NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album

| The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album

| align="center"| {{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-01-07-ca-9458-story.html|title=Whitney Houston wins four awards|last=Leonardi|first=Marsha |date=January 7, 1994|newspaper=LA Times|access-date=July 6, 2016}}

align="center"| 1995

| colspan="3" {{n/a}}

rowspan="6" align="center"| 1996

style="background:#B0C4DE"

| Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album

| rowspan="6" align="center"| {{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-04-08-ca-56035-story.html|title=1996 Image Awards|date=April 8, 1996|newspaper=LA Times |access-date=July 6, 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TFkEAAAAMBAJ&q=naacp+image+awards&pg=PA18|title = The Crisis}}

| Brandy

| CrazySexyCool

| II

| Q's Jook Joint

rowspan="6" align="center"| 1997

style="background:#B0C4DE"

| Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1

| The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album

| rowspan="6" align="center"| {{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000345/1997|title=1997 Image Award Winners|website=IMDb|access-date=August 2, 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Q4EAAAAMBAJ&q=naacp+image+awards+1997+nominations&pg=PA28|title=Billboard|date=25 January 1997}}

Prince

| Emancipation

Maxwell

| Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite

Curtis Mayfield

| New World Order

Fugees

| The Score

rowspan="2" align="center"| 1998

style="background:#B0C4DE"

| Various Artists

| Soul Food

| rowspan="2" align="center"| {{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1998/02/16/soul-food-smokes-naacp-awards/|title=1998 Image Award Winners|date=February 16, 1998|website=Chicago Tribune|access-date=July 6, 2016}}

rowspan="6" align="center"| 1999

style="background:#B0C4DE"

| Lauryn Hill

| The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

| rowspan="6" align="center"| {{cite web|url=http://awardsandwinners.com/category/naacp-image-award/1997/|title=1999 Image Award Winners|website=Awardsandwinners|access-date=1 July 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VFkEAAAAMBAJ&q=30th+naacp+image+awards+official+ballot&pg=PA25-IA4|title=The Crisis|date=December 1998}}

Mariah Carey

| #1's

Whitney Houston

| My Love is Your Love

Brandy

| Never Say Never

Kirk Franklin

| The Nu Nation Project

=2000s=

class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"

style="background:#bebebe;"

! style="width:11%;"| Year

! style="width:42%;"| Artist

! style="width:42%;"| Album

! style="width:5%;"| Ref

rowspan="6" align="center"| 2000

style="background:#B0C4DE"

| Various Artists

| The Best Man

| rowspan="6" align="center"| {{cite web|url=http://awardsandwinners.com/category/naacp-image-award/2000/|title=2000 Image Award Winners|website=Awards and Winners|access-date=August 2, 2016}}

Eric Benét

| A Day in the Life

| Mary

| FanMail

rowspan="6" align="center"| 2001

style="background:#B0C4DE"

| Stevie Wonder

| At the Close of a Century

| rowspan="6" align="center"| {{cite web|url=http://awardsandwinners.com/category/naacp-image-award/2001/|title=2001 Image Award Winners|website=Awards and Winners|access-date=August 2, 2016}}

Toni Braxton

| The Heat

Natalie Cole

| Greatest Hits, Vol. 1

Joe

| My Name is Joe

Jill Scott

rowspan="6" align="center"| 2002

style="background:#B0C4DE"

| Alicia Keys

| Songs in A Minor

| rowspan="6" align="center"| {{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-feb-25-et-braxton25-story.html|title=Alicia Keys beats out competition|last=Braxton|first=Greg|date=February 25, 2002|newspaper=LA Times|access-date=July 6, 2016}}

| Aaliyah

| Acoustic Soul

| Invincible

| Experience: Jill Scott 826+

rowspan="6" align="center"| 2003

style="background:#B0C4DE"

| Kirk Franklin

| The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin

| rowspan="6" align="center"| {{cite web|url=http://awardsandwinners.com/category/naacp-image-award/2003/|title=2003 Image Award Winners|website=Awards and Winners|access-date=August 2, 2016}}

