Alguns prêmios que o U2 recebeu
1979
U2 win five categories in readers' poll Hot Press magazine
1980
Best Group Hot Press magazine
Best Single - "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" Hot Press magazine
Best Male Singer - Bono Hot Press magazine
Best Album - Boy Hot Press magazine
Best Live Band at Hot Press Rock Awards 1981
U2 win seven categories in readers' poll Hot Press magazine
1982
U2 win four categories in readers' poll Hot Press magazine
1983
U2 wins six categories in readers' poll, including Best Album - War Hot Press magazine
Best Live Act Brit Awards
1985
Band of the Year Rolling Stone magazine
Best Performance at Live Aid Rolling Stone magazine
1987
Artist of the Year Rolling Stone magazine
Best Album - The Joshua Tree Rolling Stone magazine
Best Single - "With or Without You" ["Streets" and "Still Haven't Found..." came in 2nd & 3rd]; Rolling Stone magazine
Best Band Rolling Stone magazine
Best Male Singer - Bono Rolling Stone magazine
Best Producer - Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno Rolling Stone magazine
Best Songwriter - Bono Rolling Stone magazine
Best Video - "Streets" ["With or Without You" was #2] Rolling Stone magazine
Best Album Cover - The Joshua Tree Rolling Stone magazine
Best Live Performance Rolling Stone magazine
Best Guitartist - The Edge Rolling Stone magazine
Best Bass Player - Adam Clayton Rolling Stone magazine
Best Drummer - Larry Mullen Jr Rolling Stone magazine
Sexiest Male Rock Artist - Bono Rolling Stone magazine
Viewer's Choice - "With or Without You" MTV Awards
1988
U2 wins Sunday Independent/Irish Life Arts Award
Artist of the Year Rolling Stone magazine
Best Album - Rattle & Hum Rolling Stone magazine
Best Band Rolling Stone magazine
Best Single - "Desire" Rolling Stone magazine
Best Male Singer - Bono Rolling Stone magazine
Best Songwriter - Bono Rolling Stone magazine
Best Video - Desire Rolling Stone magazine
Best Album Cover - Rattle & Hum Rolling Stone magazine
Best Bass Player - Adam Clayton Rolling Stone magazine
Best Drummer - Larry Mullen Jr. Rolling Stone magazine
Best Video From a Film - "When Love Comes to Town" MTV Awards
Best International Group Brit Awards
Album of the Year - The Joshua Tree Grammy
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group - "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For Grammy
1989
Best International Group rit Awards
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group - "Desire" Grammy
Best Video Performance, Short Form - "Where the Streets Have No Name" Grammy
1990
Best International Group Brit Award
1991
Comeback of the Year Rolling Stone magazine
Best Drummer - Larry Mullen Jr Rolling Stone magazine
1992
Best Album Cover - Achtung Baby Rolling Stone magazine
Sexiest Male Artist - Bono Rolling Stone magazine
Best Tour - ZooTV Rolling Stone magazine
Best Drummer - Larry Mullen Jr Rolling Stone magazine
Comeback of the Year Rolling Stone magazine
Best Single - "One" Rolling Stone magazine
Best Band Rolling Stone magazine
Best Male Singer Rolling Stone magazine
Artist of the Year Rolling Stone magazine
Best Album - Achtung Baby Rolling Stone magazine
Best Songwriter - Bono Rolling Stone magazine
Best Special Effects - "Even Better Than the Real Thing" MTV Awards
Best International Group Brit Awards
Best Rock Group Performance - Achtung Baby Grammy
1994
Best Alternative Album - Zooropa Grammy
1995
Best Group MTV Awards
Best Music Video, Long Form - "Zoo TV Live From Sydney" Grammy
1996
Best Irish Group Hot Press magazine
Best Irish Single - "Miss Sarajevo" Hot Press magazine
BestIrish Live Act Hot Press magazine
Best Irish Songwriter - Bono Hot Press magazine
Best Irish Musician - Edge Hot Press magazine
Best Music Video - "Miss Sarajevo" Hot Press magazine
Edge wins Rory Gallagher Rock Musician Award at Hot Press Rock Awards
1997
Larry wins Rory Gallagher Rock Musician Award at Hot Press Rock Awards
Best Live Act MTV Awards
1998
Best Irish Group Hot Press magazine
Best Irish Album - POP Hot Press magazine
Best Irish Live Act Hot Press magazine
Best Irish Songwriter - Bono Hot Press magazine
Best Album Sleeve - POP Hot Press magazine
Best Band and Best Live Act at Hot Press Rock Awards Hot Press magazine
Best International Group Brit Awards
1999
Best Irish Group Hot Press magazine
Best Irish Male Singer - Bono Hot Press magazine
Best Irish Single - "Sweetest Thing" Hot Press magazine
Best Irish Album - Best of 1980-1990 Hot Press magazine
Best Irish Live Act Hot Press magazine
Best Irish Album Sleeve - Best of 1980-1990 Hot Press magazine
Best Irish Video - "Sweetest Thing" Hot Press magazine
Overall Best Polling Act Hot Press magazine
Free Your Mind Award - Bono MTV Awards
2000
Bono wins "Man of the Year" Award at the NRJ Awards in France
Best Irish Group Hot Press magazine
Best Irish Male Singer - Bono Hot Press magazine
Best Album - All That You Can't Leave Behind Hot Press magazine
