Michael Jackson Awards 1970 - 1990
Michael has won many awards during his long and mega successful career. We have split the awards up into 3 pages. ( 1 page per day, today's awards cover the period 1970-1990)
Year: Award: Additional Info:
1970:
NAACP Image Awards:
Best Singing Group [Jackson 5]
Sixteen And Spec Magazine:
Best Group Of The Year [Jackson 5]
Best Single Of The Year ["I'll Be There"]
1971:
Grammy Awards:
Best Pop Song ["ABC"]
Key To The City Of Gary Indiana:
Presented to the Jackson 5 by Mayor Richard Gordon Hatcher.
NAACP Image Awards:
Best Singing Group [Jackson 5]
1972:
Billboard Awards:
Top Singles Artist Of The Year
Top Singles Male Of The Year
Golden Globe Awards:
["Ben"]
NAACP Image Awards:
Best Singing Group [Jackson 5]
Sixteen And Spec Magazine [Annual Gold Star Awards]:
Best Single Of The Year ["Rockin' Robin"]
Best Singer [Michael Jackson]
U.S. Congress:
Special Commendation For Positive Role Models
The National Academy Of Recording Arts & Sciences:
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocals [Jackson 5]
1974:
The Organization Of African Unity:
For strengthening Afro-Americans [Jackson 5]
1975:
Black Caucus:
Honorary Members [Jackson 5]
1980:
American Music Awards:
Favorite Male Soul Artist
Favorite Soul Album ["Off The Wall"]
Favorite Soul Single ["Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"]
Billboard Awards:
Top Black Artist
Top Black Album ["Off The Wall"]
Cashbox:
Top Soul Album ["Off The Wall"]
Grammy Awards:
Best R&B Performance ["Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"]
Hollywood Walk Of Fame:
The Jacksons receive a Star on the Hollywood Blvd.
NAACP Image Awards:
Best Singing Group [The Jacksons]
1981:
American Music Awards:
Favorite Male Vocalist - Soul/R&B
Favorite Album - Soul/R&B ["Off The Wall"]
Brit Awards: [British Phonographic Industry Awards]
Best Album ["Off The Wall"]
Cashbox:
Soul Album Of The Year ["Off The Wall"]
NAACP Image Awards:
Best Singing Group [The Jacksons]
1983:
Black Gold Awards:
Top Male Vocalist
Best Video Performance ["Beat It"]
Best Single Of The Year ["Billie Jean"]
Best Album ["Thriller"]
Black Radio Exclusive Awards:
Artist Of The Year
Billboard Awards:
Pop Artist Of The Year
Black Artist Of The Year
Pop Album Of The Year ["Thriller"]
Pop Album Artist
Pop Singles Artist
Pop Male Album Artist
Pop Male Singles Artist
Black Album Artist
Black Singles Artist
Black Album ["Thriller"]
Dance/Disco Artist
Dance/Disco 12" LP ["Billie Jean"]
Dance/Disco 12" LP ["Beat It"]
Billboard Video Awards:
Best Video ["Beat It"]
Best Male Performance
Best Use Of Video To Enhance Artist's Image ["Beat It"]
Best Use Of Video To Enhance Artist's Song ["Beat It"]
Best Choreography ["Beat It"]
Cashbox:
Number One Male Artist
Top Pop Single ["Billie Jean"]
Top Male Singles Artist
Top Black Album ["Thriller"]
Top Pop Album ["Thriller"]
Top Black Male Artist
Top Black Male-Singles Artist
Top Black Single ["Billie Jean"]
Rolling Stone:
Readers Poll - # 1 Artist of the Year
Readers Poll - # 1 Soul Artist
Readers Poll - # 1 Video ["Beat It"]
Readers Poll - # 1 Producer [with Quincy Jones]
Critics Poll - # 1 Artist of the Year
Critics Poll - # 1 Video ["Beat It"]
Critics Poll - # 1 Male Vocalist
Critics Poll - # 1 Soul Artist
Australia:
Album Of The Year
Single Of The Year
Brazil:
International Artist Of The Year
Greece:
Record Of The Year
Holland:
Album Of The Year
Italy:
Artist Of The Year
Japan:
Artist Of The Year
Best Male Vocalist
Album Of The Year
Spain:
Most Important Foreign Album
