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

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

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! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1959(May) <br />

| "The Chipmunk Song"

| Ted Keep, engineer

| David Seville

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| Billy May's Big Fat Brass

| Hugh Davies, engineer

| Billy May

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| Come Fly with Me

| Luis P. Valentin, engineer

| Frank Sinatra

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| Other Worlds, Other Sounds

| Rafael O. Valentin, engineer

| Esquivel

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| "Witchcraft"

| Marvin Schwartz, engineer

| Frank Sinatra

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! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1959(November) <br />

| Belafonte at Carnegie Hall

| Robert Simpson, engineer

| Harry Belafonte

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| Big Band Guitar

| rowspan=3| Robert Simpson, engineer

| Buddy Morrow

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| Compulsion to Swing

| Henri René

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| New Sounds at the Roosevelt

| Larry Elgart

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| Strings Aflame

| Ernest Oelrich, engineer

| Esquivel

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|}

1960s

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! rowspan=7, style="text-align:center;"|1961 <br />

| Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook

| Luis P. Valentin, engineer

| Ella Fitzgerald

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| Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall

| Robert Simpson, engineer

| Harry Belafonte

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| Infinity in Sound

| John Norman, engineer

| Esquivel

|-

| Louis Bellson Swings Jule Styne

| Luis P. Valentin, engineer

| Louis Bellson

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| Persuasive Percussion No. 2

| Robert Fine, engineer

| Enoch Light

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| Wild Is Love

| John Kraus, engineer

| Nat King Cole

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| Wild Percussion and Horns A'Plenty

| Robert Simpson, engineer

| Dick Schory

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|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1962 <br />

| Judy at Carnegie Hall

| Robert Arnold, engineer

| Judy Garland

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| Breakfast at Tiffany's: Music from the Motion Picture

| Al Schmitt, engineer

| Henry Mancini

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| Cozy

| Bill MacMeekin, engineer

| Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé

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| Great Band with Great Voices

| Al Schmitt, engineer

| The Johnny Mann Singers

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| Stereo 35/MM

| Robert Fine, engineer

| Enoch Light

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! rowspan=7, style="text-align:center;"|1963 <br />

| Hatari! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

| Al Schmitt, engineer

| Henry Mancini

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| Adventures in Jazz

| Carson C. Taylor, engineer

| Stan Kenton

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| Great Band with Great Voices Swing the Great Voices of the Great Bands

| Al Schmitt, engineer

| Si Zentner Orchestra and The Johnny Mann Singers

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| "I Can't Stop Loving You"

| Bill Putnam, engineer

| Ray Charles

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| Jonah Jones and Glen Gray

| Hugh Davies, engineer

| Jonah Jones and Glen Gray

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| "Route 66 Theme"

| John Kraus, engineer

| Nelson Riddle

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| Stereo Spectacular

| William Hamilton, engineer

| Various Artists

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! rowspan=9, style="text-align:center;"|1964 <br />

| Charade (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

| James Malloy, engineer

| Henry Mancini

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| The Barbra Streisand Album

| Frank Laico, engineer

| Barbra Streisand

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| Ella and Basie!

| Luis P. Valentin, engineer

| Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie

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| Exotic Sounds of Bali

| Harold Chapman, engineer

| Mantle Hood

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| The Many Moods of Christmas

| Anthony J. Salvatore, engineers

| Robert Shaw Chorale

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| Our Man in Hollywood

| Al Schmitt, engineer

| Henry Mancini

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| Politely Percussive

| Ronald A. Steele, engineer

| Dick Schory

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| The Second Barbra Streisand Album

| Frank Laico, engineer

| Barbra Streisand

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| Supercussion

| Ronald A. Steele, engineer

| Dick Schory

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! rowspan=6, style="text-align:center;"|1965 <br />

| Getz/Gilberto

| Phil Ramone, engineer

| Stan Getz and João Gilberto

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| Artistry in Voices and Brass

| John Kraus, engineer

| Stan Kenton

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| The Pink Panther (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

| James Malloy, engineer

| Henry Mancini

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| "Pops" Goes the Trumpet

| Bernie Keville, engineers

| Al Hirt, Arthur Fiedler and Boston Pops Orchestra

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| Sugar Lips

| Chuck Seitz, engineer

| Al Hirt

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| Who Can I Turn To

| George Kneurr and Frank Laico, engineers

| Tony Bennett

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! rowspan=6, style="text-align:center;"|1966 <br />

