Grammy Award records
Throughout the fifty-five year history of the Grammy Awards, many significant records have been set. This page only includes the competitive awards 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 Grammy Awards won [edit]
The record for the most Grammy Awards won in a lifetime is held by Sir Georg Solti, a Hungarian-British conductor who conducted the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for twenty-two years. He has won a total of 31 Grammy Awards out of 74 nominations.[1]
| Rank | Number of Awards | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 31 | Sir Georg Solti |
| 2nd | 27 | Quincy Jones, Alison Krauss |
| 3rd | 26 | Pierre Boulez |
| 4th | 25 | Vladimir Horowitz |
| 5th | 22 | U2, Stevie Wonder |
| 6th | 21 | Kanye West, John Williams |
| 7th | 20 | Chick Corea, Vince Gill, Henry Mancini, Pat Metheny, Bruce Springsteen |
| 8th | 19 | Al Schmitt |
| 9th | 18 | Aretha Franklin, Jimmy Sturr |
| 10th | 17 | Beyoncé, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Jay-Z, Yo-Yo Ma |
Most Grammy Awards won by a male artist [edit]
Sir Georg Solti has won a total of 31 Grammy Awards.
| Rank | Number of Awards | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 31 | Sir Georg Solti |
| 2nd | 27 | Quincy Jones |
| 3rd | 26 | Pierre Boulez |
| 4th | 25 | Vladimir Horowitz |
| 5th | 22 | Stevie Wonder |
| 6th | 21 | Kanye West, John Williams |
| 7th | 20 | Chick Corea, Vince Gill, Henry Mancini, Pat Metheny, Bruce Springsteen |
| 8th | 18 | Jimmy Sturr |
| 9th | 17 | Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Jay-Z, Yo-Yo Ma |
| 10th | 16 | Tony Bennett, Leonard Bernstein, Paul McCartney, Sting |
Most Grammy Awards won by a female artist [edit]
Alison Krauss as a solo artist, collaborator and producer has won 27 Grammy Awards.[2]
| Rank | Number of Awards | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 27 | Alison Krauss |
| 2nd | 18 | Aretha Franklin |
| 3rd | 17 | Beyoncé [note 1] |
| 4th | 14 | Alicia Keys |
| 5th | 13 | Ella Fitzgerald, Leontyne Price |
| 6th | 12 | Emmylou Harris |
| 7th | 11 | Shirley Caesar |
| 8th | 10 | Chaka Khan, Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt, Cece Winans |
| 9th | 9 | Adele, Mary J. Blige, Natalie Cole, Sheryl Crow, Norah Jones |
Most Grammy Awards won by a group [edit]
U2 holds the record for most Grammy Awards won by a group. They have won 22 awards.
| Rank | Number of Awards | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 22 | U2 |
| 2nd | 13 | Alison Krauss and Union Station, Dixie Chicks |
| 3rd | 11 | Foo Fighters |
| 4th | 10 | Pat Metheny Group |
| 5th | 8 | Metallica, Santana, Take 6 |
| 6th | 7 | The Beatles, Coldplay, Lady Antebellum, Simon & Garfunkel |
| 7th | 6 | The Black Eyed Peas, The Chieftains, The Eagles, Earth, Wind & Fire, Outkast, The Police, Red Hot Chili Peppers |
Most Grammy Awards won by a producer [edit]
Quincy Jones with 27 awards holds the record for most Grammy Awards won by a producer. Some producers have also won awards as engineers, mixers and/or mastering engineers.
| Rank | Number of Awards | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 27 | Quincy Jones |
| 2nd | 16 | David Foster |
| 3rd | 14 | Steven Epstein, Phil Ramone |
| 4th | 13 | T Bone Burnett |
| 5th | 12 | Jay David Saks |
| 6th | 11 | David Frost, Arif Mardin |
| 7th | 10 | Babyface |
Most Grammy Awards won by an engineer or mixer [edit]
Al Schmitt with 19 awards, has won more Grammy Awards than any other engineer or mixer.
