Calvin Harris

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Honours

Rankings

Covers

Records

Calvin Harris holds several remarkable records. He broke Michael Jackson's UK record for the most top ten singles from one album with 18 Months, which produced nine top ten hits. He was the first artist to have three songs simultaneously in the top 10 of Billboard's Dance/Electronic Songs chart. Harris also holds the Official Charts Company record for the most UK number one singles in the 2010s. He was the first UK solo artist to surpass one billion streams on Spotify. Forbes ranked him the world's highest-paid DJ for six consecutive years from 2013 to 2018, a testament to his commercial dominance. He has won a Grammy, two Brit Awards, and an Ivor Novello Award, among many others.

AwardsHarris has won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video for "We Found Love" (2013), two Brit Awards for British Producer of the Year and British Single of the Year (both 2019), an Ivor Novello Award for PRS for Music Most Performed Work (2013), and a Billboard Music Award for Top Dance/Electronic Artist (2015). He also won an MTV Europe Music Award for Best UK & Ireland Act (2014), an NRJ Music Award for Best International DJ (2015), and multiple International Dance Music Awards and Scottish Music Awards.

Honours & Distinctions

Debrett's 500 List

Debrett's·2017

Listed as one of the UK's most influential people.

Guinness World Record

Guinness World Records·2012

Most top ten singles from one album on the UK Singles Chart (9 singles from 18 Months).

Forbes Highest-Paid DJ

Forbes·2013

Ranked #1 for six consecutive years (2013–2018).

First UK solo artist to surpass 1 billion streams on Spotify

Spotify·2018

First UK solo artist to reach this milestone.

First artist to place three songs simultaneously in top 10 of Billboard's Dance/Electronic Songs chart

Billboard·2014

Achieved in October 2014.

Rankings & Lists

Greatest of All Time Top Dance/Electronic Artists

Billboard·2020

#11

Top 100 DJs

DJ Mag·2013

World's Highest-Paid DJs

Forbes·2013

Magazine Covers

Rolling Stone

July 2013

Calvin Harris: The World's Most Successful DJ

GQ UK

August 2014

Calvin Harris: The Man Who Changed Pop

Billboard

November 2015

Calvin Harris: The Highest-Paid DJ in the World

Forbes

August 2016

Calvin Harris: How He Built a $100 Million Empire

DJ Mag

November 2017

Calvin Harris: The King of EDM

Records & Feats

Most UK top ten singles from one album

Chart Record·2012

9 top ten singles from 18 Months, breaking Michael Jackson's record.

First artist to have three songs simultaneously in top 10 of Billboard's Dance/Electronic Songs chart

Chart Record·2014

Achieved in October 2014.

Most UK number one singles in the 2010s

Chart Record·2019

Holds the Official Charts Company record.

First UK solo artist to surpass 1 billion streams on Spotify

Career Milestone·2018

Milestone reached in 2018.

World's highest-paid DJ for six consecutive years

Career Milestone·2018

Ranked #1 by Forbes from 2013 to 2018.