Grammy Award milestones
Throughout the history of the Grammy Awards, many significant records have been set. This page only includes the competitive awards which have been won by various artists. This does not include the various special awards that are presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences such as Lifetime Achievement Awards, Trustees Awards, Technical Awards or Legend Awards. The page however does include other non-performance related Grammys (known as the Craft & Production Fields) that may have been presented to the artist(s).
Awards
[edit]Most Grammys won
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The record for the most Grammy Awards won in a lifetime is held by Beyoncé, an American singer, songwriter, record producer and dancer, who has won 32. It was previously held by Sir Georg Solti, a Hungarian-British conductor, who won 31.
Rank | Artist | Awards |
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1 | Beyoncé[a] | 32 |
2 | Sir Georg Solti | 31 |
3 | Quincy Jones | 28 |
4 | Alison Krauss[b] | 27 |
Chick Corea | ||
6 | Pierre Boulez | 26 |
John Williams | ||
8 | Vladimir Horowitz | 25 |
Stevie Wonder | ||
David Frost | ||
11 | Jay-Z | 24 |
Kanye West | ||
13 | Vince Gill | 22 |
U2 | ||
15 | Pat Metheny | 20 |
Al Schmitt | ||
Bruce Springsteen | ||
Henry Mancini | ||
Şerban Ghenea | ||
Kirk Franklin |
Most Grammys won by a female artist
[edit]Beyoncé has won 32 Grammy Awards.
Rank | Artist | Awards |
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1 | Beyoncé[a] | 32 |
2 | Alison Krauss[b] | 27 |
3 | Aretha Franklin | 18 |
4 | Adele | 16 |
Alicia Keys | ||
6 | CeCe Winans | 15 |
7 | Taylor Swift | 14 |
8 | Leontyne Price | 13 |
Ella Fitzgerald | ||
Emmylou Harris | ||
Lady Gaga | ||
Bonnie Raitt | ||
13 | Shirley Caesar | 11 |
Linda Ronstadt | ||
15 | Chaka Khan | 10 |
Dolly Parton | ||
Brandi Carlile | ||
Joni Mitchell | ||
19 | Billie Eilish | 9 |
Mary J. Blige | ||
Rihanna | ||
Sheryl Crow | ||
Natalie Cole | ||
Norah Jones | ||
Hillary Scott |
Most Grammys won by a male artist
[edit]Sir Georg Solti has won 31 Grammy Awards.
Rank | Artist | Awards |
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1 | Sir Georg Solti | 31 |
2 | Quincy Jones | 28 |
3 | Chick Corea | 27 |
4 | Pierre Boulez | 26 |
John Williams | ||
6 | Vladimir Horowitz | 25 |
Stevie Wonder | ||
8 | Jay-Z | 24 |
Kanye West | ||
10 | Vince Gill | 22 |
11 | Pat Metheny | 20 |
Bruce Springsteen | ||
Henry Mancini | ||
Kirk Franklin |
Most Grammys won by a group
[edit]U2 holds the record for most Grammy Awards won by a group. They have won 22 awards.
Rank | Artists | Awards |
---|---|---|
1 | U2 | 22 |
2 | Foo Fighters | 15 |
3 | Union Station | 14 |
4 | The Chicks | 13 |
5 | Pat Metheny Group | 10 |
6 | Emerson String Quartet | 9 |
Metallica | ||
8 | The Manhattan Transfer | 8 |
Santana | ||
The Blackwood Brothers | ||
Take 6 | ||
Asleep At The Wheel | ||
13 | Simon & Garfunkel | 7 |
The Beatles | ||
Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder | ||
Los Tigres del Norte | ||
Lady A | ||
Coldplay |
Most Grammys won by a producer
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Quincy Jones holds the record for most Grammy Awards won by a producer, with 28 awards. Eleven of these were awarded for production duties; Jones has also received Grammys as an arranger and a performing artist. Some producers have also won awards as engineers, mixers, and/or mastering engineers.
