List of awards and nominations received by the Who

The Who are one of the most critically acclaimed rock bands, and have received numerous awards and accolades that reflect both their enduring popularity and commercial success.

[3] They received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the British Phonographic Industry in 1988,[4] and from the Grammy Foundation in 2001,[5] for creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording.

[6] My Generation was selected for preservation in the United States National Recording Registry in 2009.

[12] In 2005 The Who received the Nordoff Robbins Silver Clef Award for their outstanding contribution to music.

[13] At the 31st annual awards ceremony on 7 December 2008, Townshend and Daltrey received Kennedy Center Honors; the first rock band to be so honoured.

[14] VH1 Rock Honors 2008 paid homage to The Who with tribute performances from Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Flaming Lips, Incubus and Tenacious D. On 12 March 2011, Roger Daltrey received the Steiger Award for excellence in music.

According to Michael Braunstein, Executive Director of the Les Paul Foundation, he said "Pete Townshend personifies both guitar wizardry and technical prowess in both studio and live music performance.

He is a true original and a natural choice for the Les Paul Award honor".

VH1 ranked "Won't Get Fooled Again" and "My Generation" at No.6 and No.37 respectively on its list of "100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs" in 2009.

Likewise, "My Generation" was also named the best debut album in 1965 and its self-titled song was placed on the list of "75 Tunes That Defined Rock 'N' Roll" by NME.

[42] Yahoo Voices ranked them at No.3 on "Top 10 Best Live Rock Bands of All Time" list.

[54] In 2000, Guitar magazine named John Entwistle "Bassist of the Millennium" in a readers' poll.

9 on his list of "Top 50 Bass Players"[56] and was also named the second best bassist on Creem magazine's 1974 Reader Poll Results.

Gibson.com ranked Entwistle at No.7 on its list of "Top 10 Metal and Hard Rock Bass Players" in September 2012.