Awards and Recognitions
From Queenpedia.com
1974
- Sounds: 3rd Best New British Band; 9th Best International Band
- Disc: 10th Brightest Hope
- NME: 2nd Most Promising New Name
1975
- Melody Maker: Band of the Year.
- Record Mirror: 2nd Best British Newcomer; 2nd Best Single ("Killer Queen"); 9th International Group
- NME: 8th Best British Group; 7th Best Stage Band; 4th Most Promising Group In The World; 3rd Most Promising New Name; 17th Best World Group
- Disc: Top Live Band; Top International Group; Top British Group; Top Single ("Killer Queen"); 3rd Best Album ("Sheer Heart Attack"), 5th Best Album (Queen II)
- Ivor Novello Award: Freddie Mercury for "Killer Queen"
- Golden Lion Award (Belgium): Freddie Mercury for "Killer Queen"
1976
- NME: 1st British Stage Band; 2nd Group; 5th World Group; 3rd World Stage Band; Mercury: 7th World Singer; May: 3rd Top Guitarist; 1st British Single ("Bohemian Rhapsody"); 2nd Album ("A Night at the Opera")
- Record Mirror / Disc: 1st Best British Group; 1st World Group; No. 1 Single ("Bohemian Rhapsody"); No. 6 Album ("A Night at the Opera"); Mercury: 5th British Singer; 6th World Singer; 4th British Songwriter; 5th World Songwriter, May: 4th British Musician; 4th World Musician
- Sound: Best Band; Best Album (A Night at the Opera); Best Single ("Bohemian Rhapsody")
- Ivor Novello Award: Freddie Mercury for "Bohemian Rhapsody"
1977
- Brittania Award: Best British Single of the Last 25 Years ("Bohemian Rhapsody")
- Europe One Radio: Most Potential Rock Band
- Daily Mail: Best Group
- Music Life (Japan): Top Group; Top Album (Jazz); Top Single; Top Singer; Top Guitarist; Top Drummer; Top Bass Player
1980
- Juno Awards (Canada): Best Group; Best International Single ("Another One Bites the Dust"); Best International Album (The Game)
- Record World USA: Top Male Group; Top Producer; Top Disco Crossover - (All awarded for "Another One Bites the Dust")
- Dick Clarke Awards USA: Best Band
- Circus Magazine USA: 2nd Best Group; 1st Live Show; No. 1 Album (The Game); No. 1 Single ("Another One Bites the Dust"); No.3 Single ("Crazy Little Thing Called Love"); Mercury: 2nd Male Vocalist; 3rd Best Songwriter; 3rd Best Keyboard Player; 3rd Best Guitarist; 3rd Best Bassist; 3rd Best Drummer
1981
- American Music Awards: Favorite Pop/Rock Single ("Another One Bites the Dust")
- Music Life (Japan): Best Group; Best Vocalist; Best Bass Player; 2nd Best Guitarist; 2nd Drummer
- NARM Award USA: Biggest Selling Single of 1980 ("Another One Bites the Dust")
1984
- American Music Award: Favorite Pop/Rock Single ("Another One Bites The Dust")
- Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Silver Clef Award: Outstanding Contribution to British Music
- UK Video Awards: Highly Commended in Best Compilation Category for The Works EP. Best Video award for "Radio Ga Ga"
1986
- Daily Mirror Reader's Poll: Top British Group; Top Male Vocalist; 5th Best Album (A Kind of Magic)
- Daily Express: Best Album Cover Award (A Kind of Magic)
- British Video Awards: Top Music Vdeio Award (Live In Rio)
1987
- Sun: Best Male Vocalist for Mercury
- Capital Radio London: Best Group
- Ivor Novello Award: for Outstanding Contribution to British Music
- British Video Awards: Best Video, Music category for "Live In Budapest"
1988
- Golden Rose Festival, Montreux: Best Long Form Video worldwide (The Magic Years)
- Festerio, Rio De Janiero: Best video documentary (The Magic Years)
1989
- Independent Television Awards: Best Band of the Eighties
- US Film & Video Festival: Silver Screen Award (The Magic Years)
- Diamond Awards, Antwerp: Best Special Effects Award ("The Invisible Man")
1990
- Brit Awards: Outstanding Contribution to Music
1991
- American Film & Video Festival, Chicago: Innuendo won 1st Prize, I'm Going Slightly Mad won 3rd Prize for Creative Excellence in the Art Culture and Performing Arts category
- Monitor Awards (International Teleproduction Society), New York City: Best Achievement in Music Video ("Innuendo")
1992
- Brit Award: Best British Single ("These Are the Days of Our Lives"); Freddie Mercury received a posthumous Outstanding Contribution To Music Award
- ECHO Music Award (German Grammy): Gruppe des Jahres international
- MTV Video Music Award: Best Video from a Film ("Bohemian Rhapsody")
- Ivor Novello Award: Best Single ("These Are the Days of Our Lives"); Brian May received a Best TV Commercial Music Award ("Driven By You")
- Golden Giraffe Award: Greatest Hits II (Award given by the Association of Hungarian Record Producers)
- MTV Awards: Best Video From A Movie (Wayne's World)
- US Film & Video Festival, Chicago: Gold Camera Awards (The Freddie Mercury Tribute), (Greatest Flix II), ("The Show Must Go On") ("These Are the Days of Our Lives")
1993
- Hungarian Music Award: "Greatest Hits II"
- Ivor Novello Award: Freddie Mercury ("Living on My Own")
- American Society Of Composers, Authors & Publishers: Freddie Mercury posthumously awarded for "Bohemian Rhapsody" as the Most Played Record in the U.S. of 1993
- Monitor Awards, Hollywood: "Red Couch" Awards (Greatest Flix II and "I'm Going Slightly Mad")
1997
- Ivor Novello Award: Best Song Lyrically & Musically ("Too Much Love Will Kill You")
2001
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (USA): Inducted March 19, 2001
- Golden Rose Film Festival, Montreux: Prix de la Presse (The Freddie Mercury Untold Story)
2002
- DTS Surround Music Award: LISTENER'S CHOICE AWARD ("A Night at the Opera")
- DTS Surround Music Award: MOST ADVENTUROUS MIX ("A Night at the Opera")
- New York Film Festival: Gold World Medal for the Best Television and Entertainment Program (Variety Special Section); Gold World Medal for the Best Home Video (Music Video Section) for The Freddie Mercury Untold Story
- Capital FM Awards: Outstanding Contribution to Music
- Guinness World Records: UK’s best single of the past 50 years ("Bohemian Rhapsody")
- Annual DVD Awards: Best DVD-Audio/Non Video (A Night at the Opera)
- Hollywood Walk of Fame Star (USA): Ceremony October 18, 2002
2003
- Songwriters Hall of Fame (USA): Inducted June 12, 2003
- Annual DVD Awards: Best DVD-Audio (The Game)
- DVD Awards At The Universal Sheraton: DVD-Audio Of The Year (The Game)
- Capital Legends Awards: Legendary Group
- European Music DVD-Award: Best Live DVD (Live At Wembley Stadium)
- DTS Surround Music Award: "Best Mix: Non-Orchestral" (The Game)
2006
- VH1 Rock Honors (USA): Honorees on the 1st annual VH1 Rock Honors special which aired May 31, 2006