Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album
Midnights by Taylor Swift is the most recent recipient.
Awarded forQuality vocal pop music albums
CountryUnited States
Presented byNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded1968
Currently held byTaylor Swift – Midnights (2024)
Most awards
Most nominationsKelly Clarkson (6)
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]

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

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. His album Justified won in 2004.
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson has the most nominations with six, and is 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]
Year Winner(s)[6] Work Nominees Ref.
1968 The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band [7]
1995 Bonnie Raitt Longing in Their Hearts [8]
1996 Joni Mitchell Turbulent Indigo [9]
1997 Celine Dion Falling into You [10]
1998 James Taylor Hourglass [11]
1999 Madonna Ray of Light [12]
2000 Sting Brand New Day [13]
2001 Steely Dan Two Against Nature [14]
2002 Sade Lovers Rock [15]
2003 Norah Jones Come Away with Me [16]
2004 Justin Timberlake Justified [17]
2005 Ray Charles and various artists
  • John R. Burk, producer; Al Schmitt, engineer/mixer
 Genius Loves Company [18]
2006 Kelly Clarkson Breakaway [19]
2007 John Mayer Continuum [20]
2008 Amy Winehouse Back to Black [21]
2009 Duffy Rockferry [22]
2010 Black Eyed Peas The E.N.D. [23]
2011 Lady Gaga The Fame Monster [24]
2012 Adele 21 [25]
2013 Kelly Clarkson Stronger [26]
2014 Bruno Mars Unorthodox Jukebox [26]
2015 Sam Smith In the Lonely Hour [27]
2016 Taylor Swift 1989 [28]
2017 Adele 25 [29]
2018 Ed Sheeran ÷ [30]
2019 Ariana Grande Sweetener [31]
2020 Billie Eilish When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? [32]
2021 Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia [33]
2022 Olivia Rodrigo Sour [34]
2023 Harry Styles Harry's House [35]
2024 Taylor Swift Midnights [36]

Artists with multiple wins

2 wins

Artists with multiple nominations

See also

References

General
  • "Past Winners Search". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
Specific
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  4. ^ "AWARDS, CERTIFICATES, AND GRAMMY TICKETS" (PDF). Grammy.com. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
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  12. ^ Sullivan, James (January 6, 1999). "Women Dominate Grammys / Lauryn Hill leads with 10 nominations". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Corporation. p. 3. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
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  31. ^ "61st Grammy Nominees". Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  32. ^ "2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Winners & Nominations Lists". Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  33. ^ Shafer, Ellise (March 14, 2021). "Grammys 2021 Winners List". Variety. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  34. ^ "Olivia Rodrigo Wins Best Pop Vocal Album for Sour at 2022 Grammys". Pitchfork. 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
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  36. ^ McClellan, Jennifer; Ruggieri, Melissa (November 10, 2023). "SZA leads Grammy nominees, Miley could get 1st win and Taylor Swift is poised to make history". USA Today. Retrieved November 10, 2023.

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