Grammy Award for Best Recording Package

Grammy Award for Best Recording Package
Awarded for	quality visual look of an album
Country	United States
Presented by	National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded	1959
Currently held by	Barry Ament, Jeff Ament, & Joe Spix, Chris Cornell (2020)
Website	grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Recording Package is one of a series of Grammy Awards presented for the visual look of an album. It is presented to the art director of the winning album, not to the performer(s), unless the performer is also the art director.

The Grammy Award for Best Album Cover dates back to the first Grammy Awards in 1959. From 1962 to 1965 it was separated into Classical and Non-Classical divisions. From 1966 to 1968 it was separated into Graphic Arts and Photography divisions. In 1974, the name of the award was changed to Best Album Package, and changed again in 1994 to the current name.

In 1995, boxed sets were no longer eligible, as they were split off into a separate award, currently known as the Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package.

Nominees and winners

Year	Winner(s)	Work	Performer(s)	Nominees	Ref.
1959	Frank Sinatra	Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely	Frank Sinatra	Ray Heindorf and Ray Rennahan for For Whom the Bell Tolls David Rose for Ira Ironstrings Plays Music for People with $3.98, performed by Ira Ironstrings Marvin Schwartz for Come Fly with Me, performed by Frank Sinatra Charles Ward for Julie, performed by Julie London	^[1]
1959	Robert M. Jones	Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5	Howard Mitchell (conducting the National Symphony Orchestra)	Saul Bass for Anatomy of a Murder, performed by Duke Ellington Acy Lehman for Porgy and Bess, performed by Lena Horne and Harry Belafonte Colonel Tom Parker for For LP Fans Only, performed by Elvis Presley Robert Yorke and Acy Lehman for The South Shall Rise Again, performed by Phil Harris	^[2]
1961	Marvin Schwartz	Latin ala Lee!	Peggy Lee	Marvin Israel for Bean Bags, performed by Milt Jackson and Coleman Hawkins Robert M. Jones for Carlos Montoya, performed by Carlos Montoya Robert M. Jones for Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, performed by Fritz Reiner conducting the Chicago Symphony Robert M. Jones for Stravinsky: Petruchka, performed by Pierre Monteux conducting the Boston Symphony Robert M. Jones for Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite Excerpts, performed by Fritz Reiner conducting the Chicago Symphony Robert M. Jones for Wild Percussion and Horns A'Plenty, performed by Dick Schory Sheldon Marks for Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book, performed by Ella Fitzgerald Irving Werbin for Now!, performed by Fred Astaire	^[3]
1962 – Other Than Classical	Jim Silke	Judy at Carnegie Hall	Judy Garland	Bob Cato for A Touch of Elegance, performed by André Previn Ken Deardoff for New Orleans: The Living Legend, performed by Peter Bocage Robert M. Jones for Breakfast at Tiffany's, performed by Henry Mancini Reid Miles for Jackie's Bag, performed by Jackie McLean	^[4]
1962 – Classical	Marvin Schwartz	Puccini: Madame Butterfly	Marvin Schwartz	Robert M. Jones for Albéniz: Iberia/Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole Robert M. Jones for Gould Ballet Music: Fall River Legend/Interplay/Latin American Symphonette Meyer Miller for Golden Age of English Lute Music, Marvin Schwartz for Beethoven: 9 Symphonies	^[4]
1963 – Other Than Classical	Robert M. Jones	Lena... Lovely and Alive	Lena Horne	Loring Eutemey for The Comedy, performed by Modern Jazz Quartet Loring Eutemey for Lonely Woman, performed by Modern Jazz Quartet Ken Kim for My Son, the Folk Singer, performed by Allan Sherman Bill Longcore for The First Family, performed by Vaughn Meader John Murello for Jazz Samba, performed by Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd Jim Silke for The Great Years, performed by Frank Sinatra Ed Thrasher for Potpourri par Piaf, performed by Édith Piaf	^[5]
