At the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday (Feb. 1)Kendrick Lamar set a new record as the rapper with the most career awards. He won five Grammys on the nightwhich upped his career Grammy total to 27. The old record was held by Jay-Z with 25 Grammysfollowed by Ye with 24.
Lamar has made a fast climb through the Grammy ranks: He won his first Grammys in 2015. At that pointJay and Ye had each won 21 Grammys.
At this year’s ceremonyLamar won record of the year and best melodic rap performanceboth for “Luther,” his megahit collab with SZA; best rap album for GNX; best rap song as a co-writer of “tv off” and best rap performance as a featured artist on Clipse’s “Chains & Whips.”
Three other artists who had won 20 or more Grammys also added to their Grammy totals this year. The late jazz fusion pianistcomposerbandleaderChick Corea won his 29th Grammy – best jazz performance for “Windows – Live,” a collab with Christian McBride and Brian Blade. Legendary composer John Williams won his 27th – best music film for Music By John Williams. And engineer Serban Ghenea won his 24th – as the mixer of Lady Gaga’s “Abracadabra,” which was voted best dance pop recording.
Yo-Yo Ma broke into the 20+ Grammy club this year.
Here’s a complete list of everyone who has won 20 or more Grammys in competition. The years shown are the year of the awards ceremony (starting in 1971the year of the first live telecast). At the end of each entrywe make note of any special merit awards these people have received from the Recording Academy. (Those awards are not included in the tally of competitive awards won.)
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Kirk Franklin20
Image Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images First win: The gospel singer, choir director and record producer won best contemporary soul gospel album for Whatcha Lookin’ 4 in 1997.
Most recent win: He won best gospel performance/song for “All Things” in 2024.
Most wins in one night: Franklin won three awards in 2023including best gospel album for Kingdom Book One Deluxe.
Total nominations: 33
Note: Franklin56has won more Grammys than any other gospel artist.
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Henry Mancini20
First wins: The late composer and conductor won two awards – album of the year and best arrangementboth for The Music From Peter Gunn – at the inaugural Grammys in 1959.
Most recent wins: Mancini won his last two Grammys in 1971the year of the first live Grammy telecast.
Most wins in one night: In 1962Mancini became the first person to win five awards in one night. His haul included record and song of the year and best arrangementall for the gorgeous “Moon River.”
Total nominations: 72
Notes: Mancini died at age 70 in June 1994. He received a posthumous lifetime achievement award in 1995.
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Yo-Yo Ma20
First win: The cellist wonbest classical performance – instrumental soloist or soloists (without orchestra) for Bach: The Unaccompanied Cello Suites in 1985.
Most recent win: He won best classical instrumental solo for Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos in 2026.
Most wins in one night: He won two awards three times – in 19861993 and 1998.
Total nominations: 32
Notes: The American virtuoso70was born in Paris to Chinese parents.
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Pat Metheny20
First win: In 1983Pat Metheny Group’s Offramp won best jazz fusion performancevocal or instrumental.
Most recent win: In 2013Pat Metheny Unity Band’s Unity Band won best jazz instrumental album.
Most wins in one night: In 1999he won two awards – best contemporary jazz performance for Imaginary Day and best rock instrumental performance for a track from that album.
Total nominations: 39
Notes: Metheny71has won 16 of his 20 awards in jazz or jazz-fusion categories.
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Al Schmitt20
First win: In 1963Schmitt won for engineering Henry Mancini’s Hatari soundtrack. (Schmitt would ultimately match that master composer in number of Grammys won.)
Most recent win: He won in 2014 as surround mix engineer on Paul McCartney’s Live Kisseswhich won for best surround sound album.
Most wins in one night: In 2005he won five prizes for his work on Ray Charles’ final studio album, Genius Loves Company.
Total nominations: 36
Notes: Schmitt won Grammys in six consecutive decades – something he has in common with one other winner. (Keep reading.) Schmitt received a trustees award (the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award for people who work mainly behind the scenes) in 2006. He died in April 2021 at age 91.
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Bruce Springsteen20
Image Credit: Larry Busacca/GI for NARAS First win: In 1985after a decade of stardomSpringsteen finally won his first Grammy – best rock vocal performancemale for “Dancing in the Dark.”
Most recent win: In 2010Springsteen won best solo rock vocal performance for “Working on a Dream.”
Most wins in one night: In 1995Springsteen won four prizesincluding song of the yearfor the haunting “Streets of Philadelphia.”
