Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

The Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical has been awarded since 1959. The award had several minor name changes:

• In 1959, the award was known as Best Engineered Record – Non-Classical
• In 1960, it was awarded as Best Engineering Contribution – Other Than Classical or Novelty
• From 1961 to 1962, it was awarded as Best Engineering Contribution – Popular Recording
• In 1963, it was awarded as Best Engineering Contribution – Other Than Novelty and Other Than Classical
• In 1964, it was awarded as Best Engineered Recording – Other Than Classical
• From 1965 to 1991, it returned to the title Best Engineered Recording – Non-Classical
• Since 1992, it has been awarded as Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Awarded for	Quality engineering for a non-classical album
Country	United States
Presented by	National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First award	1959
Currently held by	That Wasn't a Dream (2026)
Website	grammy.com

This award is presented alongside the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical. From 1960 to 1965 a further award was presented for Best Engineered Recording – Special or Novel Effects.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year. The award is presented to the audio engineer(s) (and, since 2012, also to the mastering engineer[s]) on the winning work, not to the artist or performer, except if the artist is also a credited engineer.

Winners and nominees

1950s

Year[I]	Work	Recipient(s)	Artist(s)
1959 (May)	"The Chipmunk Song"	Ted Keep, engineer	David Seville
Billy May's Big Fat Brass	Hugh Davies, engineer	Billy May
Come Fly with Me	Luis P. Valentin, engineer	Frank Sinatra
Other Worlds, Other Sounds	Rafael O. Valentin, engineer	Esquivel
"Witchcraft"	Marvin Schwartz, engineer	Frank Sinatra
1959 (November)	Belafonte at Carnegie Hall	Robert Simpson, engineer	Harry Belafonte
Big Band Guitar	Robert Simpson, engineer	Buddy Morrow
Compulsion to Swing		Henri René
New Sounds at the Roosevelt		Larry Elgart
Strings Aflame	Ernest Oelrich, engineer	Esquivel

1960s

Year[I]	Work	Recipient(s)	Artist(s)
1961	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook	Luis P. Valentin, engineer	Ella Fitzgerald
Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall	Robert Simpson, engineer	Harry Belafonte
Infinity in Sound	John Norman, engineer	Esquivel
Louis Bellson Swings Jule Styne	Luis P. Valentin, engineer	Louis Bellson
Persuasive Percussion No. 2	Robert Fine, engineer	Enoch Light
Wild Is Love	John Kraus, engineer	Nat King Cole
Wild Percussion and Horns A'Plenty	Robert Simpson, engineer	Dick Schory
1962	Judy at Carnegie Hall	Robert Arnold, engineer	Judy Garland
Breakfast at Tiffany's: Music from the Motion Picture	Al Schmitt, engineer	Henry Mancini
Cozy	Bill MacMeekin, engineer	Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé
Great Band with Great Voices	Al Schmitt, engineer	The Johnny Mann Singers
Stereo 35/MM	Robert Fine, engineer	Enoch Light
1963	Hatari! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	Al Schmitt, engineer	Henry Mancini
Adventures in Jazz	Carson C. Taylor, engineer	Stan Kenton
Great Band with Great Voices Swing the Great Voices of the Great Bands	Al Schmitt, engineer	Si Zentner Orchestra and The Johnny Mann Singers
"I Can't Stop Loving You"	Bill Putnam, engineer	Ray Charles
Jonah Jones and Glen Gray	Hugh Davies, engineer	Jonah Jones and Glen Gray
"Route 66 Theme"	John Kraus, engineer	Nelson Riddle
Stereo Spectacular	William Hamilton, engineer	Various Artists
1964	Charade (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	James Malloy, engineer	Henry Mancini
The Barbra Streisand Album	Frank Laico, engineer	Barbra Streisand
Ella and Basie!	Luis P. Valentin, engineer	Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie
Exotic Sounds of Bali	Harold Chapman, engineer	Mantle Hood
The Many Moods of Christmas	Anthony J. Salvatore, engineers	Robert Shaw Chorale
Our Man in Hollywood	Al Schmitt, engineer	Henry Mancini
Politely Percussive	Ronald A. Steele, engineer	Dick Schory
The Second Barbra Streisand Album	Frank Laico, engineer	Barbra Streisand
Supercussion	Ronald A. Steele, engineer	Dick Schory
1965	Getz/Gilberto	Phil Ramone, engineer	Stan Getz and João Gilberto
Artistry in Voices and Brass	John Kraus, engineer	Stan Kenton
The Pink Panther (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	James Malloy, engineer	Henry Mancini
"Pops" Goes the Trumpet	Bernie Keville, engineers	Al Hirt, Arthur Fiedler and Boston Pops Orchestra
Sugar Lips	Chuck Seitz, engineer	Al Hirt
Who Can I Turn To	George Kneurr and Frank Laico, engineers	Tony Bennett
1966	"A Taste of Honey"	Larry Levine, engineer	Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
The Latin Sound of Henry Mancini	Dick Bogert, engineer	Henry Mancini
More of That Guitar Country	Al Pachucki and Chuck Seitz, engineers	Chet Atkins
My Name Is Barbra	Frank Laico, engineer	Barbra Streisand
September of My Years	Lowell Frank, engineer	Frank Sinatra
That Honey Horn Sound	Chuck Seitz and William Vandevort, engineers	Al Hirt
1967	Strangers in the Night	Eddie Brackett and Lee Herschberg, engineers	Frank Sinatra
Arabesque (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	Dick Bogert, engineer	Henry Mancini
The Last Word in Lonesome	James Malloy, engineer	Eddy Arnold
Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, the Jazz Orchestra	Phil Ramone, engineer	Joe Williams and The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra
Presenting Thad Jones/Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra		The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra
1968	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Geoff Emerick, engineer	The Beatles
Chet's Tune	William Vandevort, engineer	Some of Chet's Friends
How Great Thou Art	James Malloy, engineer	Elvis Presley
Music from Mission: Impossible	Hank Cicalo, engineer	Lalo Schifrin
Ode to Billie Joe	Joe Polito, engineer	Bobbie Gentry
1969	Wichita Lineman	Hugh Davies and Joe Polito, engineers	Glen Campbell
Daktari	Dave Wiechman, engineer	Shelly Manne
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly	Richard Bogert, engineer	Hugo Montenegro
Man of La Mancha (Original London Cast Recording)	Jerry Boys and Peter Vince, engineers	Various Artists
Rotary Connection	Doug Brand, engineer	Rotary Connection

