Every Grammys Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album winner
26 ceremonies, 2000–2025. 16 different winners. The longest run was Tony Bennett, 2 years straight (2006–2007).
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album 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.
Michael Bublé ×5Tony Bennett ×5Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga ×2Willie Nelson ×2
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
Wins by label
- Sony1142%
- Warner623%
- Independent28%
- Streamline28%
- AWAL14%
- DMI14%
- Other312%
Who kept losing
Counting nominations in this category only, 2000–2025. Excludes 2 nominations credited to Various Artists, which names a compilation rather than an act.
Most nominated, never won
- Barbra Streisand9 noms
- Barry Manilow4 noms
- Bette Midler3 noms
- Bob Dylan3 noms
- Johnny Mathis3 noms
- Josh Groban3 noms
Most losses
- Barbra Streisand9L · 0W
- Harry Connick Jr.5L · 1W
- Michael Bublé5L · 5W
- Barry Manilow4L · 0W
- Rod Stewart4L · 1W
- Bette Midler3L · 0W
The full list
| 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 |
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