United Kingdom:
Album Of The Year
Artist Of The Year
1984:
American Music Awards:
Special Award Of Merit
Favorite Male Vocalist - Pop/Rock
Favorite Single - Pop/Rock ["Billie Jean"]
Favorite Album - Pop/Rock ["Thriller"]
Favorite Video - Pop/Rock ["Beat It"]
Favorite Album - Soul/R&B ["Thriller"]
Favorite Male Vocalist - Soul/R&B
Favorite Video - Soul/R&B ["Beat It"]
American Video Awards:
Best Long Form Video
Best Home Video
Billboard Awards:
Top Album ["Thriller"]
Canadian Black Music Awards:
Top International Album ["Thriller"]
Top International Single ["Billie Jean"]
Top Male Vocalist
Entertainer Of The Year
Crystal Globe Awards:
Exceeding Sales Past 5 Million
Ebony Magazine Awards
Grammy Awards:
Producer Of The Year [with Quincy Jones] ["Thriller"]
Album Of The Year ["Thriller"]
Record Of The Year ["Beat It"]
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance ["Beat It"]
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance ["Billie Jean"]
Best New R&B Song ["Billie Jean"]
Best Male Pop Performance Best Recording For Children ["E.T. The Extra Terrestrial"] Album, narration by Michael Jackson
[a record 8 awards won by an artist in one year - Carlos Santana tied a record of 8 awards in 2000 - Michael received a record 12 nominations]
Guinness Book Of Worlds Records:
Best Selling Album Of All Time ["Thriller"]
Hotel Royal Plaza:
Presentation Casement ["37 Gold & Platinum Discs"]
Hollywood Walk Of Fame:
Star for Michael Jackson on Hollywood Blvd. in front of Mann's Chinese Theater
MTV Video Music Awards:
Best Overall Video ["Thriller"]
Best Choreography ["Thriller"]
Viewers Choice Award ["Thriller"]
People's Choice Awards:
Best All Around Entertainer Of The Year
Favorite Video Of The Year ["Thriller"]
NAACP Image Awards:
H. Claude Hodson Medal Of Freedom Award 1984 Olympic Medal Of Friendship
NARM: [National Association Of Recording Merchandisers]
Gift Of Music Award:
Best Selling Album ["Thriller"]
Best selling Single ["Billie Jean"]
Best Home Video ["The Making Of Thriller"]
Presidential Special Achievement Award:
presented by U.S. President Ronald Regan to Michael Jackson at the White House in recognition of his contribution to the nation's campaign against drunk driving -"Beat It" was used in the ads
United Kingdom:
Presentation Casement Of Platinum Disc 1985 ["Thriller"] LP
1985:
Grammy Awards:
Best Home Video ["The Making Of Thriller"]
"Hero Of Young America":
voted in a special poll
[World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1985]
1986:
American Music Awards:
Award Of Appreciation
Song Of The Year ["We Are The World"]
Grammy Awards:
Song Of The Year ["We Are The World"]
Record Of The Year ["We Are The World"]
Best Pop Performance By Duo Or Group ["We Are The World"]
Best Music Video Short Form ["We Are The World"]
Guinness Book Of World Records:
Largest Ever Endorsement For Product Promotion [US$ 15 million for Pepsi]
People's Choice Awards:
Favorite New Song ["We Are The World"]
1987:
Bravo Magazine Awards:
Silver Otto Award
Smash Hits Awards:
Best Male Vocalist
Aftonbladet Readers' Poll [Sweden]:
Best Vocal Artist Of 1987
1988:
American Music Awards:
Favorite Single - Soul/R&B ["Bad"]
Billboard Awards:
Top Black Artist
Blues & Soul:
Outstanding Artist Of The Year
Best Live Show Of 1988
Bravo Magazine Awards:
Gold Otto Award
Brit Awards: [British Phonographic Industry Awards]
Best International Solo Artist
Cable Ace Awards:
Outstanding Editing In A Musical Special - ["Motown On Showtime: Michael Jackson - The Legend Continues"]
