The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical is an honor presented to record producers for quality non-classical music at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".

The award was first presented at the Grammy Awards in 1975. According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award is presented to producers who "represent consistently outstanding creativity in the area of record production". As of 2024, the category is part of the General Field. This is the only category that was presented during the "Premiere Ceremony" and acknowledged during the main ceremony.

Recipients

thumb|upright| 1977 winner [[Stevie Wonder is also a three-time Album of the Year recipient.]]

thumb|upright| Three-time recipient [[Quincy Jones.]]

thumb|upright| [[David Foster has been awarded three times.]]

thumb|upright| Musician [[Don Was received the award in 1995.]]

thumb|upright| [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface holds the record for most wins, with four.]]

thumb|upright| Hip hop pioneer [[Dr. Dre won in 2001.]]

thumb|upright| Acclaimed roots music producer [[T Bone Burnett received the award in 2002.]]

thumb|upright| [[Rick Rubin won the award in both 2007 and 2009.]]

thumb|upright| 2008 recipient [[Mark Ronson.]]

thumb|upright| Three-time winner [[Pharrell Williams.]]

thumb|upright| 2015 winner [[Max Martin.]]

thumb|upright| [[Greg Kurstin won the award consecutively in 2017 and 2018.]]

thumb|upright| 2020 recipient [[Finneas O'Connell also won five additional Grammys that year, including Album of the Year.]]

thumb|upright| Musician and singer-songwriter [[Jack Antonoff received the award in 2022, 2023 and 2024.]]

1970s

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1975<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Thom Bell

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| Rick Hall

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| Billy Sherrill

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| Lenny Waronker

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| Stevie Wonder

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1976<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Arif Mardin

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| Peter Asher

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| Gus Dudgeon

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| Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter

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| Bill Szymczyk

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

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Stevie Wonder

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| Richard Perry

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| Lenny Waronker

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| Joe Wissert

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1978<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Peter Asher

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| Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson

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| Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff

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| Richard Perry

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| Bill Szymczyk

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

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson

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| Peter Asher

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| Quincy Jones

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| Alan Parsons

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| Phil Ramone

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|}

1980s

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1980<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Larry Butler

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| Mike Chapman

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| Quincy Jones

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| Ted Templeman

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| Maurice White

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1981<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Phil Ramone

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| Quincy Jones

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| Michael Omartian

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| Queen and Mack

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| Stevie Wonder

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1982<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Quincy Jones

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| Val Garay

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| Mutt Lange and Mick Jones

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| Arif Mardin

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| Lionel Richie

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1983<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Toto

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| David Foster

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| Quincy Jones

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| Gary Katz

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| John Cougar Mellencamp and Don Gehman

|-

| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1984<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones

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| James Anthony Carmichael and Lionel Richie

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| Jay Graydon

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| Quincy Jones

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| Phil Ramone

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1985<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| James Anthony Carmichael and Lionel Richie <small>(TIE)</small>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| David Foster <small>(TIE)</small>

|-

| Mutt Lange and The Cars

|-

| Michael Omartian

|-

| Prince & the Revolution

|-

| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1986<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Phil Collins and Hugh Padgham

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| David Foster

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| Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar and Greg Ladanyi

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| Mark Knopfler and Neil Dorfsman

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| Narada Michael Walden

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1987<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

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| David Foster

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| Michael Omartian

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| Paul Simon

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| Steve Winwood and Russ Titelman

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

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Narada Michael Walden

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| Emilio Estefan and The Jerks

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| Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson

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| Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno

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| John Mellencamp and Don Gehman

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

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Neil Dorfsman

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| Thomas Dolby

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| David Kershenbaum

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| L.A. Reid and Babyface

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| Narada Michael Walden

|-

|}

1990s

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| rowspan="7" style="text-align: center;" | 1990<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Peter Asher

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| Emilio Estefan, Jorge Casas and Clay Ostwald

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| Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and Janet Jackson

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| L.A. Reid and Babyface

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| Prince

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| Tears for Fears and David Bascombe

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1991<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Quincy Jones

|-

| Glen Ballard

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| Phil Collins and Hugh Padgham

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| Mick Jones and Billy Joel

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| Arif Mardin

|-

| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1992<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| David Foster

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| Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey

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| Andre Fischer

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| Paul Simon

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| Keith Thomas

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| rowspan="7" style="text-align: center;" | 1993<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois <small>(TIE)</small>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| L.A. Reid and Babyface <small>(TIE)</small>

|-

| Mitchell Froom

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| Teddy Riley

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| Bruce Swedien

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| Chris Thomas

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| rowspan="7" style="text-align: center;" | 1994<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| David Foster

|-

| Walter Afanasieff

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| Tony Brown

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| Bruce Fairbairn

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| Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

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| Hugh Padgham

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1995<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Don Was

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| David Foster

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| Trevor Horn

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| Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

|-

| Brendan O'Brien

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1996<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Babyface

|-

| Glen Ballard

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| Rick Chertoff

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| Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

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| Rick Rubin

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1997<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Babyface

|-

| David Foster

|-

| Don Gehman

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| Brendan O'Brien

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| Don Was

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1998<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Babyface

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| Walter Afanasieff

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| Paula Cole

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| Kirk Franklin

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| Keith Thomas

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 1999<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Rob Cavallo

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| Michael Beinhorn

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| Tchad Blake

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| Sheryl Crow

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| Lauryn Hill

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|}

2000s

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2000<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Walter Afanasieff

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| Rob Cavallo

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| Dann Huff

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| Rick Rubin

|-

| Matt Serletic

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2001<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Dr. Dre

|-

| Bill Bottrell

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| Nigel Godrich

|-

| Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

|-

| Matt Serletic

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2002<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| T-Bone Burnett

