This is an incomplete list of awards, honours and recognitions of Lata Mangeshkar.
- 1969 - Padma Bhushan[1]
- 1974 - Recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records for having sung the most songs in the world
- 1980 - Presented key of the city of Georgetown, Guyana, South America
- 1980 - Honorary Citizenship of The Republic of Surinam, South America
- 1985 - June 9, declared as Asia Day in honour of her arrival in Toronto, Canada
- 1987 - Honorary Citizenship of USA in Houston, Texas
- 1989 - Dada Saheb Phalke Award[2]
- 1990 - Raja-Lakshmi Award by Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation, Chennai[1]
- 1993 - Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
- 1996 - Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award
- 1997 - Rajiv Gandhi Award [1]
- 1998 - Lifetime Achievement Award by the South Indian Educational Society [[2]]
- 1999 - NTR Award
- 1999 - Padma Vibhushan[1]
- 1999 - Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement
- 2000 - Lifetime Achievement Award by IIFA in London
- 2000 - Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar by the Chaturang Pratishthan
- 2001 - Best Playback Singer of the Millennium (female) by Hero Honda and file magazine "Stardust". [3]
- 2001 - Recipient of Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award [4]
- 2001 - Noorjehan Award (First Recipient)
- 2001 - Maharashtra Ratna (First Recipient)
- 2002 - Felicitation By CII (For Contribution to Music & the Film Industry)
- 2002 - Hakim Khan Sur Award (For National Integration by Maharana Mewar Foundation)
- 2002 - Asha Bhosle Award (First Recipient)
- 2004 - Living Legend Award by the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). [5]
- 2005 - Legend Honour by Sahara One Sangeet Awards [6] [7]
- 2006 - Life Achievement Award by Merrill Lynch investment managers and Adora (India's second largest diamond exporter) [8]
