The Big Four Grammy Awards are four Grammy Awards presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences which go to musical acts and works which are not restricted by genre or another criterion. The Big Four are part of the General Field, which encompasses six categories, including Producer of the Year (added 1975) and Songwriter of the Year (added 2023); these latter two add categories are restricted only by not being of the Classical genre. Unlike the other Grammy Awards, the nomination and voting process within the General Field is open to all Academy voting members.
The most prestigious and important awards at the ceremony, the Big Four comprise:
Eight artists have received the award more than once (either as a main-credit artist, duo or band; not counting wins solely as a producer, mixer or engineer). [1] [2]
Artist/Band | Albums/Songs | Top Four |
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Domenico Modugno | "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" (1959) | Record, Song (1959) |
Bobby Darin | "Mack the Knife", Best New Artist (1960) | Record, Best New Artist (1960) |
Bob Newhart | The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart , Best New Artist (1961) | Album, Best New Artist (1961) |
Tony Bennett | "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" (1963), MTV Unplugged (1995) | Record (1963), Album (1995) |
Barbra Streisand | The Barbra Streisand Album (1964), "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" (1978) | Album (1964), Song (1978) |
Stan Getz | Getz/Gilberto , "The Girl from Ipanema" (1965) | Album, Record (1965) |
The Beatles | Best New Artist (1965), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1968) | Best New Artist (1965), Album (1968) |
The 5th Dimension | "Up, Up and Away" (1968), "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" (1970) | Record (1968, 1970) |
Bob Dylan | The Concert for Bangladesh (1973), Time Out of Mind (1998) | Album (1973, 1998) |
Roberta Flack | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (1973), "Killing Me Softly with His Song" (1974) | Record (1973, 1974) |
Bette Midler | Best New Artist (1974), "Wind Beneath My Wings" (1990) | Record (1990), Best New Artist (1974) |
Marvin Hamlisch | Best New Artist, "The Way We Were" (1975) | Best New Artist, Song (1975) |
Michael McDonald | "What a Fool Believes" (with The Doobie Brothers (1980) | Record, Song (1980) |
Toto | Toto IV , "Rosanna" (1983) | Album, Record (1983) |
Lionel Richie | Can't Slow Down (1985), "We Are the World" (1986) | Album (1985), Song (1986) |
Tina Turner | "What's Love Got to Do with It" (1985), River: The Joni Letters (with Herbie Hancock) (2008) | Record (1985), Album (2008) |
Phil Collins | No Jacket Required (1986), "Another Day in Paradise" (1991) | Album (1986), Record (1991) |
Rob Thomas | "Smooth" (2000) | Record, Song (2000) |
Celine Dion | Falling Into You (1990), "My Heart Will Go On" (1999) | Album (1997), Record (1999) |
Shawn Colvin | "Sunny Came Home" (1998) | Record, Song (1998) |
Seal | "Kiss From A Rose" (1996) | Record, Song (1996) |
Sheryl Crow | "All I Wanna Do", Best New Artist (1995) | Record, Best New Artist (1995) |
Whitney Houston | The Bodyguard - Original Soundtrack Album, "I Will Always Love You" (1994) | Album, Record (1994) |
Alicia Keys | "Fallin'", Best New Artist (2002) | Song, Best New Artist (2002) |
Ray Charles | Genius Loves Company , "Here We Go Again" (2005) | Album, Record (2005) |
Daft Punk | Random Access Memories , "Get Lucky" (2014) | Album, Record (2014) |
fun. | "We Are Young" featuring Janelle Monáe, Best New Artist | Song, Best New Artist (2013) |
Lady A | "Need You Now" (2011) | Record, Song (2011) |
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss | Raising Sand , "Please Read the Letter" (2011) | Album, Record (2009) |
Coldplay | "Clocks" (2004), "Viva La Vida" (2009) | Record (2004), Song (2009) |
Bonnie Raitt | Nick of Time (1990), "Just Like That" (2023) | Album (1990), Song (2023) |
Childish Gambino | "This Is America" (2019) | Record, Song (2019) |
Beyoncé | "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (2010), Cowboy Carter (2025) | Song (2010), Album (2025) |
Kendrick Lamar | "Not Like Us" (2025) | Record, Song (2025) |
Artist/Band | Albums/Songs | Top Four |
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Paul McCartney | Best New Artist (with The Beatles) (1965), "Michelle" (1967), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (with The Beatles) (1968) | Best New Artist (1965), Song (1967), Album (1968) |
George Harrison & Ringo Starr | Best New Artist (with The Beatles) (1965), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (with The Beatles) (1968), The Concert for Bangla Desh (1973) | Best New Artist (1965), Album (1968, 1973) |
