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- Thames Television (1977)
- BBC One (1985–1992)
- ITV (1993–present)
The BRIT Awards (often simply called the BRITs) are the British Phonographic Industry's annual popular music awards. The name was originally a shortened form of "British", "Britain", or "Britannia" (in the early days the awards were sponsored by Britannia Music Club), but subsequently became a backronym for British Record Industry Trusts Show.[1] In addition, an equivalent awards ceremony for classical music, called the Classic BRIT Awards, is held in May. The awards were first held in 1977 and originated as an annual event in 1982 under the auspices of the British record industry's trade association, the BPI. In 1989, they were renamed The BRIT Awards.[2] Mastercard has been the long-term sponsor of the event.[3]
The highest profile music awards ceremony in the UK, the BRIT Awards have featured some of the most notable events in British popular culture, such as the final public appearance of Freddie Mercury, the Jarvis Cocker protest against Michael Jackson, the height of a high-profile feud between Oasis and fellow Britpop band Blur, the Union Jack dress worn by Geri Halliwell of the Spice Girls, and a Chumbawamba member throwing a bucket of iced water over then-Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott.[4][5][6][7] These moments took place in the 1990s when the ceremony had a reputation for being “a little shambolic, unpredictable and, at times, anarchic” with a criticism it has lost its edge since then and “evolved into a more polished, sanitised affair.”[8]
The BRIT Awards were broadcast live until 1989, when Samantha Fox and Mick Fleetwood hosted a widely criticised show in which little went as rehearsed.[9] From 1990 to 2006, the event was recorded and broadcast the following night. From 2007, The BRIT Awards reverted to a live broadcast on British television, on 14 February on ITV.[9] That year, comedian Russell Brand was the host and three awards were dropped from the ceremony: British Rock Act, British Urban Act and British Pop Act.[9] For the last time, on 16 February 2010, the venue for The BRITs was the Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London. The BRIT Awards were held at the O2 Arena in London for the first time in 2011.[10]
The BRIT Award statuette given to the winners features Britannia, the female personification of Britain. Since 2011, the statuette has been regularly redesigned by some of the best known British designers, stylists and artists, including Vivienne Westwood, Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin, Peter Blake, Zaha Hadid, Anish Kapoor and David Adjaye.[11][12][13][14] In 1992, KLF opened the show and invited extreme metal band Extreme Noise Terror on stage, complete with flame-throwers, and fired machine gun blanks over the crowd. The group sent a dead sheep to the aftershow party, and later buried their BRIT Award statuette at Stonehenge signifying their abhorrence of the music industry.[8] Robbie Williams holds the record for the most BRIT Awards, 13 as a solo artist and another five as part of Take That.[15] Girl group Little Mix made history at the 2021 Brit Awards, when they became the first female group to receive the award for Best Group at the ceremony after 43 years since it was first introduced.[16]
.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}Ceremonies
.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote link .hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}See also: List of Brit Awards ceremonies Most recent Brit Award winners 8 February 2022; The first awards ceremony was in 1977, as "The BRITish Record Industry BRITannia Awards", to mark the Queen's Silver Jubilee and was televised by Thames Television. There has been an annual ceremony since 1982.The 1988 BPI Awards was the first of the ceremonies to be broadcast on live television. The BBC had previously broadcast the ceremony from 1985, with the shows from 1982 to 1984 not broadcast on television. The BBC continued to broadcast the renamed BRIT Awards, live in 1989 and pre-recorded from 1990 to 1992. ITV have broadcast the awards since 1993, pre-recorded until 2006 and live from 2007 onwards.[9] BBC Radio 1 has provided backstage radio coverage since 2008.
Since 2014, ITV have aired a launch show in January titled The BRITs Are Coming, which reveals some of the artists who have been nominated at the upcoming ceremony. The first host was Nick Grimshaw, followed by Reggie Yates (2015) and Laura Whitmore in 2016. Emma Willis hosted The BRITs Are Coming in 2017 and again in 2018 when it was broadcast live for the first time. Clara Amfo hosted the 2019 launch show and Alice Levine hosted in 2020. Amfo later returned and was joined by Maya Jama as co-host in December 2021.
List of ceremonies
BPI Awards
The first ceremony in 1977 was broadcast by Thames Television.[17] Ceremonies were not held from 1978 to 1981, and at first were not televised after resuming in 1982.
Event Date British Album of the Year winner(s) British Single of the Year winner(s) Outstanding Contribution to Music / BRITs Icon winner(s) Host Venue Brit Awards 1977[a] 18 October 1977 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band – The Beatles "Bohemian Rhapsody" – Queen"A Whiter Shade of Pale" – Procol Harum
The Beatles Michael Aspel Wembley Conference Centre Brit Awards 1982 4 February 1982 Kings of the Wild Frontier – Adam the Ants "Tainted Love" – Soft Cell John Lennon David Jacobs Grosvenor House Hotel Brit Awards 1983 8 February 1983 Memories – Barbra Streisand "Come on Eileen" – Dexys Midnight Runners The Beatles Tim Rice Brit Awards 1984 21 February 1984 Thriller – Michael Jackson "Karma Chameleon" – Culture Club George Martin Brit Awards 1985 11 February 1985 Diamond Life – Sade "Relax" – Frankie Goes to Hollywood The Police Noel Edmonds Brit Awards 1986 10 February 1986 No Jacket Required – Phil Collins "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" – Tears for Fears Elton John
Wham! Brit Awards 1987 9 February 1987 Brothers in Arms – Dire Straits "West End Girls" – Pet Shop Boys Eric Clapton Jonathan King Brit Awards 1988 8 February 1988 ...Nothing Like the Sun – Sting "Never Gonna Give You Up" – Rick Astley The Who Noel Edmonds Royal Albert Hall
BRITs
From 1989 to 1992, the ceremonies were broadcast on the BBC. Since 1993, they have been broadcast on ITV.
