Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album

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Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album
Awarded forQuality vocal pop music albums
CountryUnited States
Presented byNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded1968
Currently held byDua Lipa - Future Nostalgia (2021)
Most awards
  • Adele
  • Kelly Clarkson (2 each)
Most nominations
  • Kelly Clarkson, Justin Timberlake, Ariana Grande (5 each)
Websitegrammy.com

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,[1] 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."[2]

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."[3]

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.[4]

Kelly Clarkson and Adele are the only two-time winners of this award, and Clarkson was the first to win twice. Clarkson, Ariana Grande, and Justin Timberlake have been nominated five times, more than any other artist, though Clarkson and Grande are the only artists to have the most solo albums nominated. Three of Timberlake's are solo, two are from NSYNC.

Recipients[]

Celine Dion
Celine Dion's Falling into You, the 1997 winner, also won Album of the Year.[5]
Steely Dan
Steely Dan's Two Against Nature, the 2001 winner, also won Album of the Year.[5]
Norah Jones
Norah Jones' debut album, Come Away with Me, won this award and Album of the Year in 2003.[5]
Ray Charles
Ray Charles' final album, Genius Loves Company, won this award and Album of the Year in 2005.[5]
Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake has been nominated five times, tied with Kelly Clarkson & Ariana Grande for the most nominations. His album Justified won in 2004.
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson is tied for the most nominations with five, and the first artist to win this award twice. Breakaway won in 2006; Stronger won in 2013.
Adele
Adele has won this award twice: for 21 in 2012, and for 25 in 2017. Both albums also won Album of the Year.[5]
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift received four nominations in this category. Her album, 1989, won this award and Album of the Year in 2016.[5]
Ariana Grande has received five nominations in this category, tying with Kelly Clarkson & Justin Timberlake. She won once for Sweetener in 2019.
Year[I] Winner(s)[6] Work Nominees Ref.
1968 The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
  • The AssociationInsight Out
  • Vikki CarrIt Must Be Him
  • The 5th DimensionUp, Up and Away
  • Bobbie GentryOde to Billie Joe
[7]
1995 Bonnie Raitt Longing in Their Hearts
  • Ace of BaseThe Sign
  • José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti with Zubin MehtaThe Three Tenors in Concert 1994
  • Lyle LovettI Love Everybody
  • SealSeal
[8]
1996 Joni Mitchell Turbulent Indigo
  • Mariah CareyDaydream
  • EaglesHell Freezes Over
  • Annie LennoxMedusa
  • MadonnaBedtime Stories
[9]
1997 Celine Dion Falling into You
  • Toni BraxtonSecrets
  • Tracy ChapmanNew Beginning
  • Shawn ColvinA Few Small Repairs
  • StingMercury Falling
[10]
1998 James Taylor Hourglass
  • Paula ColeThis Fire
  • Fleetwood MacThe Dance
  • JamiroquaiTravelling Without Moving
  • Sarah McLachlanSurfacing
[11]
1999 Madonna Ray of Light
  • Eric ClaptonPilgrim
  • Celine DionLet's Talk About Love
  • Natalie ImbrugliaLeft of the Middle
  • Brian Setzer OrchestraThe Dirty Boogie
[12]
2000 Sting Brand New Day
  • Backstreet BoysMillennium
  • CherBelieve
  • Ricky MartinRicky Martin
  • Sarah McLachlanMirrorball
[13]
2001 Steely Dan Two Against Nature
  • Don HenleyInside Job
  • MadonnaMusic
  • NSYNCNo Strings Attached
  • Britney SpearsOops!... I Did It Again
[14]
2002 Sade Lovers Rock
  • Nelly FurtadoWhoa, Nelly!
  • Janet JacksonAll for You
  • Elton JohnSongs from the West Coast
