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 (known as the Craft & Production Fields) that may have been presented to the artist(s).

Awards

Most Grammys won

 

Beyoncé has won a total of 32 Grammy Awards

The record for the most Grammy Awards won in a lifetime is held by Beyoncé, an American singer, songwriter, record producer and dancer, who has won 32. It was previously held by Sir Georg Solti, a Hungarian-British conductor, who won 31.

Rank	Artist	Awards
1	Beyoncé^[a]	32
2	Sir Georg Solti	31
3	Quincy Jones	28
4	Alison Krauss^[b]	27
	Chick Corea
6	Pierre Boulez	26
	John Williams
8	Vladimir Horowitz	25
	Stevie Wonder
	David Frost
11	Jay-Z	24
	Kanye West
13	Vince Gill	22
	U2
15	Pat Metheny	20
	Al Schmitt
	Bruce Springsteen
	Henry Mancini
	Şerban Ghenea
	Kirk Franklin

Most Grammys won by a female artist

Beyoncé has won 32 Grammy Awards.

Rank	Artist	Awards
1	Beyoncé^[a]	32
2	Alison Krauss^[b]	27
3	Aretha Franklin	18
4	Adele	16
	Alicia Keys
6	CeCe Winans	15
7	Taylor Swift	14
8	Leontyne Price	13
	Ella Fitzgerald
	Emmylou Harris
	Lady Gaga
	Bonnie Raitt
13	Shirley Caesar	11
	Linda Ronstadt
15	Chaka Khan	10
	Dolly Parton
	Brandi Carlile
	Joni Mitchell
19	Billie Eilish	9
	Mary J. Blige
	Rihanna
	Sheryl Crow
	Natalie Cole
	Norah Jones
	Hillary Scott

Most Grammys won by a male artist

Sir Georg Solti has won 31 Grammy Awards.

Rank	Artist	Awards
1	Sir Georg Solti	31
2	Quincy Jones	28
3	Chick Corea	27
4	Pierre Boulez	26
	John Williams
6	Vladimir Horowitz	25
	Stevie Wonder
8	Jay-Z	24
	Kanye West
10	Vince Gill	22
11	Pat Metheny	20
	Bruce Springsteen
	Henry Mancini
	Kirk Franklin

Most Grammys won by a group

 

22-time Grammy Winners, U2 in 2005

U2 holds the record for most Grammy Awards won by a group. They have won 22 awards.

Rank	Artists	Awards
1	U2	22
2	Foo Fighters	15
3	Union Station	14
4	The Chicks	13
5	Pat Metheny Group	10
6	Emerson String Quartet	9
	Metallica
8	The Manhattan Transfer	8
	Santana
	The Blackwood Brothers
	Take 6
	Asleep At The Wheel
13	Simon & Garfunkel	7
	The Beatles
	Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
	Los Tigres del Norte
	Lady A
	Coldplay

Most Grammys won by a producer

 

28-time Grammy Winner, Quincy Jones in 1997

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	28
2	David Frost	25
3	Kanye West	24
4	Steven Epstein	17
5	David Foster	16
	James Mallinson
7	Judith Sherman	15
9	T Bone Burnett	13
	Jay David Saks
	Pharrell Williams
	Robert Woods
8	Phil Ramone	14

Most Grammys won by a rapper

 

24-time Grammy Award winners Kanye West (left) and Jay-Z performing at their Watch the Throne Tour in 2011.

Jay-Z and Kanye West, each with 24 awards, have won more Grammy Awards than any other rapper. Lauryn Hill is the most awarded female rapper, with eight Grammy Awards.^[1]

Rank	Rapper	Awards
1	Jay-Z	24
	Kanye West
3	Kendrick Lamar	17
4	Eminem	15
5	Pharrell Williams	13
6	André 3000 ^[c]	9
7	Lauryn Hill^[d]	8
7	Anderson .Paak	7
8	Dr. Dre	7
9	Outkast	6
10	Lil Wayne	5
	Childish Gambino
	Drake

Most Grammys won by jazz artist

Chick Corea, with 27 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	27
2	Pat Metheny	20

Most Grammys won by an engineer or mixer

Al Schmitt and Şerban Ghenea, each with 20 awards, have won more Grammy Awards than any other engineer or mixer.^[2]

Rank	Engineer / Mixer	Awards
1	Al Schmitt	20
	Şerban Ghenea
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. Kacey Musgraves has the most country-specific Grammy Awards for female artists with 6.