1970s

Year[I]	Work	Recipient(s)	Artist(s)
1970	Abbey Road	Geoff Emerick and Phil McDonald, engineers	The Beatles
The Age of Aquarius	Bones Howe, engineers	The 5th Dimension
Blood, Sweat & Tears	Roy Halee, engineer	Blood, Sweat & Tears
Moog Groove	Doug Brand, Chuck Lishon, Bruce Swedien and Hans Wurman, engineers	Electronic Concept Orchestra
Velvet Voices and Bold Brass	Chuck Britz, Larry Cox and Lee Herschberg, engineers	Anita Kerr Quartet
1971	Bridge Over Troubled Water	Roy Halee, engineer	Simon & Garfunkel
Close to You	Dick Bogert and Ray Gerhardt, engineers	The Carpenters
The Kaempfert Touch	Peter Klemt, engineer	Bert Kaempfert and Orchestra
Tap Root Manuscript	Armin Steiner, engineer	Neil Diamond
To Our Children's Children's Children	Adrian Martins, Robin Thompson and Derek Vernals, engineers	The Moody Blues
1972	"Theme from Shaft"	Henry Bush, Ron Capone and Dave Purple, engineers	Isaac Hayes
Carpenters	Dick Bogert and Ray Gerhardt, engineers	The Carpenters
The 5th Dimension Live!	Bones Howe, engineer	The 5th Dimension
Stones	Armin Steiner, engineer	Neil Diamond
Wings	Larry Levine and Roger Roche, engineers	Michel Colombier
1973	Moods	Armin Steiner, engineer	Neil Diamond
Baby I'm-a Want You	Armin Steiner, engineer	Bread
Fragile	Eddy Offord, engineer	Yes
Honky Château	Ken Scott, engineer	Elton John
Son of Schmilsson	Robin Geoffrey Cable, Ken Scott and Phil McDonald, engineers	Harry Nilsson
1974	Innervisions	Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff, engineers	Stevie Wonder
The Dark Side of the Moon	Alan Parsons, engineer	Pink Floyd
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	David Hentschel, engineer	Elton John
"Long Train Runnin'"	Donn Landee, engineer	The Doobie Brothers
No Secrets	Robin Geoffrey Cable and Bill Schnee, engineers	Carly Simon
1975	Band on the Run	Geoff Emerick, engineer	Paul McCartney and Wings
Crime of the Century	John Jansen and Ken Scott, engineers	Supertramp
Lincoln Mayorga and Distinguished Colleagues, Vol. 3	Bill Schnee, engineer	Lincoln Mayorga
Powerful People	Larry Forkner and Tommy Vicari, engineers	Gino Vannelli
Southern Comfort	Peter Granet and Rik Pekkonen, engineers	The Crusaders
1976	Between the Lines	Brooks Arthur, Larry Alexander and Russ Payne, engineers	Janis Ian
Ambrosia	Chuck Johnson, Alan Parsons, Freddie Piro, Billy Taylor and Tom Trefethen, engineers	Ambrosia
I've Got the Music in Me	Bill Schnee, engineer	Thelma Houston and Pressure Cooker
The Original Soundtrack	Eric Stewart, engineer	10cc
Storm at Sunup	Tommy Vicari, engineer	Gino Vannelli
1977	Breezin'	Al Schmitt, engineer	George Benson
The Dream Weaver	Jay Lewis, engineer	Gary Wright
The King James Version	Ron Hitchcock, engineer	Harry James
Somewhere I've Never Travelled	Alan Parsons and Tom Trefethen, engineers	Ambrosia
Tales of Mystery and Imagination	Alan Parsons, engineer	The Alan Parsons Project
1978	Aja	Roger Nichols, Elliot Scheiner, Al Schmitt and Bill Schnee, engineers	Steely Dan
Discovered Again!	Bill Schnee, engineer	Dave Grusin
JT	Val Garay, engineer	James Taylor
Rumours	Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut, engineers	Fleetwood Mac
Simple Dreams	Val Garay, engineer	Linda Ronstadt
1979	"FM (No Static at All)"	Roger Nichols and Al Schmitt, engineers	Steely Dan
All 'n All	George Massenburg, engineer	Earth, Wind & Fire
Close Encounters of the Third Kind	John Neal, engineer	John Williams
Pyramid	Alan Parsons, engineer	The Alan Parsons Project
Sounds...and Stuff Like That!!	Bruce Swedien, engineer	Quincy Jones
A Tribute to Ethel Waters	Alan Sides and John Neal, engineers	Diahann Carroll

