Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance

The Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance was awarded from 1962 to 1986. During this time the award had several name changes:

• Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording (1962, 1963)
• Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording (Musical) (1964–66)
• Best Sacred Performance (Musical) (1967)
• Best Sacred Performance (1968, 1969)
• Best Sacred Performance (Non-Classical) (1970)
• Best Sacred Performance (Musical) (1971)
• Best Sacred Performance (1972)
• Best Inspirational Performance (1973, 1974)
• Best Inspirational Performance (Non-Classical) (1975)
• Best Inspirational Performance (1976–86)

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

1960s

• Grammy Awards of 1962
  • Mahalia Jackson for Everytime I Feel the Spirit
• Grammy Awards of 1963
  • Mahalia Jackson for Great Songs of Love and Faith
• Grammy Awards of 1964
  • Soeur Sourire for "Dominique"
• Grammy Awards of 1965
  • Tennessee Ernie Ford for Great Gospel Songs
• Grammy Awards of 1966
  • Anita Kerr & George Beverly Shea for Southland Favorites
• Grammy Awards of 1967
  • Porter Wagoner & the Blackwood Brothers for Grand Old Gospel
• Grammy Awards of 1968
  • Elvis Presley for How Great Thou Art
• Grammy Awards of 1969
  • Jake Hess for "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere"

1970s

• Grammy Awards of 1970
  • Jake Hess for "Ain't That Beautiful Singing"
• Grammy Awards of 1971
  • Jake Hess for "Everything Is Beautiful"
• Grammy Awards of 1972
  • Charley Pride for Did You Think to Pray
• Grammy Awards of 1973
  • Elvis Presley for He Touched Me
• Grammy Awards of 1974
  • The Bill Gaither Trio for Let's Just Praise the Lord
• Grammy Awards of 1975
  • Elvis Presley for "How Great Thou Art" (from the album Elvis: As Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis)
• Grammy Awards of 1976
  • The Bill Gaither Trio for Jesus, We Just Want to Thank You
• Grammy Awards of 1977
  • Gary S. Paxton for The Astonishing, Outrageous, Amazing, Incredible, Unbelievable, Different World of Gary S. Paxton
• Grammy Awards of 1978
  • B.J. Thomas for Home Where I Belong
• Grammy Awards of 1979
  • B.J. Thomas for Happy Man

1980s

• Grammy Awards of 1980
  • B.J. Thomas for You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me a Prayer)
• Grammy Awards of 1981
  • Debby Boone for With My Song
• Grammy Awards of 1982
  • B.J. Thomas for Amazing Grace
• Grammy Awards of 1983
  • Barbara Mandrell for He Set My Life to Music
• Grammy Awards of 1984
  • Donna Summer for "He's a Rebel" (from the album She Works Hard for the Money)
• Grammy Awards of 1985
  • Donna Summer for "Forgive Me" (from the album Cats Without Claws)
• Grammy Awards of 1986
  • Jennifer Holliday for "Come Sunday" (from the album Say You Love Me)