Van Morrison at Marin Civic Center, 2007 |
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This is a list of awards and nominations received by singer-songwriter and musician, Van Morrison. He first came to prominence in 1964 as a frontman for the band Them, penning the garage rock classic "Gloria". As a solo performer he wrote and recorded the pop hit song, "Brown Eyed Girl", in 1967. As of 2010, he has recorded and released thirty-three studio albums and six live albums, winning many prestigious awards and nominations in the process. He was ranked No. 27 on Acclaimed Music's list of The Top 1000 Artists of All Time.[1]
The Grammy Awards are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry. Morrison has been nominated for a Grammy Award for five songs, winning the award for two of them. One album received a nomination in 2005.
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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1983 | "Scandinavia" | Best Rock Instrumental Performance[2] | Nominated |
1995 | "In the Garden"/ "You Send Me" | Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male[3] | Nominated |
1997 | "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" | Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals[4] | Won |
1998 | "Don't Look Back" | Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals[4] | Won |
1999 | "Shenandoah" | Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals[4] | Nominated |
2005 | What's Wrong with This Picture? | Best Contemporary Blues Album[5] | Nominated |
The Grammy Hall of Fame is a special Grammy award established in 1973 to honour recordings that are at least twenty-five years old, and that have "qualitative or historical significance." Two albums and two songs by Morrison were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame: three in 1999 and one in 2007.[6]
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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1999 | Astral Weeks[6] | Grammy Hall of Fame | Inducted |
"Gloria"[6] | Inducted | ||
Moondance[6] | Inducted | ||
2007 | "Brown Eyed Girl"[6] | Inducted |
Brit Awards are held annually and were created by the British Phonographic Industry. Morrison has been nominated 8 times, receiving 1 award for "Outstanding Contribution".
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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1990 | "Van Morrison" | Best British Male[7] | Nomination |
1991 | "Van Morrison" | Best British Male[7] | Nomination |
Enlightenment | Best British Album[7] | Nomination | |
1992 | "Van Morrison" | Best British Male[7] | Nomination |
1994 | "Van Morrison" | Best British Male[7] | Nomination |
"Van Morrison" | Outstanding Contribution[8] | Won | |
1996 | "Van Morrison" | Best British Male[7] | Nomination |
2000 | "Van Morrison" | Best British Male[7] | Nomination |
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame which held its first induction ceremony in 1986 inducts a handful of artists into the Hall of Fame in an annual induction ceremony. Groups or individuals are qualified for induction 25 years after the release of their first record. Nominees should have demonstrable influence and significance within the history of rock and roll. Morrison was inducted 26 years after his first solo hit single, "Brown Eyed Girl".
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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1993 | "Van Morrison" | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[9] | Inducted |
The Songwriters Hall of Fame, an arm of the National Academy of Popular Music, was founded in 1969 and holds an annual induction ceremony in New York City. Morrison was inducted in 2003.[10]
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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2003 | "Van Morrison" | Songwriters Hall of Fame[10] | Inducted |
The Irish Music Hall of Fame opened in 1999 and recognised what it described as the best of Irish musical talent of all types over the decades. Morrison was the first musician to be inducted into the museum
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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1999 | "Van Morrison" | Irish Music Hall of Fame[11] | Inducted |
The BMI ICON Awards were established in 2002 by Broadcast Music Incorporated to recognize the "unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers". Morrison was given the award in 2004.
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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2004 | "Van Morrison" | BMI ICON Award[12] | Won |
The Ivor Novello Awards are presented annually in London by the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters. Morrison received an award in 1995.
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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1995 | "Van Morrison" | Lifetime Achievement Award[13] | Won |
The Q Awards are awarded annually by Q magazine. Morrison won an award in 1995.
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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1995 | "Van Morrison" | Songwriter[14] | Won |
The Mercury Prize is an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was established by the British Phonographic Industry and British Association of Record Dealers. One of Morrison's albums was nominated in 1995.
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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1995 | Days Like This | Album of the Year[15] | Nominated |
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll is an unordered list of 500 songs that they believe have been most influential in shaping the course of rock and roll. Three of Morrison's songs are on the listing.
Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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"Brown Eyed Girl"[16] | The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll | selected | |
"Madame George"[16] | The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll | selected | |
"Moondance"[16] | The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll | selected |
Year | Award |
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Time "All-Time 100 Albums"[17] | |
Moondance ranked in the "100 greatest albums of all time"-list | |
Astral Weeks ranked in the "100 greatest albums of all time"-list | |
VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Rock and Roll" | |
2000 | "Van Morrison" ranked 25[18] |
Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" | |
2004 | "Van Morrison" ranked 42[19] |
Paste's "100 Greatest Living Songwriters" | |
2006 | "Van Morrison" ranked 20[20] |
WXPN "885 All Time Greatest Artists" | |
2006 | "Van Morrison" ranked 14[21] |
Q's "100 Greatest Singers" | |
2007 | "Van Morrison" ranked 20[22] |
Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" | |
2008 | "Van Morrison" ranked 24[23] |
Rolling Stone's "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" | |
2003 | Moondance ranked 65[24] |
Astral Weeks ranked 19[24] | |
Rolling Stone's "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" | |
2004 | "Brown Eyed Girl" ranked 109[25] |
"Gloria"with Them ranked 208[25] | |
"Moondance" ranked 226[25] | |
2010 | "Into the Mystic" ranked 474[26] |
Orders and Honors | |
1996 | Induction into the Order of the British Empire[27] |
Induction into the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres[28] | |
Honorary doctorate in literature at the University of Ulster[29] | |
Honorary doctorate in music at the Queen's University Belfast[30] |
Van Morrison is critically acclaimed to be one of the greatest artists in music history and has often appeared in numerous well-known "greatest-lists": VH1 (25),[18] Rolling Stone (42),[19] WXPN (14)[21] and Paste (20).[20] His voice was also voted in some lists to be one of the greatest in music: Q (20)[22] and Rolling Stone (24).[23] Time ranked the albums, Moondance and Astral Weeks on their list.[17] On the Rolling Stone list, Moondance was ranked number 65 and Astral Weeks at number 19, both appearing in the top 100.[24] In 2004, Rolling Stone released a list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, voted on by numerous musical artists and music critics. Three of Van Morrison's songs were included and ranked: "Moondance" (226), "Gloria" (208) (with Them) and "Brown Eyed Girl" (109).[25] In 2010, Rolling Stone released an updated list, which including more songs from the 21st century; with "Into the Mystic" from the album Moondance added and ranked at number 474.[26]
One of the prestigious honours Morrison has received is the Order of the British Empire.[27]