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 that may have been presented to the artist.

Awards

Most Grammys won

The record for the most Grammy Awards won in a lifetime is currently held by American singer, songwriter and record producer Beyoncé, who has won 35. Hungarian-British conductor Sir Georg Solti, the previous record holder and current second-most wins, has 31.
RankArtistAwards
1Beyoncé35
2Sir Georg Solti31
3Quincy Jones28
3Chick Corea28
5Alison Krauss27
6Pierre Boulez26
6John Williams26
8Vladimir Horowitz25
8Stevie Wonder25
8David Frost25
8Jay-Z25
12Kanye West24
13Şerban Ghenea23
14Kendrick Lamar22
14Vince Gill22
14U222
17Pat Metheny20
17Al Schmitt20
17Bruce Springsteen20
17Henry Mancini20
17Kirk Franklin20

Most Grammys won by a female artist

Beyoncé has won 35 Grammy Awards.
RankArtistAwards
1Beyoncé35
2Alison Krauss27
3Aretha Franklin18
4Alicia Keys17
4CeCe Winans17
6Adele16
7Taylor Swift14
7Lady Gaga14
9Leontyne Price13
9Ella Fitzgerald13
9Emmylou Harris13
9Bonnie Raitt13
13Shirley Caesar11
13Linda Ronstadt11
13Brandi Carlile11
16Norah Jones10
16Chaka Khan10
16Dolly Parton10
16Joni Mitchell10
20Billie Eilish9
20Mary J. Blige9
20Rihanna9
20Sheryl Crow9
20Natalie Cole9
20Hillary Scott9
20-9

Most Grammys won by a male artist

Sir Georg Solti has won 31 Grammy Awards.
RankArtistAwards
1Sir Georg Solti31
2Chick Corea28
2Quincy Jones28
4Pierre Boulez26
4John Williams26
6Vladimir Horowitz25
6Stevie Wonder25
6Jay-Z25
9Kanye West24
10Vince Gill22
10Kendrick Lamar22
12Pat Metheny20
12Bruce Springsteen20
12Henry Mancini20
12Kirk Franklin20
12-20

Most Grammys won by a group

U2 holds the record for most Grammy Awards won by a group. They have won 22 awards.
RankArtistsAwards
1U222
2Foo Fighters15
3Alison Krauss & Union Station14
4The Chicks13
5Pat Metheny Group10
6Emerson String Quartet9
6Metallica9
8The Manhattan Transfer8
8Santana8
8The Blackwood Brothers8
8Take 68
8The Beatles8
8Asleep At The Wheel8
14Simon & Garfunkel7
14Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder7
14Los Tigres del Norte7
14Lady A7
14Coldplay7

Most Grammys won by a producer

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.
RankProducerAwards
1Quincy Jones28
2David Frost25
3Kanye West24
4Steven Epstein17
5David Foster16
5James Mallinson16
7Judith Sherman15
8Phil Ramone14
9T Bone Burnett13
9Jay David Saks13
9Kabir Sehgal13
9Pharrell Williams13
9Robert Woods13

Most Grammys won by a rapper

Jay-Z, with 25 awards, has won more Grammy Awards than any other rapper. Lauryn Hill is the most awarded female rapper, with eight Grammy Awards.
RankRapperAwards
1Jay-Z25
2Kanye West24
3Kendrick Lamar22
4Eminem15
5Pharrell Williams13
6André 300010
7Anderson.Paak9
8Lauryn Hill8
9Dr. Dre7
10Outkast6

Most Grammys won by jazz artist

Chick Corea, with 28 awards, has won more Grammy Awards than any other jazz artist. Pat Metheny is second with 20 Grammy Awards.
RankArtistAwards
1Chick Corea28
2Pat Metheny20

Most Grammys won by an engineer or mixer

Şerban Ghenea with 23 awards, has won more Grammy Awards than any other engineer or mixer.
RankEngineer / MixerAwards
1Serban Ghenea23
2Al Schmitt20
3Tom Elmhirst17

Most Grammys won in the country genre

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 six.
RankArtistAwardsCountry Song winsCountry Solo Performance winsCountry Duo/Group Performance winsCountry Albums wins
1Vince Gill212101
2Chris Stapleton103403
3Ricky Skaggs80012
4Johnny Cash70021
4Randy Travis70003
4Kacey Musgraves73112
7Carrie Underwood60510
8Shania Twain52201
8Taylor Swift52201
10Roger Miller42002
10The Chicks40004
10Willie Nelson41201

Youngest winners

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. 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.
RankAgeArtistYear
18 yearsLeah Peasall2002
29 years, 66 daysBlue Ivy Carter2021
311 yearsHannah Peasall2002
414 yearsSarah Peasall2002
514 years, 160 daysWalter Russell III2023
614 years, 182 daysLeAnn Rimes1997
714 years, 313 daysLuis Miguel1985
816 years, 308 daysStephen Marley1982
917 years, 80 daysLorde2014
1018 years, 39 daysBillie Eilish2020

