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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Gospel Artist

Former American music award

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 (Traditional)
Yolanda Adams (Contemporary)
2001
Aaron Neville (Traditional)
Yolanda Adams (Contemporary)
2002
Shirley Caesar (Traditional)
Yolanda Adams (Contemporary)
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

References

(20 December 1980). "Billboard".
"NAACP Announces Nominees for Show Business Honors".
Pogatchnik, Shawn. "1989 Image Award Winners". [[LA Times]].
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"1992 Image Award Winners".
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"1996 Image Awards".
"1997 Image Awards".
(25 January 1997). "Billboard".
"1998 Image Awards".
"1999 Image Awards".
(December 1998). "The Crisis".
"2000 Image Awards".
"2001 Image Awards".
"2002 Image Awards".
"2003 Image Awards".
"2004 Image Awards".
"2005 Image Awards".
"2006 Image Awards".
"2007 Image Awards".
"2008 Image Award Winners".
"2009 Image Award Winners".

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