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Every Grammys Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package winner

26 ceremonies, 2000–2025. 24 different winners. The longest run was Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White, 2 years straight (2015–2016).

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package was previously known as Best Boxed Recording Package.

The 2018 award was a tie, and both winning packages are recorded in that one row.

From 2026 the Grammys awarded Best Recording Package instead.

Masaki Koike ×2Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White ×2
Each band is one winner’s reign. Wider means a longer run. Colored by label; hover for details.
Ron Jaramillo & Arnold Levine'00
Arnold Levine & Frank Harkins'01
Hugh Brown & Steve Vance'02
Susan Archie'03
Julian Alexander, Howard Fritzson & Seth Rothstein'04
Stefan Sagmeister'05
Ian Cuttler'06
Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith & Matt Taylor'07
Masaki Koike'08
Stanley Donwood, Mel Maxwell and Xiaan Munro'09
Gary Burden, Jenice Heo and Neil Young'10
Rob Jones & Jack White'11
Dave Bett & Michelle Holme'12
Fritz Klaetke'13
Simon Earith and James Musgrave'14
Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White'15–'16×2
Gérard Lo Monaco'17
Lawrence Azerrad, Timothy Daly & David Pescovitz'18
Meghan Foley, Annie Stoll & Al Yankovic'19
Masaki Koike'20
Lawrence Azerrad & Jeff Tweedy'21
Darren Evans, Dhani Harrison & Olivia Harrison'22
Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson & Dave Van Patten'23
Jeri Heiden & John Heidon'24
Simon Hilton & Sean Ono Lennon'25

Who kept losing

Counting nominations in this category only, 2000–2025.

Most nominated, never won

  • Dave Bett & Sheri Lee3 noms
  • Carson Ellis, Jeri Heiden & Glen Nakasako2 noms
  • Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto2 noms
  • Hollis King2 noms
  • Qing-Yang Xiao2 noms
  • Simon Earith & James Musgrave2 noms

Most losses

  • Masaki Koike4L · 2W
  • Dave Bett & Sheri Lee3L · 0W
  • Carson Ellis, Jeri Heiden & Glen Nakasako2L · 0W
  • Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto2L · 0W
  • Hollis King2L · 0W
  • Qing-Yang Xiao2L · 0W

