Art Garfunkel
Awards & Honours
7
Awards Won
5
Honours
7
Rankings
2
Covers
2
Records
Art Garfunkel's career with Simon & Garfunkel earned six Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year for Bridge Over Troubled Water, one of the best-selling albums of the 1970s. The duo's music has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and they received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1977. Garfunkel was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. Bridge Over Troubled Water was also added to the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress in 2003.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee
Inducted as a member of Simon & Garfunkel.
Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
Star awarded to Simon & Garfunkel.
Grammy Hall of Fame
Multiple recordings including 'The Sound of Silence' and 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' inducted.
National Recording Registry
Bridge Over Troubled Water added to the registry.
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
Awarded for his contributions to music and culture.
Rankings & Lists
500 Greatest Albums of All Time
500 Greatest Albums of All Time
500 Greatest Songs of All Time
500 Greatest Songs of All Time
500 Greatest Songs of All Time
100 Greatest Artists of All Time
Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Artists
Magazine Covers
TIME
1970-10-12
The Troubled Water of Simon & Garfunkel
Rolling Stone
1971-02-18
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel
Records & Feats
First duo to win Album of the Year at the Grammys
Simon & Garfunkel won Album of the Year for Bridge Over Troubled Water in 1971, the first duo to do so.
Largest audience for a free concert in Central Park
The 1981 Concert in Central Park drew over 500,000 people, one of the largest concert audiences in history.