Grammy Award for Album of the Year

The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is an award presented 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, chart position, or critical reception."^[1] Commonly known as "The Big Award", Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammy Awards, and is one of the four general field categories alongside Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year that have been presented annually since the 1st Annual Grammy Awards in 1959.

Grammy Award for Album of the Year
Harry's House by Harry Styles is the most recent recipient
Awarded for	Quality vocal or instrumental recording albums
Country	United States
Presented by	National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded	1959
Currently held by	Harry Styles – Harry's House (2023)
Website	grammy.com

American singer-songwriters Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon and Taylor Swift have each won Album of the Year award three times, more than any other nominee. Sinatra became the first nominee to win the award in back-to-back years, Wonder is known for winning the award three times in four years, and Swift is the only woman to win the award three times.

The latest winner of the award is Harry's House (2022) by English singer Harry Styles at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.

Credit rules

Over the years, the rules on who was presented with an award have changed:

• 1959–1965: Artist only.
• 1966–1998: Artist and producer.
• 1999–2002: Artist, producer, and recording engineer or mixer.
• 2003–2017: Artist, featured artist, producer, mastering engineer, and recording engineer or mixer.
• 2018–2020: Artist, producer, songwriter (of new material), mastering engineer, and recording engineer or mixer (only those who were credited on at least 33% playing time of the album)
• 2021–2023: Artist, featured artist/s, producer, songwriter (of new material), mastering engineer and recording engineer or mixer. (regardless of credited playing time)
• 2024–present: Artist, featured artist/s producer, songwriter (of new material), mastering engineer, and recording engineer or mixer (only those who were credited on at least 20% playing time of the album)

The category expanded to include eight nominees in 2019^[2] and to ten in 2022.^[3] Beginning with the 2024 ceremony, the number of nominees has been reduced back to eight.^[4]

Album of the Year is awarded for a whole album, and the award is presented to the artist, featured artist, songwriter, producer, recording engineer, and mastering engineer with significant contributions to that album. The similarly titled Record of the Year is awarded for a single or for one track from an album. This award goes to the performing artist, the producer, recording engineer and/or mixer for that song. ^[5]

Achievements

 

Frank Sinatra was the first two-time winner and three-time winner. He won in 1960, 1966 and 1967.

 

Three-time winner Stevie Wonder won in 1974, 1975 and 1977.

 

Taylor Swift is the first woman to win two and three times as a lead artist, in 2010, 2016 and 2021

 

Three-time winner Paul Simon won twice as the main credited artist, in 1976 and 1987.

 

U2 is the only group act to win twice, in 1988 and 2006.

 

Two-time winner Adele won in 2012 and 2017.

Tom Coyne (as mastering engineer) and Şerban Ghenea and John Hanes (as engineers/mixers) are the most frequent winners in this category with four awards. They are followed by Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, and Taylor Swift (as performers); David Foster, Daniel Lanois, Phil Ramone, and Ryan Tedder (as record producers); Tom Elmhirst and Mike Piersante (as engineers/mixers); and Bob Ludwig (as mastering engineer) with three victories each. Coyne, Ghenea, Hanes, and Ludwig are the only people to win the award in three consecutive years. Paul McCartney leads all performers with nine nominations: five as a member of The Beatles, three for solo albums, and one as a member of Wings. Sinatra leads solo performers with eight nominations: seven for solo albums and one for a duet album. Barbra Streisand has the most nominations amongst female artists with six.

The first woman to win the award was Judy Garland in 1962, for Judy at Carnegie Hall. Taylor Swift was the first solo female artist to win the award twice and thrice. Swift and Adele are the only women to win the award more than once for their own albums; Swift won for Fearless, 1989, and Folklore, and Adele won for 21 and 25. Swift was also nominated for Red and Evermore, and Adele was nominated for 30. Lauryn Hill, Norah Jones and Alison Krauss each won twice as lead artist for their respective albums, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Come Away with Me and Raising Sand (Krauss' collaboration album with Robert Plant); Hill won her second award as a producer of her collaboration on Santana's Supernatural (featured artists on non-soundtrack albums did not share in the award before 2008), while Jones won as a featured artist on Herbie Hancock's River: The Joni Letters, and Krauss was featured on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? – Soundtrack. Besides Swift and Adele, only three female artists have received nominations after previously winning: Barbra Streisand was nominated again for People, My Name Is Barbra, Color Me Barbra, Guilty and The Broadway Album, after winning previously for The Barbra Streisand Album; Bonnie Raitt was nominated for Luck of the Draw and Longing in Their Hearts, after winning previously for Nick of Time; and Billie Eilish was nominated for Happier Than Ever after winning previously for When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?

Billie Eilish is the youngest main credit artist to win in the category, winning for her debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? in 2020 at age 18. She surpassed Taylor Swift, who won in 2010 at age 20 for her second album Fearless. The Peasall Sisters, Sarah, Hannah and Leah, are the category's youngest credited winners, winning for their contributions to the O Brother, Where Art Thou? – Soundtrack at ages 13, 9, and 7 respectively. Leah Peasall is the youngest winner of any Grammy in any category.^[6] The youngest person to make an appearance on an Album of the Year is Stevie Wonder's daughter Aisha Morris, who appeared on "Isn't She Lovely?" off the album Songs in the Key of Life as an infant.^[7]

Christopher Cross and Billie Eilish are the only artists to receive the Grammys for Album of the Year as well as Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist in a single ceremony. Adele was the first artist to win the award for Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist on separate occasions, and the first woman to accomplish this feat. Only five artists have won both Album of the Year and Best New Artist in the same year: Bob Newhart (The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart in 1961), Christopher Cross (Christopher Cross in 1981), Lauryn Hill (The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill in 1999), Norah Jones (Come Away with Me in 2003) and Billie Eilish (When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? in 2020).

Frank Sinatra's Come Dance with Me! was the first album by a traditional pop artist to win, Stan Getz's & João Gilberto's Getz/Gilberto was the first by a jazz artist, The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was the first by a rock and roll artist, Glen Campbell's By the Time I Get to Phoenix was the first by a country artist, Lauryn Hill's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was the first by a hip hop artist, Arcade Fire's The Suburbs was the first by an indie rock artist, and Daft Punk's Random Access Memories was the first by an electronic music artist.

Only two artists have won the award in two consecutive years: Frank Sinatra and Stevie Wonder. Sinatra won in 1966 (September of My Years) and 1967 (A Man and His Music) and Wonder won in 1974 (Innervisions) and 1975 (Fulfillingness' First Finale). Lauryn Hill won as a producer in 2000 after winning in 1999 as an artist and producer; Bruno Mars won as an artist and producer in 2018, after winning in 2017 as a producer.

Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Barbra Streisand and Lady Gaga are the only artists to receive three consecutive nominations for Album of the Year. Billy Joel and Kendrick Lamar are the only performers with four nominations for consecutive studio albums in this category. The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Steely Dan, Bonnie Raitt, Dixie Chicks, Kanye West, Lady Gaga and Adele received three nominations.

Stevie Wonder and Adele are the only artists to win the award for consecutive studio albums in this category, winning for Innervisions and Fulfillingness' First Finale and Songs in the Key of Life; and 21 and 25, respectively.

Quincy Jones, Lauryn Hill and Bruno Mars are the only performers to win the award both as main-credit artists and as record producers, winning as lead artists for their albums Back on the Block, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill and 24K Magic, and as producers for Thriller by Michael Jackson, Supernatural by Santana, and 25 by Adele, respectively.

To date, there have been four "live" albums to win the award: Judy at Carnegie Hall, The Concert for Bangladesh, and two MTV Unplugged albums (Eric Clapton's and Tony Bennett's), which were performed in front of a small live audience. One television soundtrack recording,The Music from Peter Gunn, has won. Two comedy albums have also won this category: The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart and The First Family.

Only six artists have won twice as the main credited artist: Paul Simon (1976, 1987), U2 (1988, 2006), and Adele (2012, 2017), with three artists winning it three times as the main credit: Frank Sinatra (1960, 1966, 1967), Stevie Wonder (1974, 1975, 1977), and Taylor Swift (2010, 2016, 2021).^[8]

Process

From 1995 to 2021, members of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences nominated their choices for album of the year. A list of the top twenty records was given to the Nominations Review Committee, a specially selected group of anonymous members, who then selected the top five records to gain a nomination in the category in a special ballot.^[9] The rest of the members then voted on a winner from the five nominees.^[10] In 2018, it was announced the number of nominated albums would be increased to eight.^[11] In 2021, it was announced that the Nomination Review Committees would be disbanded, and the final nominees for album of the year would be decided by votes from members.^[12] Starting in 2022, the number of nominees in the category increased to 10.^[13]

Winners and nominees

1950s

Year^[I]	Album	Artist(s)
1959 (May) ^[14]
	The Music from Peter Gunn	Henry Mancini
	Come Fly with Me	Frank Sinatra
	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook	Ella Fitzgerald
	Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely	Frank Sinatra
	Tchaikovsky: Concerto No. 1, In B-Flat Minor, Op.23	Van Cliburn

1960s

Year^[I]	Album	Artist(s)	Production team
1960 ^[15]
	Come Dance with Me!	Frank Sinatra
	Belafonte at Carnegie Hall	Harry Belafonte
	More Music From Peter Gunn	Henry Mancini
	Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3	Van Cliburn
	Victory at Sea, Vol. I	Robert Russell Bennett
1961 ^[16]
	The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart	Bob Newhart
	Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall	Harry Belafonte
	Brahms: Concerto	Sviatoslav Richter
	Nice 'n' Easy	Frank Sinatra
	Puccini: Turandot	Erich Leinsdorf
	Wild Is Love	Nat King Cole
1962 ^[17]
	Judy at Carnegie Hall	Judy Garland
	Breakfast at Tiffany's	Henry Mancini
	Genius + Soul = Jazz	Ray Charles
	Great Band with Great Voices	Si Zentner & Johnny Mann Singers
	The Nat King Cole Story	Nat King Cole
	West Side Story (Motion Picture Soundtrack)	John Green
1963 ^[18]
	The First Family	Vaughn Meader	Bob Booker & Earle Doud, producers
	I Left My Heart in San Francisco	Tony Bennett
	Jazz Samba	Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd
	Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music	Ray Charles
	My Son, the Folk Singer	Allan Sherman
1964 ^[19]
	The Barbra Streisand Album	Barbra Streisand
	Bach's Greatest Hits	Ward Swingle & The Swingle Singers
	Days of Wine and Roses and Other TV Requests	Andy Williams
	Honey in the Horn	Al Hirt
	The Singing Nun	Soeur Sourire
1965 ^[20]
	Getz/Gilberto	Stan Getz & João Gilberto
	Cotton Candy	Al Hirt
	Funny Girl	Various Artists	Bob Merrill & Jule Styne, composers
	People	Barbra Streisand
	The Pink Panther	Henry Mancini
1966 ^[21]
	September of My Years	Frank Sinatra	Sonny Burke, producer
	Help!	The Beatles	George Martin, producer
	My Name Is Barbra	Barbra Streisand	Bob Mersey, producer
	My World	Eddy Arnold	Chet Atkins, producer
	The Sound Of Music (Motion Picture Soundtrack)	Various Artists	Julie Andrews, featured artist; Neely Plumb, producer
1967 ^[22]
	A Man and His Music	Frank Sinatra	Sonny Burke, producer
	Color Me Barbra	Barbra Streisand	Bob Mersey, producer
	Doctor Zhivago (Original Soundtrack)	Maurice Jarre	Jesse Kaye, producer
	Revolver	The Beatles	George Martin, producer
	What Now My Love	Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass	Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss, producers
1968 ^[23]
	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	The Beatles	George Martin, producer
	Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim	Frank Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim	Sonny Burke, producer
	It Must Be Him	Vikki Carr	Tommy Oliver & Dave Pell, producers
	My Cup Runneth Over	Ed Ames	Jim Foglesong, producer
	Ode to Billie Joe	Bobbie Gentry	Kelly Gordon & Bobby Paris, producers
1969 ^[24]
	By the Time I Get to Phoenix	Glen Campbell	Al De Lory, producer
	Bookends	Simon & Garfunkel	Roy Halee & Simon & Garfunkel, producers
	Feliciano!	José Feliciano	Rick Jarrard, producer
	Magical Mystery Tour	The Beatles	George Martin, producer
	A Tramp Shining	Richard Harris	Jimmy L. Webb, producer

