Dr. Dre
Awards & Honours
29
Awards Won
5
Honours
9
Rankings
5
Covers
3
Records
Dr. Dre's career is marked by an extraordinary collection of achievements. He has won 10 Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year, and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of N.W.A. Billboard ranked him the number one Greatest Producer of All Time in 2019. Rolling Stone placed him fourth on its list of 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Artists in 2017. His debut solo album The Chronic set a Guinness World Record for most consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200 for a rap album. In 2014, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. TIME magazine named him one of the 100 Most Influential People twice, in 2001 and 2014. These honors reflect not just his commercial success but his profound influence on the sound and business of hip-hop.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction (as member of N.W.A)
Inducted as a member of N.W.A.
Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for contributions to music.
Guinness World Record
Most consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200 for a rap album (The Chronic).
I Am Hip Hop Award
Lifetime achievement award from BET.
ASCAP Founders Award
Honored for pioneering contributions to music.
Rankings & Lists
100 Greatest Artists of All Time
100 Greatest Hip-Hop Artists
Greatest of All Time: Hot 100 Artists
Top 25 Greatest Producers of All Time
Greatest of All Time: Rap Artists
100 Greatest Artists of Hip Hop
100 Greatest Producers Ever
100 Most Influential People
100 Greatest Rappers of All Time
Magazine Covers
TIME
April 14, 2014
The Empire of Dr. Dre
Rolling Stone
May 13, 1993
Dr. Dre: The Chronic
Forbes
May 2014
Dr. Dre: The Billion Dollar Man
Billboard
August 2015
Dr. Dre: Compton's Comeback
GQ
October 2015
Dr. Dre: The Method
Records & Feats
Most consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200 for a rap album
The Chronic spent 115 weeks on the Billboard 200, a record for a rap album at the time.
First rapper to become a billionaire through music business ventures
Dre became hip-hop's first billionaire in 2014 following Apple's acquisition of Beats Electronics.
Largest sale of a headphone company in history
Apple acquired Beats Electronics for $3 billion, the largest acquisition in Apple's history at the time.