World Music Awards

The World Music Awards (founded in 1989) is an international awards show that annually honors recording artists based on their worldwide sales figures, which are provided by the various organisations including record companies and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).

Records

Most WMAs won

• Mariah Carey has received sixteen World Music Awards, the most WMAs for any recording artist.
• Michael Jackson has the most for a male artist, with fourteen awards.

Most WMAs won in a single year

Whitney Houston has record for winning five Awards at the 1994 WMA show. Some of these include, World's Best Selling R&B

Related Topics:
Whitney Houston - 1994 - R&B

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Artist, World's Best Selling Overall Recording Artist, and World's Best Selling Recording Artist of the Era http://whfan.free.fr/awards.htm.

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Two years later, Michael Jackson tied this record at the 1996 World Music Awards show. Some of his awards include "Best Selling Album Of All Time, Thriller, Best Selling Male Artist of 1996, and Best Selling Artist Ever http://www.rajuabju.com/literature/mjawards.htm.

Related Topics:
1996 - Thriller

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