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."

Until 2000, the award was given to the performing artist. Since 2001, the Grammy has also been awarded to the 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 other personnel (e.g. the mastering engineer) do not win an award, but can apply for a Winners Certificate.

Adele, Kelly Clarkson, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift are the only two-time winners of this award, and Clarkson was the first to win twice. Clarkson, Swift, and Ariana Grande lead all performers with six nominations.

Recipients

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| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

| The Beatles

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| Insight Out

| The Association

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| It Must Be Him

| Vikki Carr

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| Ode to Billie Joe

| Bobbie Gentry

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| Up, Up and Away

| The 5th Dimension

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1990s

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1995<br>

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| Longing in Their Hearts

| Bonnie Raitt

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| I Love Everybody

| Lyle Lovett

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| Seal

| Seal

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| The Sign

| Ace of Base

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| The Three Tenors in Concert 1994

| José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti with Zubin Mehta

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1996<br>

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| Turbulent Indigo

| Joni Mitchell

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| Bedtime Stories

| Madonna

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| Daydream

| Mariah Carey

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| Hell Freezes Over

| Eagles

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| Medusa

| Annie Lennox

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1997<br>

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| Falling into You

| Celine Dion

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| A Few Small Repairs

| Shawn Colvin

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| Mercury Falling

| Sting

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| New Beginning

| Tracy Chapman

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| Secrets

| Toni Braxton

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1998<br>

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| Hourglass

| James Taylor

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| The Dance

| Fleetwood Mac

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| Surfacing

| Sarah McLachlan

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| This Fire

| Paula Cole

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| Travelling Without Moving

| Jamiroquai

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1999<br>

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| Ray of Light

| Madonna

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| The Dirty Boogie

| Brian Setzer Orchestra

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| Left of the Middle

| Natalie Imbruglia

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| Let's Talk About Love

| Celine Dion

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| Pilgrim

| Eric Clapton

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2000s

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2000<br>

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| Brand New Day

| Sting

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| Believe

| Cher

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| Millennium

| Backstreet Boys

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| Mirrorball

| Sarah McLachlan

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| Ricky Martin

| Ricky Martin

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2001<br>

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| Two Against Nature

| Steely Dan

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| Inside Job

| Don Henley

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| Music

| Madonna

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| No Strings Attached

| NSYNC

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| Oops!... I Did It Again

| Britney Spears

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2002<br>

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| Lovers Rock

| Sade

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| All for You

| Janet Jackson

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| Celebrity

| NSYNC

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| Songs from the West Coast

| Elton John

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| Whoa, Nelly!

| Nelly Furtado

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2003<br>

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| Come Away with Me

| Norah Jones

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| Britney

| Britney Spears

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| Let Go

| Avril Lavigne

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| Missundaztood

| Pink

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| Rock Steady

| No Doubt

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2004<br>

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| Justified

| Justin Timberlake

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| Bare

| Annie Lennox

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| Brainwashed

| George Harrison

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| Motown

| Michael McDonald

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| Stripped

| Christina Aguilera

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2005<br>

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| Genius Loves Company

| Ray Charles and Various Artists

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| Afterglow

| Sarah McLachlan

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| Brian Wilson Presents Smile

| Brian Wilson

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| Feels like Home

| Norah Jones

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| Mind Body & Soul

| Joss Stone

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2006<br>

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| Breakaway

| Kelly Clarkson

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| Chaos and Creation in the Backyard

| Paul McCartney

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| Extraordinary Machine

| Fiona Apple

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| Love. Angel. Music. Baby.

| Gwen Stefani

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| Wildflower

| Sheryl Crow

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2007<br>

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| Continuum

| John Mayer

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| Back to Basics

| Christina Aguilera

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| Back to Bedlam

| James Blunt

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| FutureSex/LoveSounds

| Justin Timberlake

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| The River in Reverse

| Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2008<br>

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| Back to Black

| Amy Winehouse

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| It Won't Be Soon Before Long

| Maroon 5

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| Lost Highway

| Bon Jovi

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| Memory Almost Full

| Paul McCartney

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| The Reminder

| Feist

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2009<br>

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| Rockferry

| Duffy

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| Covers

| James Taylor

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| Detours

| Sheryl Crow

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| Long Road Out of Eden

| Eagles

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| Spirit

| Leona Lewis

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2010s

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2010<br>

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| The E.N.D.

