List of awards and nominations received by Queen
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The following is a list of awards and nominations received by the British rock band Queen.
Accolades
Inductions
| Year | Induction |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Queen was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[1] |
| 2002 | Queen were given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[2] |
| 2003 | Queen was the first band, rather than just individual, to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.[3] |
| 2004 | The band was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame.[4] |
| 2004 | "Bohemian Rhapsody" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[5] |
| 2004 | Queen were inducted into the RockWalk of Fame (at Guitar Center on Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard)[6] |
| 2006 | Queen was the first band inducted into the VH1 Rock Honors.[7] |
| 2018 | Queen was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.[8] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | British Single of the Year | Won |
| 1982 | Greatest Hits | British Album of the Year | Nominated |
| 1985 | The Works | British Album of the Year | Nominated |
| Queen | British Group | Nominated | |
| 1990 | "The Invisible Man" | British Video of the Year | Nominated |
| Queen | Outstanding Contribution to Music | Won | |
| 1992 | "These Are the Days of Our Lives" | British Single of the Year | Won |
| Queen | British Group | Nominated | |
| Freddie Mercury | Outstanding Contribution to Music | Won | |
| 2005 | "We Are the Champions" | British Song of 25 Year | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | Best Selling British Record | Won |
| 1981 | "Flash" | The Best Film Song, Theme or Score | Nominated |
| "Another One Bites the Dust" | International Hit of the Year | Nominated | |
| 1987 | Themselves | Outstanding Contribution to British Music | Won |
| 1992 | "These Are the Days of Our Lives" | Best Selling A-Side | Won |
| "The Show Must Go On" | Best Song Musically And Lyrically | Nominated | |
| 2005 | Themselves | Outstanding Song Collection | Won |
The Billboard Music Awards are an annual awards show from Billboard. The awards are based on sales data by Nielsen SoundScan and radio information by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | |||
| Themselves | Top Rock Artist | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Bohemian Rhapsody: The Original Soundtrack | Top Soundtrack | Nominated |
- Other awards
- 1974
- Sounds: 3rd Best New British Band, 9th Best International Band
- Disc: 10th Brightest Hope
- NME: 2nd Most Promising New Name
- 1975
- Melody Maker: 'Band of the Year'[9]
- Record Mirror: 2nd Best British Newcomer, 2nd Best Single ("Killer Queen"), 9th International Group
- NME: 8th Best British Group, 7th Best Stage Band, 4th Most Promising Group In The World, 3rd Most Promising New Name, 17th Best World Group
- Disc: Top Live Band, Top International Group, Top British Group, Top Single ("Killer Queen"), 3rd Best Album (Sheer Heart Attack), 5th Best Album (Queen II)
- Ivor Novello Award to Mercury for "Killer Queen"[10]
- Golden Lion Award (Belgium) to Mercury for "Killer Queen"
- Carl Allen Award for contribution to the Ballroom Dancing Industry
- 1976
- NME: 1st British Stage Band, 2nd Group, 5th World Group, 3rd World Stage Band, Mercury: 7th World Singer, May: 3rd Top Guitarist, 1st British Single ("Bohemian Rhapsody"), 2nd Album ("A Night at the Opera")
- Record Mirror / Disc: 1st Best British Group, 1st World Group, No. 1 Single ("Bohemian Rhapsody"), No. 6 Album (A Night at the Opera), Mercury: 5th British Singer, 6th World Singer, 4th British Songwriter, 5th World Songwriter, May: 4th British Musician, 4th World Musician
- Sound: Best Band, Best Album (A Night at the Opera), Best Single ("Bohemian Rhapsody")[11]
- Ivor Novello Award to Mercury for "Bohemian Rhapsody"[10]
- 1977
- Brit Award: Best British Single of the Last 25 Years ("Bohemian Rhapsody")[12]
- Grammy Award nominations: Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus and Best Arrangement for Voices ("Bohemian Rhapsody")
- Europe One Radio: Most Potential Rock Band
- 1979
- Music Life, Japan: Top Group, Top Album (Jazz), Top Single, Top Singer, Top Guitarist, Top Drummer, Top Bass Player
- 1980
- Juno Awards, Canada: Best Group, Best International Single ("Another One Bites the Dust"), Best International Album (The Game)
- Record World USA: Top Male Group, Top Producer, Top Disco Crossover (All awarded for "Another One Bites the Dust")
- Dick Clark Awards USA: Best Band
- Circus Magazine USA: 2nd Best Group, 1st Live Show, No. 1 Album (The Game), No. 1 Single ("Another One Bites the Dust"), No.3 Single ("Crazy Little Thing Called Love"), Mercury: 2nd Male Vocalist, 3rd Best Songwriter, 3rd Best Keyboard Player; 3rd Best Guitarist, 3rd Best Bassist, 3rd Best Drummer
- 1981