Event Date British Album of the Year winner(s) British Single of the Year winner(s) Outstanding Contribution to Music / BRITs Icon winner(s) Host(s) Venue Brit Awards 1989 13 February 1989 The First of a Million Kisses – Fairground Attraction "Perfect" – Fairground Attraction Cliff Richard Samantha FoxMick Fleetwood Royal Albert Hall Brit Awards 1990 18 February 1990 The Raw and the Cooked – Fine Young Cannibals "Another Day in Paradise" – Phil Collins Queen Cathy McGowan Dominion Theatre Brit Awards 1991 10 February 1991 Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 – George Michael "Enjoy the Silence" – Depeche Mode Status Quo Simon Bates (voice over only) Brit Awards 1992 12 February 1992 Seal – Seal "These Are the Days of Our Lives" – Queen Freddie Mercury Hammersmith Odeon Brit Awards 1993 16 February 1993 Diva – Annie Lennox "Could It Be Magic" – Take That Rod Stewart Richard O'Brien Alexandra Palace Brit Awards 1994 14 February 1994 Connected – Stereo MC's "Pray" – Take That Van Morrison Elton John
RuPaul Brit Awards 1995 20 February 1995 Parklife – Blur "Parklife" – Blur ft. Phil Daniels Elton John Chris Evans Brit Awards 1996 19 February 1996 (What's the Story) Morning Glory? – Oasis "Back for Good" – Take That David Bowie Earls Court Brit Awards 1997 24 February 1997 Everything Must Go – Manic Street Preachers "Wannabe" – Spice Girls Bee Gees Ben Elton Brit Awards 1998 9 February 1998 Urban Hymns – The Verve "Never Ever" – All Saints Fleetwood Mac London Arena Brit Awards 1999 16 February 1999 This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours – Manic Street Preachers "Angels" – Robbie Williams Eurythmics Johnny Vaughan Brit Awards 2000 3 March 2000 The Man Who – Travis "She's the One" – Robbie Williams Spice Girls Davina McCall Earls Court Two Brit Awards 2001 26 February 2001 Parachutes – Coldplay "Rock DJ" – Robbie Williams U2 Ant Dec Brit Awards 2002 20 February 2002 No Angel – Dido "Don't Stop Movin'" – S Club 7 Sting Frank Skinner
Zoe Ball Brit Awards 2003 20 February 2003 A Rush of Blood to the Head – Coldplay "Just a Little" – Liberty X Tom Jones Davina McCall 2004 17 February 2004 Permission to Land – The Darkness "White Flag" – Dido Duran Duran Cat Deeley 2005 9 February 2005 Hopes and Fears – Keane "Your Game" – Will Young Bob Geldof Chris Evans 2006 14 February 2006 XY – Coldplay "Speed of Sound" – Coldplay Paul Weller Earls Court Brit Awards 2007 15 February 2007 Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not – Arctic Monkeys "Patience" – Take That Oasis Russell Brand Brit Awards 2008 9 February 2008 Favourite Worst Nightmare – Arctic Monkeys "Shine" – Take That Paul McCartney The Osbournes Brit Awards 2009 18 February 2009 Rockferry – Duffy "The Promise" – Girls Aloud Pet Shop Boys Kylie Minogue
James Corden
Mathew Horne Brit Awards 2010 16 February 2010 Lungs – Florence and the Machine "Beat Again" – JLS Robbie Williams Peter Kay Brit Awards 2011 15 February 2011 Sigh No More – Mumford Sons "Pass Out" – Tinie Tempah ft. Labrinth James Corden The O2 Arena Brit Awards 2012 21 February 2012 21 – Adele "What Makes You Beautiful" – One Direction Blur Brit Awards 2013 February 20, 2013 Our Version of Events – Emeli Sandé "Skyfall" – Adele Brit Awards 2014 19 February 2014 AM – Arctic Monkeys "Waiting All Night" – Rudimental ft. Ella Eyre Elton John[b] Brit Awards 2015 25 February 2015 X – Ed Sheeran "Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars Ant Dec Brit Awards 2016 24 February 2016 25 – Adele "Hello" – Adele David Bowie Brit Awards 2017 22 February 2017 Blackstar – David Bowie "Shout Out to My Ex" – Little Mix Robbie Williams[c] Dermot O'Leary
Emma Willis Brit Awards 2018 21 February 2018 Gang Signs Prayer – Stormzy "Human" – Rag'n'Bone Man Jack Whitehall Brit Awards 2019 20 February 2019 A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships – The 1975 "One Kiss" – Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa P!nk Brit Awards 2020 18 February 2020 Psychodrama – Dave "Someone You Loved" – Lewis Capaldi Brit Awards 2021 11 May 2021 Future Nostalgia – Dua Lipa "Watermelon Sugar" – Harry Styles Taylor Swift Brit Awards 2022 8 February 2022 30 – Adele "Easy on Me" – Adele Mo Gilligan
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Notable moments
Electricians' strike (1987)
In 1987 the BPI Awards ceremony was held in the Great Room at the Grosvenor House Hotel. At the time there was a BBC electricians' strike in effect, and the organisers decided to use a non-TV events production company, called Upfront, to manage the show. Despite the show being picketed, the event was transmitted as intended. For a while, the outdoor broadcast scanner was rocked on its wheels by the protesters and they managed to shut off the power to one of the big GE video screen projectors. Upfront was then asked to organise the following year and persuaded the BPI to move the event to a larger venue, starting the trend that continues to this day, albeit at The O2, and with a different production company (MJK Productions).
Samantha Fox and Mick Fleetwood (1989)
Boy George and Andy Bell of Erasure (pictured in 2011) kissed on stage at the 1989 Brit Awards to cheers from the crowd.In 1989, the ceremony was broadcast live and presented by Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleetwood and singer Samantha Fox. The inexperience of the hosts, an ineffective autocue, and little preparation combined to create an unprofessional show that was poorly received.[18] The hosts continually got their lines mixed up, a pre-recorded message from Michael Jackson was never transmitted and several guest stars arrived late on stage or at the wrong time, such as Boy George in place of The Four Tops.
Andy Bell and Boy George embrace (1989)
In accepting the award for Best British Group from Boy George at the 1989 awards, Andy Bell of Erasure kissed George on stage to cheers from the crowd, with Bell stating it was an act in protest against Section 28 introduced by Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government that prohibited the "promotion" of homosexuality in schools.[18]
Freddie Mercury's final public appearance (1990)
The 1990 awards ceremony saw the last public appearance of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury.[19] Queen appeared at the ceremony to receive the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.[19][20] Mercury (who had been suffering from AIDS since 1987 but had not disclosed it to the public) did not make a speech, as Brian May did the talking on behalf of the other members, but his gaunt appearance was noticeable.[21]
The KLF (1992)
In 1992, dance/art band The KLF was awarded Best British Group (shared with Simply Red) and were booked to open the show. In an attempt to hijack the event, the duo collaborated with grindcore metal band Extreme Noise Terror to perform a death metal version of the dance song "3 a.m. Eternal", a performance that prompted conductor Sir Georg Solti to walk out in disgust.[22] The performance ended with Bill Drummond firing blanks from a vintage machine gun over the audience and KLF publicist/announcer Scott Piering stating "Ladies and gentlemen, The KLF have now left the music business".[23] Producers of the show then refused to let a motorcycle courier collect the award on behalf of the band.[24] Later that evening, the KLF dumped a dead sheep outside the venue of an after-show party,[23][24] whilst their Brit Award was reportedly found buried in a field near Stonehenge in 1993.[8]
Michael Jackson and Jarvis Cocker (1996)
In 1996, Michael Jackson was given a special Artist of a Generation award. At the ceremony he accompanied his single "Earth Song" with a stage show, culminating with Jackson as a 'Christ-like figure' surrounded by children. Jarvis Cocker, of the band Pulp, mounted the stage in what he would later claim as a protest at this portion of the performance.[18] Cocker ran across the stage, lifting his shirt and pointing his (clothed) backside in Jackson's direction. Cocker was subsequently questioned by the police but was told he would not be prosecuted.[18]
Regarding his actions, Cocker said, "My actions were a form of protest at the way Michael Jackson sees himself as some kind of Christ-like figure with the power of healing. I just ran on the stage. I didn't make any contact with anyone as far as I recall."[25]
Oasis and Blur rivalry (1996)
1996 saw the height of a well-documented feud between Oasis and fellow Britpop band Blur. The differing styles of the bands, coupled with their prominence within the Britpop movement, led the British media to seize upon the rivalry between the bands.[26] Both factions played along, with the Gallaghers taunting Blur at the 1996 BRIT Awards by singing a rendition of "Parklife" when they collected their award for Best British Group (with Liam changing the lyrics to "Shite-life" and Noel changing them to "Marmite").[8]
Chumbawamba and John Prescott (1998)
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—Gemma Peplow, entertainment reporter for Sky News, Brit Awards 2021: From Geri to Jarvis - the biggest moments in show's history.[18]
In 1998, Danbert Nobacon of the politically active band Chumbawamba threw a bucket of iced water over then-Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott. Despite apologies on behalf of the band from EMI Europe, Chumbawamba were unrepentant, saying, "If John Prescott has the nerve to turn up at events like the Brit Awards in a vain attempt to make Labour seem cool and trendy, then he deserves all we can throw at him."[27]
Russell Brand (2007)
Some controversy was caused by the host of the 2007 awards ceremony, comedian Russell Brand, who made several quips relating to news stories of the time including Robbie Williams entering rehab for addiction to prescription drugs, the Queen's 'naughty bits' and a fatal friendly fire incident involving a British soldier killed by American armed forces in Iraq. ITV received over 300 complaint calls from viewers.[28] He would again instigate controversy the following year at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards.