1980s

Year[I]	Work	Recipient(s)	Artist(s)
1980	Breakfast in America	Peter Henderson, engineer	Supertramp
Cornerstone	Rob Kingsland and Gary Loizzo, engineers	Styx
Eve	Alan Parsons, engineer	The Alan Parsons Project
Just Friends	Phil Edwards, engineer	L.A. 4
Rickie Lee Jones	Tom Knox, engineer	Rickie Lee Jones
1981	The Wall	James Guthrie, engineer	Pink Floyd
Christopher Cross	Chet Himes, engineer	Christopher Cross
Give Me the Night	Bruce Swedien, engineer	George Benson
Growing Up in Hollywood Town	Bill Schnee, engineer	Lincoln Mayorga and Amanda McBroom
New Baby		Don Randi and Quest
1982	Gaucho	Jerry Garszva, Roger Nichols, Elliot Scheiner and Bill Schnee, engineers	Steely Dan
The Dude	Bruce Swedien, engineer	Quincy Jones
Escape	Kevin Elson and Mike Stone, engineers	Journey
The Turn of a Friendly Card	Alan Parsons, engineer	The Alan Parsons Project
Zenyatta Mondatta	Nigel Gray, engineer	The Police
1983	Toto IV	Tom Knox, Greg Ladanyi, David Leonard and Al Schmitt, engineers	Toto
American Fool	Don Gehman, Mark Stebbeds and George Tutko, engineers	John Cougar
Eye in the Sky	Alan Parsons, engineer	The Alan Parsons Project
Love over Gold	Neil Dorfsman, engineer	Dire Straits
The Nightfly	Roger Nichols, engineer	Donald Fagen
1984	Thriller	Bruce Swedien, engineer	Michael Jackson
Bossa Nova Hotel	Peter Chaiken, James Gallagher, Tommy Vicari and Thom Wilson, engineers	Michael Sembello
Jarreau	Ian Eales, Jay Graydon and Eric Prestis, engineers	Al Jarreau
Kilroy Was Here	Rob Kingsland, Gary Loizzo and Will Rascati, engineer	Styx
Target	Alan Sides, engineer	Tom Scott
1985	Chicago 17	Humberto Gatica, engineer	Chicago
Aerial Boundaries	Steven Miller, engineer	Michael Hedges
Can't Slow Down	Calvin Harris, engineer	Lionel Richie
Heartbeat City	Nigel Green, engineer	The Cars
Into the Gap	Phil Thornalley, engineer	Thompson Twins
1986	Brothers in Arms	Neil Dorfsman, engineer	Dire Straits
Crazy from the Heat	Jeff Hendrickson, engineer	David Lee Roth
The Dream of the Blue Turtles	Jim Scott and Pete Smith, engineers	Sting
Harlequin	Don Murray, engineer	Dave Grusin and Lee Ritenour
Modern Manners	Paul Wickliffe and Chieli Minucci, engineers	Special EFX
1987	Back in the High Life	Jason Corsaro and Tom Lord-Alge, engineers	Steve Winwood
David Foster	Humberto Gatica, engineer	David Foster
Dog Eat Dog	Mike Shipley, engineer	Joni Mitchell
GRP Live in Session	Don Murray, engineer	Various Artists
Riptide	Jason Corsaro and Eric "ET" Thorngren, engineers	Robert Palmer
1988	Bad	Bruce Swedien and Humberto Gatica, engineers	Michael Jackson
Cinemagic	Don Murray and Keith Grant, engineers; Josiah Gluck and Dave Grusin, mixers	Dave Grusin
Heart & Soul	Joe Bogen, Ben Harris and Kyle Lehning, engineers	Ronnie Milsap
A Momentary Lapse of Reason	Andy Jackson, engineer	Pink Floyd
Neon	Ray Bardani and John Potoker, engineers	Flim & the BB's
Reflections	Al Schmitt, engineer	Bill Watrous
1989	Roll with It	Tom Lord-Alge, engineer	Steve Winwood
Facets	Mick Guzauski, engineer	Doc Severinsen
Let It Roll	George Massenburg, engineer	Little Feat
Provision	Ray Bardani and John Potoker, engineers	Scritti Politti
Soul Searchin'	Elliot Scheiner, engineer	Glenn Frey
Through the Lens	John Archer, engineer	Checkfield