1970s

Year^[I]	Album	Artist(s)	Production team
1970 ^[25]
	Blood, Sweat & Tears	Blood, Sweat & Tears	James William Guercio, producer
	Abbey Road	The Beatles	George Martin, producer
	The Age of Aquarius	The 5th Dimension	Bones Howe, producer
	Crosby, Stills & Nash	Crosby, Stills & Nash	Crosby, Stills & Nash, producers
	Johnny Cash At San Quentin	Johnny Cash	Bob Johnston, producer
1971 ^[26]
	Bridge over Troubled Water	Simon & Garfunkel	Roy Halee & Simon & Garfunkel, producers
	Chicago	Chicago	James Guercio, producer
	Close to You	Carpenters	Jack Daugherty, producer
	Déjà Vu	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, producers
	Elton John	Elton John	Gus Dudgeon, producer
	Sweet Baby James	James Taylor	Peter Asher, producer
1972 ^[27]
	Tapestry	Carole King	Lou Adler, producer
	All Things Must Pass	George Harrison	George Harrison & Phil Spector, producers
	Carpenters	Carpenters	Jack Daugherty, producer
	Jesus Christ Superstar (London Production)	Various Artists	Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber, producers
	Shaft	Isaac Hayes	Isaac Hayes, producer
1973 ^[28]
	The Concert for Bangladesh	George Harrison & Friends (Ravi Shankar, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton & Klaus Voormann)	George Harrison & Phil Spector, producers
	American Pie	Don McLean	Ed Freeman, producer
	Jesus Christ Superstar (Original Broadway Cast Recording)	Various Artists	Tom Morgan, Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber, producers
	Moods	Neil Diamond	Tom Catalano & Neil Diamond, producers
	Nilsson Schmilsson	Nilsson	Richard Perry, producer
1974 ^[29]
	Innervisions	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder, producer
	Behind Closed Doors	Charlie Rich	Billy Sherrill, producer
	The Divine Miss M	Bette Midler	Ahmet Ertegun, Barry Manilow, Joel Dorn & Geoffrey Haslam, producers
	Killing Me Softly With His Song	Roberta Flack	Joel Dorn, producer
	There Goes Rhymin' Simon	Paul Simon	Paul Simon, Phil Ramone, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Studio, Paul Samwell-Smith & Roy Halee, producers
1975 ^[30]
	Fulfillingness' First Finale	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder, producer
	Back Home Again	John Denver	Milton Okun, producer
	Band on the Run	Paul McCartney and Wings	Paul McCartney, producer
	Caribou	Elton John	Gus Dudgeon, producer
	Court and Spark	Joni Mitchell	Joni Mitchell & Henry Lewy, producers
1976 ^[31]
	Still Crazy After All These Years	Paul Simon	Paul Simon & Phil Ramone, producers
	Between the Lines	Janis Ian	Brooks Arthur, producer
	Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy	Elton John	Gus Dudgeon, producer
	Heart Like a Wheel	Linda Ronstadt	Peter Asher, producer
	One of These Nights	Eagles	Bill Szymczyk, producer
1977 ^[32]
	Songs in the Key of Life	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder, producer
	Breezin'	George Benson	Tommy LiPuma, producer
	Chicago X	Chicago	James Guercio, producer
	Frampton Comes Alive!	Peter Frampton	Peter Frampton, producer
	Silk Degrees	Boz Scaggs	Joe Wissert, producer
1978 ^[33]
	Rumours	Fleetwood Mac	Fleetwood Mac, Ken Caillat & Richard Dashut, producers
	Aja	Steely Dan	Gary Katz, producer
	Hotel California	Eagles	Bill Szymczyk, producer
	JT	James Taylor	Peter Asher, producer
	Star Wars	John Williams conducting the London Symphony Orchestra	George Lucas, producer
1979 ^[34]
	Saturday Night Fever – Soundtrack	Various Artists	Bee Gees, David Shire, KC and the Sunshine Band, Kool & the Gang, MFSB, Ralph MacDonald, Tavares, The Trammps, Walter Murphy & Yvonne Elliman, featured artists; Albhy Galuten, Arif Mardin, Bee Gees, Bill Oakes, Bobby Martin, Broadway Eddie, David Shire, Freddie Perren, Harry Wayne Casey, K.G. Productions, Karl Richardson, Ralph MacDonald, Richard Finch, Ron Kersey, Thomas J. Valentino & William Salter, producers
	Even Now	Barry Manilow	Barry Manilow & Ron Dante, producers
	Grease (Original Soundtrack)	Various Artists	Stockard Channing, Frankie Valli, Sha Na Na, Louis St. Louis, Cindy Bullens, Frankie Avalon, Olivia Newton-John, Jeff Conaway & John Travolta, featured artists; John Farrar, Karl Richardson, Barry Gibb & Albhy Galuten, producers
	Running on Empty	Jackson Browne	Jackson Browne, producer
	Some Girls	The Rolling Stones	Mick Jagger & Keith Richards, producers

1980s

Year^[I]	Album	Artist(s)	Production team
1980 ^[35]
	52nd Street	Billy Joel	Phil Ramone, producer
	Minute by Minute	The Doobie Brothers	Ted Templeman, producer
	The Gambler	Kenny Rogers	Larry Butler, producer
	Bad Girls	Donna Summer	Giorgio Moroder & Pete Bellotte, producers
	Breakfast in America	Supertramp	Peter Henderson & Supertramp, producers
1981 ^[36]
	Christopher Cross	Christopher Cross	Michael Omartian, producer
	Glass Houses	Billy Joel	Phil Ramone, producer
	The Wall	Pink Floyd	Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour, James Guthrie & Roger Waters, producers
	Trilogy: Past Present Future	Frank Sinatra	Sonny Burke, producer
	Guilty	Barbra Streisand	Barry Gibb, Albhy Galuten & Karl Richardson, producers
1982 ^[37]
	Double Fantasy	John Lennon & Yoko Ono	Jack Douglas, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, producers
	Mistaken Identity	Kim Carnes	Val Garay, producer
	Breakin' Away	Al Jarreau	Jay Graydon, producer
	The Dude	Quincy Jones	Quincy Jones, producer
	Gaucho	Steely Dan	Gary Katz, producer
1983 ^[38]
	Toto IV	Toto	Toto, producers
	American Fool	John Cougar	John Mellencamp & Don Gehman, producers
	The Nightfly	Donald Fagen	Gary Katz, producer
	The Nylon Curtain	Billy Joel	Phil Ramone, producer
	Tug of War	Paul McCartney	George Martin, producer
1984 ^[39]
	Thriller	Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson & Quincy Jones, producers
	Let's Dance	David Bowie	David Bowie & Nile Rodgers, producers
	An Innocent Man	Billy Joel	Phil Ramone, producer
	Synchronicity	The Police	The Police & Hugh Padgham, producers
	Flashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture	Various Artists	Irene Cara, Shandi Sinnamon, Helen St. John, Karen Kamon, Joe Esposito, Laura Branigan, Donna Summer, Cycle V, Kim Carnes & Michael Sembello, featured artists; Giorgio Moroder, producer
1985 ^[40]
	Can't Slow Down	Lionel Richie	James Anthony Carmichael & Lionel Richie, producers
	She's So Unusual	Cyndi Lauper	Rick Chertoff, producer
	Purple Rain	Prince & The Revolution	Prince & The Revolution, producers
	Born in the U.S.A.	Bruce Springsteen	Jon Landau, Steven Van Zandt, Chuck Plotkin & Bruce Springsteen, producers
	Private Dancer	Tina Turner
1986 ^[41]
	No Jacket Required	Phil Collins	Hugh Padgham & Phil Collins, producers
	Brothers in Arms	Dire Straits	Neil Dorfsman & Mark Knopfler, producers
	Whitney Houston	Whitney Houston	Clive Davis, producer
	The Dream of the Blue Turtles	Sting	Sting & Rick Chertoff, producers
	We Are the World	USA for Africa	Quincy Jones, producer
1987 ^[42]
	Graceland	Paul Simon	Paul Simon, producer
	So	Peter Gabriel	Peter Gabriel & Daniel Lanois, producers
	Control	Janet Jackson	Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis producers
	The Broadway Album	Barbra Streisand	Peter Matz, producer
	Back in the High Life	Steve Winwood	Russ Titelman & Steve Winwood, producers
1988 ^[43]
	The Joshua Tree	U2	Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois, producers
	Whitney	Whitney Houston	Narada Michael Walden, producer
	Bad	Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson & Quincy Jones, producers
	Trio	Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris	George Massenburg, producer
	Sign o' the Times	Prince	Prince, producer
1989 ^[44]
	Faith	George Michael	George Michael, producer
	Tracy Chapman	Tracy Chapman	David Kershenbaum, producer
	Simple Pleasures	Bobby McFerrin	Linda Goldstein, producer
	...Nothing Like the Sun	Sting	Sting & Neil Dorfsman, producers
	Roll with It	Steve Winwood	Steve Winwood & Tom Lord-Alge, producers

