Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

The Grammy Award for Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical recognizes excellence in non-classical audio recording production. Eligible producers must have a body of work representing consistently outstanding creativity, with a minimum of one album or six tracks/singles released during the eligibility year.

23rd Annual Grammy Awards • 1981

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 1979 and Aug 30, 1980

Phil Ramone won the 1981 Grammy Award for Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Winners & Nominees 1981

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Nominees

Previous Winners

Year Winner Work
2026 Henry Russell Walter Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical All Nominees
2025 Daniel Nigro Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical All Nominees
2024 Jack Antonoff Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical All Nominees
2023 Jack Antonoff Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical All Nominees
2022 Jack Antonoff Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical All Nominees
2021 Andrew Watt Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical All Nominees
2020 Finneas O'Connell Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical All Nominees
2019 Pharrell Williams Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical All Nominees
2018 Greg Kurstin Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical All Nominees
2017 Greg Kurstin Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical All Nominees
2016 Jeff Bhasker Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical All Nominees
2015 Max Martin Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical All Nominees
2014 Pharrell Williams Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical All Nominees
2013 Dan Auerbach Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical All Nominees
2012 Paul Epworth All Nominees
2011 Danger Mouse All Nominees
2010 Brendan O'Brien All Nominees
2009 Rick Rubin All Nominees
2008 Mark Ronson All Nominees
2007 Rick Rubin All Nominees
2006 Steve Lillywhite All Nominees
2005 John Shanks All Nominees
2004 The Neptunes All Nominees
2003 Arif Mardin All Nominees
2002 T Bone Burnett All Nominees
2001 Dr. Dre All Nominees
2000 Walter Afanasieff All Nominees
1999 Rob Cavallo All Nominees
1998 Babyface All Nominees
1997 Babyface All Nominees
1996 Babyface All Nominees
1995 Don Was All Nominees
1994 David Foster All Nominees
1993 Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois All Nominees
1993 Babyface, L.A. Reid All Nominees
1992 David Foster All Nominees
1991 Quincy Jones All Nominees
1990 Peter Asher All Nominees
1989 Neil Dorfsman All Nominees
1988 Narada Michael Walden All Nominees
1987 Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis All Nominees
1986 Phil Collins, Hugh Padgham All Nominees
1985 David Foster All Nominees
1985 James Anthony Carmichael, Lionel Richie All Nominees
1984 Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones All Nominees
1983 Toto All Nominees
1982 Quincy Jones All Nominees
1981 Phil Ramone All Nominees
1980 Larry Butler All Nominees
1979 Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson All Nominees
1978 Peter Asher All Nominees
1977 Stevie Wonder All Nominees
1976 Arif Mardin All Nominees
1975 Thom Bell All Nominees
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