Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Awards & Honours
55
Awards Won
2
Honours
6
Rankings
9
Covers
3
Records
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds have accumulated an extraordinary number of accolades over four decades. They are the most awarded group in ARIA history, with 15 wins across categories like Best Group, Best Independent Release, and Best Adult Contemporary Album. Their Grammy win for Murder Ballads in 1997 put them on the global map. They have also won five NME Awards for Best International Band and two Q Awards. In 2008, the band was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame, and Nick Cave received an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2021 for services to the performing arts. The band's albums consistently chart high, and Wild God became their first UK number one in 2024, a testament to their enduring appeal.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
ARIA Hall of Fame
Inducted as a band
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
Awarded to Nick Cave for services to the performing arts
Rankings & Lists
100 Greatest Artists of All Time
500 Greatest Albums of All Time
500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Top 100 Albums of the 1990s
100 Greatest Albums Ever
All-Time 100 Albums
Magazine Covers
Rolling Stone (US)
September 1996
Nick Cave: The Dark Prince of Rock
Rolling Stone (Australia)
March 2013
Nick Cave: The Return
NME
May 18, 1996
Nick Cave: Murder Ballads Special
NME
October 19, 2013
Nick Cave: The Godfather of Goth
Mojo
June 2016
Nick Cave: Skeleton Tree
Uncut
August 2013
Nick Cave: The Wild God
The Guardian Weekend
August 28, 2016
Nick Cave: Facing the Darkness
The New York Times Magazine
September 11, 2016
Nick Cave's Reckoning
Q Magazine
September 2016
Nick Cave: The Interview
Records & Feats
First UK #1 album after 40 years
Wild God (2024) became the band's first number one album in the UK, peaking at #1 on the Official Albums Chart.
Most ARIA Awards won by a group
The band has won 15 ARIA Awards, more than any other group in the history of the Australian Recording Industry Association.
First Australian band to win a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album
Murder Ballads won the Grammy in 1997, making them the first Australian act to take that category.