Who has won the most BRIT Awards in history?

1 March 2024, 17:00

Which artist has taken home the most BRIT Award trophies over the past 40 years? Radio X has the totals...

By Radio X

@RadioX

1. Robbie Williams: 13 BRIT Awards

   

   Williams is by far and away the most-honoured British artist in the history of the BRIT Awards. He must have a massive mantlepiece, having taken home 18 awards in his time, 13 of which were as a solo artist.

   As a member of Take That, he bagged five awards: British Group (2011), British Video of the Year for Pray (1994) and British Single of the Year with Could It Be Magic (1993), Pray (1994) and Back For Good (1996).

   Solo, Robbie won British Male Solo Artist in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003 (phew!); British Single of the Year for Angels (1999), She's The One (2000), Rock DJ (2001); British Video of the Year for Millennium (1999), She's The One (2000), Rock DJ (2001); Best British Song of the past 25 years for Angels (2005), the Outstanding Contribution to Music (2010) and the Icon Award (2017).

2. Adele - 12 BRIT Awards

   

   Ms Adkins is the top female artist in the BRIT Award stakes: she's won British Female Solo Artist twice (2012 and 2016), Best Album three times (2012, 2016 and 2022) and British Song three times (for Skyfall in 2013, Hello in 2016 and Easy On Me in 2022).

   She took home the Global Success Award two years running too (2016 and 2017). and bagged the Artist Of The Year award in 2022. Plus, course, she was the first ever recipient of the BRITs Critics' Choice Award in 2008, which kicked off her stellar career.

3. Coldplay – 9 BRIT Awards

   

   Chris Martin and co have taken home the Best British Group gong in 2001, 2003, 2012 and 2016; they also won Best British Album for Parachutes (2001), A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2003) and X&Y (2006); Best British Live Act (2013) and British Single of the Year for Speed Of Sound (2006).

4. Take That - 8 BRIT Awards

   

   The Mancunian boy band have won British Group in 2011; British Single of the Year five times with Could It Be Magic (1993), Pray (1994), Back For Good (1996), Patience (2007) and Shine (2008); British Video of the Year for Pray (1994) and Best British Live Act in 2008.

5. Harry Styles - 8 BRIT Awards

   

   Solo, he's already won British Artist Video of the Year in 2018 for Sign Of The Times and is nominated for British Album and Male Solo Artist in 2020.

6. Arctic Monkeys - 7 BRIT Awards

   

   Alex Turner and the lads have walked off with British Breakthrough Act in 2006, Best British Group in 2007, 2008 and 2014 and British Album in 2007 (for Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not), 2008 (Favourite Worst Nightmare) and 2014 (AM).

7. Annie Lennox - 7 BRIT Awards

   

   For a time, it seemed that the Eurythmics vocalist was the only Female Solo Artist in the whole of Britain as she walked home with the award in 1984, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1993 and 1996; she was also nominated in that category in 1985, 1992 and 2004. She won album of the year for Diva in 1993.

   Outside of her solo tally, Lennox was given an Outstanding Contribution To Music with her Eurythmics partner Dave Stewart in 1996.

8. One Direction - 7 BRIT Awards

   

   The X Factor-spawned boy band have won British Single Of The Year with What Makes You Beautiful (2012); British Video Of The Year in 2015 for You & I, Drag Me Down in 2016 and History in 2017; BRITs Global Success in 2013 and 2014 and Best Video for Best Song Ever in 2014.

9. Ed Sheeran - 7 BRIT Awards

   

   Suffolk's finest has gone home with the coveted Breakthrough Act Award in 2012, won Male Solo Artist in 2012 and 2015, the Global Success Award in 2018 and 2019, Album Of The Year for x in 2015, and Songwriter Of The Year in 2022.

10. U2 - 7 BRIT Awards

    

    Bono, The Edge and the other lads have won the BRIT Best International Group in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1998 and 2001; Most Successful Live Act in 1993 and Outstanding Contribution to Music in 2001.

11. Prince - 7 BRIT Awards

    

    The Purple One was honoured by the BRITs in a number of similarly-named-but-presumably-different categories over the years: he was named International Artist (1985), International Solo Artist twice (1992 and 1993) and Best International Male Solo Artist twice (1995 and 1996). He also won the best Soundtrack/Cast Recording for Purple Rain (1985) and Batman (1990). His appearance at the 1985 award ceremony was one of the greatest BRIT moments ever.

12. Artists who have received 6 BRIT Awards:

    

    • David Bowie
    • Phil Collins
    • Michael Jackson
    • Oasis

13. Artists who have received 5 BRIT Awards:

    

    • Bjork
    • Blur
    • Foo Fighters
    • Elton John
    • Spice Girls

14. Artists who have received 4 BRIT Awards:

    

    • The 1975
    • The Beatles
    • Beyoncé
    • Dido
    • Eminem
    • Manic Street Preachers
    • Emelie Sande
    • Paul Weller