Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance was awarded from 1962 to 1986. During this time the award had several name changes:
- Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording
- Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording
- Best Sacred Performance
- Best Sacred Performance
- Best Sacred Performance
- Best Sacred Performance
- Best Sacred Performance
- Best Inspirational Performance
- Best Inspirational Performance
- Best Inspirational Performance
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.1960s
- Grammy Awards of 1962
- *Mahalia Jackson for Everytime I Feel the Spirit
- Grammy Awards of 1963
- *Mahalia Jackson for Great Songs of Love and Faith
- Grammy Awards of 1964
- *Soeur Sourire for "Dominique"
- Grammy Awards of 1965
- *Tennessee Ernie Ford for Great Gospel Songs
- Grammy Awards of 1966
- *Anita Kerr & George Beverly Shea for Southland Favorites
- Grammy Awards of 1967
- *Porter Wagoner & the Blackwood Brothers for Grand Old Gospel
- Grammy Awards of 1968
- *Elvis Presley for How Great Thou Art
- Grammy Awards of 1969
- *Jake Hess for "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere"
1970s
- Grammy Awards of 1970
- *Jake Hess for "Ain't That Beautiful Singing"
- Grammy Awards of 1971
- *Jake Hess for "Everything Is Beautiful"
- Grammy Awards of 1972
- *Charley Pride for Did You Think to Pray
- Grammy Awards of 1973
- *Elvis Presley for He Touched Me
- Grammy Awards of 1974
- *The Bill Gaither Trio for Let's Just Praise the Lord
- Grammy Awards of 1975
- *Elvis Presley for "How Great Thou Art"
- Grammy Awards of 1976
- *The Bill Gaither Trio for Jesus, We Just Want to Thank You
- Grammy Awards of 1977
- *Gary S. Paxton for The Astonishing, Outrageous, Amazing, Incredible, Unbelievable, Different World of Gary S. Paxton
- Grammy Awards of 1978
- *B.J. Thomas for Home Where I Belong
- Grammy Awards of 1979
- *B.J. Thomas for Happy Man
1980s
- Grammy Awards of 1980
- *B.J. Thomas for You Gave Me Love
- Grammy Awards of 1981
- *Debby Boone for With My Song
- Grammy Awards of 1982
- *B.J. Thomas for Amazing Grace
- Grammy Awards of 1983
- *Barbara Mandrell for He Set My Life to Music
- Grammy Awards of 1984
- *Donna Summer for "He's a Rebel"
- Grammy Awards of 1985
- *Donna Summer for "Forgive Me"
- Grammy Awards of 1986
- *Jennifer Holliday for "Come Sunday"
