Memorize these and you could recognize 21.2% of all Music Awards clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Sinatra | 6 | 1965 "was a very good year" for this crooner--he won a Grammy as Best Male Vocalist |
| 2 | Eric Clapton | 4 | Among his 6 Grammys was one for an acoustic version of "Layla" |
| 3 | Lady Gaga | 3 | Opening the show with "Poker Face", she raked in 2 Grammys on the night |
| 4 | Alicia Keys | 3 | Before singing her hit "No One", she kicked off the telecast by duetting with Frank Sinatra |
| 5 | The Beatles | 3 | The Anita Kerr singers won a 1965 Grammy for Best Vocal Group Performance over this quartet's "Help!" |
| 6 | U2 | 2 | 2000:"Beautiful Day",2001:"Walk On" |
| 7 | Stevie Wonder | 2 | His awards for R&B Song & Male Vocal for "For Your Love" were called "Predictable" |
| 8 | Roberta Flack | 2 | 1973:"Killing Me Softly With His Song" |
| 9 | Quincy Jones | 2 | The album "Back on the Block" was responsible for 5 of his 6 Grammys |
| 10 | Peter Gunn | 2 | Henry Mancini's music from this Craig Stevens TV series won "Album of the Year" in 1959 |
| 11 | Norah Jones | 2 | Best New Artist winners include John Legend, Maroon 5 & this jazzy singer of "Don't Know Why" |
| 12 | Michael Jackson | 2 | In accepting his Grammy Legend Award, he stated that "Me and Janet really are two different people" |
| 13 | Michael J. Fox | 2 | This "Back to the Future" star won the 2009 Best Spoken Word Album for "Always Looking Up" |
| 14 | Magic Johnson | 2 | This former NBA star won a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for "What You Can Do to Avoid AIDS" |
| 15 | John Mayer | 2 | He had something simple & eloquent to say in 2009 when he won for "Say""I just--I love making music, and I hope you all do, too. It's the best thing i... |
| 16 | It Takes a Village | 2 | In 1997 Hillary Clinton won for reading this book of hers about how we raise children |
| 17 | Gilda Radner | 2 | This comedienne's "It's Always Something" won as 1989's Best Spoken Word Recording |
| 18 | Billy Joel | 2 | Although he didn't win for his "River of Dreams" album, he performed the single on the telecast |
| 19 | Ben Kingsley | 2 | "The Words of Gandhi"(1984) |
| 20 | Aretha Franklin | 2 | One of the high points of the telecast was her performance of her 1967 hit "A Natural Woman" |
| 21 | "We Are The World" | 2 | This song's recording session occurred right after the 1985 American Music Awards & lasted all night long |
| 22 | Steve Martin | 2 | In 1977 this comedian's "Let's Get Small" album won a Grammy for Best Comedy Recording |
| 23 | Stephen Colbert | 2 | This late night TV host won in 2013 for "America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't" |