Rank | Producer | Awards |
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1 | Quincy Jones | 28 |
2 | David Frost | 25 |
3 | Kanye West | 24 |
4 | Steven Epstein | 17 |
5 | David Foster | 16 |
James Mallinson | ||
7 | Judith Sherman | 15 |
9 | T Bone Burnett | 13 |
Jay David Saks | ||
Pharrell Williams | ||
Robert Woods | ||
8 | Phil Ramone | 14 |
Most Grammys won by a rapper
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Jay-Z and Kanye West, each with 24 awards, have won more Grammy Awards than any other rapper. Lauryn Hill is the most awarded female rapper, with eight Grammy Awards.[1]
Rank | Rapper | Awards |
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1 | Jay-Z | 24 |
Kanye West | ||
3 | Kendrick Lamar | 17 |
4 | Eminem | 15 |
5 | Pharrell Williams | 13 |
6 | André 3000 [c] | 9 |
7 | Lauryn Hill[d] | 8 |
Anderson .Paak | ||
8 | Dr. Dre | 7 |
9 | Outkast | 6 |
10 | Lil Wayne | 5 |
Childish Gambino | ||
Drake |
Most Grammys won by jazz artist
[edit]Chick Corea, with 27 awards, has won more Grammy Awards than any other jazz artist. Pat Metheny is second with 20 Grammy Awards.
Rank | Artist | Awards |
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1 | Chick Corea | 27 |
2 | Pat Metheny | 20 |
Most Grammys won by an engineer or mixer
[edit]Al Schmitt and Şerban Ghenea, each with 20 awards, have won more Grammy Awards than any other engineer or mixer.[2]
Rank | Engineer / Mixer | Awards |
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1 | Al Schmitt | 20 |
Şerban Ghenea | ||
3 | Tom Elmhirst | 17 |
Most Grammys won in the country genre
[edit]With 21 country-specific Grammy Awards, Vince Gill has won more Grammy Awards in the genre than any other artist. Kacey Musgraves has the most country-specific Grammy Awards for female artists with 6.
Rank | Artist | Awards | Country Song wins | Country Solo Performance wins | Country Duo/Group Performance wins | Country Albums wins |
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1 | Vince Gill | 21[3] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Chris Stapleton | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
3 | Ricky Skaggs | 8[4] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Johnny Cash | 7[5][6] | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Randy Travis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
6 | Kacey Musgraves | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Carrie Underwood | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
8 | Shania Twain | 5[7][8] | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Taylor Swift | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
10 | Roger Miller | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
The Chicks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
Willie Nelson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Youngest winners
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The Peasall Sisters are the youngest Grammy winners, when they were credited artists on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, which won Album of the Year in 2002.[9] Blue Ivy Carter is the youngest individually credited winner. She was 9 years old when she won her first award in 2021, after she was credited on her mother Beyoncé's song "Brown Skin Girl", released in 2019. LeAnn Rimes is the youngest individual winner. She was 14 years old when she won her first two awards in 1997. She was also the first country artist to win the Best New Artist Grammy.
Rank | Age | Artist | Year |
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1 | 8 years | Leah Peasall | 2002 |
2 | 9 years, 66 days | Blue Ivy Carter | 2021 |
3 | 11 years | Hannah Peasall | 2002 |
4 | 14 years | Sarah Peasall | 2002 |
5 | 14 years, 160 days | Walter Russell III | 2023 |
6 | 14 years, 182 days | LeAnn Rimes | 1997 |
7 | 14 years, 313 days | Luis Miguel | 1985 |
8 | 16 years, 308 days | Stephen Marley | 1982 |
9 | 17 years, 80 days | Lorde | 2014 |
10 | 18 years, 39 days | Billie Eilish | 2020 |
Youngest artists to win Album of the Year (as lead artist)
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Billie Eilish is the youngest artist to win Album of the Year as a lead. She was 18 years old, while winning for her album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? in 2020.