1990s

Year^[I]	Album	Artist(s)	Production team
1990 ^[45]
	Nick of Time	Bonnie Raitt	Don Was, producer
	The End of the Innocence	Don Henley	Don Henley & Danny Kortchmar, producers
	The Raw & the Cooked	Fine Young Cannibals	Fine Young Cannibals, producers
	Full Moon Fever	Tom Petty	Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty & Mike Campbell, producers
	Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1	Traveling Wilburys	Otis Wilbury & Nelson Wilbury, producers
1991 ^[46]
	Back on the Block	Quincy Jones & Various Artists	Quincy Jones, producer
	...But Seriously	Phil Collins	Phil Collins & Hugh Padgham, producers
	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey, Rhett Lawrence, Ric Wake, Narada Michael Walden, Ben Margulies & Walter Afanasieff, producers
	Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em	MC Hammer	Felton Pilate & James Earley, producers
	Wilson Phillips	Wilson Phillips	Glen Ballard, producer
1992 ^[47]
	Unforgettable... with Love	Natalie Cole	Andre Fischer, David Foster & Tommy LiPuma, producers
	Heart in Motion	Amy Grant	Keith Thomas, Brown Bannister & Michael Omartian, producers
	Luck of the Draw	Bonnie Raitt	Don Was & Bonnie Raitt, producers
	Out of Time	R.E.M.	Scott Litt & R.E.M., producers
	The Rhythm of the Saints	Paul Simon	Paul Simon, producer
1993 ^[48]
	Unplugged	Eric Clapton	Russ Titelman, producer
	Achtung Baby	U2	Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno & Steve Lillywhite, producers
	Beauty and the Beast	Various Artists	Howard Ashman, Alan Menken & Walter Afanasieff, producers
	Diva	Annie Lennox	Stephen Lipson, producer
	Ingenue	k.d. lang	Greg Penny, Ben Mink & k.d. lang, producers
1994 ^[49]
	The Bodyguard – Original Soundtrack Album^[A]	Whitney Houston	David Foster, Whitney Houston, Narada Michael Walden, L.A. Reid, Babyface & BeBe Winans, producers
	Automatic for the People	R.E.M.	Scott Litt & R.E.M., producers
	Kamakiriad	Donald Fagen	Walter Becker, producer
	River of Dreams	Billy Joel	Danny Kortchmar, Billy Joel & Joe Nicolo, producers
	Ten Summoner's Tales	Sting	Hugh Padgham & Sting, producers
1995 ^[50]
	MTV Unplugged	Tony Bennett	David Kahne, producer
	From the Cradle	Eric Clapton	Eric Clapton & Russ Titelman, producers
	Longing in Their Hearts	Bonnie Raitt	Bonnie Raitt & Don Was, producers
	Seal	Seal	Trevor Horn, producer
	The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994	José Carreras, Plácido Domingo & Luciano Pavarotti with Zubin Mehta	Tibor Rudas, producer
1996 ^[51]
	Jagged Little Pill	Alanis Morissette	Glen Ballard, producer
	Daydream	Mariah Carey	Walter Afanasieff, Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Dave Hall, David Morales & Manuel Seal, producers
	HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I	Michael Jackson	Dallas Austin, Bill Bottrell, David Foster, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Rene Moore & Bruce Swedien, producers
	Relish	Joan Osborne	Rick Chertoff, producer
	Vitalogy	Pearl Jam	Brendan O'Brien & Pearl Jam, producers
1997 ^[52]
	Falling into You	Celine Dion	Roy Bittan, Jeff Bova, David Foster, Humberto Gatica, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Rick Hahn, Dan Hill, John Jones, Aldo Nova, Rick Nowels, Steven Rinkoff, Billy Steinberg, Jim Steinman & Ric Wake, producers
	Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness	The Smashing Pumpkins	Billy Corgan, Flood & Alan Moulder, producers
	Odelay	Beck	Beck Hansen & Dust Brothers, producers
	The Score	The Fugees	Diamond D, Jerry "Te Bass" Duplessis, John Forté, Lauryn Hill, Shawn King, Prakazrel "Pras", Salaam Remi, Handel Tucker & Wyclef, producers
	Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album	Various Artists	Babyface, producer
1998 ^[53]
	Time Out of Mind	Bob Dylan	Daniel Lanois, producer
	The Day	Babyface	Babyface, producer
	Flaming Pie	Paul McCartney	Jeff Lynne, George Martin & Paul McCartney, producers
	OK Computer	Radiohead	Nigel Godrich & Radiohead, producers
	This Fire	Paula Cole	Paula Cole, producer
1999 ^[54]
	The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill	Lauryn Hill	Lauryn Hill, producer; Commissioner Gordon, Matt Howe, Storm Jefferson, Ken Johnston, Tony Prendatt, Warren Riker, Chris Theis & Johnny Wyndrx, engineers/mixers
	Come on Over	Shania Twain	Robert John "Mutt" Lange, producer; Jeff Balding & Mike Shipley, engineers/mixers
	The Globe Sessions	Sheryl Crow	Sheryl Crow, producer; Tchad Blake, Trina Shoemaker & Andy Wallace, engineers/mixers
	Ray of Light	Madonna	Marius De Vries, Patrick Leonard, Madonna & William Orbit, producers; Jon Englesby, Pat McCarthy & David Reitzas, engineers/mixers
	Version 2.0	Garbage	Garbage, producers; Billy Bush, engineer/mixer

2000s

Year^[I]	Album	Artist(s)	Production team
2000 ^[55]
	Supernatural	Santana	Clive Davis, Jerry Duplessis, Dust Brothers, Alex González, Charles Goodan, Stephen M. Harris, Lauryn Hill, Art Hodge, Wyclef Jean, Fher Olvera, K. C. Porter, Dante Ross & Matt Serletic, producers; Mike Couzzi, Benny Faccone, Steve Farrone, Steve Fontano, David Frazer, Jim Gaines, John Gamble, Commissioner Gordon, Andy Grassi, John Karpowich, Glenn Kolotkin, Tom Lord-Alge, Jeff Poe, Tony Prendatt, Anton Pukshansky, Warren Riker, Jim Scott, John Seymour, Matty Spindel, T-Ray, Chris Theis, David Thoener & Alvaro Villagra, engineers/mixers
	FanMail	TLC	Dallas Austin, producer; Carlton Lynn, engineer/mixer
	Fly	Dixie Chicks	Blake Chancey & Paul Worley, producers; John Guess & Billy Sherrill, engineers/mixers
	Millennium	Backstreet Boys	Kristian Lundin, Max Martin, Rami Yacoub, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Stephen Lipson, Timmy Allen, Mattias Gustafsson, Edwin "Tony" Nicholas & Eric Foster White, producers; Kristian Lundin, Max Martin, Bo Reimer, Daniel Boom, Rami Yacoub, Chris Trevett, George Spatta, Adam Barber, Heff Moraes, Dawn Reinholtz, Devon Kirkpatrick, Mick Guzauski, Stephen George, Adam Blackburn, John Bates & Carl Robinson, engineers/mixers
	When I Look in Your Eyes	Diana Krall	Tommy LiPuma & Johnny Mandel, producers; Al Schmitt, engineer/mixer
2001 ^[56]
	Two Against Nature	Steely Dan	Walter Becker & Donald Fagen, producers; Phil Burnett, Roger Nichols, Dave Russell & Elliot Scheiner, engineers/mixers
	Kid A	Radiohead	Radiohead, producers; Nigel Godrich, engineer/mixer
	The Marshall Mathers LP	Eminem	Jeff Bass, Mark Bass, Dr. Dre, Eminem & The 45 King, producers; Rich Behrens, Mike Butler, Chris Conway, Rob Ebeling, Michelle Forbes, Richard Segal Huredia, Steve King, Aaron Lepley, James McCrone, Akane Nakamura & Lance Pierre, engineers/mixers
	Midnite Vultures	Beck	Beck Hansen, Dust Brothers, Tony Hoffer & Mickey Petralia, producers; Tony Hoffer, Mickey Petralia & Michael Patterson, engineers/mixers
	You're the One	Paul Simon	Paul Simon, producer; Andy Smith, engineer/mixer
2002 ^[57]
	O Brother, Where Art Thou? – Soundtrack^[B]	Various Artists	Alison Krauss & Union Station, Chris Sharp, Chris Thomas King, Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch, Harley Allen, John Hartford, Mike Compton, Norman Blake, Pat Enright, The Peasall Sisters, Ralph Stanley, Sam Bush, Stuart Duncan, The Cox Family, The Fairfield Four, The Whites & Tim Blake Nelson, featured artists; T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante & Peter Kurland, engineer/mixers; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer
	Acoustic Soul	India.Arie	India.Arie, Mark Batson, Carlos "Six July" Broady, Blue Miller & Bob Power, producers; Mark Batson, Carlos "Six July" Broady, Kevin Haywood, Avery Johnson, George Karas, Jim Lightman, Blue Miller, Mark Niemiec, Bob Power, Mike Shipley, Alvin Speights, Mike Tocci & Dave Way, engineers/mixers
	All That You Can't Leave Behind	U2	Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois, producers; Brian Eno, Steve Fitzmaurice, Julian Gallagher, Mike Hedges, Daniel Lanois, Steve Lillywhite, Tim Palmer, Richard Rainey & Richard Stannard, engineers/mixers
	Love and Theft	Bob Dylan	Jack Frost, producer; Chris Shaw, engineer/mixer
	Stankonia	OutKast	Earthtone III, Organized Noize & Antonio "LA" Reid, producers; Jarvis Blackshear, Leslie Brathwaite, Josh Butler, Ralph Cacciurri, John Frye, Mark "DJ Exit" Goodchild, Carl Mo, Kevin Parker, Neal H. Poguep, Richard H. Segal, Kenneth Stallworth, Matt Still, Jason Stokes, Bernasky Wall & Derrick Williams, engineers/mixers
2003 ^[58]
	Come Away with Me	Norah Jones	Norah Jones, Arif Mardin, Jay Newland & Craig Street, producers; S. Husky Huskolds & Jay Newland, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer
	The Eminem Show	Eminem	Jeff Bass, Dr. Dre, Eminem & Denaun Porter, producers; Steve Baughman, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri & Steve King, engineers/mixers; Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, mastering engineer
	Home	Dixie Chicks	Dixie Chicks & Lloyd Maines, producers; Gary Paczosa, engineer/mixer; Robert Hadley & Doug Sax, mastering engineers
	Nellyville	Nelly	Jason "Jay E" Epperson, Just Blaze, The Neptunes, The Trackboyz & Waiel "Wally" Yaghnam, producers; Steve Eigner, Brian Garten, Russ Giraud, Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Greg Morgenstein, Matt Still & Rich Travali, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, mastering engineer
	The Rising	Bruce Springsteen	Brendan O'Brien, producer; Nick Didia & Brendan O'Brien, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
2004 ^[59]
	Speakerboxxx/The Love Below	OutKast	André 3000 & Antwon "Big Boi" Patton, producers; Vincent Alexander, Chris Carmouche, Kevin "KD" Davis, Reggie Dozier, John Frye, Robert Hannon, Padraic Kernin, Moka Nagatani, Pete Novak, Brian Paturalski, Neal Pogue, Dexter Simmons, Matt Still & Darrell Thorp, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner & Bernie Grundman, mastering engineers
	Elephant	The White Stripes	Jack White, producer; Liam Watson & Jack White, engineers/mixers; Noel Summerville, mastering engineer
	Fallen	Evanescence	Dave Fortman & Ben Moody, producers; Jay Baumgardner, Dave Fortman & Jeremy Parker, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer
	Justified	Justin Timberlake	Brian McKnight, The Neptunes, Scott Storch, Timbaland & The Underdogs, producers; Andrew Coleman, Jimmy Douglass, Şerban Ghenea, Dabling Harward, Steve Penny, Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado, Dave "Natural Love" Russell, Timbaland & Chris Wood, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers Jr., mastering engineer
	Under Construction	Missy Elliott	Craig Brockman, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, Erroll "Poppi" McCalla, Nisan & Timbaland, producers; Jeff Allen, Carlos "El Loco" Bedoya, Josh Butler, Senator Jimmy D, Guru, Timbaland & Mike Wilson, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers Jr., mastering engineer
2005 ^[60]
	Genius Loves Company	Ray Charles & Various Artists	John Burk, Terry Howard, Don Mizell, Phil Ramone & Herbert Waltl, producers; Robert Fernandez, John Harris, Terry Howard, Pete Karam, Joel Moss, Al Schmitt & Ed Thacker, engineers/mixers; Robert Hadley & Doug Sax, mastering engineers
	American Idiot	Green Day	Billie Joe Armstrong, Rob Cavallo, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, producers; Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer
	The College Dropout	Kanye West	Kanye West, producer; Eddy Schreyer, engineer/mixer; Eddy Schreyer, mastering engineer
	Confessions	Usher	Bobby Ross Avila, Valdez Brantley, Bryan-Michael Cox, Vidal Davis, Destro Music, Jermaine Dupri, Andre Harris, Rich Harrison, IZ, Jimmy Jam, Just Blaze, James Lackey, Terry Lewis, Juan Johnny Najera, Pro J, Usher Raymond, Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith, Aaron Spears, Arthur Strong, Thicke & James "Big Jim" Wright, producers; Ian Cross, Kevin "KD" Davis, Vidal Davis, Vince DeLorenzo, Jermaine Dupri, Blake Eisman, Brian Frye, John Frye, Şerban Ghenea, Andre Harris, John Horesco IV, Ken Lewis, Matt Marrin, Manny Marroquin, Tony Maserati, Pro J, Donnie Scantz, Jon Smeltz, Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith, Phil Tan, The Trak Starz, Mark Vinten & Ryan West, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, mastering engineer
	The Diary of Alicia Keys	Alicia Keys	Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, Vidal Davis, Easy Mo Bee, Andre Harris, Alicia Keys, Kumasi, Timbaland, Kanye West & Dwayne "D. Wigg" Wiggins, producers; Tony Black, Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, Vincent Dilorenzo, Russ Elevado, Manny Marroquin, Walter Millsap III, Ann Mincieli & Pat Viala, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, Jr., mastering engineer
2006 ^[61]
	How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb	U2	Brian Eno, Flood, Daniel Lanois, Jacknife Lee, Steve Lillywhite & Chris Thomas, producers; Greg Collins, Flood, Carl Glanville, Simon Gogerly, Nellee Hooper, Jacknife Lee & Steve Lillywhite, engineers/mixers; Arnie Acosta, mastering engineer
	Chaos and Creation in the Backyard	Paul McCartney	Nigel Godrich, producer; Darrell Thorp, engineer/mixer; Alan Yoshida, mastering engineer
	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey, Bryan-Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri, Young Genius, Scram Jones, The Legendary Traxster, LRoc, The Neptunes, James Poyser, Manuel Seal, Kanye West & James "Big Jim" Wright, producers; Dana Jon Chappelle, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan Frye, Brian Garten, John Horesco IV, Manny Marroquin, Mike Pierce, Phil Tan & Pat "Pat 'Em Down" Viala, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, Jr., mastering engineer
	Late Registration	Kanye West	Jon Brion, Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, Just Blaze, Devo Springsteen & Kanye West, producers; Craig Bauer, Tom Biller, Andrew Dawson, Mike Dean, Anthony Kilhoffer, Manny Marroquin, Richard Reitz & Brian Sumner, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
	Love. Angel. Music. Baby.	Gwen Stefani	André 3000, Dallas Austin, Dr. Dre, Nellee Hooper, Jimmy Jam, Tony Kanal, Terry Lewis, The Neptunes, Linda Perry & Johnny Vulture, producers; André 3000, Andrew Coleman, Greg Collins, Ian Cross, Dr. Dre, John Frye, Simon Gogerly, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Matt Marin, Colin "Dog" Mitchell, Pete Novak, Ian Rossiter, Rick Sheppard, Mark "Spike" Stent, Phil Tan & Johnny Vulture, engineers/mixers; Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, mastering engineer
2007 ^[62]
	Taking the Long Way	Dixie Chicks	Rick Rubin, producer; Richard Dodd, Jim Scott & Chris Testa, engineers/mixers; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer
	Continuum	John Mayer	Steve Jordan & John Mayer, producers; John Alagia, Michael Brauer, Joe Ferla, Chad Franscoviak, Manny Marroquin & Dave O'Donnell, engineers/mixers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer
	FutureSex/LoveSounds	Justin Timberlake	Nate (Danga) Hills, Jawbreakers, Rick Rubin, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass, Şerban Ghenea, Padraic Kerin, Jason Lader, Andrew Scheps, Timbaland & Ethan Willoughby, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, Jr., mastering engineer
	St. Elsewhere	Gnarls Barkley	Danger Mouse, producer; Ben H. Allen, Danger Mouse & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers; Mike Lazer, mastering engineer
	Stadium Arcadium	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Rick Rubin, producer; Ryan Hewitt, Mark Linette & Andrew Scheps, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
2008 ^[63]
	River: The Joni Letters	Herbie Hancock	Leonard Cohen, Norah Jones, Joni Mitchell, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luciana Souza & Tina Turner, featured artists; Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, producers; Helik Hadar, engineer/mixer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer
	Back to Black	Amy Winehouse	Mark Ronson & Salaam Remi, producers; Tom Elmhirst, Gary Noble & Franklin Socorro, engineers/mixers; Mark Ronson, mastering engineer
	Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace	Foo Fighters	Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner, mastering engineer
	Graduation	Kanye West	Dwele, Lil Wayne, Mos Def & T-Pain, featured artists; Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, Eric Hudson, Brian "Allday" Miller, Nottz, Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds, Gee Roberson, Toomp & Kanye West, producers; Bruce Beuchner, Andrew Dawson, Mike Dean, Anthony Kilhoffer, Greg Koller, Manny Marroquin, Nottz Raw, Tony Rey, Seiji Sekine, Paul Sheehy & D. Sloan, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
	These Days	Vince Gill	John Anderson, Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell, Diana Krall & The Del McCoury Band, featured artists; Vince Gill, John Hobbs & Justin Niebank, producers; Neal Cappellino & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Adam Ayan, mastering engineer
2009 ^[64]
	Raising Sand	Robert Plant & Alison Krauss	T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer
	In Rainbows	Radiohead	Nigel Godrich, producer; Nigel Godrich, Dan Grech-Marguerat, Hugo Nicolson & Richard Woodcraft, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
	Tha Carter III	Lil Wayne	Babyface, Brisco, Fabolous, Jay-Z, Kidd Kidd, Busta Rhymes, Juelz Santana, D. Smith, Static Major, T-Pain & Bobby Valentino, featured artists; Alchemist, David Banner, Vaushaun "Maestro" Brooks, Cool & Dre, Andrews "Drew" Correa, Shondrae "Mr. Bangladesh" Crawford, Darius "Deezle" Harrison, Jim Jonsin, Mousa, Pro Jay, Rodnae, Skillz & Play, D. Smith, Swizz Beatz, Robin Thicke, T-Pain & Kanye West, producers; Angel Aponte, Joshua Berkman, Andrew Dawson, Joe G, Darius "Deezle" Harrison, Fabian Marasciullo, Miguel Scott, Robin Thicke, Julian Vasquez & Gina Victoria, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
	Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends	Coldplay	Markus Dravs, Brian Eno & Rik Simpson, producers; Michael H. Brauer, Markus Dravs, John O'Mahoney, Rik Simpson & Andy Wallace, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
	Year of the Gentleman	Ne-Yo	Chuck Harmony, Ne-Yo, Polow Da Don, StarGate, Stereotypes, Syience, Shea Taylor & Shomari "Sho" Wilson, producers; Kirven Arrington, Jeff Chestek, Kevin "KD" Davis, Mikkel Eriksen, Jaymz Hardy Martin, III, Geno Regist, Phil Tan & Tony Terrebonne, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, Jr., mastering engineer

