Snow Patrol
Awards & Honours
49
Awards Won
3
Honours
4
Rankings
5
Covers
3
Records
Snow Patrol's career is marked by a handful of standout achievements. Their song "Chasing Cars" holds a Guinness World Record as the most-played song of the 21st century on UK radio. The band's three biggest albums, Final Straw, Eyes Open, and A Hundred Million Suns, have sold a combined ten million copies worldwide. Eyes Open was the best-selling British album in the UK in 2006, spending 11 weeks at No. 1. They've won seven Meteor Ireland Music Awards, more than any other band in the ceremony's history at the time. In 2023, they were inducted into the Irish Music Hall of Fame.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Guinness World Record – Most-played song of the 21st century on UK radio
Chasing Cars was recognized as the most-played song of the 21st century on UK radio, with over 1.5 million plays.
Induction into Irish Music Hall of Fame
Snow Patrol were inducted into the Irish Music Hall of Fame in recognition of their contribution to Irish music.
Honorary Doctorate (Gary Lightbody)
Gary Lightbody received an honorary doctorate for his contribution to music and charity work.
Rankings & Lists
100 Greatest Songs of the 2000s
Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs
500 Greatest Songs of All Time
Top 10 Songs of 2006
Magazine Covers
NME
June 26, 2004
Snow Patrol: The Band That Saved Rock
Q
December 2006
Snow Patrol: The Biggest Band in the World?
Mojo
August 2008
Snow Patrol: The Making of a Classic
The Irish Times Magazine
May 12, 2018
Gary Lightbody: The Quiet Man of Rock
The Guardian Weekend
September 8, 2018
Snow Patrol: 'We're not cool, but we have something else'
Records & Feats
Most-played song of the 21st century on UK radio
Chasing Cars has been played over 1.5 million times on UK radio, more than any other song released since 2000.
Fastest sell-out of 3Arena Dublin (2018)
The Wildness tour date at Dublin's 3Arena sold out in 15 minutes.
Best-selling British album in the UK in 2006
Eyes Open was the highest-selling album by a British act in the UK in 2006, spending 11 weeks at No. 1.