With a total of 86 categories celebrating the best of pop, rock, R&B, jazz, rap, Latin, classical, Musical Theater, and more, thousands of music creators have been recognised by the GRAMMYs since its inception in 1957. Here is a list of those who have won 18 or more.
| Paul McCartney | 18 |
| Aretha Franklin | 18 |
| Yo-Yo Ma | 19 |
| Tony Bennett | 19 |
| Bruce Springsteen | 20 |
| Al Schmitt | 20 |
| Pat Metheny | 20 |
| Henry Mancini | 20 |
| Serban Ghenea | 21 |
| Vince Gill | 22 |
| U2 | 22 |
| Kanye West | 24 |
| Jay-Z | 24 |
| David Frost | 25 |
| Stevie Wonder | 25 |
| Vladimir Horowitz | 25 |
| Pierre Boulez | 26 |
| John Williams | 26 |
| Chick Corea | 27 |
| Alison Krauss | 27 |
| Quincy Jones | 28 |
| Georg Solti | 31 |
| Beyoncé | 32 |