Rank	Artist	Awards	Country Song wins	Country Solo Performance wins	Country Duo/Group Performance wins	Country Albums wins
1	Vince Gill	21^[3]	2	1	0	1
2	Chris Stapleton	10	3	4	0	3
3	Ricky Skaggs	8^[4]	0	0	1	2
4	Johnny Cash	7^[5]^[6]	0	0	2	1
	Randy Travis		0	0	0	3
5	Kacey Musgraves	6	2	1	1	2
	Carrie Underwood		0	5	1	0
6	Taylor Swift	5	2	2	0	1
7	Roger Miller	4	2	0	0	2
	The Chicks		0	0	0	4
	Willie Nelson		1	2	0	1

Youngest winners

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LeAnn Rimes is the youngest individual Grammy winner and the youngest to win Best New Artist.

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.^[7] 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.

Rank	Age	Artist	Year
1	8 years	Leah Peasall	2002
2	9 years, 66 days	Blue Ivy Carter	2021
3	11 years	Hannah Peasall	2002
4	14 years	Sarah Peasall	2002
5	14 years, 160 days	Walter Russell III	2023
6	14 years, 182 days	LeAnn Rimes	1997
7	14 years, 313 days	Luis Miguel	1985
8	16 years, 308 days	Stephen Marley	1982
9	17 years, 80 days	Lorde	2014
10	18 years, 39 days	Billie Eilish	2020

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

 

Billie Eilish is the youngest artist to win the Grammys for Album of the Year and Record of the Year.

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.

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

 

Lorde became the youngest Song of the Year winner in 2014.

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 Grammy winner, winning just weeks prior to his death

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.

Rank	Age	Artist	Year Won, Category, Work
1	97 years, 221 days	Pinetop Perkins	2011, Best Traditional Blues Album, Joined at the Hip
2	95 years, 243 days	Tony Bennett	2022, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, Love For Sale
3	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
4	94 years, 132 days	Jimmy Carter	2019, Best Spoken Word Album, Faith: A Journey For All
5	91 years, 361 days	John Williams	2024, Best Instrumental Composition, Helena's Theme
6	91 years, 137 days	Jimmy Carter	2016, Best Spoken Word Album, A Full Life: Reflections at 90
7	90 years, 52 days	Elizabeth Cotten	1985, Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording, Elizabeth Cotten Live!
8	90 years, 26 days	Betty White	2012, Best Spoken Word Album, If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won't)

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 and U2's How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb hold the record for most honoured 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.

Number	Albums and artists	Awards
1	Supernatural — Santana	9
	How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb — U2
3	Thriller — Michael Jackson	8
	Genius Loves Company — Ray Charles
5	Back on the Block — Quincy Jones	7
	All That You Can't Leave Behind — U2
	Come Away With Me — Norah Jones
	21 — Adele
	24K Magic — Bruno Mars
9	The Return of Roger Miller — Roger Miller	6
	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;

• 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)

Two recording artists and four engineers/mixers have won the award three times;

• Paul Simon, artist — “Mrs. Robinson” (1969), “Bridge over Troubled Water” (1971), “Graceland” (1988)
• Bruno Mars, artist — “Uptown Funk” (2016), “24K Magic” (2018), “Leave the Door Open” (2022)
• Tom Elmhirst, engineer/mixer — “Rehab” (2008), “Rolling in the Deep” (2012), “Hello” (2017)
• Şerban Ghenea, engineer/mixer – “Uptown Funk” (2016), “24K Magic” (2018), “Leave the Door Open” (2022)
• John Hanes, engineer/mixer – “Uptown Funk” (2016), “24K Magic” (2018), “Leave the Door Open” (2022)
• Charles Moniz, engineer/mixer – “Uptown Funk” (2016), “24K Magic” (2018), “Leave the Door Open” (2022)

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;

