NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album

This page lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album. This award has been given since the 1990 ceremony and since its conception, Whitney Houston holds the record for most wins in this category with five.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

1990s
Year Artist Album Ref
1990
Anita Baker Giving You the Best That I Got [1]
1991 N/A
1992
Luther Vandross Power of Love [2]
1993 N/A
1994
Whitney Houston The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album [3]
1995 N/A
1996
Whitney Houston Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album [4]
Various Artists Dangerous Minds: Music from the Motion Picture
Dead Presidents
Devil in a Blue Dress
New York Undercover
1997
Whitney Houston The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album [5]
1998
Various Artists Soul Food [6]
1999
Lauryn Hill The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill [7]
Whitney Houston My Love is Your Love

2000s
Year Artist Album Ref
2000
Various Artists The Best Man [8]
Eric Benét A Day in the Life
Mary J. Blige Mary
Quincy Jones From Q with Love
TLC FanMail
2001
Stevie Wonder At the Close of a Century [9]
Toni Braxton The Heat
Natalie Cole Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Joe My Name is Joe
Jill Scott Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1
2002
Alicia Keys Songs in A Minor [10]
Aaliyah Aaliyah
India Arie Acoustic Soul
Michael Jackson Invincible
Jill Scott Experience: Jill Scott 826+
2003
Kirk Franklin The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin [11]
India Arie Voyage to India
Nelly Nellyville
Musiq Soulchild Juslisen
Various Artists Brown Sugar
2004
Luther Vandross Dance with My Father [12]
Mary J. Blige Love & Life
R. Kelly Chocolate Factory
Alicia Keys The Diary of Alicia Keys
OutKast Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
2005
Prince Musicology [13]
Destiny's Child Destiny Fulfilled
Queen Latifah The Dana Owens Album
Usher Confessions
2006
Mariah Carey The Emancipation of Mimi [14]
Mary J. Blige The Breakthrough
Alicia Keys Unplugged
Various Artists So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross
Kanye West Late Registration
2007
Various Artists Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture [15]
Beyoncé B'Day
Mary J. Blige Reflections: A Retrospective
John Legend Once Again
Corinne Bailey Rae Corinne Bailey Rae
2008
Alicia Keys As I Am [16]
Mary J. Blige Growing Pains
Chris Brown Exclusive
Seal System
Kanye West Graduation
2009
Jennifer Hudson Jennifer Hudson [17]
Beyoncé I Am... Sasha Fierce
Ne-Yo Year of the Gentleman
Seal Soul
Kanye West 808 & Heartbreak

2010s
Year Artist Album Ref
2010
Mary J. Blige Stronger with Each Tear [18]
Mariah Carey Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
Jay Z The Blueprint 3
Alicia Keys The Element of Freedom
Maxwell BLACKsummers'night
2011
John Legend and The Roots Wake Up! [19]
Smokey Robinson Now and Then
Sade Soldier of Love
Usher Raymond vs. Raymond
Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
2012
Jennifer Hudson I Remember Me [20]
Beyoncé 4
Chris Brown F.A.M.E.
Lupe Fiasco Lasers
Jill Scott The Light of the Sun
2013
Whitney Houston I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston [21]
Chuck D, Herbie Hancock, will.i.am and Nikki Yanofsky On the Shoulders of Giants
Michael Jackson Bad 25
Alicia Keys Girl on Fire
Elle Varner Perfectly Imperfect
2014
Charlie Wilson Love, Charlie [22]
John Legend Love in the Future
Janelle Monáe The Electric Lady
Robin Thicke Blurred Lines
Justin Timberlake The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience
2015
Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics [23]
Beyoncé Beyoncé: Platinum Edition
Toni Braxton and Babyface Love, Marriage & Divorce
Jennifer Hudson JHUD
Pharrell Williams GIRL
2016
Jill Scott Woman [24]
Empire Cast Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1
Janet Jackson Unbreakable
The Weeknd Beauty Behind the Madness
Charlie Wilson Forever Charlie
2017
Beyoncé Lemonade [25]
Chance the Rapper Coloring Book
Anthony Hamilton What I'm Feelin'
Kendrick Lamar Untitled Unmastered
Solange A Seat at the Table
2018
Kendrick Lamar DAMN. [26]
Mary J. Blige Strength of a Woman
JAY-Z 4:44
Brian McKnight Genesis
Charlie Wilson In It to Win It
2019
Ella Mai Ella Mai [27]
Janelle Monáe Dirty Computer
MAJOR. Even More
The Carters Everything Is Love
H.E.R. I Used to Know Her: The Prelude

2020s
Year Artist Album Ref
2020
Beyoncé Homecoming: The Live Album [28]
Lizzo Cuz I Love You
H.E.R. I Used to Know Her
Fantasia Sketchbook
India Arie Worthy

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

Nominations
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