List of awards and nominations received by Crowded House

List of Crowded House awards
Award Won Nominated
ARIA Awards
 12 30
APRA Awards
 8 11
BRIT Awards
 1 1
MTV Music Video Awards
 1 4
Triple J Hottest 100
 3
BMI Awards
 2
Totals
Awards won 26
Nominated 47
Footnotes

This is a list of awards won by Australian band Crowded House. Crowded House has won several awards internationally, including twelve ARIA Awards from the Australian Recording Industry Association, and eight APRA Awards from the Australasian Performing Right Association. APRA also named "Don't Dream It's Over" the seventh best Australian song of all time in 2001.[1]

History

As Crowded House is a band that was formed by two of the final five members (including singer-songwriter Neil Finn) of popular New Zealand originated rock group Split Enz, their popularity was established before their first album was released. With this anticipation, the group performed in an array of venues and through this, earned industry and fan credibility, and won awards based on the quality of their music and the skill of their members' respective crafts.[2] Of the lauded works, the most awarded is the group's song "Don't Dream It's Over" from their self-titled debut album Crowded House. The song has earned two ARIA Music Awards,[3] three APRA Awards (including the seventh best Australian song),[1][4][5] a BMI Award,[6] four MTV Music Video Awards,[7] and in 1998 were placed 76th on the Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time, having also had two other songs in general Triple J Hottest 100, an annual Australian selection of the best songs of that year.[8] The group also won the BRIT Award for Best International Group in 1994.[9] The group dissolved in 1996,[2] however reformed in 2007.[10] Since reforming, the group has released their fifth studio album Time on Earth. The album's first single "Don't Stop Now" was nominated for the New Zealand Silver Scroll, an APRA Award, for 2007.[11]

ARIA Awards

In Australia, the group has won twelve ARIA Awards from 30 nominations, including being the first ever winner of the Best New Talent award in 1987, the ceremony's first year. These awards are presented by the Australian Record Industry Association. The group's success has been across categories, but they have been particularly successful in the "best group" category.[3] Notably, the majority of the ARIA Awards were won in the band's earlier years from their first two albums, Crowded House and Temple of Low Men.[3]

Year Nominated work Award Result[3]
1987 Crowded House Best New Talent Won
Album of the Year Nominated
"Don't Dream It's Over" Song of the Year Won
Single of the Year Nominated
Best Group Nominated
"Don't Dream It's Over" – Alex Proyas Best Video Won
Crowded House – Nick Seymour Best Cover Artist Nominated
1988 Crowded House Best Group Won
1989 Temple of Low Men Album of the Year Won
Best Adult Contemporary Album Won
Best Cover Art Won
"Better Be Home Soon" Song of the Year Won
1992 Woodface Album of the Year Nominated
Best Group Nominated
Best Cover Art Nominated
"Chocolate Cake" – Paul Kosky Engineer of the Year Nominated
"Chocolate Cake" – John Hillcoat Best Video Won
1993 "Weather with You" Single of the Year Nominated
Best Group Won
1994 Together Alone Album of the Year Nominated
Best Group Nominated
Together Alone – Nick Seymour Best Cover Art Nominated
"Distant Sun" Single of the Year Nominated
1995 "Private Universe" Best Group Nominated
1996 Everything Is Good for You Highest Selling Single Nominated
Best Group Nominated
1997 "Instinct" Best Group Nominated
"Not the Girl You Think You Are" – Jeff Darling Best Video Nominated
Recurring Dream Highest Selling Album Won
2010 Intriguer Best Adult Contemporary Album Won

APRA Awards

Crowded House has won a large number of APRA Awards from the Australasian Performing Right Association in various categories, but have been particularly successful in the "most performed" categories from various genres and categories.

Year Country Nominated work Award Result
1987 Australia "Don't Dream It's Over" Most Performed Australasian Popular Work Won[4]
1988 Australia "Don't Dream It's Over" Gold Award Won[5]
1992 Australia Neil Finn & Tim Finn Songwriter of the Year Won[12]
1993 Australia "Fall at Your Feet" Most Performed Australian Work Overseas Won[13]
"Four Seasons In One Day" Song of the Year Won[13]
1994 Australia "Distant Sun" Song of the Year Won[14]
Neil Finn Songwriter of the Year Won[14]
"Weather with You" Most Performed Australian Work Overseas Won[14]
1995 Australia "Private Universe" Song of the Year Nominated[15]
2001 Australia "Don't Dream It's Over" Ten best Australian songs #7[1]
2007 New Zealand "Don't Stop Now" Silver Scroll Nominated[11]

Other awards and accolades

Broadcast Music Incorporated has awarded both the Crowded House songs "Don't Dream It's Over"[6] and "Something So Strong"[16] with BMI Awards. In 1987, Crowded House won the American MTV Music Video Award for Best New Artist for their song "Don't Dream It's Over", which was also nominated for Best Group Video, Best Video Direction and Best Special Effects.[7] In 1994, Crowded House was named the BRIT Awards International Group of the Year, ahead of U2, Nirvana, Pearl Jam and R.E.M..[9] Crowded House have had three of their songs enter the Triple J Hottest 100. Two of these were by year ("Distant Sun" in 1993 and "Everything Is Good for You" in 1996), while one ("Don't Dream It's Over") was selected as #76 on the Hottest 100 of All Time, as compiled in 1998.[8][17][18]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "2001 APRA Awards The final list: APRA'S Ten best Australian Songs". Australasian Performing Right Association. Archived from the original on 2007-09-04. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bourke, Chris (1997). Something So Strong. Macmillan Australia. ISBN 0-7329-0886-8.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 ARIA Music Awards for Crowded House:
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "APRA Music Awards - Winners 1987". Australasian Performing Right Association. Archived from the original on 2007-09-03. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "APRA Music Awards - Winners 1988". Australasian Performing Right Association. Archived from the original on 2007-09-03. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "BMI Repertoire Search - "Don't Dream It's Over"". Broadcast Music, Incorporated. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "MTV Award 1987". MTV. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Hottest 100 of all time". Triple J. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "The BRIT Awards 1994". BPI. Archived from the original on 2007-05-25. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
  10. ↑ "Year in Review: 2007; Page 11". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "APRA Silver Scroll". Australasian Performing Right Association. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
  12. ↑ "APRA Music Awards - Winners 1992". Australasian Performing Right Association. Archived from the original on 2007-09-03. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "APRA Music Awards - Winners 1993". Australasian Performing Right Association. Archived from the original on 2007-09-03. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "APRA Music Awards - Winners 1994". Australasian Performing Right Association. Archived from the original on 2007-09-04. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
  15. ↑ "APRA Music Awards - Nominees 1995". Australasian Performing Right Association. Archived from the original on 2007-09-03. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
  16. ↑ "BMI Repertoire Search - "Something So Strong"". Broadcast Music, Incorporated. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
  17. ↑ "Hottest 100 1993". Triple J. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
  18. ↑ "Hottest 100 1996". Triple J. Retrieved 2007-06-11.