The Grammy Awards honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency, and overall excellence in the recording industry. The awards recognize the talent of musicians in many genres, including pop, rock, R&B, jazz, classical, musical theater, and more. There are also Grammy categories for the producers, engineers, sound mixers, and technicians behind the music.
A Grammy Award is a milestone for many artists, symbolizing critical success. Winning a Grammy can also often take a career in music to the next level. While many musical artists dream of winning a Grammy, some musical legends dream of winning their 10th, 20th, or even 30th Grammy Award.
To determine the artists with the most Grammy Awards, 24/7 Wall St. tallied all Grammy wins for all musical artists, producers, engineers, sound mixers, and technicians since 1959. There are 38 artists who have won at least 15 Grammy Awards throughout their careers.
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38. Steven Epstein
> Grammy wins: 15
> Grammy nominations: 33
> Most won award: Producer Of The Year, Classical (5 times)
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37. David Frost
> Grammy wins: 15
> Grammy nominations: 18
> Most won award: Producer Of The Year, Classical (5 times)
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36. Adele
> Grammy wins: 15
> Grammy nominations: 18
> Most won award: Best Pop Solo Performance (3 times)
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35. Eminem
> Grammy wins: 15
> Grammy nominations: 43
> Most won award: Best Rap Album (6 times)
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34. Itzhak Perlman
> Grammy wins: 15
> Grammy nominations: 46
> Most won award: Best Chamber Music Performance (4 times)
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33. Dave Grohl
> Grammy wins: 15
> Grammy nominations: 37
> Most won award: Best Rock Album (4 times)
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32. Alicia Keys
> Grammy wins: 15
> Grammy nominations: 29
> Most won award: Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (4 times)
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31. Michael Brecker
> Grammy wins: 15
> Grammy nominations: 28
> Most won award: Best Jazz Instrumental Solo (5 times)
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30. James Mallinson
> Grammy wins: 16
> Grammy nominations: 49
> Most won award: Best Classical Album (5 times)
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29. Sting
> Grammy wins: 16
> Grammy nominations: 44
> Most won award: Best Rock Instrumental Performance (3 times)
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28. Paul Simon
> Grammy wins: 16
> Grammy nominations: 35
> Most won award: Album Of The Year (3 times)
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27. Leonard Bernstein
> Grammy wins: 16
> Grammy nominations: 63
> Most won award: Best Classical Album (4 times)
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26. David Foster
> Grammy wins: 16
> Grammy nominations: 45
> Most won award: Album Of The Year (3 times)
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25. Robert Shaw
> Grammy wins: 16
> Grammy nominations: 38
> Most won award: Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera) (6 times)
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24. Eric Clapton
> Grammy wins: 17
> Grammy nominations: 36
> Most won award: Best Traditional Blues Album (2 times)
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23. Ray Charles
> Grammy wins: 17
> Grammy nominations: 37
> Most won award: Best Rhythm & Blues Recording (4 times)
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22. Jimmy Sturr
> Grammy wins: 18
> Grammy nominations: 24
> Most won award: Best Polka Album (13 times)
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21. Yo-Yo Ma
> Grammy wins: 18
> Grammy nominations: 27
> Most won award: Best Chamber Music Performance (5 times)
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20. Tony Bennett
> Grammy wins: 18
> Grammy nominations: 34
> Most won award: Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album (7 times)
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19. Aretha Franklin
> Grammy wins: 18
> Grammy nominations: 44
> Most won award: Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female (9 times)
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18. Paul McCartney
> Grammy wins: 18
> Grammy nominations: 78
> Most won award: Best Historical Album (1 time)
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17. Pat Metheny
> Grammy wins: 20
> Grammy nominations: 36
> Most won award: Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental (4 times)
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16. Al Schmitt
> Grammy wins: 20
> Grammy nominations: 36
> Most won award: Best Engineered Recording – Non-Classical (4 times)
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15. Bruce Springsteen
> Grammy wins: 20
> Grammy nominations: 49
> Most won award: Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance (4 times)
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14. Henry Mancini
> Grammy wins: 20
> Grammy nominations: 72
> Most won award: Best Instrumental Arrangement (4 times)
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13. Vince Gill
> Grammy wins: 21
> Grammy nominations: 44
> Most won award: Best Male Country Vocal Performance (7 times)
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12. Jay-Z
> Grammy wins: 21
> Grammy nominations: 66
> Most won award: Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (6 times)
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11. Kanye West
> Grammy wins: 21
> Grammy nominations: 68
> Most won award: Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (4 times)
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10. U2
> Grammy wins: 22
> Grammy nominations: 46
> Most won award: Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal (7 times)
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9. Beyoncé
> Grammy wins: 22
> Grammy nominations: 62
> Most won award: Best R&B Song (3 times)
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8. Chick Corea
> Grammy wins: 22
> Grammy nominations: 64
> Most won award: Best Improvised Jazz Solo (3 times)
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7. John Williams
> Grammy wins: 23
> Grammy nominations: 66
> Most won award: Best Instrumental Composition (7 times)
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6. Vladimir Horowitz
> Grammy wins: 25
> Grammy nominations: 45
> Most won award: Best Classical Performance – Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists (Without Orchestra) (5 times)
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5. Stevie Wonder
> Grammy wins: 25
> Grammy nominations: 74
> Most won award: Best Male R&B Vocal Performance (2 times)
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4. Pierre Boulez
> Grammy wins: 26
> Grammy nominations: 67
> Most won award: Best Orchestral Performance (7 times)
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3. Alison Krauss
> Grammy wins: 27
> Grammy nominations: 40
> Most won award: Best Bluegrass Album (5 times)
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2. Quincy Jones
> Grammy wins: 27
> Grammy nominations: 79
> Most won award: Album Of The Year (2 times)
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1. Georg Solti
> Grammy wins: 31
> Grammy nominations: 74
> Most won award: Best Opera Recording (5 times)
Many of the artists with the most Grammy Awards have been recognized for their talent across multiple genres. Quincy Jones, for example, has worked and been awarded in more than 10 genres of music, including jazz, pop, rap, R&B, musicals, and children’s music.
Some artists who have won more than a dozen Grammys, however, managed to do so while largely working within one musical genre. Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Eminem have dominated the rap Grammys, each winning at least 15 awards in the genre.
While the The Recording Academy claims to honor achievements without regard to album sales or chart position, the Grammy Awards tend to reflect commercial success. Bruce Springsteen, U2, Eminem, and Eric Clapton have each sold at least 40 million albums in the U.S., making them some of the best selling artists of all time. These artists also won among the most Grammy Awards.
Some artists, however, have been recognized and awarded by The Recording Academy without having sold millions of albums. Composers working in the classical genre — Georg Solti, Vladimir Horowitz, and James Mallinson, as well as more contemporary conductors such as Pierre Boulez and Itzhak Perlman — have each sold fewer than 500,000 albums in the U.S. yet are among the artists with the most Grammy Awards of all time.
The list of artists with the most Grammy Awards largely consists of popular producers, pop singers, rap artists, jazz musicians, and composers. There are, however, a few genre standouts. Jimmy Sturr, for example, is a polka musician who has won 18 of the 25 Grammys ever awarded in the genre. Vince Gill also stands out as the only country musician with at least 15 Grammy Awards, having won 20 of his 21 Grammys for country music.
To determine the artists with the most Grammy Awards, 24/7 Wall St. tallied all Grammy wins for all musical artists, producers, engineers, sound mixers, and technicians since 1959. Data on Grammy Award wins and nominations came from The Recording Academy.
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