Youngest winners [edit]
LeAnn Rimes is the youngest person to win a Grammy. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14 years, 182 days | LeAnn Rimes |
| 2nd | 14 years, 313 days | Luis Miguel |
| 3rd | 18 years, 123 days | Monica |
| 4th | 19 years, 67 days | Christina Aguilera |
| 5th | 19 years, 150 days | Alison Krauss |
| 6th | 19 years, 156 days | Joss Stone |
| 7th | 19 years, 170 days | Beyoncé |
| 8th | 19 years, 356 days | Rihanna |
| 9th | 20 years, 279 days | Adele |
| 10th | 20 years, 353 days | Taylor Swift |
Youngest artists to win Album of the Year [edit]
Taylor Swift is the youngest artist to win Album of the Year. She was 20 years old when she won in 2010 for her album Fearless.
| Rank | Age | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 20 years, 353 days | Taylor Swift |
| 2nd | 21 years, 242 days | Alanis Morissette |
| 3rd | 22 years, 383 days | Barbra Streisand |
| 4th | 23 years, 274 days | Lauryn Hill |
| 5th | 23 years, 283 days | Adele |
| 6th | 23 years, 293 days | Stevie Wonder |
| 7th | 23 years, 330 days | Norah Jones |
Oldest winners [edit]
Pinetop Perkins is the oldest person to win a Grammy. In 2011 he was awarded Best Traditional Blues Album for Joined At The Hip - at age 97. He recorded the album with Willie "Big Eyes" Smith.
| Rank | Age | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 97 | Pinetop Perkins |
| 2nd | 94 | George Burns |
| 3rd | 90 | Betty White |
Most honored albums [edit]
Santana's Supernatural and U2's How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb hold the record for most honored 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.
Most Album of the Year wins [edit]
The record for most Album of the Year wins is three. Three recording artists and three record producers have won the award three times.
| Year Third Award Won | Artist/Producer |
|---|---|
| 1967 | Frank Sinatra |
| 1977 | Stevie Wonder |
| 1987 | Paul Simon |
| 1997 | David Foster |
| 2005 | Phil Ramone |
| 2006 | Daniel Lanois |
Most Grammy Awards won for consecutive albums [edit]
Pat Metheny and his band the Pat Metheny Group have won 20 Grammy Awards in total, including seven consecutive awards for seven consecutive albums.[3] Metheny held the record for Grammy wins in the most different categories as of the 2005 Grammy Awards:
- Best Jazz Fusion Performance (1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990)
- Best Instrumental Composition (1991)
- Best Contemporary Jazz Performance/Album (1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2005)
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group (1998, 2000, 2013)
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance (1999)
- Best Jazz Instrumental Solo (2001)
- Best New Age Album (2004, 2012)
Most Consecutive Grammy Awards won for the same category [edit]
Aretha Franklin holds the record for winning the most consecutive Grammys in the same category. She won the Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance every year from 1968 to 1975, for an 8-year winning streak. She also won in this category in 1982, 1986, and 1988, giving her 11 wins in the category.
After Franklin, Jimmy Sturr, Bill Cosby and John Williams are tied for second place for consecutive Grammy wins in the same category:
Sturr won six years in a row between 1987 and 1992 for Best Polka Album. He also won for three runs of four consecutive years (1996–1999, 2001–2004, and 2006–2009. He won 18 out of the 24 Best Polka Album Grammys that were awarded since that category was added in 1985. The award was discontinued in 2009.
Cosby won six years in a row between 1965 and 1970 for Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album.
Williams won six years in a row between 1978 and 1983 for Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media.
Most wins of the Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance [edit]
Lenny Kravitz has won the Best Male Rock Vocal Performance award 4 years in a row (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002).