Rank | Age | Artist | Year |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 18 years, 39 days | Billie Eilish | 2020 |
2 | 20 years, 49 days | Taylor Swift | 2010 |
3 | 21 years, 272 days | Alanis Morissette | 1996 |
4 | 22 years, 18 days | Barbra Streisand | 1964 |
5 | 23 years, 274 days | Lauryn Hill | 1999 |
6 | 23 years, 283 days | Adele | 2012 |
7 | 23 years, 293 days | Stevie Wonder | 1974 |
8 | 23 years, 330 days | Norah Jones | 2003 |
Youngest artists to win Record of the Year
[edit]At 18 years of age, Billie Eilish became the youngest artist to win Record of the Year when she won for "Bad Guy" in 2020.
Rank | Age | Artist | Year |
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1 | 18 years, 39 days | Billie Eilish | 2020 |
2 | 19 years, 86 days | 2021 | |
3 | 22 years, 265 days | Sam Smith | 2015 |
4 | 22 years, 320 days | Kimbra | 2013 |
5 | 23 years, 72 days | Jared Followill (Kings of Leon) | 2010 |
6 | 23 years, 199 days | Bobby Darin | 1960 |
7 | 23 years, 283 days | Adele | 2012 |
8 | 23 years, 330 days | Norah Jones | 2003 |
9 | 24 years, 23 days | Florence LaRue (The 5th Dimension) | 1968 |
10 | 24 years, 149 days | Amy Winehouse | 2008 |
Youngest artist to win Song of the Year
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At 17 years of age, Lorde became the youngest artist to win Song of the Year when she won for "Royals" in 2014.
Youngest artist to win Best New Artist
[edit]At 14 years of age, LeAnn Rimes became the youngest Best New Artist winner when she won in 1997.
Oldest winners
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Pinetop Perkins is the oldest person to win a Grammy. In 2011 he was awarded with Best Traditional Blues Album for Joined at the Hip, at 97 years of age.
Rank | Age | Artist | Year Won, Category, Work |
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1 | 97 years, 221 days | Pinetop Perkins | 2011, Best Traditional Blues Album, Joined at the Hip |
2 | 95 years, 243 days | Tony Bennett | 2022, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, Love For Sale |
3 | 95 years, 31 days | George Burns | 1991, Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording Album (now called Best Spoken Word Album), Gracie: A Love Story |
4 | 94 years, 132 days | Jimmy Carter | 2019, Best Spoken Word Album, Faith: A Journey For All |
5 | 91 years, 361 days | John Williams | 2024, Best Instrumental Composition, Helena's Theme |
6 | 91 years, 137 days | Jimmy Carter | 2016, Best Spoken Word Album, A Full Life: Reflections at 90 |
7 | 90 years, 52 days | Elizabeth Cotten | 1985, Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording, Elizabeth Cotten Live! |
8 | 90 years, 26 days | Betty White | 2012, Best Spoken Word Album, If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won't) |
Note: Sources vary on the birth year of Elizabeth Cotten, with some stating it as 1893, while others say 1895. The above information credits it as 1895. With either year, Cotten is the oldest female Grammy winner.
Most honored albums
[edit]Santana's Supernatural and U2's How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb hold the record for most honoured album having won nine awards. Supernatural won nine awards in 2000 and How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb won three awards in 2005 and won a further six in 2006 giving it a total of nine awards.
