List of awards and nominations received by U2

U2 awards and nominations
U2 at the Joshua Tree Tour 2017
Totals[a]
Wins149
Nominations312
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.

This is a comprehensive list of major music awards received by U2, an Irish rock band that formed in 1976, and whose members are Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton, 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][2] and has won 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other band.[3]

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, which brought them mega-stardom.[4]

  1. ^ "Bono, U2 - Board of Directors". DATA. Archived from the original on 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
  2. ^ Kilgore, Kym (2008-03-31). "U2 signs on with Live Nation". LiveDaily. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
  3. ^ GRAMMY Winners List Archived 2007-09-21 at the Wayback Machine grammy.com. Retrieved October 15, 2006.
  4. ^ Paul McGuinness (1998). Classic Albums: The Joshua Tree (Television documentary). Rajon Vision.