Culture
Ranked: Who’s Won The Most Grammy Awards?
Ranked: Who’s Won The Most Grammy Awards?
At the recent 65th Grammy Awards, Harry Styles, Lizzo, and Bonnie Raitt won the year’s biggest awards.
But several other music stars and celebrities, including Beyoncé with four awards from nine nominations, were also feted by the musical community.
The results of the night were historic when it comes to the most Grammy-awarded artists, with a reshuffle happening at the very top. This graphic from Athul Alexander highlights the artists with the most Grammy wins of all time. Data is sourced from the Grammys’ official website and was updated with the latest results as of February 5, 2023.
Most Grammy Award Wins as of 2023
After the latest ceremonies, global megastar Beyoncé tops a list of record holders and fiercely talented artists, just ahead of celebrated composer Sir Georg Solti.
Rank | Artist | Grammy Awards |
---|---|---|
1 | Beyoncé | 32 |
2 | Georg Solti | 31 |
3 | Quincy Jones | 28 |
4 | Alison Krauss | 27 |
4 | Chick Corea | 27 |
6 | Pierre Boulez | 26 |
7 | Vladimir Horowitz | 25 |
7 | Stevie Wonder | 25 |
7 | John Williams | 25 |
10 | Jay-Z | 24 |
10 | Kanye West | 24 |
12 | Vince Gill | 22 |
12 | U2 | 22 |
14 | Pat Metheny | 20 |
14 | Al Schmitt | 20 |
14 | Bruce Springsteen | 20 |
14 | Henry Mancini | 20 |
14 | David Frost | 20 |
Despite their closeness in awards received, the two artists are as different as chalk and cheese. On one hand there’s Beyoncé, who has spent 26 years in the industry. She started as a part of the all-girl group Destiny’s Child before beginning her solo career in 2003, finding critical and commercial success in both ventures.
On the other hand is Sir Georg Solti, a renowned conductor. Solti was born in Budapest in 1912, but fled Hungary on account of increasingly harsh anti-Jewish laws, finding refuge in Switzerland right before World War II. Over time he became a conductor and musical director of some of the world’s best orchestras, and was credited with turning around the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Solti is joined by other composers as the most-winning Grammy artists, including Chik Corea, Pierre Boulez, and John Williams. Hip-hop legends Kanye West and Jay-Z are tied for 10th place, with 24 awards each.
Beyoncé Elevating Women Grammy Winners
Even as Beyoncé has now claimed the crown as the most-decorated artist for herself, it is notable that only one other female artist, Alison Krauss, features with her in the ranks of artists with more than 20 Grammys to their name.
Rank | Artist | Awards |
---|---|---|
1 | Beyoncé | 32 |
2 | Alison Krauss | 27 |
3 | Aretha Franklin | 18 |
4 | Adele | 16 |
5 | Alicia Keys | 15 |
5 | Cece Winans | 15 |
5 | Bonnie Raitt | 15 |
8 | Leontyne Price | 13 |
8 | Ella Fitzgerald | 13 |
8 | Emmylou Harris | 13 |
8 | Lady Gaga | 13 |
12 | Judith Sherman | 12 |
12 | Taylor Swift | 12 |
14 | Shirley Caesar | 11 |
14 | Linda Ronstadt | 11 |
16 | Chaka Khan | 10 |
16 | Dolly Parton | 10 |
The bluegrass singer is well ahead of other notable female winners such as Aretha Franklin (18) and more recent pop icons including Adele (16), Alicia Keys (15), and Lady Gaga (15). Even country singer Dolly Parton has “only” won 10 Grammys despite being a country music legend and pop cultural phenomenon.
The question now becomes, how long will Beyoncé hold onto her new crown (and which artist, if any, will replace her)?
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Misc
Visualized: The Most Followed People on Instagram in 2024
From athletes and musicians to actors and celebrity personalities, here are the top 10 most followed people on Instagram.
Visualized: The Most Followed People on Instagram in 2024
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Scrolling through Instagram reels, stories, and posts has become a significant part of our lives—so much so that the most-followed people on Instagram are able to reach hundreds of millions.
So who are top celebrities influencing millions through this platform? Using data tracked by Social Blade as of March 13, 2024, this graphic shows the top 10 most-followed people on Instagram, not including corporate accounts.
2024’s Most Followed Instagram Personalities
Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo became the first person to cross 600 million followers in August 2023, and stands as the most-followed person on Instagram in 2024 with 624 million followers.
For comparison, that’s more than the population of the United States, Mexico, and Canada combined. Here are the entire top 10, rounded to the nearest million followers:
Person | Instagram Followers (March 2024) |
---|---|
Cristiano Ronaldo | 624M |
Lionel Messi | 501M |
Selena Gomez | 430M |
Kylie Jenner | 400M |
Dwayne Johnson | 398M |
Ariana Grande | 380M |
Kim Kardashian | 364M |
Beyoncé | 320M |
Khloé Kardashian | 311M |
Kendall Jenner | 295M |
In second is the only other major athlete to feature in the top 10, Lionel Messi with 501 million followers. Messi and Ronaldo are also the only people with more than 500 million followers on the entire platform.
Making up the rest of the top 10 is a mix of pop stars, actors, and celebrity personalities, including Selena Gomez at 430 million followers, and four members of the Kardashian–Jenner family, with Kylie Jenner having the most followers in the family with 400 million.
Interestingly, while these are the most followed people on Instagram, the number one most followed account belongs to Instagram itself. The account, which has over 7,000 posts, has over 670 million followers to date.
After that, the most followed corporate account is Nike, which has 306 million followers.
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