Number | Albums and artists | Awards |
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1 | Supernatural — Santana | 9 |
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb — U2 | ||
3 | Thriller — Michael Jackson | 8 |
Genius Loves Company — Ray Charles | ||
5 | Back on the Block — Quincy Jones | 7 |
All That You Can't Leave Behind — U2 | ||
Come Away With Me — Norah Jones | ||
21 — Adele | ||
24K Magic — Bruno Mars | ||
9 | The Return of Roger Miller — Roger Miller | 6 |
Bridge over Troubled Water — Simon & Garfunkel | ||
Toto IV — Toto | ||
Unforgettable... with Love — Natalie Cole | ||
Raising Sand — Robert Plant & Alison Krauss | ||
The Blueprint 3 — Jay-Z | ||
To Pimp a Butterfly — Kendrick Lamar |
Most Album of the Year wins
[edit]The record for most Album of the Year wins is five. One engineer/mixer;
- Şerban Ghenea, engineer/mixer — 1989 (2016), 25 (2017), 24K Magic (2018), Folklore (2021), Midnights (2024)
One artist, one engineer/mixer and two mastering engineers have won the award four times;
- Taylor Swift, artist — Fearless (2010), 1989 (2016), Folklore (2021), Midnights (2024)
- John Hanes, engineer/mixer — 1989 (2016), 25 (2017), 24K Magic (2018), Folklore (2021)
- Tom Coyne, mastering engineer — 21 (2012), 1989 (2016), 25 (2017), 24K Magic (2018)
- Randy Merrill, mastering engineer — 25 (2017), Folklore (2021), Harry's House (2023), Midnights (2024)
Three recording artists, five record producers, three engineer/mixers and one mastering engineer have won the award three times;
- Frank Sinatra, artist — Come Dance with Me! (1960), September of My Years (1966), A Man and His Music (1967)
- Stevie Wonder, artist — Innervisions (1974), Fulfillingness' First Finale (1975), Songs in the Key of Life (1977)
- Paul Simon, artist — Bridge over Troubled Water (1971), Still Crazy After All These Years (1976), Graceland (1987)
- David Foster, producer — Unforgettable... with Love (1992), The Bodyguard - Original Soundtrack Album (1994), Falling into You (1997)
- Phil Ramone, producer — Still Crazy After All These Years (1976), 52nd Street (1980), Genius Loves Company (2005)
- Daniel Lanois, producer — The Joshua Tree (1988), Time Out of Mind (1998), How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2006)
- Ryan Tedder, producer — 21 (2012), 1989 (2016), 25 (2017)
- Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer — O Brother, Where Art Thou? – Soundtrack (2002), Raising Sand (2009), 25 (2017)
- Tom Elmhirst, engineer/mixer — 21 (2012), Morning Phase (2015), 25 (2017)
- Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer — Babel (2013), Random Access Memories (2014), Morning Phase (2015)
- Laura Sisk, engineer/mixer — 1989 (2016), Folklore (2021), Midnights (2024)
- Jack Antonoff, producer — 1989 (2016), Folklore (2021), Midnights (2024)
Most Record of the Year wins
[edit]The record for most Record of the Year wins is four. One mastering engineer has won the award four consecutive times;
- Tom Coyne, mastering engineer — “Stay with Me (Darkchild Version)” (2015), “Uptown Funk” (2016), “Hello” (2017), “24K Magic” (2018)
Two recording artists and four engineers/mixers have won the award three times;
- Paul Simon, artist — “Mrs. Robinson” (1969), “Bridge over Troubled Water” (1971), “Graceland” (1988)
- Bruno Mars, artist — “Uptown Funk” (2016), “24K Magic” (2018), “Leave the Door Open” (2022)
- Tom Elmhirst, engineer/mixer — “Rehab” (2008), “Rolling in the Deep” (2012), “Hello” (2017)
- Şerban Ghenea, engineer/mixer – “Uptown Funk” (2016), “24K Magic” (2018), “Leave the Door Open” (2022)
- John Hanes, engineer/mixer – “Uptown Funk” (2016), “24K Magic” (2018), “Leave the Door Open” (2022)
- Charles Moniz, engineer/mixer – “Uptown Funk” (2016), “24K Magic” (2018), “Leave the Door Open” (2022)
Most Song of the Year wins
[edit]The record for the most Song of the Year wins is two. Fourteen songwriters have won in this category twice;
- Henry Mancini - “Moon River” (1962), “Days of Wine and Roses” (1964)
- Johnny Mercer - “Moon River” (1962), “Days of Wine and Roses” (1964)
- James Horner - “Somewhere Out There” (1988), “My Heart Will Go On” (1999)
- Will Jennings - “Tears in Heaven” (1993), “My Heart Will Go On” (1999)
- Bono - “Beautiful Day” (2001), “Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own” (2006)
- Adam Clayton - “Beautiful Day” (2001), “Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own” (2006)
- The Edge - “Beautiful Day” (2001), “Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own” (2006)
- Larry Mullen Jr. - “Beautiful Day” (2001), “Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own” (2006)
- Adele - “Rolling in the Deep” (2012), “Hello” (2017)
- Brody Brown - “That's What I Like” (2018), “Leave the Door Open” (2022)
- D'Mile - “I Can't Breathe” (2021), “Leave the Door Open” (2022)
- Bruno Mars - “That's What I Like” (2018), “Leave the Door Open” (2022)
- Billie Eilish - "Bad Guy" (2020), "What Was I Made For?" (2024)
- Finneas O'Connell - "Bad Guy" (2020), "What Was I Made For?" (2024)
Most Grammys won for consecutive studio albums
[edit]Beyoncé has won eight consecutive awards for eight consecutive studio albums (including Everything Is Love).
