Most nominated, never won this award
- 01BSBarbra Streisand9 noms
- 02BMBarry Manilow4 noms
- 03BMBette Midler3 noms
- 04BDBob Dylan3 noms
- 05JMJohnny Mathis3 noms
- 06JGJosh Groban3 noms
A visual history · Grammys
The winners who defined Trad. Pop Album.
34 ceremonies, 1992–2025. 18 different winners. The longest run belongs to Tony Bennett, with 3 straight wins.
- Who won most recently?
- Norah Jones in 2025 for Visions.
- Who has won the most?
- Tony Bennett, 10 wins (1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2012).
- VisionsNorah Jones01
- BewitchedLaufey02
- HigherMichael Bublé03
- Love for SaleTony Bennett & Lady Gaga04
- American StandardJames Taylor05
- Look NowElvis Costello and the Imposters
- Years explored
- 1992–2025
- Different winners
- 18
- Category leader
- Tony Bennett · 10
About this record
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album was first awarded in 1992, so it does not run the full 1959–2025 window.
It was previously known as Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance.
The name changed at the 2001 ceremony, when the award became an album prize rather than a performance one.
2000–2025
26 ceremonies
19922025
01 / The reigns
Tony Bennett set the longest run.
The timeline turns the 2000–2025 record into a sequence of reigns. Longer bands reveal sustained runs; color shows the credited label.
- 01Michael Bublé5 wins
- 02Tony Bennett5 wins
- 03Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga2 wins
- 04Willie Nelson2 wins
Tony Bennett'00
Joni Mitchell'01
Harry Connick Jr.'02
Tony Bennett'03
Tony Bennett and k.d. lang'04
Rod Stewart'05
Tony Bennett'06–'07×2
Michael Bublé'08
Natalie Cole'09
Michael Bublé'10–'11×2
Tony Bennett'12
Paul McCartney'13
Michael Bublé'14
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga'15
Tony Bennett and Bill Charlap'16
Willie Nelson'17
Various Artists'18
Willie Nelson'19
Elvis Costello and the Imposters'20
James Taylor'21
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga'22
Michael Bublé'23
Laufey'24
Norah Jones'25
02 / The power map
Who stood behind the winners?
Sony leads the recorded label credits with 11 wins, 2000–2025. The full distribution shows whether power was concentrated or shared.
Sony11 wins01
Warner6 wins02
Independent2 wins03
Streamline2 wins04
AWAL1 win05
DMI1 win06
Wins by label
- Sony1142%
- Warner623%
- Independent28%
- Streamline28%
- AWAL14%
- DMI14%
- Other312%
03 / The near misses
The names that kept coming back without the ending they wanted.
Counting nominations in this category only, 2000–2025. Excludes 2 nominations credited to Various Artists, which names a compilation rather than an act.
Most losses in this category
- 01BSBarbra Streisand9L · 0W
- 02HJHarry Connick Jr.5L · 1W
- 03MBMichael Bublé5L · 5W
- 04BMBarry Manilow4L · 0W
- 05RSRod Stewart4L · 1W
- 06BMBette Midler3L · 0W
04 / The archive
Every year.
Every winner.
The complete reference behind the story, showing 2000–2025. Open any year to see the rest of the field when nominee records are available.
| Year | Winner | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Norah Jones (Visions)beat 4 others
| Blue Note |
| 2024 | Laufey (Bewitched)beat 5 others
| AWAL |
| 2023 | Michael Bublé (Higher)beat 4 others
| Reprise |
| 2022 | Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga (Love for Sale)beat 5 others
| Streamline/Columbia/Interscope |
| 2021 | James Taylor (American Standard)beat 4 others
| Fantasy |
| 2020 | Elvis Costello and the Imposters (Look Now)beat 4 others
| Concord |
| 2019 | Willie Nelson (My Way)beat 4 others
| Legacy Recordings |
| 2018 | Various Artists (Tony Bennett Celebrates 90)beat 4 others
| Columbia |
| 2017 | Willie Nelson (Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin)beat 4 others
| Legacy Recordings |
| 2016 | Tony Bennett and Bill Charlap (The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern)beat 4 others
| RPM/Columbia |
| 2015 | Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga (Cheek to Cheek)beat 4 others
| Streamline/Columbia/Interscope |
| 2014 | Michael Bublé (To Be Loved)beat 4 others
| Reprise |
| 2013 | Paul McCartney (Kisses on the Bottom)beat 2 others
| Hear Music |
| 2012 | Tony Bennett (Duets II)beat 4 others
| Columbia |
| 2011 | Michael Bublé (Crazy Love)repeatbeat 4 others
| Reprise |
| 2010 | Michael Bublé (Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden)beat 4 others
| Reprise |
| 2009 | Natalie Cole (Still Unforgettable)beat 4 others
| DMI/Atco |
| 2008 | Michael Bublé (Call Me Irresponsible)beat 4 others
| Reprise |
| 2007 | Tony Bennett (Duets: An American Classic)repeatbeat 4 others
| Columbia |
| 2006 | Tony Bennett (The Art of Romance)beat 4 others
| Columbia |
| 2005 | Rod Stewart (Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III)beat 4 others
| J |
| 2004 | Tony Bennett and k.d. lang (A Wonderful World)beat 4 others
| Columbia |
| 2003 | Tony Bennett (Playin' with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues)beat 4 others
| Sony |
| 2002 | Harry Connick Jr. (Songs I Heard)beat 4 others
| Columbia |
| 2001 | Joni Mitchell (Both Sides Now)beat 4 others
| Reprise |
| 2000 | Tony Bennett (Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool)beat 4 others
| Columbia |
| 1999 | Patti Page (Live at Carnegie Hall: The 50th Anniversary Concert)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| DRG |
| 1998 | Tony Bennett (Tony Bennett on Holiday)repeatunverifiedbeat 4 others
| Columbia |
| 1997 | Tony Bennett (Here's to the Ladies)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| Columbia |
| 1996 | Frank Sinatra (Duets II)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| Capitol |
| 1995 | Tony Bennett (MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett)repeatunverifiedbeat 4 others
| Columbia |
| 1994 | Tony Bennett (Steppin' Out)repeatunverifiedbeat 4 others
| Columbia |
| 1993 | Tony Bennett (Perfectly Frank)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| Columbia |
| 1992 | Natalie Cole (Unforgettable)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| Elektra |
