List of awards and nominations received by Megadeth

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Megadeth awards and nominations
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Wins19
Nominations45
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  1. Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize 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.

Megadeth is an American thrash metal band from Los Angeles. The group was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine and bassist David Ellefson, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released fourteen studio albums, four live albums, two extended plays, five compilation albums, one box set, and numerous singles and music videos.

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Megadeth rose to international fame in the late 1980s. Megadeth, alongside Anthrax, Metallica, and Slayer, is ranked as one of the "Big Four" of thrash metal, whose commercial success led to popularization of the genre. [1] As an early pioneer of thrash metal, Megadeth is regarded as one of the progenitors for the burgeoning extreme metal movement of the late 1980s and early 1990s. [2] With 50 million records sold worldwide, Megadeth is considered to be one of the most successful American heavy metal bands. [3]

Over the course of its career, Megadeth has earned twelve Grammy nominations, [4] winning one for Best Metal Performance for the song "Dystopia" in 2017. [5] In 1993, the title track of the fifth studio album, Countdown to Extinction , was awarded with the Humane Society's Genesis Award for dealing with issues of animal welfare.

Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards

The Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards are awarded annually by Classic Rock magazine.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2014 Dave Mustaine Metal Guru [6] Won

Clio Awards

The Clio Awards is an annual award program in which an international group of advertising professionals honor creativity in advertising, design, and communication. Megadeth has received one Clio Award.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2016The Megadeth VR ExperienceSilver Medal [7] Won

Concrete Foundations Awards

The Concrete Foundations Awards was an annual ceremony held by the Foundations Forum to honor significant contributions by artists to the heavy metal genre and music industry overall.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1991MegadethBest Thrash BandWon
Rust in Peace Top Radio AlbumWon
Hangar 18 Top Radio Cut [8] [9] Won
1992Rusted PiecesTop Home VideoWon

Genesis Awards

The Genesis Awards are awarded annually by The Humane Society of the United States. Megadeth has received the award once.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1993 Countdown to Extinction Doris Day Music Award [10] Won

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Megadeth has received one award from thirteen nominations.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1991 Rust in Peace Best Metal Performance [11] [12] Nominated
1992 "Hangar 18"Nominated
1993 Countdown to Extinction Nominated
1994 "Angry Again"Nominated
1995 "99 Ways to Die"Nominated
1996 "Paranoid"Nominated
1998 "Trust"Nominated
2010 "Head Crusher"Nominated
2011 "Sudden Death"Nominated
2012 "Public Enemy No. 1" Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance [13] [14] Nominated
2013 "Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)"Nominated
2017 "Dystopia" Best Metal Performance Won
2023 "We'll Be Back"Nominated

Loudwire Music Awards

The Loudwire Music Awards are awarded annually by the American online magazine Loudwire since 2011. Megadeth received two awards out of four nominations.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2011 Thirteen Metal Album of the Year [15] Won
"Public Enemy No. 1"Metal Song of the Year [15] Won
Metal Video of the Year [15] Nominated
Megadeth Artist of the Year [15] Nominated

Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards

The Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards are awarded annually by the British music magazine Metal Hammer . Megadeth's frontman Dave Mustaine has been nominated twice, and won once; the band was also nominated for the award.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2007 Dave Mustaine Riff Lord [16] [17] Nominated
2008Won
Megadeth Best Live Band [18] Nominated
2015Best International Band[ citation needed ]Nominated
2015 Dave Mustaine Golden God [19] Won

Metal Storm Awards

The Metal Storm Awards are awarded annually by the Estonia-based heavy metal webzine Metal Storm. Megadeth has won three Metal Storm awards.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2004 The System Has Failed Best Thrash Metal Album [20] Won
2007United AbominationsBest Heavy Metal Album [21] Nominated
2009 Endgame Best Thrash Metal AlbumWon
Biggest Surprise [22] Won
2010Rust In Peace LiveBest DVD [23] Nominated
2011ThirteenBest Thrash Metal Album [24] Nominated
2013Super ColliderBest Thrash Metal Album [25] Nominated
2016DystopiaBest Thrash Metal Album [26] Nominated
2022The Sick, The Dying... And The Dead!Best Thrash Metal Album [27] Nominated

Revolver Golden Gods Awards

The Revolver Golden Gods Awards are awarded annually by the American music magazine Revolver . Dave Mustaine has received the award once. In 2016 the event was renamed as the Epiphone Revolver Music Awards.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2009 Dave Mustaine Golden God [28] Won
2010 Endgame Album of the Year [29] Nominated
2011 Megadeth Best Live Band [30] Nominated
2016 Dave Mustaine and Kiko Loureiro Dimebag Darrell Best Guitarist [31] Won
2016 Dave Mustaine Lifetime Achievement [31] Won

Kerrang! Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1999 Dave Mustaine Classic Songwriter [32] Won

Other recognitions

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