This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
| Year | Artist | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | ||
| Whitney Houston | ||
| 1986 – 88 | colspan="2" | |
| 1989 | ||
| Vanessa Williams |
| Year | Artist | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ||
| After 7 | [1] | |
| 1991 | colspan="2" | |
| 1992 | ||
| Boyz II Men | [2] | |
| C+C Music Factory | ||
| Lalah Hathaway | ||
| Lisa Fischer | ||
| Keith Washington | ||
| 1993 | ||
| Arrested Development | ||
| Jodeci | ||
| TLC | ||
| Mary J. Blige | ||
| Kris Kross | ||
| 1994 | ||
| Shai | [3] | |
| Digable Planets | ||
| Silk | ||
| SWV | ||
| Tag Team | ||
| 1995 | colspan="2" | |
| 1996 | ||
| Brandy | [4] | |
| D'Angelo | ||
| Kirk Franklin and the Family | ||
| Hootie & the Blowfish | ||
| Monica | ||
| 1997 | ||
| Kenny Lattimore | ||
| Eric Benét | ||
| Maxwell | ||
| Monifah | ||
| Az Yet | ||
| 1998 | ||
| Erykah Badu | [5] | |
| God's Property | ||
| Missy Elliott | ||
| Puff Daddy | ||
| Wyclef Jean | ||
| 1999 | ||
| Lauryn Hill | ||
| Tatyana Ali | ||
| Big Pun | ||
| Mýa | ||