- Grammy Award nominations: Producer of the Year (Non-Classical) with Mack (The Game) and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal ("Another One Bites the Dust")
- American Music Award: Favorite Pop/Rock Single ("Another One Bites the Dust") and nomination for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group (The Game)[9]
- Music Life, Japan: Best Group, Best Vocalist, Best Bass Player, 2nd Best Guitarist, 2nd Drummer
- NARM Award USA: Biggest Selling Single of 1980 ("Another One Bites the Dust")
- 1982
- Brit Award nomination: Best British Album (Greatest Hits)
- 1984
- Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Silver Clef Award: Outstanding Contribution to British Music
- UK Video Awards: Highly Commended in Best Compilation Category for The Works EP. Best Video award for "Radio Ga Ga"
- 1985
- Brit Award nominations: Best British Album and Best British Group (The Works)
- 1986
- Daily Mirror Reader's Poll: Top British Group, Top Male Vocalist, 5th Best Album (A Kind of Magic)
- Daily Express: Best Album Cover Award (A Kind of Magic)
- British Video Awards: Top Music Video Award (Live In Rio)
- Worldwide Music Awards: Best Worldwide Group
- 1987
- Sun: Best Male Vocalist for Mercury
- Capital Radio London: Best Group
- Ivor Novello Award: for Outstanding Contribution to British Music
- British Video Awards: Best Video, Music category for Live In Budapest
- 1988
- Golden Rose Festival, Montreux: International Music Media Conference: Best Long Form Video worldwide (The Magic Years)
- Festerio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Best video documentary (The Magic Years)
- 1989
- Independent Television Awards: Best Band of the Eighties
- US Film & Video Festival: Silver Screen Award (The Magic Years)
- Diamond Awards, Antwerp: Best Special Effects Award ("The Invisible Man")
- 1990
- Brit Award: Outstanding Contribution to Music and nomination for Best Music Video[10]
- 1991
- American Film & Video Festival, Chicago: Innuendo won 1st Prize, "I'm Going Slightly Mad" won 3rd Prize for Creative Excellence in the Art Culture and Performing Arts category
- Monitor Awards (International Teleproduction Society), New York City: Best Achievement in Music Video ("Innuendo")
- 1992
- Brit Award: Mercury received a posthumous Outstanding Contribution To Music Award, Best British Single ("These Are the Days of Our Lives") and nominations for Best British Single ("Bohemian Rhapsody") and Best British Group (Innuendo).[13]
- Ivor Novello Award: Best Single ("These Are the Days of Our Lives"), May received a Best TV Commercial Music Award ("Driven by You")
- Golden Giraffe Award: Greatest Hits II (Award given by the Association of Hungarian Record Producers)
- MTV Awards: Best Video From A Movie (Wayne's World)
- US Film & Video Festival, Chicago: Gold Camera Awards (The Freddie Mercury Tribute), (Greatest Flix II), ("The Show Must Go On") ("These Are the Days of Our Lives")
- 1993
- Ivor Novello Award: to Mercury ("Living on My Own") (posthumous)
- American Society Of Composers, Authors & Publishers: Mercury posthumously awarded for "Bohemian Rhapsody" as the Most Played Record in the U.S. of 1993
- Monitor Awards, Hollywood: "Red Couch" Awards (Greatest Flix II and "I'm Going Slightly Mad")
- 1997
- Ivor Novello Award: Best Song Lyrically & Musically ("Too Much Love Will Kill You")
- 2001
- Golden Rose Film Festival, Montreux: Prix de la Presse (Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story)
- 2002
- Grammy Award nomination: Best Long Form Music Video for Freddie Mercury (Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story)
- New York Film Festival: Gold World Medal for the Best Television and Entertainment Program (Variety Special Section), Gold World Medal for the Best Home Video (Music Video Section) for Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story
- Capital FM Awards: Outstanding Contribution to Music
- Guinness World Records: UK's best single of the past 50 years ("Bohemian Rhapsody")
- Annual DVD Awards: Best DVD-Audio/Non Video (A Night at the Opera)
- Surround Music Awards: "Most Adventurous Mix" and "Listener's Choice" (A Night at the Opera)
- 2003
- 2005
- Brit Award nomination: BRITs 25 Best Song ("We Are the Champions")
- "Don't Stop Me Now" was voted as "The Greatest Driving Song Ever" by viewers of the BBC television program Top Gear.
- 2011
- At the MTV Europe Music Awards Queen received the Global Icon award.
- 2018
- The band received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
- 2025
- The band received the Polar Music Prize.
Polls
Wikinews has related news:
- 1999 - The band was voted the greatest band in music history.[14]
- 2005 - The band's performance at Live Aid is voted two times by a large selection of musicians and critics to be the greatest live show of all time.[15]
- 2007 - The band was voted the 'Best British Band Of All Time.'[16]
- 2008 - The band enters the Grammy Hall of Fame.