• Henry Mancini - “Moon River” (1962), “Days of Wine and Roses” (1964)
• Johnny Mercer - “Moon River” (1962), “Days of Wine and Roses” (1964)
• James Horner - “Somewhere Out There” (1988), “My Heart Will Go On” (1999)
• Will Jennings - “Tears in Heaven” (1993), “My Heart Will Go On” (1999)
• Bono - “Beautiful Day” (2001), “Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own” (2006)
• Adam Clayton - “Beautiful Day” (2001), “Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own” (2006)
• The Edge - “Beautiful Day” (2001), “Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own” (2006)
• Larry Mullen Jr. - “Beautiful Day” (2001), “Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own” (2006)
• Adele - “Rolling in the Deep” (2012), “Hello” (2017)
• Brody Brown - “That's What I Like” (2018), “Leave the Door Open” (2022)
• D'Mile - “I Can't Breathe” (2021), “Leave the Door Open” (2022)
• Bruno Mars - “That's What I Like” (2018), “Leave the Door Open” (2022)
• Billie Eilish - "Bad Guy" (2020), "What Was I Made For?" (2024)
• Finneas O'Connell - "Bad Guy" (2020), "What Was I Made For?" (2024)

Most Grammys won for consecutive studio albums

Beyoncé has won eight consecutive awards for eight consecutive studio albums (including Everything Is Love).

Alison Krauss and Union Station, Pat Metheny (along with the Pat Metheny Group), and The Manhattan Transfer have won seven consecutive awards for seven consecutive studio albums.

Most consecutive Grammys won for the same category

Rank	Artist	Category	Years
1	Aretha Franklin	Best Female R&B Vocal Performance	8; (1968–1975)
2	Bill Cosby	Best Comedy Album	6; (1965-1970)
	John Williams	Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media	6; (1978–1983)
	Jimmy Sturr	Best Polka Album	6; (1987–1992)
5	Vince Gill	Best Male Country Vocal Performance	5; (1995–1999)
6	Pat Benatar	Best Female Rock Vocal Performance	4; (1981–1984)
	Robert Shaw	Best Choral Performance	4; (1988–1991)
	Jack Renner	Best Engineered Album, Classical	4; (1988–1991)
	Jimmy Sturr (three times)	Best Polka Album	4; (1996–1999) (2001–2004) (2006–2009)
	Lenny Kravitz	Best Male Rock Vocal Performance	4; (1999–2002)
	Tom Coyne	Record of the Year	4; (2015–2018)
	Peter Schickele	Best Comedy Album	4; (1989-1992)

Artists who have won all four General Field awards

 

Adele is one of three 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.^[8]

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, and the first to do so on separate occasions.^[9]

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.^[10]

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.^[11][12]

Rank	Artist(s)	Awards
1	Michael Jackson (1984)	8
	Santana (2000)
3	Paul Simon (1971)	7
4	Roger Miller (1966)	6
	Quincy Jones (1991)
	Eric Clapton (1993)
	Beyoncé (2010)
	Adele (2012)
	Tom Elmhirst (2017)
	Bruno Mars (2018)
	Finneas O'Connell (2020)

Most Grammys won by a male artist in one night

 

Michael Jackson won a record eight awards in 1984

The record for most Grammys won by a male artist in one night is eight. Michael Jackson won eight in 1984.

Rank	Artist(s)	Awards
1	Michael Jackson (1984)	8
2	Paul Simon (1971)	7
3	Roger Miller (1966)	6
	Quincy Jones (1991)
	Eric Clapton (1993)
	Bruno Mars (2018)

Most Grammys won by a female artist in one night

 

 

Adele and Beyoncé won six awards in a single year.

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.

Rank	Artist	Awards
1	Beyoncé (2010)	6
	Adele (2012)
3	Lauryn Hill (1999)	5
	Alicia Keys (2002)
	Norah Jones (2003)
	Beyoncé (2004)
	Amy Winehouse (2008)
	Alison Krauss (2009)
	Adele (2017)
	Billie Eilish (2020)

Most Grammys won by a group in one night

 

Santana won a record-tying eight awards in 2000

The record for most Grammys won by a group artist in one night is eight. Santana won eight in 2000.

Rank	Artists	Awards
1	Santana (2000)	8
2	Simon & Garfunkel (1971)	5
	U2 (2006)
	The Chicks (2007)
	Lady A (2011)
	Foo Fighters (2012)

Most Grammys won by a record producer in one night

 

Quincy Jones won six Grammys in 1991, setting the record for most Grammys won by a 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 Pop Instrumental 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.^[13]

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?.^[14]

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.^[15]

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

 

Christopher Cross was the first artist to win all four general field categories in one night

Christopher Cross (1981) and Billie Eilish (2020) are the only artists who have received all four General Field awards in one night.^[16]

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

 

Adele is the only artist to have won Album, Record, and Song of the Year in a single year twice.