Adele speech cut short (2012)
Adele won the award for British Album of the Year, widely regarded as the most important award. Less than half a minute into her acceptance speech, host James Corden was forced to cut Adele off in order to introduce Blur who were due to perform an eleven-minute set as they had won the Outstanding Contribution to Music award and the ceremony was running over its allotted time.[29] Adele was visibly annoyed and proceeded to raise her middle finger[30] and the producers of the show came under fire on Twitter for the decision.[31] Following the incident Adele said "I got cut off during my speech for Best Album and I flung the middle finger. But that finger was to the suits at The BRIT Awards, not to my fans".[32] Adele received an apology from the show's organisers, who stated; "We send our deepest apologies to Adele that her big moment was cut short. We don't want this to undermine her incredible achievement in winning our night's biggest award. It tops off what's been an incredible year for her."[33] Due to the tight schedule, only three of the five songs Blur played were broadcast on ITV.
David Bowie enters Scottish independence debate (2014)
At 67 years of age, the influential musician David Bowie became the oldest recipient to date of the Best British Male Solo Artist Award.[34] Bowie used his acceptance speech, delivered in his absence by Kate Moss, to urge Scotland to remain part of the UK in the September 2014 Scottish independence referendum. His speech read: "I'm completely delighted to have a Brit for being the best male – but I am, aren't I Kate? Yes. I think it's a great way to end the day. Thank you very, very much and Scotland stay with us."[35] Bowie's unusual intervention in British politics garnered a significant reaction throughout the UK on social media.[34][36]
Notable performances
Spice Girls' performance of "Wannabe" and "Who Do You Think You Are" (1997)
Ginger Spice, Geri Halliwell, wore a Union Jack dress.[6][37][38][39] Spicemania was at its height in the UK and the Spice Girls had just cracked the US as well, reaching number 1 with their debut single and album. Halliwell was originally going to wear an all-black dress, but she thought it was too boring so her sister sewed on a Union Jack tea towel, with a 'peace' sign on the back. The now iconic red, white and blue mini-dress was worn during the Spice Girls' performance of their number one song "Who Do You Think You Are".[40] In 1998 she sold her dress in a charity auction to Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas for a record £41,320, giving Halliwell the Guinness World Record for the most expensive piece of pop star clothing ever sold.[41] This performance won the Spice Girls the award for "BRITs Hits 30 – Best Live Performance at The BRIT Awards" at the 2010 BRIT Awards, with Samantha Fox presenting the award to Geri Halliwell and Mel B.[42]
Geri Halliwell's performance of "Bag It Up" (2000)
Three years following the iconic Spice Girls performance, Halliwell, now a solo artist, performed her new single "Bag It Up" at the 2000 BRIT Awards. The performance featured Halliwell emerging, whilst dancing on with a pole, from a pair of large inflatable female legs. As the performance continued, her male backing dancers stripped to their pink briefs whilst dancing with the Union Jack flag. It is widely believed that Halliwell lip-synced her performance. In addition to all this, the performance is famous for being performed on the same night that the Spice Girls received the award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, which Halliwell declined to accept with her former bandmates.
Gorillaz's performance of "Clint Eastwood" (2002)
When it was announced that past Brit Award recipient Damon Albarn, and his project Gorillaz, would be taking the stage at the 2002 Brit Awards, no one knew what to expect. The four cartoon members of the band performed the song on giant life size screens (an early version of a 3D hologram) without the Blur frontman being present at all.[43] The band performed their hit single "Clint Eastwood" alongside UK underground rap group Phi Life Cypher and a group of silhouetted female dancers mimicking the zombies from the band's music video.[43] The performance received rapturous cheers and applause.[44]
Girls Aloud's performance of "The Promise" (2009)
English-Irish girl group Girls Aloud marked their first ever performance at the 2009 ceremony, by performing their single "The Promise". The performance saw the members, Cheryl Cole, Kimberley Walsh, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Nadine Coyle appear as though they were naked, with their modesty being covered by pink feather fans. This performance was nominated in the 2010 ceremony for the "BRITs Hits 30 – Best Live Performance at The BRIT Awards", alongside Oasis and The Who, which the Spice Girls eventually went on to win.[42]
Adele's performance of "Someone like You" (2011)
Adele performed her song "Someone like You" at the 2011 BRITs with only a piano accompanying her. Her emotional performance was received with a standing ovation at the O2 Arena and the video has received 187 million views so far on YouTube. The performance launched "Someone Like You" 46 spots up the UK charts to number one, and in the process, made Adele the first artist in the UK since The Beatles to have two top five singles and two top five albums at the same time. The performance had all lights down and focused on Adele and her piano.[38]
Madonna's performance of "Living for Love" (2015)
Madonna's live return to BRIT Awards after 20 years was widely promoted in the media in the days leading up to the ceremony and during the show itself.[45] During the performance of "Living for Love", she walked onstage wearing an oversized cape. When standing on stairs situated on the stage, the cape's cord failed to separate, so when Madonna's backing dancer pulled the cape behind her, she fell down the stairs and noticeably hit the stage hard.[46] She paused momentarily as her backing music continued, before she managed to separate herself from the cape and then continued performing.[47] In an interview on The Jonathan Ross Show, Madonna blamed her fall on a wardrobe malfunction as her cape had been tied too tightly so it could not be unfastened in time, before adding: "I had a little bit of whiplash, I smacked the back of my head. And I had a man standing over me with a flashlight until about 3am to make sure I was compos mentis. I know how to fall, I have fallen off my horse many times."[37][38][46]
Katy Perry and Skip Marley's performance of "Chained to the Rhythm" (2017)
Katy Perry performing on stage at the 2017 Brit AwardsIn the leadup to the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Katy Perry was a major endorsement for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, performing at many of her rallies and speaking at public events. After Donald Trump won the election, Perry returned to recording her fifth studio album and in February 2017 released "Chained to the Rhythm". During the performance, she was joined onstage by two large skeletal puppets dressed as Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May.[48] The performance was also notable as a backing dancer fell offstage at the end of the performance whilst wearing a house costume.[49][37]
