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.