2010s

Year^[I]	Album	Artist(s)	Production team
2010 ^[65]
	Fearless	Taylor Swift	Colbie Caillat, featured artist; Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson, Nathan Chapman & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Hank Williams, mastering engineer
	Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King	Dave Matthews Band	Jeff Coffin, Tim Reynolds & Rashawn Ross, featured artists; Rob Cavallo, producer; Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer
	The E.N.D.	The Black Eyed Peas	Apl.de.ap, Jean Baptiste, Printz Board, DJ Replay, Funkagenda, David Guetta, Keith Harris, Mark Knight, Poet Name Life, Frederick Riesterer & will.i.am, producers; Dylan "3D" Dresdow, Padraic "Padlock" Kerin & will.i.am, engineers/mixers; Chris Bellman, mastering engineer
	The Fame	Lady Gaga	Flo Rida, Colby O'Donis & Space Cowboy, featured artists; Brian & Josh, Rob Fusari, Martin Kierszenbaum, RedOne & Space Cowboy, producers; 4Mil, Robert Orton, RedOne, Dave Russell & Tony Ugval, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
	I Am... Sasha Fierce	Beyoncé	Shondrae "Mr. Bangledesh" Crawford, Ian Dench, D-Town, Toby Gad, Sean Garrett, Amanda Ghost, Jim Jonsin, Beyoncé Knowles, Rico Love, Dave McCracken, Terius Nash, Radio Killa, Stargate, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Ryan Tedder & Wayne Wilkins, producers; Jim Caruana, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Toby Gad, Kuk Harrell, Jim Jonsin, Jaycen Joshua, Dave Pensado, Radio Killa, Mark "Spike" Stent, Ryan Tedder, Brian "B-LUV" Thomas, Marcos Tovar, Miles Walker & Wayne Wilkins, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
2011 ^[66]
	The Suburbs	Arcade Fire	Arcade Fire & Markus Dravs, producers; Arcade Fire, Mark Lawson & Craig Silvey, engineers/mixers; Mark Lawson, mastering engineer
	The Fame Monster	Lady Gaga	Beyoncé, featured artist; Ron Fair, Fernando Garibay, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jerkins, Lady Gaga, RedOne, Teddy Riley & Space Cowboy, producers; Eelco Bakker, Christian Delano, Mike Donaldson, Paul Foley, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jerkins, Hisashi Mizoguchi, Robert Orton, Dan Parry, Jack Joseph Puig, RedOne, Teddy Riley, Dave Russel, Johnny Severin, Space Cowboy, Mark Stent, Jonas Wetling & Frank Wolff, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
	Need You Now	Lady Antebellum	Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer; Andrew Mendelson, mastering engineer
	Recovery	Eminem	Kobe, Lil Wayne, Pink & Rihanna, featured artists; Alex Da Kid, Victor Alexander, Boi-1da, Nick Brongers, Dwayne “Supa Dups” Chin-Quee, DJ Khalil, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Jason Gilbert, Havoc, Emile Haynie, Jim Jonsin, Just Blaze, Magnedo7, Mr. Porter, Robert Reyes, Makeba Riddick & Script Shepherd, producers; Alex Da Kid, Dwayne “Supa Dups” Chin-Quee, Kal “Boogie” Dellaportas, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mauricio “Veto” Iragorri, Just Blaze, Robert Marks, Alex Merzin, Matthew Samuels, Joe Strange, Mike Strange & Ryan West, engineers/mixers; Brian “Big Bass” Gardner, mastering engineer
	Teenage Dream	Katy Perry	Snoop Dogg, featured artist; Ammo, Benny Blanco, Dr. Luke, Kuk Harrell, Max Martin, Stargate, C. “Tricky” Stewart, Sandy Vee & Greg Wells, producers; Steve Churchyard, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Şerban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland, Jaycen Joshua, Damien Lewis, Chris O'Ryan, Carlos Oyanedel, Paris, Phil Tan, Brain Thomas, Lewis Tozour, Miles Walker, Emily Wright & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner, mastering engineer
2012 ^[67]
	21	Adele	Jim Abbiss, Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth, Rick Rubin, Fraser T Smith, Ryan Tedder & Dan Wilson, producers; Jim Abbiss, Philip Allen, Beatriz Artola, Ian Dowling, Tom Elmhirst, Greg Fidelman, Dan Parry, Steve Price, Mark Rankin, Andrew Scheps, Fraser T. Smith & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
	Born This Way	Lady Gaga	Paul Blair, DJ Snake, Fernando Garibay, Lady Gaga, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Jeppe Laursen, RedOne & Clinton Sparks, producers; Fernando Garibay, Lady Gaga, Bill Malina, Trevor Muzzy, RedOne, Dave Russell, Justin Shirley Smith, Horace Ward & Tom Ware, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
	Doo-Wops & Hooligans	Bruno Mars	B.o.B, Cee Lo Green & Damian Marley, featured artists; Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee, Needlz & The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Stephen Marcussen, mastering engineer
	Loud	Rihanna	Drake, Eminem & Nicki Minaj, featured artists; Ester Dean, Alex Da Kid, Kuk Harrell, Mel & Mus, Awesome Jones, Makeba Riddick, The Runners, Sham, Soundz, Stargate, Chris "Tricky" Stewart, Sandy Vee & Willy Will, producers; Ariel Chobaz, Cary Clark, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Alex Da Kid, Josh Gudwin, Kuk Harrell, Jaycen Joshua, Manny Marroquin, Dana Nielsen, Chad "C-Note" Roper, Noah "40" Shebib, Corey Shoemaker, Jay Stevenson, Mike Strange, Phil Tan, Brian "B-Luv" Thomas, Marcos Tovar, Sandy Vee, Jeff "Supa Jeff" Villanueva, Miles Walker & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
	Wasting Light	Foo Fighters	Butch Vig, producer; James Brown & Alan Moulder, engineers/mixers; Joe LaPorta & Emily Lazar, mastering engineers
2013 ^[68]
	Babel	Mumford & Sons	Markus Dravs, producer; Robin Baynton & Ruadhri Cushnan, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
	Blunderbuss	Jack White	Jack White, producer; Vance Powell & Jack White, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
	Channel Orange	Frank Ocean	André 3000, John Mayer & Earl Sweatshirt, featured artists; Om'Mas Keith, Malay, Frank Ocean & Pharrell Williams, producers; Calvin Bailif, Andrew Coleman, Jeff Ellis, Doug Fenske, Om'Mas Keith, Malay, Frank Ocean, Philip Scott, Mark "Spike" Stent, Pat Thrall, Marcos Tovar & Vic Wainstein, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
	El Camino	The Black Keys	The Black Keys & Danger Mouse, producers; Tchad Blake, Tom Elmhirst & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers; Brian Lucey, mastering engineer
	Some Nights	Fun.	Janelle Monáe, featured artist; Jeff Bhasker, Emile Haynie, Jake One & TommyD, producers; Jeff Bhasker, Pete Bischoff, Jeff Chestek, Andrew Dawson, Emile Haynie, Manny Marroquin, Sonny Pinnar & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
2014 ^[69]
	Random Access Memories	Daft Punk	Julian Casablancas, DJ Falcon, Todd Edwards, Chilly Gonzales, Giorgio Moroder, Panda Bear, Nile Rodgers, Paul Williams & Pharrell Williams, featured artists; Thomas Bangalter, Julian Casablancas, Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo, DJ Falcon & Todd Edwards, producers; Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta, Guillaume Le Braz & Daniel Lerner, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
	The Blessed Unrest	Sara Bareilles	Sara Bareilles, Mark Endert & John O'Mahony, producers; Jeremy Darby, Mark Endert & John O'Mahony, engineers/mixers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer
	Good Kid, M.A.A.D City	Kendrick Lamar	Mary J. Blige, Dr. Dre, Drake, Jay Rock, Jay-Z, MC Eiht & Anna Wise, featured artists; DJ Dahi, Hit-Boy, Skhye Hutch, Just Blaze, Like, Terrace Martin, Dawaun Parker, Pharrell Williams, Rahki, Scoop DeVille, Sounwave, Jack Splash, Tabu, Tha Bizness & T-Minus, producers; Derek Ali, Dee Brown, Dr. Dre, James Hunt, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Mike Larson, Jared Scott, Jack Splash & Andrew Wright, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi & Brian Gardner, mastering engineers
	The Heist	Macklemore & Ryan Lewis	Ab-Soul, Ben Bridwell, Ray Dalton, Eighty4 Fly, Hollis, Mary Lambert, Buffalo Madonna, Evan Roman, Schoolboy Q, Allen Stone, The Teaching & Wanz, featured artists; Ryan Lewis, producer; Ben Haggerty, Ryan Lewis, Amos Miller, Reed Ruddy & Pete Stewart, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner, mastering engineer
	Red	Taylor Swift	Gary Lightbody & Ed Sheeran, featured artists; Jeff Bhasker, Nathan Chapman, Dann Huff, Jacknife Lee, Max Martin, Shellback, Taylor Swift, Butch Walker & Dan Wilson, producers; Joe Baldridge, Sam Bell, Matt Bishop, Chad Carlson, Nathan Chapman, Şerban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland, Michael Ilbert, Taylor Johnson, Jacknife Lee, Steve Marcantonio, Manny Marroquin, Justin Niebank, John Rausch, Eric Robinson, Pawel Sek, Jake Sinclair, Mark "Spike" Stent & Andy Thompson, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Hank Williams, mastering engineers
2015 ^[70]
	Morning Phase	Beck	Beck Hansen, producer; Tom Elmhirst, David Greenbaum, Florian Lagatta, Cole Marsden Greif-Neill, Robbie Nelson, Darrell Thorp, Cassidy Turbin & Joe Visciano, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
	Beyoncé	Beyoncé	Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Drake, Jay-Z & Frank Ocean, featured artists; Ammo, Boots, James Fauntleroy, Noel "Detail" Fisher, Jerome Harmon, Hit-Boy, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius "The-Dream" Nash, Caroline Polachek, Rey Reel, Noah "40" Shebib, Ryan Tedder, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Key Wane, Pharrell Williams & Patrick Wimberly, producers; Boots, Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell, Rob Cohen, Andrew Coleman, Chris Godbey, Justin Hergett, James Krausse, Mike Larson, Jonathan Lee, Tony Maserati, Ann Mincieli, Caroline Polachek, Andrew Scheps, Bart Schoudel, Noah "40" Shebib, Ryan Tedder, Stuart White & Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, James Krausse & Aya Merrill, (mastering engineers); Justin Timberlake, Justin Timbaland, Pharrell Williams, Sia, Frank Ocean, The-Dream, Miguel, and James Fauntleroy, songwriters