Total nominations: 51
Notes: Springsteen76has won more Grammys than any other rock solo artist.
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Vince Gill22
Image Credit: Frederick M. Brown/GI First win: In 1991“When I Call Your Name” won best country vocal performancemale.
Most recent win: In 2021“When My Amy Prays,” which Gill wrote about his wife Amy Grantwon best country solo performance.
Most wins in one night: Gill has never won more than two Grammys in any one year.
Total nominations: 48
Notes: Gill68has won more Grammys than any other male country artist.
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U222
First wins: In 1988the Irish band won their first two Grammys – album of the year and best rock performance by a duo or group with vocalboth for The Joshua Tree.
Most recent wins: In 2006they won five awardsagain including album of the year for How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.
Most wins in one night: That five-award sweep in 2006.
Total nominations: 46
Notes: U2 has won more Grammys than any other group or duo in history. They are the only group or duo to win album of the year twice. They are one of just three groups or duos to win record of the year twice. The others? The 5th Dimension and Simon & Garfunkel. U2 consists of Bono65; Adam Clayton65; The Edge64; and Larry Mullen Jr.64.
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Serban Ghenea24
First win: In 2004he won best pop vocal album as an engineer/mixer on Justin Timberlake’s Justified.
Most recent win: In 2026he won best dance pop recording as the mixer on Lady Gaga’s “Abracadabra.”
Most wins in one night: In 2018he swept five awards – four for his work on Bruno Mars’ 24K Magik; one for The Weeknd’s Starboy.
Total nominations: 56
Note: The Canadian engineer and mixerwho was born in Romaniahas won more Grammys than any other engineer in Grammy history.
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Ye24
Image Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images First wins: In 2005the rapper and provocateurthen known as Kanye Westwon three Grammysincluding best rap album for The College Dropout.
Most recent wins: In 2022he won two awards – best rap song for “Jail,” his collab with Jay-Zand best melodic rap performance for “Hurricane,” which featured The Weeknd and Lil Baby.
Most wins in one night: Ye swept four Grammys in both 2008 and 2012. Both of those hauls included best rap album — for Graduation and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasyrespectively.
Total nominations: 76
Notes: Ye48is in third place as the rapper with the most Grammys.
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David Frost25
First win: In 2000Frost won as one of two producers of Wynton MarsalisGraham Greene & Kate Winslet’s Listen to the Storytellerwhich was voted best spoken word album for children.
Most recent win: In 2024he won three awardsincluding best opera recording as a producer of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus’ Blanchard: Champion.
Most wins in one night: In 2011Frost won four awardsincluding best classical album and best choral performanceboth for Verdi: Requiem.
Total nominations: 37
Notes: Frost has won producer of the yearclassical a record-tying seven times. His fatherThomas Frostwon in that same category in 1987.
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Vladimir Horowitz25
First wins: In 1963the Russian-born pianist won album of the yearclassical and best classical performance – instrumental soloist or duo (without orchestra)both for Columbia Records Presents Vladimir Horowitz.
Most recent win: In 1993he won a posthumous award for best classical performance – instrumental solo without orchestra for Horowitz – Discovered Treasures (ChopinLisztScarlattiScriabinClementi.
Most wins in one night: Horowitz never won more than two Grammys in one year.
Total nominations: 45
Notes: Horowitz was nominated at the inaugural Grammy Awards in 1959 for his album Horowitz Plays Chopin. He died in November 1989 at age 86. He received a posthumous lifetime achievement award in 1990.
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Jay-Z25
First win: In 1999Jay’s sophomore album, Vol. 2…Hard Knock Lifewon best rap album.
Most recent win: In 2025he won album of the year as a songwriter on wife Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter.
Most wins in one night: He won three awards in 20102011 and 2013.
Total nominations: 89
Notes: Jay-Z56is in second place as the rapper with the most Grammys.
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Stevie Wonder25
Image Credit: Bettmann/GI First wins: In 1974Wonder won five Grammysincluding album of the year for Innervisions.
Most recent win: In 2007Wonder and Tony Bennett shared the prize for best pop collaboration with vocals for “For Once in My Life,” a song they had each recorded in the 1960s.
Most wins in one night: Wonder swept five awards in 19741975 and 1977. (The photo here is from the 1975 awardswhere Bette Midler presented him with album of the year for Fulfillingness’ First Finale.)
