A visual history · Grammys

The winners who defined Engineered Album.

67 ceremonies, 1959–2025. 62 different winners.

Who won most recently?
Tchad Blake, Oli Jacobs, Katie May and Dom Shaw, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer in 2025 for I/O.
Who has won the most?
Al Schmitt, engineer, 4 wins (1963, 1977, 2000, 2002).
  1. I/OTchad Blake, Oli Jacobs, Katie May and Dom Shaw, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer
  2. Jaguar IIJohn Kercy, Kyle Mann, Victoria Monét, Patrizio "Teezio" Pigliapoco, Neal H Pogue and Todd Robinson, engineers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
  3. Harry's HouseJeremy Hatcher, Oli Jacobs, Nick Lobel, Mark "Spike" Stent and Sammy Witte, engineers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
  4. Love for SaleDae Bennett, Josh Coleman and Billy Cumella, engineers; Greg Calbi and Steve Fallone, mastering engineers
  5. HyperspaceDrew 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
  6. When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?Rob Kinelski and Finneas O'Connell, engineers; John Greenham, mastering engineer
Years explored
1959–2025
Different winners
62
Category leader
Al Schmitt, engineer · 4

20002025

26 ceremonies

19592025

01 / The reigns

25 winners shaped this category.

The timeline turns the 2000–2025 record into a sequence of reigns. Longer bands reveal sustained runs; color shows the credited label.

  1. 01
    Al Schmitt, engineer2 wins
One band per year, because no winner has gone back-to-back in the years on record. Colored by label; scroll sideways for the full run.
Al Schmitt, engineer'00
Two Against Nature'01
Al Schmitt, engineer'02
Come Away with Me'03
Nigel Godrich and Darrell Thorp, engineers'04
Genius Loves Company'05
Alan Douglas and Mick Guzauski, engineers'06
The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann, engineers'07
Beauty & Crime'08
Joe Chiccarelli and Vance Powell, engineers'09
Imogen Heap, engineer'10
Battle Studies'11
Paper Airplane'12
Richard King, engineer and mastering engineer'13
Random Access Memories'14
Morning Phase'15
Sound & Color'16
Blackstar'17
24K Magic'18
Colors'19
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?'20
Hyperspace'21
Love for Sale'22
Harry's House'23
Jaguar II'24
I/O'25

02 / The power map

Who stood behind the winners?

Universal leads the recorded label credits with 4 wins, 2000–2025. The full distribution shows whether power was concentrated or shared.

Universal4 wins
Independent3 wins
Sony3 wins
Warner2 wins
ISO1 win
Streamline1 win
Wins by label
  1. Universal429%
  2. Independent321%
  3. Sony321%
  4. Warner214%
  5. ISO17%
  6. Streamline17%

12 further wins have no label on record and are not counted in the 14 above.

12 of these 26 wins have no label on record, so the chart covers the other 14.

03 / The near misses

The names that kept coming back without the ending they wanted.

Counting nominations in this category only, 2000–2025.

Most nominated, never won this award

  1. 01
    Gary Paczosa, engineer
    5 noms

Most losses in this category

  1. 01
    Gary Paczosa, engineer
    5L · 0W
  2. 02
    Al Schmitt, engineer
    3L · 2W

04 / The archive

Every year.
Every winner.

The complete reference behind the story, showing 2000–2025. Open any year to see the rest of the field when nominee records are available.

