Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary

The Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary was awarded from 1978 to 1983. A similar award, the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album has been awarded since 1991.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

Recipients

Year	Winner(s)	Title	Nominees	Ref.
1978	Eddie Hawkins & the Eddie Hawkins Singers	Wonderful!	Jessy Dixon for Born Again Mighty Clouds of Joy for God Is Not Dead Danniebelle for He Is King Larnelle Harris for More	^[1]
1979	Andraé Crouch & the Disciples	Live in London	Highland Park Community Choir, Inc. for Because He's Jesus Danniebelle, Choralerna for Danniebelle Live In Sweden with Choralerna Walter Hawkins for Love Alive II Shirley Caesar for Reach Out and Touch Loleatta Holloway for You Light Up My Life	^[2]
1980	Andraé Crouch	I'll Be Thinking of You	Cassietta George for Cassietta In Concert Myrna Summers for Give Me Something to Hold On to Bili Thedford for More Than Magic Various Artists for Push for Excellence Fountain of Life Joy Choir, Kevin Yancy (director) for Thank You	^[3]
1981	Shirley Caesar	Rejoice	Kristle Murden for I Can't Let Go Rance Allen Group for I Feel Like Going On Tramaine Hawkins for Tramaine Dynamic Disciples for You Don't Know What Go Has Done for Me	^[4]
1982	Andraé Crouch	Don't Give Up	Walter Hawkins for Walter Hawkins: The Hawkins Family Edwin Hawkins for Edwin Hawkins Live The Winans for Introducing the Winans Al Green for The Lord Will Make a Way	^[5]
1983	Al Green	Higher Plane	Edwin Hawkins for Edwin Hawkins Live with the Oakland Symphony Orchestra Andraé Crouch for Finally Mighty Clouds of Joy for Miracle Man Larnelle Harris for Touch Me, Lord	^[6]