List of awards and nominations received by Donna Summer
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One time Juno Award nomination for Best Selling International Single, "I Feel Love"
Three Multi-Platinum albums in the United States
Eleven of her albums went Gold in the United States
Twelve Gold singles
Six American Music Awards
She was the first female African American to receive an MTV Video Music Awards nomination ("Best Female Video" and "Best Choreography" for "She Works Hard for the Money")
Summer is Billboard's top charting Hot 100 artist from 1976 to 1982 (pre MTV era), with 12 top 10 singles.
Summer was the first artist to score three consecutive number-one double albums
Summer was twice honored by the Dance Music Hall of Fame; once with her induction as a recording artist and again with the induction for her influential single "I Feel Love"[3]
Summer's Billboard number-one Disco/Club Play hits spans from 1975's "Love to Love You Baby" through 2010's "To Paris with Love"
In 2013, Summer was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[4]
Summer was nominated for Best Original Song – Motion Picture of 35th Golden Globe Awards (1978) with John Barry
Donna Summer stands alone as the only artist to win awards in 4 different genres: R&B, rock, dance and gospel. She has been nominated in 5 different genres: pop, R&B, rock, dance and gospel. She has received 5 Grammy Awards out of 18 nominations.[6]