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| Dr. Dre

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| Gerald Eaton and Brian West

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| Nigel Godrich

|-

| Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

|-

| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2003<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Arif Mardin

|-

| Dr. Dre

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| Nellee Hooper

|-

| Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

|-

| Rick Rubin

|-

| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2004<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| The Neptunes

|-

| Nigel Godrich

|-

| Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

|-

| The Matrix

|-

| Outkast

|-

| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2005<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| John Shanks

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| T-Bone Burnett

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| Rob Cavallo

|-

| Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

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| Tommy LiPuma

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2006<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Steve Lillywhite

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| Danger Mouse

|-

| Nigel Godrich

|-

| Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

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| The Neptunes

|-

| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2007<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Rick Rubin

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| Howard Benson

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| T-Bone Burnett

|-

| Danger Mouse

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| will.i.am

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2008<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Mark Ronson

|-

| Howard Benson

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| Joe Chiccarelli

|-

| Mike Elizondo

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| Timbaland

|-

| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2009<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Rick Rubin

|-

| Danger Mouse

|-

| Nigel Godrich

|-

| Johnny K

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| will.i.am

|-

|}

2010s

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2010<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Brendan O'Brien

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| T-Bone Burnett

|-

| Ethan Johns

|-

| Larry Klein

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| Greg Kurstin

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2011<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Danger Mouse

|-

| Rob Cavallo

|-

| Dr. Luke

|-

| RedOne

|-

| The Smeezingtons

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2012<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Paul Epworth

|-

| Danger Mouse

|-

| The Smeezingtons

|-

| Ryan Tedder

|-

| Butch Vig

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2013<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Dan Auerbach

|-

| Jeff Bhasker

|-

| Diplo

|-

| Markus Dravs

|-

| Salaam Remi

|-

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

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Pharrell Williams

|-

| Rob Cavallo

|-

| Dr. Luke

|-

| Ariel Rechtshaid

|-

| Jeff Tweedy

|-

| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2015<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Max Martin

|-

| Paul Epworth

|-

| John Hill

|-

| Jay Joyce

|-

| Greg Kurstin

|-

| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2016<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Jeff Bhasker

|-

| Dave Cobb

|-

| Diplo

|-

| Larry Klein

|-

| Blake Mills

|-

| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2017<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Greg Kurstin

|-

| Benny Blanco

|-

| Max Martin

|-

| Nineteen85

|-

| Ricky Reed

|-

| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2018<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Greg Kurstin

|-

| Calvin Harris

|-

| No I.D.

|-

| Blake Mills

|-

| The Stereotypes

|-

| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2019<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Pharrell Williams

|-

| Boi-1da

|-

| Larry Klein

|-

| Linda Perry

|-

| Kanye West

|-

|}

2020s

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| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2020<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Finneas O'Connell

|-

| Jack Antonoff

|-

| Dan Auerbach

|-

| John Hill

|-

| Ricky Reed

|-

| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2021<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Andrew Watt

|-

| Jack Antonoff

|-

| Dan Auerbach

|-

| Dave Cobb

|-

| Flying Lotus

|-

| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2022<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Jack Antonoff

|-

| Rogét Chahayed

|-

| Mike Elizondo

|-

| Hit-Boy

|-

| Ricky Reed

|-

| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2023<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Jack Antonoff

|-

| Dan Auerbach

|-

| Boi-1da

|-

| Dahi

|-

| Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II

|-

| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2024<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Jack Antonoff

|-

| Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II

|-

| Hit-Boy

|-

| Metro Boomin

|-

| Dan Nigro

|-

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

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Dan Nigro

|-

| Alissia

|-

| Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II

|-

| Ian Fitchuk

|-

| Mustard

|-

| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | 2026<br>

|- style="background:#FAEB86;"

| Cirkut

|-

| Dan Auerbach

|-

| Dijon

|-

| Blake Mills

|-

| Sounwave

|-

|}

<sup></sup> Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.an

Producers with multiple wins

;4 wins

  • Babyface (3 solo, 1 with L.A. Reid)

;3 wins

  • Jack Antonoff
  • David Foster
  • Quincy Jones (2 solo, 1 with Michael Jackson)
  • Pharrell Williams (2 solo, 1 with The Neptunes)

;2 wins

  • Peter Asher
  • Greg Kurstin
  • Arif Mardin
  • Rick Rubin

Producers with multiple nominations

;11 nominations

  • Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

;8 nominations

  • David Foster

;7 nominations

  • Quincy Jones

;6 nominations

  • Babyface

;5 nominations

  • Jack Antonoff
  • Dan Auerbach
  • Rob Cavallo
  • Nigel Godrich
  • Danger Mouse
  • Rick Rubin

;4 nominations

  • Walter Afanasieff
  • Peter Asher
  • T-Bone Burnett
  • Greg Kurstin
  • Arif Mardin

;3 nominations

  • Dr. Dre
  • Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II
  • Don Gehman
  • Blake Mills
  • Brendan O'Brien
  • Michael Omartian
  • Hugh Padgham
  • Phil Ramone
  • Ricky Reed
  • L.A. Reid
  • Lionel Richie
  • Narada Michael Walden
  • Stevie Wonder

; 2 nominations

  • Bee Gees
  • Dave Cobb
  • Brian Eno
  • Albhy Galuten
  • Hit-Boy
  • Mutt Lange
  • Max Martin
  • Dan Nigro
  • Prince
  • Karl Richardson
  • The Smeezingtons
  • Bill Szymczyk
  • Lenny Waronker

See also

  • Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical
  • List of Grammy Award categories

References

;General

  • (User must select the "Producer" category as the genre under the search feature.)

;Specific

  • Official site of the Grammy Awards