Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album


The Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality vocal pop music albums. Awards in several categories are distributed annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position."
The honor was first presented in 1968 at the 10th Grammy Awards as Best Contemporary Album to The Beatles for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The category was then discontinued until 1995 where it emerged with the new name Best Pop Album. In 2001, the category became known as Best Pop Vocal Album. According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award is presented to artists that perform "albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded pop vocal tracks."
The award goes to the artist, producer and engineer/mixer, provided they worked on more than 50% of playing time on the album. A producer or engineer/mixer who worked on less than 50% of playing time, as well as the mastering engineer, do not win an award, but can apply for a Winners Certificate.
Kelly Clarkson and Adele are the only two-time winners of this award, and Clarkson was the first to win twice. Clarkson and Justin Timberlake have both been nominated five times, more than any other artist, though Clarkson is the only artist to have the most solo albums nominated. Three of Timberlake's are solo, two are from NSYNC.

Recipients

YearPerforming artistWorkNomineesRef.
1968

1995
1996
  • Mariah Carey – Daydream
  • Eagles – Hell Freezes Over
  • Annie Lennox – Medusa
  • Madonna – Bedtime Stories
    • 1997
  • Toni Braxton – Secrets
  • Tracy Chapman – New Beginning
  • Shawn Colvin – A Few Small Repairs
  • Sting – Mercury Falling
    • 1998
  • Paula Cole – This Fire
  • Fleetwood Mac – The Dance
  • Jamiroquai – Travelling Without Moving
  • Sarah McLachlan – Surfacing
    • 1999
  • Eric Clapton – Pilgrim
  • Celine Dion – Let's Talk About Love
  • Natalie Imbruglia – Left of the Middle
  • Brian Setzer Orchestra – The Dirty Boogie
    • 2000
  • Backstreet Boys – Millennium
  • Cher – Believe
  • Ricky Martin – Ricky Martin
  • Sarah McLachlan – Mirrorball
    • 2001Steely Dan
  • Don Henley – Inside Job
  • Madonna – Music
  • NSYNC – No Strings Attached
  • Britney Spears – Oops!... I Did It Again
    • 2002Sade
  • Nelly Furtado – Whoa, Nelly!
  • Janet Jackson – All for You
  • Elton John – Songs from the West Coast
  • NSYNC – Celebrity
    • 2003
  • Avril Lavigne – Let Go
  • No Doubt – Rock Steady
  • Pink – Missundaztood
  • Britney Spears – Britney
    • 2004
  • Christina Aguilera – Stripped
  • George Harrison – Brainwashed
  • Annie Lennox – Bare
  • Michael McDonald – Motown
    • 2005 & Various Artists
  • Norah Jones – Feels like Home
  • Sarah McLachlan – Afterglow
  • Joss Stone – Mind Body & Soul
  • Brian Wilson – Brian Wilson Presents Smile
    • 2006
  • Fiona Apple – Extraordinary Machine
  • Sheryl Crow – Wildflower
  • Paul McCartney – Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
  • Gwen Stefani – Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
    • 2007
  • Christina Aguilera – Back to Basics
  • James Blunt – Back to Bedlam
  • Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint – The River in Reverse
  • Justin Timberlake – FutureSex/LoveSounds
    • 2008
  • Bon Jovi – Lost Highway
  • Feist – The Reminder
  • Maroon 5 – It Won't Be Soon Before Long
  • Paul McCartney – Memory Almost Full
    • 2009Duffy
  • Sheryl Crow – Detours
  • Eagles – Long Road out of Eden
  • Leona Lewis – Spirit
  • James Taylor – Covers
    • 2010The Black Eyed Peas
  • Colbie Caillat – Breakthrough
  • Kelly Clarkson – All I Ever Wanted
  • The Fray – The Fray
  • Pink – Funhouse
    • 2011Lady Gaga
  • Justin Bieber – My World 2.0
  • Susan Boyle – I Dreamed a Dream
  • John Mayer – Battle Studies
  • Katy Perry – Teenage Dream
    • 2012Adele21
  • CeeLo Green – The Lady Killer
  • Lady Gaga – Born This Way
  • Bruno Mars – Doo-Wops & Hooligans
  • Rihanna – Loud
    • 2013Kelly ClarksonStronger
  • Florence and the Machine – Ceremonials
  • Fun – Some Nights
  • Maroon 5 – Overexposed
  • Pink – The Truth About Love
    • 2014Bruno MarsUnorthodox Jukebox
  • Lana Del Rey – Paradise
  • Lorde – Pure Heroine
  • Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines
  • Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience
    • 2015Sam SmithIn the Lonely Hour
  • Coldplay – Ghost Stories
  • Miley Cyrus – Bangerz
  • Ariana Grande – My Everything
  • Katy Perry – Prism
  • Ed Sheeran – x
    • 2016Taylor Swift1989
  • Kelly Clarkson – Piece by Piece
  • Florence and the Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
  • Mark Ronson – Uptown Special
  • James Taylor – Before This World
    • 2017Adele25
  • Justin Bieber – Purpose
  • Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman
  • Demi Lovato – Confident
  • Sia – This Is Acting
    • 2018Ed Sheeran÷
  • Coldplay – Kaleidoscope EP
  • Lana Del Rey – Lust for Life
  • Imagine Dragons – Evolve
  • Kesha – Rainbow
  • Lady Gaga – Joanne
    • 2019Ariana GrandeSweetener
  • Camila Cabello – Camila
  • Kelly Clarkson – Meaning of Life
  • Shawn Mendes – Shawn Mendes
  • Pink – Beautiful Trauma
  • Taylor Swift – Reputation
    • 2020Billie EilishWhen We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
  • Beyoncé –
  • Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next
  • Ed Sheeran – No.6 Collaborations Project
  • Taylor Swift – Lover
    • Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

    Artists with multiple wins

    ;2 wins
    ;5 nominations
    ;4 nominations
    ;3 nominations
    ;2 nominations