Ebony Magazine:
American Black Achievement Award
Forbes:
# 1 Entertainer Of The Year [$]
Guild Hall Party:
Presentation Of Sword To Commemorate "Bad" Tour
MTV Video Awards:
Video Vanguard Award
[Outstanding Contribution To Music Video Production]
NAACP Image Awards:
Best Male Artist ["Bad" Single]
Best Album ["Bad"]
Leonard Carter Humanitarian Award
New York Times Best Seller List:
# 1 Book ["Moonwalk" by Michael Jackson]
Orpheus Award
[Austrian version of the Grammy Award]
Smash Hits Awards:
Best Male Vocalist
Soul Train Music Awards:
R&B Album Of The Year ["Bad"]
Best Male Single Of The Year ["Bad"]
UNCF: [United Negro College Fund]
Honorary Doctor Of Humane Letters Degree From Fisk University Frederick D. Patterson Award
Wembley Stadium:
For Seven Sell Out Record Breaking Shows
1989:
American Music Awards:
Special Award Of Achievement
Video Pioneer Award
American Dance Award
Black Radio Exclusive Awards:
Humanitarian Award
BET:
Award For The Success Of "Bad" Tour
Billboard Awards:
Number One Black Artist
# 1 Album - Pop/R&B ["Bad"]
Bravo Magazine Awards:
Bronze Otto Award
BRE Awards:
Triple Crown Award [King Of Pop, Rock & Soul]
Video Of The Year
British TV Industry Awards:
Artist Of The Decade
Brit Awards: [British Phonographic Industry Awards]
Video Of The Year ["Smooth Criminal"]
Best International Male Artist
Canadian Music Awards:
Teddy Award ["Leave Me Alone"]
Capital Children Museum:
Best Of Washington 1989 Humanitarian Award
Cashbox:
Video Pioneer
Critic's Choice Awards:
Best Video ["Smooth Criminal"]
Entertainment Tonight:
Most Important Entertainer Of The Decade
Friday Night Videos:
Greatest Artist Of The Decade
Number One Artist
Forbes:
# 1 Entertainer Of The Year [$]
Gardner Street Elementary School:
Most Famous Alumnus Renamed School Auditorium to "The Michael Jackson Auditorium"
MTV Video Music Awards:
Video Vanguard Award ["Thriller"- The Greatest Video In The History Of The World]
National Urban Coalition:
Humanitarian Award
People's Choice Awards:
Favorite Music Video ["Smooth Criminal"]
Rolling Stone Magazine:
Video Of The Decade ["Thriller"]
Soul Train Music Awards:
Heritage Award Best R&B Urban Contemporary Single By A Male ["Man In The Mirror"]
1st Annual Sammy Davis Junior Award
U.K. TV Show:
Goodbye To The 80's Award
Vanity Fair:
Artist Of The Decade
Video Software Dealer Association:
Favorite Music Video ["Moonwalker"]
World Music Awards:
Philips Hall Of Fame Award for Lifetime Achievement In Video
Viewers Choice # 1 Video ["Dirty Diana"]
1990:
American Cinema Awards:
Entertainer Of The Decade
Emmy Nominee:
Composing Sammy Davis Jr. 60th Anniversary Song ["You Were There"]
BMI Inaugural:
1st Michael Jackson Award Of Achievement
[Inaugural and 1st ever award for Michael Jackson]
Boy Scouts Of America:
Good Scout Humanitarian
Capital Children Museum:
Entertainer Of The Decade Award
[presented by President G. Bush for philanthropic activities for children]
Grammy Awards:
Best Music Video Short Form ["Leave Me Alone"]
Music Connection:
Man Of The Decade
MTV Video Music Awards:
Video Vanguard Award - Artist Of The Decade
Role Model Award:
Awarded from the country of Japan
Sony Entertainment [CBS Records]:
Top Selling Artist Of The Decade
Soul Train Music Awards:
Artist Of The Decade
Vanity Fair:
Most Popular Artist In The History Of Show Business
White House Recognition:
Artist Of The Decade
[presented by U.S. President George Bush]
Source :
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