Grammy Award is one of the most prestigious awards in the field of music. Held annually, it is presented by the Recording Academy to recognize “outstanding” achievements in music. It is one of the four major entertainment awards in the United States of America.
Over the years, there have been several artists who have won the Grammy multiple times in a row. These include awards for different things in different categories. So here is a list of the top 10 artists with the most number of Grammy wins of all time. Enjoy reading.
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Top 10 Artists With Most Number Of Grammy Wins
1) Beyonce: 32
The Queen Bey created a world record with the most number of Grammy wins at the 2023 Grammy awards. She won four awards at the ceremony for one of her albums, which took her count to 32.
2) Georg Solti: 31
The late conductor held the record for most Grammy wins in any genre. With 31 wins, the record was in his name for years. Solti is also the biggest recipient in the Classical Field. In 1997, he won the Best Opera Recording for Wagner which was his last win.
3) Quincy Jones: 28
He has worked in more than 10 different fields in his long and successful career. Jones is also one of the only 15 people ever who have been bestowed with the Grammy Legend Award.
4) Alison Krauss: 27
Krauss has won awards both as a solo artist and as a part of her group Union Station in her long career. She is the record holder of a female artist with the most awards in the Country Field.
5) Chick Corea: 27
Chick Corea has the most jazz GRAMMY wins with a total of 27 in his feather. All the awards have been won by him as a solo artist. He has also bagged four Latin GRAMMY Awards. In 1999, he was also inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
6) Pierre Boulez: 26
In 2015, Boulez was bestowed with the Grammys Lifetime Achievement Award. He has earned awards for composing the works of Claude Debussy, Bela Bartók, and Alban Berg. A majority of the wins have been for his association with the greats of the 21st century.
7) Vladimir Horowitz: 25
Pianist and composer Horowitz is one of the few people who won the award in every decade between the 1960s to the 1990s. In 1990, he was given the Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award and later on was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame.
8) Stevie Wonder: 25
What makes Wonder unique is that he is the only person in the history of Grammy to win five or more awards on three different nights. In 2015, the organization paid a special tribute to the music legend with a program.
9) John Williams: 24
The legendary composer of films like ‘Jaws’, ‘Schindler’s List‘ and ‘Star Wars’ is a familiar face at the Grammys. He has been bestowed with the award 24 times in his career, out of which six have been for his music on the ‘Star Wars‘ franchise.
10) U2: 22
The popular band fronted by Bono is popular among music lovers. It also holds the record for the most number of wins by a rock band. In 2005, they won the Album Of The Year award for How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb.
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