We love giving you #MoreMusicYouLove, so take a trip down memory lane with this list of the most decorated artists EVER!
After producing hits for more than 45 years, Michael Jackson is still tops when it comes to the all-time ranking of artists with the most awards.
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Let's take a look at the top ten when it comes to awards in the music world:
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson's biggest solo hit on the Billboard chart was his 1982 hit, 'Billie Jean'. It spent 24 weeks on the chart, and a whopping seven weeks at number one.
The Thriller-hitmaker has received more than 800 awards, 13 of which were Grammy Awards. In 1988, 'The King of Pop' was awarded the MTV Video Vanguard Award. This award is presented at the MTV Video Music Awards to artists for their exceptional accomplishments in music and film. It was renamed in 1991 in honour of Michael Jackson.
Whitney Houston
The second most decorated artist of all time is Whitney Houston. The songstress, who passed in 2012, won more than 600 awards over her 35-year career. Some of her biggest hits include, The Greatest Love of All and her duet with fellow chart-topper Mariah Carey, When You Believe:
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Beyoncé
With 520 awards to her name, Beyoncé takes the number three spot on this list. The 'Single Ladies' hitmaker first reached commercial success in the 90's with girl group Destiny's Child, and has since topped numerous charts across the world as a solo artist.
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Lady Gaga
Singer-songwriter and actress Lady Gaga takes the number four spot with 402 awards, including six Grammys. Gaga has had a number of number one hits, including Pokerface, Born This Way, and Million Reasons.
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Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift comes in at number 5 with 389 awards - 10 of which are Grammy Awards. Take a listen to Swift's 2015 hit, Blank Space:
But what does the rest of the list look like? Well, here is the full Top 10:
- Michael Jackson: 800+ awards.
- Whitney Houston: 600+ awards.
- Beyoncé: 520 awards.
- Lady Gaga: 402 awards.
- Taylor Swift: 389 awards.
- EMINEM: 370+ awards.
- Janet Jackson: 350+ awards.
- Madonna: 339 awards.
- Rihanna: 335 awards.
- Mariah Carey: 333 awards.
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Whitney Houston is the most awarded overall artist in history.
In this annex the artists / musical groups with the highest number of awards won in history are positioned, the lower limit is a figure greater than 100 awards, all the awards that the artist won both within and outside of music in life. . as well as posthumously. The highest award-winning artist overall so far is Whitney Houston with 600 awards, other notable appearances include Shakira as the most awarded Latin artist of all time with 329 awards, Drake as the most awarded male artist in history with 291 total awards. Missy Elliott as the most awarded rapper in history with 203 awards, Eminem as the most awarded rapper with 146 awards and U2 as the group with the most awards won with 116 awards. The figures are not known with exactitude but they are an estimate of the total prizes that these artists have based on the collected.
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- ↑ LOS40 (2019-02-11). "Fotogalería:Los 8 récords de Whitney Houston 8 años después de su muerte". LOS40 (in español). Retrieved 2021-08-02.
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- ↑ "List of awards and nominations received by Shakira", Wikipedia, 2021-07-05, retrieved 2021-08-02
- ↑ "List of awards and nominations received by Drake", Wikipedia, 2021-07-26, retrieved 2021-08-02
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- ↑ "List of awards and nominations received by Kanye West", Wikipedia, 2021-07-13, retrieved 2021-08-02
- ↑ "List of awards and nominations received by Celine Dion", Wikipedia, 2021-07-16, retrieved 2021-08-02
- ↑ "List of awards and nominations received by Michael Jackson", Wikipedia, 2021-07-31, retrieved 2021-08-02
- ↑ "List of awards and nominations received by Madonna", Wikipedia, 2021-08-02, retrieved 2021-08-02
- ↑ "List of awards and nominations received by Jay-Z", Wikipedia, 2021-06-25, retrieved 2021-08-02
- ↑ "List of awards and nominations received by Rihanna", Wikipedia, 2021-07-30, retrieved 2021-08-02
- ↑ "List of awards and nominations received by Christina Aguilera", Wikipedia, 2021-07-29, retrieved 2021-08-02
- ↑ "List of awards and nominations received by Janet Jackson", Wikipedia, 2021-08-02, retrieved 2021-08-02
- ↑ "List of awards and nominations received by Missy Elliott", Wikipedia, 2021-06-24, retrieved 2021-08-02
- ↑ "Elvis Presley", Wikipedia, 2021-07-25, retrieved 2021-08-02
- ↑ "List of awards and nominations received by Shania Twain", Wikipedia, 2021-07-16, retrieved 2021-08-02
- ↑ "List of awards and nominations received by Nicki Minaj", Wikipedia, 2021-07-24, retrieved 2021-08-02
- ↑ "List of awards and nominations received by Carrie Underwood", Wikipedia, 2021-07-30, retrieved 2021-08-02
- ↑ "List of awards and nominations received by Jennifer Lopez", Wikipedia, 2021-07-26, retrieved 2021-08-02
- ↑ "List of awards and nominations received by Ariana Grande", Wikipedia, 2021-08-02, retrieved 2021-08-02
- ↑ "List of awards and nominations received by Kendrick Lamar", Wikipedia, 2021-05-09, retrieved 2021-08-02
- ↑ List of awards and nominations received by Avril Lavigne
- ↑ "List of awards and nominations received by Cher", Wikipedia, 2021-06-28, retrieved 2021-08-02
- ↑ "List of awards and nominations received by Eminem", Wikipedia, 2021-07-08, retrieved 2021-08-02
- ↑ "List of awards and nominations received by Bruno Mars", Wikipedia, 2021-07-27, retrieved 2021-08-02
- ↑ "List of awards and nominations received by Pink", Wikipedia, 2021-07-25, retrieved 2021-08-02
- ↑ "List of awards and nominations received by Mariah Carey", Wikipedia, 2021-07-26, retrieved 2021-08-02
- ↑ "List of awards and nominations received by U2", Wikipedia, 2021-07-14, retrieved 2021-08-02
- ↑ "List of awards and nominations received by Ed Sheeran", Wikipedia, 2021-07-02, retrieved 2021-08-02
- ↑ "List of awards and nominations received by Katy Perry", Wikipedia, 2021-07-19, retrieved 2021-08-02
- ↑ "List of awards and nominations received by Metallica", Wikipedia, 2021-05-21, retrieved 2021-08-02