Youngest artists to win Album of the Year (as lead artist)

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.
RankAgeArtistYear
118 years, 39 daysBillie Eilish2020
220 years, 49 daysTaylor Swift2010
321 years, 272 daysAlanis Morissette1996
422 years, 18 daysBarbra Streisand1964
523 years, 274 daysLauryn Hill1999
623 years, 283 daysAdele2012
723 years, 293 daysStevie Wonder1974
823 years, 330 daysNorah Jones2003

Youngest artists to win Record of the Year

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. She also became the second youngest artist to win in the following year, winning the award for "Everything I Wanted."
RankAgeArtistYear
118 years, 39 daysBillie Eilish2020
219 years, 86 daysBillie Eilish2021
322 years, 265 daysSam Smith2015
422 years, 320 daysKimbra2013
523 years, 72 daysJared Followill 2010
623 years, 199 daysBobby Darin1960
723 years, 283 daysAdele2012
823 years, 330 daysNorah Jones2003
924 years, 23 daysFlorence LaRue 1968
1024 years, 149 daysAmy Winehouse2008

Youngest artist to win Song of the Year

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

At 14 years of age, LeAnn Rimes became the youngest Best New Artist winner when she won in 1997.

Oldest winners

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.
RankAgeArtistYear Won, Category, Work
197 years, 221 daysPinetop Perkins2011, Best Traditional Blues Album, Joined at the Hip
295 years, 243 daysTony Bennett2022, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, Love For Sale
395 years, 31 daysGeorge Burns1991, Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording Album, Gracie: A Love Story
494 years, 132 daysJimmy Carter2019, Best Spoken Word Album, Faith: A Journey For All
591 years, 361 daysJohn Williams2024, Best Instrumental Composition, Helena's Theme
691 years, 137 daysJimmy Carter2016, Best Spoken Word Album, A Full Life: Reflections at 90
790 years, 52 daysElizabeth Cotten1985, Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording, Elizabeth Cotten Live!
890 years, 26 daysBetty White2012, Best Spoken Word Album, If You Ask Me

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

Santana's Supernatural holds the record for most honored album having won nine awards. Supernatural won nine awards in 2000.
NumberAlbums and artistsAwards
1SupernaturalSantana9
2ThrillerMichael Jackson8
2How to Dismantle an Atomic BombU28
2Genius Loves CompanyRay Charles8
5Back on the BlockQuincy Jones7
5All That You Can't Leave BehindU27
5Come Away With MeNorah Jones7
521Adele7
524K MagicBruno Mars7
10The Return of Roger MillerRoger Miller6
10Bridge over Troubled WaterSimon & Garfunkel6
10Toto IVToto6
10Unforgettable... with LoveNatalie Cole6
10Raising SandRobert Plant & Alison Krauss6
10The Blueprint 3Jay-Z6
10To Pimp a ButterflyKendrick Lamar6
10-6

Most Album of the Year wins

The record for most Album of the Year wins is five.
One engineer/mixer; has won the award five times;
One artist, one engineer/mixer and two mastering engineers have won the award four times;
Three recording artists, five record producers, three engineer/mixers and one mastering engineer have won the award three times;

Most Record of the Year wins

The record for most Record of the Year wins is four. One mastering engineer has won the award four consecutive times;
Two recording artists and four engineers/mixers have won the award three times;

Most Song of the Year wins

The record for the most Song of the Year wins is two. Fourteen songwriters have won in this category twice;

Most Grammys won for consecutive studio albums

Beyoncé won eight consecutive awards for eight consecutive studio albums.

Artists who have won all four General Field awards

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.
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.
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.

Single ceremony

Most Grammys won in one night

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.
RankArtistAwards
1Michael Jackson 8
1Santana 8
3Paul Simon 7
4Roger Miller 6
4Quincy Jones 6
4Eric Clapton 6
4Beyoncé 6
4Adele 6
4Tom Elmhirst 6
4Bruno Mars 6
4Finneas O'Connell 6

Most Grammys won by a male artist in one night

The record for most Grammys won by a male artist in one night is eight. Michael Jackson won eight in 1984.
RankArtistAwards
1Michael Jackson 8
2Paul Simon 7
3Roger Miller 6
3Quincy Jones 6
3Eric Clapton 6
3Bruno Mars 6

Most Grammys won by a female artist in one night

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.
RankArtistAwards
1Beyoncé 6
1Adele 6
3Lauryn Hill 5
3Alicia Keys 5
3Norah Jones 5
3Beyoncé 5
3Amy Winehouse 5
3Alison Krauss 5
3Adele 5
3Billie Eilish 5

Most Grammys won by a group in one night

The record for most Grammys won by a group artist in one night is eight. Santana won eight in 2000.
RankArtistsAwards
1Santana 8
2Simon & Garfunkel 5
2U2 5
2The Chicks 5
2Lady A 5
2Foo Fighters 5

Most Grammys won by a record producer in one night

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 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.
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?.