1990s

Year[I]	Work	Recipient(s)	Artist(s)
1990	Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind	George Massenburg, engineer	Linda Ronstadt
Flowers in the Dirt	Neil Dorfsman, engineer	Paul McCartney
Full Moon Fever	Mike Campbell, Don Smith and Bill Bottrell, engineers	Tom Petty
Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown	Josiah Gluck, engineer	Various Artists
Like a Prayer	Bill Bottrell, engineer	Madonna
Migration	Don Murray and Ed Rak, engineers	Dave Grusin
1991	Back on the Block	Bruce Swedien, engineer	Quincy Jones
Bedtime Stories	Steve Churchyard and Dan Marnien, engineers	David Baerwald
...But Seriously	Hugh Padgham, engineer	Phil Collins
Holdin' a Good Hand	Scott Hendricks, engineer	Lee Greenwood
Love Is Gonna Getcha	Don Murray, engineer	Patti Austin
1992	Unforgettable... with Love	Al Schmitt, Armin Steiner and Woody Woodruff, engineers	Natalie Cole
Havana (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	Don Murray, engineer	Dave Grusin
Luck of the Draw	Ed Cherney, engineer	Bonnie Raitt
Storyville	Steve Nye, engineer	Robbie Robertson
Warm Your Heart	George Massenburg, engineer	Aaron Neville
1993	Dangerous	Bruce Swedien and Teddy Riley, engineers	Michael Jackson
Brasileiro	Moogie Canazio, engineer	Sérgio Mendes
The Hunter	Elliot Scheiner and Walter New, engineers	Jennifer Warnes
Ingénue	Greg Penny and Marc Ramaer, engineers	k.d. lang
Out of the Cradle	Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut, Kevin Killen, Greg Droman and Chris Lord-Alge, engineers	Lindsey Buckingham
1994	Ten Summoner's Tales	Hugh Padgham, engineer	Sting
Janet	Steve Hodge and Dave Rideau, engineer	Janet Jackson
Lam Toro	Cesar Sogbe and Joe Galdo, engineers	Baaba Maal
Rage Against the Machine	Andy Wallace, Stan Katayama and Garth Richardson, engineers	Rage Against the Machine
Wes Bound	Don Murray, engineer	Lee Ritenour
1995	Longing in Their Hearts	Ed Cherney, engineer	Bonnie Raitt
The Division Bell	Andy Jackson, engineer	Pink Floyd
I'm Alive	Ed Cherney, Paul Dieter and Rik Pekkonen, engineers	Jackson Browne
Rhythm, Country and Blues	Chuck Ainlay, Ed Cherney, Roger Nichols, Rik Pekkonen, Don Smith and Bob Clearmountain, engineers	Various Artists
Seal	Robin Barclay, Sean Chenery, Steve Fitzmaurice, Gregg Jackman, Steve MacMillin, Carmen Rizzo, Tim Weidner and Paul Wright, engineers	Seal
1996	Wildflowers	Dave Bianco, Richard Dodd, Stephen McLaughlin and Jim Scott, engineers	Tom Petty
Afterglow	Al Schmitt, engineer	Dr. John
Astro-Creep: 2000	Terry Date and Ulrich Wild, engineers	White Zombie
Hell Freezes Over	Rob Jacobs and Elliot Scheiner, engineers	Eagles
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I	Bruce Swedien, engineer	Michael Jackson
1997	Q's Jook Joint	Francis Buckley, Al Schmitt, Bruce Swedien and Tommy Vicari, engineers	Quincy Jones and Various Artists
Oceano	Moogie Canazio, engineer	Sérgio Mendes
Peace Beyond Passion	Michael Krowiak, Bob Power and Rail Jon Rogut, engineers	Meshell Ndegeocello
Stardust	Dave Reitzas, Elliot Scheiner, Al Schmitt and Erik Zobler, engineers	Natalie Cole
Tambu	Elliot Scheiner, Al Schmitt and Bill Smith, engineers	Toto
1998	Hourglass	Frank Filipetti, engineer	James Taylor
Blue Moon Swamp	Bob Clearmountain and John Lowson, engineers	John Fogerty
The Day	"Bassy" Bob Brockmann, Jon Gass, Humberto Gatica, Brad Gilderman, Mick Guzauski, Thom Russo and Mike Scott, engineers	Babyface
Dream Walkin'	John Guess and Julian King, engineers	Toby Keith
Two for the Road	Elliot Scheiner and Al Schmitt, engineers	Dave Grusin
1999	The Globe Sessions	Andy Wallace, Tchad Blake and Trina Shoemaker, engineers	Sheryl Crow
Breath of Heaven	Al Schmitt, engineer	Vince Gill
Contact from the Underworld of Redboy	Howie B, Andy Bradfield, Jamie Cerniglia, Marius de Vries, Chris Fogel, Tim Gordine, Troy Matthews, Pat McCarthy, Dane Ngahuka, Randall Prescott, Carmen Rizzo, Tim Stroh and Jim Wilson, engineers	Robbie Robertson
Firecracker	Bob Clearmountain and Juan Patino, engineers	Lisa Loeb
The Nu Nation Project	Gerald Baillergeau, Chris Bell, Kevin Bond, "Bassy" Bob Brockmann, Mick Guzauski, Fred Hammond, Ray Hammond, Tim Kimsey, Victor "Vinno" Merritt and Mark Williams, engineers	Kirk Franklin