YearWinnerLabel
2025Tchad Blake, Oli Jacobs, Katie May and Dom Shaw, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (I/O)
beat 5 others
  • Dernst Emile II, Michael B. Hunter, Stephan Johnson, Rachel Keen, John Kercy, Charles Moniz and Todd Robinson, engineers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer (Algorithm)
  • Jack Emblem, Jack Rochon and Charlotte Day Wilson, engineers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer (Cyan Blue)
  • Craig Alvin, Shawn Everett, Mai Leisz, Todd Lombardo, John Rooney, Konrad Snyder and Daniel Tashian, engineers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer (Deeper Well)
  • Beatriz Artola, Zach Brown, Oscar Cornejo, Chris Greatti and Mitch McCarthy, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer (Empathogen)
  • 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 (Short n' Sweet)
Not listed
2024John Kercy, Kyle Mann, Victoria Monét, Patrizio "Teezio" Pigliapoco, Neal H Pogue and Todd Robinson, engineers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer (Jaguar II)
beat 4 others
  • Macks Faulkron, Daniel Harle, Caroline Polachek and Geoff Swan, engineers; Mike Bozzi and Chris Gehringer, mastering engineers (Desire, I Want to Turn Into You)
  • Nic Hard, engineer; Dave McNair, mastering engineer (History)
  • Michael Harris, Robbie Lackritz, Joseph Lorge and Blake Mills, engineers (Multitudes)
  • Owen Lantz, Will Maclellan, Catherine Marks, Mike Mogis, Bobby Mota, Kaushlesh "Garry" Purohit and Sarah Tudzin, engineers; Pat Sullivan, mastering engineer (The Record)
RCA/Lovett
2023Jeremy Hatcher, Oli Jacobs, Nick Lobel, Mark "Spike" Stent and Sammy Witte, engineers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer (Harry's House)
beat 4 others
  • 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 (Adolescence)
  • Daniel Farris, Tiffany Gouché, Qmillion, Musiq Soulchild, Reginald Nicholas, Q-Tip, Amir Sulaiman, Michael Law Thomas and Jon Zacks, engineers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer (Black Radio III)
  • Dave Cerminara and Jonathan Wilson, engineers; Adam Ayan, mastering engineer (Chloë and the Next 20th Century)
  • Jon McMullen, Joshua Mobaraki, Alan Moulder and Alexis Smith, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Wet Leg)
Not listed
2022Dae Bennett, Josh Coleman and Billy Cumella, engineers; Greg Calbi and Steve Fallone, mastering engineers (Love for Sale)
beat 4 others
  • Josh Conway, Marvin Figueroa, Josh Gudwin, Neal H Pogue and Ethan Shumaker, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer (Cinema)
  • Thomas Brenneck, Zach Brown, Elton "L10MixedIt" Chueng, Riccardo Damian, Tom Elmhirst, Jens Jungkurth, Todd Monfalcone, John Rooney and Smino, engineers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer (Dawn)
  • B.J. Burton, engineer/mastering engineer (Hey What)
  • Joseph Lorge and Blake Mills, engineers; Greg Koller, mastering engineer (Notes with Attachments)
Streamline/Columbia/Interscope
2021Drew 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 (Hyperspace)
beat 4 others
  • Shawn Everett and Ivan Wayman, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Black Hole Rainbow)
  • Gary Paczosa and Mike Robinson, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Expectations)
  • Shawn Everett, engineer/mastering engineer (Jaime)
  • Shani Gandhi and Gary Paczosa, engineers; Adam Grover, mastering engineer (25 Trips)
Not listed
2020Rob Kinelski and Finneas O'Connell, engineers; John Greenham, mastering engineer (When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?)
beat 4 others
  • Tchad Blake, Adam Greenspan and Rodney Shearer, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (All These Things)
  • Chris "Shaggy" Ascher, Jaycen Joshua and David Pizzimenti, engineers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer (Ella Mai)
  • Paul Butler and Sam Teskey, engineers; Joe Carra, mastering engineer (Run Home Slow)
  • Tom Elmhirst, Ben Kane and Jeremy Most, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Scenery)
Not listed
2019Julian 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 (Colors)
beat 4 others
  • Robbie Lackritz, engineer; Philip Shaw Bova, mastering engineer (Earthtones)
  • Ryan Freeland and Kenneth Pattengale, engineers; Kim Rosen, mastering engineer (All the Things That I Did And All the Things That I Didn't Do)
  • 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 (Head Over Heels)
