NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album
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Template:Short description This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album. This award has been given since the 1988 ceremony and since its conception, Beyoncé holds the record for most wins in this category with five, including winning for the soundtracks to Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture. Whitney Houston holds the record for most consecutive wins with three, winning for the soundtracks to The Bodyguard, Waiting to Exhale and The Preacher's Wife back to back to back.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
1980s
| Year | Artist | Album | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | |||
| Michael Jackson | Bad | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Pebbles | Pebbles | ||
| Kool Moe Dee | How Ya Like Me Now | ||
| Keith Sweat | Make It Last Forever | ||
| Stevie Wonder | Characters | ||
| 1989 | |||
| Anita Baker | Giving You the Best That I Got | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Gerald Albright | Bermuda Nights | ||
| Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly | Silky Soul | ||
| Soul II Soul | Keep On Movin' | ||
| Various Artists | Do the Right Thing |
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | Artist | Album | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| Beyoncé | Homecoming: The Live Album | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Lizzo | Cuz I Love You | ||
| H.E.R. | I Used to Know Her | ||
| Fantasia | Sketchbook | ||
| India Arie | Worthy | ||
| 2021 | |||
| Jhené Aiko | Chilombo | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Alicia Keys | Alicia | ||
| Brandy | B7 | ||
| John Legend | Bigger Love | ||
| Ledisi | The Wild Card | ||
| 2022 | |||
| Jazmine Sullivan | Heaux Tales | ||
| Silk Sonic | An Evening with Silk Sonic | ||
| H.E.R. | Back of My Mind | ||
| Drake | Certified Lover Boy | ||
| Giveon | When It's All Said and Done... Take Time | ||
| 2023 | |||
| Beyoncé | Renaissance | ||
| Ari Lennox | Age/Sex/Location | ||
| Chris Brown | Breezy (Deluxe) | ||
| Kendrick Lamar | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | ||
| PJ Morton | Watch the Sun | ||
| 2024 | |||
| Victoria Monét | Jaguar II | ||
| Summer Walker | Clear 2: Soft Life EP | ||
| Drake | For All the Dogs | ||
| Burna Boy | I Told Them... | ||
| Janelle Monáe | The Age of Pleasure | ||
| 2025 | |||
| Beyoncé | Cowboy Carter | ||
| Doechii | Alligator Bites Never Heal | ||
| PJ Morton | Cape Town to Cairo | ||
| Usher | Coming Home | ||
| GloRilla | Glorious |
Multiple wins and nominations
Wins
- 5 wins
- Beyoncé (Includes Dreamgirls Soundtrack winning in 2007)
- 4 wins
- 2 wins
Nominations
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- 8 nominations
- 7 nominations
- 6 nominations
- 5 nominations
- 4 nominations
- 3 nominations
- Brandy
- Chris Brown
- H.E.R.
- Jennifer Hudson
- India Arie
- Michael Jackson
- Kendrick Lamar
- Janelle Monáe
- Usher
- 2 nominations
References
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