Grammy Award For Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
The Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album was awarded from 1991 to 2011. From 1991 to 1993 it was awarded as Best Pop Gospel Album. According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award is reserved for "For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded pop/contemporary gospel vocal tracks."
The award will be discontinued from 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012, recordings in this category will be shifted to the newly formed Best Contemporary Christian Music Album category.
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.
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