| Black Eyed Peas

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| All I Ever Wanted

| Kelly Clarkson

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| Breakthrough

| Colbie Caillat

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| The Fray

| The Fray

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| Funhouse

| Pink

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2011<br>

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| The Fame Monster

| Lady Gaga

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| Battle Studies

| John Mayer

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| I Dreamed a Dream

| Susan Boyle

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| My World 2.0

| Justin Bieber

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| Teenage Dream

| Katy Perry

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2012<br>

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| 21

| Adele

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| Born This Way

| Lady Gaga

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| Doo-Wops & Hooligans

| Bruno Mars

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| The Lady Killer

| CeeLo Green

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| Loud

| Rihanna

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2013<br>

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| Stronger

| Kelly Clarkson

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| Ceremonials

| Florence and the Machine

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| Overexposed

| Maroon 5

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| Some Nights

| Fun

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| The Truth About Love

| Pink

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2014<br>

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| In the Lonely Hour

| Sam Smith

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| Bangerz

| Miley Cyrus

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| Ghost Stories

| Coldplay

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| My Everything

| Ariana Grande

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| Prism

| Katy Perry

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| x

| Ed Sheeran

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2016<br>

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| 1989

| Taylor Swift

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| Before This World

| James Taylor

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| How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful

| Florence and the Machine

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| Piece by Piece

| Kelly Clarkson

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| Uptown Special

| Mark Ronson

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2017<br>

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| 25

| Adele

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| Confident

| Demi Lovato

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| Dangerous Woman

| Ariana Grande

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| Purpose

| Justin Bieber

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| This Is Acting

| Sia

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| rowspan="7" style="text-align: center;" | 2018<br>

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| ÷

| Ed Sheeran

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| Evolve

| Imagine Dragons

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| Joanne

| Lady Gaga

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| Kaleidoscope EP

| Coldplay

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| Lust for Life

| Lana Del Rey

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| Rainbow

| Kesha

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| rowspan="7" style="text-align: center;" | 2019<br>

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| Sweetener

| Ariana Grande

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| Beautiful Trauma

| Pink

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| Camila

| Camila Cabello

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| Meaning of Life

| Kelly Clarkson

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| Reputation

| Taylor Swift

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| Shawn Mendes

| Shawn Mendes

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2020s

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2020<br>

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| When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?

| Billie Eilish

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| The Lion King: The Gift

| Beyoncé

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| Lover

| Taylor Swift

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| No.6 Collaborations Project

| Ed Sheeran

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| Thank U, Next

| Ariana Grande

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2021<br>

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| Future Nostalgia

| Dua Lipa

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| Changes

| Justin Bieber

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| Chromatica

| Lady Gaga

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| Fine Line

| Harry Styles

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| Folklore

| Taylor Swift

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2022<br>

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| Sour

| Olivia Rodrigo

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| Happier Than Ever

| Billie Eilish

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| Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)

| Justin Bieber

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| Planet Her (Deluxe)

| Doja Cat

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| Positions

| Ariana Grande

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2023<br>

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| Harry's House

| Harry Styles

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| Music of the Spheres

| Coldplay

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| Special

| Lizzo

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| 30

| Adele

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| Voyage

| ABBA

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2024<br>

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| Midnights

| Taylor Swift

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| Chemistry

| Kelly Clarkson

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| Endless Summer Vacation

| Miley Cyrus

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| Guts

| Olivia Rodrigo

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| −

| Ed Sheeran

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2025<br>

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| Short n' Sweet

| Sabrina Carpenter

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| Eternal Sunshine

| Ariana Grande

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| Hit Me Hard and Soft

| Billie Eilish

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| The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess

| Chappell Roan

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| The Tortured Poets Department

| Taylor Swift

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2026<br>

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| Mayhem

| Lady Gaga

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| I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2)

| Teddy Swims

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| Man's Best Friend

| Sabrina Carpenter

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| Something Beautiful

| Miley Cyrus

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| Swag

| Justin Bieber

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Artists with multiple wins

;2 wins

  • Adele
  • Kelly Clarkson
  • Lady Gaga
  • Taylor Swift

Artists with multiple nominations

;6 nominations

  • Kelly Clarkson
  • Ariana Grande
  • Taylor Swift

;5 nominations

  • Justin Bieber
  • Lady Gaga
  • Justin Timberlake <small>(including 2 with NSYNC)</small>

;4 nominations

  • Pink
  • Ed Sheeran

;3 nominations

  • Adele
  • Coldplay
  • Miley Cyrus
  • Billie Eilish
  • Don Henley <small>(including 2 with Eagles)</small>
  • Madonna
  • Paul McCartney <small>(including 1 with The Beatles)</small>
  • Sarah McLachlan
  • James Taylor

;2 nominations

  • Christina Aguilera
  • Sabrina Carpenter
  • Sheryl Crow
  • Lana Del Rey
  • Celine Dion
  • Eagles
  • Florence and the Machine
  • George Harrison <small>(including 1 with The Beatles)</small>
  • Norah Jones
  • Annie Lennox
  • Maroon 5
  • Bruno Mars
  • John Mayer
  • NSYNC
  • Katy Perry
  • Olivia Rodrigo
  • Britney Spears
  • Gwen Stefani <small>(including 1 with No Doubt)</small>
  • Sting
  • Harry Styles

See also

  • Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

References

;General

;Specific

  • Official site of the Grammy Awards