List of awards and nominations received by Van Halen

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This is a list of awards and nominations for awards received by the hard rock band Van Halen.

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Eddie Van Halen

Van Halen is a hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California in 1972 and consisted of Eddie Van Halen on guitar, keyboards, and vocals, Alex Van Halen on drums and percussion, Michael Anthony (musician) on bass and vocals, and David Lee Roth on lead vocals. They enjoyed success from the release of their self-titled debut album in 1978. As of 2007 Van Halen has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide] and have had the most number one hits on the Billboard (magazine) Mainstream Rock (chart) chart. During the 1980s they also had more Billboard Hot 100 hits than any other hard rock or heavy metal band. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, Van Halen is the 19th best selling band/artist of all time with sales of over 56 million albums in the United States and is one of five rock bands that have had two albums sell more than 10 million copies in the United States.

American Music Awards

The American Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony created by Dick Clark in 1973. Van Halen has received nine nominations, winning just once in 1992.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1985 Van HalenFavorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/GroupNominated
1987 Van HalenFavorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/GroupNominated
5150Favorite Pop/Rock AlbumNominated
1989 Van HalenFavorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock ArtistNominated
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/GroupNominated
1989 OU812Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock AlbumNominated
1992 For Unlawful Carnal KnowledgeFavorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock AlbumWon
Van HalenBest Heavy Metal/Hard Rock ArtistNominated
1996 Van HalenBest Heavy Metal/Hard Rock ArtistNominated

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Van Halen has received five nominations, winning just once in 1992. [1]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1985 "Jump" Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Nominated
"Donut City" (Edward Van Halen) Best Rock Instrumental Performance Nominated
1992 For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge Best Hard Rock Performance Won
1996 "The Seventh Seal"Best Hard Rock PerformanceNominated
1997 "Respect The Wind" (Edward & Alex Van Halen)Best Rock Instrumental PerformanceNominated

MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony established in 1984 by MTV. Van Halen has received 11 nominations, winning four times.

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Van Halen singer David Lee Roth
YearNominee / workAwardResult
1984 "Jump" Best Group Video Nominated
Best Stage Performance in a Video Won
Best Overall Performance in a Video Nominated
1989 "Finish What Ya Started" Best Direction in a Video (Director: Andy Morahan)Nominated
1992 "Right Now" Video of the Year Won
Best Group Video Nominated
Best Metal/Hard Rock Video Nominated
Breakthrough Video Nominated
Best Direction in a Video (Director: Mark Fenske)Won
Best Editing in a Video (Editor: Mitchell Sinoway)Won
Viewer's Choice Nominated

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