Peter Gabriel
Awards & Honours
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Awards Won
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Honours
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Rankings
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Covers
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Records
Peter Gabriel is one of the most decorated artists in rock history, with eight Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards, and the Polar Music Prize. His video for "Sledgehammer" won a record nine MTV Video Music Awards in a single year and remains the most played music video in MTV history. He is one of the few artists to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice: once as a member of Genesis and once as a solo artist. In 2006, he received the Man of Peace award from Nobel Peace Prize laureates, and Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008. His humanitarian work with Witness and The Elders has had a lasting global impact.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as member of Genesis)
Inducted as a member of Genesis.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as solo artist)
Inducted as a solo artist, one of few to be inducted twice.
Man of Peace Award
Awarded for his human rights activism.
Time 100 Most Influential People
Named one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Honorary Doctorate
Honorary doctorate for musical achievements.
Rankings & Lists
Time 100 Most Influential People
Magazine Covers
Rolling Stone
1986
Peter Gabriel: The Secret History
Time
2008
The Time 100
Records & Feats
Most MTV Video Music Awards won for a single video
Gabriel's 'Sledgehammer' won nine MTV Video Music Awards in 1987, a record for a single video.
Most played music video in MTV history
A 2011 Time report stated that 'Sledgehammer' is the most played music video in MTV history.
First artist to release an album on the lunar cycle
Gabriel released I/O in 2023, with each song released on a full moon, a pioneering approach.