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 (1962, 1963)
- Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording (Musical) (1964–66)
- Best Sacred Performance (Musical) (1967)
- Best Sacred Performance (1968, 1969)
- Best Sacred Performance (Non-Classical) (1970)
- Best Sacred Performance (Musical) (1971)
- Best Sacred Performance (1972)
- Best Inspirational Performance (1973, 1974)
- Best Inspirational Performance (Non-Classical) (1975)
- Best Inspirational Performance (1976–86)
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.
Recipients
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! scope="col"|Year
! scope="col"|Winner(s)
! scope="col"|Title
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Nominees
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref.
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! scope="row" align="center"|1962
| Mahalia Jackson
| Everytime I Feel the Spirit
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! scope="row" align="center"|1963
| Mahalia Jackson
| Great Songs of Love and Faith
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! scope="row" align="center"|1964
| Soeur Sourire
| Dominique
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! scope="row" align="center"|1965
| Tennessee Ernie Ford
| Great Gospel Songs
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! scope="row" align="center"|1966
| George Beverly Shea & Anita Kerr Quartet
| Southland Favorites
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! scope="row" align="center"|1967
| Porter Wagoner & Blackwood Brothers
| Grand Old Gospel
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! scope="row" align="center"|1968
| Elvis Presley
| How Great Thou Art
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! scope="row" align="center"|1969
| Jake Hess
| Beautiful Isle of Somewhere
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! scope="row" align="center"|1970
| Jake Hess
| Ain't That Beautiful Singing
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! scope="row" align="center"|1971
| Jake Hess
| Everything Is Beautiful
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! scope="row" align="center"|1972
| Charley Pride
| Did You Think to Pray
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! scope="row" align="center"|1973
| Elvis Presley
| He Touched Me
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! scope="row" align="center"|1974
| Bill Gaither Trio
| Let's Just Praise the Lord
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! scope="row" align="center"|1975
| Elvis Presley
| "How Great Thou Art" from the album Elvis Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis
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! scope="row" align="center"|1976
| Bill Gaither Trio
| Jesus, We Just Want to Thank You
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! scope="row" align="center"|1977
| Gary S. Paxton
| The Astonishing, Outrageous, Amazing, Incredible, Unbelievable, Different World of Gary S. Paxton
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! scope="row" align="center"|1978
| B.J. Thomas
| Home Where I Belong
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! scope="row" align="center"|1979
| B.J. Thomas
| Happy Man
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! scope="row" align="center"|1980
| B.J. Thomas
| You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me a Prayer)
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! scope="row" align="center"|1981
| Debby Boone
| With My Song
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! scope="row" align="center"|1982
| B.J. Thomas
| Amazing Grace
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! scope="row" align="center"|1983
| Barbara Mandrell
| He Set My Life to Music
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! scope="row" align="center"|1984
| Donna Summer
| "He's a Rebel" from the album She Works Hard for the Money
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! scope="row" align="center"|1985
| Donna Summer
| "Forgive Me" from the album Cats Without Claws
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! scope="row" align="center"|1986
| Jennifer Holliday
| "Come Sunday" from the album Say You Love Me
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