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.

Year	Artist
1971	Paul Simon
1972	Carole King
1981	Christopher Cross
1993	Eric Clapton
2007	The Chicks
2012	Adele
2017
2018	Bruno Mars
2020	Billie 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 won five Grammys in 2005, less than a year after his death.

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

Beyoncé and Jay-Z tie for the record for the most Grammy nominations with 88 each.^[17]

Rank	Artist	Nominations
1	Beyoncé^[e]	88
	Jay-Z^[f]
3	Paul McCartney^[g]	82
4	Quincy Jones	80
5	John Williams	76
6	Kanye West	75
7	Georg Solti	74
	Stevie Wonder
9	Henry Mancini	72
	Chick Corea
11	Pierre Boulez	67
12	Leonard Bernstein	63
13	Willie Nelson	58
14	Dolly Parton	54
15	Jay David Saks	53

Most nominations in one night

 

 

Michael Jackson and Babyface hold the record for most Grammy nominations in one night with 12 nominations.

Michael Jackson and Babyface hold the record for most Grammy nominations in one night with 12 nominations each.

Rank	Artist	Nominations	Year
1	Michael Jackson	12	1984
	Babyface		1997
3	Kendrick Lamar	11	2016
	Jon Batiste		2022
5	Lauryn Hill	10	1999
	Kanye West		2005
	Beyoncé		2010
	Eminem		2011
9	Paul McCartney	9	1966
	Roger Miller
	The Manhattan Transfer		1986
	Eric Clapton		1993
	Santana		2000
	Jay-Z		2014
	Beyoncé		2017
			2021
			2023
	SZA		2024

Most nominations without winning

With 20 nominations, Chris Gehringer has received the most Grammy nominations without winning.

Rank	Artist	Nominations
1	Chris Gehringer	20
2	Zubin Mehta	18
3	Snoop Dogg	17
	Dave Kutch
	Fred Hersch
6	Brian McKnight	16
	Björk
8	Joe Satriani	15
	Dierks Bentley
10	Toshiko Akiyoshi	14
	Martina McBride
	Musiq Soulchild
13	Katy Perry	13
	Spyro Gyra
	José Serebrier
	Charlie Wilson
	Diana Ross

Most nominations in one night without winning

 

Paul McCartney was nominated for nine awards in 1966 but failed to win

The record for most Grammy nominations without a win in one night is 9, held by Paul McCartney. The record was set in 1966.

Rank	Artist	Nominations
1	Paul McCartney (1966)	9
2	Rihanna (2017)	8
	Kanye West (2017)
	Jay-Z (2018)
	Justin Bieber (2022)
6	Stevie Wonder (1983)	7
	India.Arie (2002)
	Kendrick Lamar (2014)
	Billie Eilish (2022)
10	Henry Mancini (1959)	6
	Thomas Z. Shepard (1970)
	Lionel Richie (1982)
	David Foster (1986)
	Mariah Carey (1996)
	50 Cent (2006)
	Bruno Mars (2012)
	Roddy Ricch (2021)
	Giveon (2022)
	Mary J. Blige (2023)
	DJ Khaled (2023)
	Jon Batiste (2024)
	Olivia Rodrigo (2024)