  • NSYNCCelebrity
[15]
2003 Norah Jones
  • Arif Mardin and Jay Newland, producers; S. Husky Höskulds and Jay Newland, engineers/mixers
Come Away with Me
  • Avril LavigneLet Go
  • No DoubtRock Steady
  • PinkMissundaztood
  • Britney SpearsBritney
[16]
2004 Justin Timberlake Justified
  • Christina AguileraStripped
  • George HarrisonBrainwashed
  • Annie LennoxBare
  • Michael McDonaldMotown
[17]
2005 Ray Charles and various artists
  • John R. Burk, producer; Al Schmitt, engineer/mixer
Genius Loves Company
  • Norah JonesFeels like Home
  • Sarah McLachlanAfterglow
  • Joss StoneMind Body & Soul
  • Brian WilsonBrian Wilson Presents Smile
[18]
2006 Kelly Clarkson Breakaway
  • Fiona AppleExtraordinary Machine
  • Sheryl CrowWildflower
  • Paul McCartneyChaos and Creation in the Backyard
  • Gwen StefaniLove. Angel. Music. Baby.
[19]
2007 John Mayer
  • Steve Jordan, producer; Michael H. Brauer, Joe Ferla and Chad Franscoviak, engineers/mixers
Continuum
  • Christina AguileraBack to Basics
  • James BluntBack to Bedlam
  • Elvis Costello and Allen ToussaintThe River in Reverse
  • Justin TimberlakeFutureSex/LoveSounds
[20]
2008 Amy Winehouse
  • Mark Ronson, producer
Back to Black
[21]
2009 Duffy Rockferry
  • Sheryl CrowDetours
  • EaglesLong Road out of Eden
  • Leona LewisSpirit
  • James TaylorCovers
[22]
2010 Black Eyed Peas The E.N.D.
  • Colbie CaillatBreakthrough
  • Kelly ClarksonAll I Ever Wanted
  • The FrayThe Fray
  • PinkFunhouse
[23]
2011 Lady Gaga
  • Lady Gaga and RedOne, producers; Robert Orton, RedOne and Dave Russell, engineers/mixers
The Fame Monster
  • Justin BieberMy World 2.0
  • Susan BoyleI Dreamed a Dream
  • John MayerBattle Studies
  • Katy PerryTeenage Dream
[24]
2012 Adele 21
  • CeeLo GreenThe Lady Killer
  • Lady GagaBorn This Way
  • Bruno MarsDoo-Wops & Hooligans
  • RihannaLoud
[25]
2013 Kelly Clarkson Stronger
[26]
2014 Bruno Mars
  • Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine and Bruno Mars, producers; Ari Levine and Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers
Unorthodox Jukebox
[26]
2015 Sam Smith In the Lonely Hour
  • ColdplayGhost Stories
  • Miley CyrusBangerz
  • Ariana GrandeMy Everything
  • Katy PerryPrism
  • Ed Sheeranx
[27]
2016 Taylor Swift
  • Max Martin and Shellback, producers
1989
  • Kelly ClarksonPiece by Piece
  • Florence and the MachineHow Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
  • Mark RonsonUptown Special
  • James TaylorBefore This World
[28]
2017 Adele 25
  • Justin BieberPurpose
  • Ariana GrandeDangerous Woman
  • Demi LovatoConfident
  • SiaThis Is Acting
[29]
2018 Ed Sheeran ÷
  • ColdplayKaleidoscope EP
  • Lana Del ReyLust for Life
  • Imagine DragonsEvolve
  • KeshaRainbow
  • Lady GagaJoanne
[30]
2019 Ariana Grande
  • Pharrell Williams, producer; Mike Larson, engineer
Sweetener
  • Camila CabelloCamila
  • Kelly ClarksonMeaning of Life
  • Shawn MendesShawn Mendes
  • PinkBeautiful Trauma
  • Taylor SwiftReputation
[31]
2020 Billie Eilish When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
  • BeyoncéThe Lion King: The Gift
  • Ariana GrandeThank U, Next
  • Ed SheeranNo.6 Collaborations Project
  • Taylor SwiftLover
[32]
2021 Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia
  • Justin BieberChanges
  • Lady GagaChromatica
  • Harry StylesFine Line
  • Taylor SwiftFolklore
[33]
2022 TBD TBD
  • Justin BieberJustice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)
  • Doja CatPlanet Her (Deluxe)
  • Billie EilishHappier Than Ever
  • Ariana GrandePositions
  • Olivia RodrigoSour

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

Artists with multiple wins[]

2 wins
  • Adele
  • Kelly Clarkson

Artists with multiple nominations[]

See also[]

References[]

General
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