Anne-Marie's performance of "Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" (2022)
During Anne-Marie's performance of "Kiss My (Uh-Oh)", she stepped out of a giant model of a heart but while she was stepping down the stairs, she let go of one of her dancer's hands and tripped. People compared the scene to a "Madonna moment" and Anne-Marie herself joked about it on Twitter saying: "Didn't need my left ankle anyway."[50]
Categories
Current .mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}- British Album of the Year
- British Artist of the Year
- British Single of the Year
- British Producer of the Year
- British Group
- Best New Artist
- Songwriter of the Year
- British Pop/RB Act
- British Dance Act
- British Rock/Alternative Act
- British Hip Hop/Rap/Grime Act
- Rising Star Award
- International Solo Artist
- International Group
- International Song
- British Artist Video of the Year (1985-2021)
- British Male Solo Artist (1977, 1982-2021)
- British Female Solo Artist (1977, 1982-2021)
- British Live Act (2005-2009, 2013)
- Classical Recording (1982-1993)
- Classical Soloist Album (1977)
- Comedy Recording (1985)
- International Album (1977, 2002-2011)
- International Artist (1983-1985)
- International Male Solo Artist (1989-2021)
- International Female Solo Artist (1989-2021)
- International Breakthrough Act (1988-2012)
- Non-Musical Recording (1977)
- Orchestral Album (1977)
- Soundtrack/Cast Recording (1985-2001)
- Artist of a Generation (1996)
- Biggest Selling Album Act (1998)
- Biggest Selling Album Single of 1993 (1994)
- Biggest Selling Live Act of 1999 (2000)
- British Album of 30 Year (2010)
- British Song of 25 Year (2005)
- Freddie Mercury Award (1996, 1998–1999)
- Global Success Award (2013–2019)
- Icon Award (2014, 2016–2017, 2021)
- Lifetime Achievement Award (1983, 1989)
- Live Performance of 30 Year (2010)
- Most Successful Live Act (1993)
- Outstanding Contribution to Music (1977, 1982–1988, 1990–2010, 2012, 2019)
- Sony Trophy Award for Technical Excellence (1983–1984)
- Special Award (1983, 1985)
- Special Recognition (2011, 2013)
Voting procedure
According to The BRIT Awards website, the list of eligible artists, albums, and singles is compiled by the Official Charts Company and submitted to the voting academy, which consists of over 1,000 members of the music industry, including the previous year's nominees and winners. The voters use a secure online website to vote, and the voting is scrutinized by Electoral Reform Services.[51] The concept of fan voting was abolished after the 2019 Brit Awards.[52]
Performances
Coldplay is the act with most performances ever, with five opening presentations and eight overall, followed by Take That and band member Robbie Williams, who performed seven times each. Adele has performed at five ceremonies, the most amongst female artists.
Year Performers (chronologically) 1985 Alison Moyet, Bronski Beat, Howard Jones, Nik Kershaw and Tina Turner 1986 Huey Lewis and the News, Kate Bush, Phil Collins and Tears for Fears 1987 Chris de Burgh, Curiosity Killed the Cat, Five Star, Level 42, Simply Red, Spandau Ballet and Whitney Houston 1988 Bananarama, Bee Gees, Chris Rea, Pet Shop Boys with Dusty Springfield, Rick Astley, Terence Trent D'Arby, T'Pau and The Who 1989 Bros, Def Leppard, Fairground Attraction, Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine, Randy Newman, Tanita Tikaram and Yazz 1990 Lisa Stansfield, Neneh Cherry, Nigel Kennedy, Phil Collins and Soul II Soul 1991 EMF, The Beautiful South and Status Quo 1992 The KLF, Extreme Noise Terror, Lisa Stansfield, Beverley Craven and P.M. Dawn 1993 Suede, Peter Gabriel, Cirque du Soleil, Bill Wyman and Madness 1994 Björk, PJ Harvey, Bon Jovi, Brian May, Dina Carroll, Elton John, Meatloaf, Pet Shop Boys, Stereo MCs, Take That, Van Morrison and Shane MacGowan 1995 Blur, East 17, Eddi Reader, Elton John, Eternal, Sting, M People, Madonna and Take That 1996 Alanis Morissette, David Bowie, Pet Shop Boys, Michael Jackson, Pulp, Simply Red and Take That 1997 Bee Gees, Diana Ross, Jamiroquai, The Fugees, Manic Street Preachers, Mark Morrison, Prince, Sheryl Crow, Skunk Anansie and Spice Girls 1998 All Saints, Chumbawamba, Finlay Quaye, Fleetwood Mac, Robbie Williams, Tom Jones, Shola Ama, Spice Girls, Texas, The Method Man and The Verve 1999 B*Witched, Billie Piper, Cleopatra, Steps, Tina Cousins, Supatroopers, Boyzone, The Corrs, David Bowie, Placebo, Eurythmics, Stevie Wonder, Manic Street Preachers, Robbie Williams and Whitney Houston 2000 Basement Jaxx, 5ive, Queen, Geri Halliwell, Macy Gray, Ricky Martin, Spice Girls, Stereophonics, Tom Jones, Travis and Will Smith 2001 Coldplay, Craig David, Destiny's Child, Eminem, Hear'Say, Robbie Williams, Sonique, Westlife and U2 2002 Anastacia, Jamiroquai, Dido, Gorillaz, Kylie Minogue, Mis-Teeq, Shaggy, Ali G, So Solid Crew, Sting and The Strokes 2003 Avril Lavigne, Blue, Coldplay, David Gray, George Michael, Ms Dynamite, Justin Timberlake, Kylie Minogue, Liberty X, Pink, Sugababes and Tom Jones 2004 50 Cent, Beyoncé, Muse, Black Eyed Peas, Busted, Alicia Keys, Gwen Stefani, Missy Elliott, Jamie Cullum, Amy Winehouse, Katie Melua and Duran Duran 2005 Daniel Bedingfield, Natasha Bedingfield, Franz Ferdinand, Green Day, Gwen Stefani, Jamelia, Lemar, Keane, Snoop Dogg, Pharrell Williams, Scissor Sisters, Bob Geldof, Robbie Williams and The Streets 2006 Coldplay, KT Tunstall, Kaiser Chiefs, James Blunt, Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson, Gorillaz, Jack Johnson, Paul Weller and Prince 2007 Scissor Sisters, Snow Patrol, Amy Winehouse, The Killers, Take That, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Corinne Bailey Rae and Oasis 2008 Mika, Beth Ditto, Rihanna, Klaxons, Kylie Minogue, Kaiser Chiefs, Leona Lewis, Mark Ronson, Adele, Daniel Merriweather, Amy Winehouse and Paul McCartney 2009 U2, Girls Aloud, Coldplay, Duffy, Take That, Kings of Leon, The Ting Tings, Estelle, Pet Shop Boys, Lady Gaga and Brandon Flowers 2010 Lily Allen, JLS, Kasabian, Lady Gaga, Florence the Machine, Dizzee Rascal, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Cheryl Cole and Robbie Williams 2011 Take That, Adele, Rihanna, Mumford Sons, Plan B, Arcade Fire, Tinie Tempah, Eric Turner, Labrinth, Justin Bieber, David Jensen, Terry Wogan, Cee Lo Green and Paloma Faith 2012 Coldplay, Florence and the Machine, Olly Murs, Rizzle Kicks, Ed Sheeran, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Chris Martin, Adele, Bruno Mars, Rihanna and Blur 2013 Muse, Robbie Williams, Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift, One Direction, Ben Howard, Mumford Sons and Emeli Sandé 2014 Arctic