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MUSIC
American Music Awards (AMAs)
Most Wins by an Artist in a Single Night
This list features the artists with the most American Music Awards (AMAs) wins in a single ceremony.
RANK | MUSICIAN | AWARD WINS | YEAR |
1 | Michael Jackson | 8 | 1984 |
2 | Whitney Houston | 8 | 1994 |
3 | Bruno Mars | 7 | 2017 |
4 | Lionel Richie | 6 | 1985 |
5 | Taylor Swift | 6 | 2019 |
6 | Taylor Swift | 6 | 2022 |
7 | Whitney Houston | 5 | 1987 |
8 | MC Hammer | 5 | 1991 |
9 | C+C Music Factory | 5 | 1992 |
10 | Taylor Swift | 5 | 2009 |
11 | Lionel Richie | 4 | 1987 |
12 | Gladys Knight & the Pips | 4 | 1975 |
13 | Olivia Newton-John | 4 | 1975 |
14 | Randy Travis | 4 | 1988 |
15 | Eminem | 4 | 2003 |
16 | Usher | 4 | 2004 |
17 | Michael Jackson | 4 | 2009 |
18 | Justin Bieber | 4 | 2010 |
19 | Taylor Swift | 4 | 2013 |
20 | Drake | 4 | 2016 |
21 | Justin Bieber | 4 | 2016 |
22 | Taylor Swift | 4 | 2018 |
23 | Camila Cabello | 4 | 2018 |
References
Wikipedia, n.d. American Music Awards of 1975. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_1975 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Wikipedia, n.d. American Music Awards of 1984. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_1984 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Wikipedia, n.d. American Music Awards of 1985. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_1985 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Wikipedia, n.d. American Music Awards of 1987. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_1987 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Wikipedia, n.d. American Music Awards of 1988. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_1988 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Wikipedia, n.d. American Music Awards of 1991. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_1991 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Wikipedia, n.d. American Music Awards of 1992. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_1992 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Wikipedia, n.d. American Music Awards of 1994. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_1994 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Wikipedia, n.d. American Music Awards of 2003 (January). [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_2003_(January) [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Wikipedia, n.d. American Music Awards of 2004. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_2004 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Wikipedia, n.d. American Music Awards of 2009. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_2009 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Wikipedia, n.d. American Music Awards of 2010. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_2010 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Wikipedia, n.d. American Music Awards of 2013. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_2013 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Wikipedia, n.d. American Music Awards of 2016. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_2016 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Wikipedia, n.d. American Music Awards of 2017. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_2017 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Wikipedia, n.d. American Music Awards of 2018. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_2018 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Wikipedia, n.d. American Music Awards of 2019. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_2019 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Wikipedia, n.d. American Music Awards of 2022. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_2022 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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