Artists who have won all four General Field awards [edit]
There have been only two artists who have won all four General Field awards. In 1981, Christopher Cross won Record, Album and Song of the Year as well as Best New Artist. Adele is the second artist to win all four. In 2009 she won Best New Artist and three years later in 2012 she won Record, Album and Song of the Year.
Single ceremony [edit]
Most Grammy Awards won in one night [edit]
The Record for Most Grammys won in one night is eight. Michael Jackson won eight in 1984 and Santana tied Jackson's record in 2000.
| Rank | Number of Awards | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Michael Jackson (1984), Santana (2000) |
| 2nd | 6 | Roger Miller (1966), Quincy Jones (1991), Eric Clapton (1993), Beyoncé (2010), Adele (2012) |
Most Grammy Awards won by a male artist in one night [edit]
Michael Jackson won eight awards in 1984.
| Rank | Number of Awards | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Michael Jackson (1984) |
| 2nd | 6 | Roger Miller (1966), Quincy Jones (1991), Eric Clapton (1993) |
Most Grammy Awards won by a female artist in one night [edit]
The record most Grammys won by a female artist in one night is six. Beyoncé and Adele each won six in 2010 and 2012, respectively.
| Rank | Number of Awards | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Beyoncé (2010), Adele (2012) |
| 2nd | 5 | Lauryn Hill (1999), Alicia Keys (2002), Norah Jones (2003), Beyoncé (2004), Amy Winehouse (2008), Alison Krauss (2009) |
Most Grammy Awards won by a group in one night [edit]
In 2000, Santana was awarded a total of 8 awards. They won the awards for Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals, Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals, Best Pop Instrumental Performance, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals, Best Rock Instrumental Performance and Best Rock Album.
| Rank | Number of Awards | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Santana (2000) |
| 2nd | 5 | Toto (1983), U2 (2006), Dixie Chicks (2007), Lady Antebellum (2011), Foo Fighters (2012) |
Most Grammy Awards won by a record producer in one night [edit]
The record for most awards won by a producer in one night is five. Rick Rubin won five awards in 2007 including Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Best Country Album for the Dixie Chicks, Best Rock Album for the Red Hot Chili Peppers as well as Producer of the Year, Non Classical.
Most Grammy Awards won by an engineer or mixer in one night [edit]
The most Grammys won by an engineer or mixer in one night is five. At the 47th Annual Grammy Awards in 2005, Al Schmitt won Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Engineer Album, Non Classical and Best Surround Sound Album for his work on Ray Charles's Genius Loves Company.
Artist who has won all four General Field Awards at a single ceremony [edit]
Christopher Cross (1981) received all four General Field awards in one night. Cross won the Record of the Year ("Sailing"), Album of the Year ("Christopher Cross"), Song of the Year ("Sailing"), and Best New Artist Grammys in a single ceremony.[4]
Artists who have won Record, Album and Song of the Year in one night [edit]
The three biggest Grammy Awards are Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year. Six artists have won all three in one night.
| Year | Artist |
|---|---|
| 1971 | Paul Simon |
| 1972 | Carole King |
| 1981 | Christopher Cross |
| 1993 | Eric Clapton |
| 2007 | Dixie Chicks |
| 2012 | Adele |
Most Grammy Awards won by an album in one night [edit]
The most awards awarded to an album in one night is nine. 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 Performance by a duo or Group With Vocals, Best Pop Collaboration with vocals, Best Pop Instrumental Performance, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or group with Vocals, Best Rock Instrumental Performance and Best Rock Album.
Most posthumous Grammy Awards won in one night [edit]
Ray Charles holds the record for most posthumous awards won in one night. He was awarded five Grammy Awards in 2005 including Album of the Year.
