List of awards and nominations received by Led Zeppelin

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Led Zeppelin awards and nominations
A photo montage of Led Zeppelin
Clockwise, from top left: Jimmy Page, John Bonham, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones
Totals[a]
Wins23
Nominations25
Note
  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

Led Zeppelin were an English rock band who were active from 1968 to 1980. They are widely considered to be one of the most powerful,[1][2] innovative,[3] successful,[4] and influential bands in the history of popular music.[5][6] Led Zeppelin have sold over 300 million records worldwide,[7] including 111.5 million certified units in the United States,[8] making them one of the world's best-selling music artists in history, as well as the second best selling band of all time in the United States.[9]

American Music Awards

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The American Music Awards are awarded annually by a poll of music buyers. Led Zeppelin was honoured with the "International Artist Award" in January 1995.[10]

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
1995 Led Zeppelin International Artist Award Won [11]

Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards

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Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards are presented annually by Classic Rock magazine. In November 2008, Led Zeppelin won "Event of the Year" for their 2007 reunion show.[12] In 2013, they won "Film of the Year" for Celebration Day.[13] In 2014, they won "Reissue of the Year" for the deluxe editions of their first three albums (Led Zeppelin I, II, and III).[14]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2008 Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert Event of the Year Won
2013 Celebration Day Film of the Year Won
2014 Led Zeppelin I, II, & III Deluxe Edition Reissue of the Year Won

GQ Men Of The Year Awards

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The GQ Men Of The Year Awards are presented annually by Gentlemen's Quarterly magazine. Led Zeppelin were honoured with the "Outstanding Achievement Award" in 2008.[15]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2008 Led Zeppelin Outstanding Achievement Award Won

Grammy Awards

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The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in the United States. Led Zeppelin received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005.[16] During their tenure as a band, their albums Led Zeppelin II, Houses of the Holy, Physical Graffiti, Presence, and In Through the Out Door each received nominations for Best Recording Package. Led Zeppelin had also received a nomination for Best New Artist in 1969, but they lost to Crosby, Stills & Nash. Led Zeppelin IV, "Stairway to Heaven", Led Zeppelin and "Whole Lotta Love" were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, 2003, 2004 and 2007 respectively.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
1970 Led Zeppelin Best New Artist Nominated [17]
2014 "Kashmir" Best Rock Performance Nominated [18]
Celebration Day Best Rock Album Won

Ivor Novello Awards

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The Ivor Novello Awards are presented annually in London by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. Led Zeppelin were awarded an Ivor Novello Award for "Outstanding Contribution to British Music" on 12 May 1977.[19] The band also received a "Liftetime Achievement Award" at the 42nd Annual Ivor Novello Awards in May 1997.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1977 Led Zeppelin Ivor Novello Award Won
1997 Led Zeppelin Liftetime Achievement Award Won

Kennedy Center honors

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Led Zeppelin with former US President Barack Obama
Led Zeppelin were honoured by US President Barack Obama at the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors.

In December 2012, US President Barack Obama honored Led Zeppelin by awarding the band with the US's highest cultural award, the Kennedy Center Honors.[20]

Melody Maker Awards

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The Melody Maker Awards were presented by the England's oldest music magazine Melody Maker. Led Zeppelin were honoured with several Melody Maker Awards in 1970, 1975 and 1979.

MOJO Awards

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Page receiving the 2008 MOJO Award for Led Zeppelin as "best live act".

The MOJO Awards (or Mojo Honours Lists) is an awards ceremony that began in 2004 by Mojo, a popular music magazine published monthly by Bauer in the United Kingdom.[21] Led Zeppelin received a MOJO Award in 2008 for the "best live act", as voted by the readers.[22]

NME Awards

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The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) hosts the Shockwaves NME Awards and "NME Pop Poll". Led Zeppelin topped the readers poll for consecutive three years (1974–76) under the category of the best "Vocal Group".[23] In 2008, Led Zeppelin got a Shockwaves NME Awards nomination under the category of the "Best Music DVD" for The Song Remains the Same.