1963 – Classical	Marvin Schwartz	The Intimate Bach	Marvin Schwartz	Marvin Schwartz for Beethoven: Fidelio Marvin Schwartz for Fauré: Requiem Marvin Schwartz for Otto Klemperer Conducts, performed by Otto Klemperer Marvin Schwartz for Wagner: Prelude and Love Death/R. Strauss: Death and Transfiguration Jim Silke for Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin/Shostakovich: The Age of Gold	^[5]
1964 – Other Than Classical	John Berg	The Barbra Streisand Album	Barbra Streisand	Robert M. Jones for Aloha from Norman Luboff, performed by Norman Luboff Choir Robert M. Jones for Honey in the Horn, performed by Al Hirt Jim Ladwig for Bach's Greatest Hits, performed by The Swingle Singers John Murello for Night Train, performed by Oscar Peterson Jim Silke for Hollywood My Way, performed by Nancy Wilson Edward L. Thrasher for Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks at the Cannes Film Festival, performed by Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks	^[6]
1964 – Classical	Robert M. Jones	Puccini: Madama Butterfly	Robert M. Jones	John Berg for Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 Vladmir Bobri for Granada (Albéniz: Granada/Granados: Spanish Dance in E Minor/Ponce, Tansman, Aguado: 8 Lessons for Guitar/Sor: 4 Studies) Bob Cato for R. Strauss: Don Quixote Robert M. Jones for Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 ("Pastorale") Dorle Soria for An Evening of Elizabethian Music, Dorle Soria for Puccini: Tosca	^[6]
1965 – Other Than Classical	Robert Cato and Don Bronstein	People	Barbra Streisand	Robert Cato and Milton Glaser for The Sound of Harlem, performed by Various Artists John Murello and Olga Albizu for Getz/Gilberto, performed by Stan Getz and João Gilberto George Osak and George Jerman for Guitar From Ipanema, performed by Laurindo Almeida Ed Thrasher for Poitier Meets Plato, performed by Sidney Poitier	^[7]
1965 – Classical	Robert M. Jones and Jan Balet	Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals/Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra	Arthur Fiedler conducting the Boston Pops	John Berg and Henrietta Condak for R. Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathurstra, performed by Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra Robert Cato for Mexico (Legacy Collection), performed by Carlos Chávez Bill Harvey and Lionel Kalish for Court and Ceremonial Music of the 16th Century, performed by the Roger Blanchard Ensemble with the Poulteau Consort Robert M. Jones and David Hect for Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C Sharp Minor, performed by Erich Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony Marvin Schwartz for Verdi: Requiem Mass, performed by Carlo Maria Giulini conducting the Philharmonic Orchestra	^[7]
1966 – Graphic Arts	George Estes and James Alexander	Bartók: Concerto No. 2 for Violin/Stravinsky: Concerto for Violin	Joseph Silverstein & Erich Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra	John Berg for Horowitz at Carnegie Hall, performed by Vladimir Horowitz John Berg for William Tell and Other Favorite Overtures, performed by Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic Georges Estes and Charles White for Gould: Spirituals for Orchestra/Copland: Dance Symphony, performed by Morton Gould conducting the Chicago Symphony Jerry Smokler and Paul Davis for Solo Monk, performed by Thelonious Monk Ed Thrasher and Patrick Blackwell for Concert in the Virgin Islands, performed by Duke Ellington	^[8]
1966 – Photography	Robert M. Jones and Ken Whitmore	Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts	Paul Horn	John Berg and Dan Kramer for Bringing It All Back Home, performed by Bob Dylan Robert Cat and Sheldon Streisand for My Name Is Barbra, performed by Barbra Streisand Ed Thrasher and Sherman Weisburd for The Aznavour Story, performed by Charles Aznavour Acy Lehman and Rudolph Regname for Guitar Forms, performed by Kenny Burrell and the Gil Evans Orchestra Jerry Smokler and W. Eugene Smith for Monk, performed by Thelonious Monk Peter Whorf for Whipped Cream & Other Delights, performed by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass	^[8]