Simon & Garfunkel | "Mrs. Robinson" (1969), "Bridge over Troubled Water", Bridge over Troubled Water (1971) | Record (1969, 1971), Album (1971) |
Carole King | "It's Too Late", Tapestry , "You've Got a Friend" (1972) | Record, Album, Song (1972) |
Stevie Wonder | Innervisions (1974), Fulfillingness' First Finale (1975), Songs in the Key of Life (1977) | Album (1974, 1975, 1977) |
Natalie Cole | Unforgettable... with Love , "Unforgettable" (1993), Best New Artist (1976) | Album, Record (1993), Best New Artist (1976) |
Billy Joel | "Just the Way You Are", 52nd Street (1980) | Record, Song (1979), Album (1980) |
Lauryn Hill | "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill", Best New Artist (1999), Supernatural (2000) | Album (1999, 2000), Best New Artist |
Santana & Rob Thomas | Supernatural, "Smooth" (2000) | Album, Record, Song (2000) |
Amy Winehouse | "Rehab", Best New Artist (2008) | Record, Song, Best New Artist (2008) |
The Chicks | Taking the Long Way , "Not Ready to Make Nice" (2007) | Album, Record, Song (2007) |
Sam Smith | "Stay with Me", Best New Artist (2015) | Record, Song, Best New Artist (2019) |
Artist/Band | Albums/Songs | Top Four |
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Frank Sinatra | Come Dance with Me! (1960), September of My Years (1966), A Man and His Music (1967), "Strangers in the Night" (1967) | Album (1960, 1966, 1967), Record (1967) |
John Lennon | Best New Artist (with The Beatles (1965), "Michelle" (1967), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (with The Beatles) (1968), Double Fantasy (with Yoko Ono (1982) | Best New Artist (1965), Song (1967), Album (1968, 1982) |
Christopher Cross | Christopher Cross , "Sailing", Best New Artist (1981) | Album, Record, Song, Best New Artist (1981) |
Michael Jackson | Thriller , "Beat It" (1984), "We Are the World" (1986) | Album (1984), Record (1984, 1986), Song (1986) |
Quincy Jones | Thriller, "Beat It" (1984), "We Are the World" (1986), Back on the Block (1991) | Album (1984, 1991), Record (1984, 1986) |
Taylor Swift | Fearless (2008), 1989 (2014), Folklore (2020), Midnights (2022) | Album (2008, 2014, 2020, 2022) |
Artist/Band | Albums/Songs | Top Four |
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Henry Mancini | "The Music from Peter Gunn" (1959), "Moon River" (1962), "Days of Wine and Roses" (1964) | Album (1959) Record, Song (1962, 1964) |
Eric Clapton | The Concert for Bangladesh (1973), Unplugged, "Tears in Heaven" (1993), "Change the World" (1997) | Album (1973, 1993), Record (1993, 1997), Song (1993) |
Norah Jones | Come Away with Me , "Don't Know Why", Best New Artist (2003), "Here We Go Again" (2005), River: The Joni Letters (2008) | Album (2003, 2008) Record (2003, 2005), Best New Artist (2003) |
Finneas O'Connell | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? , "Bad Guy" (2020), "Everything I Wanted" (2021), "What Was I Made For?" (2024) | Album (2020), Record (2020, 2021), Song (2020, 2024) |
Jack Antonoff | "We Are Young", Best New Artist (2013), 1989 (2016), folklore (2021), Midnights (2024), | Album (2016, 2021, 2024), Song (2013), Best New Artist (2013) |
Artist/Band | Albums/Songs | Top Four |
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U2 | The Joshua Tree (1988), "Beautiful Day" (2001), "Walk On" (2002), How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb , "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" (2006) | Album (1988, 2006), Record (2001, 2002), Song (2001, 2006) |
Billie Eilish | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? , "Bad Guy", Best New Artist (2020), "Everything I Wanted" (2021), "What Was I Made For?" (2024) | Album (2020), Record (2020, 2021), Song (2020, 2024), Best New Artist (2020) |
Artist/Band | Albums/Songs | Top Four |
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Paul Simon | "Mrs. Robinson" (with Simon & Garfunkel (1969), Bridge over Troubled Water with Simon & Garfunkel, "Bridge over Troubled Water" with Simon & Garfunkel (1971), Still Crazy After All These Years (1976), Graceland (1987), "Graceland" (1988) | Record (1969, 1971, 1988), Album (1971, 1976, 1987), Song (1971) |
Adele | Best New Artist (2009), 21, "Rolling in the Deep" (2012), 25 , "Hello" (2017) | Album (2012, 2017), Record (2012, 2017), Song (2012, 2017), Best New Artist (2009) |
Bruno Mars | "Uptown Funk" (2016), 25 (2017) 24K Magic, "24K Magic", "That's What I Like" (2018), "Leave the Door Open" (2022) | Album (2017, 2018), Record (2016, 2018, 2022), Song (2020, 2022) |
Year [I] | Award | Work | Artist(s)/Song Writers |
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1959 [3] | Album | The Music from Peter Gunn | Henry Mancini |
