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U2 performing at Madison Square Garden in November 2005. |
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| Award | Won | |
| BRIT Awards | 8 | |
| MTV Video Music Awards | 6 | |
| Grammy Awards | 22 | |
| Q Awards | 11 | |
| Pollstar Awards | 12 | |
| Juno Awards | 3 | |
| Billboard Music Awards | 1 | |
| American Music Awards | 1 | |
| Meteor Ireland Music Awards | 15 | |
| NME Awards | 3 | |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society awards | 1 | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1 | |
| People's Choice Awards | 2 | |
| World Music Awards | 2 | |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | Inductee | |
| Total | ||
| Awards won | 86 | |
| Footnotes | ||
This is a comprehensive list of major music awards received by U2, an Irish rock band that formed in 1976, and whose members are Adam Clayton, Bono, The Edge, and Larry Mullen Jr.. U2 have been one of the most popular acts in the world since the mid-1980s. The band has sold more than 145 million albums worldwide[1][2] and has won 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other rock band.[3]
U2 formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency. By the mid-1980s, however, the band had become a top international act, noted for its anthemic sound, Bono's impassioned vocals, and The Edge's textural guitar playing. Their success as a live act was greater than their success as a record-selling act until their 1987 album, The Joshua Tree, which brought them mega-stardom.[4]
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The American Music Awards are awarded annually. U2 has won one AMA.
| Year | Award[5][6][7] |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Internet Fans Award |
The Billboard Music Awards are sponsored by Billboard magazine and is held annually in December. The awards are based on sales data by Nielsen SoundScan and radio information by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. U2 has one award from two nominations.[8]
| Year | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Top Duo/Group | Nominated |
| Top Touring Artist | Won |
The BRIT Awards are awarded annually by the British Phonographic Industry. U2 has won 8 BRIT awards.
| Year | Award[9] |
|---|---|
| 1983 | Best Live Act (discretionary award) |
| 1988 | Best International Group |
| 1989 | Best International Group |
| 1990 | Best International Group |
| 1992 | Best International Group |
| 1998 | Best International Group |
| 2001 | Best International Group |
| Outstanding Contribution To Music |
Craig Awards is an award ceremony established in 2010. U2 have won one award.
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | U2 360° Tour | Best Tour | Won |
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in the United States. To date, U2 are tied with Stevie Wonder in having won the most Grammy Awards of any artist of contemporary music with a total of 22 awards. They have won Best Performance by a Rock Duo or Group seven times, while winning Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Rock Album all twice.[10][11]
The Golden Globes are awarded annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. U2 was nominated four times for Best Original Song: Their song "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" from the Wim Wenders Movie Faraway, So Close! was nominated in 1994, but lost against Bruce Springsteen's "Streets of Philadelphia". For "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" from Batman Forever they were nominated again in 1996, but again no win (Winner: "Colors of the Wind" by Vanessa Williams). Finally, in 2003, they received the Award for "The Hands That Built America", which appeared in Gangs of New York. In 2010 their song "Winter" for the film Brothers was also nominated but lost against the song "The Weary Kind" by Ryan Bingham for Crazy Heart.[12] The Edge of U2 described how the band plans to celebrate the nomination. "I think we might have a pint of Guinness in honor of (director) Jim (Sheridan) and his great piece of work.[13]
| Year | Award | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Best Original Song[14] | "The Hands That Built America" |
The Meteor Music Awards have been awarded annually by Meteor since 2001. U2 have won 15 Meteor Awards.
| Year | Award[15] | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Best Irish Band | |
| Best Irish Rock Group Album | All That You Can't Leave Behind | |
| Best Irish Songwriter (awarded to Bono and The Edge) | ||
| 2002 | Best Irish Rock Band | |
| Best Irish Rock Album | All That You Can't Leave Behind | |
| Best Irish Rock Single | "Walk On" | |
| Best Irish Video | "Elevation" | |
| Best Irish Live Performance | ||
| Best Irish Songwriter (awarded to Bono) | ||
| Best Irish Musician (awarded to The Edge) | ||
| 2003 | Best Group | |
| Humanitarian Award (awarded to Bono) | ||
| 2006 | Best Irish Band | |
| Best Irish Album | How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb | |
| Best Live Performance | Their performance at Croke Park |
The MTV Video Music Awards are awarded annually by MTV. U2 have won 6 VMAs.
| Year | Award | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Viewer's Choice[16] | "With or Without You" |
| 1989 | Best Video from a Film[17] | "When Love Comes to Town" |
| 1992 | Best Special Effects in a Video[18] Best Group Video[18] |
"Even Better Than the Real Thing" |
| 1995 | International Viewer's Choice Award—MTV Europe[19] | "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" |
| 2001 | Video Vanguard Award[19] |
The Q Awards are awarded annually by Q magazine. U2 have won 10 Q Awards.
| Year | Award[20] |
|---|---|
| 1990 | Best Act in the World Today |
| 1991 | Best Act in the World Today |
| 1992 | Best Act in the World Today |
| 1993 | Best Act in the World Today |
| 1994 | Merit Award |
| 1996 | Q Inspiration Award |
| 2004 | Q Icon |
| 2005 | Best Live Act[21] |
| 2006 | The Q Innovation In Sound Award (awarded to The Edge)[22] |
| The Q Award of Awards[23] | |
| 2011 | Greatest Act of the Last 25 Years |
| Year | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Favorite Musical Group or Band | Won |
| 2006 | Favorite Tour Artist | Won |
| 2012 | Favorite Tour Headliner | Pending |
| Year | Award [24] |
|---|---|
| 1987 | Major Tour of the Year |
| 1992 | Most Creative Stage Production |
| 2001 | Major Tour of the Year |
| Most Creative Stage Production | |
| Personal Manager of the Year (Paul McGuinness - U2) | |
| Road Warrior of the Year (Jake Berry - U2) | |
| 2005 | Major Tour of the Year |
| Most Creative Stage Production | |
| Road Warrior of the Year (Jake Berry - U2) | |
| 2009 | Major Tour of the Year |
| Most Creative Stage Production | |
| Road Warrior of the Year (Jake Berry - U2) |
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| Juno Awards | |
| 1989 | International Entertainer of the Year |
| 1993 | International Entertainer of the Year |
| 2002 | Jack Richardson Best Producer Award (Daniel Lanois) |
| NME Awards | |
| 2001 | Best Rock Act |
| Godlike Genius | |
| 2002 | Best Live Act |
In 1989 and 1993, U2 won Juno Awards for International Entertainer of the Year, and subsequently, producer Daniel Lanois won the Jack Richardson Best Producer Award for the production of "Beautiful Day" and "Elevation".[25] In 1992, U2 won No. 1 Album Tracks Artist at the Billboard Music Awards for "Mysterious Ways".[26] In 2001, they received both the NME Award for "Godlike Genius" and "Best Rock Act".[27] The following year, they received the award for "Best Live Act".[28] In 2003 they received both the Golden Globe Award[29] and Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award[30] for Best Song for "The Hands That Built America", which appeared in Gangs of New York. The following year they won Favorite Group at the People's Choice Awards.[31] In 2005 the band was inducted into the Cleveland-based Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[32]
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