	Girl	Pharrell Williams	Alicia Keys & Justin Timberlake, featured artists; Pharrell Williams, producer; Leslie Brathwaite, Adrian Breakspear, Andrew Coleman, Jimmy Douglas, Hart Gunther, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta, Mike Larson, Stephanie McNally, Alan Meyerson, Ann Mincieli & Kenta Yonesaka, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
	In the Lonely Hour	Sam Smith	Steve Fitzmaurice, Komi, Howard Lawrence, Zane Lowe, Mojam, Jimmy Napes, Naughty Boy, Fraser T. Smith, Two Inch Punch & Eg White, producers; Michael Angelo, Graham Archer, Steve Fitzmaurice, Simon Hale, Darren Heelis, James Murray, Jimmy Napes, Mustafa Omer, Dan Parry, Steve Price & Eg White, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Stuart Hawkes, mastering engineers
	x	Ed Sheeran	Jeff Bhasker, Benny Blanco, Jake Gosling, Johnny McDaid, Rick Rubin & Pharrell Williams, producers; Andrew Coleman, Jake Gosling, Matty Green, William Hicks, Tyler Sam Johnson, Jason Lader, Johnny McDaid, Chris Sclafani, Mark Stent & Geoff Swan, engineers/mixers; Stuart Hawkes, mastering engineer
2016 ^[71]
	1989	Taylor Swift	Jack Antonoff, Nathan Chapman, Imogen Heap, Max Martin, Mattman & Robin, Ali Payami, Shellback, Taylor Swift, Ryan Tedder & Noel Zancanella, producers; Jack Antonoff, Mattias Bylund, Smith Carlson, Nathan Chapman, Şerban Ghenea, John Hanes, Imogen Heap, Sam Holland, Michael Ilbert, Brendan Morawski, Laura Sisk & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
	Beauty Behind the Madness	The Weeknd	Lana Del Rey, Labrinth & Ed Sheeran, featured artists; DannyBoyStyles, Ben Diehl, Labrinth, Mano, Max Martin, Stephan Moccio, Carlo Montagnese, Ali Payami, Che Pope, Jason Quenneville, Peter Svensson, Abel Tesfaye & Kanye West, producers; Jay Paul Bicknell, Mattias Bylund, Şerban Ghenea, Noah Goldstein, John Hanes, Sam Holland, Jean Marie Horvat, Carlo Montagnese, Jason Quenneville & Dave Reitzas, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Dave Kutch, mastering engineers
	Sound & Color	Alabama Shakes	Alabama Shakes & Blake Mills, producers; Shawn Everett, engineer/mixer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
	To Pimp a Butterfly	Kendrick Lamar	Bilal, George Clinton, James Fauntleroy, Ronald Isley, Rapsody, Snoop Dogg, Thundercat & Anna Wise, featured artists; Taz Arnold, Boi-1da, Ronald Colson, Larrance Dopson, Flying Lotus, Fredrik "Tommy Black" Halldin, Knxwledge, Koz, Lovedragon, Terrace Martin, Rahki, Sounwave, Tae Beast, Thundercat, Whoarei & Pharrell Williams, producers; Derek "MixedByAli" Ali, Thomas Burns, James "The White Black Man" Hunt, 9th Wonder & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
	Traveller	Chris Stapleton	Dave Cobb & Chris Stapleton, producers; Vance Powell, engineer/mixer; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer
2017 ^[72]
	25	Adele	Danger Mouse, Samuel Dixon, Paul Epworth, Greg Kurstin, Max Martin, Ariel Rechtshaid, Shellback, The Smeezingtons & Ryan Tedder, producers; Julian Burg, Austen Jux Chandler, Cameron Craig, Samuel Dixon, Tom Elmhirst, Declan Gaffney, Şerban Ghenea, John Hanes, Emile Haynie, Jan Holzner, Michael Ilbert, Chris Kasych, Greg Kurstin, Charles Moniz, Liam Nolan, Alex Pasco, Mike Piersante, Ariel Rechtshaid, Rich Rich, Dave Schiffman, Joe Visciano & Matt Wiggins, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers
	Lemonade	Beyoncé	James Blake, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd & Jack White, featured artists; Vincent Berry II, Ben Billions, James Blake, BOOTS, Jonny Coffer, DannyBoyStyles, Mike Dean, Alex Delicata, Diplo, Derek Dixie, Kevin Garrett, Diana Gordon, HazeBanga, Hit-Boy, Just Blaze, King Henry, Beyoncé Knowles, Ezra Koenig, Jeremy McDonald, MeLo-X, Mike Will Made-It, Pluss & Jack White, producers; Mike Dean, Jaycen Joshua, Greg Koller, Tony Maserati, Lester Mendoza, Vance Powell, Joshua V. Smith & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
	Purpose	Justin Bieber	Big Sean, Diplo, Halsey, Travis Scott & Skrillex, featured artists; The Audibles, Axident, Justin Bieber, Big Taste, Benny Blanco, Blood, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, Scott "Scooter" Braun, Mike Dean, Diplo, Gladius, Nico Hartikainen, Mark "The Mogul" Jackson, Steve James, Ian Kirkpatrick, Maejor, MdL, Skrillex, Jeremy Snyder & Soundz, producers; Simon Cohen, Diplo, Mark "Exit" Goodchild, Josh Gudwin, Jaycen Joshua, Manny Marroquin, Chris 'Tek' O'Ryan, Johannes Rassina, Gregg Rominiecki, Chris Sclafani, Skrillex, Dylan William & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers
	A Sailor's Guide to Earth	Sturgill Simpson	Sturgill Simpson, producer; Geoff Allan, David Ferguson & Sean Sullivan, engineers/mixers; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer
	Views	Drake	dvsn, Future, Kyla, PartyNextDoor, Rihanna & Wizkid, featured artists; Brian Alexander Morgan, Axlfolie, Beat Bully, Boi-1da, Cardo, Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee, Daxz, DJ Dahi, Frank Dukes, Maneesh, Murda Beatz, Nineteen85, Ricci Riera, Allen Ritter, Noah "40" Shebib, Southside, Sevn Thomas, Jordan Ullman, Kanye West, Wizkid & Young Exclusive, producers; Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell, Seth Firkins, David "Prep" Bijan Huges & Noah "40" Shebib, engineers/mixers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer
2018 ^[73]
	24K Magic	Bruno Mars	Shampoo Press & Curl, producers; Şerban Ghenea, John Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers/mixers; Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
	"Awaken, My Love!"	Childish Gambino	Donald Glover & Ludwig Göransson, producers; Bryan Carrigan, Chris Fogel, Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson, Riley Mackin & Ruben Rivera, engineers/mixers; Donald Glover & Ludwig Göransson, songwriters; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer
	DAMN.	Kendrick Lamar	DJ Dahi, Sounwave & Anthony Tiffith, producers; Derek "MixedByAli" Ali, James Hunt & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers; Kendrick Duckworth, Dacoury Natche, Mark Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
	4:44	Jay-Z	Jay-Z & No I.D., producers; Jimmy Douglass & Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, engineers/mixers; Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
	Melodrama	Lorde	Jack Antonoff & Lorde, producers; Şerban Ghenea, John Hanes & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff & Ella Yelich-O'Connor, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
2019 ^[74]
	Golden Hour	Kacey Musgraves	Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, producers; Craig Alvin & Shawn Everett, engineers/mixers; Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, songwriters; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers
	Beerbongs & Bentleys	Post Malone	Louis Bell & Post Malone, producers; Louis Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Louis Bell & Austin Post, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
	Black Panther: The Album, Music from and Inspired By	Various Artists	Kendrick Lamar, featured artist; Kendrick Duckworth & Sounwave, producers; Matt Schaeffer, engineer/mixer; Kendrick Duckworth & Mark Spears, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
	By the Way, I Forgive You	Brandi Carlile	Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Dave Cobb & Eddie Spear, engineers/mixers; Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer
	Dirty Computer	Janelle Monáe	Chuck Lightning & Janelle Monáe Robinson & Nate "Rocket" Wonder, producers; Mick Guzauski, Janelle Monáe Robinson & Nate "Rocket" Wonder, engineers/mixers; Nathaniel Irvin III, Charles Joseph II, Taylor Parks & Janelle Monáe Robinson, songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
	H.E.R.	H.E.R.	Darhyl "Hey DJ" Camper Jr., David 'Swagg R'Celious' Harris, H.E.R., Walter Jones & Jeff Robinson, producers; Miki Tsutsumi, engineer/mixer; Darhyl Camper Jr. & H.E.R., songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
	Invasion of Privacy	Cardi B	Craig Kallman, 30 Roc, Allen Ritter, Andrew Watt, Benny Blanco, Boi-1da, Cubeatz, DJ Mustard, Frank Dukes, J. White Did It, Keyz, Murda Beatz, Needlz, Scribz Riley, Tainy, & Vinylz, producers; Leslie Brathwaite & Evan LaRay, engineers/mixers; Belcalis Almanzar & Jorden Thorpe, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
	Scorpion	Drake	40, Allen Ritter, PartyNextDoor, Blaqnmild, Noel Cadastre, The 25th Hour, OB O'Brien,Boi-1da, Capo, Cardo, DJ Paul, DJ Premier, Jahaan Sweet, ModMaxx, Murda Beatz, No I.D., Nonstop da Hitman, Oogie Mane, Preme, Shaun Harris, Supah Mario, T-Minus, Tay Keith, TrapMoneyBenny, Jeffrey Rashad, TWhy Xclusive, Corey Litwin, Wallis Lane, & Yung Exclusive, producers; Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell & Noah Shebib, engineers/mixers; Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters; Chris Athens, mastering engineer