The full list

YearWinnerLabel
2025Simon Hilton & Sean Ono Lennon (Mind Games)
beat 5 others
  • Nick Azinas & Mike Hicks (Half Living Things)
  • Kate Bush & Albert McIntosh (Hounds of Love - The Boxes of Lost at Sea)
  • Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto (In Utero)
  • Takahiro Kurashima & Marek Polewski (Unsuk Chin)
  • Rebeka Arce & Farbod Kokaki (We Blame Chicago)
Not listed
2024Jeri Heiden & John Heidon (For the Birds: The Birdsong Project)
beat 4 others
  • Jeff Mangum, Daniel Murphy & Mark Ohe (The Collected Works of Neutral Milk Hotel)
  • Duy Dao (Gieo)
  • Bo Burnham & Daniel Calderwood (Inside (Deluxe Box Set))
  • Masaki Koike (Words & Music, May 1965 (Deluxe Edition))
Not listed
2023Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson & Dave Van Patten (In and Out of the Garden: Madison Square Garden '81, '82, '83)
beat 4 others
  • Josh Abrahams, Steve Berman, Jimmy Iovine, John Janick & Jason Sangerman (Artists Inspired by Music: Interscope Reimagined)
  • Berit Gwendolyn Gilma (Big Mess)
  • Jenny Krackenberger & Anna McCaleb (Black Pumas (Collector's Edition Box Set))
  • Paul Sahre, John Flansburgh, Brian Karlsson & John Linnell (Book)
Not listed
2022Darren Evans, Dhani Harrison & Olivia Harrison (All Things Must Pass: 50th Anniversary Edition)
beat 4 others
  • Lordess Foudre & Christopher Leckie (Color Theory)
  • Simon Moore (The Future Bites (Limited Edition Box Set))
  • Dan Calderwood & Jon King (77-81)
  • Ramón Coronado & Marshall Rake (Swimming in Circles)
Not listed
2021Lawrence Azerrad & Jeff Tweedy (Ode to Joy)
beat 4 others
  • Linn Wie Andersen, Simon Earith, Paul McCartney & James Musgrave (Flaming Pie (Collector's Edition))
  • Lisa Glines & Doran Tyson (Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991)
  • Jeff Schulz (Mode)
  • Michael Cina & Molly Smith (The Story of Ghostly International)
Not listed
2020Masaki Koike (Woodstock – Back to the Garden: The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive)
beat 4 others
  • Stanley Donwood & Tchocky (Anima)
  • Amanda Chiu, Mark Farrow & David Gray (Gold in Brass Age)
  • Josh Cheuse (1963: New Directions)
  • Marek Polewski (The Radio Recordings 1939-1945)
Not listed
2019Meghan Foley, Annie Stoll & Al Yankovic (Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of "Weird Al" Yankovic)
beat 4 others
  • Arian Buhler, Charles Dooher, Jeff Fura, Scott Sandler & Matt Taylor (Appetite For Destruction (Locked 'n Loaded Box))
  • Carson Ellis, Jeri Heiden & Glen Nakasako (I'll Be Your Girl)
  • Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson & Roy Henry Vickers (Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings)
  • Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds (Too Many Bad Habits)
Not listed
2018Lawrence Azerrad, Timothy Daly & David Pescovitz (The Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition)
beat 4 others
  • Tim Breen (Bobo Yeye: Belle Epoque in Upper Volta)
  • Tom Hingston (Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds)
  • Masaki Koike (May 1977: Get Shown the Light)
  • Tim Breen, Benjamin Marra & Ken Shipley (Warfaring Strangers: Acid Nightmares)
Not listed
2017Gérard Lo Monaco (Edith Piaf 1915–2015)
beat 4 others
  • Jonathan Dagan & Mathias Host Normark (401 Days)
  • Samuel Burgess-Johnson & Matthew Healy (I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It (Box Set))
  • Matt Taylor (Paper Wheels (Deluxe Limited Edition))
  • Simon Earith & James Musgrave (Tug of War (Deluxe Edition))
Not listed
2016Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White (The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume Two (1928-32))repeat
beat 5 others
  • Leif Podhajsky (Beneath the Skin (Deluxe Box Set))
  • Sasha Barr & Josh Tillman (I Love You, Honeybear (Limited Edition Deluxe Vinyl))
  • Stephen Kennedy & James Tilley (Sticky Fingers (Super Deluxe Edition))
  • Doran Tyson & Steve Vance (30 Trips Around the Sun)
  • Carson Ellis, Jeri Heiden & Glen Nakasako (What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World (Deluxe Box Set))
Not listed
2015Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White (The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917-27))
beat 4 others
  • Leland Meiners & Ken Shipley (Cities of Darkscorch)
  • Gary Burden & Jenice Heo (A Letter Home (Vinyl Box Set))
  • Andy Carne (Sparks (Deluxe Album Box Set))
  • Jessica Dessner, Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson & Steve Vance (Spring 1990 (The Other One))
Not listed
2014Simon Earith and James Musgrave (Wings Over America (Deluxe Edition))
beat 4 others
  • Charles Dooher & Scott Sandler (The Brussels Affair)
  • Mayer Hawthorne (How Do You Do (Limited Edition Box Set))
  • Ross Stirling (The Road to Red Rocks (Special Edition))
  • Masaki Koike (The Smith Tapes)
Not listed
2013Fritz Klaetke (Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection)
beat 4 others
  • Rob Sheridan (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture))
  • Liz Kweller (Go Fly a Kite)
  • Simon Earith & James Musgrave (Ram)