Most Grammys won by an engineer or mixer in one night

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.

Artists who have won all four General Field Awards at a single ceremony

Christopher Cross and Billie Eilish are the only artists who have received all four General Field awards in one night.

Artists who have won Album, Record, and Song of the Year in one night

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.
YearArtist
1971Paul Simon
1972Carole King
1981Christopher Cross
1993Eric Clapton
2007The Chicks
2012Adele
2017Adele
2018Bruno Mars
2020Billie Eilish

Most Grammys won by an album in one night

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

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

Most Grammy nominations

RankArtistNominations
1Beyoncé99
2Jay-Z89
3Paul McCartney84
4Quincy Jones80
5John Williams77
5Chick Corea77
7Kanye West76
8Stevie Wonder75
9Georg Solti74
10Henry Mancini72
11Pierre Boulez67
12Kendrick Lamar66
13Leonard Bernstein63
14Willie Nelson59
15Taylor Swift58
16Drake56
17Dolly Parton55

Most nominations in one night

Michael Jackson and Babyface hold the record for most Grammy nominations in one night with 12 nominations each.
RankArtistNominationsYear
1Michael Jackson121984
1Babyface121997
3Kendrick Lamar112016
3Jon Batiste112022
3Beyoncé112025
6Lauryn Hill101999
6Kanye West102005
6Beyoncé102010
6Eminem102011
10Paul McCartney91966
10Roger Miller91966
10The Manhattan Transfer91986
10Eric Clapton91993
10Santana92000
10Jay-Z92014
10Beyoncé92017
10Beyoncé92021
10Beyoncé92023
10SZA92024
10Kendrick Lamar92026

Most nominations without winning

With 21 nominations, Chris Gehringer has received the most Grammy nominations without winning.
RankArtistNominations
1Chris Gehringer22
2Zubin Mehta18
2Post Malone18
2Dave Kutch18
5Snoop Dogg17
5Fred Hersch17
7Brian McKnight16
7Björk16
9Joe Satriani15
9Dierks Bentley15
11Toshiko Akiyoshi14
11Martina McBride14
11Musiq Soulchild14
14Katy Perry13
14Spyro Gyra13
14José Serebrier13
14Charlie Wilson13
14Diana Ross13

Most nominations in one night without winning

The record for most Grammy nominations without a win in one night is 9, held by Paul McCartney. The record was set in 1966.
RankArtistNominations
1Paul McCartney 9
2Rihanna 8
2Kanye West 8
2Jay-Z 8
2Justin Bieber 8
2Post Malone 8
7Stevie Wonder 7
7India.Arie 7
7Kendrick Lamar 7
7Billie Eilish 7
11Henry Mancini 6
11Thomas Z. Shepard 6
11Lionel Richie 6
11David Foster 6
11Mariah Carey 6
1150 Cent 6
11Bruno Mars 6
11Roddy Ricch 6
11Giveon 6
11Mary J. Blige 6
11DJ Khaled 6
11Jon Batiste 6
11Olivia Rodrigo 6
11Taylor Swift 6

Artists who had been nominated for all four General Field awards in one night

Only fifteen 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. This occurred for the second time in 2025, with Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan. In 1968, Bobbie Gentry became the first person 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. Cross and Eilish went onto win all four general field awards on their respective nights, the only two artists to ever to do so to date.
YearArtist
1968Bobbie Gentry
1981Christopher Cross
1985Cyndi Lauper
1989Tracy Chapman
1991Mariah Carey
1998Paula Cole
2002India Arie
2008Amy Winehouse
2013Fun.
2015Sam Smith
2020Billie Eilish
2020Lizzo
2022Olivia Rodrigo
2025Sabrina Carpenter
2025Chappell Roan

Youngest nominees

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" at nearly three years old.
RankAgeArtist
12 years, 348 daysHazel Monét
28 yearsLeah Peasall
38 years, 160 daysDeleon Richards
48 years, 246 daysBobby Bare Jr.
58 years, 322 daysBlue Ivy Carter
610 years, 136 daysHayden Panettiere
710 years, 309 daysStephen Marley
811 yearsHannah Peasall
912 years, 126 daysZac Hanson
1012 years, 155 daysJoey Alexander
1112 years, 199 daysMichael Jackson
1212 years, 234 daysKelvin Grant
1312 years, 273 daysBilly Gilman
1414 years, 45 daysChris "Daddy Mac" Smith
1514 years, 140 daysMarie Osmond
1614 years, 182 daysLeAnn Rimes
1714 yearsSarah Peasall
1814 years, 197 daysChris "Mac Daddy" Kelly
1914 years, 313 daysLuis Miguel
2014 years, 348 daysTaylor Hanson

Oldest nominee

In 2024, former United States President Jimmy Carter became the oldest Grammy nominee, at 100 years old.