Michael Jackson was a musician.
Grammy Legend Award . The next year four more musicians ( Aretha Franklin , Billy Joel , Johnny Cash and Quincy Jones ) were acknowledged with Grammy Legend Awards . The award was given to Barbra Streisand in 1992 and Michael Jackson in 1993 . Michael Jackson . His other achievements include multiple Guinness World Records , 13 Grammy Awards , the Grammy Legend Award , the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award , 26 American Music Awards -- more than any other artist -- including the `` Artist of the Century '' and `` Artist of the 1980s '' , 13 number-one singles in the United States during his solo career -- more than any other male artist in the Hot 100 era -- and estimated sales of over 350 million records worldwide .