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Grammy Award All-Time Records
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These are some of the most notable records that have been set at the annual Grammy Awards.
| | Most lifetime Grammy Awards - Sir Georg Solti (the conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for 22 years) - 31 Grammys, nominated 74 times. |
| | Most lifetime Grammy Awards for a band - U2 - 22 Grammys. |
| | Most consecutive Grammy Awards - Pat Metheny and the Pat Metheny Group (a jazz band) - 7 Grammys for 7 consecutive albums, 17 total awards. |
| | Most consecutive Grammy Records of the Year - Hal Blaine (a drummer) - 6 Grammys for 6 consecutive records. |
| | Most lifetime male solo artist Grammy Awards - Stevie Wonder - 21 Grammys. |
| | Most lifetime female solo artist Grammy Awards - Alison Krauss - 20 Grammys. |
| | Most Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Grammy - Aretha Franklina - 11 Grammys, 8 of them consecutively. |
| | Only artist to receive the Grammy Awards' "Big Four" (Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist) - Christopher Cross - 1981
Norah Jones came close in 2003, although she did sing on Song of the Year, her guitarist won the actual award because it is a songwriter's award. |
| | Most Grammy Award nominations without winning - (tie) Alan Parsons and Joe Satriani - 13 Grammy nominations. |
| | Most Grammy Award nominations in various categories and genres - Béla Fleck - 9 (including country, pop, jazz, bluegrass, classical, folk, spoken word, composition and arranging) |
| | Most Grammy Award nominations in one year - (tie) Michael Jackson (1983) and Babyface (1992) - 12 Grammy nominations. |
| | Youngest to win a Grammy Award - LeAnn Rimes - 1997 at 14 years old |
| | Youngest Latino to win a Grammy Award - Christina Aguilera - In 2000 at 19 years old |
| | Youngest to receive a Grammy Award nomination - Billy Gilman - In 2001 at 12 years old |
| | Other notables:
Michael Jackson - 8 Grammy Awards
Santana - 8 Grammy Awards |
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