List of awards and nominations received by Queen

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The following is a list of awards and nominations received by the British rock band Queen.

Accolades[]

Inductions[]

Year Induction
2001 Queen were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.[1]
2002 Queen were given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[2]
2003 Queen was the first band, rather than just individual, to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.[3]
2004 The band was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame.[4]
2004 "Bohemian Rhapsody" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[5]
2004 Queen were inducted into the RockWalk of Fame (at Guitar Center on Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard)[6]
2006 Queen was the first band inducted into the VH1 Rock Honors.[7]
2009 "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions" were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[5]
2018 Queen was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.[8]

Awards[]

Brit Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
1977 "Bohemian Rhapsody" British Single of the Year Won
1982 Greatest Hits British Album of the Year Nominated
1985 The Works British Album of the Year Nominated
Queen British Group Nominated
1990 "The Invisible Man" British Video of the Year Nominated
Queen Outstanding Contribution to Music Won
1992 "These Are the Days of Our Lives" British Single of the Year Won
Queen British Group Nominated
Freddie Mercury Outstanding Contribution to Music Won
2005 "We Are the Champions" British Song of 25 Year Nominated
Ivor Novello Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
1976 "Bohemian Rhapsody" Best Selling British Record Won
1981 "Flash" The Best Film Song, Theme or Score Nominated
"Another One Bites the Dust" International Hit of the Year Nominated
1987 Themselves Outstanding Contribution to British Music Won
1992 "These Are the Days of Our Lives" Best Selling A-Side Won
"The Show Must Go On" Best Song Musically And Lyrically Nominated
2005 Themselves Outstanding Song Collection Won
Billboard Music Awards

The Billboard Music Awards are an annual awards show from Billboard Magazine. The awards are based on sales data by Nielsen SoundScan and radio information by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2019
Themselves Top Rock Artist Nominated
2019 Bohemian Rhapsody: The Original Soundtrack Top Soundtrack Nominated
  • 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'[9]
    • 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"[10]
    • Golden Lion Award (Belgium) to Mercury for "Killer Queen"
    • Carl Allen Award for contribution to the Ballroom Dancing Industry
  • 1976
  • 1977
    • Brit Award: Best British Single of the Last 25 Years ("Bohemian Rhapsody")[12]
    • Grammy Award nominations: Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus and Best Arrangement for Voices ("Bohemian Rhapsody")
    • Europe One Radio: Most Potential Rock Band
  • 1979
    • Music Life, Japan: Top Group, Top Album (Jazz), Top Single, Top Singer, Top Guitarist, Top Drummer, Top Bass Player
  • 1980
  • 1981
  • 1982
  • 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"
  • 1985
  • 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 Janeiro, Brazil: 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")
  • 1990
    • Brit Award: Outstanding Contribution to Music and nomination for Best Music Video[10]
  • 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
  • 1993
  • 1997
  • 2001
    • Golden Rose Film Festival, Montreux: Prix de la Presse (Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story)
  • 2002
    • Grammy Award nomination: Best Long Form Music Video for Freddie Mercury (Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story)
    • 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 Freddie Mercury: The 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)
  • 2005
  • 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.
  • 2011
  • 2018

Polls[]

  • 1999 - The band was voted the greatest band in music history.[14]
  • 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.[15]
  • 2007 - The band was voted the 'Best British Band Of All Time.'[16]
  • 2008 - The band enters the Grammy Hall of Fame.

References[]

  1. ^ Queen, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, archived from the original on 2 February 2007
  2. ^ Queen honoured with Hollywood star, BBC, 18 October 2002
  3. ^ Queen, Songwriters Hall of Fame, archived from the original (– Scholar search) on 6 May 2004 {{citation}}: External link in |format= (help)
  4. ^ UK Music Hall of Fame, Channel 4, archived from the original (– Scholar search) on 7 November 2007 {{citation}}: External link in |format= (help)
  5. ^ a b The Grammys, The Recording Academy, archived from the original on 18 June 2009
  6. ^ Queen, Guitar Center
  7. ^ VH1 Rock Honors, VH1, archived from the original on 30 April 2011, retrieved 5 June 2009
  8. ^ Fabian, Renée (9 January 2018). "Tina Turner To Queen: 2018 Recording Academy Special Merit Awards". The Recording Academy.
  9. ^ a b Queen, Rock On The Net
  10. ^ a b c Freddie Mercury (– Scholar search), The Knitting Circle {{citation}}: External link in |format= (help)[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ Today in Music History (31 January), Sound Generator[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ 'The Brit Awards, found October 7, 2007, Everyhit.com
  13. ^ Freddie Mercury biography, IMDB
  14. ^ Music Of The Millennium, Channel 4, archived from the original on 23 July 2011
  15. ^ Queen win greatest live gig poll, BBC, 9 November 2005
  16. ^ Queen declared 'top British band', BBC, 2 January 2007
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