1967 – Graphic Arts	Klaus Voormann	Revolver	The Beatles	Elinor Bunin, Bob Cato, and John Berg for Color Me Barbra, performed by Barbra Streisand Rod Dyer and George Osaki for Stan Kenton Conducts the Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra, performed by Stan Kenton and the Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra Gordon Kibbee and William S. Harvey for Baroque Fanfares and Sonatas for Brass, performed by Joshua Rifkin directing the London Brass Players Mozelle Thompson and Georges Estes for Ives: Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, performed by Morton Gould conducting the Chicago Symphony Allen Weinberg, Bob Cato and John Berg for Christmas Carols for Solo Guitar, performed by Charlie Byrd Peter Whorf and Woody Woodward for Talk That Talk performed by The Jazz Crusaders	^[9]
1967 – Photography	Robert M. Jones and Les Leverette	Confessions of a Broken Man	Porter Wagoner	Bob Cato, John Berg, and Gerald Schatsberg for Blonde on Blonde, performed by Bob Dylan Bob Cato, John Berg, and Guy Webster for Turn! Turn! Turn!, performed by The Byrds Robert M. Jones and Tom Zimmerman for The Time Machine, performed by Gary Burton Ed Thrasher and Tom Tucker for Sammy Davis, Jr. Sings and Laurindo Almeida Plays, performed by Sammy Davis, Jr. and Laurindo Almeida Peter Whorf for Guantanamera, performed by The Sandpipers Peter Whorf and George Jerman for What Now My Love, performed by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass	^[9]
1968 – Graphic Arts	Peter Blake and Jann Haworth	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	The Beatles	John Berg, Bob Cato, and Henrietta Condak for Haydn: Symphony No. 84 in E Flat Major/Symphony No. 85 in B Flat Major ("La Reine"), performed by Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic John Berg, Bob Cato, and Lasio Kubinyi for Straight No Chaser, performed by Thelonious Monk Robert M. Jones and Jack Davis for Nashville Cats, performed by Homer and Jethro Ed Thrasher and Charles White for The Gold Standard Collection, performed by Hank Thompson Woody Woodward and Wayne Kimball for Up, Up and Away, performed by The 5th Dimension	^[10]
1968 – Photography	John Berg, Bob Cato, and Rowland Scherman	Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits	Bob Dylan	Bill Harvey, Guy Webster, and Joel Brodsky for The Doors, performed by The Doors Robert M. Jones and Jimmy Moore for Suburban Attitudes in Country Verse, performed by John Loudermilk Robert M. Jones and New World Photography for Earthwords & Music, performed by John Hartford Robert M. Jones and Howard Cooper for From Mexico with Laughs, performed by Don Bowman Ken Kim for Bravo, Bravo, Aznavour, performed by Charles Aznavour Ken Kim for That Man, Robert Mitchum Sings, performed by Robert Mitchum	^[10]
1969	John Berg, Richard Mantel, and Horn/Griner Studio	Underground	Thelonious Monk	Sam Antupit and Pete Turner for Road Song, performed by Wes Montgomery John Berg, Bob Cato, Ron Coro, and Don Huntstein for Ives: Holiday Symphony, performed by Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic Bob Cato for Wow, performed by Moby Grape William S. Harvey and Gene Szafran for Rhinoceros, performed by Rhinoceros	^[11]
1970	Evelyn J. Kelbish and David Stahlberg	America the Beautiful	Gary McFarland	Gary Burden and Henry Diltz for Richard Pryor, performed by Richard Pryor David Juniper for Led Zeppelin II, performed by Led Zeppelin Tom Lazarus, Gene Brownell, and Bill Gordon for Pidgeon, performed by Pidgeon Bob Seidman for Blind Faith, performed by Blind Faith	^[12]
1971	Robert Lockhart and Ivan Nagy	Indianola Mississippi Seeds	B. B. King	John Berg and Nick Fasciano for Chicago, performed by Chicago John Berg, Philip Hays, Lloyd Ziff for The World's Greatest Blues Singer, performed by Bessie Smith Ed Thrasher and Dave Bhang for Hand Made, performed by Mason Williams Desmond Strobel and John Craig for The Naked Carmen, performed by Various Artists Peter Whorf, Martin Donald, and Christopher Whorf for Mason Proffit, performed by Mason Proffit Peter Whorf, Christopher Whorf, and Fred Poore for Schubert: "Unfinished" Symphony/ Beethoven: Fifth Symphony, performed by Artur Rodziński conducting the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of London Woody Woodward, William E. McEuen, and Dean O. Torrence for Uncle Charlie and His Dog Teddy, performed by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	^[13]