2000s

Year[I]	Work	Recipient(s)	Artist(s)
2000	When I Look in Your Eyes	Al Schmitt, engineer	Diana Krall
Forget About It	Gary Paczosa, engineer	Alison Krauss
Mindfields	Steve MacMillan, Elliot Scheiner, Al Schmitt and Jess Sutcliffe, engineers	Toto
My Heart	Joe Chiccarelli, Mick Guzauski and John Kelton, engineers	Lorrie Morgan
Owsley	Jeff Balding, Tom Lord-Alge, J.R. McNeeley, Owsley, Millard Powers and Shane Wilson, engineers	Owsley
2001	Two Against Nature	Phil Burnett, Roger Nichols, Dave Russell and Elliot Scheiner, engineers	Steely Dan
Absolute Benson	Steve Barkan, Jon Fausty, Al Schmitt and Bill Schnee, engineers	George Benson
Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years!	Clark Germain and Bill Schnee, engineers	David Benoit
Kid A	Nigel Godrich, engineer	Radiohead
Oregon in Moscow	Rich Breen, engineer	Oregon and Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra
2002	The Look of Love	Al Schmitt, engineer	Diana Krall
Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane	Josiah Gluck, engineer	Karrin Allyson
Life on a String	Martin Brumbach, engineer	Laurie Anderson
New Favorite	Gary Paczosa, engineer	Alison Krauss & Union Station
Time* Sex* Love*	George Massenburg, engineer	Mary Chapin Carpenter
2003	Come Away with Me	S. Husky Höskulds, Arif Mardin and Jay Newland, engineers	Norah Jones
Ask a Woman Who Knows	Elliot Scheiner and Al Schmitt, engineers	Natalie Cole
C'mon, C'mon	Trina Shoemaker and Eric Tew, engineers	Sheryl Crow
Home	Gary Paczosa, engineer	Dixie Chicks
Morning View	Mike Einziger, Dave Holdredge, Scott Litt and Rick Will, engineers	Incubus
2004	Hail to the Thief	Nigel Godrich and Darrell Thorp, engineers	Radiohead
Elephunk	Will Adams, Dylan Dresdow, Jun Ishizeki, Chris Lord-Alge, Tony Maserati, Jason Villaroman, Tal Herzberg and Frank Wolf, engineers	The Black Eyed Peas
Natural Selection	Michael Beinhorn, Frank Filipetti, Nathaniel Kunkel, Fred Maher, Andy Wallace and Josh Wilbur, engineers	Fuel
Nature Boy: The Standards Album	Dave O'Donnell, Malcolm Pollack and Elliot Scheiner, engineers	Aaron Neville
North	Kevin Killen and Bill Moss, engineers	Elvis Costello
2005	Genius Loves Company	Robert Fernandez, John Harris, Terry Howard, Pete Karam, Joel Moss, Seth Presant, Al Schmitt and Ed Thacker, engineers	Ray Charles and Various Artists
Brian Wilson Presents Smile	Mark Linett, engineer	Brian Wilson
Feels Like Home	Jay Newland, engineer	Norah Jones
The Girl in the Other Room	Al Schmitt, engineer	Diana Krall
Give	Tchad Blake, engineer	The Bad Plus
2006	Back Home	Alan Douglas and Mick Guzauski, engineers	Eric Clapton
Deceiver	Gary Paczosa and Chris Thile, engineers	Chris Thile
Lonely Runs Both Ways	Gary Paczosa, engineer	Alison Krauss & Union Station
Mr. A-Z	Carl Glanville, Steve Lillywhite, Samuel "Vaughan" Merrick, Jim Scott and David Thoener, engineers	Jason Mraz
Rock Swings	Al Schmitt, engineer	Paul Anka
2007	At War with the Mystics	The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann, engineers	The Flaming Lips
Adieu False Heart	Gary Paczosa, engineer	Linda Ronstadt and Ann Savoy
Like Red on a Rose	Brandon Bell, Terry Christian and Gary Paczosa, engineers	Alan Jackson
The Phat Pack	Marcelo Penell, Dave Sharenow and Tommy Vicari, engineers	Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
Suitcase	Rik Pekkonen and John Porter, engineers	Keb' Mo'
2008	Beauty & Crime	Tchad Blake, Cameron Craig, Emery Dobyns and Jimmy Hogarth, engineers	Suzanne Vega
Destination Moon	Dave O'Donnell and Elliot Scheiner, engineers	Deborah Cox
Don't Mess with the Dragon	Robert Carranza, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes and K. C. Porter, engineers	Ozomatli
Floratone	Tucker Martine, engineer	Floratone
II	Jason Lehning, engineer	Viktor Krauss
2009	Consolers of the Lonely	Joe Chiccarelli and Vance Powell, engineers	The Raconteurs
Just a Little Lovin'	Al Schmitt, engineer	Shelby Lynne
Lay It Down	Jimmy Douglass, Russell Elevado and John Smeltz, engineers	Al Green
Still Unforgettable	Steve Genewick, Al Schmitt and Bill Schnee, engineers	Natalie Cole
We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.	Dyre Gormsen and Tony Maserati, engineers	Jason Mraz

