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List of U2 awards

U2 performing at Madison Square Garden in November 2005.

Award Won
BRIT Awards
 8
MTV Video Music Awards
 4
Grammy Awards
 22
Q Awards
 10
Juno Awards
 3
Billboard Music Awards
 1
American Music Awards
 1
Meteor Ireland Music Awards
 11
NME Awards
 3
Las Vegas Film Critics Society awards
 1
Golden Globe Awards
 1
People's Choice Awards
 1
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
 Inductee
Total
Awards won 67
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 170 million albums worldwide,[1] and has won 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other rock band.[2]

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, brought them mega-stardom.[3]

American Music Awards

The American Music Awards, created by Dick Clark, are awarded annually. U2 has won one AMA.

Year Award
2002 Internet Fans Award[4]

Billboard Music Awards

The Billboard Music Awards are awarded annually by Billboard magazine since 1990. U2 has won one Billboard award.

Year Award Work
1992 No. 1 Album Tracks Artist [5] "Mysterious Ways"

BRIT Awards

The BRIT Awards are awarded annually by the British Phonographic Industry. U2 has won 7 BRIT awards.

Year Award[6]
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

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in the United States. U2 has won 22 Grammy awards, more than any other rock band.

Year Award[7][8] Work
1988 Album of the Year The Joshua Tree
1988 Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal The Joshua Tree
1989 Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal "Desire"
1989 Best Performance Music Video The video for "Where the Streets Have No Name"
1993 Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal Achtung Baby
1994 Best Alternative Music Album Zooropa
1995 Best Music Video, Long Form Zoo TV: Live from Sydney
2001 Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal "Beautiful Day"
2001 Song of the Year "Beautiful Day"
2001 Record of the Year "Beautiful Day"
2002 Best Rock Album All That You Can't Leave Behind
2002 Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal "Elevation"
2002 Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal "Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of"
2002 Record of the Year "Walk On"
2005 Best Short Form Music Video "Vertigo"
2005 Best Rock Song "Vertigo"
2005 Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal "Vertigo"
2006 Album of the Year How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
2006 Song of the Year "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own"
2006 Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own"
2006 Best Rock Song "City of Blinding Lights"
2006 Best Rock Album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb

Record Grammy wins

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 Rock Duo or Group seven times, Album of the Year twice, Record of the Year twice, Song of the Year twice and Best Rock Album twice.[7][8]

Golden Globe Awards

The Golden Globe Awards are awarded annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. U2 has won one Golden Globe.

Year Award Work
2003 Best Original Song – Motion Picture [9] "The Hands That Built America"

Juno Awards

The Juno Awards are Canadian music awards, given out annually by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. U2 have won 3 Juno Awards.

Year Award [10] Work
1989 International Entertainer of the Year
1993 International Entertainer of the Year
2002 Jack Richardson Best Producer Award Awarded to Daniel Lanois for "Beautiful Day" / "Elevation"

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

The Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards, also known as the Sierra Awards, are given out annually by the Las Vegas Film Critics Society. U2 have won 1 Sierra Award.

Year Award Work
2002 Best Song [11] "The Hands That Built America"

Meteor Music Awards

The Meteor Music Awards have been awarded annually by Meteor since 2001. U2 have won 14 Meteor Awards.

Year Award[12] Work
2001 Best Irish Band
2001 Best Irish Rock Group Album All That You Can't Leave Behind
2002 Best Irish Rock Band
2002 Best Irish Rock Album All That You Can't Leave Behind
2002 Best Irish Rock Single "Walk On"
2002 Best Irish Video The video for "Elevation"
2002 Best Irish Live Performance
2002 Best Irish Songwriter (awarded to Bono)
2002 Best Irish Musician (awarded to The Edge)
2003 Best Group
2003 Humanitarian Award (awarded to Bono)
2006 Best Irish Band
2006 Best Irish Album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
2006 Best Live Performance Their performance at Croke Park.

MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards are awarded annually by MTV. U2 have won 4 VMAs.

Year Award Work
1987 Viewer's Choice [13] The video for "With or Without You"
1989 Best Video from a Film [14] The video for "When Love Comes to Town"
1992 Best Special Effects in a Video [15]
Best Group Video of the Year (for the video for "Even Better Than the Real Thing")[15] 		The video for "Even Better Than the Real Thing"
2001 Vanguard Award [16]

NME Awards

The NME Awards are awarded annually by the New Musical Express magazine. U2 have won 3 NME awards.

Year Award
2001 Best Rock Act[17]
2001 Godlike Genius[17]
2002 Best Live Act[18]

People's Choice Awards

The People's Choice Awards are awarded every year and broadcast on CBS. U2 won their only People's Choice Award for "Favorite Group" in 2004.

Year Award
2004 Favorite Group[19]

Q Awards

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]
2006 The Q Award of Awards[23]

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a museum dedicated to the history of some of the most influential artists in rock and roll.

Year Award
2005 Inductees[24]

References

  1. ^ Vallely, Paul. "Bono: The Missionary". The Independent, May 2006. Retrieved October 15 2006.
  2. ^ GRAMMY Winners List grammy.com. Retrieved October 15 2006.
  3. ^ Paul McGuiness (1998). Classic Albums: The Joshua Tree (Television documentary). Rajon Vision.
  4. ^ "29th American Music Award Winners". Rock On The Net. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
  5. ^ "Billboard Music Awards for 1992". PlanetGarth.com. 1992-12-09. Retrieved 2007-10-03. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "The BRIT Awards archive from everyHit". EveryHit.com. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
  7. ^ a b "Grammy Awards Won by U2". Grammy.com. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
  8. ^ a b "List of 48th Annual Grammy Award Winners". CBS News. 2006-02-09. Retrieved 2007-10-03. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ "60th Annual Golden Globe Awards". TheGoldenGlobes.com. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
  10. ^ "Juno Awards Archives". JunoAwards.ca. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
  11. ^ "Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards". LVFCS.org. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
  12. ^ "Meteor Music Awards". Meteor.ie. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
  13. ^ "With Or Without You Video". MVDBase.com. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
  14. ^ "When Love Comes to Town Video". MVDBase.com. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
  15. ^ a b "U2 MTV Awards". MacPhisto.net. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
  16. ^ "VMA Biggest Winners". MTV.com. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
  17. ^ a b "Coldplay, U2, Eminem Honored With NME Awards". MTV.com. 2001-02-06. Retrieved 2007-10-03. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  18. ^ "NME Awards History". NME.com. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
  19. ^ "People's Choice Awards". CTV.ca. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
  20. ^ "Q Awards Archives". EveryHit.com. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
  21. ^ "Winners Q Awards 2005". The Daily Telegraph. 2005-10-11. Retrieved 2007-10-03. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  22. ^ "Q Awards: Innovation In Sound awarded to The Edge". Q Magazine. 2006-10-30. Retrieved 2007-10-03. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  23. ^ "Q Awards: The Q Award Of Awards". Q Magazine. 2006-10-30. Retrieved 2007-10-03. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  24. ^ "Inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame". RockHall.com. Retrieved 2007-10-03.


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