Every Grammys Best Pop Vocal Album winner

26 ceremonies, 2000–2025. 23 different winners.

Adele ×2Kelly Clarkson ×2Taylor Swift ×2

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

Sting'00

Steely Dan'01

Sade'02

Norah Jones'03

Justin Timberlake'04

Ray Charles'05

Kelly Clarkson'06

John Mayer'07

Amy Winehouse'08

Duffy'09

The Black Eyed Peas'10

Lady Gaga'11

Adele'12

Kelly Clarkson'13

Bruno Mars'14

Sam Smith'15

Taylor Swift'16

Adele'17

Ed Sheeran'18

Ariana Grande'19

Billie Eilish'20

Dua Lipa'21

Olivia Rodrigo'22

Harry Styles'23

Taylor Swift'24

Sabrina Carpenter'25

Wins by label

Universal10Sony6Independent4Warner4A&M2

Who kept losing

Counting nominations in this category only, 2000–2025.

Most nominated, never won

Pink4 noms
Coldplay3 noms
Justin Bieber3 noms
Britney Spears2 noms
Christina Aguilera2 noms
Florence and the Machine2 noms

Most losses

Ariana Grande5L · 1W
Kelly Clarkson4L · 2W
Pink4L · 0W
Taylor Swift4L · 2W
Coldplay3L · 0W
Ed Sheeran3L · 1W

The full list

Year	Winner	Label
2025	Sabrina Carpenter (Short n' Sweet) beat 4 others Ariana Grande (Eternal Sunshine) Billie Eilish (Hit Me Hard and Soft) Chappell Roan (The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess) Taylor Swift (The Tortured Poets Department)	Island
2024	Taylor Swift (Midnights) beat 4 others Kelly Clarkson (Chemistry) Miley Cyrus (Endless Summer Vacation) Olivia Rodrigo (Guts) Ed Sheeran (Subtract)	Republic
2023	Harry Styles (Harry's House) beat 4 others Coldplay (Music of the Spheres) Lizzo (Special) Adele (30) ABBA (Voyage)	Columbia
2022	Olivia Rodrigo (Sour) beat 4 others Billie Eilish (Happier Than Ever) Justin Bieber (Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)) Doja Cat (Planet Her (Deluxe)) Ariana Grande (Positions)	Geffen
2021	Dua Lipa (Future Nostalgia) beat 4 others Justin Bieber (Changes) Lady Gaga (Chromatica) Harry Styles (Fine Line) Taylor Swift (Folklore)	Warner
2020	Billie Eilish (When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?) beat 4 others Beyoncé (The Lion King: The Gift) Taylor Swift (Lover) Ed Sheeran (No.6 Collaborations Project) Ariana Grande (Thank U, Next)	Darkroom/Interscope
2019	Ariana Grande (Sweetener) beat 5 others Pink (Beautiful Trauma) Camila Cabello (Camila) Kelly Clarkson (Meaning of Life) Taylor Swift (Reputation) Shawn Mendes (Shawn Mendes)	Republic
2018	Ed Sheeran (Divide) beat 5 others Imagine Dragons (Evolve) Lady Gaga (Joanne) Coldplay (Kaleidoscope EP) Lana Del Rey (Lust for Life) Kesha (Rainbow)	Atlantic
2017	Adele (25) beat 4 others Demi Lovato (Confident) Ariana Grande (Dangerous Woman) Justin Bieber (Purpose) Sia (This Is Acting)	XL/Columbia
2016	Taylor Swift (1989) beat 4 others James Taylor (Before This World) Florence and the Machine (How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful) Kelly Clarkson (Piece by Piece) Mark Ronson (Uptown Special)	Big Machine
2015	Sam Smith (In the Lonely Hour) beat 5 others Miley Cyrus (Bangerz) Coldplay (Ghost Stories) Ariana Grande (My Everything) Katy Perry (Prism) Ed Sheeran (Multiply)	Capitol
2014	Bruno Mars (Unorthodox Jukebox) beat 4 others Robin Thicke (Blurred Lines) Lana Del Rey (Paradise) Lorde (Pure Heroine) Justin Timberlake (The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience)	Atlantic
2013	Kelly Clarkson (Stronger) beat 4 others Florence and the Machine (Ceremonials) Maroon 5 (Overexposed) Fun (Some Nights) Pink (The Truth About Love)	RCA
2012	Adele (21) beat 4 others Lady Gaga (Born This Way) Bruno Mars (Doo-Wops & Hooligans) CeeLo Green (The Lady Killer) Rihanna (Loud)	XL/Columbia
2011	Lady Gaga (The Fame Monster) beat 4 others John Mayer (Battle Studies) Susan Boyle (I Dreamed a Dream) Justin Bieber (My World 2.0) Katy Perry (Teenage Dream)	Interscope
2010	The Black Eyed Peas (The E.N.D.) beat 4 others Kelly Clarkson (All I Ever Wanted) Colbie Caillat (Breakthrough) The Fray (The Fray) Pink (Funhouse)	Interscope
2009	Duffy (Rockferry) beat 4 others James Taylor (Covers) Sheryl Crow (Detours) Eagles (Long Road Out of Eden) Leona Lewis (Spirit)	A&M
2008	Amy Winehouse (Back to Black) beat 4 others Maroon 5 (It Won't Be Soon Before Long) Bon Jovi (Lost Highway) Paul McCartney (Memory Almost Full) Feist (The Reminder)	Island
2007	John Mayer (Continuum) beat 4 others Christina Aguilera (Back to Basics) James Blunt (Back to Bedlam) Justin Timberlake (FutureSex/LoveSounds) Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint (The River in Reverse)	Columbia
2006	Kelly Clarkson (Breakaway) beat 4 others Paul McCartney (Chaos and Creation in the Backyard) Fiona Apple (Extraordinary Machine) Gwen Stefani (Love. Angel. Music. Baby.) Sheryl Crow (Wildflower)	RCA
2005	Ray Charles (Genius Loves Company) beat 4 others Sarah McLachlan (Afterglow) Brian Wilson (Brian Wilson Presents Smile) Norah Jones (Feels like Home) Joss Stone (Mind Body & Soul)	Concord/Hear Music
2004	Justin Timberlake (Justified) beat 4 others Annie Lennox (Bare) George Harrison (Brainwashed) Michael McDonald (Motown) Christina Aguilera (Stripped)	Jive
2003	Norah Jones (Come Away with Me) beat 4 others Britney Spears (Britney) Avril Lavigne (Let Go) Pink (Missundaztood) No Doubt (Rock Steady)	Blue Note
2002	Sade (Lovers Rock) beat 4 others Janet Jackson (All for You) NSYNC (Celebrity) Elton John (Songs from the West Coast) Nelly Furtado (Whoa, Nelly!)	Epic
2001	Steely Dan (Two Against Nature) beat 4 others Don Henley (Inside Job) Madonna (Music) NSYNC (No Strings Attached) Britney Spears (Oops!... I Did It Again)	Giant/Reprise
2000	Sting (Brand New Day) beat 4 others Cher (Believe) Backstreet Boys (Millennium) Sarah McLachlan (Mirrorball) Ricky Martin (Ricky Martin)	A&M

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