Polar Music Prize

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The Polar Music Prize was founded in 1989 by Stig Anderson. Led Zeppelin received the honour in 2006.[24]

Q Awards

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The Q Awards are the UK's annual music awards run by the music magazine Q. Led Zeppelin have received a "Q Merit Award" in 1992.[25]

Radio Music Awards

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The Radio Music Awards was an annual U.S. award show that honours the year's most successful songs on mainstream radio. Led Zeppelin were nominated for "Artist of the Year/Rock Radio" in 2005.

Surround Music Awards

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Led Zeppelin were named as "Surround Artist of the Year" at the second annual Surround Music Awards in 2003.[26] The awards ceremony was hosted by Grammy Award winners Ed Cherney and Al Schmitt.

UK Music Video Awards

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The UK Music Video Awards is an annual award ceremony founded in 2008 to recognise creativity, technical excellence and innovation in music videos and moving images for music.[27]

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2013 Celebration Day Best Live Music Coverage Won

Inductions

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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Led Zeppelin were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on 12 January 1995.[28]

UK Music Hall of Fame

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Led Zeppelin were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame on 14 November 2006.[29]

Mojo Hall of Fame 100

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Led Zeppelin were inducted into the Mojo Hall of Fame 100 in November 2003.

References

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  1. ^ "Led Zeppelin, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Biography". Rockhall. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  2. ^ The 10 Led Zeppelin songs you really should know. The Times
  3. ^ Led Zeppelin- the Band. BBC h2g2. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  4. ^ Bill Meredith. Robert Plant. Allmusic. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  5. ^ Scott Witmer. History of Rock Bands. ISBN 978-1-60453-692-8. ABDO Publishing Company.
  6. ^ "RIAA News Room: The Recording Industry's New Diamond Award Mines Best-Sellers". RIAA. 31 March 1999. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  7. ^ Gibson, Owen (16 October 2007). "Led Zeppelin to release songs digitally for the first time". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  8. ^ RIAA. "Top Selling Artists". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 1 July 2007.
  9. ^ "Top Selling Artists". RIAA. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  10. ^ The International Newsweekly of Music: 11 Feb 1995. Billboard
  11. ^ "Led Zeppelin American Music Awards 1995". LedZeppelin.com. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  12. ^ Foo Fighters, Led Zeppelin Scoop Classic Rock Awards. Gigwise.com.
  13. ^ "BLACK SABBATH, LED ZEPPELIN, ALEX LIFESON, ZAKK WYLDE Honored at 'Classic Rock Roll of Honour'". 15 November 2013.
  14. ^ "Gregg Allman and Queen take top awards at the Classic Rock Roll of Honours 2014 - AXS". Archived from the original on 11 November 2014.
  15. ^ Victoria Hannaford. Led Zeppelin at GQ Awards. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  16. ^ "Lifetime Achievement Award". Grammy. 8 February 2009. Archived from the original on 13 February 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  17. ^ "Grammy Awards 1970". awardsandshows.com. Awards and Shows. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  18. ^ "Grammys 2014: The complete list of nominees and winners". Los Angeles times. 26 January 2014.
  19. ^ Robert Plant (Ivor Novello Awards 1977). Ledzep.com.
  20. ^ Led Zeppelin Get All-Star Tribute at Kennedy Center Honors. Rolling Stone.
  21. ^ "A Brief History of the MOJO Honours List". MOJO / Bauer. Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  22. ^ "MOJO Award Winners". BBC. 16 June 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  23. ^ Pop Poll Results 1952–1996. NME. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  24. ^ "Polar Music Prize to Led Zeppelin and Russia's Valery Gergiev". Monstersandcritics.com. 22 May 2006. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  25. ^ "Official Video: Q Merit Award". Ledzeppelin.com. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  26. ^ 2003 Surround Music Award Winners Archived 15 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine. About.com.
  27. ^ "About us". UK Music Video Awards. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  28. ^ Long, Christian (1 September 2015). "Booze, Boos, And Plenty Of Shade Thrown: The 1995 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction". Uproxx. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  29. ^ "UK Hall of Fame Induction – November 14, 2006". led zeppelin.com. 14 November 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
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