India Arie

| Voyage to India

Nelly

| Nellyville

Musiq Soulchild

| Juslisen

Various Artists

| Brown Sugar

rowspan="6" align="center"| 2004

style="background:#B0C4DE"

| Luther Vandross

| Dance with My Father

| rowspan="6" align="center"| {{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000345/2004|title=2004 Image Award Winners|website=IMDb|access-date=August 2, 2016}}

| Love & Life

R. Kelly

| Chocolate Factory

| The Diary of Alicia Keys

OutKast

| Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

rowspan="5" align="center"| 2005

style="background:#B0C4DE"

| Prince

| Musicology

| rowspan="4" align="center"| {{cite web|url=http://awardsandwinners.com/category/naacp-image-award/2005/|title=2005 Image Award Winners|website=Awards and Winners|access-date=August 2, 2016}}

Destiny's Child

| Destiny Fulfilled

Queen Latifah

| The Dana Owens Album

Usher

| Confessions

rowspan="6" align="center"| 2006

style="background:#B0C4DE"

| Mariah Carey

| The Emancipation of Mimi

| rowspan="6" align="center"| {{cite web|url=http://awardsandwinners.com/category/naacp-image-award/2006/|title=2006 Image Award Winners|website=Awards and Winners|access-date=August 2, 2016}}

| The Breakthrough

| So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross

| Unplugged

Various Artists

Kanye West

| Late Registration

rowspan="6" align="center"| 2007

style="background:#B0C4DE"

| Various Artists

| Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture

| rowspan="6" align="center"| {{cite web|url=http://aalbc.com/reviews/38th_naacp_image_awards.htm|title=2007 Image Award Winners|last=Williams|first=Kam|website=Awards and Winners|access-date=July 6, 2016}}

Beyoncé

| B'Day

| Reflections: A Retrospective

John Legend

| Once Again

Corinne Bailey Rae

| Corinne Bailey Rae

rowspan="6" align="center"| 2008

style="background:#B0C4DE"

| Alicia Keys

| As I Am

| rowspan="6" align="center"| {{cite web|url=http://www.naacp.org/press/entry/nominees-for-39th-naacp-image-awards-announced-----live-at-press-conference|title=2007 Image Award Nominees|website=NAACP.org|access-date=July 6, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603163835/http://www.naacp.org/press/entry/nominees-for-39th-naacp-image-awards-announced-----live-at-press-conference|archive-date=June 3, 2016}}

| Growing Pains

| Exclusive

| System

| Graduation

rowspan="6" align="center"| 2009

style="background:#B0C4DE"

| Jennifer Hudson

| Jennifer Hudson

| rowspan="6" align="center"| {{cite web|url=http://newsok.com/article/3815567|title=2009 Image Award Nominees|website=newsok.com|access-date=July 6, 2016}}

Beyoncé

| I Am... Sasha Fierce

Ne-Yo

| Year of the Gentleman

Seal

| Soul

Kanye West

| 808 & Heartbreak

=2010s=

class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"

style="background:#bebebe;"

! style="width:11%;"| Year

! style="width:42%;"| Artist

! style="width:42%;"| Album

! style="width:5%;"| Ref

rowspan="6" align="center"| 2010

style="background:#B0C4DE"

| Mary J. Blige

| Stronger with Each Tear

| rowspan="6" align="center"| {{cite web|url=http://www.naacp.org/press/entry/nominees-for-41st-naacp-image-awards-announced--live-at-press-conference-by-taye-diggs--michael-strahan--wanda-sykes--kyle-massey--chris-massey--tatyana-ali-and-naacp-executives|title=2010 Image Award Nominees|website=NAACP.org|access-date=July 6, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725012752/http://www.naacp.org/press/entry/nominees-for-41st-naacp-image-awards-announced--live-at-press-conference-by-taye-diggs--michael-strahan--wanda-sykes--kyle-massey--chris-massey--tatyana-ali-and-naacp-executives/|archive-date=July 25, 2010}}