1972	Gene Brownell and Dean O. Torrence	Pollution	Pollution	John Berg, Robert Lockhart, and Norman Seeff for Blood, Sweat & Tears 4, performed by Blood, Sweat & Tears Vincent J. Biondi and Susan Obrant for The Music of Erik Satie: Through a Looking Glass, performed by Camarata Contemporary Chamber Orchestra Acy Lehman and Nick Sangiamo for Bark, performed by Jefferson Airplane Norman Seeff and John Van Hammersveld, for Black Pearl, performed by Jimmy McGriff Ed Thrasher and John Van Hammersveld for Hot Platters, performed by Various Artists Ed Thrasher and Terry Paul for Sharepickers, performed by Mason Williams Craig Braun and Andy Warhol for Sticky Fingers, performed by The Rolling Stones	^[14]
1973	Acy Lehman and Harvey Dinnerstein	The Siegel-Schwall Band	The Siegel-Schwall Band	Hipgnosis and Poe for Flash, performed by Flash Ron Levine and Pacific Eye & Ear for Five Dollar Shoes, performed by Five Dollar Shoes Bill Levy and Fred Marcellino for Virgin, performed by The Mission Aaron Schumaker and Tumbleweed Graphics for Chief, performed by Dewey Terry Norman Seeff for Historical Figures and Ancient Heads, performed by Canned Heat Ed Thrasher, Chris Wolf, Dave Willardson, and John & Barbara Casado for Sunset Ride, performed by Zephyr Wilkes & Braun, Sound Packing Corp., and Robert Otter for School's Out, performed by Alice Cooper	^[15]
1974	Wilkes & Braun	Tommy	London Symphony Orchestra and Chambre Choir	John Berg for Chicago VI, performed by Chicago Hipgnosis for Houses of the Holy, performed by Led Zeppelin Jim Ladwig and AGI for Ooh La La, performed by Faces Ode Visuals for Los Cochinos, performed by Cheech & Chong Pacific Eye & Ear for Billion Dollar Babies, performed by Alice Cooper Mike Salisbury for Live! The World of Ike & Tina, performed by Ike & Tina Turner Al Steckler for Chubby Checker's Greatest Hits, performed by Chubby Checker	^[16]
1975	Ed Thrasher and Christopher Whorf	Come & Gone	Mason Proffit	John Berg for Santana's Greatest Hits, performed by Santana Eddie Briscoe for Ride 'Em Cowboy, performed by Paul B. Davis Ron Coro for On Stage, performed by Loggins and Messina Bob Defrin and Basil Pao for Is It In, performed by Eddie Harris Herb Greene for That's a Plenty, performed by The Pointer Sisters Ode Visuals for Cheech and Chong's Wedding Album, performed by Cheech & Chong Ethan A. Russell for Quadrophenia, performed by The Who	^[17]
1976	Jim Ladwig	Honey	Ohio Players	AGI for Physical Graffiti, performed by Led Zeppelin Gary Burden for One of These Nights, performed by Eagles Gene Christensen for Playing Possum, performed by Carly Simon Bob Defrin for Solo Piano, performed by Phineas Newborn Jr. Mick Haggerty for Steppin', performed by The Pointer Sisters Hipgnosis for Wish You Were Here, performed by Pink Floyd Kosh for Atlantic Crossing, performed by Rod Stewart William E. McEuen for Dream, performed by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	^[18]
1977	John Berg	Chicago X	Chicago	Ron Coro and Nancy Donald for Silk Degrees, performed by Boz Scaggs Hipgnosis and Hardie for Presence, performed by Led Zeppelin Acy Lehman for Coney Island Boy, performed by Lou Reed J. Stelmach for Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B Flat, Op. 38/Manfred: Overture, Op. 115, performed by Charles Münch conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra Roland Young for Bellavia, performed by Chuck Mangione Roland Young for The End of the Beginning, performed by Richie Havens Roland Young for Mirrors, performed by Peggy Lee	^[19]