Alison Krauss and Union Station, Pat Metheny (along with the Pat Metheny Group), and The Manhattan Transfer have won seven consecutive awards for seven consecutive studio albums.
Most consecutive Grammys won for the same category
[edit]Rank | Artist | Category | Years |
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1 | Aretha Franklin | Best Female R&B Vocal Performance | 8; (1968–1975) |
2 | Bill Cosby | Best Comedy Album | 6; (1965-1970) |
John Williams | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | 6; (1978–1983) | |
Jimmy Sturr | Best Polka Album | 6; (1987–1992) | |
5 | Vince Gill | Best Male Country Vocal Performance | 5; (1995–1999) |
6 | Pat Benatar | Best Female Rock Vocal Performance | 4; (1981–1984) |
Robert Shaw | Best Choral Performance | 4; (1988–1991) | |
Jack Renner | Best Engineered Album, Classical | 4; (1988–1991) | |
Jimmy Sturr (three times) | Best Polka Album | 4; (1996–1999) (2001–2004) (2006–2009) | |
Lenny Kravitz | Best Male Rock Vocal Performance | 4; (1999–2002) | |
Tom Coyne | Record of the Year | 4; (2015–2018) | |
Peter Schickele | Best Comedy Album | 4; (1989-1992) |
Artists who have won all four General Field awards
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There have been only three artists who have won all four General Field awards: Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist.
In 1981, Christopher Cross became the first artist to win all four awards, as well as the first act to win them all in a single year.[10]
In 2009, Adele won Best New Artist, and she earned the three other awards in both 2012 and 2017. She was the second artist to win all four accolades throughout her career.[11]
In 2020, Billie Eilish became the third musician to win all four awards and the first female artist to win them during a single ceremony.[12]
Single ceremony
[edit]Most Grammys won in one night
[edit]The record for most Grammys won in one night is eight. Michael Jackson won eight in 1984 and is the only solo artist to do so. The group Santana tied with Michael Jackson’s record in 2000.[13][14]
Rank | Artist(s) | Awards |
---|---|---|
1 | Michael Jackson (1984) | 8 |
Santana (2000) | ||
3 | Paul Simon (1971) | 7 |
4 | Roger Miller (1966) | 6 |
Quincy Jones (1991) | ||
Eric Clapton (1993) | ||
Beyoncé (2010) | ||
Adele (2012) | ||
Tom Elmhirst (2017) | ||
Bruno Mars (2018) | ||
Finneas O'Connell (2020) |
Most Grammys won by a male artist in one night
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The record for most Grammys won by a male artist in one night is eight. Michael Jackson won eight in 1984.
Rank | Artist(s) | Awards |
---|---|---|
1 | Michael Jackson (1984) | 8 |
2 | Paul Simon (1971) | 7 |
3 | Roger Miller (1966) | 6 |
Quincy Jones (1991) | ||
Eric Clapton (1993) | ||
Bruno Mars (2018) |
Most Grammys won by a female artist in one night
[edit]The record for most Grammys won by a female artist in one night is six. Beyoncé and Adele each won six in 2010 and 2012, respectively.
Rank | Artist | Awards |
---|---|---|
1 | Beyoncé (2010) | 6 |
Adele (2012) | ||
3 | Lauryn Hill (1999) | 5 |
Alicia Keys (2002) | ||
Norah Jones (2003) | ||
Beyoncé (2004) | ||
Amy Winehouse (2008) | ||
Alison Krauss (2009) | ||
Adele (2017) | ||
Billie Eilish (2020) |
Most Grammys won by a group in one night
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The record for most Grammys won by a group artist in one night is eight. Santana won eight in 2000.