2020s

Year^[I]	Album	Artist(s)	Production team
2020 ^[75]
	When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?	Billie Eilish	Finneas O'Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O'Connell, engineers/mixers; Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters; John Greenham, mastering engineer
	Cuz I Love You (Deluxe)	Lizzo	Ricky Reed, producer; Manny Marroquin & Ethan Shumaker, engineers/mixers; Eric Frederic & Melissa Jefferson, songwriters; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
	Father of the Bride	Vampire Weekend	Ezra Koenig & Ariel Rechtshaid, producers; John DeBold, Chris Kasych, Takemasa Kosaka, Ariel Rechtshaid & Hiroya Takayama, engineers/mixers; Ezra Koenig, songwriter; Emily Lazar, mastering engineer
	I, I	Bon Iver	Brad Cook, Chris Messina & Justin Vernon, producers; Zach Hansen & Chris Messina, engineers/mixers; BJ Burton, Brad Cook & Justin Vernon, songwriters; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer
	I Used to Know Her	H.E.R.	David "Swagg R'Celious" Harris, H.E.R., Walter Jones & Jeff Robinson, producers; Miki Tsutsumi, engineer/mixer; Sam Ashworth, Jeff "Gitty" Gitelman, David "Swagg R'Celious" Harris & H.E.R., songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
	Norman Fucking Rockwell!	Lana Del Rey	Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey, producers; Jack Antonoff & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey, songwriters; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
	7	Lil Nas X	Joe Grasso, engineer/mixer; Montero Lamar Hill, songwriter; Eric Lagg, mastering engineer
	Thank U, Next	Ariana Grande	Tommy Brown, Ilya, Max Martin & Victoria Monet, producers; Şerban Ghenea & Brendan Morawski, engineers/mixers; Tommy Brown, Ariana Grande, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Victoria Monet, Tayla Parx & Ilya Salmanzadeh, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
2021 ^[76]
	Folklore	Taylor Swift	Joe Alwyn, Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, producers; Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner, Şerban Ghenea, John Hanes, Jonathan Low & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
	Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition)	Black Pumas	Jon Kaplan & Adrian Quesada, producers; Adrian Quesada, Jacob Sciba, Stuart Sikes & Erik Wofford, engineers/mixers; Eric Burton & Adrian Quesada, songwriters; JJ Golden, mastering engineer
	Chilombo	Jhené Aiko	Fisticuffs & Julian-Quán Việt Lê, producers; Fisticuffs, Julian-Quán Việt Lê, Zeke Mishanec, Christian Plata & Gregg Rominiecki, engineers/mixers; Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo, Julian-Quán Việt Lê, Maclean Robinson & Brian Keith Warfield, songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
	Djesse Vol. 3	Jacob Collier	Jacob Collier, producer; Ben Bloomberg & Jacob Collier, engineers/mixers; Jacob Collier, songwriter; Chris Allgood & Emily Lazar, mastering engineers
	Everyday Life	Coldplay	Daniel Green, Bill Rahko & Rik Simpson, producers; Mark “Spike” Stent, engineer/mixer; Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters; Emily Lazar, mastering engineer
	Future Nostalgia	Dua Lipa	Koz, producer; Josh Gudwin & Cameron Gower Poole, engineers/mixers; Clarence Coffee Jr. & Dua Lipa, songwriters; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
	Hollywood's Bleeding	Post Malone	Louis Bell & Frank Dukes, producers; Louis Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Louis Bell, Adam Feeney, Austin Post & Billy Walsh, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
	Women in Music Pt. III	Haim	Rostam Batmanglij, Danielle Haim & Ariel Rechtshaid, producers; Rostam Batmanglij, Jasmine Chen, John DeBold, Matt DiMona, Tom Elmhirst, Joey Messina-Doerning & Ariel Rechtshaid, engineers/mixers; Rostam Batmanglij, Alana Haim, Danielle Haim, Este Haim & Ariel Rechtshaid, songwriters; Emily Lazar, mastering engineer
2022 ^[77]
	We Are	Jon Batiste	Craig Adams, David Gauthier, Braedon Gautier, Brennon Gautier, Gospel Soul Children Choir, Hot 8 Brass Band, PJ Morton, Autumn Rowe, Zadie Smith, St. Augustine High School Marching 100 & Trombone Shorty, featured artists; Jon Batiste, Mikey Freedom Hart, King Garbage, Kizzo, Sunny Levine, Nate Mercereau, David Pimentel, Ricky Reed, Autumn Rowe, Jahaan Sweet & Nick Waterhouse, producers; Batiste, Russ Elevado, Mischa Kachkachishvili, Kizzo, Joseph Lorge, Manny Marroquin, Pimentel, Reed, Jaclyn Sanchez, Matt Vertere, Marc Whitmore & Alex Williams, engineers/mixers; Andrae Alexander, Troy Andrews, Batiste, Zach Cooper, Vic Dimotsis, Eric Frederic, Kizzo, Levine, Steve McEwan, Morton, Rowe & Mavis Staples, songwriters; Emerson Mancini, mastering engineer
	Back of My Mind	H.E.R.	Chris Brown, Cordae, DJ Khaled, Lil Baby, Thundercat, Bryson Tiller, Ty Dolla $ign, YG & Yung Bleu, featured artists; Tarik Azzouz, Bordeaux, Nelson Bridges, DJ Camper, Cardiak, Cardo, Chi Chi, Steven J. Collins, Ronald “Flip” Colson, Jeff "Gitty" Gitelman, Grades, H.E.R., Hit-Boy, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Walter Jones, Kaytranada, DJ Khaled, Mario Luciano, Mike Will Made-It, NonNative, Nova Wav, Scribz Riley, Jeff Robinson, Streetrunner, Hue Strother, Asa Taccone, Thundercat, Thurdi & Wu10, producers; Rafael Fai Bautista, Luis Bordeaux, Dee Brown, Anthony Cruz, Ayanna Depas, Morning Estrada, Chris Galland, H.E.R., Jaycen Joshua, Kaytranada, Derek Keota, Omar Loya, Manny Marroquin, Tim McClain, Juan "AyoJuan" Peña, Micah Petit, Patrizio Pigliapoco, Alex Pyle, Jaclyn Sanchez, Miki Tsutsumi & Tito "Earcandy" Vasquez, engineers/mixers; Denisia “Blu June” Andrews, Nasri Atweh, Tarik Azzouz, Stacy Barthe, Jeremy Biddle, Nelson “Keyz” Bridges, Chris Brown, Stephen Bruner, Darhyl Camper Jr., Luis Campozano, Louis Kevin Celestin, Anthony Clemons Jr., Steven J. Collins, Ronald “Flip” Colson, Brittany “Chi” Coney, Elijah Dias, Cordae Dunston, Jeff Gitelman, Tyrone Griffin Jr., Priscilla “Priscilla Renea” Hamilton, H.E.R., Charles A. Hinshaw, Chauncey Hollis, Latisha Twana Hyman, Keenon Daequan Ray Jackson, Rodney Jerkins, Dominique Jones, Khaled Khaled, Ron Latour, Gamal “Lunchmoney” Lewis, Mario Luciano, Carl McCormick, Leon McQuay III, Julia Michaels, Maxx Moore, Vurdell “V. Script” Muller, Chidi Osondu, Karriem Riggins, Mike “Scribz” Riley, Seandrea Sledge, Hue Strother, Asa Taccone, Tiara Thomas, Bryson Tiller, Daniel James Traynor, Brendan Walsh, Nicholas Warwar, Jabrile Hashim Willliams, Michael L. Williams II, Robert Williams & Kelvin Wooten, songwriters; Dave Kutch & Colin Leonard, mastering engineers
	Donda	Kanye West	Baby Keem, Chris Brown, Conway The Machine, DaBaby, Jay Electronica, Fivio Foreign, Westside Gunn, JAY-Z, Syleena Johnson, Kid Cudi, Lil Baby, Lil Durk, Lil Yachty, The LOX, Marilyn Manson, Playboi Carti, Pop Smoke, Roddy Ricch, Rooga, Travis Scott, Shenseea, Swizz Beatz, Young Thug, Don Toliver, Ty Dolla $ign, Vory & The Weeknd, featured artists; Allday, Audi, AyoAA, Roark Bailey, Louis Bell, Jeff Bhasker, Boi-1da, BoogzDaBeast, Warryn Campbell, Cubeatz, David & Eli, Mike Dean, Dem Jointz, Digital Nas, DJ Khalil, DrtWrk, 88-Keys, E*vax, FnZ, Gesaffelstein, Nikki Grier, Cory Henry, Ronny J, DJ Khalil, Wallis Lane, Digital Nas, Nascent, Ojivolta, Shuko, Sloane, Sean Solymar, Sucuki, Arron “Arrow” Sunday, Swizz Beatz, Zen Tachi, 30 Roc, Bastian Völkel, Mia Wallis, Kanye West, Wheezy & Jason White, producers; Josh Berg, Todd Bergman, Rashade Benani Bevel Sr., Will Chason, Dem Jointz, Irko, Jess Jackson, Nagaris Johnson, Shin Kamiyama, Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, James Kelso, Scott McDowell, Kalam Ali Muttalib, Jonathan Pfarr, Jonathan Pfzar, Drrique Rendeer, Alejandro Rodriguez-Dawson, Mikalai Skrobat, Devon Wilson & Lorenzo Wolff, engineers/mixers; Dwayne Abernathy Jr., Elpadaro F. Electronica Allah, Aswad Asif, Roark Bailey, Durk Banks, Sam Barsh, Christoph Bauss, Louis Bell, Jeff Bhasker, Isaac De Boni, Christopher Brown, Jahshua Brown, Tahrence Brown, Aaron Butts, Warryn Campbell, Hykeem Carter Jr., Jordan Terrell Carter, Shawn Carter, Denzel Charles, Raul Cubina, Isaac De Boni, Kasseem Dean, Michael Dean, Tim Friedrich, Wesley Glass, Samuel Gloade, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, Tyrone Griffin Jr., Jahmal Gwin, Cory Henry, Tavoris Javon Hollins Jr., Larry Hoover Jr., Bashar Jackson, Sean Jacob, Nima Jahanbin, Paimon Jahanbin, Syleena Johnson, Dominique Armani Jones, Eli Klughammer, Chinsea Lee, Mike Lévy, Evan Mast, Mark Mbogo, Miles McCollum, Josh Mease, Scott Medcudi, Brian Miller, Rodrick Wayne Moore Jr., Michael Mulé, Mark Myrie, Charles M. Njapa, Nasir Pemberton, Carlos St. John Phillips, Jason Phillips, Khalil Abdul Rahman, Laraya Ashlee Robinson, Christopher Ruelas, David Ruoff, Maxie Lee Ryles III, Matthew Samuels, Daniel Seeff, Eric Sloan Jr., Sean Solymar, Ronald O’Neill Spence Jr., David Styles, Michael Suski, Aqeel Tate, Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, Caleb Zackery Toliver, Bastian Völkel, Brian Hugh Warner, Jacques Webster II, Kanye West, Orlando Wilder, Jeffery Williams & Mark Williams, songwriters; Irko, mastering engineer