  • Stephen Kennedy (Some Girls: Super Deluxe Edition)
Not listed
2012Dave Bett & Michelle Holme (The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story)
beat 4 others
  • Donald Twain & Zachariah Wildwood (The King of Limbs)
  • Matt Taylor & Ellen Wakayama (25th Anniversary Music Box)
  • James Spindler (25 Years)
  • David Gorman (Wingless Angels – Deluxe Edition)
Not listed
2011Rob Jones & Jack White (Under Great White Northern Lights (Limited Edition Box Set))
beat 4 others
  • Tom Lunt, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley (Light: On the South Side)
  • Jeff Anderson & Vaughan Oliver (Minotaur (Deluxe Edition))
  • Daniel Reiss & Klaus Voormann (A Sideman's Journey (Limited Collector's Super Deluxe Box Set))
  • Qing-Yang Xiao (Story Island)
Not listed
2010Gary Burden, Jenice Heo and Neil Young (The Archives Vol. 1 1963–1972)
beat 4 others
  • Mathieu Bitton and Scott Webber (A Cabinet of Curiosities)
  • Masaki Koike (The Clifford Ball)
  • Stefan Sagmeister (Everything That Happens Will Happen Today)
  • Jordan Butcher (Lost in the Sound of Separation (Deluxe Edition))
Not listed
2009Stanley Donwood, Mel Maxwell and Xiaan Munro (In Rainbows)
beat 4 others
  • Trent Reznor & Rob Sheridan (Ghosts I–IV)
  • Qing-Yang Xiao (Poems & Songs)
  • Alex Kirzhner & Panic! at the Disco (Pretty. Odd.)
  • Aimee Mann & Gail Marowitz (@#%&*! Smilers)
Not listed
2008Masaki Koike (What It Is! Funky Soul and Rare Grooves (1967–1977))
beat 4 others
  • Matt Taylor, Ellen Wakayama & Gerard Way (The Black Parade – Special Edition)
  • Alex Kirzhner (A Fever You Can't Sweat Out – Limited Edition Collectible Deluxe Box)
  • Stan Chow (Icky Thump – Limited Edition USB Flash Drive)
  • Matt Taylor & Valo (Venus Doom)
Not listed
2007Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith & Matt Taylor (Stadium Arcadium)unverified
beat 4 others
  • Howard Fritzson, Dan Ichimoto & Seth Rothstein (The Cellar Door Sessions 1970)
  • Susan Archie & Henry Owings (Fonotone Records)
  • Hugh Brown & Jean Krikorian (A Life Less Lived – The Gothic Box)
  • Hugh Brown, Sheryl Farber & Maria Villar (One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found)
Not listed
2006Ian Cuttler (The Legend)
beat 4 others
  • Susan Archie & Noel Waggener (Holy Ghost: Rare & Unissued Recordings (1962–70))
  • Hugh Brown & Jeff Lyons (Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings)
  • Hugh Brown & Sheryl Farber (Weird Tales of the Ramones)
  • Howard Fritzson & Michelle Holme (You Ain't Talkin' to Me – Charlie Poole and the Roots of Country Music)
Not listed
2005Stefan Sagmeister (Once in a Lifetime)
beat 4 others
  • Stefan Sagmeister (The Complete Verve Master Takes)
  • Susan Archie (Goodbye, Babylon)
  • Michele Horie & Ryan Rogers (The Hip Hop Box)
  • Christine Cano (Unearthed)
Not listed
2004Julian Alexander, Howard Fritzson & Seth Rothstein (The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions)
beat 4 others
  • Michael Amzalag, Mathias Augustinyak & Gabríela Friðriksdóttir (Family Tree)
  • Kathleen Philpott & Mark Tappin (Furious Angels)
  • Dave Bett & Sheri Lee (Scarlet's Walk)
  • Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto (Sing the Sorrow)
Not listed
2003Susan Archie (Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton)
beat 4 others
  • Sevie Bates (Can You Dig It? The '70s Soul Experience)
  • Mary Fagot, Joshua Liberson, George Mimnaugh & Ethan Trask (Capitol Records Sixtieth Anniversary 1942–2002)
  • Hugh Brown & Julie Vlasak (Like Omigod! The 80s Pop Culture Box (Totally))
  • Dave Bett & Sheri Lee (Ultra-Lounge – Vegas Baby!)
Not listed
2002Hugh Brown & Steve Vance (Brain in a Box – The Science Fiction Collection)
beat 4 others
  • Christian Calabro (Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings 1944–1948)
  • Dave Bett & Sheri Lee (El Cancionero: Mas y Mas – A History of the Band from East L.A.)
  • Ron Jaramillo & Adam Owett (Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933–1944)
  • Carol Bobolts, Jaime Boyle & Deb Schuler (The Long Road to Freedom – An Anthology of Black Music)
Not listed
2001Arnold Levine & Frank Harkins (The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955–1961)
beat 4 others
  • Ian Cuttler (The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings)
  • Hollis King (The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve)
  • Jared Eberhardt, Michael Jager & Todd Wender (Hampton Comes Alive)
  • Rachel Gutek (Respect: A Century of Women in Music)
Not listed
2000Ron Jaramillo & Arnold Levine (Miles Davis – The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions)
beat 4 others
  • Gordon H. Jee (The Blue Note Years – 60th Anniversary Box Set)
  • Giulio Turturro (The Complete Jazz at the Philharmonic on Verve 1944–1949)
  • James Austin, Hugh Brown & Julie Vlasak (Hot Rods & Custom Classics – Cruisin' Songs & Highway Hits)
  • Hollis King (John Coltrane – The Classic Quartet: The Complete Impulse! Recordings)
Not listed

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