List of awards and nominations received by Metallica

Metallica awards and nominations

Metallica in London, England in 2017. From left to right: Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo.
Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations American Music Awards 2 7 Billboard 5 10 Grammy 9 26 Juno 0 3 Kerrang! 7 10 Meteor Music 0 1 MTV Europe 0 7 MTV VMA 2 14 Radio Music 0 2 Q 0 1 World Music 0 1 Rock on Request Awards 2 2
Totals[a]
Wins	104
Nominations	187
Note ^ 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.

Metallica is an American Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band formed in 1981 from Los Angeles, California. Metallica consists the lineup of lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and main songwriter James Hetfield who is also co-founder of the band along with the drummer Lars Ulrich, while Kirk Hammett is lead guitarist and Robert Trujillo is bassist.^[1] Before this lineup Metallica consisted Ron McGovney as the original bassist from 1981 until he left the band in 1982 and then Cliff Burton joined the band as a bassist in 1982 and played until his death in 1986. After his death, Jason Newsted worked as a bassist from 1986 until his departure from Metallica in 2001 and he was replaced by Robert Trujillo in 2003. The other American heavy metal band Megadeth's front man Dave Mustaine, actually was the first lead guitarist and a co-songwriter of Metallica until he was fired from the band in 1983 and was replaced by present lead guitarist Kirk Hammett.

The band has released eleven studio albums: Kill 'Em All (1983), Ride the Lightning (1984), Master of Puppets (1986), ...And Justice for All (1988), Metallica (1991), Load (1996), ReLoad (1997), St. Anger (2003), Death Magnetic (2008), Hardwired... to Self-Destruct (2016), and 72 Seasons (2023). All of the albums were released by the now-dormant Elektra Records, except for Death Magnetic (2008), released by Warner Bros. Records and for 72 Seasons, released by their very own record company Blackened Recordings.^[2][3] One of the most commercially successful heavy metal bands, Metallica has sold over 66 million albums in the United States.^[4]

Metallica has received nine Grammy Awards; seven were for Best Metal Performance in 1990, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2024. The song "Enter Sandman" has been particularly successful for the band; it was nominated for Best Rock Song at the Grammy Awards, and it won Best Metal Video at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1992. The group also won Best Rock Video in 1996 for "Until it Sleeps". Metallica has been nominated four times for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist at the American Music Awards, winning it in 1993 and 1997. They have also received ten nominations from the Billboard Music Awards, winning all five. The band has also been nominated for three Juno Awards. Overall, Metallica has received 104 awards from 187 nominations.