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The record for the most American Music Awards won in a single year is held by Michael Jackson (in 1984) and Whitney Houston (in 1994), each with 8 awards to their credit (including the Award of Merit, with which both artists were honored in the respective years).
Taylor Swift (USA) took home six statuettes at the 50th American Music Awards (AMAs) on 20 November 2022 – including a record-extending seventh Artist of the Year win since 2009 – to boost her career AMAs haul to 40.
- Big Winners. During Tuesday's American Music Awards, Taylor Swift became the most decorated female artist in the history of the ceremony, taking the coveted title from the late Whitney Houston.
- #1 — Michael Jackson. The late King of Pop said "Beat It" to a lot of competitors over the years, earning 24 AMAs over the course of his career. Between 1980 and his death in 2009, he took home such prizes as Award of Achievement (1989) and Artist of the Century (2002) and earned several other notable wins across the pop and soul/R&B categories.
- #2 (tie) — Alabama. Between 1983 and 2003, the country band — famous for its hits "Mountain Music" and "Song of the South" — racked up a whopping 23 awards, winning Best Country Group nearly every year for two decades.
- #2 (tie) — Taylor Swift. There's definitely no bad blood between the AMAs and this superstar, who won her first award, Best Country Female, in 2008, and earned the title the next five years in a row.
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Nov 25, 2019 · Taylor Swift beat Michael Jackson's record of 24 all-time American Music Awards wins to become the most awarded artist in the history of the annual awards show.
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Nov 21, 2022 · The 32-year-old has now won a total of 40 AMAs, making her the most-awarded artist in AMAs history. She is followed by Michael Jackson, who had 26 wins, and Whitney Houston, who had 22.
Nov 22, 2021 · Those two prizes brought Swift's total tally of American Music Awards to 34, extending her lead as the artist with the most wins. Michael Jackson is in second place with 26 wins.
