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Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album
DescriptionQuality pop music albums
CountryUnited States
Presented byNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded1968
Currently held byTaylor Swift,
1989 (2016)
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 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] Kelly Clarkson is the first and only artist to win the award more than once and she currently holds the record for the most nominations, with four; followed by Madonna, P!nk, Sarah McLachlan, Justin Timberlake and James Taylor with three.

Recipients

Four men wearing coats and waving while surrounded by many other people.
The Beatles, the 1968 award-winning band for Best Contemporary Album.
Woman wearing a black outfit while singing and playing a guitar.
1999 award winner Madonna, performing in 2006.
Man wearing a white cutoff shirt while singing into a microphone and playing a guitar.
Two-time nominee and 2000 award winner Sting, performing in 2007.
Woman wearing a black gown and singing in to a microphone.
Three-time nominee Sarah McLachlan, performing in 2005.
Justin Timberlake performing.
Three-time nominee and 2004 award winner Justin Timberlake, performing in 2007.
Man closing his eyes while playing a guitar.
Two-time nominee and 2007 award winner John Mayer, performing in 2007.
A woman singing a high note.
Four-time nominee and two-time winner Kelly Clarkson, performing in 2012.
2016 winner Taylor Swift is the only act to win the Grammy Award for Best Country Album and Best Pop Vocal Album.
Year[I] Performing artist(s) Work Nominees Ref.
1968 The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band [4]
1995 Bonnie Raitt Longing in Their Hearts [5]
1996 Joni Mitchell Turbulent Indigo [6]
1997 Celine Dion Falling into You [7]
1998 James Taylor Hourglass [8]
1999 Madonna Ray of Light [9]
2000 Sting Brand New Day [10]
2001 Steely Dan Two Against Nature [11]
2002 Sade Lovers Rock [12]
2003 Norah Jones Come Away with Me [13]
2004 Justin Timberlake Justified [14]
2005 Ray Charles Genius Loves Company [15]
2006 Kelly Clarkson Breakaway [16]
2007 John Mayer Continuum [17]
2008 Amy Winehouse Back to Black [18]
2009 Duffy Rockferry [19]
2010 The Black Eyed Peas The E.N.D [20]
2011 Lady Gaga The Fame Monster [21]
2012 Adele 21 [21]
2013 Kelly Clarkson Stronger [22]
2014 Bruno Mars Unorthodox Jukebox [22]
2015 Sam Smith In the Lonely Hour [23]
2016 Taylor Swift 1989 [24]

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

Category facts

Most wins

2

Most nominations

4

3

2

See also

References

General
  • "Past Winners Search". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
Specific
  1. ^ "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  2. ^ "Overview". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  3. ^ "52nd OEP Category Description Guide" (PDF). National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. p. 1. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  4. ^ "1967 Grammy Awards Finalists". Billboard. 80 (7). Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 10. February 17, 1968. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  5. ^ "The 37th Grammy Nominations". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. January 6, 1995. p. 2. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  6. ^ "List of Grammy nominees". CNN. January 4, 1996. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  7. ^ Kot, Greg (January 8, 1997). "Pumpkins A Smash With 7 Grammy Nominations". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. p. 4. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  8. ^ "Complete list of Grammy nominations". USA Today. Gannett Company. March 5, 1999. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  9. ^ Sullivan, James (January 6, 1999). "Women Dominate Grammys / Lauryn Hill leads with 10 nominations". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Corporation. p. 3. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  10. ^ "42nd Annual Grammy Awards nominations". CNN. January 4, 2000. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  11. ^ "43rd Grammy Awards". CNN. February 21, 2001. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  12. ^ "Complete List Of Grammy Nominees". CBS News. January 4, 2002. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  13. ^ "Complete list of Grammy nominees; ceremony set for Feb. 23". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Corporation. January 8, 2003. p. 1. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  14. ^ "They're All Contenders". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. December 5, 2003. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  15. ^ "Grammy Award nominees in top categories". USA Today. Gannett Company. February 7, 2005. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  16. ^ "The Complete List of Grammy Nominations". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. December 8, 2005. p. 1. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  17. ^ "49th Annual Grammy Grammy Nominees". CBS News. December 7, 2006. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  18. ^ "50th annual Grammy Awards nominations". Variety. Reed Business Information. December 6, 2007. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  19. ^ "Grammy Awards: List of Winners". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. January 31, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  20. ^ "Nominees And Winners". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  21. ^ a b "53rd Annual Grammy Awards nominees list". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved February 3, 2011. Cite error: The named reference "Grammy2011" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  22. ^ a b "Maroon 5, fun. among early Grammy nominees". Associated Press. Google News. December 5, 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  23. ^ "57th Grammy Nominees". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  24. ^ "58th Grammy Nominees". Grammys. Retrieved December 7, 2015.

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