Rank | Artists | Awards |
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1 | Santana (2000) | 8 |
2 | Simon & Garfunkel (1971) | 5 |
U2 (2006) | ||
The Chicks (2007) | ||
Lady A (2011) | ||
Foo Fighters (2012) |
Most Grammys won by a record producer in one night
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The record for most awards won by a producer in one night is six. The record was set by Quincy Jones who won six awards in 1991, including Album of the Year, Best Arrangement On An Instrumental, Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s), Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Best Pop Instrumental Performance, Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group, as well as Producer of the Year, Non-Classical for his own studio album Back on the Block.[15]
Finneas O'Connell tied the record in 2020, winning Producer of the Year, Non-Classical and five additional awards, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, and Best Pop Vocal Album for his contribution on Billie Eilish's When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?.[16]
Most Grammys won by an engineer or mixer in one night
[edit]The most Grammys won by an engineer or mixer in one night is six. At the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in 2017, Tom Elmhirst won Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Rock Album, Best Alternative Music Album, as well as Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for his work on Adele's 25, Cage the Elephant's Tell Me I'm Pretty, and David Bowie's Blackstar respectively.[17]
Artists who have won all four General Field Awards at a single ceremony
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Christopher Cross (1981) and Billie Eilish (2020) are the only artists who have received all four General Field awards in one night.[18]
Artists who have won Album, Record, and Song of the Year in one night
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The three biggest Grammy Awards are Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year. Eight artists have won all three in one night. Adele is the first and only artist in Grammy history to accomplish this feat twice.
Year | Artist |
---|---|
1971 | Paul Simon |
1972 | Carole King |
1981 | Christopher Cross |
1993 | Eric Clapton |
2007 | The Chicks |
2012 | Adele |
2017 | |
2018 | Bruno Mars |
2020 | Billie Eilish |
Most Grammys won by an album in one night
[edit]The most awards awarded to an album in one night is nine. At the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2000 Santana's Supernatural was awarded nine awards. It won Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals, Best Pop Instrumental Performance, Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, Best Rock Instrumental Performance, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, and Best Rock Album.
Most posthumous Grammys won in one night
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Ray Charles holds the record for most posthumous awards won in one night. He was awarded five Grammy Awards at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards in 2005, including both Record of the Year and Album of the Year.
Nominations
[edit]Most Grammy nominations
[edit]Beyoncé and Jay-Z tie for the record for the most Grammy nominations with 88 each.[19]
Rank | Artist | Nominations |
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1 | Beyoncé[e] | 88 |
Jay-Z[f] | ||
3 | Paul McCartney[g] | 82 |
4 | Quincy Jones | 80 |
5 | John Williams | 76 |
6 | Kanye West | 75 |
7 | Georg Solti | 74 |
Stevie Wonder | ||
9 | Henry Mancini | 72 |
Chick Corea | ||
11 | Pierre Boulez | 67 |
12 | Leonard Bernstein | 63 |
13 | Willie Nelson | 58 |
14 | Dolly Parton | 54 |
15 | Jay David Saks | 53 |
Most nominations in one night
[edit]Michael Jackson and Babyface hold the record for most Grammy nominations in one night with 12 nominations each.
Rank | Artist | Nominations | Year |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Michael Jackson | 12 | 1984 |
Babyface | 1997 | ||
3 | Kendrick Lamar | 11 | 2016 |
Jon Batiste | 2022 | ||
5 | Lauryn Hill | 10 | 1999 |
Kanye West | 2005 | ||
Beyoncé | 2010 | ||
Eminem | 2011 | ||
9 | Paul McCartney | 9 | 1966 |
Roger Miller | |||
The Manhattan Transfer | 1986 | ||
Eric Clapton | 1993 | ||
Santana | 2000 | ||
Jay-Z | 2014 | ||
Beyoncé | 2017 | ||
2021 | |||
2023 | |||
SZA | 2024 |
Most nominations without winning
[edit]With 20 nominations, Chris Gehringer has received the most Grammy nominations without winning.
