 2011.

It was previously known as Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album.

It was renamed from Soul to R&B at the 2007 ceremony, halfway through this span.

From 2012 the Grammys awarded Best Gospel Album instead.

Kirk Franklin ×2Yolanda Adams ×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.

Yolanda Adams'00

Mary Mary'01

Yolanda Adams'02

Eartha'03

Donnie McClurkin'04

Smokie Norful'05

CeCe Winans'06

Kirk Franklin'07

Fred Hammond'08

Kirk Franklin'09

Heather Headley'10

BeBe & CeCe Winans'11

Wins by label

EMI Gospel220%
GospoCentric220%
Warner220%
Malaco110%
PureSprings Gospel110%
Sony110%
Other110%

2 further wins have no label on record and are not counted in the 10 above.

2 of these 12 wins have no label on record, so the bar covers the other 10.

Who kept losing

Counting nominations in this category only, 2000–2011. Excludes 1 nominations credited to Various Artists, which names a compilation rather than an act.

Most nominated, never won

BeBe Winans3 noms
J. Moss3 noms
Israel and New Breed2 noms
Kierra Sheard2 noms
Tye Tribbett & G.A.2 noms

Most losses

Fred Hammond4L · 1W
BeBe Winans3L · 0W
J. Moss3L · 0W
CeCe Winans2L · 1W
Israel and New Breed2L · 0W
Kierra Sheard2L · 0W

The full list

Year	Winner	Label
2011	BeBe & CeCe Winans (Still) beat 4 others Forever Jones (Get Ready) Fred Hammond (Love Unstoppable) VaShawn Mitchell (Triumphant) Aaron Sledge (Aaron Sledge)	Malaco
2010	Heather Headley (Audience of One) beat 4 others Sheri Jones-Moffett (Renewed) J. Moss (Just James) Smokie Norful (Smokie Norful: Live) Kierra Sheard (Bold Right Life)	EMI Gospel
2009	Kirk Franklin (The Fight of My Life) beat 4 others Jason Champion (Reflections) Mary Mary (The Sound) The Murrills (Donald Lawrence Introduces: Family Prayer) Tye Tribbett & G.A. (Stand Out)	GospoCentric
2008	Fred Hammond (Free to Worship) beat 4 others Coko (Grateful) J. Moss (V2) Trin-i-Tee 5:7 (T57) Marvin Winans (Alone But Not Alone)	Verity Records
2007	Kirk Franklin (Hero) beat 4 others Myron Butler & Levi (Set Me Free) Israel and New Breed (A Timeless Christmas) Kierra Sheard (This Is Me) Tye Tribbett & G.A. (Victory Live!)	GospoCentric/Fo Yo Soul Entertainment/Zomba Group
2006	CeCe Winans (Purified) beat 4 others Yolanda Adams – (Day By Day) Mary Mary (Mary Mary) J. Moss (The J.Moss Project) BeBe Winans (Dream)	PureSprings Gospel
2005	Smokie Norful (Nothing Without You) beat 4 others 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)	EMI Gospel
2004	Donnie McClurkin (...Again) beat 4 others 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)	Unknown
2003	Eartha (Sidebars) beat 4 others Fred Hammond (Speak Those Things: POL Chapter 3) BeBe Winans (Live and Up Close) Deitrick Haddon (Lost and Found) Commissioned (The Commissioned Reunion Live)	Unknown
2002	Yolanda Adams (The Experience) beat 4 others 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)	Elektra
2001	Mary Mary (Thankful) beat 4 others 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)	Columbia
2000	Yolanda Adams (Mountain High... Valley Low) beat 4 others Gladys Knight (Many Different Roads) Take 6 (So Cool) Winans Phase 2 (We Got Next) CeCe Winans (His Gift)	Elektra

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