  • Manny Marroquin and Charlie Puth, engineers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer (Voicenotes)
Capitol/Fonograf
2018Serban Ghenea, John Hanes and Charles Moniz, engineers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer (24K Magic)
beat 4 others
  • Brent Arrowood, Miles Comaskey, JT Daly, Tommy English, Kristine Flaherty, Adam Hawkins, Chad Howat and Tony Maserati, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer (Every Where Is Some Where)
  • Nigel Godrich, Sam Petts-Davies and Darrell Thorp, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Is This the Life We Really Want?)
  • Ryan Freeland, engineer; Joao Carvalho, mastering engineer (Natural Conclusion)
  • Shawn Everett and Joseph Lorge, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (No Shape)
Atlantic
2017David Bowie, Tom Elmhirst, Kevin Killen and Tony Visconti, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer (Blackstar)
beat 4 others
  • Tchad Blake and David Boucher, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Are You Serious)
  • Ryan Freeland, engineer; Kim Rosen, mastering engineer (Dig In Deep)
  • Booker T., Dylan Dresdow, Chris James, Prince and Justin Stanley, engineers; Dylan Dresdow, mastering engineer (Hit n Run Phase Two)
  • Shani Gandhi and Gary Paczosa, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Undercurrent)
ISO/Columbia
2016Shawn Everett, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Sound & Color)
beat 4 others
  • Dave O'Donnell, engineer; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer (Before This World)
  • Maxime Le Guil, engineer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Currency of Man)
  • Greg Kurstin and Alex Pasco, engineers; Emily Lazar, mastering engineer (Recreational Love)
  • Steve Price, Jochem van der Saag and Jorge Vivo, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Wallflower)
ATO
2015Drew 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 (Morning Phase)
beat 4 others
  • Richard King and Dave Sinko, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Bass & Mandolin)
  • Ross Hogarth and Casey Wasner, engineers; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer (Bluesamericana)
  • Chuck Ainlay, engineer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer (The Way I'm Livin)
  • Tchad Blake, Oyvind Jakobsen, Jo Ranheim, Itai Shapiro and Davi Way, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (What's Left Is Forever)
Capitol
2014Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Daniel Lerner and Florian Lagatta, engineers; Bob Ludwig and Antoine Chabert, mastering engineers (Random Access Memories)
beat 5 others
  • Chuck Ainlay, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Annie Up)
  • Helik Hadar and Leslie Ann Jones, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (The Blue Room)
  • Paul Figueroa and Randy Staub, engineers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer (The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here)
  • Joe Barresi and Mark Rankin, engineers; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer (...Like Clockwork)
  • Trina Shoemaker, engineer; Eric Conn, mastering engineer (The Moorings)
Columbia
2013Richard King, engineer and mastering engineer (The Goat Rodeo Sessions)
beat 4 others
  • Moogie Canazio and Al Schmitt, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (The Absence)
  • Glyn Johns, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Ashes & Fire)
  • Joe Chiccarelli, Steve Churchyard, Tony Maserati, Lars Fox, Graham Hope and Morgan Stratton, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Love Is a Four Letter Word)
  • Helik Hadar, engineer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Slingshot)
Sony Masterworks
2012Mike Shipley and Neal Cappellino, engineers; Brad Blackwood, mastering engineer (Paper Airplane)
beat 4 others
  • Brandon Bell and Gary Paczosa, engineers; Sangwook "Sunny" Nam and Doug Sax, mastering engineers (Follow Me Down)
  • Matt Andrews, engineer; Stephen Marcussen, mastering engineer (The Harrow & The Harvest)
  • Rich Breen and Frank Filipetti, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Music Is Better Than Words)
  • Kevin Killen, Brendan Muldowney and John Shyloski, engineers; John Shyloski, mastering engineer (The Next Right Thing)
Rounder
2011Michael H. Brauer, Joe Ferla, Chad Franscoviak and Manny Marroquin, engineers (Battle Studies)
beat 4 others
  • John Keane, engineer (Dirty Side Down)