Best Songwriter - Bono Hot Press magazine
2001
Best Rock Act NME/Carling
Best Band Irish Music Awards
Best Rock Album - All That You Can't Leave Behind Irish Music Awards
Best Songwriter Irish Music Awards
Best Irish group Hot Press magazine
Best Live Act Hot Press magazine
Best Polling Act; "Love of the Year" - two Slane concerts Hot Press magazine
plus 4 other awards Hot Press magazine
Artist of the Year Rolling Stone magazine
U2 wins Top Rock Act at first ever Top of the Pops Awards
Best International Group at Italian Music Awards
Bono is named "European of the Year" by European Voice magazine
Best Male Performer - Bono Rolling Stone magazine
Adam Clayton wins "Best Bassist - Male" at Gibson Guitar Awards
Best Band Rolling Stone magazine
Best Album Rolling Stone magazine
Best Tour Rolling Stone magazine
Best Album Cover Rolling Stone magazine
Best Rock Artist Rolling Stone magazine
Best Online Fan Site Rolling Stone magazine
Video Vanguard MTV Awards
Best International Group Brit Awards
Outstanding Contribution to Music Brit Awards
Song of the Year - "Beautiful Day" Grammy
Record of the Year- "Beautiful Day" Grammy
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal- "Beautiful Day" Grammy
2002
Best Irish Pop/Rock Group Irish Music Awards
Best Irish Pop/Rock Male Singer (Bono) Irish Music Awards
Best Irish Pop/Rock Album (All That You Can't Leave Behind) Irish Music Awards
Best Irish Video ("Elevation") Irish Music Awards
Best Irish Live Artist Irish Music Awards
Industry Award (Paul McGuinness) Irish Music Awards
Best Irish Pop/Rock Single ("Walk On") Irish Music Awards
Best Irish Band Hot Press magazine
Best Live Act for last summer's Slane gig Hot Press magazine
Best Male Singer award for Bono Hot Press magazine
Record of the Year - "Walk On" Grammy
Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - "Stuck In a Moment" Grammy
Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - "Elevation" Grammy
Best Rock Album - All That You Can't Leave Behind Grammy
2003
Best Group Irish Music Awards
Humanitarian Award- Bono Irish Music Awards
Grammys
U2 tem 22 Grammys na carreira, sendo assim a banda com mais prêmios conquistados. O primeiro foi em 1987.2005
Álbum do ano: How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb;
Música do ano: Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own;
Melhor performance rock de grupo ou dupla, com vocais: Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own;
Melhor música de rock: City Of Blinding Lights;
Melhor álbum rock do ano: How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb.
2004
Melhor performance rock de grupo ou dupla, com vocais: Vertigo;
Melhor música de rock: Vertigo;
Melhor vídeo musical curto: Vertigo.
2001
Gravação do ano: Walk On;
Melhor performance pop de grupo ou dupla, com vocais: Stuck In A Moment;
Melhor performance rock de grupo ou dupla, com vocais: Elevation;
Melhor álbum de rock: All That You Can't Leave Behind.
2000
Gravação do ano: Beautiful Day;
Música do ano: Beautiful Day;
Melhor performance rock de grupo ou dupla, com vocais: Beautiful Day;
Melhor vídeo musical longo: ZooTv - Live From Sydney
1993
Melhor álbum de música alternativa: Zooropa
1992
Melhor performance rock de grupo ou dupla, com vocais: Achtung Baby;
1988
Melhor performance rock de grupo ou dupla, com vocais: Desire;
Melhor performance em vídeo: Where The Streets Have No Name
1987
Álbum do ano: The Joshua Tree
Melhor performance rock de grupo ou dupla, com vocais: The Joshua Tree
Outros
O álbum Under a Blood Red Sky, de 1983, foi eleito pela Rolling Stone como o melhor registro ao vivo da história.U2 foi eleito pela Revista Rolling Stone a melhor banda de 1985.
U2 foi eleito pela Revista Rolling Stone a melhor banda da década de 80.
O álbum "The Joshua Tree", de 1987, foi eleito o melhor disco da década de 80. (Revista Inglesa "Q").
O U2 foi eleita a 4ª maior banda da história: (Revista Inglesa "Q").
A equipe editorial da revista inglesa Q formulou a lista das dez maiores bandas da história, para tanto se utilizou os números das vendas de CDs e de ingressos para shows com todas as bandas. Eis a lista:
1. Pink Floyd
2. Led Zeppelin
3. Rolling Stones
4. U2
5. Queen
6. Dire Straits
7. Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
8. Beatles
9. Bob Marley & the Wailers
10. Fleetwood Mac
One, de 1991, foi considerada a melhor música de todos os tempos (Revista Inglesa "Q").
Pesquisa da VH1 elege letra de "One", do U2, a melhor da história.
A turnê Zoo TV, de 1992 e 1993, foi eleita pela Revista Rolling Stone a melhor turnê de todos os tempos.
Johua Tree eleito o melhor album da historia pela VH1.
With or Without a 4a melhor da história pelo THE SUN.
The Joshua Tree (4o lugar) Acthung Baby (10 lugar) de todos os tempos pela editora Zagat e Revista Rolling Stone.
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