| "A Taste of Honey"

| Larry Levine, engineer

| Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass

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| The Latin Sound of Henry Mancini

| Dick Bogert, engineer

| Henry Mancini

|-

| More of That Guitar Country

| Al Pachucki and Chuck Seitz, engineers

| Chet Atkins

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| My Name Is Barbra

| Frank Laico, engineer

| Barbra Streisand

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| September of My Years

| Lowell Frank, engineer

| Frank Sinatra

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| That Honey Horn Sound

| Chuck Seitz and William Vandevort, engineers

| Al Hirt

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! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1967 <br />

| Strangers in the Night

| Eddie Brackett and Lee Herschberg, engineers

| Frank Sinatra

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| Arabesque (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

| Dick Bogert, engineer

| Henry Mancini

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| The Last Word in Lonesome

| James Malloy, engineer

| Eddy Arnold

|-

| Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, the Jazz Orchestra

| rowspan=2| Phil Ramone, engineer

| Joe Williams and The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra

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| Presenting Thad Jones/Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra

| The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra

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! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1968 <br />

| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

| Geoff Emerick, engineer

| The Beatles

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| Chet's Tune

| William Vandevort, engineer

| Some of Chet's Friends

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| How Great Thou Art

| James Malloy, engineer

| Elvis Presley

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| Music from Mission: Impossible

| Hank Cicalo, engineer

| Lalo Schifrin

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| Ode to Billie Joe

| Joe Polito, engineer

| Bobbie Gentry

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! rowspan=6, style="text-align:center;"|1969 <br />

| Wichita Lineman

| Hugh Davies and Joe Polito, engineers

| Glen Campbell

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| Daktari

| Dave Wiechman, engineer

| Shelly Manne

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| 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

|-

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1970s

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! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1970 <br />

| Abbey Road

| Geoff Emerick and Phil McDonald, engineers

| The Beatles

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| The Age of Aquarius

| Bones Howe, engineers

| The 5th Dimension

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| Blood, Sweat & Tears

| Roy Halee, engineer

| Blood, Sweat & Tears

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| Moog Groove

| Doug Brand, Chuck Lishon, Bruce Swedien and Hans Wurman, engineers

| Electronic Concept Orchestra

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| Velvet Voices and Bold Brass

| Chuck Britz, Larry Cox and Lee Herschberg, engineers

| Anita Kerr Quartet

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! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1971 <br />

| Bridge Over Troubled Water

| Roy Halee, engineer

| Simon & Garfunkel

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| Close to You

| Dick Bogert and Ray Gerhardt, engineers

| The Carpenters

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| The Kaempfert Touch

| Peter Klemt, engineer

| Bert Kaempfert and Orchestra

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| Tap Root Manuscript

| Armin Steiner, engineer

| Neil Diamond

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| To Our Children's Children's Children

| Adrian Martins, Robin Thompson and Derek Vernals, engineers

| The Moody Blues

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! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1972 <br />

| "Theme from Shaft"

| Henry Bush, Ron Capone and Dave Purple, engineers

| Isaac Hayes

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| Carpenters

| Dick Bogert and Ray Gerhardt, engineers

| The Carpenters

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| The 5th Dimension Live!

| Bones Howe, engineer

| The 5th Dimension

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| Stones

| Armin Steiner, engineer

| Neil Diamond

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| Wings

| Larry Levine and Roger Roche, engineers

| Michel Colombier

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! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1973 <br />

| Moods

| Armin Steiner, engineer

| Neil Diamond

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| Baby I'm-a Want You

| Armin Steiner, engineer

| Bread

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| Fragile

| Eddy Offord, engineer

| Yes

|-

| Honky Château

| Ken Scott, engineer

| Elton John

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| Son of Schmilsson

| Robin Geoffrey Cable, Ken Scott and Phil McDonald, engineers

| Harry Nilsson

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! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1974 <br />

| Innervisions

| Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff, engineers

| Stevie Wonder

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| The Dark Side of the Moon

| Alan Parsons, engineer

| Pink Floyd

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| Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

| David Hentschel, engineer

| Elton John

|-

| "Long Train Runnin'"

| Donn Landee, engineer

| The Doobie Brothers

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| No Secrets

| Robin Geoffrey Cable and Bill Schnee, engineers

| Carly Simon

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! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1975 <br />

| 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

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! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1976 <br />

