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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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
Multiple wins and nominations
Wins
Nominations
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