	Evermore	Taylor Swift	Bon Iver, Haim & The National, featured artists; Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner & Taylor Swift, producers; Thomas Bartlett, JT Bates, Robin Baynton, Stuart Bogie, Gabriel Cabezas, CJ Camerieri, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Scott Devendorf, Matt DiMona, Jon Gautier, Trevor Hagen, Mikey Freedom Hart, Sean Hutchinson, Josh Kaufman, Benjamin Lanz, Nick Lloyd, Jonathan Low, James McAlister, Dave Nelson, Sean O'Brien, Ryan Olson, Ariel Rechtshaid, Kyle Resnick, Laura Sisk, Evan Smith, Alex Sopp & Justin Vernon, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff, William Bowery, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Taylor Swift & Justin Vernon, songwriters; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers
	Happier Than Ever	Billie Eilish	Finneas, producer; Billie Eilish, Finneas & Rob Kinelski, engineers/mixers; Eilish & Finneas, songwriters; John Greenham & Dave Kutch, mastering engineers
	Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)	Justin Bieber	Beam, Benny Blanco, Burna Boy, Daniel Caesar, Chance The Rapper, DaBaby, Dominic Fike, Giveon, Jaden, Tori Kelly, Khalid, The Kid Laroi, Lil Uzi Vert & Quavo, featured artists; Amy Allen, Louis Bell, Jon Bellion, Bieber, Blanco, BMW Kenny, Capi, Dreamlab, DVLP, Jason Evigan, Finneas, The Futuristics, German, Josh Gudwin, Jimmie Gutch, Harv, Marvin "Tony" Hemmings, Ilya, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Stefan Johnson, KCdaproducer, Denis Kosiak, The Monsters & Strangerz, Jorgen Odegard, Michael Pollack, Poo Bear, Shndo, Skrillex, Jake Torrey, Trackz, Andrew Watt & Ido Zmishlany, producers; Cory Bice, Blanco, Kevin "Capi" Carbo, Edwin Diaz, DJ Durel, Dreamlab, Finneas, Josh Gudwin, Sam Holland, Daniel James, Antonio Kearney, Denis Kosiak, Paul LaMalfa, Jeremy Lertola, Devin Nakao, Chris "Tek" O'Ryan, Andres Osorio, Micah Pettit & Benjamin Thomas, engineers/mixers; Allen, Delacey (Brittany Amaradio), Bell, Jonathan Bellion, Chancelor Johnathon Bennett, Bieber, David Bowden, Jason Boyd, Scott Braun, Tommy Lee Brown, Valentin Brunn, Kevin Carbo, Kenneth Coby, Kevin Coby, Raul Cubina, Jordan Douglas, Giveon Dezmann Evans, Jason Evigan, Dominic David Fike, Kameron Glasper, Jacob Greenspan, Josh Gudwin, James Gutch, Scott Harris, Bernard Harvey, Leah Haywood, Gregory Aldae Hein, Marvin Hemmings, Jeffrey Howard, Alexander Izquierdo, Daniel James, Jace Logan Jennings, Rodney Jerkins, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Anthony M. Jones, Antonio Kearney, Charlton Kenneth, Joe Khajadourian, Felisha "Fury" King, Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, Matthew Sean Leon, Benjamin Levin, Marcus Lomax, Quavious Keyate Marshall, Luis Manuel Martinez Jr., Sonny Moore, Finneas O’Connell, Jorgen Odegard, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, Tayla Parx, Oliver Peterhof, Whitney Phillips, Michael Pollack, Khalid Donnel Robinson, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Alex Schwartz, Tia Scola, Aaron Simmonds, Ashton Simmonds, Gian Stone, Ali Tamposi, Ryan Tedder, Tyshane Thompson, Jake Torrey, Billy Walsh, Freddy Wexler, Symere Woods, Andrew Wotman, Rami Yacoub, Keavan Yazdani, Bigram Zayas & Ido Zmishlany, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
	Love for Sale	Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga	Dae Bennett, producer; Bennett, Josh Coleman & Billy Cumella, engineers/mixers; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers
	Montero	Lil Nas X	Miley Cyrus, Doja Cat, Jack Harlow, Elton John & Megan Thee Stallion, featured artists; Take a Daytrip, John Cunningham, Omer Fedi, Kuk Harrell, Jasper Harris, KBeaZy, Carter Lang, Nick Lee, Roy Lenzo, Tom Levesque, Jasper Sheff, Blake Slatkin, Drew Sliger, Take A Daytrip, Ryan Tedder & Kanye West, producers; Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, Jon Castelli, John Cunningham, Jelli Dorman, Tom Elmhirst, Şerban Ghenea, Kuk Harrell, Roy Lenzo, Manny Marroquin, Nickie Jon Pabon, Patrizio 'Teezio' Pigliapoco, Blake Slatkin, Drew Sliger, Ryan Tedder & Joe Visciano, engineers/mixers; Keegan Bach, Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, John Cunningham, Miley Cyrus, Amala Zandile Dlamini, Omer Fedi, Vincent Goodyer, Jack Harlow, Jasper Harris, Montero Hill, Isley Juber, Carter Lang, Nick Lee, Roy Lenzo, Thomas James Levesque, Andrew Luce, Michael Olmo, Jasper Sheff, Blake Slatkin, Ryan Tedder, William K. Ward & Kanye West, songwriters; Chris Gehringer, Eric Lagg & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers
	Planet Her (Deluxe)	Doja Cat	Eve, Ariana Grande, Gunna, JID, SZA, The Weeknd & Young Thug, featured artists; Aaron Bow, Rogét Chahayed, Crate Classics, Digi, Dr. Luke, Fallen, Mayer Hawthorne, Mike Hector, Linden Jay, Aynzli Jones, Kurtis McKenzie, Jason Quenneville, Reef, Khaled Rohaim, Al Shux, Sully, tizhimself, Yeti Beats & Y2K, producers; Rob Bisel, Jesse Ray Ernster, Şerban Ghenea, Clint Gibbs, Rian Lewis, NealHPogue, Tyler Sheppard, Kalani Thompson, Joe Visciano & Jeff Ellis Worldwide, engineers/mixers; Ilana Armida, Aaron Bow, Rogét Chahayed, Jamil Chammas, Sheldon Yu-Ting Cheung, Antwoine Collins, Amala Zandile Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Ariana Grande, Mayer Hawthorne, Mike Hector, Aaron Horn, Taneisha Damielle Jackson, Linden Jay, Eve Jihan Jeffers, Aynzli Jones, Sergio Kitchens, Carter Lang, Siddharth Mallick, Maciej Margol-Gromada, Kurtis McKenzie, Jidenna Mobisson, Gerard A. Powell II, Geordan Reid-Campbell, Khaled Rohaim, Destin Route, Solána Rowe, Laura Roy, Al Shuckburgh, David Sprecher, Ari Starace, Lee Stashenko, Abel Tesfaye, Rob Tewlow & Jeffery Lamar Williams, songwriters; Dale Becker & Mike Bozzi, mastering engineers
	Sour	Olivia Rodrigo	Alexander 23, Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, producers; Ryan Linvill, Mitch McCarthy & Daniel Nigro, engineers/mixers; Daniel Nigro, Olivia Rodrigo & Casey Smith, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
2023 ^[78]^[79]
	Harry's House	Harry Styles	Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon & Sammy Witte, producers; Jeremy Hatcher, Oli Jacobs, Nick Lobel, Spike Stent & Sammy Witte, engineers/mixers; Amy Allen, Tobias Jesso Jr., Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon, Mitch Rowland, Harry Styles & Sammy Witte, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
	30	Adele	Shawn Everett, Ludwig Göransson, Inflo, Tobias Jesso, Jr., Greg Kurstin, Max Martin, Joey Pecoraro & Shellback, producers; Julian Burg, Steve Churchyard, Tom Elmhirst, Shawn Everett, Şerban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland, Michael Ilbert, Inflo, Greg Kurstin, Riley Mackin & Lasse Mårtén, engineers/mixers; Adele Adkins, Ludwig Göransson, Dean Josiah Cover, Tobias Jesso, Jr., Greg Kurstin, Max Martin & Shellback, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
	Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)	Mary J. Blige	DJ Khaled, Dave East, Fabolous, Fivio Foreign, Griselda, H.E.R., Jadakiss, Moneybagg Yo, Ne-Yo, Anderson .Paak, Remy Ma & Usher, featured artists; Alissia, Tarik Azzouz, Bengineer, Blacka Din Me, Rogét Chahayed, Cool & Dre, Ben Billions, DJ Cassidy, DJ Khaled, D'Mile, Wonda, BongoBytheway, H.E.R., Hostile Beats, Eric Hudson, London on da Track, Leon Michels, Nova Wav, Anderson.Paak, Sl!Mwav, Streetrunner, Swizz Beatz & J. White Did It, producers; Derek Ali, Ben Chang, Luis Bordeaux, Bryce Bordone, Lauren D'Elia, Chris Galland, Şerban Ghenea, Akeel Henry, Jaycen Joshua, Pat Kelly, Jhair Lazo, Shamele Mackie, Manny Marroquin, Dave Medrano, Ari Morris, Parks, Juan Peña, Ben Sedano, Kev Spencer, Julio Ulloa & Jodie Grayson Williams, engineers/mixers; Alissia Beneviste, Denisia "Blu June" Andrews, Archer, Bianca Atterberry, Tarik Azzouz, Mary J. Blige, David Brewster, David Brown, Shawn Butler, Rogét Chahayed, Ant Clemons, Brittany "Chi" Coney, Kasseem Dean, Benjamin Diehl, DJ Cassidy, Jocelyn Donald, Jerry Duplessis, Uforo Ebong, Dernst Emile II, John Jackson, Gabriella Wilson, Shawn Hibbler, Charles A. Hinshaw, Jamie Hurton, Eric Hudson, Jason Phillips, Khaled Khaled, London Holmes, Andre "Dre" Christopher Lyon, Reminisce Mackie, Leon Michels, Jerome Monroe, Jr., Kim Owens, Brandon Anderson, Jeremie "Benny The Butcher" Pennick, Demond "Conway The Machine" Price, Peter Skellern, Shaffer Smith, Nicholas Warwar, Deforrest Taylor, Tiara Thomas, Marcello "Cool" Valenzano, Alvin "Westside Gunn" Worthy, Anthony Jermaine White & Leon Youngblood, songwriters