1978	John Berg	Love Notes	Ramsey Lewis	Glen Christensen for Hejira, performed by Joni Mitchell Kosh for Simple Dreams, performed by Linda Ronstadt Kosh for Singin', performed by Melissa Manchester MPL and Hipgnosis for Wings over America, performed by Paul McCartney and Wings Paula Scher for Ginseng Woman, performed by Eric Gale Paula Scher for Yardbirds Favorites, performed by The Yardbirds Abie Sussman and Bob Defrin for Color As A Way of Life, performed by Lou Donaldson	^[20]
1979	Johnny Lee and Tony Lane	Boys in the Trees	Carly Simon	John Berg and Paula Scher for Heads, performed by Bob James Ron Coro for The Cars, performed by The Cars Ron Coro and Johnny Lee for Out of the Woods, performed by Oregon Gribitt and Tim Bryant for Last Kiss, performed by Fandango Tony Lane for Bruce Roberts, performed by Bruce Roberts Juni Osaki for Children of Sanchez, performed by Chuck Mangione Barbara Wojirsch for Non-Fiction, performed by Steve Kuhn	^[21]
1980	Mike Doud and Mick Haggerty	Breakfast in America	Supertramp	John Berg for Ramsey, performed by Ramsey Lewis Lynne Dresse Breslin for With Sound Reason, performed by Sonny Fortune Ron Coro and Johnny Lee for Near Perfect/Perfect, by Martin Mull Peter Corriston for Morning Dance, performed by Spyro Gyra John Gillespie for Fear of Music, performed by Talking Heads Hipgnosis for In Through the Out Door, performed by Led Zeppelin Tony Lane for Chicago 13, performed by Chicago Michael Ross for Look Sharp!, performed by Joe Jackson	^[22]
1981	Roy Kohara	Against the Wind	Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band	John Berg for Chicago XIV, performed by Chicago Ron Coro and Johnny Lee, for Cats, performed by The Cats Vigon Nahas Vigon for Tusk, performed by Fleetwood Mac Paula Scher for One on One, performed by Bob James and Earl Klugh	^[23]
1982	Peter Corriston	Tattoo You	The Rolling Stones	Carla Bley and Paul McDonough for Social Studies, performed by Carla Bley Mike Doud for Working Class Dog, performed by Rick Springfield Bush Hollyhead for Positive Touch, performed by The Undertones Kosh for Eagles Live, performed by Eagles	^[24]
1983	Kosh and Ron Larson	Get Closer	Linda Ronstadt	Jules Bates for Nothing to Fear, performed by Oingo Boingo Mick Haggerty and Ginger Canzoneri for Vacation, performed by The Go-Go's Denise Minobe and Ron Coro for We Are One, performed by Pieces of a Dream George Osaki for Ongaku-Kai Live in Japan, performed by The Crusaders	^[25]
1984	Robert Rauschenberg	Speaking in Tongues	Talking Heads	Bob Defrin and Lynn Dreese Breslin for Records performed by Foreigner Bill Levy and Murray Whiteman for One Night with a Stranger, performed by Martin Briley Michael Ross for The Key, performed by Joan Armatrading Richard Seireeni for Nothing But the Truth, performed by Mac McAnally	^[26]
1985	Janet Perr	She's So Unusual	Cyndi Lauper	Bill Johnson, Virginia Team, and Jeff Morris for Willie Nelson, performed by Willie Nelson Bill Levy for Every Man Has a Woman, performed by various artists Henry Marquez for No Brakes, performed by John Waite Andy Summers and Michael Ross for Bewitched, performed by Andy Summers & Robert Fripp	^[27]
1986	Kosh and Ron Larson	Lush Life	Linda Ronstadt	Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff and Jeri McManus for Hunting High and Low, performed by a-ha Renee Hardaway and Johnny Lee for In Square Circle, performed by Stevie Wonder Virginia Team for Highwayman, performed by The Highwaymen Murray Whiteman, Bill Levy, and Stan Watts for Dangerous Moments, performed by Martin Briley	^[28]
1987	Eiko Ishioka	Tutu	Miles Davis	Buddy Jackson for Songs Unspoken, performed by Asleep at the Wheel Andrew Ellis and Colin Chambers for Stereotomy, performed by The Alan Parsons Project Michael Hodgson and Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff for True Stories, performed by Talking Heads John Berg for The Voice: The Columbia Years 1943–1952, performed by Frank Sinatra	^[29]
1988	Bill Johnson	King's Record Shop	Rosanne Cash	Peter Barratett for Shaka Zulu, performed by Ladysmith Black Mambazo Bruce Licher for Echelons, performed by For Against Ron Scarselli for Document, performed by R.E.M. Joe Stelmach for The Webster Blanton Band, performed by Duke Ellington	^[30]
