Kenny Rogers

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

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Kenny Rogers's career is marked by extraordinary achievements. He sold over 100 million records worldwide, with more than 120 hit singles. He spent over 200 weeks atop the country and pop album charts. In 1986, readers of USA Today and People voted him their Favorite Singer of All Time. His song "The Gambler" was added to the National Recording Registry in 2018. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013.

AwardsKenny Rogers won three Grammy Awards, including Best Country Vocal Performance for "The Gambler" and a collaboration with Ronnie Milsap. He received 19 American Music Awards, 10 Academy of Country Music Awards, and 5 Country Music Association Awards. He also won 9 People's Choice Awards.

Honours & Distinctions

Country Music Hall of Fame Induction

Country Music Hall of Fame·2013

Inducted for his contributions to country music.

National Recording Registry

Library of Congress·2018

The Gambler selected for preservation.

Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Hollywood Walk of Fame·1984

Located at 6666 Hollywood Boulevard.

Horatio Alger Award

Horatio Alger Association·1990

Honored for overcoming adversity.

Rankings & Lists

Favorite Singer of All Time

USA Today / People·1986

Magazine Covers

Time

1980

Kenny Rogers

People

1978

Kenny Rogers: The Gambler

Rolling Stone

1979

Kenny Rogers

Records & Feats

First artist to have a top-10 hit in each of six decades

Chart Record·2010

Kenny Rogers charted top-10 hits on Billboard country charts from the 1960s through the 2010s.