Monkeys, Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, Beyoncé, Disclosure, Lorde, Aluna Francis, Ellie Goulding, Bastille, Rudimental, Ella Eyre, Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers 2015 Taylor Swift, Sam Smith, Royal Blood, Ed Sheeran, Kanye West, Allan Kingdom, Theophilus London, Take That, George Ezra, Paloma Faith and Madonna 2016 Coldplay, Justin Bieber, James Bay, Jess Glynne, Rihanna, SZA, Drake, Little Mix, The Spiders from Mars, Lorde, The Weeknd and Adele 2017 Little Mix, Bruno Mars, Emeli Sandé, The 1975, Chris Martin, Katy Perry, Skip Marley, Skepta, The Chainsmokers, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Stormzy and Robbie Williams 2018 Justin Timberlake, Chris Stapleton, Rag'n'Bone Man, Jorja Smith, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Foo Fighters, Liam Gallagher, Sam Smith, Kendrick Lamar, Rita Ora, Liam Payne and Stormzy 2019 Hugh Jackman, George Ezra, Little Mix, Ms Banks, Jorja Smith, Calvin Harris, Rag'n'Bone Man, Sam Smith, Dua Lipa, Jess Glynne, H.E.R., The 1975, Pink and Dan Smith 2020 Mabel, Lewis Capaldi, Harry Styles, Lizzo, Dave, Billie Eilish, Celeste, Stormzy, Burna Boy and Rod Stewart 2021 Coldplay, Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo, Arlo Parks, Years Years, Elton John, The Weeknd, Griff, Headie One, AJ Tracey, Young T Bugsey, Rag'n'Bone Man, Pink and Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir 2022 Ed Sheeran, Bring Me the Horizon, Anne-Marie, KSI, Digital Farm Animals, Little Simz, Emma Corrin, Liam Gallagher, Holly Humberstone, Adele, Sam Fender, Dave, Fredo, Ghetts and GiggsMost successful acts
Coldplay (pictured performing in Hamburg, 2017) have nine Brit Awards include four for British Group.There have been numerous acts, both groups and individuals, that have won multiple awards. The table below shows those that have won four or more awards.[53][54][55][56]
Number of awards British acts Notes 13 Robbie Williams- British Male Solo Artist (4)
- British Single of the Year (3)
- British Video of the Year (3)
- British Song of Twenty Five Year (1)
- Icon Award (1)
- Outstanding Contribution to Music (1)
- British Album of the Year (3)
- British Song Of The Year (3)
- British Female Solo Artist (2)
- Global Success Award (2)
- British Artist Of The Year (1)
- Critics' Choice Award (1)
- British Group (4)
- British Album of the Year (3)
- British Live Act (1)
- British Single of the Year (1)
- British Single of the Year (5)
- British Group (1)
- British Live Act (1)
- British Video of the Year (1)
- British Album of the Year (3)
- British Group (3)
- British Breakthrough Act (1)
- British Female Solo Artist (6)
- British Album of the Year (1)
- British Video of the Year (4)
- Global Success Award (2)
- British Single of the Year (1)
- British Male Solo Artist (2)
- Global Success Award (2)
- British Album of the Year (1)
- British Breakthrough Act (1)
- Songwriter of the Year (1)
- British Male Solo Artist (3)
- British Album of the Year (1)
- Icon Award (1)
- Outstanding Contribution to Music (1)
- British Male Solo Artist (3)
- British Album of the Year (1)
- British Single of the Year (1)
- Soundtrack/Cast Recording (1)
- British Female Solo Artist (2)
- British Album of the Year (1)
- British Breakthrough Act (1)
- British Single of the Year (1)
- Best Pop/RB Act (1)
- British Album of the Year (1)
- British Album of Thirty Year (1)
- British Breakthrough Act (1)
- British Group (1)
- British Video of the Year (1)
- Outstanding Contribution to Music (1)
- British Album of the Year (1)
- British Group (1)
- British Single of the Year (1)
- British Video of the Year (1)
- Outstanding Contribution to Music (1)
- Outstanding Contribution to Music (2)
- British Male Solo Artist (1)
- Freddie Mercury Award (1)
- Icon Award (1)[57]
- British Single of the Year (1)
- British Video of the Year (1)
- Highest Selling Album Act (1)
- Live Performance of Thirty Year (1)
- Outstanding Contribution to Music (1)
- Outstanding Contribution to Music (2)
- British Album of the Year (1)
- British Group (1)
- British Female Solo Artist (2)
- British Album of the Year (1)
- British Single of the Year (1)
- British Album of the Year (2)
- British Group (2)
- British Female Solo Artist (2)
- British Album of the Year (1)
- Critics' Choice Award (1)
- British Male Solo Artist (3)
- Outstanding Contribution to Music (1)
- International Group (5)
- Most Successful Live Act (1)
- Outstanding Contribution to Music (1)
- International Solo Artist (2)
- Artist of a Generation (1)
- British Album of the Year (1)
- British Video of the Year (1)
- International Male Solo Artist (1)
- International Female Solo Artist (4)
- International Breakthrough Act (1)
- International Group (4)
- International Album (1)
- International Male Solo Artist (2)
- International Solo Artist (2)
- Soundtrack/Cast Recording (1)
- International Male Solo Artist (3)
- International Album (1)
- International Male Solo Artist (3)
- International Female Solo Artist (2)
- International Artist of the Year (1)
- International Album (1)
- International Breakthrough Act (1)
- International Female Solo Artist (1)
- International Male Solo Artist (2)
- British Single of the Year (1)
- International Female Solo Artist (2)
- International Album (1)
- International Group (3)
- International Album (1)
- International Breakthrough Act (1)
- International Group (1)
- International Male Solo Artist (2)
- International Album (1)
- International Male Solo Artist (3)
Viewing figures
Year Air date Official ratings[58].mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(in millions)
(Includes HD) Weekly rank[58] 1999 17 February 9.86 12 2000 4 March 9.61 12 2001 27 February 8.62 18 2002 21 February 7.83 15 2003 20 February 7.64 15 2004 17 February 6.18 18 2005 10 February 6.32 17 2006 16 February 4.70 22 2007 14 February 5.43 19 2008 20 February 6.35 17 2009 18 February 5.49 17 2010 16 February 6.52 14 2011 15 February 4.79 18 2012 21 February 6.63 17 2013 20 February 5.91 14 2014 19 February 3.84 18 2015 25 February 5.99 13 2016 24 February 6.22 13 2017 22 February 5.57 14 2018 21 February 4.94 17 2019 20 February 4.10 Unknown 2020 18 February 3.80 2021 11 May 2.90 2022 8 February 2.70
See also
- Classic BRIT Awards
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The Brit Award for Song of the Year is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom.[1] The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music.[2] The winners and nominees are determined by the Brit Awards voting academy with over one-thousand members, which comprise record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees.[3] The award was first known as Brit Award for British Single, from the inaugural 1977 Brit Awards[4] through to the 2019 Brit Awards,[5] was first renamed as Song of the Year in 2020,[6] returned to the name British Single in 2021,[7] then returned to Song of the Year in 2022.[8] As of May 2022, no announcements have been made as to whether there will be a fourth annual consecutive name change for the 2023 Brit Awards.
