Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance
Grammy Awards · 54 nominations across 25 ceremonies · 25 wins
28th Grammys · 1986
- Winner Come Sunday · Jennifer Holliday
27th Grammys · 1985
- Winner Forgive Me · Donna Summer
26th Grammys · 1984
- Winner He's a Rebel · Donna Summer
25th Grammys · 1983
- Winner Barbara Mandrell · He Set My Life to Music
24th Grammys · 1982
- Winner Amazing Grace · B.J. Thomas
23rd Grammys · 1981
22nd Grammys · 1980
21st Grammys · 1979
- Winner Happy Man · B.J. Thomas
20th Grammys · 1978
- Winner Home Where I Belong · B.J. Thomas
19th Grammys · 1977
18th Grammys · 1976
17th Grammys · 1975
- Winner How Great Thou Art · Elvis Presley
16th Grammys · 1974
15th Grammys · 1973
- Winner He Touched Me · Elvis Presley
14th Grammys · 1972
- Winner Did You Think to Pray · Charley Pride
13th Grammys · 1971
- Winner Everything Is Beautiful · Jake Hess
12th Grammys · 1970
- Winner Ain't That Beautiful Singing · Jake Hess
11th Grammys · 1969
- Winner Beautiful Isle of Somewhere · Jake Hess
10th Grammys · 1968
- Winner How Great Thou Art · Elvis Presley
9th Grammys · 1967
8th Grammys · 1966
- Winner Southland Favorites · Anita Kerr, George Beverly Shea
- Nominee All Day Sing And Dinner On The Ground · Statesmen Quartet, Hovie Lister
- Nominee Let Me Walk With Thee · Tennessee Ernie Ford
- Nominee Just Keep On Singing · Marian Anderson
- Nominee Something Old, Something New · Blackwood Brothers
- Nominee How Great Thou Art · Kate Smith
- Nominee Bos Ashton's Songs Of Living Faith · Ralph Carmichael Singers And Orchestra
- Nominee What A Happy Time · The Happy Goodman Family
7th Grammys · 1965
- Winner Great Gospel Songs · Tennessee Ernie Ford
- Nominee This I Believe · Fred Waring, the Pennsylvanians
- Nominee Sweet Hour Of Prayer · Jo Stafford
- Nominee Family Album Of Hymns · Roger Williams
- Nominee Hymns Of Sunrise And Sunset · George Beverly Shea
- Nominee Gregorian Chant
- Nominee Standin' On The Banks Of The River · James Cleveland, the Angelic Choir
6th Grammys · 1964
- Winner Dominique · Soeur Sourire
- Nominee The Earth Is The Lord's (And The Fullness Thereof) · George Beverly Shea
- Nominee Make A Joyful Noise · The Limeliters
- Nominee The Story Of Christmas · The Roger Wagner Chorale, Tennessee Ernie Ford
- Nominee Piano In Concert
- Nominee Recorded Live! · Bessie Griffin, The Gospel Pearls
- Nominee Steppin' Right In
5th Grammys · 1963
- Winner Great Songs of Love and Faith · Mahalia Jackson
- Nominee I Love To Tell The Story · Tennessee Ernie Ford
- Nominee Save Me from Magnolia
- Nominee Inspiration - Great Music For Chorus And Orchestra · Leopold Stokowski, Norman Luboff Choir
- Nominee Back Nativity · Alex Bradford, Marion Williams And The Stars Of Faith
- Nominee Hymns At Sunset · Ralph Carmichael
- Nominee Marian Anderson - He's Got The Whole World In His Hands And 18 Other Spirituals · Marian Anderson
4th Grammys · 1962
- Winner Everytime I Feel the Spirit · Mahalia Jackson
- Nominee Swing Low · The Staple Singers
- Nominee Jesus Keep Me Near The Cross · Alex Bradford
- Nominee Hymns At Home · Tennessee Ernie Ford
- Nominee Lincoln Hymns