Rank | Artist | Nominations |
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1 | Chris Gehringer | 20 |
2 | Zubin Mehta | 18 |
3 | Snoop Dogg | 17 |
Dave Kutch | ||
Fred Hersch | ||
6 | Brian McKnight | 16 |
Björk | ||
8 | Joe Satriani | 15 |
Dierks Bentley | ||
10 | Toshiko Akiyoshi | 14 |
Martina McBride | ||
Musiq Soulchild | ||
13 | Katy Perry | 13 |
Spyro Gyra | ||
José Serebrier | ||
Charlie Wilson | ||
Diana Ross |
Most nominations in one night without winning
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The record for most Grammy nominations without a win in one night is 9, held by Paul McCartney. The record was set in 1966.
Rank | Artist | Nominations |
---|---|---|
1 | Paul McCartney (1966) | 9 |
2 | Rihanna (2017) | 8 |
Kanye West (2017) | ||
Jay-Z (2018) | ||
Justin Bieber (2022) | ||
6 | Stevie Wonder (1983) | 7 |
India.Arie (2002) | ||
Kendrick Lamar (2014) | ||
Billie Eilish (2022) | ||
10 | Henry Mancini (1959) | 6 |
Thomas Z. Shepard (1970) | ||
Lionel Richie (1982) | ||
David Foster (1986) | ||
Mariah Carey (1996) | ||
50 Cent (2006) | ||
Bruno Mars (2012) | ||
Roddy Ricch (2021) | ||
Giveon (2022) | ||
Mary J. Blige (2023) | ||
DJ Khaled (2023) | ||
Jon Batiste (2024) | ||
Olivia Rodrigo (2024) |
Grammy nominations in the most fields
[edit]Rank | Artist | Number | Fields |
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1 | Quincy Jones | 15 | General field, spoken word, arranging, music video/film, jazz, pop, rap, R&B, children's, musical theatre, disco, composition, gospel/contemporary Christian music, music for visual media, and production, non-classical |
2 | Paul McCartney | 12 | General field, pop, arranging, rock, traditional, music for visual media, music video/film, spoken word, historical, alternative music, rap, and package |
3 | Bob Dylan | 11 | General field, country, gospel/contemporary Christian music, rock, music video/film, music for visual media, folk, pop, American roots, traditional, and musical theatre |
4 | Béla Fleck | 10 | Country, pop, jazz, American roots, world music, classical, folk, spoken word, historical, composition and arranging |
Jon Batiste | General field, pop, contemporary instrumental, new age, R&B, jazz, American roots, classical, music for visual media, and music video/film | ||
6 | Beyoncé | 9 | General field, pop, R&B, rock, rap, music for visual media, dance/electronic, surround sound and music video/film |
Janet Jackson | General field, pop, R&B, rock, arranging, rap, music video/film, dance/electronic, and production, non-classical | ||
Willie Nelson | General field, contemporary instrumental, pop, country, traditional, American roots, blues, gospel/contemporary Christian music and music video/film | ||
Jack White | General field, rock, alternative, country, pop, package, music video/film, American roots and engineered album | ||
10 | Elvis Costello | 8 | General field, pop, rock, music for visual media, spoken word, alternative, American roots and traditional |
David Foster | General field, R&B, composing/arranging, music for visual media, production, music video/film, pop, and musical theatre | ||
Herbie Hancock | General field, pop, R&B, rock, jazz, music video/film, music for visual media and composition | ||
Michael Jackson | General field, pop, R&B, rock, disco, children's, music video/film and production, non-classical | ||
Elton John | General field, pop, musical theatre, rock, music video/film, music for visual media, composition and R&B | ||
Cyndi Lauper | General field, rock, pop, music video/film, dance/electronic, arranging, American roots and musical theater | ||
Joni Mitchell | General field, pop, traditional, folk, arranging, package, historical and notes | ||
Danger Mouse | General field, pop, R&B, rock, rap, alternative, music video/film and production, non-classical | ||
Dolly Parton | General field, pop, country, traditional, musical theatre, music for visual media, gospel/contemporary Christian music and American roots | ||
Prince | General field, pop, R&B, rock, engineered album, music video/film, music for visual media and production, non-classical | ||
