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
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.
+ Rank Artist Awards 1 Beyoncé 35 2 Sir Georg Solti 31 3 Chick Corea 29 4 Quincy Jones 28 5 Alison Krauss 27 Kendrick Lamar John Williams 8 Pierre Boulez 26 9 Vladimir Horowitz 25 Stevie Wonder David FrostJay-Z 13 Ye 24 Şerban Ghenea 15 Vince Gill 22 U2 17 Pat Metheny 20 Al Schmitt Bruce Springsteen Henry Mancini Kirk Franklin Yo-Yo Ma
Most Grammys won by a female artist Beyoncé has won 35 Grammy Awards.
Rank Artist Awards 1 Beyoncé 35 2 Alison Krauss 27 3 Aretha Franklin 18 CeCe Winans 5 Alicia Keys 17 6 Adele 16 Lady Gaga 8 Taylor Swift 149 Leontyne Price13 Ella Fitzgerald Emmylou Harris Bonnie Raitt 13 Shirley Caesar 12 14 Linda Ronstadt 11 Brandi Carlile Joni Mitchell 17 Norah Jones 10 Chaka Khan Dolly PartonBillie Eilish
Most Grammys won by a male artist Sir Georg Solti has won 31 Grammy Awards.
Rank Artist Awards 1 Sir Georg Solti 31 2 Chick Corea 29 3 Quincy Jones 284John Williams27Kendrick Lamar5 Pierre Boulez266 Vladimir Horowitz25 Stevie Wonder Jay-Z9 Kanye West24 10 Vince Gill 2212 Pat Metheny20 Bruce Springsteen Henry Mancini Kirk Franklin Yo-Yo Ma
Most Grammys won by a group
U2 holds the record for most Grammy Awards won by a group. They have won 22 awards.
Rank Artists Awards 1 U2 222 Foo Fighters15 3 Alison Krauss & Union Station 14 4 The Chicks 13 5 Pat Metheny Group 106 Emerson String Quartet9 Metallica8 The Manhattan Transfer8 Santana The Blackwood Brothers Take 6 The Beatles Asleep At The Wheel14 Simon & Garfunkel7 Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder Los Tigres del Norte Lady A Coldplay
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.
Rank Producer Awards 1 Quincy Jones 282 David Frost25 3 Kanye West 244 Steven Epstein17 5 David Foster 16 James Mallinson 7 Judith Sherman 158 Phil Ramone14 9 Jack Antonoff 13 T Bone Burnett Jay David Saks Kabir Sehgal Pharrell Williams Robert Woods
Most Grammys won by a rapper
Kendrick Lamar is the most-award rapper, with 27. Lauryn Hill is the most awarded female rapper, with eight Grammy Awards. Rank Rapper Awards1 Kendrick Lamar27 2 Jay-Z 253 Kanye West24 4 Eminem 15 5 Pharrell Williams 14 6 André 3000 107 Anderson .Paak9 8 Lauryn Hill 8 9 Dr. Dre 710 Outkast 6
Most Grammys won by a jazz artist Chick Corea, with 29 awards, has won more Grammy Awards than any other jazz artist. Pat Metheny is second with 20 Grammy Awards.
Rank Artist Awards 1 Chick Corea 29 2 Pat Metheny 20
Most Grammys won by an engineer or mixer Şerban Ghenea with 24 awards, has won more Grammy Awards than any other engineer or mixer.
Rank Engineer / Mixer Awards 1 Serban Ghenea 24 2 Al Schmitt 20 3 Tom Elmhirst 17
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. Alison Krauss has the most country-specific Grammy Awards for female artists, with fourteen.
Rank Artist Awards Country Song wins Country Solo Performance wins Country Duo/Group Performance winsBest Country Instrumental PerformanceBest New Country & Western Artist Country Albums wins 1 Vince Gill2121025022Chet Atkins140011300Alison Krauss018302 4 Chris Stapleton 12 3 6 0 00 35Roger Miller113500126 The Chicks10 0 0 5 10 47Emmylou Harris9045000 8 Ricky Skaggs8003302 9 Johnny Cash 7 0 4 2001 Randy Travis 0 2 2003 Dolly Parton 1 3 3 00 0Kacey Musgraves31100213 Ronnie Milsap6 0 5 1 00 0Carrie Underwood05100014Mary Chapin Carpenter5040001 Shania Twain220001 Faith Hill 0 4 0 00 1Taylor Swift220001Glen Campbell14000019 Keith Urban 4 0 4 0 00 0Willie Nelson120001
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. Aura V is the youngest individual winner. She was 8 years old when she won her first award in 2026. At age 18, Billie Eilish became the youngest artist to win every Big 4 award.
Rank Age Artist Year18 yearsAura V2026 2 8 years, 7 days Leah Peasall 2002 3 9 years, 66 days Blue Ivy Carter 2021 4 11 years Hannah Peasall 2002 5 14 years Sarah Peasall 2002 6 14 years, 160 days Walter Russell III 2023 7 14 years, 182 days LeAnn Rimes 1997 8 14 years, 313 days Luis Miguel 1985 9 16 years, 308 days Stephen Marley 1989 10 17 years, 80 days Lorde 2014 11 18 years, 39 days Billie Eilish 2020 12 18 years, 112 days Daya 2017 13 18 years, 311 days Joey Calveiro 2026
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.
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 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."
Rank Age Artist Year 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
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.
Youngest artist to win Best Latin Jazz Album
At 18 years of age, Joey Calveiro became the youngest Best Latin Jazz Album winner when he won in 2026.
Oldest winners
Jimmy Carter is the oldest person to win a Grammy. In 2025, he was posthumously awarded with Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording posthumously for Last Sundays In Plains: A Centennial Celebration, at 100 years of age. Pinetop Perkins is the oldest person to win a Grammy while still alive. 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, Work1100 years, 89 daysJimmy Carter2025, Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording, Last Sundays In Plains: A Centennial Celebration 2 97 years, 221 days Pinetop Perkins 2011, Best Traditional Blues Album, Joined at the Hip 3 95 years, 243 days Tony Bennett 2022, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, Love For Sale 4 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 5 94 years, 132 days Jimmy Carter 2019, Best Spoken Word Album, Faith: A Journey For All 6 93 years, 358 days John Williams 2026, Best Music Film, Music by John Williams 7 91 years, 361 days John Williams 2024, Best Instrumental Composition, Helena's Theme 8 91 years, 137 days Jimmy Carter 2016, Best Spoken Word Album, A Full Life: Reflections at 90 9 90 years, 210 days Dalai Lama 2026, Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling; Recording Meditations: The Reflections Of His Holiness The Dalai Lama 10 90 years, 52 days Elizabeth Cotten 1985, Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording, Elizabeth Cotten Live! 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 in 2000.
Number Albums and artists Awards1 Supernatural — Santana92 Thriller — Michael Jackson8 How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb — U2 Genius Loves Company — Ray Charles5 Back on the Block — Quincy Jones7 All That You Can't Leave Behind — U2 Come Away With Me — Norah Jones 21 — Adele 24K Magic — Bruno Mars10 The Return of Roger Miller — Roger Miller6 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 The record for most Album of the Year wins is five.
One engineer/mixer; has won the award five times;
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 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)