Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album

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 do not win an award, but can apply for a Winners Certificate.
Adele, Kelly Clarkson 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

Year	Winner	Work	Nominees
1968			The Association – Insight Out Vikki Carr – It Must Be Him The 5th Dimension – Up, Up and Away Bobbie Gentry – Ode to Billie Joe
1995			Ace of Base – The Sign José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti with Zubin Mehta – The Three Tenors in Concert 1994 Lyle Lovett – I Love Everybody Seal – Seal
1996			Mariah Carey – Daydream Eagles – Hell Freezes Over Annie Lennox – Medusa Madonna – Bedtime Stories
1997			Toni Braxton – Secrets Tracy Chapman – New Beginning Shawn Colvin – A Few Small Repairs Sting – Mercury Falling
1998			Paula Cole – This Fire Fleetwood Mac – The Dance Jamiroquai – Travelling Without Moving Sarah McLachlan – Surfacing
1999	Madonna		Eric Clapton – Pilgrim Celine Dion – Let's Talk About Love Natalie Imbruglia – Left of the Middle Brian Setzer Orchestra – The Dirty Boogie
2000	Sting		Backstreet Boys – Millennium Cher – Believe Ricky Martin – Ricky Martin Sarah McLachlan – Mirrorball
2001	Steely Dan Walter Becker & Donald Fagen, producers; Phil Burnett, Roger Nichols, Dave Russell & Elliot Scheiner, engineers/mixers		Don Henley – Inside Job Madonna – Music NSYNC – No Strings Attached Britney Spears – Oops!... I Did It Again
2002	Sade Sade Adu & Mike Pela, producers		Nelly Furtado – Whoa, Nelly! Janet Jackson – All for You Elton John – Songs from the West Coast NSYNC – Celebrity
2003	Arif Mardin & Jay Newland, producers; S. Husky Höskulds & Jay Newland, engineers/mixers		Avril Lavigne – Let Go No Doubt – Rock Steady Pink – Missundaztood Britney Spears – Britney
2004	Chad Hugo & Pharrell Williams, producers; Serban Ghenea, engineer/mixer		Christina Aguilera – Stripped George Harrison – Brainwashed Annie Lennox – Bare Michael McDonald – Motown
2005	& various artists John R. Burk, producer; Al Schmitt, engineer/mixer		Norah Jones – Feels like Home Sarah McLachlan – Afterglow Joss Stone – Mind Body & Soul Brian Wilson – Brian Wilson Presents Smile
2006	Clive Davis, producer; Serban Ghenea, engineer/mixer		Fiona Apple – Extraordinary Machine Sheryl Crow – Wildflower Paul McCartney – Chaos and Creation in the Backyard Gwen Stefani – Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
2007	Steve Jordan, producer; Michael H. Brauer, Joe Ferla & Chad Franscoviak, engineers/mixers		Christina Aguilera – Back to Basics James Blunt – Back to Bedlam Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint – The River in Reverse Justin Timberlake – FutureSex/LoveSounds
2008	Mark Ronson, producer		Bon Jovi – Lost Highway Feist – The Reminder Maroon 5 – It Won't Be Soon Before Long Paul McCartney – Memory Almost Full
2009	Duffy		Sheryl Crow – Detours Eagles – Long Road out of Eden Leona Lewis – Spirit James Taylor – Covers
2010	Black Eyed Peas Dylan Dresdow & Padriac Kerin, engineers/mixers		Colbie Caillat – Breakthrough Kelly Clarkson – All I Ever Wanted The Fray – The Fray Pink – Funhouse
2011	Lady Gaga Lady Gaga & RedOne, producers Robert Orton, RedOne & Dave Russell, engineers/mixers		Justin Bieber – My World 2.0 Susan Boyle – I Dreamed a Dream John Mayer – Battle Studies Katy Perry – Teenage Dream
2012	Adele	21	CeeLo Green – The Lady Killer Lady Gaga – Born This Way Bruno Mars – Doo-Wops & Hooligans Rihanna – Loud
2013	Serban Ghenea & John Hanes, engineers/mixers	Stronger	Florence and the Machine – Ceremonials Fun – Some Nights Maroon 5 – Overexposed Pink – The Truth About Love
2014	Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine & Bruno Mars, producers Ari Levine & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers	Unorthodox Jukebox	Lana Del Rey – Paradise Lorde – Pure Heroine Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience
2015	Jimmy Napes, producer Steve Fitzmaurice, engineer/mixer	In the Lonely Hour	Coldplay – Ghost Stories Miley Cyrus – Bangerz Ariana Grande – My Everything Katy Perry – Prism Ed Sheeran – x
2016	Max Martin & Shellback, producers	1989	Kelly Clarkson – Piece by Piece Florence and the Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful Mark Ronson – Uptown Special James Taylor – Before This World
2017	Adele Tom Elmhirst, engineer/mixer	25	Justin Bieber – Purpose Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman Demi Lovato – Confident Sia – This Is Acting
2018	Ed Sheeran, producer; Joe Rubel, Chris Sclafani & Mark "Spike" Stent, engineers/mixers	÷	Coldplay – Kaleidoscope EP Lana Del Rey – Lust for Life Imagine Dragons – Evolve Kesha – Rainbow Lady Gaga – Joanne
2019	Pharrell Williams, producer Mike Larson, engineer	Sweetener	Camila Cabello – Camila Kelly Clarkson – Meaning of Life Shawn Mendes – Shawn Mendes Pink – Beautiful Trauma Taylor Swift – Reputation
2020	Finneas O'Connell Rob Kinelski &Finneas O'Connell	When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?	Beyoncé – The Lion King: The Gift Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next Ed Sheeran – No.6 Collaborations Project Taylor Swift – Lover
2021	Lorna Blackwood & Koz Josh Gudwin & Cameron Gower Poole	Future Nostalgia	Justin Bieber – Changes Lady Gaga – Chromatica Harry Styles – Fine Line Taylor Swift – Folklore
2022	Olivia Rodrigo Daniel Nigro Mitch McCarthy & Daniel Nigro	Sour	Justin Bieber – Justice Doja Cat – Planet Her Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever Ariana Grande – Positions
2023	Harry Styles Kid Harpoon & Tyler Johnson Jeremy Hatcher & Spike Stent	Harry's House	ABBA – Voyage Adele – 30 Coldplay – Music of the Spheres Lizzo – Special
2024	Taylor Swift Jack Antonoff & Taylor Swift Jack Antonoff, Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea & Laura Sisk	Midnights	Kelly Clarkson – Chemistry Miley Cyrus – Endless Summer Vacation Olivia Rodrigo – Guts Ed Sheeran – −
2025	Sabrina Carpenter John Ryan Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea & Jeff Gunnell	Short n' Sweet	Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft Ariana Grande – Eternal Sunshine Chappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department
2026			Justin Bieber – Swag Sabrina Carpenter – Man's Best Friend Miley Cyrus – Something Beautiful Lady Gaga – Mayhem Teddy Swims – I've Tried Everything but Therapy