Nominations [edit]
Most Grammy Nominations [edit]
Quincy Jones holds the record for the most Grammy nominations with 79.[5]
| Rank | Number of Noms. | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 79 | Quincy Jones |
| 2nd | 74 | Georg Solti |
| 3rd | 59 | Chick Corea, John Williams |
| 4th | 51 | Jay-Z, Kanye West |
| 5th | 47 | David Foster |
| 6th | 46 | Bruce Springsteen, U2 |
| 7th | 45 | Beyoncé, Dolly Parton |
| 8th | 40 | Vince Gill, Alison Krauss |
Most Grammy Nominations in one night [edit]
Michael Jackson holds the record for most Grammy nominations in one night with 12 nominations.
| Rank | Number of Noms. | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 | Michael Jackson (1984) |
| 2nd | 10 | Lauryn Hill (1999) Kanye West (2005), Beyoncé (2010), Eminem (2011) |
Most Grammy Nominations without winning [edit]
Brian McKnight with 16 nominations, holds the record for most Grammy nominations without winning.
| Rank | Number of Noms. | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 16 | Brian McKnight |
| 2nd | 15 | Joe Satriani, Snoop Dogg |
| 3rd | 14 | Martina McBride |
| 4th | 13 | Björk, Nas |
| 5th | 12 | Diana Ross, Spyro Gyra |
| 6th | 11 | Megadeth, Musiq Soulchild, Busta Rhymes, Connie Smith, Vanessa L. Williams |
| 7th | 10 | Dierks Bentley, Me'Shell Ndegeocello, Alan Parsons |
| 8th | 9 | Jamey Johnson, Katy Perry, Tanya Tucker |
Most Grammy Nominations in one night without winning [edit]
India.Arie received seven nominations in 2002 winning none. She lost Song of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Song & Best R&B Album to Alicia Keys. She lost Record of the Year to U2 and Album of the Year to the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack.
| Rank | Number of Noms. | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | India.Arie (2002) |
| 2nd | 6 | Mariah Carey (1996), 50 Cent (2006), Bruno Mars (2012) |
| 3rd | 5 | Joan Osborne (1996), Avril Lavigne (2003), 50 Cent (2004), Alicia Keys (2006), Gwen Stefani (2006), James Blunt (2007), Jazmine Sullivan (2009), B.o.B (2011), Lil Wayne (2012) |
Grammy Nominations in the most categories [edit]
Béla Fleck has been nominated in more categories than any other musician. He has been nominated in the country, pop, jazz, bluegrass, classical, folk, and spoken word, as well as composition and arranging categories.
Youngest Grammy Nominees [edit]
Deleon Richards is the youngest person ever to be nominated for a Grammy.[6] DeLeon was 8 years old when nominated.
| Rank | Age | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 years, 161 days | Deleon Richards |
| 2nd | 12 years, 126 days | Zac Hanson |
| 3rd | 12 years, 199 days | Michael Jackson |
| 4th | 12 years, 273 days | Billy Gilman |
| 5th | 14 years, 182 days | LeAnn Rimes |
| 6th | 14 years, 313 days | Luis Miguel |
| 7th | 14 years, 348 days | Taylor Hanson |
| 8th | 16 years, 349 days | Justin Bieber |
| 9th | 18 years, 83 days | Britney Spears |
| 10th | 18 years, 149 days | Avril Lavigne |
See also [edit]
- Latin Grammy Award records
- List of Academy Award records
- List of people who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards
Notes [edit]
- ^ includes three awards won with Destiny's Child
References [edit]
- ^ "Music: The Grammys/Classical; Fewer Records, More Attention", by Anthony Tommasini, New York Times, February 23, 2003. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
- ^ "U2 dominates Grammy night", CBC News, February 9, 2006. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
- ^ Jazz Legends Pat Metheny Group Improvise on Austin City Limits :: eJazzNews.com : The Number One Jazz News Resource On The Net :: Jazz News Daily
- ^ "A Virtual College of Grammy Knowledge", by Wook Kim, Entertainment Weekly, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
- ^ "2008 NEA Jazz Master: Quincy Jones", National Endowment for the Arts, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
- ^ [1], Retrieved 2009-09-02.
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