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Video Music Awards (VMAs)

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Most Wins by an Artist in a Single Night

This list features the artists with the most Video Music Awards (VMAs) wins in a single ceremony.

RANK

MUSICIAN

AWARD WINS

YEAR

1

Peter Gabriel

10

1987

2

Taylor Swift

9

2023

3

A-ha

8

1986

4

Lady Gaga

8

2010

5

Beyoncé

8

2016

6

The Smashing Pumpkins

7

1996

7

Green Day

7

2005

8

Taylor Swift

7

2024

9

R.E.M.

6

1991

10

Madonna

6

1998

11

Fatboy Slim

6

2001

12

Kendrick Lamar

6

2017


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References

Gold Derby, 2024. Most VMA wins: The biggest winners in MTV Video Music Awards history. [online] Available at: https://www.goldderby.com/gallery/most-vmas-biggest-winners-mtv-video-music-awards/ [Accessed 1 December 2025]. Guinness World Records, 2024. Most wins at the MTV Music Video Awards. [online] Available at: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/113147-most-wins-at-the-mtv-music-video-awards [Accessed 1 December 2025]. Variety, 2024. Taylor Swift and Beyoncé set record for most MTV Video Music Award wins. [online] Available at: https://variety.com/2024/music/news/taylor-swift-beyonce-record-mtv-video-music-award-most-wins-1236141841/ [Accessed 1 December 2025]. Wikipedia. (n.d.). MTV Video Music Awards: Most wins in a single night. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Awards#Most_wins_in_a_single_night [Accessed 1 December 2025]. Wikipedia, 2023. MTV Video Music Awards: Most wins overall. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Awards#Most_wins_overall [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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