This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist. Beyoncé currently holds the record for most wins in this category with seven.
Winners and nomineesEdit
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
1980sEdit
| Year | Artist | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | |||
| Dionne Warwick | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| 1981 – 82 | colspan="2" Template:N/a | ||
| 1983 | |||
| Aretha Franklin | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| 1984 – 85 | colspan="2" Template:N/a | ||
| 1986 | |||
| Anita Baker | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| Whitney Houston | |||
| Janet Jackson | |||
| Patti LaBelle | |||
| 1987 | |||
| Aretha Franklin | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| Whitney Houston | |||
| Phyllis Hyman | |||
| Stephanie Mills | |||
| Natalie Cole | |||
| 1988 | |||
| Natalie Cole | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| Meli'sa Morgan | |||
| Miki Howard | |||
| Dianne Reeves | |||
| Brenda Russell | |||
| 1989 | |||
| Stephanie Mills | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| Natalie Cole | |||
| Roberta Flack | |||
| Aretha Franklin | |||
| Patti LaBelle |
1990sEdit
| Year | Artist | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ||
| Anita Baker | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| 1991 | colspan="2" Template:N/a | |
| 1992 | ||
| Natalie Cole | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| Whitney Houston | ||
| Anita Baker | ||
| Gladys Knight | ||
| Oleta Adams | ||
| 1993 | ||
| Vanessa Williams | Template:Citation needed | |
| 1994 | ||
| Whitney Houston | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}Template:Cbignore</ref> |
| Aretha Franklin | ||
| Janet Jackson | ||
| Sade | ||
| Toni Braxton | ||
| 1995 | colspan="2" Template:N/a | |
| 1996 | ||
| Whitney Houston | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| Anita Baker | ||
| Brandy | ||
| Mariah Carey | ||
| Vanessa Williams | ||
| 1997 | ||
| Toni Braxton | Template:Citation needed | |
| Tracy Chapman | ||
| Natalie Cole | ||
| Chaka Khan | ||
| Vanessa Williams | ||
| 1998 | ||
| Erykah Badu | Template:Citation needed | |
| Vanessa Williams | ||
| Toni Braxton | ||
| Mariah Carey | ||
| Mary J. Blige | ||
| 1999 | ||
| Lauryn Hill | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| Aretha Franklin | ||
| Brandy | ||
| Patti LaBelle | ||
| Whitney Houston |
2000sEdit
2010sEdit
2020sEdit
| Year | Artist | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||
| Beyoncé | ||
| Fantasia | ||
| H.E.R. | ||
| India.Arie | ||
| Lizzo | ||
| 2021 | ||
| Beyoncé | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| H.E.R. | ||
| Jazmine Sullivan | ||
| Ledisi | ||
| Alicia Keys | ||
| 2022 | ||
| Jazmine Sullivan | ||
| Ari Lennox | ||
| Beyoncé | ||
| Chlöe | ||
| H.E.R. | ||
| 2023 | ||
| Beyoncé | ||
| Ari Lennox | ||
| Chlöe | ||
| Jazmine Sullivan | ||
| SZA | ||
| 2024 | ||
| H.E.R. | ||
| Ari Lennox | ||
| Janelle Monáe | ||
| Tems | ||
| Victoria Monét |
Multiple wins and nominationsEdit
WinsEdit
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- 7 wins
- 4 wins
- 3 wins
NominationsEdit
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- 14 nominations
- 13 nominations
- 9 nominations
- 7 nominations
- 6 nominations
- 5 nominations
- 4 nominations
- 3 nominations
- 2 nominations
- Chlöe
- Corinne Bailey Rae
- Natalie Cole
- Andra Day
- Missy Elliott
- Aretha Franklin
- Lauryn Hill
- Ari Lennox
- Janelle Monáe
- SZA
- Vanessa Williams
ReferencesEdit
Template:Reflist Template:NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist Template:NAACP Image Awards