The Biggest Hauls in Grammy History: Beyoncé, Kanye West, and Other Record Breakers Inline

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    Beyoncé and Adele are the women who have won the most Grammy awards in one night. Beyoncé snagged six for her album I Am . . . Sasha Fierce in 2010, while Adele matched that number in 2012 for her second studio album, 21. With 53 in total, Beyoncé also has the honor of being the female artist with the most nominations in the history of the awards.

  • Stevie Wonder
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    As for the men, Stevie Wonder holds the record for most wins by a solo male artist with 22 awards, while Bruce Springsteen is next in line with 20 Grammys to his name.

  • Michael Jackson Carlos Santana
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    Michael Jackson and Carlos Santana are tied for the most Grammy wins ever in a single year. Santana grabbed eight for his comeback album Supernatural in 2000; a feat that had not been accomplished since Jackson won the same number for (what else?) Thriller in 1984.

  • Aretha Franklin
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    Aretha Franklin has scored the Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance a total of eleven times. She was the category’s first winner back when it was created in 1968, and then went on to triumph in that same category eight times in a row. Anita Baker comes in second place, with five Best Female R&B Vocal Performance awards.

  • U2
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    With 22 awards in total, U2 has won more Grammys than any other band in history. Surprisingly, the Beatles are a distant second with only eight.

  • Alison Krauss
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    When Alison Krauss won her 28th award for Best Bluegrass Album in 2012, she became the living artist with the most Grammy wins ever.

  • Lauryn Hill
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    In 1999, Lauryn Hill became the first woman ever to score ten nominations in one year for The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. She went on to pick up five Grammys, breaking the record for most wins by a woman in a single night. Most notably, Hill became the only hip-hop artist to win Album of the Year, a distinction she held until OutKast won for Speakerboxxx/The Love Below in 2004.

  • Kanye West
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    Speaking of hip-hop, with 21 awards, Kanye West is the rapper who counts the most Grammys. Although, that didn’t stop him from becoming famously irritated when Yeezus did not score an Album of the Year nod in 2013. Maybe the Grammys will make it up to him at this Sunday’s ceremony by giving Kanye wins for both of his nominations?