Beyoncé sits atop the all-time Grammy leaderboard with 35 career wins, ahead of a tight pack of conductors, producers, and hip-hop and jazz greats.
Beyoncé has won the most Grammy Awards of any artist, with 35 competitive Grammys. Georg Solti is second at 31 and Chick Corea third at 29, one ahead of Quincy Jones. The ranking counts competitive Grammy wins only, using the Recording Academy's official tally on GRAMMY.com, with totals through the 2026 (68th) GRAMMY Awards.
These are the ten artists who have won the most competitive Grammy Awards over a career, according to the Recording Academy's official record. It's a leaderboard that spans genres and eras — a pop superstar, orchestral conductors, a hall-of-fame producer, a jazz pianist, a bluegrass fiddler, a film composer, and a Motown legend all share the top tier. If you want to know who holds the all-time Grammy record and exactly how the field lines up behind Beyoncé, this list settles it — with every win count traced back to GRAMMY.com, the Academy that gives out the awards.
Each dot = 1 Grammy
The all-time record holder. She passed Georg Solti at the 2023 GRAMMYs and pushed the record to 35 wins at the 2025 (67th) ceremony, and she is also the most-nominated artist ever with 99 nominations.
The Hungarian-British conductor and longtime music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra held the all-time record for decades until Beyoncé surpassed him in 2023.
The most-awarded jazz artist in Grammy history, this pianist and composer reached 29 wins with a posthumous award at the 2026 ceremony, for 'Windows – Live', moving one ahead of Quincy Jones.
The most-awarded producer in Grammy history, this producer, arranger, and bandleader sits fourth all-time with 28 wins on the Recording Academy's official tally, one behind Chick Corea.
The most-awarded hip-hop artist, he took five GRAMMYs at the 2026 ceremony to reach 27 wins, passing Jay-Z and tying Alison Krauss and John Williams.
The bluegrass and country singer-fiddler was the most-awarded female artist after Beyoncé for much of the 2010s, and ties Kendrick Lamar and John Williams at 27 wins.
The film composer behind Star Wars, Jaws, and Schindler's List is among the most Grammy-nominated individuals ever; his 27th win, for Music By John Williams (Best Music Film) at the 2026 ceremony, ties him with Kendrick Lamar and Alison Krauss.
The French composer and conductor, celebrated for his 20th-century classical repertoire, holds 26 competitive wins.
The Russian-American pianist, regarded as one of the greatest of the 20th century, is one of the individuals tied at 25 competitive Grammys.
The Motown singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist dominated Album of the Year in the 1970s and ties at 25 wins, alongside Jay-Z and David Frost, just behind Pierre Boulez's 26.
| # | Name | primaryField | firstGrammyYear | totalNominations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beyoncé | Pop / R&B | 2001 | 99 |
| 2 | Georg Solti | Classical (conductor) | 1962 | 74 |
| 3 | Chick Corea | Jazz | 1976 | 77 |
| 4 | Quincy Jones | Producer / arranger | 1964 | 80 |
| 5 | Kendrick Lamar | Hip-hop | 2014 | 66 |
| 6 | Alison Krauss | Bluegrass / country | 1991 | 45 |
| 7 | John Williams | Film score / classical | 1976 | 77 |
| 8 | Pierre Boulez | Classical (conductor/composer) | 1968 | 40 |
| 9 | Vladimir Horowitz | Classical (piano) | 1963 | 27 |
| 10 | Stevie Wonder | Soul / R&B | 1974 | 75 |
Artists are ranked by the total number of competitive Grammy Awards won across a career, using the Recording Academy's official tally as published on GRAMMY.com (with Britannica and Wikipedia cross-checks). Only competitive awards count; special and honorary awards (such as Lifetime Achievement, Trustees, and Technical Grammys) are excluded, as are wins credited solely to an ensemble rather than the individual. Counts reflect totals through the 2026 (68th) GRAMMY Awards ceremony. Rank 1 is the highest career total; ties (Kendrick Lamar/Alison Krauss/John Williams at 27, Vladimir Horowitz/Stevie Wonder at 25) are listed together at the same win count.
Beyoncé holds the all-time record with 35 competitive Grammy Awards. She passed conductor Georg Solti in 2023 and extended her lead to 35 at the 2025 (67th) ceremony. She is also the most-nominated artist ever, with 99 career nominations.
No. This ranking counts only competitive Grammy Awards — the ones voted on and won in a category. Special and honorary awards such as Lifetime Achievement, Trustees, and Technical Grammys are excluded, following the Recording Academy's own record-keeping.
Hungarian-British conductor Georg Solti, longtime music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, held the all-time record for decades with 31 competitive wins until Beyoncé surpassed him in 2023.
Kendrick Lamar is the most-awarded hip-hop artist, with 27 competitive wins. He won five at the 2026 GRAMMYs, passing Jay-Z's 25.
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