List of awards and nominations received by Queen

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The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Queen.

Accolades

Inductions

Year Induction
2001 The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.[1]
2002 The band was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[2]
2003 The band became the first band, rather than 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 The band was inducted into the RockWalk of Fame (at Guitar Center on Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard)[6]
2006 The band was the first inducted into the VH1 Rock Honors.[7]
2009 "We Will Rock You" and "We Are The Champions" are inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[5]

Awards

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

  1. ^ Queen, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, archived from the original on 2 February 2007 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  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); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (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); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b The Grammys, The Recording Academy
  6. ^ Queen, Guitar Center
  7. ^ VH1 Rock Honors, VH1
  8. ^ a b Queen, Rock On The Net
  9. ^ a b c Freddie Mercury (– Scholar search), The Knitting Circle {{citation}}: External link in |format= (help) [dead link]
  10. ^ Today in Music History (31 January), Sound Generator
  11. ^ 'The Brit Awards, found October 7, 2007, Everyhit.com
  12. ^ Freddie Mercury biography, IMDB
  13. ^ Music Of The Millennium, Channel 4
  14. ^ Queen win greatest live gig poll, BBC, 9 November 2005
  15. ^ Queen declared 'top British band', BBC, 2 January 2007