Mariah Carey

| Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel

Jay Z

| The Blueprint 3

| The Element of Freedom

Maxwell

| BLACKsummers'night

rowspan="6" align="center"| 2011

style="background:#B0C4DE"

| John Legend and The Roots

| Wake Up!

| rowspan="6" align="center"| {{cite web|url=http://www.thewrap.com/42nd-naacp-image-awards-complete-winners-list-25284/|title=2011 Image Winners|last=Frankel|first=Daniel|date=March 6, 2011|website=TheWrap|access-date=May 9, 2016}}

Smokey Robinson

| Now and Then

Sade

| Soldier of Love

Usher

| Raymond vs. Raymond

Kanye West

| My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

rowspan="6" align="center"| 2012

style="background:#B0C4DE"

| Jennifer Hudson

| I Remember Me

| rowspan="6" align="center"| {{cite web|url=http://abc7.com/archive/8548831/|title=2012 Image Winners|last=Allin|first=Olivia|website=ABC7|access-date=May 9, 2016}}

| 4

| F.A.M.E.

| Lasers

| The Light of the Sun

rowspan="6" align="center"| 2013

style="background:#B0C4DE"

| I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston

| rowspan="6" align="center"| {{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/naacp-image-awards-winners-announced-417553 | title=2013 Image Winners|last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=February 1, 2013 |website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=May 9, 2016}}

Chuck D, Herbie Hancock, will.i.am and Nikki Yanofsky

| On the Shoulders of Giants

Michael Jackson

| Bad 25

| The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience

| Girl on Fire

Elle Varner

| Perfectly Imperfect

rowspan="6" align="center"| 2014

style="background:#B0C4DE"

| Charlie Wilson

| Love, Charlie

| rowspan="6" align="center"| {{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/naacp-image-awards-winners-682585|title=2014 Image Winners|last1=Couch |first1=Aaron|last2=Washington|first2=Arlene|date=February 22, 2014|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=May 9, 2016}}

John Legend

| Love in the Future

Janelle Monáe

| The Electric Lady

Robin Thicke

| Blurred Lines

Justin Timberlake

rowspan="6" align="center"| 2015

style="background:#B0C4DE"

| Aretha Franklin

| Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics

| rowspan="6" align="center"| {{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/naacp-image-awards-2015-winners-771018|title=2015 Image Winners|last=Washington|first=Arlene |date=February 6, 2015|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=May 9, 2016}}

Beyoncé

| Beyoncé: Platinum Edition

Toni Braxton and Babyface

| Love, Marriage & Divorce

Jennifer Hudson

| JHUD

Pharrell Williams

| GIRL

rowspan="6" align="center"| 2016

style="background:#B0C4DE"

| Jill Scott

| Woman

| rowspan="6" align="center"| {{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/naacp-awards-winners-list-image-creed-queen-latifah-1201698809/|title=2016 Image Winners|website=Variety|date=6 February 2016|access-date=May 9, 2016}}

Empire Cast

| Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1

Janet Jackson

| Unbreakable

The Weeknd

| Beauty Behind the Madness

Charlie Wilson

| Forever Charlie

rowspan="6" align="center"| 2017

style="background:#B0C4DE"

| Beyoncé

| Lemonade

| rowspan="6" align="center"| {{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2017-naacp-image-award-winners-televised-966471/item/outstanding-actor-a-motion-picture-955946| title=2017 Image Award Winners|last2=Washington|first2=Arlene|last1=Lewis|first1=Hilary|date=February 10, 2017|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=February 21, 2017}}

| Coloring Book

| Untitled Unmastered

Solange

| A Seat at the Table

rowspan="6" align="center"| 2018

style="background:#B0C4DE"

| Kendrick Lamar

| DAMN.

| rowspan="6" align="center"| {{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/awards/naacp-image-awards-2018-winners-list-1202664852/| title=NAACP Image Awards: The Complete Winners List|author=Variety Staff|date=January 15, 2018|website=Variety|access-date=February 22, 2020}}