This page lists the winners and nominees for the Soul Train Music Award for Best Gospel/Inspirational Song. The award was originally entitled Best Gospel Performance – Male, Female or Group and was created during the 2009 ceremony. It was later retitled to Best Gospel/Inspirational Performance in 2013 and then to its current title in 2014. Mary Mary and Lecrae are the only artists to win this award twice.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
2000s
| Year | Artist | Song | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | |||
| Mary Mary | "God in Me" | ||
| Fred Hammond (featuring John P Kee) | "They That Wait" | ||
| Smokie Norful | "Justified" | ||
| Marvin Sapp | "Praise Him in Advance" | ||
| BeBe & CeCe Winans | "Close to You" |
2010s
2020s
| Year | Artist | Song | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| Kirk Franklin | N/A | ||
| BeBe Winans | — | ||
| Koryn Hawthorne | — | ||
| Marvin Sapp | — | ||
| PJ Morton | — | ||
| The Clark Sisters | — | ||
| 2021 | |||
| Kirk Franklin | N/A | ||
| Brian Courtney Wilson | — | ||
| James Fortune | — | ||
| Kelly Price | — | ||
| Maverick City Music | — | ||
| Tasha Cobbs Leonard | — | ||
| 2022 | |||
| Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin | N/A | ||
| CeCe Winans | — | ||
| Erica Campbell | — | ||
| Fred Hammond | — | ||
| MAJOR. | — | ||
| Marvin Sapp | — | ||
| Tamela Mann | — | ||
| Tasha Cobbs Leonard | — | ||
| 2023 | |||
| Kirk Franklin | "All Things" | ||
| Shirley Caesar | "All the Glory" | ||
| Fridayy featuring Maverick City Music & My Mom | "Came Too Far" | ||
| Koryn Hawthorne | "Cry" | ||
| Erica Campbell | "Feel Alright (Blessed)" | ||
| Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine | "God Problems" | ||
| H.E.R. | "The Journey" | ||
| Kirk Franklin | "Try Love" |
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