2010s

Year[I]	Work	Recipient(s)	Artist(s)
2010	Ellipse	Imogen Heap, engineer	Imogen Heap
Gossip in the Grain	Ethan Johns and Dominic Monks, engineers	Ray LaMontagne
My One and Only Thrill	Helik Hadar and Al Schmitt, engineers	Melody Gardot
Safe Trip Home	Jon Brion, Jim Scott, Grippa and Greg Koller, engineers	Dido
Swan Feathers	Richard Alderson, Chris Allen, Roman Klun, Jamie Polaski, Lawrence Manchester, Rob Mounsey, Jay Newland, Gene Paul and Gordie Sampson, engineers	Leslie Mendelson
2011	Battle Studies	Michael H. Brauer, Joe Ferla, Chad Franscoviak and Manny Marroquin, engineers	John Mayer
Dirty Side Down	John Keane, engineer	Widespread Panic
Emotion & Commotion	Steve Lipson, engineer	Jeff Beck
God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise	Ryan Freeland, engineer	Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs
Pink Elephant	Seth Presant and Leon F. Sylvers III, engineers	N'dambi
2012	Paper Airplane	Mike Shipley and Neal Cappellino, engineers; Brad Blackwood, mastering engineer	Alison Krauss & Union Station
Follow Me Down	Brandon Bell and Gary Paczosa, engineers; Sangwook "Sunny" Nam and Doug Sax, mastering engineers	Sarah Jarosz
The Harrow & The Harvest	Matt Andrews, engineer; Stephen Marcussen, mastering engineer	Gillian Welch
Music Is Better Than Words	Rich Breen and Frank Filipetti, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer	Seth MacFarlane
The Next Right Thing	Kevin Killen, Brendan Muldowney and John Shyloski, engineers; John Shyloski, mastering engineer	Seth Glier
2013	The Goat Rodeo Sessions	Richard King, engineer and mastering engineer	Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile
The Absence	Moogie Canazio and Al Schmitt, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer	Melody Gardot
Ashes & Fire	Glyn Johns, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer	Ryan Adams
Love Is a Four Letter Word	Joe Chiccarelli, Steve Churchyard, Tony Maserati, Lars Fox, Graham Hope and Morgan Stratton, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer	Jason Mraz
Slingshot	Helik Hadar, engineer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer	Rebecca Pidgeon
2014	Random Access Memories	Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Daniel Lerner and Florian Lagatta, engineers; Bob Ludwig and Antoine Chabert, mastering engineers	Daft Punk
Annie Up	Chuck Ainlay, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer	Pistol Annies
The Blue Room	Helik Hadar and Leslie Ann Jones, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer	Madeleine Peyroux
The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here	Paul Figueroa and Randy Staub, engineers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer	Alice in Chains
...Like Clockwork	Joe Barresi and Mark Rankin, engineers; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer	Queens of the Stone Age
The Moorings	Trina Shoemaker, engineer; Eric Conn, mastering engineer	Andrew Duhon
2015	Morning Phase	Drew Brown, Tom Elmhirst, Cole M. Greif-Neill, David Greenbaum, Florian Lagatta, Robbie Nelson, Darrell Thorp, Cassidy Turbin and Joe Visciano, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer	Beck
Bass & Mandolin	Richard King and Dave Sinko, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer	Chris Thile and Edgar Meyer
Bluesamericana	Ross Hogarth and Casey Wasner, engineers; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer	Keb' Mo'
The Way I'm Livin'	Chuck Ainlay, engineer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer	Lee Ann Womack
What's Left Is Forever	Tchad Blake, Oyvind Jakobsen, Jo Ranheim, Itai Shapiro and Davi Way, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer	Thomas Dybdahl
2016	Sound & Color	Shawn Everett, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer	Alabama Shakes
Before This World	Dave O'Donnell, engineer; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer	James Taylor
Currency of Man	Maxime Le Guil, engineer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer	Melody Gardot
Recreational Love	Greg Kurstin and Alex Pasco, engineers; Emily Lazar, mastering engineer	The Bird and the Bee
Wallflower	Steve Price, Jochem van der Saag and Jorge Vivo, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer	Diana Krall
2017	Blackstar	David Bowie, Tom Elmhirst, Kevin Killen and Tony Visconti, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer	David Bowie
Are You Serious	Tchad Blake and David Boucher, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer	Andrew Bird
Dig In Deep	Ryan Freeland, engineer; Kim Rosen, mastering engineer	Bonnie Raitt
Hit n Run Phase Two	Booker T., Dylan Dresdow, Chris James, Prince and Justin Stanley, engineers; Dylan Dresdow, mastering engineer	Prince
Undercurrent	Shani Gandhi and Gary Paczosa, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer	Sarah Jarosz
2018	24K Magic	Serban Ghenea, John Hanes and Charles Moniz, engineers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer	Bruno Mars
Every Where Is Some Where	Brent Arrowood, Miles Comaskey, JT Daly, Tommy English, Kristine Flaherty, Adam Hawkins, Chad Howat and Tony Maserati, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer	K. Flay
Is This the Life We Really Want?	Nigel Godrich, Sam Petts-Davies and Darrell Thorp, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer	Roger Waters
Natural Conclusion	Ryan Freeland, engineer; Joao Carvalho, mastering engineer	Rose Cousins
No Shape	Shawn Everett and Joseph Lorge, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer	Perfume Genius
2019	Colors	Julian Burg, Serban Ghenea, David Greenbaum, John Hanes, Beck Hansen, Greg Kurstin, Florian Lagatta, Cole M.G.N., Alex Pasco, Jesse Shatkin, Darrell Thorp and Cassidy Turbin, engineers; Chris Bellman, Tom Coyne, Emily Lazar and Randy Merrill, mastering engineers	Beck
Earthtones	Robbie Lackritz, engineer; Philip Shaw Bova, mastering engineer	Bahamas
All the Things That I Did And All the Things That I Didn't Do	Ryan Freeland and Kenneth Pattengale, engineers; Kim Rosen, mastering engineer	The Milk Carton Kids
Head Over Heels	Nathaniel Alford, Jason Evigan, Chris Galland, Tom Gardner, Patrick "P-Thugg" Gemayel, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Tony Hoffer, Derek Keota, Ian Kirkpatrick, David Macklovitch, Amber Mark, Manny Marroquin, Vaughn Oliver, Chris "TEK" O'Ryan, Morgan Taylor Reid and Gian Stone, engineers; Chris Gehringer and Emerson Mancini, mastering engineers	Chromeo
Voicenotes	Manny Marroquin and Charlie Puth, engineers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer	Charlie Puth

