NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Gospel Artist

Template:Short description 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	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1987
	Shirley Caesar	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Al Green
	Tramaine Hawkins
	Jackson Southernaires
	BeBe and CeCe Winans
1989
	BeBe and CeCe Winans	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	The Clark Sisters
	L.A. Mass Choir
	Keith Pringle
	West Angeles Angelic Choir

1990s

Year	Artist	Ref
1990
	BeBe and CeCe Winans	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1991	colspan="2" Template:N/a
1992
	BeBe and CeCe Winans	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Sounds of Blackness
	Tramaine Hawkins
	Jessye Norman & Kathleen Battle
	Take 6
1993
	BeBe and CeCe Winans	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1994
	The Winans	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1995	colspan="2" Template:N/a
1996
	Kirk Franklin and the Family	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1997
	Whitney Houston and the Georgia Mass Choir	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	BeBe and CeCe Winans
	Kirk Franklin and the Family
	Shirley Caesar
	Take 6
1998
	God's Property	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1999
	Kirk Franklin	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	CeCe Winans
	Fred Hammond
	Shirley Caesar
	Yolanda Adams

2000s

Year	Artist	Ref
2000
	Vickie Winans Template:Small	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Yolanda Adams Template:Small
2001
	Aaron Neville Template:Small	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Yolanda Adams Template:Small
2002
	Shirley Caesar Template:Small	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Yolanda Adams Template:Small
2003
	Kirk Franklin	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Mary Mary
2004
	Donnie McClurkin	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	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	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2006
	Yolanda Adams	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Kirk Franklin
	Mary Mary
	Donnie McClurkin
	CeCe Winans
2007
	Kirk Franklin	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	The Cast of Inspired By...The Bible Experience
	Andraé Crouch
	Fred Hammond
	Patti LaBelle
2008
	Kirk Franklin	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Yolanda Adams
	Sounds of Blackness
	Mavis Staples
	Marvin Winans
2009
	Mary Mary	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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