In 1983 and 1984, the category was non-competitive, with the award given directly to the highest-selling single of the year.
Achievements
Take That holds the record for most wins in this category at five. They are followed by Adele and Robbie Williams with three victories each. Calvin Harris lead all performers with eight nominations. Take That have the most nominations as a group with seven. Jess Glynne, Adele and Dua Lipa have the most nods amongst female artists with five each.
Take That was the first artist to win British Single in two consecutive years: for the 1993 ("Could It Be Magic") and 1994 ("Pray"); and they achieved this feat twice, in 2007 ("Patience") and 2008 ("Shine"). That record was overtaken by Robbie Williams, a former Take That's member himself, when he had three wins in a row; for the years 1999 ("Angels"), 2000 ("She's the One"), and 2001 ("Rock DJ").
The first women act to win the award was Spice Girls in 1997, for "Wannabe". Dido became the first female solo performer to win in 2004, for "White Flag". Adele is the first female artist to win the award twice and thrice, winning for "Skyfall", "Hello" and "Easy on Me".
The first and only tie in this category in Brits history happened at the inaugural ceremony in 1977, when both "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen and "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum win the award.
Only foreign artist to ever win this award is Bruno Mars; he won in 2015 as a featured artist on Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk".
In the history of the award, only four artists have won British Single twice: Queen (1977, 1992), with another two artists winning it three times: Robbie Williams (1999, 2000, 2001), Adele (2013, 2016, 2022), and one artist wins it five times: Take That (1993, 1994, 1996, 2007, 2008).
Recipients
Inaugural and the first two-time winner Queen Inaugural winner Procol Harum Take That is the first three, four and five-time winner. Robbie Williams was the first solo artist to win twice and thrice. Adele is the first woman to win two and three times.1970s
Year Single Artist(s) 1977(1st) "Bohemian Rhapsody" Queen "A Whiter Shade of Pale" Procol Harum "I'm Not in Love" 10cc "She Loves You" The Beatles
1980s
Year Single Artist(s) 1982(2nd) "Tainted Love" Soft Cell "Prince Charming" Adam and the Ants "Stand and Deliver" Adam and the Ants 1983
(3rd) "Come On Eileen" Dexys Midnight Runners "Eye of the Tiger" Survivor "Fame" Irene Cara 1984
(4th) "Karma Chameleon" Culture Club 1985
(5th) "Relax" Frankie Goes to Hollywood "Careless Whisper" Wham! "Smalltown Boy" Bronski Beat "Smooth Operator" Sade "Two Tribes" Frankie Goes to Hollywood 1986
(6th) "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" Tears for Fears "19" Paul Hardcastle "Dancing in the Street" David Bowie Mick Jagger "Money for Nothing" Dire Straits "Running Up That Hill" Kate Bush 1987
(7th) "West End Girls" Pet Shop Boys "Don't Leave Me This Way" The Communards Sarah Jane Morris "Holding Back the Years" Simply Red "The Lady in Red" Chris de Burgh "Sledgehammer" Peter Gabriel 1988
(8th) "Never Gonna Give You Up" Rick Astley "China in Your Hand" T'Pau "It's a Sin" Pet Shop Boys "Love in the First Degree" Bananarama "Pump Up the Volume" MARRS 1989
(9th) "Perfect" Fairground Attraction "Kiss" Art of Noise featuring Tom Jones "Real Gone Kid" Deacon Blue "She Makes My Day" Robert Palmer "Twist in My Sobriety" Tanita Tikaram
1990s
Year Single Artist(s) 1990(10th) "Another Day in Paradise" Phil Collins "All Around the World" Lisa Stansfield "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)" Soul II Soul featuring Caron Wheeler "Belfast Child" Simple Minds "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Band Aid II "Ferry Cross the Mersey" The Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden Stock Aitken Waterman "Let's Party" Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers "Sealed with a Kiss" Jason Donovan "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" Marc Almond featuring Gene Pitney "Swing the Mood" Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers "That's What I Like" Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers "Too Many Broken Hearts" Jason Donovan "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" Sonia 1991
(11th) "Enjoy the Silence" Depeche Mode 1992
(12th) "These Are the Days of Our Lives" Queen "3 a.m. Eternal" The KLF "Any Dream Will Do" Jason Donovan "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter" Iron Maiden "Dizzy" Vic Reeves The Wonder Stuff "The Stonk" Gareth Hale Norman Pace 1993
(13th) "Could It Be Magic" Take That "Goodnight Girl" Wet Wet Wet "It Only Takes a Minute" Take That "A Million Love Songs" Take That "Stay" Shakespears Sister 1994
(14th) "Pray" Take That "Animal Nitrate" Suede "Creep" Radiohead "Don't Be a Stranger" Dina Carroll "Wild Wood" Paul Weller Eliminated "Boom Shack-A-Lak" Apache Indian "Dreams" Gabrielle "Moving On Up" M People "Oh Carolina" Shaggy "Regret" New Order 1995
(15th) "Parklife" Blur featuring Phil Daniels "Girls Boys" Blur "Live Forever" Oasis "Love Is All Around" Wet Wet Wet "Stay Another Day" East 17 Eliminated "If I Only Knew" Tom Jones "Searching" China Black "Sweetness" Michelle Gayle "Texas Cowboys" The Grid "Things Can Only Get Better" D:Ream 1996
(16th) "Back for Good" Take That "Common People" Pulp "Country House" Blur "Missing" Everything but the Girl "Wonderwall" Oasis Eliminated "Alright" Supergrass "Fairground" Simply Red "A Girl Like You" Edwyn Collins "No More "I Love You's"" Annie Lennox "Roll with It" Oasis 1997
(17th) "Wannabe" Spice Girls "Born Slippy" Underworld "A Design for Life" Manic Street Preachers "Don't Look Back in Anger" Oasis "Fastlove" George Michael "Firestarter" The Prodigy "Lifted" Lighthouse Family "Return of the Mack" Mark Morrison "Tattva" Kula Shaker "You're Gorgeous" Babybird 1998
(18th) "Never Ever" All Saints "Bitter Sweet Symphony" The Verve "I Wanna Be the Only One" Eternal featuring BeBe Winans "Old Before I Die" Robbie Williams "Paranoid Android" Radiohead "Say What You Want" Texas "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" / "Candle in the Wind 1997" Elton John "Song 2" Blur "Tubthumping" Chumbawamba "You're Not Alone" Olive 1999