Lionel Richie | General field, pop, R&B, music for visual media, dance/electronic, arranging, gospel/contemporary Christian music and production, non-classical | ||
Rihanna | General field, pop, R&B, rap, dance/electronic, music for visual media, music video/film and package | ||
Linda Ronstadt | General field, pop, rock, country, American roots, children, Latin and music video/film | ||
Sting | General field, pop, rock, country, jazz, music for visual media, reggae and music video/film | ||
Justin Timberlake | General field, pop, R&B, country, rap, music for visual media, dance/electronic and music video/film | ||
will.i.am | General field, pop, R&B, dance/electronic, rap, engineered album, music video/film and production, non-classical | ||
Pharrell Williams | General field, pop, R&B, dance/electronic, rap, music for visual media, music video/film and production, non-classical | ||
Stevie Wonder | General field, pop, R&B, arranging, composition, music for visual media, music video/film and production, non-classical |
Most nominated albums
[edit]Number | Albums and artists | Nominations |
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1 | Thriller — Michael Jackson | 10 |
Supernatural — Santana | ||
Genius Loves Company — Ray Charles | ||
The Blueprint 3 — Jay-Z | ||
5 | Lemonade — Beyoncé | 9 |
The Lion King: The Gift — Beyoncé | ||
Renaissance — Beyoncé | ||
All That You Can't Leave Behind — U2 | ||
Recovery — Eminem | ||
SOS — SZA | ||
11 | I Am... Sasha Fierce — Beyoncé | 8 |
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill — Lauryn Hill | ||
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb — U2 | ||
We Are — Jon Batiste |
Artists who had been nominated for all four General Field awards in one night
[edit]Only thirteen artists have been nominated for all four General Field awards in one night. Lizzo is the oldest person to be nominated for all four awards in one night, at 31 years old; while the youngest person to be nominated is Billie Eilish at 17 years old. Both were nominated in 2020, making it the first time that two artists were nominated for all four awards in one night. In 1968, Bobbie Gentry became the first person and first female artist to be nominated for all four awards, followed by Christopher Cross in 1981 and Fun. in 2013, becoming the first male artist and first group to be nominated, respectively. In addition, Finneas O'Connell was nominated for all four General Field awards in 2022, but he was not credited as a performing artist in three of the four categories.
Youngest nominees
[edit]Hazel Monét is the youngest ever Grammy nominee, receiving a nomination for Best Traditional R&B Performance as a featured artist on her mother Victoria Monét's song "Hollywood".
Rank | Age | Artist |
---|---|---|
1 | 2 years, 348 days | Hazel Monét |
2 | 8 years | Leah Peasall |
3 | 8 years, 160 days | Deleon Richards |
4 | 8 years, 246 days | Bobby Bare Jr. |
5 | 8 years, 322 days | Blue Ivy Carter |
6 | 10 years, 136 days | Hayden Panettiere |
7 | 10 years, 309 days | Stephen Marley |
8 | 11 years | Hannah Peasall |
9 | 12 years, 126 days | Zac Hanson |
10 | 12 years, 155 days | Joey Alexander |
11 | 12 years, 199 days | Michael Jackson |
12 | 12 years, 234 days | Kelvin Grant |
13 | 12 years, 273 days | Billy Gilman |
14 | 14 years, 45 days | Chris "Daddy Mac" Smith |
15 | 14 years, 140 days | Marie Osmond |
16 | 14 years, 182 days | LeAnn Rimes |
17 | 14 years | Sarah Peasall |
18 | 14 years, 197 days | Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly |
19 | 14 years, 313 days | Luis Miguel |
20 | 14 years, 348 days | Taylor Hanson |
See also
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Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Includes three awards as part of Destiny's Child and one award as part of The Carters
- ^ a b Includes 14 awards with Union Station
- ^ Includes 6 awards as part of Outkast
- ^ Includes 2 awards as part of Fugees
- ^ Includes 13 nominations as part of Destiny's Child and 3 nominations as part of The Carters
- ^ Includes 3 nominations as part of The Carters
- ^ Includes 24 nominations as part of The Beatles
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