Grammy nominations in the most fields

Rank	Artist	Number	Fields
1	Quincy Jones	15	General field, spoken word, arranging, music video/film, jazz, pop, rap, R&B, children's, musical theatre, disco, composition, gospel/contemporary Christian music, music for visual media, and production, non-classical
2	Paul McCartney	12	General field, pop, arranging, rock, traditional, music for visual media, music video/film, spoken word, historical, alternative music, rap, and package
3	Bob Dylan	11	General field, country, gospel/contemporary Christian music, rock, music video/film, music for visual media, folk, pop, American roots, traditional, and musical theatre
4	Béla Fleck	10	Country, pop, jazz, American roots, world music, classical, folk, spoken word, historical, composition and arranging
	Jon Batiste		General field, pop, contemporary instrumental, new age, R&B, jazz, American roots, classical, music for visual media, and music video/film
6	Beyoncé	9	General field, pop, R&B, rock, rap, music for visual media, dance/electronic, surround sound and music video/film
	Janet Jackson		General field, pop, R&B, rock, arranging, rap, music video/film, dance/electronic, and production, non-classical
	Willie Nelson		General field, contemporary instrumental, pop, country, traditional, American roots, blues, gospel/contemporary Christian music and music video/film
	Jack White		General field, rock, alternative, country, pop, package, music video/film, American roots and engineered album
10	Elvis Costello	8	General field, pop, rock, music for visual media, spoken word, alternative, American roots and traditional
	David Foster		General field, R&B, composing/arranging, music for visual media, production, music video/film, pop, and musical theatre
	Herbie Hancock		General field, pop, R&B, rock, jazz, music video/film, music for visual media and composition
	Michael Jackson		General field, pop, R&B, rock, disco, children's, music video/film and production, non-classical
	Elton John		General field, pop, musical theatre, rock, music video/film, music for visual media, composition and R&B
	Cyndi Lauper		General field, rock, pop, music video/film, dance/electronic, arranging, American roots and musical theater
	Joni Mitchell		General field, pop, traditional, folk, arranging, package, historical and notes
	Danger Mouse		General field, pop, R&B, rock, rap, alternative, music video/film and production, non-classical
	Dolly Parton		General field, pop, country, traditional, musical theatre, music for visual media, gospel/contemporary Christian music and American roots
	Prince		General field, pop, R&B, rock, engineered album, music video/film, music for visual media and production, non-classical
	Lionel Richie		General field, pop, R&B, music for visual media, dance/electronic, arranging, gospel/contemporary Christian music and production, non-classical
	Rihanna		General field, pop, R&B, rap, dance/electronic, music for visual media, music video/film and package
	Linda Ronstadt		General field, pop, rock, country, American roots, children, Latin and music video/film
	Sting		General field, pop, rock, country, jazz, music for visual media, reggae and music video/film
	Justin Timberlake		General field, pop, R&B, country, rap, music for visual media, dance/electronic and music video/film
	will.i.am		General field, pop, R&B, dance/electronic, rap, engineered album, music video/film and production, non-classical
	Pharrell Williams		General field, pop, R&B, dance/electronic, rap, music for visual media, music video/film and production, non-classical
	Stevie Wonder		General field, pop, R&B, arranging, composition, music for visual media, music video/film and production, non-classical

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

Only thirteen 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. In 1968, Bobbie Gentry became the first person and first female artist 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.

Year	Artist
1968	Bobbie Gentry
1981	Christopher Cross
1985	Cyndi Lauper
1989	Tracy Chapman
1991	Mariah Carey
1998	Paula Cole
2002	India.Arie
2008	Amy Winehouse
2013	Fun.
2015	Sam Smith
2020	Billie Eilish
	Lizzo
2022	Olivia Rodrigo

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".

Rank	Age	Artist
1	2 years, 348 days	Hazel Monét
2	8 years	Leah Peasall
3	8 years, 160 days	Deleon Richards
4	8 years, 246 days	Bobby Bare Jr.
5	8 years, 322 days	Blue Ivy Carter
6	10 years, 136 days	Hayden Panettiere
7	10 years, 309 days	Stephen Marley
8	11 years	Hannah Peasall
9	12 years, 126 days	Zac Hanson
10	12 years, 155 days	Joey Alexander
11	12 years, 199 days	Michael Jackson
12	12 years, 234 days	Kelvin Grant
13	12 years, 273 days	Billy Gilman
14	14 years, 45 days	Chris "Daddy Mac" Smith
15	14 years, 140 days	Marie Osmond
16	14 years, 182 days	LeAnn Rimes
17	14 years	Sarah Peasall
18	14 years, 197 days	Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly
19	14 years, 313 days	Luis Miguel
20	14 years, 348 days	Taylor Hanson

See also

• Latin Grammy Award records
• List of Academy Award records
• List of EGOT winners

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Notes

1. Includes 3 awards as part of Destiny's Child and one award as part of The Carters
2. Includes 14 awards with Union Station
3. Includes 6 awards as part of Outkast
4. Includes 2 awards as part of Fugees
5. Includes 13 nominations as part of Destiny's Child and 3 nominations as part of The Carters
6. Includes 3 nominations as part of The Carters
7. Includes 24 nominations as part of The Beatles

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