Most nominated, never won this award
- 01QSQueen Sheba2 noms
A visual history · Grammys
The winners who defined Spoken Word Poetry.
3 ceremonies, 2023–2025. 2 different winners. The longest run belongs to J. Ivy, with 2 straight wins.
- Who won most recently?
- Tank and the Bangas in 2025 for The Heart, The Mind, The Soul.
- Who has won the most?
- J. Ivy, 2 wins (2023, 2024).
- The Heart, The Mind, The SoulTank and the Bangas01
- The Light InsideJ. Ivy02
- The Poet Who Sat by the DoorJ. Ivy03
- Years explored
- 2023–2025
- Different winners
- 2
- Category leader
- J. Ivy · 2
About this record
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album was first awarded in 2023, so it does not run the full 1959–2025 window.
2023–2025
3 ceremonies
20232025
01 / The reigns
J. Ivy set the longest run.
The timeline turns the 2023–2025 record into a sequence of reigns. Longer bands reveal sustained runs; color shows the credited label.
- 01J. Ivy2 wins
J. Ivy'23–'24×2
Tank and the Bangas'25
02 / The power map
Who stood behind the winners?
Universal leads the recorded label credits with 1 win, 2023–2025. The full distribution shows whether power was concentrated or shared.
Universal1 win01
Word & Soul1 win02
Wins by label
- Universal150%
- Word & Soul150%
1 further win has no label on record and is not counted in the 2 above.
1 of these 3 wins has no label on record, so the chart covers the other 2.
03 / The near misses
The names that kept coming back without the ending they wanted.
Counting nominations in this category only, 2023–2025.
Most losses in this category
- 01QSQueen Sheba2L · 0W
04 / The archive
Every year.
Every winner.
The complete reference behind the story, showing 2023–2025. Open any year to see the rest of the field when nominee records are available.
| Year | Winner | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tank and the Bangas (The Heart, The Mind, The Soul)beat 4 others
| Verve |
| 2024 | J. Ivy (The Light Inside)repeatbeat 4 others
| Word & Soul |
| 2023 | J. Ivy (The Poet Who Sat by the Door)beat 4 others
| Not listed |