1989	Bill Johnson	Tired of the Runnin	The O'Kanes	Andrew Reid for Bête Noire, performed by Bryan Ferry Jeri Heiden for Brian Wilson, performed by Brian Wilson Bruce Licher for Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart, performed by Camper Van Beethoven Henry Marquez for Picture This, performed by The Valentine Brothers	^[31]
1990	Roger Gorman	Sound + Vision	David Bowie	Bill Burks and Tommy Steele for Foreign Affair, performed by Tina Turner Tom Recchion for Batman, performed by Prince Tommy Steele for Monster, performed by Fetchin Bones Jimmy Watchel for World in Motion, performed by Jackson Browne	^[32]
1991	Len Peltier, Jeff Gold, and Suzanne Vega	Days of Open Hand	Suzanne Vega	Carol Bobolts, Anita Baker, and Jim Ladwig for Compositions, performed by Anita Baker Jeri Heiden for Behind the Mask, performed by Fleetwood Mac Vaughan Oliver for Bossanova performed by Pixies Tom Recchion for Songs for Drella, performed by Lou Reed and John Cale	^[33]
1992	Vartan	The Complete Decca Recordings	Billie Holiday	Geoff Gans for Beat the Boots, performed by Frank Zappa Jeff Gold and Kim Champagne for Recycler, performed by ZZ Top Gabrielle Raumberger for Just for the Record, performed by Barbra Streisand Dirk Walter for Mighty Like a Rose, performed by Elvis Costello	^[34]
1993	Melanie Nissen	Spellbound	Paula Abdul	Geoff Gans for Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings, performed by Aretha Franklin Tommy Steele, Stephen Walker for Too Legit to Quit, performed by MC Hammer Ria Lewerke and Norman Moore for The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50s Masters, performed by Elvis Presley Len Peltier for 99.9F°, performed by Suzanne Vega	^[35]
1994	David Lau	The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945–1959	Billie Holiday	David Coleman for Live & Loud, performed by Ozzy Osbourne Storm Thorgerson and Stylorouge for Shine On, performed by Pink Floyd Tom Recchion, Michael Stipe, Jeff Gold, and Jim Ladwig for Automatic For The People, performed by R.E.M. Kim Champagne and Jeff Gold for 14 Songs, performed by Paul Westerberg	^[36]
1995	Buddy Jackson	Tribute to the Music of Bob Willis and the Texas Playboys	Asleep at the Wheel	Deborah Norcross for Boingo by Oingo Boingo Mary Maurer for Jar of Flies, performed by Alice in Chains Michael Colson for Secret World Live, performed by Peter Gabriel Mark Farrow, the Pet Shop Boys, and David Wieo for Very Relentless, performed by Pet Shop Boys	^[37]
1996	Robbie Cavolina and Joni Mitchell	Turbulent Indigo	Joni Mitchell	Gary Burden for Mirror Ball, performed by Neil Young Stefan Sagmeister for Mountains of Madness, performed by H.P. Zinker Tim Stedman for This is Fort Apache, performed by Various Artists Joel Zimmerman for Vitalogy, performed by Pearl Jam	^[38]
1997	Andy Engel and Tommy Steele	Ultra-Lounge (Leopard Skin Sampler)	Various Artists	Stefan Sagmeister for Set the Twilight Reeling, performed by Lou Reed Stefan Sagmeister for Miracle of Science, performed by Marshall Crenshaw Chika Azuma and Patricia Lie for East of the Sun: The West Coast Sessions, performed by Stan Getz Adam Jones and Kevin Willis for Ænima, performed by Tool	^[39]
1998	Hugh Brown, Al Q, and Jeff Smith	Titanic: Music As Heard on the Fateful Voyage	Various Artists	Stefan Sagmeister for Fantastic Spikes Through Balloon, performed by Skeleton Key Peter Grant and Stephanie Hughes for Free Mars performed by Lusk Johann Zambryski for Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi!, performed by Enigma Julian Peploe for The Planet Sleeps, performed by Various Artists	^[40]
1999	Kevin Reagan	Ray of Light	Madonna	Brad Benedict and Andy Engel for Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, performed by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Gina R. Binkley and Susan Eaddy for Los Super Seven, performed by Los Super Seven Chika Azuma for Readings by Jack Kerouac and the Beat Generation, performed by Jack Kerouac Ames Brothers and Pearl Jam for Yield, performed by Pearl Jam	^[41]
