^Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge 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.
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band, formed in 1975 by bassist and only original member Steve Harris, and since 1999, also consists of vocalist Bruce Dickinson, guitarists Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Janick Gers, and drummer Nicko McBrain. The musicians have received multiple nominations, honors, and awards including some of the most notable ones. The band have released seventeen studio albums, and have sold over 130 million albums worldwide.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] In 2023 Iron Maiden were honoured by Royal Mail UK with dedicated postal stamps and cards.[9]
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom. Bruce Dickinson's original radio shows (as Iron Maiden vocalist) were awarded by listeners and the journalists.[14][15] Iron Maiden as a band were honoured two times.[13]
Echo Music Prize (stylized as ECHO, German pronunciation: [ˈɛço]) was an accolade by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie [de], an association of recording companies in Germany to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. In 2009 Iron Maiden received an ECHO Award nomination for Best Live Band and became a winner.[21] Two years later, the musicians were nominated again in Best International Artist category. In 2016 Iron Maiden won the award with The Book of Souls album as the Best Rock/Alternative Album of 2015.[22]
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2009
Iron Maiden
Best Live Artist
Won
2011
Best International Artist
Nominated
2016
Best Rock/Alternative Album
Won
Eisner Awards
Eisner Award is an American honor named after Will Eisner, comics pioneer, screenwriter, and comic book artist. It is considered the most prestigious distinction in the world of comics. In 2024 comic book dedicated to Iron Maiden's classic album Piece of Mind received a nomination in the category of Best Publication Design.[23]
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2024
Iron Maiden: Piece of Mind (Z2)
Best Publication Design
Nominated
Emma-gaala
The Emma-gaala is an annual music awards ceremony established in 1983 by the Suomen Ääni- ja kuvatallennetuottajat. Iron Maiden have received three awards.[24][13]
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2004
Iron Maiden
Yleisöäänestys – Vuoden ulkomainen artisti (The audience vote – for a foreign artist)
Won
2006
Won
2008
Best Live Artist
Won
Fonogram - Magyar Zenei Díjat
The Senjutsu album was nominated for Fonogram - Magyar Zenei Díjat, the Hungarian equivalent of the Grammy, in the category "Best Hard Rock / Metal Album".[25]
Hollywood's RockWalk is a special sidewalk gallery that honors particular artists who have made a significant impact and contribution to the growth and evolution of rock 'n' roll, blues or R&B music. The gallery includes artists’ hand prints and special signatures.[30]
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2005
Iron Maiden
Hollywood's RockWalk
Inducted
Iberian Festival Awards
The Iberian Festival Awards are given to the public vote winners in multiple categories related to the live events in Spain. Iron Maiden have received one award in 2017.[31][32]
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2017
Iron Maiden (Resurrection Festival)
Best International Live Performance
Won
Ivor Novello Awards
The Ivor Novello Awards are presented annually in London by the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters. Iron Maiden have received one award.[33][34]
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2001
Iron Maiden
International Achievement
Won
IFPI Finland Award
Two Sales Recognition Awards from Finland. In 2005 band's record sales trespassed half a million copies. In 2010 Iron Maiden's records were sold in over 750,000 copies.[35][36]
Loudwire is an American hard rock and heavy metal online magazine. Annual Loudwire Awards were given to the public vote winners in multiple categories. Maiden have received three awards from four nominations.[47][48]
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2016
Bruce Dickinson
Best Vocalist
Nominated
2017
Iron Maiden
Best Live Act
Won
2017
Iron Maiden
UK Band
Won
2017
Steve Harris
Bassist of the Year
Won
Metal Hall of Fame
Metal Hall of Fame honorary induction is an annual ceremony in the USA. The ex-Iron Maiden members (Paul Di'Anno, Blaze Bayley, Derek Riggs) received their first nominations and were inducted in April 2021.[49]
On 2 August 2023, Iron Maiden were inducted into the Olympiapark Walk of Stars in Munich, Germany. The Walk of Stars is dedicated to some of the most important phenomenons representing entertainment, music and sport.[70]
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2023
Iron Maiden
München Olympiapark Walk of Stars
Inducted
Planet Rock Awards (The Rocks)
