Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
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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
| 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
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
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
- Pop (27.0%)
- Rock (22.0%)
- Jazz (16.0%)
- Folk (8.00%)
- R&B (8.00%)
- Soundtrack (3.00%)
- Soul (3.00%)
- Blues (3.00%)
- Bluegrass (3.00%)
- Other (7.00%)