2000	Ray Benson, Sally Carns, and Buddy Jackson	Ride With Bob	Asleep at the Wheel	Carla Leighton for Bleecker Street: Greenwich Village in the 1960s, performed by Various Artists Tammy Dotson, Michael Hodgson, and Clive Piercy for Late Night Sessions, performed by Caravana Cubana Brad Benedict, Andy Engel, Johnny Lee, and Tommy Steele for Ultra-Lounge: Tiki Sampler, performed by Various Artists Joseph Arthur and Zachary Larner for Vacancy, performed by Joseph Arthur	^[42]
2001	Kevin Reagan	Music	Madonna	Dan Ibarra, Kevin Wade (Planet Propaganda)^[43] for The Concert For Garcia Lorca, performed by Ben Sidran Billy Corgan, Gregory Sylvester, Thomas Wolfe, and Yelena Yemchuk for Machina/The Machines of God, performed by The Smashing Pumpkins Hugh Brown and John Seabury for The Shaming of the True, performed by Kevin Gilbert Rachel Gutek and Jonathan Lea for Zenith, performed by The Jigsaw Seen	^[44]
2002	Stanley Donwood and Tchocky	Amnesiac (Special Limited Edition)	Radiohead	Lane Wurster for Bedlam Ballroom, performed by Squirrel Nut Zippers Megan Barra for Levee Town, performed by Sonny Landreth Stephen Doyle for Look into the Eyeball, performed by David Byrne Chris Bilheimer and Michael Stipe for Reveal, performed by R.E.M.	^[45]
2003	Kevin Reagan	Home	Dixie Chicks	Simon Earith for Dirty Vegas performed by Dirty Vegas Rick Patrick for The Great Divide, performed by Willie Nelson Greg Foley for Release, performed by Pet Shop Boys Mick Haggerty for Worship and Tribute, performed by Glassjaw	^[46]
2004	Ani DiFranco and Brian Grunert	Evolve	Ani DiFranco	Jim McAnally for In Bright Mansions, performed by the Fisk Jubilee Singers Jami Anderson for Plow to the End of the Row, performed by Adrienne Young Bill Dolan and Cathy Richardson for The Road to Bliss, performed by the Cathy Richardson Band Orri Páll Dýrason, Georg Hólm, Jón Þór Birgisson, Kjartan Sveinsson, and Alex Torrance for , performed by Sigur Rós	^[47]
2005	Peter Buchanan-Smith and Dan Nadel	A Ghost Is Born	Wilco	Jesse LeDoux for Chutes Too Narrow performed by The Shins Ani DiFranco and Brian Grunert for Educated Guess, performed by Ani DiFranco Nathaniel Hörnblowér and Dechen Wangdu for To the 5 Boroughs, performed by Beastie Boys Qing-Yang Xiao for The Wondering Accordion, performed by Various Artists	^[48]
2006	Aimee Mann and Gail Marowitz	The Forgotten Arm	Aimee Mann	Stuart Hyatt for The Clouds, performed by Stuart Hyatt and Community Neil Ashby for The Cosmic Game, performed by Thievery Corporation Ani DiFranco and Brian Grunert for Knuckle Down, performed by Ani DiFranco Ryan Clark for O God, the Aftermath, performed by Norma Jean	^[49]
2007	Adam Jones	10,000 Days	Tool	Ryan Clark for The Best Worst-Case Scenario, performed by Fair Randall Martin for Personal File, performed by Johnny Cash Ani DiFranco and Brian Grunert for Reprieve, performed by Ani DiFranco Neal Ashby and Matthew Curry for Versions, performed by Thievery Corporation	^[50]
2008	Zachary Nipper	Cassadaga	Bright Eyes	Masaki Koike for Black Sabbath: The Dio Years, performed by Black Sabbath Craig Thompson for Friend and Foe, performed by Menomena Don Clark for Secrets Keep You Sick, performed by The Fold Qing-Yang Xiao for White Horse, performed by GT	^[51]
2009	Metallica	Death Magnetic	Metallica	Don Clark for Hawk Nelson Is My Friend, performed by Hawk Nelson No Age and Brian Roettinger for Nouns Neal Ashby, Matthew Curry, and Patrick Donohue for Radio Retaliation Amanda Barrett, Abby DeWald, Renee Jablow, and Rick Whitmore for Summer Rains	^[52]
2010	Stefan Sagmeister	Everything That Happens Will Happen Today	David Byrne & Brian Eno	Brian Porizek for Back from the Dead, performed by Spinal Tap Neko Case and Kathleen Judge for Middle Cyclone, performed by Neko Case Jeff Harrison for Splitting Adam, performed by Splitting Adam Szu Wei Cheng and Hui Chen Huang for Tathagata, performed by Various Artists	^[53]
2011	Michael Carney	Brothers	The Black Keys	Malene Mathiasson, Malthe Fischer, Kristoffer Rom, Nis Svoldgård, and Aske Zidore for Eggs, performed by Oh No Ono Brian Grunert, Anaïs Mitchell, and Peter Nevins for Hadestown, performed by Anaïs Mitchell Devendra Banhart and Jon Beasley for What Will We Be, performed by Devendra Banhart Andrew Taray for Yonkers NY, performed by Chip Taylor	^[54]
