Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Music industry award
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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
Awarded forQuality engineering for a non-classical album
CountryUnited States
Presented byNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First award1959
| 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) [1] |
"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) [2] |
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
| Year[I] | Work | Recipient(s) | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 [52] |
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 [53] |
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 [54] |
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 [55] |
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 [56] |
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 [57] |
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 [58] |
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 [59] [60] |
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 [61] |
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 [62] |
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 [63] |
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 [64] |
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 [65] |
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 [66] |
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 [67] |
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 [68] |
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 [69] |
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 | |
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Summary
Breakdown by genre as of 2021.
- 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%)