A success timeline featuring the most significant achievements of Tony Bennett.
Tony Bennett (Anthony Dominick Benedetto) was a highly acclaimed American jazz and traditional pop singer. He amassed 20 Grammy Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Recognized as a National Endowments for the Arts Jazz Master and a Kennedy Center Honoree, Bennett significantly contributed to arts education by founding the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts and co-founding Exploring the Arts. His global record sales exceeded 50 million, earning him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, solidifying his place as a music icon.
In 1951, Tony Bennett had his first number-one popular song, "Because of You", marking a significant milestone in his early career.
In 1951, Tony Bennett's "Because of You" reached number one on the pop charts and stayed there for ten weeks, selling over a million copies and marking his first major hit.
In 1953, Tony Bennett's "Rags to Riches" became his third number-one hit, topping the charts for eight weeks, marking another significant achievement in his early career.
In 1986, Henry Mancini's theme song "Life in a Looking Glass" from the film That's Life, sung by Tony Bennett, received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song.
In 1986, Tony Bennett re-signed with Columbia Records, gaining creative control, and released "The Art of Excellence", his first album to reach the charts since 1972.
In 1997, Tony Bennett was inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame.
In 2001, Tony Bennett was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
In 2001, Tony Bennett was chosen as the official artist for the Kentucky Derby.
In 2001, Tony Bennett's signature song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco", was ranked 23rd on an RIAA/NEA list of the most historically significant Songs of the 20th Century.
In 2002, Tony Bennett received a lifetime achievement award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).
On December 4, 2005, Tony Bennett was the recipient of a Kennedy Center Honor.
On August 19, 2016, Tony Bennett was honored with the unveiling of an 8-foot tall statue in front of the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, attended by prominent political figures and serenaded by a choir.
On December 20, 2016, NBC televised a special concert titled "Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best Is Yet to Come" in honor of Tony Bennett's 90th birthday.
In 2021, with the release of the duo's second album, Love for Sale, Tony Bennett broke the record for the longest run of a top-10 album on the Billboard 200 chart and the Guinness World Record for the oldest person to release an album of new material, at the age of 95 years and 60 days.
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