Total nominations: 75
Notes: Wonder75is the only artist in Grammy history to win album of the year with three consecutive studio releases. He received a lifetime achievement award in 1996. He was just 45 at the time.
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Pierre Boulez26
First wins: The French composerconductor and writer won two awards in 1968 – album of the yearclassical and best opera recordingboth for his work on Berg: Wozzeck.
Most recent win: In 2006he won best small ensemble performance (with or without conductor) for Boulez: Le Marteau Sans MaîtreDérive 1 & 2.
Most wins in one night: He won three awards in 1994including best classical album for Bartók: The Wooden Prince & Cantata Profana.
Total nominations: 67
Notes: Boulez received a lifetime achievement award in 2015. He died in January 2016 at age 90.
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Alison Krauss27
Image Credit: Kevork Djansezian/GI First win: In 1991the title track from Krauss’ album I’ve Got That Old Feeling won best bluegrass recording.
Most recent win: In 2012Krauss won best bluegrass album for Paper Airplanerecorded with Union Station.
Most wins in one night: Krauss won five awards in 2010 for Raising Sanda smash collab with Robert Plant. The haul included album of the year and best contemporary folk/Americana album.
Total nominations: 46
Notes: Krauss54has won slightly more than half of her 27 Grammys (14) with the ensemble Alison Krauss & Union Station.
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Kendrick Lamar27
First wins: In 2015he won best rap song and best rap performance for “I.”
Most recent wins: In 2026he won five awardsincluding record of the year and best melodic rap performanceboth for “Luther,” his collaboration with SZA.
Most wins in one night: In 20162025 and 2026he won five Grammys in one night. He is one of only three artists to win five Grammys three times. The other is Stevie Wonderwho achieved the feat in 19741975 and 1977.
Total nominations: 66
Note: Lamar38is the youngest member of the 20-plus Grammy club.
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John Williams27
First win: In 1976he won best original score written for a motion picture or a television special for Jaws.
Most recent win: In 2026he won best music film for Music by John Williams.
Most wins in one night: In both 1978 and 1983Williams won three awardsfor his work on the music for Star Wars and E.T. The Extra-Terrestrialrespectively.
Total nominations: 77
Notes: Williams93received a trustees award in 2018.
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Quincy Jones28
First win: In 1964Jones won best instrumental arrangement for his work on Count Basie’s version of the Ray Charles classic “I Can’t Stop Loving You.”
Most recent win: In 2019Jones won best music film for Quincy.
Most wins in one night: In 1991Jones won six prizesincluding album of the year for Back on the Block.
Total nominations: 80
Notes: Jones won Grammys in six consecutive decades — a distinction he shares with Al Schmitt. Jones won a trustees award in 1989 and a Grammy legend award in 1991. He died in November 2024 at age 91.
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Chick Corea29
First win: In 1976Corea and Return to Forever won best jazz performance by a group for No Mystery.
Most recent win: In 2026Corea won his sixth posthumous Grammy — best jazz performance for “Windows (Live),” a collab with Christian McBride and Brian Blade.
Most wins in one night: Corea never won more than two awards in any one year.
Total nominations: 77
Notes: Corea died in February 2021 at age 79.
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Georg Solti31
Image Credit: Evening Standard/GI First win: The Hungarian-British orchestral and operatic conductor won best opera recording in 1963 for Verdi: Aida.
Most recent win: Solti won in that same category posthumously in 1998 for conducting Wagner: Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg.
Most wins in one night: Solti won four awards in 1984including two for Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in Dwhich was voted best classical album and best orchestral recording. Solti was one of the night’s biggest winnersalong with Michael Jacksonwho took a record-setting eight awardsand Quincy Joneswho also won four. That was the highest-rated Grammy telecast in historythoughto be honestthe ratings probably had more to do with Jackson than Solti.
Total nominations: 74
Notes: Even though Solti lost his title as the person with the most Grammyshe remains the person born outside the U.S. with the most Grammys. Solti was born in Hungary. Solti received a trustees award in 1967 and a lifetime achievement award in 1996. He died in September 1997 at age 84.
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Beyoncé35
First wins: Beyoncé won her first two Grammys with Destiny’s Child in 2001 for “Say My Name.” The classic won best R&B song and best R&B performance by a duo or group with vocal.
Most recent wins: In 2025she won three awardsincluding album of the year for Cowboy Carter.
Most wins in one night: In 2010Beyoncé won six awardsincluding song of the year for “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It).”
Total nominations: A record-setting 99.