  • Steve Lipson, engineer (Emotion & Commotion)
  • Ryan Freeland, engineer (God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise)
  • Seth Presant and Leon F. Sylvers III, engineers (Pink Elephant)
Not listed
2010Imogen Heap, engineer (Ellipse)
beat 4 others
  • Ethan Johns and Dominic Monks, engineers (Gossip in the Grain)
  • Helik Hadar and Al Schmitt, engineers (My One and Only Thrill)
  • Jon Brion, Jim Scott, Grippa and Greg Koller, engineers (Safe Trip Home)
  • Richard Alderson, Chris Allen, Roman Klun, Jamie Polaski, Lawrence Manchester, Rob Mounsey, Jay Newland, Gene Paul and Gordie Sampson, engineers (Swan Feathers)
Not listed
2009Joe Chiccarelli and Vance Powell, engineers (Consolers of the Lonely)
beat 4 others
  • Al Schmitt, engineer (Just a Little Lovin)
  • Jimmy Douglass, Russell Elevado and John Smeltz, engineers (Lay It Down)
  • Steve Genewick, Al Schmitt and Bill Schnee, engineers (Still Unforgettable)
  • Dyre Gormsen and Tony Maserati, engineers (We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.)
Not listed
2008Tchad Blake, Cameron Craig, Emery Dobyns and Jimmy Hogarth, engineers (Beauty & Crime)
beat 4 others
  • Dave O'Donnell and Elliot Scheiner, engineers (Destination Moon)
  • Robert Carranza, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes and K. C. Porter, engineers (Don't Mess with the Dragon)
  • Tucker Martine, engineer (Floratone)
  • Jason Lehning, engineer (II)
Not listed
2007The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann, engineers (At War with the Mystics)unverified
beat 4 others
  • Gary Paczosa, engineer (Adieu False Heart)
  • Brandon Bell, Terry Christian and Gary Paczosa, engineers (Like Red on a Rose)
  • Marcelo Penell, Dave Sharenow and Tommy Vicari, engineers (The Phat Pack)
  • Rik Pekkonen and John Porter, engineers (Suitcase)
Not listed
2006Alan Douglas and Mick Guzauski, engineers (Back Home)
beat 4 others
  • Gary Paczosa and Chris Thile, engineers (Deceiver)
  • Gary Paczosa, engineer (Lonely Runs Both Ways)
  • Carl Glanville, Steve Lillywhite, Samuel "Vaughan" Merrick, Jim Scott and David Thoener, engineers (Mr. A-Z)
  • Al Schmitt, engineer (Rock Swings)
Not listed
2005Robert Fernandez, John Harris, Terry Howard, Pete Karam, Joel Moss, Seth Presant, Al Schmitt and Ed Thacker, engineers (Genius Loves Company)
beat 4 others
  • Mark Linett, engineer (Brian Wilson Presents Smile)
  • Jay Newland, engineer (Feels Like Home)
  • Al Schmitt, engineer (The Girl in the Other Room)
  • Tchad Blake, engineer (Give)
Concord/Hear Music
2004Nigel Godrich and Darrell Thorp, engineers (Hail to the Thief)
beat 4 others
  • Will Adams, Dylan Dresdow, Jun Ishizeki, Chris Lord-Alge, Tony Maserati, Jason Villaroman, Tal Herzberg and Frank Wolf, engineers (Elephunk)
  • Michael Beinhorn, Frank Filipetti, Nathaniel Kunkel, Fred Maher, Andy Wallace and Josh Wilbur, engineers (Natural Selection)
  • Dave O'Donnell, Malcolm Pollack and Elliot Scheiner, engineers (Nature Boy: The Standards Album)
  • Kevin Killen and Bill Moss, engineers (North)
Not listed
2003S. Husky Höskulds, Arif Mardin and Jay Newland, engineers (Come Away with Me)
beat 4 others
  • Elliot Scheiner and Al Schmitt, engineers (Ask a Woman Who Knows)
  • Trina Shoemaker and Eric Tew, engineers (C'mon, C'mon)
  • Gary Paczosa, engineer (Home)
  • Mike Einziger, Dave Holdredge, Scott Litt and Rick Will, engineers (Morning View)
Blue Note
2002Al Schmitt, engineer (The Look of Love)
beat 4 others
  • Josiah Gluck, engineer (Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane)
  • Martin Brumbach, engineer (Life on a String)
  • Gary Paczosa, engineer (New Favorite)
  • George Massenburg, engineer (Time* Sex* Love*)
Not listed
2001Phil Burnett, Roger Nichols, Dave Russell and Elliot Scheiner, engineers (Two Against Nature)
beat 4 others
  • Steve Barkan, Jon Fausty, Al Schmitt and Bill Schnee, engineers (Absolute Benson)
  • Clark Germain and Bill Schnee, engineers (Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years!)
  • Nigel Godrich, engineer (Kid A)
  • Rich Breen, engineer (Oregon in Moscow)
Giant/Reprise
2000Al Schmitt, engineer (When I Look in Your Eyes)
beat 4 others
  • Gary Paczosa, engineer (Forget About It)
  • Steve MacMillan, Elliot Scheiner, Al Schmitt and Jess Sutcliffe, engineers (Mindfields)
  • Joe Chiccarelli, Mick Guzauski and John Kelton, engineers (My Heart)
  • Jeff Balding, Tom Lord-Alge, J.R. McNeeley, Owsley, Millard Powers and Shane Wilson, engineers (Owsley)
Verve