List of awards and nominations received by Queen
The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Queen.
Accolades
Inductions
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'[8]
- 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"[9]
- 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")[10]
- Ivor Novello Award to Mercury for "Bohemian Rhapsody"[9]
- 1977
- The BRIT Awards: Best British Single of the Last 25 Years ("Bohemian Rhapsody")[11]
- Europe One Radio: Most Potential Rock Band
- Daily Mail: Best Group
- 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
- American Music Awards: 'Favorite Pop/Rock Single' ("Another One Bites the Dust")[8]
- 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")
- 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"
- 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 Janiero: 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")
- 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
- The BRIT Awards: Mercury received a posthumous Outstanding Contribution To Music Award, Best Single Award ("These Are the Days of Our Lives";).[12]
- 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")
- 2001
- Golden Rose Film Festival, Montreux: Prix de la Presse (The Freddie Mercury Untold Story)
- 2002
- 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 The Freddie Mercury 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
- Annual DVD Awards: Best DVD-Audio (The Game)
- DVD Awards At The Universal Sheraton: DVD-Audio Of The Year (The Game)
- Capital Legends Awards: Legendary Group
- European Music DVD-Award: Best Live DVD (Live At Wembley Stadium)
- Surround Music Award: "Best Mix: Non-Orchestral" (The Game)
- 2008
- New York City radio station Q104.3 FM WAXQ names Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" number 13 in their 2008 Top 1,043 Songs Of All Time listener-generated countdown.
Polls
- 1999 - The band was voted the 2nd greatest band in music history.[13]
- 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.[14]
- 2007 - The band was voted the 'Best British Band Of All Time.'[15]
- 2008 - The band enters the Grammy Hall of Fame.
References
- ^ Queen, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, http://rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=1142
- ^ Queen honoured with Hollywood star, BBC, 18 October 2002, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2339131.stm
- ^ (– Scholar search) Queen, Songwriters Hall of Fame, http://songwritershalloffame.org/inductee_ceremony_detail.asp?ceremonyId=24&inducteeCeremonyId=178
- ^ (– Scholar search) UK Music Hall of Fame, Channel 4, http://channel4.com/music/microsites/U/UKMHOF
- ^ a b The Grammys, The Recording Academy, http://grammy.com/Recording_Academy/Awards/Hall_Of_Fame/
- ^ Queen, Guitar Center, http://rockwalk.com/inductees/inductee.cfm?id=154
- ^ VH1 Rock Honors, VH1, http://vh1.com/shows/events/rock_honors/2006
- ^ a b Queen, Rock On The Net, http://rockonthenet.com/artists-q/queen.htm
- ^ a b c (– Scholar search) Freddie Mercury, The Knitting Circle, http://knittingcircle.org.uk/freddiemercury.htm
- ^ Today in Music History (31 January), Sound Generator, http://soundgenerator.com/news/showarticle.cfm?articleID=249
- ^ 'The Brit Awards, found October 7, 2007, Everyhit.com, http://www.everyhit.com/awardbrit.html
- ^ Freddie Mercury biography, IMDB, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006198/bio
- ^ Music Of The Millennium, Channel 4, http://mr-mercury.co.uk/Articles/music_of_the_millenium.htm
- ^ Queen win greatest live gig poll, BBC, 9 November 2005, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4420308.stm
- ^ Queen declared 'top British band', BBC, 2 January 2007, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6224235.stm