(19th) "Angels" Robbie Williams "Brimful of Asha" Cornershop "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" Manic Street Preachers "Life" Des'ree "Millennium" Robbie Williams "Outside" George Michael "Perfect 10" The Beautiful South "Road Rage" Catatonia "The Rockafeller Skank" Fatboy Slim "Teardrop" Massive Attack
2000s
Year Single Artist(s) 2000(20th) "She's the One" Robbie Williams "Hey Boy Hey Girl" The Chemical Brothers "Moving" Supergrass "Praise You" Fatboy Slim "Red Alert" Basement Jaxx featuring Blu James "Sing It Back" Moloko "Sweet like Chocolate" Shanks Bigfoot "Tender" Blur "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" Travis "You Stole the Sun from My Heart" Manic Street Preachers 2001
(21st) "Rock DJ" Robbie Williams "7 Days" Craig David "Babylon" David Gray "Dancing in the Moonlight" Toploader "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" Spiller featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor "It Feels So Good" Sonique "Overload" Sugababes "Pure Shores" All Saints "The Time Is Now" Moloko "Yellow" Coldplay 2002
(22nd) "Don't Stop Movin'" S Club 7 "21 Seconds" So Solid Crew "Clint Eastwood" Gorillaz featuring Del the Funky Homosapien "Do You Really Like It?" DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies "Eternity/The Road to Mandalay" Robbie Williams "Gotta Get Thru This" Daniel Bedingfield "It's Raining Men" Geri Halliwell "Mambo No. 5" Bob the Builder "Pure and Simple" Hear'Say "Whole Again" Atomic Kitten 2003
(23rd) "Just a Little" Liberty X "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)" Gareth Gates "Anything Is Possible" Will Young "The Tide Is High" Atomic Kitten "Unchained Melody" Gareth Gates 2004
(24th) "White Flag" Dido "Scandalous" Mis-Teeq "Spirit in the Sky" Gareth Gates "Superstar" Jamelia "Sweet Dreams My LA Ex" Rachel Stevens 2005
(25th) "Your Game" Will Young "Amazing" George Michael "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Band Aid 20 "Dry Your Eyes" The Streets "Everybody's Changing" Keane "In the Middle" Sugababes "Lola's Theme" The Shapeshifters "Take Me to the Clouds Above" LMC vs U2 "Thank You" Jamelia "These Words" Natasha Bedingfield 2006
(26th) "Speed of Sound" Coldplay "Is This the Way to Amarillo" Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay "Push the Button" Sugababes "That's My Goal" Shayne Ward "You're Beautiful" James Blunt 2007
(27th) "Patience" Take That "All Time Love" Will Young "America" Razorlight "Chasing Cars" Snow Patrol "Fill My Little World" The Feeling Eliminated "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)" Sandi Thom "A Moment Like This" Leona Lewis "Put Your Records On" Corinne Bailey Rae "She Moves in Her Own Way" The Kooks "Smile" Lily Allen 2008
(28th) "Shine" Take That "Bleeding Love" Leona Lewis "Grace Kelly" Mika "Valerie" Mark Ronson featuring Amy Winehouse "Worried About Ray" The Hoosiers Eliminated "1973" James Blunt "About You Now" Sugababes "Foundations" Kate Nash "Real Girl" Mutya Buena "Ruby" Kaiser Chiefs 2009
(29th) "The Promise" Girls Aloud "Better in Time" Leona Lewis "Heartbeat" Scouting for Girls "Mercy" Duffy "Viva la Vida" Coldplay Eliminated "American Boy" Estelle featuring Kanye West "Chasing Pavements" Adele "Dance wiv Me" Dizzee Rascal featuring Calvin Harris Chrome "Hallelujah" Alexandra Burke "Hero" The X Factor Finalists 2008
2010s
Year Single Artist(s) 2010(30th) "Beat Again" JLS "Bad Boys" Alexandra Burke featuring Flo Rida "Break Your Heart" Taio Cruz "Breathe Slow" Alesha Dixon "The Climb" Joe McElderry "The Fear" Lily Allen "Fight for This Love" Cheryl "In for the Kill" La Roux "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)" Pixie Lott "Number 1" Tinchy Stryder featuring N-Dubz 2011
(31st) "Pass Out" Tinie Tempah featuring Labrinth "All Night Long" Alexandra Burke featuring Pitbull "All Time Low" The Wanted "Dynamite" Taio Cruz "Many of Horror" Matt Cardle "Parachute" Cheryl "Please Don't Let Me Go" Olly Murs "She Said" Plan B "This Ain't a Love Song" Scouting for Girls "You Got the Love" Florence and the Machine 2012
(32nd) "What Makes You Beautiful" One Direction "The A Team" Ed Sheeran "All About Tonight" Pixie Lott "Changed the Way You Kiss Me" Example "Glad You Came" The Wanted "Heart Skips a Beat" Olly Murs featuring Rizzle Kicks "Price Tag" Jessie J featuring B.o.B "She Makes Me Wanna" JLS featuring Dev "Someone like You" Adele "Wherever You Are" Military Wives featuring Gareth Malone 2013
(33rd) "Skyfall" Adele "Beneath Your Beautiful" Labrinth featuring Emeli Sandé "Black Heart" Stooshe "Candy" Robbie Williams "Domino" Jessie J "Feel the Love" Rudimental featuring John Newman "Hot Right Now" DJ Fresh featuring Rita Ora "Impossible" James Arthur "Mama Do the Hump" Rizzle Kicks "Next to Me" Emeli Sandé "Princess of China" Coldplay Rihanna "R.I.P." Rita Ora featuring Tinie Tempah "Spectrum (Say My Name)" Florence and the Machine "Too Close" Alex Clare "Troublemaker" Olly Murs featuring Flo Rida 2014
(34th) "Waiting All Night" Rudimental featuring Ella Eyre "Burn" Ellie Goulding "Dear Darlin'" Olly Murs "I Need Your Love" Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding "La La La" Naughty Boy featuring Sam Smith "Let Her Go" Passenger "Love Me Again" John Newman "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" One Direction "Pompeii" Bastille "White Noise" Disclosure featuring AlunaGeorge 2015
(35th) "Uptown Funk" Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars "Budapest" George Ezra "Ghost" Ella Henderson "I Got U" Duke Dumont featuring Jax Jones "My Love" Route 94 featuring Jess Glynne "Nobody to Love" Sigma "Rather Be" Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne "Stay with Me" Sam Smith "Summer" Calvin Harris "Thinking Out Loud" Ed Sheeran 2016
(36th) "Hello" Adele "Black Magic" Little Mix "Bloodstream" Ed Sheeran Rudimental "Hold Back the River" James Bay "Hold My Hand" Jess Glynne "How Deep Is Your Love" Calvin Harris Disciples "King" Years Years "Love Me like You Do" Ellie Goulding "Up" Olly Murs featuring Demi Lovato "Wish You Were Mine" Philip George 2017
