BRIT Awards records: Who has won the most BRITs and who has been most nominated?
The long-standing ceremony is the highlight of the UK music industry's year.
The BRIT Awards are undoubtedly the biggest night in the UK music calendar – but for every star that goes home with one of the trophies, there are others that go home empty-handed.
Throughout the 48 years the ceremony has been held, there have been hundreds of awards dished out to the biggest and best of British music, and those who have influenced the sound and trends of the year.
Ahead of the BRIT Awards 2025, we're taking a look back at the record holders that have left the ceremony with some serious hardware, and which records are under threat of being broken.
Here are the current standing records for the BRIT Awards:
BRIT Awards records: Who has the most number of wins?
- Robbie Williams: 13
- Adele: 12
- Coldplay: 9
- Take That: 8
- Arctic Monkeys: 7
- Annie Lennox: 7
- Dua Lipa: 7
- Ed Sheeran: 7
- One Direction: 7
Robbie Williams currently holds the record with a staggering 13 wins under his belt throughout his career – or 18 wins if you include the ones during his time in Take That.
Take That alone are the fourth highest-ranking act, earning eight in total.
Williams's notable wins include the sought-after Icon Award, Outstanding Contribution to Music, and Best Male Solo Artist four times over.
Adele isn't far behind him, winning 12 awards, with three of her four albums being crowned Album of the Year when they were released.
She's also won British Female Solo Artist twice, and Song of the Year three times for Skyfall (2013), Hello (2016) and Easy On Me (2022). She was the first ever recipient of the Critics Choice Awards when it was introduced in 2008, too.
Dua Lipa currently joins Arctic Monkeys, Annie Lennox, Ed Sheeran and One Direction in having seven – making her joint fifth place on the list – but with four nominations at the 2025 ceremony, she could potentially take over Take That and Coldplay to nab third place.
BRIT Awards records: Who has the most number of nominations ever?
- Coldplay: 32
- Ed Sheeran: 22
- Blur: 20
- Adele: 19
- Take That: 18
- Dua Lipa: 16
- Radiohead: 16
- Kylie Minogue: 13
- One Direction: 12
Damon Albarn, who led Blur and Gorillaz, collectively has 31 nominations to his name, making him the second most successful artist.
Similarly, Harry Styles is also notable, who would collectively have 20 between his solo career and his time in One Direction.
Despite Radiohead ranking as one of the most recognised bands by the ceremony in its history, they have never won a BRIT Award.
RAYE currently holds the record for most amount of nominations in a single ceremony, earning seven nods at the 2024 awards. She won six.
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Tilly Pearce is a freelance TV journalist whose coverage ranges from reality shows like Love Is Blind to sci-fi shows like Fallout. She is an NCTJ Gold Standard accredited journalist, who has previously worked as Deputy TV Editor (maternity cover) at Digital Spy, and Deputy TV & Showbiz Editor at Daily Express US.
