NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Gospel Artist

This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Gospel Artist. The award was first given during the 1980 ceremony and was later retired in 2009. During the years 2000 to 2002, the category was adjusted to award contemporary and traditional gospel artists separately. It was reverted in 2003. Since its conception, Kirk Franklin holds the record for most wins in this category with five. Yolanda Adams holds the record for the most wins in this category for female artists.

Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

1980s Year Artist Ref 1980 Andraé Crouch 1987 Shirley Caesar Al Green Tramaine Hawkins Jackson Southernaires BeBe and CeCe Winans 1989 BeBe and CeCe Winans The Clark Sisters L.A. Mass Choir Keith Pringle West Angeles Angelic Choir

1990s Year Artist Ref 1990 BeBe and CeCe Winans 1991 colspan="2" 1992 BeBe and CeCe Winans Sounds of Blackness Tramaine Hawkins Jessye Norman & Kathleen Battle Take 6 1993 BeBe and CeCe Winans 1994 The Winans 1995 colspan="2" 1996 Kirk Franklin and the Family 1997 Whitney Houston and the Georgia Mass Choir BeBe and CeCe Winans Kirk Franklin and the Family Shirley Caesar Take 6 1998 God's Property 1999 Kirk Franklin CeCe Winans Fred Hammond Shirley Caesar Yolanda Adams

2000s Year Artist Ref 2000 Vickie Winans Yolanda Adams 2001 Aaron Neville Yolanda Adams 2002 Shirley Caesar Yolanda Adams 2003 Kirk Franklin Mary Mary 2004 Donnie McClurkin Shirley Caesar Byron Cage Bishop TD Jakes and The Potter's House Mass Choir Vickie Winans 2005 Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama 2006 Yolanda Adams Kirk Franklin Mary Mary Donnie McClurkin CeCe Winans 2007 Kirk Franklin The Cast of Inspired By...The Bible Experience Andraé Crouch Fred Hammond Patti LaBelle 2008 Kirk Franklin Yolanda Adams Sounds of Blackness Mavis Staples Marvin Winans 2009 Mary Mary

Multiple wins and nominations Wins

5 wins Kirk Franklin

4 wins Yolanda Adams BeBe and CeCe Winans

Nominations

6 nominations Kirk Franklin

5 nominations Yolanda Adams CeCe Winans

4 nominations BeBe and CeCe Winans

3 nominations Mary Mary

2 nominations Shirley Caesar Donnie McClurkin Vickie Winans

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