2012	Caroline Robert	The Suburbs (Deluxe)^[55]	Arcade Fire	Todd Gallopo for Chickenfoot III, performed by Chickenfoot Sarah Dodds and Shauna Dodds for Good Luck & True Love, performed by Reckless Kelly Jonathan Dagan and Steven Acres for Rivers and Homes, performed by J.Viewz Vincent Morisset for The Suburbs (Deluxe), performed by Arcade Fire (Note: the Nominees list credited this nomination to Vincent Morisset, but for reasons unknown the award was given to Caroline Robert) Virgil Abloh for Watch The Throne, performed by Jay-Z and Kanye West	^[56]
2013	Michael Amzalag & Mathias Augustyniak	Biophilia	Björk	Brett Kilroe for Boys & Girls, performed by the Alabama Shakes Gail Marowitz for Charmer, performed by Aimee Mann Noah Wall for Love This Giant, performed by David Byrne & St. Vincent David Longstreth for Swing Lo Magellan, performed by Dirty Projectors	^[57]
2014	Sarah Dodds and Shauna Dodds	Long Night Moon	Reckless Kelly	Mike Brown, Zac Decamp, Brian Grunert & Annie Stoll for Automatic Music Can Be Fun, performed by Geneseo Brian Roettinger for Magna Carta...Holy Grail, performed by Jay Z Bruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffat & David Turner for Metallica Through the Never, performed by Metallica Jonathan Barnbrook for The Next Day, performed by David Bowie	^[58]
2015	Jeff Ament, Don Pendleton, Joe Spix, and Jerome Turner	Lightning Bolt	Pearl Jam	David Chen & Andrew Wong for Formosa Medicine Show, performed by The Muddy Basin Ramblers Vaughan Oliver for Indie Cindy, performed by Pixies Jesse Kanda for LP1, performed by FKA twigs Sarah Larnach for Whispers, performed by Passenger	^[59]
2016	Sarah Dodds, Shauna Dodds & Dick Reeves	Still the King: Celebrating the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys	Asleep at the Wheel	Alex Trochut for Alagoas, performed by Alagoas Anita Marisa Boriboon & Phi Hollinger for Bush, performed by Snoop Dogg Brian Roettinger for How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (Deluxe Edition), performed by Florence + The Machine Nathanio Strimpopulos for My Happiness, performed by Elvis Presley	^[60]
2017	Jonathan Barnbrook	Blackstar	David Bowie	Roy Nachum, Ciarra Pardo & Rihanna for Anti (Deluxe Edition), performed by Rihanna Andrew Savage for Human Performance, performed by Parquet Courts Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds for Sunset Motel, performed by Reckless Kelly Eric Timothy Carlson for 22, A Million, performed by Bon Iver	^[61]
2018	TIE: Carlos Dussan, Juliana Jaramillo, Juan Martinez & Claudio Roncoli / Sasha Barr, Ed Steed & Josh Tillman	TIE: El Orisha De La Rosa / Pure Comedy (Deluxe Edition)	TIE: Magín Díaz / Father John Misty	Alex Crossan & Matt De Jong for Mura Masa, performed by Mura Masa Elyanna Blaser-Gould, Luke Hayman & Andrea Trabucco-Campos for Sleep Well Beast, performed by The National Gail Marowitz for Solid State, performed by Jonathan Coulton	^[62]
2019	Willo Perron	Masseduction	St. Vincent	Mary Banas for Be the Cowboy, performed by Mitski Joseph Pekara for “Window“, performed by Nappy Roots Joseph Pekara for “Til They Told Us“ performed by Nappy Roots HuskyFox for Love Yourself: Tear, performed by BTS Qing-Yang Xiao for The Offering, performed by The Chairman Adam Moore for Well Kept Thing, performed by Foxhole	^[63]
2020	Barry Ament, Jeff Ament, & Joe Spix	Chris Cornell	Chris Cornell	Luisa María Arango, Carlos Dussan, Manuel García-Orozco & Juliana Jaramillo-Buenaventura for Anónimas & Resilientes, performed by the Voces del Bullerengue Andrew Wong & Fongming Yang for Hold That Tiger, performed by The Muddy Basin Ramblers Aaron Anderson & Eric Timothy Carlson for I,I, performed by Bon Iver Irwan Awalludin for Intellexual, performed by Intellexual	^[64]
2021	Winner TBA on 31 January 2021			Pilar Zeta for Everyday Life (Coldplay) Kyle Goen for Funeral (Lil Wayne) Julian Gross & Hannah Hooper for Healer (Grouplove) Jordan Butcher for On Circles (Caspian) Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto for Vols. 11 & 12 (Desert Sessions)	^[65]

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