5 Seconds of Summer
Awards & Honours
109
Awards Won
4
Honours
2
Rankings
5
Covers
5
Records
5 Seconds of Summer hold several historic records for an Australian act. They are the first Australian band to achieve three number one albums on the Billboard 200, and the first band overall to have their first three studio albums debut at number one on that chart. Their single "Youngblood" surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify, making them the first Australian band to reach that milestone. The band has sold over 10 million albums and 2 million concert tickets worldwide, with total streams exceeding 7 billion. They received the APRA Outstanding International Achievement Award in 2019, a rare honor for an Australian pop act, and were listed on Billboard's Top Artists of the 2010s chart.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Guinness World Record – Most consecutive number-one albums on the Billboard 200 by a band
First band to have their first three studio albums debut at number one on the Billboard 200.
APRA Outstanding International Achievement Award
First Australian band to receive this award, for global success of "Youngblood".
APRA AMCOS 1,000,000,000 List
For "Youngblood" surpassing 1 billion streams.
Sounds Australia Ambassador
Appointed as ambassadors for Australian music export.
Rankings & Lists
Top Artists of the 2010s
50 Greatest Australian Albums of All Time
Magazine Covers
Billboard
July 2014
5 Seconds of Summer: The Next Big Thing
Rolling Stone Australia
August 2015
5 Seconds of Summer: Rock's New Kings
NME
June 2018
5 Seconds of Summer: The Band That Changed Everything
GQ Australia
May 2020
5 Seconds of Summer: The Calm Before the Storm
Teen Vogue
March 2020
5 Seconds of Summer on Their New Album 'Calm' and Growing Up
Records & Feats
First Australian act to have three number-one albums on the Billboard 200
Their first three studio albums all debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.
First band to have their first three studio albums debut at number one on the Billboard 200
No other band had achieved this before 5SOS.
First Australian band to surpass 1 billion streams on Spotify with a single song
"Youngblood" reached 1 billion streams on Spotify in 2020.
Fourth highest-selling Australian single of the 2010s
"Youngblood" sold over 5 million adjusted copies worldwide within six months of release.
Second longest stint at number one in ARIA chart history
"Youngblood" spent 8 consecutive weeks at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart.