The award had several minor name changes:*In 1959 the award was known as Best Performance, Documentary or Spoken Word*From 1960 to 1961 it was awarded as Best Performance - Documentary or Spoken Word (other than comedy)*From 1962 to 1963 it was awarded as Best Documentary or Spoken Word Recording (other than comedy)*From 1964 to 1965 it was awarded as Best Documentary, Spoken Word or Drama Recording (other than comedy)*In 1966 it was awarded as Best Spoken Word or Drama Recording*From 1967 to 1968 it was awarded as Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording*From 1969 to 1979 it was awarded as Best Spoken Word Recording*From 1980 to 1983 it returned to the title of Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording*From 1984 to 1991 it was awarded as Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording*From 1992 to 1997 it was awarded as Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album*Since 1998 it has been awarded as Best Spoken Word AlbumThe category now also includes audio books, poetry readings and story telling.
El premio tuvo varios cambios de nombre de menor importancia:* En 1959 el premio era llamado Mejor, documental o Spoken Word* De 1960 a 1961 Premiado como Mejor rendimiento - Documental o palabra hablada (Aparte de comedia)* De 1962 a 1963 Premiado como Mejor documental o grabación Spoken Word (Aparte de la comedia)* De 1964 a 1965 Premiado como Mejor Documental, Spoken Word o grabación Drama (Aparte de la comedia)* En 1966 fue galardonado como Mejor documental de grabación drama* De 1967 a 1968 Premiado como Mejor documental o grabación drama* De 1969 a 1979 Premiado como Mejor grabación documental mundial* De 1980 a 1983 volvió al título Best Spoken Word, documental o grabación drama* De 1984 a 1991 Premiado como Mejor documental hablado o grabación no musical* De 1992 a 1997 Premiado como Mejor documental hablado o no Album Musical* Desde 1998 ha sido premiado como Mejor Álbum documentado Hablado==2010s==**Jon Stewart por "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook)"**Michael J.