Artists Who Have The Most Grammy Awards Of All Time

The Grammy Award is an award recognizing the outstanding achievement of groups or individuals in the music industry of the United States. It’s considered one of the four major annual American entertainment awards, along with the Emmy Awards (television), Academy Awards (film), and Tony Awards (Broadway and theater). The first-ever Grammy Award ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, honoring the musical achievements of the 1958 performers.

In the recent 2021 Grammy Awards, Billie Eilish won record of the year for Everything I Wanted, while the album of the year went to Taylor Swift’s Folklore. As Beyoncé won four awards, this gave her the record for the most Grammy wins by a female artist—she truly has great investment planning for her career. Also, her daughter, Blue Ivy, won her first Grammy. As the 64th annual Grammy Awards’ just around the corner, let’s take a look back at some of the Grammy winners through the years.

Read on to find out more about who has the most Grammy Awards of all time.

Georg Solti – 31

The top of the list goes to the Hungarian composer Georg Solti, with 31 Grammys. The latter’s last win was back in 1997 for Best Opera Recording, as well as being nominated 71 times throughout his career. Solti was well known for his appearances with opera companies in Munich. The composer became the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s director for 22 years and had conducted countless recordings and high-profile international tours with the orchestra.

Quincy Jones – 28

Apart from winning 28 Grammys, Quincy Jones is also the person with the most nominations of all time. He had worked with famous artists like Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, and Michael Jackson. Jones was awarded the Grammy Legend Award back in 1991. The record producer has a career that spans 70 years in the entertainment industry and received credit for producing and conducting the renowned charity song We Are the World.

Beyoncé – 28

Back in 2021, Beyoncé officially became a Grammy royalty with her 28th Grammy Award win for Best R&B Performance of Black Parade. She was once tied with artist Alison Krauss with 27. Beyoncé rose to popularity as the lead singer of the girl group Destiny’s Child. She’s also one of the world’s best-selling recording artists, having sold over 120 million records worldwide.

Alison Kraus – 27

Bluegrass-country music artist Alison Kraus has 27 Grammy wins with 42 nominations under her belt. At an early age, she entered the music industry, winning local music competitions by the age of ten years old—money loans not needed—and did a recording for the first time at age 14 years old. She was the second-youngest winner of the Grammy Award when she won her first back in 1991.

Pierre Boulez – 26

French conductor and composer Pierre Boulez had won 26 Grammys throughout his career and was nominated 67 times. He was considered one of the dominant figures of post-World War 2 classical music. Boulez is also one of the most prominent conductors of his generation, who served as the chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. One of the several musical institutions that he had founded is the Cite de la Musique in Paris.

Stevie Wonder – 25

Stevie Wonder won his first Grammy award back in 1966, and he has won a total of 25 and 47 nominations since then. He was honored at the 2015 Grammys TV tribute concert. Visually incapacitated since birth, Wonder was a child prodigy to a great degree who signed with Motown’s Tamla label at the age of 11 years old. Wonder made his first number-one single on Billboard Hot 100 at the age of 13 years old.