Four artists moved up the list based on their wins at the 2026 ceremony.
Kendrick Lamar accepts the Best Rap Album award for “GNX” onstage during the 68th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 01, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.
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At the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday (Feb. 1), Kendrick Lamar set a new record as the rapper with the most career awards. He won four Grammys on the night, which increased his career Grammy total to 26. The old record was held by Jay-Z with 25 Grammys, followed by Ye with 24.
Lamar has made a rapid ascent through the Grammy ranks: He won his first Grammys in 2015. At that point, Jay and Ye had each won 21 Grammys.
During this year’s ceremony, Lamar won record of the year and best melodic rap performance, both for “Luther,” his megahit collaboration with SZA; best rap song as a co-writer of “tv off” and best rap performance as a featured artist on Clipse’s “Chains & Whips.”
Three other artists who had won over 20 Grammys also added to their totals this year. The late jazz fusion pianist and composer Chick Corea won his 29th Grammy – best jazz performance for “Windows – Live,” a collaboration with Christian McBride and Brian Blade. Legendary composer John Williams won his 27th – best music film for Music By John Williams. And engineer Serban Ghenea won his 24th – as the mixer of Lady Gaga’s “Abracadabra,” which was voted best dance pop recording.
This year saw no new entrants into the exclusive club of artists with over 20 Grammys.
Here’s a complete list of everyone who has won over 20 Grammys in competition. The years shown are the year of the awards ceremony (starting in 1971, the year of the first live telecast). At the end of each entry, we note any special merit awards these individuals have received from the Recording Academy. (Those awards are not included in the tally of competitive awards won.)
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Kirk Franklin, 20
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First win: The gospel singer and choir director won best contemporary soul gospel album for Whatcha Lookin’ For in 1997.
Most recent win: He won best gospel performance/song for “All Things” in 2024.
Most wins in one night: Franklin won three awards in 2023, including best gospel album for Kingdom Book One Deluxe.
Total nominations: 33
Note: Franklin has won more Grammys than any other gospel artist.
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Henry Mancini, 20
First wins: The late composer and conductor won two awards – album of the year and best arrangement for The Music From Peter Gunn at the inaugural Grammys in 1959.
Most recent wins: Mancini won his last two Grammys in 1971.
Most wins in one night: In 1962, Mancini became the first person to win five awards in one night.
Total nominations: 72
Notes:Mancini died at age 70 in June 1994.
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Pat Metheny, 20
First win: In 1983, Pat Metheny Group’s Offramp won best jazz fusion performance.
Most recent win: In 2013, Pat Metheny Unity Band’s Unity Band won best jazz instrumental album.
Most wins in one night: In 1999, he won two awards – best contemporary jazz performance and best rock instrumental performance.
Total nominations: 39
Notes:Metheny has won 16 of his 20 awards in jazz categories.
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