	In These Silent Days	Brandi Carlile	Lucius, featured artist; Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Brandon Bell, Dave Cobb, Tom Elmhirst, Michael Harris & Shooter Jennings, engineers/mixers; Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer
	Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers	Kendrick Lamar	Baby Keem, Blxst, Sam Dew, Ghostface Killah, Beth Gibbons, Kodak Black, Tanna Leone, Taylour Paige, Amanda Reifer, Sampha & Summer Walker, featured artists; The Alchemist, Baby Keem, Craig Balmoris, Beach Noise, Bekon, Boi-1da, Cardo, Dahi, DJ Khalil, FnZ, Frano, Sergiu Gherman, Emile Haynie, Johnny Juliano, J.LBS, Mario Luciano, OKLAMA, Timothy Maxie, Rascal, Sounwave, Jahaan Sweet, Tae Beast, Duval Timothy & Pharrell Williams, producers; Derek Ali, Matt Anthony, Beach Noise, Rob Bisel, David Bishop, Troy Bourgeois, Andrew Boyd, Ray Charles Brown Jr., Derek Garcia, Chad Gordon, James Hunt, Johnny Kosich, Mike Larson, Manny Marroquin, Erwing Olivares, Tyler Reese, Raymond J Scavo III, Matt Schaeffer, Cyrus Taghipour, Johnathan Turner & Joe Visciano, engineers/mixers; Khalil Abdul-Rahman, Hykeem Carter, Craig Balmoris, Beach Noise, Daniel Tannenbaum, Daniel Tannenbaum, Stephen Lee Bruner, Matthew Burdette, Isaac John De Boni, Sam Dew, Anthony Dixson, Victor Ekpo, Sergiu Gherman, Dennis Coles, Beth Gibbons, Frano Huett, Stuart Johnson, John Julian, Bill K. Kapri, Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Daniel Krieger, Kendrick Lamar, Ronald LaTour, Mario Luciano, Daniel Alan Maman, Timothy Maxie, Danny McKinney, Michael John Mulé, D. Natche, OKLAMA, Jason Pounds, Rascal, Tyler Reese, Amanda Reifer, Ely Rise, Matthew Samuels, Avante Santana, Matt Schaeffer, Sampha Sisay, Mark Spears, Homer Steinweiss, Jahaan Akil Sweet, Donte Lamar Perkins, Duval Timothy, Summer Walker & Pharrell Williams, songwriters; Emerson Mancini, mastering engineer
	Music of the Spheres	Coldplay	BTS, Jacob Collier, Selena Gomez & We Are KING, featured artists; Jacob Collier, Daniel Green, Oscar Holter, Jon Hopkins, Max Martin, Metro Boomin, Kang Hyo-Won, Bill Rahko, Bart Schoudel, Rik Simpson, Paris Strother & We Are KING, producers; Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Jacob Collier, The Dream Team, Duncan Fuller, Şerban Ghenea, Daniel Green, John Hanes, Jon Hopkins, Michael Ilbert, Max Martin, Bill Rahko, Bart Schoudel, Rik Simpson & Paris Strother, engineers/mixers; Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Denise Carite, Will Champion, Jacob Collier, Derek Dixie, Sam Falson, Stephen Fry, Daniel Green, Oscar Holter, Jon Hopkins, Jung Ho-Seok, Chris Martin, Max Martin, John Metcalfe, Leland Tyler Wayne, Bill Rahko, Kim Nam-Joon, Jesse Rogg, Davide Rossi, Rik Simpson, Amber Strother, Paris Strother, Min Yoon-Gi, Federico Vindver & Olivia Waithe, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
	Renaissance	Beyoncé	Beam, Grace Jones & Tems, featured artists; Jameil Aossey, Bah, Beam, Beyoncé, BloodPop, Boi-1da, Cadenza, Al Cres, Mike Dean, Honey Dijon, Kelman Duran, Harry Edwards, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant, Ivor Guest, GuiltyBeatz, Hit-Boy, Jens Christian Isaksen, Leven Kali, Lil Ju, MeLo-X, No I.D., Nova Wav, Chris Penny, P2J, Rissi, S1a0, Raphael Saadiq, Neenyo, Skrillex, Luke Solomon, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Jahaan Sweet, Syd, Sevn Thomas, Sol Was & Stuart White, producers; Chi Coney, Russell Graham, Guiltybeatz, Brandon Harding, Hotae Alexander Jang, Chris McLaughlin, Delroy "Phatta" Pottinger, Andrea Roberts, Steve Rusch, Jabbar Stevens & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Denisia "@Blu June" Andrews, Danielle Balbuena, Tyshane Thompson, Kevin Marquis Bellmon, Sydney Bennett, Beyoncé, Michael Tucker, Atia Boggs p/k/a Ink, Dustin Bowie, David Debrandon Brown, S. Carter, Nija Charles, Sabrina Claudio, Solomon Fagenson Cole, Brittany "@Chi_Coney" Coney, Alexander Guy Cook, Levar Coppin, Almando Cresso, Mike Dean, Saliou Diagne, Darius Dixson, Jocelyn Donald, Jordan Douglas, Aubrey Drake Graham, Kelman Duran, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant, Dave Giles II, Derrick Carrington Gray, Nick Green, Larry Griffin Jr, Ronald Banful, Dave Hamelin, Aviel Calev Hirschfield, Chauncey Hollis, Jr., Ariowa Irosogie, Leven Kali, Ricky Lawson, Tizita Makuria, Julian Martrel Mason, Daniel Memmi, Cherdericka Nichols, Ernest "No I.D." Wilson, Temilade Openiyi, Patrick Paige II, Christopher Lawrence Penny, Michael Pollack, Richard Isong, Honey Redmond, Derek Renfroe, Morten Ristorp, Nile Rodgers, Oliver Rodigan, Raphael Saadiq, Matthew Samuels, Sean Seaton, Skrillex, Corece Smith, Luke Francis Matthew Solomon, Jabbar Stevens, Christopher A. Stewart, Jahaan Sweet, Rupert Thomas, Jr. & Jesse Wilson, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
	Special	Lizzo	Benny Blanco, Quelle Chris, Daoud, Omer Fedi, ILYA, Kid Harpoon, Ian Kirkpatrick, Max Martin, Nate Mercereau, The Monsters & Strangerz, Phoelix, Ricky Reed, Mark Ronson, Blake Slatkin & Pop Wansel, producers; Benny Blanco, Bryce Bordone, Jeff Chestek, Jacob Ferguson, Şerban Ghenea, Jeremy Hatcher, Andrew Hey, Sam Holland, ILYA, Stefan Johnson, Jens Jungkurth, Patrick Kehrier, Ian Kirkpatrick, Damien Lewis, Bill Malina, Manny Marroquin & Ricky Reed, engineers/mixers; Amy Allen, Daoud Anthony, Jonathan Bellion, Benjamin Levin, Thomas Brenneck, Christian Devivo, Omer Fedi, Eric Frederic, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Melissa Jefferson, Jordan K Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Kid Harpoon, Ian Kirkpatrick, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Nate Mercereau, Leon Michels, Nick Movshon, Michael Neil, Michael Pollack, Mark Ronson, Blake Slatkin, Peter Svensson, Gavin Chris Tennille, Theron Makiel Thomas, Andrew Wansel & Emily Warren, songwriters; Emerson Mancini, mastering engineer
	Un Verano Sin Ti	Bad Bunny	Rauw Alejandro, Buscabulla, Chencho Corleone, Jhay Cortez, Tony Dize, Bomba Estéreo & The Marías, featured artists; BYRD, De La Cruz, Demy & Clipz, Elikai, Hassi, HAZE, Albert Hype, La Paciencia, Cheo Legendary, Richie Lopez, MAG, MagicEnElBeat, Masis, MICK, Jesus Alberto Molina, Mora, Jota Rosa, SCOTT, Subelo Neo, Tainy & ZULIA, producers; Josh Gudwin & Roberto Rosado, engineers/mixers; Raul Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, Kamil Assad, Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, Julian Quiles Betancourt, Leutrim Bequiri, Raquel Berrios, Abner Jose Cordero Boria, Marco Daniel Borrero, Joaquin Calderon Bravo, Harry Alexis Ramos Cabrera, Joshua Conway, Martin Coogan, Kaled Elikai Cordova, Orlando Javier Valle Vega, Jesus Nieves Cortes, Jose Cruz, Misael De La Cruz, Luis Del Valle, Scott Dittrich, Etienne Gagnon, Jason Garcia, Juan Diego Linares Gonzalez, Nicolas Jara, Ritchie Lopez, Steve Martinez-Funes, Marcos Masis, Michael Masis, Adrian McKinnon, Alberto Carlos Melendez, Jesus Alberto Molina, Freddy Montalvo, Gabriel Mora, Hector Pagan, Darwin Cordale Quinn, Tony Felician Rivera, Jose Raphael Arce Rodriguez, Joel Hernandez Rodriguez, Egbert Rosa, Roberto Rosado, Joselly Rosario, Elena Rose, Liliana Margarita Saumet & Maria Zardoya, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
	Voyage	ABBA	Benny Andersson, producer; Benny Andersson & Bernard Löhr, engineers/mixers; Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus, songwriters; Björn Engelmann, mastering engineer

^{^[I]} Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

Notes

• A ^Only Houston and the producers of her tracks received the award.^[80] None of the other artists who appeared on The Bodyguard soundtrack (Kenny G, Aaron Neville, Lisa Stansfield, The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M., Curtis Stigers, Joe Cocker, Sass Jordan, and the uncredited instrumental ensemble that performed Alan Silvestri's theme) shared in the award, nor did the producers of these other artists' tracks (other than those who also produced Houston's tracks).
• B ^Other artists who appeared on soundtrack (James Carter and the Prisoners, Harry McClintock & The Stanley Brothers) were not included as their recordings long preceded the soundtrack; the only members of those acts still alive at that time were James Carter (the only "Prisoner" from the Alan Lomax recording who was located) and Ralph Stanley (separately credited for recording "O Death" specifically for the soundtrack). The Soggy Bottom Boys aren't credited as a group, but Dan Tyminski (the singing voice of George Clooney in the film) is credited as a member of Union Station, while the other two members (Harley Allen & Pat Enright) are credited individually. Chris Sharp, Mike Compton, Sam Bush & Stuart Duncan are not listed as lead or featured artists on any track, but were included for their instrumental credits on the album.^[81]

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