List of awards and nominations received by Tina Turner

Created by Dick Clark in 1973, the American Music Awards is an annual music awards ceremony and one of several major annual American music awards shows. Turner won 3 AMAs from eight nominations.

Tina Turner won one Cyprus Music Award from 2 nominations.

Ann-Margret presented the Essence Award to Turner on stage.

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States. Turner has won 8 Grammys from 25 nominations. She has also received 3 Grammy Hall of Fame Awards and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, giving her a total of 12 Grammys.

Note: "What's Love Got to Do with It also won the Grammy for "Song of the Year". This award was presented to songwriters Terry Britten and Graham Lyle.
Note: Tina is also represented in the Grammy Hall of Fame^[2] with three of her singles inducted: "River Deep - Mountain High" (1999); "Proud Mary" (2003); and "What's Love Got To Do With It" (2012).

In January 1988 Turner set a Guinness World Record "for the largest paying rock concert attendance for a solo artist" by performing in front of approximately 180,000 people at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,^[4][5][6] which remained until 1997.^[7] Some sources claim that she's also listed in the Guinness Book of Records for selling more concert tickets than any solo performer in history.^{[8][9][quantify][better source needed]}

British Hit Singles & Albums (originally known as The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles and The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums) is a music reference book originally published in the United Kingdom by the publishing arm of Guinness, Guinness Superlatives. Turner has been featured three times.

The IFPI Platinum Europe Awards were founded in 1996 and are awarded in recognition of one million album retail sales across Europe.^[15] Turner has received 3 awards.^[16]

The concerts received additional accolades, receiving an "Excellence Award" from Live Design Magazine.^[17]

he MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. Turner won two VMAs out of five nominations.

These are the awards Tina Turner only won. The awards she didn't are not included.

The Pollstar Concert Industry Awards aim to reward the best in the business of shows and concerts.^[18] Turner has received 5 awards.

• Inducted to the Hall alongside former husband Ike Turner in 1991.

The Tony Award recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. Tina Turner has received one nomination.^[22]

Tina Turner won a special award for Lifelong Contribution to the Music Industry, also known as Legend Award, at the World Music Awards.

Tina Turner Museum received 9 awards at the Tennessee Association of Museums Conference, the Discovery Park of America in Union City.

Record World magazine (1946–1982) was one of the three main music industry trade magazines in the United States, along with Billboard and Cash Box magazines, The Record World Awards were an annual award given to most successful artists in the US.

R&B POLL RESULTS – Week ending April 25, 1964^[29]

AARP Awards

Turner has also received the following honors:

• 1967: Turner was the first black artist and first female on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine (Issue No. 2).^[96]
• 1977: She was named the most exciting woman of the year by International Bachelor's Society.^[97]
• 1987: Berolina Award honored Turner as the biggest influence in music in Germany.^[98]
• 1990: Turner was voted Best International female Singer of the year in Europe by Goldene Europa.^[99]
• 1993: World Music Awards presented Turner with the Legend Award.^[100]
• 1993: Essence Awards honored Turner^[101] with the Living Legend Award.^[102]
• 1996: Turner received the accolade of Légion d'Honneur from the French education minister.^[103]
• 1997: Hanes honored Turner for having the sexiest legs in the entertainment business.^[104]
• 1999: MOBO Awards honored Turner^[105] with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
• 1999: Turner was named one of The Sexiest Stars Over 50 by the American Association of Retired Persons.^[106]
• 1999: Turner ranked number 2 on VH1's list of 100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll.^[107]
• 2002: Turner ranked number 6 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists of All Time.^[108]
• 2002: Tennessee State Route 19 between Brownsville and Nutbush was named "Tina Turner Highway".^{[109][110][111]}
• 2002: She was voted at number 56 in Q magazine's list of the Top 100 Women Who Rock The World.^[112]
• 2003: "What's Love Got to Do with It" was included in VH1's list of the 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 years.^[113]
• 2003: Turner was included on VH1's list of the "200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons of All Time".^[114]
• 2003: Rolling Stone ranked Proud Mary: The Best of Ike & Tina Turner number 212 on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (number 214 on 2012 revised list).^[115][116]
• 2004: People ranked her 1985 performance of "What's Love Got to Do With It" as one of the ten best Grammy moments.^[117]
• 2005: Turner was one of 25 African-American women saluted at Oprah Winfrey's Legends Ball, a three-day celebration honoring their contributions to art, entertainment, and civil rights.^[118]
• 2006: Turner was voted one of The Sexiest Celebrity Grandparents of the Year by The Grand Magazine.^[119]
• 2007: Turner was ranked at number 19 on BET's "Top 25 Dancers of All Time".^[120]
• 2008: Rolling Stone ranked Turner number 17 on their list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.^[121]
• 2008: Turner was selected as the woman most admired by The Washington Post.^[122]
• 2009: Time ranked her 1985 performance of "What's Love Got to Do With It" as one of the Top 10 Grammy moments.^[123]
• 2010: Rolling Stone ranked Turner number 63 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.^[124]
• 2011: Turner was ranked number 20 on a list of the greatest singers ever by NME.^[125]
• 2012: Turner ranked number 34 on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time.^[126][127]
• 2012: Turner ranked number 22 on a list of the 100 hottest female singers of all time by complex.com.^[128]
• 2013: Turner covered Vogue Germany, becoming the oldest person (aged 73) to cover Vogue magazine (surpassing Meryl Streep, aged 62, who covered the American Vogue in 2012).^[129]
• 2013: Turner ranked number 6 on a list of the most loved singers in Switzerland by the Swiss TV channel SRF 1.^[130]
• 2013: Turner was ranked number 2 on a list of the 10 biggest musical comebacks of all time by Toronto Sun.^[131]
• 2014: Turner was ranked number 2 on a list of The 15 Greatest Legs In The Music Biz by VH1.^[132][133]
• 2014: Turner was inducted into the Soul Music Hall of Fame.^[134]
• 2015: Turner was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame.^[135]
• 2015: Turner ranked number 4 on 11 Hair Icons of all time by Hype Hair.^[136]
• 2015: The Tina Turner Museum won nine awards at The Tennessee Association of Museums Conference in a ceremony at Discovery Park of America.^[137]
• 2015: Turner ranked number 33 on MetroNOW's list of the Top 50 Gay Icons.^[138]
• 2015: Rolling Stone ranked Ike & Tina Turner number 2 on their list of the 20 Greatest Duos of All Time.^[139]
• 2015: Ike & Tina Turner were inducted into the St. Louis Classic Rock Hall of Fame.^[140]
• 2015: Turner was ranked number 29 in Billboard magazine's list of the "35 Greatest R&B Artists of All Time".^[141]
• 2016: Turner ranked number 2 on a list of the Top 5 Greatest Voices in the History of Rock Music by ppcorn.com.^[142]
• 2016: Turner was ranked number 55 on a list of the 75 Greatest Women of All Time by Esquire.^[143]
• 2018: Billboard listed Turner's performance in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) film as the 68th best performance of a musician in a box-office film.^[144]
• 2018: Turner's Private Dancer album appeared on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Albums of the 1980s and was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.^[145]
• 2018: Billboard ranked Turner at number 37 on their Top 60 Female Artists of All-Time list.^[146]
• 2019: Turner was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame.^[147]
• 2020: Turner was ranked as one of the 50 greatest voices of the 80s by MTV.^[148]
• 2020: Billboard included Turner on its list of the 100 Greatest Music Video Artists of All Time.^[149]
• 2020: Private Dancer was added to the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress.^[150]
• 2021: Turner became a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee.^[151]
• 2021: Turner received an honorary doctorate for her "unique musical and artistic life's work" from the Philosophical and Historical Faculty of the University of Bern.^[152]
• 2023: Rolling Stone ranked Turner number 55 on their list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.^[153]
• 2023: The song "What's Love Got to Do With It" appeared on Billboard's list of the 500 best pop songs of all time.^[154]
• 2023–2024: Smooth Radio ranked Turner number 8 on their list of the top music icons of all time.^[155]
• 2025: Forbes ranked her number 9 on The 50 Black Female Singers With Incredible Vocals List^[156] and number five on their list of the best female singers of the 80s.^[157]
• 2025: Turner was selected for induction into the National Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame.^[158]
• 2025: A statue of Turner was unveiled in Brownsville, Tennessee.^[159]