Latin Grammy Award records
Throughout the thirteen-year history of the Latin Grammy Awards, multiple records have been set. This page includes competitive awards only and does not include special awards such as Lifetime Achievement awards or any other non-competitive awards presented by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.
Awards
Most Latin Grammys won
and Eduardo Cabra "Visitante" have won the most Latin Grammy Awards, winning a total of 24 awards.| Awards | Artist | |
| 24 | Residente | |
| 24 | Eduardo Cabra | |
| 23 | Juanes | |
| 22 | Calle 13 | |
| 21 | Juan Luis Guerra | |
| 18 | Alejandro Sanz | |
| 16 | Gustavo Santaolalla | |
| 15 | Sergio George |
Most Latin Grammys won by a male artist
and Eduardo Cabra "Visitante" with 24 awards, have won more than any other male artist.| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| Artist | René Pérez Joglar "Residente" Eduardo Cabra "Visitante" | Juanes | Juan Luis Guerra Alejandro Sanz | Carlos Vives, Caetano Veloso | Emmanuel del Real |
| Total | 24 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 11 |
Most Latin Grammys won by a female artist
with 12 awards has won more awards than any other female artist.| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| Artist | Shakira | Natalia Lafourcade | Maria Rita | Aline Barros | Mercedes Sosa, Julieta Venegas |
| Total | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Most Latin Grammys won by a group
has won 22 awards, more than any other group.| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| Artist | Calle 13 | Café Tacuba, Banda el Recodo | Maná, Jesse & Joy, Los Tigres del Norte | Molotov | Grupo Pesado |
| Total | 22 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Most Latin Grammys won by a producer
with 21 awards has won more awards than any other producer.| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| Producer | Juan Luis Guerra | Gustavo Santaolalla | Sergio George | Rafael Arcaute | Sebastian Krys |
| Total | 21 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Most Latin Grammys won by an engineer or mixer
with 11 awards, has won more than any other engineer or mixer.| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| Engineer or Mixer | Sebastian Krys Thom Russo | Rafael Arcaute, Aníbal Kerpel Javier Garza Rafa Sardina | Carlos Alvarez, Mike Couzzi | Emilio Estefan, Benny Faccone | Ronnie Torres |
| Total | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Youngest Winner
is the youngest Latin Grammy winner. In 2008 he won Best Latin Children's Album at nine years of age.Oldest Winner
Colombian musician Magín Díaz was awarded Best Recording Package for his album, El Orisha de la rosa at age 94 in 2017.Most Honored Albums
Entren Los Que Quieran by Calle 13 is the most honored album in Latin Grammy history. It won nine awards in 2011.| Rank | 1st | 2nd |
| Album | Entren Los Que Quieran by Calle 13 | La Llave de Mi Corazón by Juan Luis Guerra Un Día Normal by Juanes El Mal Querer by Rosalía |
| Total | 9 | 6 |
Most Record of the Year wins
The Record of the Year award is given to the performers, producers, recording engineers, mixing engineers and mastering engineers for commercially released singles or tracks of new vocal or instrumental recordings in Spanish or Portuguese language. Due to the increasing musical changes in the industry, from 2012 the category includes 10 nominees. Alejandro Sanz has won the most awards in the category with five wins out of nine nominations.;Performers
| Awards | Artist | |
| 5 | Alejandro Sanz | |
| 2 | Juanes | |
| 2 | Shakira | |
| 2 | Calle 13 | |
| 2 | Jorge Drexler |
;Producers/engineers
| Awards | Producer/engineer | |
| 2 | Benny Faccone | |
| 2 | Gustavo Santaolalla | |
| 2 | Anibal Kerpel | |
| 2 | Thom Russo | |
| 2 | Lulo Pérez | |
| 2 | Rafael Arcaute |
Most Album of the Year wins
The Album of the Year award is given to the performers, producers, recording engineers, mixing engineers and mastering engineers for vocal or instrumental albums with 51% of newly recorded material. Due to the increasing musical changes in the industry, from 2012 the category includes 10 nominees. Beginning in 2018, songwriters are eligible for the accolade if 33% of the playing time are written by them. Juan Luis Guerra is the performer with the most wins in the category with four awards, including one as a producer, while Allan Leschhorn has also received four awards as recording and mixing engineer.;Performers
| Awards | Artist | |
| 5 | Juan Luis Guerra | |
| 3 | Alejandro Sanz | |
| 3 | Juanes | |
| 2 | Luis Miguel | |
| 2 | Calle 13 |
;Producers/engineers
| Awards | Producer/engineer | |
| 4 | Allan Leschhorn | |
| 3 | Ronnie Torres | |
| 3 | Adam Ayan |
Most Song of the Year wins
The Song of the Year award is given to the songwriters of new songs containing at least 51% of lyrics in Spanish or Portuguese language. Instrumental songs and cover versions are not eligible. Due to the increasing musical changes in the industry, from 2012 the category includes 10 nominees. Alejandro Sanz is the most awarded songwriter in the category with four wins out of eight nominations.| Awards | Artist | |
| 4 | Alejandro Sanz | |
| 2 | Juanes | |
| 2 | Shakira | |
| 2 | Carlos Vives | |
| 2 | Andrés Castro |
Single Ceremony
Most Latin Grammys won in one night
holds the record for most Latin Grammys won in one night with nine wins in 2011.| Rank | 1st | 2nd |
| Artist | Calle 13 | Juanes, Juan Luis Guerra |
| Awards | 9 | 5 |
Most Latin Grammys won by a male artist is one night
and Juan Luis Guerra share the record for most Latin Grammys won in one night which is five. Juanes won five awards in 2003 and again in 2008. Juan Luis Guerra won five awards in 2007.Most Latin Grammys won by a female artist in one night
and Natalia Lafourcade hold the record for most Latin Grammys won in one night by a female artist which is four. Shakira won four awards in 2006, while Natalia Lafourcade won four awards in 2015.Most Latin Grammys won by a group in one night
with nine wins in 2011, holds the record for most wins by a group in one night.Most Latin Grammys awarded to an album on one night
In 2011 Calle 13's Entren Los Que Quieran won nine awards. It won Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Urban Album, Best Urban Song, Best Alternative Song, Best Tropical Song, Producer of the Year and Best Short Form Music Video.| Rank | 1st | 2nd |
| Album | Entren Los Que Quieran by Calle 13 | La Llave de Mi Corazón by Juan Luis Guerra |
| Awards | 9 | 6 |
Most awards in one night by a country
In 2012, Mexico won a total of fifteen awards.| Rank | 1st | 2nd |
| Country | Mexico | Brazil Mexico |
| Awards | 15 | 13 |
Nominations
Most Latin Grammy nominations
holds the record of most Latin Grammy nominations with 42.| Nominations | Artist | |
| 44 | Residente | |
| 38 | Eduardo Cabra | |
| 36 | Juanes | |
| 33 | Calle 13 |
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Artist | René Pérez Joglar "Residente" | Calle 13 | Juanes | Eduardo Cabra "Visitante" | Alejandro Sanz | Juan Luis Guerra | Carlos Vives | Caetano Veloso | Gustavo Santaolalla | Shakira, Daddy Yankee |
| Total | 42 | 40 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 |