Record | "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" | Domenico Modugno | |
Song | "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" | Domenico Modugno |
Year [I] | Award | Work | Artist(s) | Production Team/Song Writers |
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2020 [65] | Album | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? | Billie Eilish | Finneas O'Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O'Connell, engineers/mixers; Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters; John Greenham, mastering engineer |
Record | "Bad Guy" | Billie Eilish | Finneas O'Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O'Connell, engineers/mixers; John Greenham, mastering engineer | |
Song | "Bad Guy" | Billie Eilish | Billie Eilish O'Connell Finneas O'Connell | |
Best New Artist | Billie Eilish | |||
2021 [66] | Album | Folklore | Taylor Swift | Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, producers; Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Jonathan Low & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer |
Record | "Everything I Wanted" | Billie Eilish | Finneas O'Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O'Connell, engineers/mixers; John Greenham, mastering engineer | |
Song | "I Can't Breathe" | H.E.R | D'Mile, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas | |
Best New Artist | Megan Thee Stallion | |||
2022 [67] | Album | We Are | Jon Batiste | Craig Adams, David Gauthier, Braedon Gautier, Brennon Gautier, Gospel Soul Children Choir, Hot 8 Brass Band, PJ Morton, Autumn Rowe, Zadie Smith, St. Augustine High School Marching 100 and Trombone Shorty, featured artists; Jon Batiste, Mikey Freedom Hart, King Garbage, Kizzo, Sunny Levine, Nate Mercereau, David Pimentel, Ricky Reed, Autumn Rowe, Jahaan Sweet and Nick Waterhouse, producers; Batiste, Russ Elevado, Mischa Kachkachishvili, Kizzo, Joseph Lorge, Manny Marroquin, Pimentel, Reed, Jaclyn Sanchez, Matt Vertere, Marc Whitmore and Alex Williams, engineers/mixers; Andrae Alexander, Troy Andrews, Batiste, Zach Cooper, Vic Dimotsis, Eric Frederic, Kizzo, Levine, Steve McEwan, Morton, Rowe and Mavis Staples, songwriters; Emerson Mancini, mastering engineer |
Record | "Leave the Door Open" | Silk Sonic | Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II and Bruno Mars, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes and Charles Moniz, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer | |
Song | "Leave the Door Open" | Silk Sonic | Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II and Bruno Mars | |
Best New Artist | Olivia Rodrigo | |||
2023 [68] | Album | Harry's House | Harry Styles | Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon and Sammy Witte, producers; Jeremy Hatcher, Oli Jacobs, Nick Lobel, Spike Stent and Sammy Witte, engineers/mixers; Amy Allen, Tobias Jesso Jr., Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon, Mitch Rowland, Harry Styles and Sammy Witte, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer |
Record | "About Damn Time" | Lizzo | Ricky Reed and Blake Slatkin, producers; Patrick Kehrier, Bill Malina and Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Emerson Mancini, mastering engineer | |
Song | "Just Like That" | Bonnie Raitt | ||
Best New Artist | Samara Joy | |||
2024 [69] | Album | Midnights | Taylor Swift | Jack Antonoff & Taylor Swift, producers; Jack Antonoff, Zem Audu, Serban Ghenea, David Hart, Mikey Freedom Hart, Sean Hutchinson, Ken Lewis, Michael Riddleberger, Laura Sisk & Evan Smith, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff & Taylor Swift, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer |
Record | "Flowers" | Miley Cyrus | Kid Harpoon & Tyler Johnson, producers; Michael Pollack, Brian Rajaratnam & Mark "Spike" Stent, engineers/mixers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer | |
Song | "What Was I Made For?" | Billie Eilish | Billie Eilish O'Connell Finneas O'Connell | |
Best New Artist | Victoria Monet | |||
2025 [70] | Album | Cowboy Carter | Beyoncé | Beyoncé, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant & Dave Hamelin, producers; Matheus Braz, Brandon Harding, Hotae Alexander Jang, Dani Pampuri & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Ryan Beatty, Beyoncé, Camaron Ochs, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant, Dave Hamelin, S. Carter & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer |
Record | "Not Like Us" | Kendrick Lamar | Sean Momberger, Mustard & Sounwave, producers; Ray Charles Brown Jr. & Johnathan Turner, engineers/mixers; Nicolas de Porcel, mastering engineer | |
Song | "Not Like Us" | Kendrick Lamar | Kendrick Lamar | |
Best New Artist | Chappell Roan |