The band has also received ten awards from fourteen nominations at the Planet Rock Awards (The ROCKS). They're nominated and awarded in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022 in multiple categories. In 2022 Iron Maiden became the most awarded band among the other artists. The band was awarded again in 2023.[71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82]
Antyradio is a Polish radio network broadcasting all genres of rock music, although mostly broadcasting contemporary rock hits. Iron Maiden were eight times nominated and awarded in different categories.[83][84][85][86]
Rockbjörnen is an annual awards ceremony which takes place in Sweden. Iron Maiden have received one award.[87]
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2011
Iron Maiden
Best Hard Rock Live Act
Won
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honorary induction is an annual ceremony in the United States. Iron Maiden have received the very first nomination in February 2021, 41 years after their eponymous debut album was published. The second nomination they received was on 1 February 2023.[88][89] Iron Maiden's souvenirs are the part of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame permanent exhibition dedicated to heavy metal music.[90]
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2017
Iron Maiden
R'n'R HoF Metal Exhibition
Inducted
2021
Iron Maiden
Hall of Fame
Nominated
2023
Iron Maiden
Hall of Fame
Nominated
Rolling Stone
The American magazine Rolling Stone awarded the band's seventeenth studio album "Senjutsu" with the title of Best Metal Album of 2021.[91]
Nordoff-Robbins is a UK charity providing music therapy. The band was awarded for the first time in 2024 when the musicians received the Special Achievement Award.[92] Nordoff-Robbins holds the annual Silver Clef Awards, from which Iron Maiden have received Silver Clef Award in 2015 for an Outstanding Contribution to UK Music.[93]
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2004
Iron Maiden
Special Achievement Award
Won
2015
Iron Maiden
02 Silver Clef Award 2015
Won
Sklizen Awards
Sklizen Awards are the honors established by Czech Spark Magazine for the "Best Albums of the Year". Iron Maiden were awarded two times so far.[94][95]
Back in the '80s Spanish Music Awards were given to domestic and international artists in many categories. In February 1984 Iron Maiden's Piece of Mind album was awarded as the "Best Rock Album".[96]
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
1984
Piece of Mind
Best Rock Album
Won
Spanish Premios Odeon Awards
Spanish Premios Odeón is considered the Spanish equivalent of the Grammy Awards. Iron Maiden's Senjutsu album received a nomination in the category "International Album of the Year".[97]
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2022
Senjutsu
International Album of the Year
Nominated
Sweden Rock Award
In 2011 Iron Maiden were awarded by Sweden Rock Magazine for the best album of the decade (2000 – 2009) which was A Matter of Life and Death originally released in 2006.[13]
South by Southwest (SXSW) is a cyclical cultural event consisting of film and music festivals and technology conferences organized in Austin, USA. In 2009 Iron Maiden documentary movie Flight 666 was awarded with "24 Beats Per Second Award" by the festival's audience.[98]
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2009
Iron Maiden: Flight 666
24 Beats Per Audience Second Award
Won
The BPI Hall of Fame
In 2011 Iron Maiden were inducted into the BPI Hall of Fame in the UK.[99]
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2011
Iron Maiden
BPI Hall of Fame
Inducted
The Pollstar Awards
Pollstar was founded in 1981, in Freson/CA as a trade publication that covers the concert industry in the United States and internationally. Iron Maiden and their agents were multiple nominated for Pollstar Awards.[100][101]
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2009
Somewhere Back in Time World Tour
Best Rock Tour
Nominated
2014
Maiden England World Tour
Best Rock Tour
Nominated
2019
Iron Maiden
Best Alternative Artist
Nominated
2020
Legacy of the Beast World Tour
Best Rock Tour
Nominated
2023
Iron Maiden
The Per Cap Award
Nominated
TOP.HR Music Award
TOP.HR Music Award is the most prestigious music award in Croatia, described as the local equivalent of the Grammy Award. In 2022 Iron Maiden studio album Senjutsu was awarded as a Bestselling International Album of the Year.[102][103]
Žebřík Music Awards are the most popular music awards established in the Czech Republic in 1992. The three finalists (TOP 3) in each category are selected as the actual prize winners. Particular musicians and Iron Maiden as the band were 61 times nominated to Žebřík Music Awards in the last 32 years. They were the winners (Top 3 finalists) 23 times so far.[105] In 2022 their seventeenth studio album was nominated to Czech's Žebřík Music Awards in categories: "International Album of the Year", "International Band of the Year" and "Video of the Year".[106][107]