2020s

Year[I]	Work	Recipient(s)	Artist(s)
2020	When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?	Rob Kinelski and Finneas O'Connell, engineers; John Greenham, mastering engineer	Billie Eilish
All These Things	Tchad Blake, Adam Greenspan and Rodney Shearer, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer	Thomas Dybdahl
Ella Mai	Chris "Shaggy" Ascher, Jaycen Joshua and David Pizzimenti, engineers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer	Ella Mai
Run Home Slow	Paul Butler and Sam Teskey, engineers; Joe Carra, mastering engineer	The Teskey Brothers
Scenery	Tom Elmhirst, Ben Kane and Jeremy Most, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer	Emily King
2021	Hyperspace	Drew Brown, Julian Burg, Andrew Coleman, Paul Epworth, Shawn Everett, Serban Ghenea, David Greenbaum, John Hanes, Beck Hansen, Jaycen Joshua, Greg Kurstin, Mike Larson, Cole M.G.N., Alex Pasco and Matt Wiggins, engineers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer	Beck
Black Hole Rainbow	Shawn Everett and Ivan Wayman, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer	Devon Gilfillian
Expectations	Gary Paczosa and Mike Robinson, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer	Katie Pruitt
Jaime	Shawn Everett, engineer/mastering engineer	Brittany Howard
25 Trips	Shani Gandhi and Gary Paczosa, engineers; Adam Grover, mastering engineer	Sierra Hull
2022	Love for Sale	Dae Bennett, Josh Coleman and Billy Cumella, engineers; Greg Calbi and Steve Fallone, mastering engineers	Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
Cinema	Josh Conway, Marvin Figueroa, Josh Gudwin, Neal H Pogue and Ethan Shumaker, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer	The Marías
Dawn	Thomas Brenneck, Zach Brown, Elton "L10MixedIt" Chueng, Riccardo Damian, Tom Elmhirst, Jens Jungkurth, Todd Monfalcone, John Rooney and Smino, engineers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer	Yebba
Hey What	B.J. Burton, engineer/mastering engineer	Low
Notes with Attachments	Joseph Lorge and Blake Mills, engineers; Greg Koller, mastering engineer	Pino Palladino and Blake Mills
2023	Harry's House	Jeremy Hatcher, Oli Jacobs, Nick Lobel, Mark "Spike" Stent and Sammy Witte, engineers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer	Harry Styles
Adolescence	Yonatan (Yoni) Ayal, Maxwell Byrne, Patrick Liney, Tim Nelson, Jock Nowell-Usticke, Aidan Peterson, Pierre Luc Rioux, Ike Schultz, Rutger Van Woudenberg, George Nicholas and Ryan Schwabe, engineers; Ryan Schwabe, mastering engineer	Baynk
Black Radio III	Daniel Farris, Tiffany Gouché, Qmillion, Musiq Soulchild, Reginald Nicholas, Q-Tip, Amir Sulaiman, Michael Law Thomas and Jon Zacks, engineers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer	Robert Glasper
Chloë and the Next 20th Century	Dave Cerminara and Jonathan Wilson, engineers; Adam Ayan, mastering engineer	Father John Misty
Wet Leg	Jon McMullen, Joshua Mobaraki, Alan Moulder and Alexis Smith, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer	Wet Leg
2024	Jaguar II	John Kercy, Kyle Mann, Victoria Monét, Patrizio "Teezio" Pigliapoco, Neal H Pogue and Todd Robinson, engineers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer	Victoria Monét
Desire, I Want to Turn Into You	Macks Faulkron, Daniel Harle, Caroline Polachek and Geoff Swan, engineers; Mike Bozzi and Chris Gehringer, mastering engineers	Caroline Polachek
History	Nic Hard, engineer; Dave McNair, mastering engineer	Bokanté
Multitudes	Michael Harris, Robbie Lackritz, Joseph Lorge and Blake Mills, engineers	Feist
The Record	Owen Lantz, Will Maclellan, Catherine Marks, Mike Mogis, Bobby Mota, Kaushlesh "Garry" Purohit and Sarah Tudzin, engineers; Pat Sullivan, mastering engineer	Boygenius
2025	I/O	Tchad Blake, Oli Jacobs, Katie May and Dom Shaw, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer	Peter Gabriel
Algorithm	Dernst Emile II, Michael B. Hunter, Stephan Johnson, Rachel Keen, John Kercy, Charles Moniz and Todd Robinson, engineers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer	Lucky Daye
Cyan Blue	Jack Emblem, Jack Rochon and Charlotte Day Wilson, engineers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer	Charlotte Day Wilson
Deeper Well	Craig Alvin, Shawn Everett, Mai Leisz, Todd Lombardo, John Rooney, Konrad Snyder and Daniel Tashian, engineers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer	Kacey Musgraves
Empathogen	Beatriz Artola, Zach Brown, Oscar Cornejo, Chris Greatti and Mitch McCarthy, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer	Willow
Short n' Sweet	Bryce Bordone, Jack Antonoff, Julian Bunetta, Serban Ghenea, Jeff Gunnell, Oli Jacobs, Ian Kirkpatrick, Jack Manning, Manny Marroquin, John Ryan and Laura Sisk, engineers; Nathan Dantzler and Ruairi O'Flaherty, mastering engineers	Sabrina Carpenter
2026	That Wasn't a Dream	Joseph Lorge and Blake Mills, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer	Pino Palladino and Blake Mills
All Things Light	Jesse Brock, Jon Castelli, Tyler Johnson, Nick Lobel, Simon Maartensson, Lawrence "Boo" Mitchell, Anders Mouridsen, Ryan Nasci, Ernesto Olvera-LaPier, Ethan Schneiderman, Matt Chamberlain, Rob Moose, Rahm Silverglade and Owen Stoutt, engineers; Dale Becker, mastering engineer	Cam
Arcadia	Neal Capellino and Garry Paczosa, engineers; Brad Blackwood, mastering engineer	Alison Krauss & Union Station
For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)	Joseph Lorge, Blake MIlls and Sebastian Reunert, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer	Japanese Breakfast

