Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album

The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album was awarded from 1988 to 2011. From 2001 to 2003 the award recipients included the producers and engineers as well as the artists. Until 1992 the award was known as Best Contemporary Blues Performance and in 1989 was awarded to a song rather than to an album..

The award will be discontinued from 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012, this category will merge with the Best Traditional Blues Album category to form the new Best Blues Album category.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for music released in the previous year.

2010s

• Grammy Awards of 2011
  • Buddy Guy for Living Proof
• Grammy Awards of 2010
  • The Derek Trucks Band for Already Free

2000s

• Grammy Awards of 2009
  • Dr. John and The Lower 911 for City That Care Forgot
• Grammy Awards of 2008
  • J. J. Cale and Eric Clapton for The Road to Escondido
• Grammy Awards of 2007
  • Irma Thomas for After the Rain
• Grammy Awards of 2006
  • Delbert McClinton for Cost of Living
• Grammy Awards of 2005
  • Keb' Mo' for Keep It Simple, Zuriani Zonneveld (producer) & Keb Mo (producer)
• Grammy Awards of 2004
  • Donto James (engineer/producer), Josh Sklair (producer), Sametto James (producer) & Etta James for Let's Roll
• Grammy Awards of 2003
  • Joe Henry (producer), S. Husky Höskulds (engineer/mixer) & Solomon Burke for Don't Give Up On Me
• Grammy Awards of 2002
  • Gary Nicholson (producer), Richard Dodd, Don Smith (engineers) & Delbert McClinton (producer & artist) for Nothing Personal
• Grammy Awards of 2001
  • Tony Braunagel (producer), Joe McGrath, Terry Becker (engineers/mixers), Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band for Shoutin' In Key
• Grammy Awards of 2000
  • Steve Jordan (producer), The Robert Cray Band for Take Your Shoes Off

1990s

• Grammy Awards of 1999
  • Keb' Mo' for Slow Down, produced by John Lewis Parker and Keb' Mo'
• Grammy Awards of 1998
  • Taj Mahal for Señor Blues
• Grammy Awards of 1997
  • Keb' Mo' for Just Like You
• Grammy Awards of 1996
  • Buddy Guy for Slippin' In
• Grammy Awards of 1995
  • Pops Staples for Father Father (album)
• Grammy Awards of 1994
  • Buddy Guy for Feels Like Rain
• Grammy Awards of 1993
  • Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble for The Sky Is Crying
• Grammy Awards of 1992
  • Buddy Guy for Damn Right, I've Got the Blues
• Grammy Awards of 1991
  • Jimmie Vaughan & Stevie Ray Vaughan for Family Style
• Grammy Awards of 1990
  • Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble for In Step

1980s

• Grammy Awards of 1989
  • The Robert Cray Band for Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
• Grammy Awards of 1988
  • The Robert Cray Band for Strong Persuader