| 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

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| I've Got the Music in Me

| Bill Schnee, engineer

| Thelma Houston and Pressure Cooker

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| The Original Soundtrack

| Eric Stewart, engineer

| 10cc

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| Storm at Sunup

| Tommy Vicari, engineer

| Gino Vannelli

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! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1977 <br />

| Breezin

| Al Schmitt, engineer

| George Benson

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| The Dream Weaver

| Jay Lewis, engineer

| Gary Wright

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| The King James Version

| Ron Hitchcock, engineer

| Harry James

|-

| Somewhere I've Never Travelled

| Alan Parsons and Tom Trefethen, engineers

| Ambrosia

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| Tales of Mystery and Imagination

| Alan Parsons, engineer

| The Alan Parsons Project

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! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1978 <br />

| Aja

| Roger Nichols, Elliot Scheiner, Al Schmitt and Bill Schnee, engineers

| Steely Dan

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| Discovered Again!

| Bill Schnee, engineer

| Dave Grusin

|-

| JT

| Val Garay, engineer

| James Taylor

|-

| Rumours

| Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut, engineers

| Fleetwood Mac

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| Simple Dreams

| Val Garay, engineer

| Linda Ronstadt

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! rowspan=6, style="text-align:center;"|1979 <br />

| "FM (No Static at All)"

| Roger Nichols and Al Schmitt, engineers

| Steely Dan

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| All 'n All

| George Massenburg, engineer

| Earth, Wind & Fire

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| Close Encounters of the Third Kind

| John Neal, engineer

| John Williams

|-

| Pyramid

| Alan Parsons, engineer

| The Alan Parsons Project

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| Sounds...and Stuff Like That!!

| Bruce Swedien, engineer

| Quincy Jones

|-

| A Tribute to Ethel Waters

| Alan Sides and John Neal, engineers

| Diahann Carroll

|-

|}

1980s

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! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1980 <br />

| Breakfast in America

| Peter Henderson, engineer

| Supertramp

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| Cornerstone

| Rob Kingsland and Gary Loizzo, engineers

| Styx

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| Eve

| Alan Parsons, engineer

| The Alan Parsons Project

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| Just Friends

| Phil Edwards, engineer

| L.A. 4

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| Rickie Lee Jones

| Tom Knox, engineer

| Rickie Lee Jones

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! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1981 <br />

| The Wall

| James Guthrie, engineer

| Pink Floyd

|-

| Christopher Cross

| Chet Himes, engineer

| Christopher Cross

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| Give Me the Night

| Bruce Swedien, engineer

| George Benson

|-

| Growing Up in Hollywood Town

| rowspan=2| Bill Schnee, engineer

| Lincoln Mayorga and Amanda McBroom

|-

| New Baby

| Don Randi and Quest

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1982 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1983 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1984 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1985 <br />

| 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

|-

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! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1986 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1987 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=6, style="text-align:center;"|1988 <br />

| 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

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| Reflections

| Al Schmitt, engineer

| Bill Watrous

|-

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! rowspan=6, style="text-align:center;"|1989 <br />

| 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

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! rowspan=6, style="text-align:center;"|1990 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1991 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1992 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1993 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1994 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1995 <br />

| 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

|-

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! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1996 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1997 <br />

| 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

|-

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! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1998 <br />

| 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

|-

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! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|1999 <br />

| 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

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! width="5%" | Year

! width="30%" | Work

! width="35%" | Recipient(s)

! width="30%" | Artist(s)

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|2000 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|2001 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|2002 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|2003 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|2004 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|2005 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|2006 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|2007 <br />

| 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'

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|2008 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|2009 <br />

| 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

{| class="wikitable"

! width="5%" | Year

! width="25%" | Work

! width="45%" | Recipient(s)

! width="25%" | Artist(s)

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|2010 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|2011 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|2012 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|2013 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=6, style="text-align:center;"|2014 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|2015 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|2016 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|2017 <br /><br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|2018 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|2019 <br />

| 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

{| class="wikitable"

! width="5%" | Year

! width="25%" | Work

! width="45%" | Recipient(s)

! width="25%" | Artist(s)

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|2020 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|2021 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|2022 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|2023 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=5, style="text-align:center;"|2024 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=6, style="text-align:center;"|2025 <br />

| 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

|-

|-style="background:#FAEB86;"

! rowspan=4, style="text-align:center;"|2026 <br />

| 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

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