(37th) "Shout Out to My Ex" Little Mix "Dancing on My Own" Calum Scott "Faded" Alan Walker "Fast Car" Jonas Blue featuring Dakota "Girls Like" Tinie Tempah featuring Zara Larsson "Hymn for the Weekend" Coldplay "Pillowtalk" Zayn "Rockabye" Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul Anne-Marie "Say You Won't Let Go" James Arthur "This Is What You Came For" Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna 2018
(38th) "Human" Rag'n'Bone Man "Did You See" J Hus "Feels" Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry Big Sean "Mama" Jonas Blue featuring William Singe "New Rules" Dua Lipa "Shape of You" Ed Sheeran "Strip That Down" Liam Payne featuring Quavo "Symphony" Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson "Touch" Little Mix "You Don't Know Me" Jax Jones featuring Raye 2019
(39th) "One Kiss" Calvin Harris Dua Lipa "2002" Anne-Marie "Barking" Ramz "I'll Be There" Jess Glynne "IDGAF" Dua Lipa "Leave a Light On" Tom Walker "Lullaby" Sigala Paloma Faith "Shotgun" George Ezra "Solo" Clean Bandit featuring Demi Lovato "These Days" Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore Dan Caplen
2020s
Year Single Artist(s) 2020(40th) "Someone You Loved" Lewis Capaldi "Dancing with a Stranger" Sam Smith Normani "Don't Call Me Up" Mabel "Giant" Calvin Harris Rag'n'Bone Man "I Don't Care" Ed Sheeran Justin Bieber "Just You and I" Tom Walker "Ladbroke Grove" AJ Tracey "Location" Dave featuring Burna Boy "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" Mark Ronson featuring Miley Cyrus "Vossi Bop" Stormzy 2021
(41st) "Watermelon Sugar" Harry Styles "Ain't It Different" Headie One featuring AJ Tracey Stormzy "Don't Need Love" 220 Kid Gracey "Don't Rush" Young T Bugsey featuring Headie One "Head Heart" Joel Corry featuring MNEK "Lighter" Nathan Dawe featuring KSI "Physical" Dua Lipa "Rain" Aitch AJ Tracey featuring Tay Keith "Rover" S1mba featuring DTG "Secrets" Regard Raye 2022
(42nd) "Easy on Me" Adele "Bad Habits" Ed Sheeran "Bed" Joel Corry, Raye David Guetta "Body" Tion Wayne Russ Millions "Clash" Dave featuring Stormzy "Cold Heart" Elton John Dua Lipa "Don't Play" Anne-Marie, KSI Digital Farm Animals "Friday" Riton Nightcrawlers featuring Mufasa Hypeman "Heat Waves" Glass Animals "Holiday" KSI "Latest Trends" A1 x J1 "Little Bit of Love" Tom Grennan "Obsessed With You" Central Cee "Remember" Becky Hill David Guetta "Wellerman (220 Kid x Billen Ted remix)" Nathan Evans, 220 Kid Billen Ted
Artists with multiple wins
Artists that received multiple awards Awards Artist 5 Take That 3 Adele Robbie Williams 2 QueenArtists with multiple nominations
8 nominations- Calvin Harris
- Take That
- Robbie Williams
- Ed Sheeran
- Adele
- Blur
- Coldplay
- Jess Glynne
- Dua Lipa
- Olly Murs
- Clean Bandit
- Oasis
- Rudimental
- Sugababes
- Anne-Marie
- Alexandra Burke
- Jason Donovan
- Gareth Gates
- Ellie Goulding
- Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
- KSI
- Leona Lewis
- Little Mix
- Manic Street Preachers
- George Michael
- Raye
- Sam Smith
- Stormzy
- Tinie Tempah
- AJ Tracey
- Will Young
- 220 Kid
- Adam and the Ants
- All Saints
- Lily Allen
- James Arthur
- Atomic Kitten
- Jonas Blue
- James Blunt
- Cheryl
- Joel Corry
- Taio Cruz
- Dave
- George Ezra
- Fatboy Slim
- Florence and the Machine
- Frankie Goes to Hollywood
- David Guetta
- Jamelia
- Jessie J
- JLS
- Elton John
- Jax Jones
- Tom Jones
- Labrinth
- Zara Larsson
- Pixie Lott
- Demi Lovato
- Moloko
- John Newman
- One Direction
- Headie One
- Rita Ora
- Pet Shop Boys
- Queen
- Radiohead
- Rag'n'Bone Man
- Rihanna
- Rizzle Kicks
- Mark Ronson
- Emeli Sande
- Tom Walker
Notes
- "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (1990, 2005) Double Nominated
- "Pray" (1994), "Parklife" (1995), "Never Ever" (1998), "She's the One" (2000), "Rock DJ" (2001) also won Brit Award for British Video of the Year
- "Angels" (2005) also won Brit Award for British Song of Twenty Five Year
- "Wannabe" (2010) also won Brit Award for Live Performance of Thirty Year
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- "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen / "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum (1977)
- "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell (1982)
- "Come On Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners (1983)
- "Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club (1984)
- "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood (1985)
- "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears (1986)
- "West End Girls" by Pet Shop Boys (1987)
- "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley (1988)
- "Perfect" by Fairground Attraction (1989)
- "Another Day in Paradise" by Phil Collins (1990)
- "Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode (1991)
- "These Are the Days of Our Lives" by Queen (1992)
- "Could It Be Magic" by Take That (1993)
- "Pray" by Take That (1994)
- "Parklife" by Blur (1995)
- "Back for Good" by Take That (1996)
- "Wannabe" by Spice Girls (1997)
- "Never Ever" by All Saints (1998)
- "Angels" by Robbie Williams (1999)
- "She's the One" by Robbie Williams (2000)
- "Rock DJ" by Robbie Williams (2001)
- "Don't Stop Movin'" by S Club 7 (2002)
- "Just a Little" by Liberty X (2003)
- "White Flag" by Dido (2004)
- "Your Game" by Will Young (2005)
- "Speed of Sound" by Coldplay (2006)
- "Patience" by Take That (2007)
- "Shine" by Take That (2008)
- "The Promise" by Girls Aloud (2009)
- "Beat Again" by JLS (2010)
- "Pass Out" by Tinie Tempah featuring Labrinth (2011)
- "What Makes You Beautiful" by One Direction (2012)
- "Skyfall" by Adele (2013)
- "Waiting All Night" by Rudimental featuring Ella Eyre (2014)
- "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars (2015)
- "Hello" by Adele (2016)
- "Shout Out to My Ex" by Little Mix (2017)
- "Human" by Rag'n'Bone Man (2018)
- "One Kiss" by Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa (2019)
- "Someone You Loved" by Lewis Capaldi (2020)
- "Watermelon Sugar" by Harry Styles (2021)
- "Easy on Me" by Adele (2022)