Multiple wins

10 wins

• Al Schmitt

5 wins

• Bruce Swedien

4 wins

• Roger Nichols

3 wins

• Tchad Blake
• Geoff Emerick
• Serban Ghenea
• David Greenbaum
• John Hanes
• Florian Lagatta
• Bob Ludwig
• Randy Merrill
• Elliot Scheiner
• Darrell Thorp

2 wins

• Drew Brown
• Julian Burg
• Tom Coyne
• Tom Elmhirst
• Shawn Everett
• Humberto Gatica
• Mick Guzauski
• Beck Hansen
• Oli Jacobs
• Greg Kurstin
• Tom Lord-Alge
• Cole M.G.N.
• Blake Mills
• Alex Pasco
• Bill Schnee
• Armin Steiner
• Cassidy Turbin

Multiple nominations

29 nominations

• Al Schmitt

13 nominations

• Elliot Scheiner

12 nominations

• Bob Ludwig

11 nominations

• Gary Paczosa
• Bill Schnee

10 nominations

• Bruce Swedien

8 nominations

• Alan Parsons

7 nominations

• Tchad Blake
• Don Murray

6 nominations

• Shawn Everett
• Serban Ghenea
• Bernie Grundman
• Mick Guzauski
• Roger Nichols
• Robert Simpson

5 nominations

• John Hanes
• Joseph Lorge
• George Massenburg
• Armin Steiner
• Tommy Vicari

4 nominations

• Dick Bogert
• Ed Cherney
• Tom Elmhirst
• Ryan Freeland
• Humberto Gatica
• Kevin Killen
• Frank Laico
• Joe LaPorta
• James Malloy
• Manny Marroquin
• Tony Maserati
• Randy Merrill
• Blake Mills
• Rik Pekkonen
• Jim Scott
• Patricia Sullivan
• Darrell Thorp
• Luis P. Valentin

3 nominations

• Paul Blakemore
• Moogie Canazio
• Joe Chiccarelli
• Bob Clearmountain
• Hugh Davies
• Neil Dorfsman
• Geoff Emerick
• Frank Filipetti
• Chris Gehringer
• Josiah Gluck
• Nigel Godrich
• David Greenbaum
• Oli Jacobs
• John Kraus
• Greg Kurstin
• Florian Lagatta
• Tom Lord-Alge
• Jay Newland
• Dave O'Donnell
• Alex Pasco
• Phil Ramone
• Ken Scott
• Chuck Seitz
• Trina Shoemaker
• Andy Wallace

2 nominations

• Chris Athens
• Ray Bardani
• Brandon Bell
• Chris Bell
• Brad Blackwood
• Bill Bottrell
• Doug Brand
• Rich Breen
• "Bassy" Bob Brockmann
• Drew Brown
• Zach Brown
• Julian Burg
• Robin Geoffrey Cable
• Greg Calbi
• Steve Churchyard
• Matt Colton
• Jason Corsaro
• Tom Coyne
• Richard Dashut
• Dylan Dresdow
• Richard Dodd
• Robert Fine
• Shani Gandhi
• Val Garay
• Ray Gerhardt
• Roy Halee
• Beck Hansen
• Bones Howe
• Andy Jackson
• Jaycen Joshua
• John Kercy
• Rob Kingsland
• Ian Kirkpatrick
• Tom Knox
• Greg Koller
• Robbie Lackritz
• Emily Lazar
• Colin Leonard
• Larry Levine
• Nick Lobel
• Gary Loizzo
• Cole M.G.N.
• Phil McDonald
• Charles Moniz
• John Neal
• Hugh Padgham
• Neal H Pogue
• Joe Polito
• John Potoker
• Seth Presant
• Carmen Rizzo
• Todd Robinson
• John Rooney
• Kim Rosen
• Mike Shipley
• Alan Sides
• Don Smith
• Ronald A. Steele
• Tom Trefethen
• Cassidy Turbin
• William Vandevort

Summary

Breakdown by genre as of 2021.

1. Pop (27.0%)
2. Rock (22.0%)
3. Jazz (16.0%)
4. Folk (8.00%)
5. R&B (8.00%)
6. Soundtrack (3.00%)
7. Soul (3.00%)
8. Blues (3.00%)
9. Bluegrass (3.00%)
10. Other (7.00%)