Crowded House awards and nominations
Three men are standing in front of posters advertising the band. Man at left is wearing sunglasses, smiling and adjusting his dark jacket. Man in middle is staring to his left and wears a similar dark jacket. Third man is also staring to his left and has a dark jacket.
Crowded House in San Francisco, California, 1987.
L to R: Paul Hester, Neil Finn, Nick Seymour
Totals[a]
Wins31
Nominations68
Note
  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.

Crowded House is a rock band that was formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1985. They were founded by Neil Finn and Paul Hester of the New Zealand group Split Enz. Most Split Enz fans shifted their allegiance to the new group, so Crowded House had an established fan base before they had recorded any material.[1] The band has released six studio albums: Crowded House (1986), Temple of Low Men (1988), Woodface (1991), Together Alone (1993), Time on Earth (2007) and Intriguer (2010). The band dissolved in 1996,[1] and reformed in 2007.[2] Crowded House has won awards both nationally and internationally, including twelve ARIA Music Awards from the Australian Recording Industry Association, and eight APRA Awards from the Australasian Performing Right Association. APRA also listed their track, "Don't Dream It's Over," as the seventh best Australian song of all time in May 2001.[3]

Crowded House has performed in several venues, and have become well known among both fans and the music industry both for their music and the skill of the individual members.[1] Their most awarded work is "Don't Dream It's Over" (1986), from their debut album. The song has earned two ARIA Music Awards,[4] three APRA Awards,[3][5][6] a BMI Award,[7] and an MTV Music Video Award.[8] In 1998 it was placed 76th on the Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time. They have also had two other songs in annual Hottest 100 lists of best songs from a year.[9] Crowded House won the BRIT Award for Best International Group in 1994.[10]

Crowded House has won twelve trophies from 35 nominations since the ARIA Music Awards were first presented in 1987, including being the first winners of the Best New Talent and Song of the Year categories in that year. The group's success has been across several categories; they received their most nominations (eight) in the Best Group category, winning in 1988 and 1993.[4] Eight of their ARIA Awards were from their first two albums, Crowded House and Temple of Low Men, with the line-up of Finn, Hester and Nick Seymour.[4] Crowded House has won eight APRA Awards in various categories, including three wins in "most-performed" categories from various genres and three wins for either the Gold Award (for best song of the year) or Song of the Year (category renamed from 1991).

The New Zealand Music Awards have been conferred annually since 1965 by Recorded Music NZ. Crowded House has received five nominations, primarily in the category of International Achievement, winning in 1992, 1994 and 1995.

Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) Awards

Year Nominated work Award Result Ref.
1987 Crowded House Best New Talent Won [4][11]
Album of the Year Nominated [4]
"Don't Dream It's Over" Song of the Year Won [4]
Single of the Year Nominated [4]
Best Group Nominated [4]
"Don't Dream It's Over" – Alex Proyas Best Video Won [4]
Crowded House – Nick Seymour Best Cover Artist Nominated [4]
1988 Crowded House Best Group Won [4]
1989 Temple of Low Men Album of the Year Won [4][11]
Best Adult Contemporary Album Won [4]
Best Cover Art Won [4]
Best Group Nominated [4]
Highest Selling Album Nominated [4]
"Better Be Home Soon" Song of the Year Won [4]
Single of the Year Nominated [4]
Highest Selling Single Nominated [4]
"When You Come" – Paul Elliot Best Video Nominated [4]
1992 Woodface Album of the Year Nominated [4]
Best Group Nominated [4]
Best Cover Art Nominated [4]
Highest Selling Album Nominated [4]
"Fall At Your Feet" - Neil Finn Song of the Year Nominated [4]
"Chocolate Cake" – Paul Kosky Engineer of the Year Nominated [4]
"Chocolate Cake" – John Hillcoat Best Video Won [4][11]
1993 "Weather with You" Single of the Year Nominated [4]
Best Group Won [4]
Song of the Year Nominated [4]
1994 Together Alone Album of the Year Nominated [4]
Best Group Nominated [4]
Together Alone – Nick Seymour Best Cover Art Nominated [4]
"Distant Sun" Single of the Year Nominated [4]
"Distant Sun" - Neil Finn Song of the Year Nominated [4]
1995 "Private Universe" Best Group Nominated [4]
1996 "Everything Is Good for You" Highest Selling Single Nominated [4]
Best Group Nominated [4]
1997 "Instinct" Best Group Nominated [4]
"Not the Girl You Think You Are" – Jeff Darling Best Video Nominated [4]
Recurring Dream Highest Selling Album Won [4][11]
2010 Intriguer Best Adult Contemporary Album Won [4]
2016 Crowded House ARIA Hall of Fame Inducted [4]
2021 Dreamers Are Waiting Best Adult Contemporary Album Won [12][13]

Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) Awards

Year Country Nominated work Award Result Ref.
1987 Australia "Don't Dream It's Over" Most Performed Australasian Popular Work Won [5]
1988 Australia "Don't Dream It's Over" Gold Award Won [6]
1992 Australia Neil Finn & Tim Finn Songwriter of the Year Won [14]
1993 Australia "Fall at Your Feet" Most Performed Australian Work Overseas Won [15]
"Four Seasons in One Day" Song of the Year Won [15]
1994 Australia "Distant Sun" Song of the Year Won [16]
Neil Finn Songwriter of the Year Won [16]
"Weather with You" Most Performed Australian Work Overseas Won [16]
1995 Australia "Private Universe" Song of the Year Nominated [17]
2001 Australia "Don't Dream It's Over" Top Ten Australian songs No. 7 [3]
2007 New Zealand "Don't Stop Now" Silver Scroll Nominated [18]

Mo Awards

The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Crowded House won two awards in that time.[19]

Year Nominee / work Award Result (wins only)
1991 Crowded House Rock Performer of the Year Won
1994 Crowded House Rock Performer of the Year Won

New Zealand Music Awards

Year Nominated work Award Result Ref.
1992 Crowded House International Achievement Won [20]
1993 "Four Seasons in One Day" Music Video Won [21]
1994 Crowded House International Achievement Won [22]
1995 International Achievement Nominated [23]
1997 International Achievement Nominated [24]

Rolling Stone Australia Awards

The Rolling Stone Australia Awards are awarded annually by the Australian edition of Rolling Stone magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2024 Crowded House Rolling Stone Icon Award awarded [25]

Other awards and accolades

Year Nominated work Award Result Ref.
1986 Crowded House Countdown Awards - Best Album Nominated [26][27]
Countdown Awards - Best Debut Album Won
"Mean to Me" Countdown Awards - Best Debut Single Won
Themselves Countdown Awards - Best Debut Act Won
"Don't Dream It's Over" Countdown Awards - Best Group Performance in a Video Nominated
Countdown Awards - Best Video Won
Countdown Awards - Best Single Nominated
1987 "Don't Dream It's Over" MTV Video Music Awards – Best New Artist Won [8]
MTV Video Music Awards – Best Group Video Nominated [8]
MTV Video Music Awards – Best Video Direction Nominated [8]
MTV Video Music Awards – Best Special Effects Nominated [8]
1989 Crowded House Juno Awards – International Entertainer of the Year Nominated [28]
1990 Crowded House Juno Awards – International Entertainer of the Year Nominated [28]
1991 "Don't Dream It's Over" BMI Awards Won [7]
1992 Crowded House Q Awards – Best Live Act Won [29]

[30]

1993 "Distant Sun" Triple J Hottest 100, 1993 No. 60 [31]
Neil Finn (Crowded House) Q Awards – Best Songwriter Won [29][30]
1994 Crowded House BRIT Awards – International Group of the Year Won [10]
1995 "Something So Strong" BMI Awards Won [32]
1996 "Everything Is Good for You" Triple J Hottest 100, 1996 No. 67 [33]
1998 "Don't Dream It's Over" Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time, 1998 No. 76 [9]
2006 Woodface The Age EG Music Awards – Best Album Won [34]
2008 Crowded House – Frontier Touring Company Helpmann Awards – Best Australian Contemporary Concert Won [35]

See also

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