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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist

American music award

This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist. Beyoncé currently holds the record for most wins in this category with seven.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

1980s

Year	Artist	Ref
1980
Dionne Warwick
1981 – 82	colspan="2"
1983
Aretha Franklin
1984 – 85	colspan="2"
1986
Anita Baker
Whitney Houston
Janet Jackson
Patti LaBelle
1987
Aretha Franklin
Whitney Houston
Phyllis Hyman
Stephanie Mills
Natalie Cole
1988
Natalie Cole
Meli'sa Morgan
Miki Howard
Dianne Reeves
Brenda Russell
1989
Stephanie Mills
Natalie Cole
Roberta Flack
Aretha Franklin
Patti LaBelle

1990s

Year	Artist	Ref
1990
Anita Baker
1991	colspan="2"
1992
Natalie Cole
Whitney Houston
Anita Baker
Gladys Knight
Oleta Adams
1993
Vanessa Williams
1994
Whitney Houston
Aretha Franklin
Janet Jackson
Sade
Toni Braxton
1995	colspan="2"
1996
Whitney Houston
Anita Baker
Brandy
Mariah Carey
Vanessa Williams
1997
Toni Braxton
Tracy Chapman
Natalie Cole
Chaka Khan
Vanessa Williams
1998
Erykah Badu
Vanessa Williams
Toni Braxton
Mariah Carey
Mary J. Blige
1999
Lauryn Hill
Aretha Franklin
Brandy
Patti LaBelle
Whitney Houston

2000s

Year	Artist	Ref
2000
Whitney Houston
Mary J. Blige
Deborah Cox
Faith Evans
Monica
2001
Yolanda Adams
Erykah Badu
Mary J. Blige
Toni Braxton
Jill Scott
2002
Aaliyah
India.Arie
Janet Jackson
Alicia Keys
Jill Scott
2003
India.Arie
Ashanti
Erykah Badu
Mary J. Blige
Missy Elliott
2004
Alicia Keys
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Aretha Franklin
Heather Headley
2005
Fantasia
Janet Jackson
Patti LaBelle
Queen Latifah
Jill Scott
2006
Alicia Keys
Mary J. Blige
Toni Braxton
Mariah Carey
India.Arie
2007
Mary J. Blige
Corinne Bailey Rae
Beyoncé
Fantasia
India.Arie
2008
Alicia Keys
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Aretha Franklin
Jill Scott
2009
Beyoncé
Mariah Carey
Jennifer Hudson
Alicia Keys
Rihanna

2010s

Year	Artist	Ref
2010
Mary J. Blige
Whitney Houston
India.Arie
Alicia Keys
Rihanna
2011
Mary J. Blige
Corinne Bailey Rae
Chrisette Michele
Rihanna
Sade
2012
Jill Scott
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Jennifer Hudson
Ledisi
2013
Alicia Keys
Missy Elliott
Estelle
Tamela Mann
Elle Varner
2014
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
India.Arie
Ledisi
Janelle Monáe
2015
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Jennifer Hudson
Alicia Keys
Ledisi
2016
Jill Scott
Lalah Hathaway
Lauryn Hill
Janet Jackson
Jazmine Sullivan
2017
Beyoncé
Fantasia
Alicia Keys
K. Michelle
Solange
2018
Mary J. Blige
Beyoncé
Andra Day
Ledisi
SZA
2019
H.E.R.
Andra Day
Janet Jackson
Ella Mai
Janelle Monáe

2020s

Year	Artist	Ref
2020
Beyoncé
Fantasia
H.E.R.
India.Arie
Lizzo
2021
Beyoncé
H.E.R.
Jazmine Sullivan
Ledisi
Alicia Keys
2022
Jazmine Sullivan
Ari Lennox
Beyoncé
Chlöe
H.E.R.
2023
Beyoncé
Ari Lennox
Chlöe
Jazmine Sullivan
SZA
2024
H.E.R.
Ari Lennox
Janelle Monáe
Tems
Victoria Monét

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

; 7 wins

Beyoncé ; 4 wins
Alicia Keys
Mary J. Blige ; 3 wins
Whitney Houston

Nominations

; 14 nominations

Mary J. Blige

; 13 nominations

Beyoncé

; 9 nominations

Alicia Keys

; 7 nominations

India.Arie

; 6 nominations

Jill Scott
Janet Jackson

; 5 nominations

Whitney Houston
Ledisi

; 4 nominations

Mariah Carey
Fantasia
Jazmine Sullivan

; 3 nominations

Erykah Badu
Toni Braxton
H.E.R.
Jennifer Hudson
Rihanna ; 2 nominations
Chlöe
Corinne Bailey Rae
Natalie Cole
Andra Day
Missy Elliott
Aretha Franklin
Lauryn Hill
Ari Lennox
Janelle Monáe
SZA
Vanessa Williams

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(March 28, 2021). "NAACP Image Awards 2021: The Complete Televised Winners List".

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