Godsmack -- Achievements and Awards
RIAA Certifications:
Godsmack, certified gold on April 27, 1999.
Godsmack, certified platinum on June 24, 1999.
Godsmack, certified double platinum on January 13, 2000.
Godsmack, certified triple platinum on August 25, 2000.
Godsmack, certified quadruple platinum on December 4, 2001.
Godsmack, certified quintuple platinum on March 11, 2005.
Woodstock 99 certified gold on November 22, 1999.
Scream 3 Soundtrack certified gold on February 23, 2000.
M:I-2 Soundtrack certified platinum on June 6, 2000.
Nativity in Black II, certified gold on November 23, 2000.
Awake, certified gold on December 19, 2000.
Awake, certified platinum on December 19, 2000.
Awake, certified double platinum on March 13, 2002.
The Scorpion King Soundtrack certified gold on May 31, 2002.
Faceless certified gold on May 12, 2003.
Faceless certified platinum on May 12, 2003.
Now 13 certified platinum on July 13, 2003.
The Other Side certified gold on June 1, 2004.
Changes DVD certified gold on November 18, 2004.
Live DVD certified gold on December 15, 2005.
I Stand Alone single certified gold on June 1, 2006.
IV certified gold on June 26, 2006.
Boston Music Awards -- September 28, 2005
Nominated for:
1. Act of the Year
2. Outstanding Pop/Rock Band
3. Male Vocalist of the Year
Radio Music Awards -- 2004
Nominated for:
1. Artist Of The Year/Rock Radio
2. Artist Of The Year/Rock Alternative Radio
Boston Music Awards -- September 29, 2004
Nominated for:
1. Act of the Year
2. Album of the Year (Major Label - The Other Side)
3. Outstanding Pop/Rock Band
4. Male Vocalist of the Year
Grammy Awards -- February 8, 2004
Nominated for:
1. Best Hard Rock Performance
Boston Music Awards -- September 4, 2003
Nominated for:
1. Act of the Year
2. Album of the Year (Faceless)
3. Male Vocalist (Sully Erna)
4. Rock/Pop Band
5. Song of the Year ("I Stand Alone")
Won:
1. Best Rock/Pop Band
Grammy Awards -- February 23, 2003
Nominated for:
1. Best Rock Song - "I Stand Alone"
2. Best Hard Rock Performance
American Music Awards -- January 13, 2003
Nominated for:
1. Favorite Soundtrack - The Scorpion King
Billboard Music Awards 2002 -- December 9, 2002
Nominated for:
1. Rock Track of the Year - "I Stand Alone"
Boston Music Awards -- April 11, 2002
Nominated for:
1. Act of the Year
2. Rock Band
3. Single of the Year (Greed)
4. Male Vocalist of the Year (Sully Erna)
5. Song of the Year (Greed - Sully Erna/Godsmack)
6. Video of the Year (Greed)
Won:
1. Rock Band
2. Male Vocalist of the Year (Sully Erna)
Grammy Awards -- February 27, 2002
Nominated for:
1. Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Billboard Music Awards -- December 4, 2001
Nominated for:
1. Rock Artist of the Year
2. Rock Single of the Year
Won:
1. Rock Artist of the Year
Radio Music Awards -- October 26, 2001
Nominated for:
1. Artist of the Year/Rock Alternative Radio
Kahlua Boston Music Awards -- April 19, 2001
Nominated for:
1. Act of the Year
2. Album of the Year - Awake
3. Rock Band
4. Single of the Year - "Awake"
5. Male Vocalist - Sully Erna
6. Song of the Year - "Awake"
7. Video - "Awake"
Won:
1. Act of the Year
2. Album of the Year - Awake
3. Rock Band
4. Male Vocalist of the Year - Sully Erna
Billboard Music Awards -- December 5, 2000
Nominated for:
1. Rock Artist of the Year
Kahlua Boston Music Awards -- April 13, 2000
Nominated for:
1. Act of the Year
2. Outstanding Rock Band (Major Label)
3. Single of the Year (Major Label)
4. Outstanding Male Vocalist (Major Label)
5. Video of the Year
6. Outstanding Song/Songwriter (Major Label)
Won:
1. Act of the Year
2. Outstanding Rock Band (Major Label)
3. Outstanding Male Vocalist (Major Label) -- Sully Erna
4. Outstanding Song/Songwriter (Major Label) -- Sully Erna/Godsmack
Boston Music Awards -- 1999
Nominated for:
1. Outstanding Debut Rock Band
2. Rising Star
3. Single of the Year (Whatever)
4. Debut Album of the Year
Won:
1. Act of the Year
Individual Honors
Guitar World Magazine 2001 Readers Poll
Tony was voted "Best New Talent."
Awake placed second in the "Best Metal Album" category.
Hit Parader - 2002 "New Metal's Top 10 Stars"
Sully is #10 on Hit Parader's "New Metal's Top 10 Stars" list for 2002.
More Noteworthy Achievements
Billboard 2002: The Year in Music Issue
Godsmack was #8 on the on the Hot Mainstream Rock Artists chart, #2 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and the Scorpion King soundtrack was #8 on the Top Soundtrack Album chart.
#1 Rock Band of the Year
Godsmack was voted #1 rock band of the year for the last two years by BDS, R&R, and Album Network. (April 23, 2002 Universal press release)
Billboard 2001: The Year in Music - Mainstream and Modern Rock
Godsmack is the number one artist on the Mainstream Rock Tracks recap.
Golden Web Awards - August 2001
Godsmack.com won a Golden Web Award from the International Association of Webmasters and Designers.
7/20 Rock Monitor Special (from Universal Records.com):
Top 5 Active Rock Labels - #1 Universal
Top 3 Active Rock Artists - #1 Godsmack
Songs Charting in the Active Rock Top 20:
#1 Godsmack - "Awake"
#14 Godsmack - "Greed"
Statistics:
"I Stand Alone"
#1 on the Active Rock Chart for 11 weeks
Became the longest running song on the Active Rock Chart (42 weeks as of 11-21-2002)
Named Active Rock Song of the Year by BDS for 2002 (Source: Universal Records)
"Whatever"
#1 active rock track for the year 1999, per BDS
#5 BDS (Broadcast Data Systems) active rock
#19 BDS modern rock
Holds BDS record for most weeks on the active rock chart (59 weeks)
Holds BDS record for most weeks in the Top 10 on active rock (33 weeks)
"Keep Away"
#3 BDS active rock
#5 Billboard mainstream rock
Was on BDS active rock chart for 53 weeks
"Voodoo"
#2 BDS active rock
#5 Billboard mainstream rock
#6 Billboard modern rock
Was on both BDS active and mainstream rock charts for 39 weeks
"Bad Religion"
#6 BDS active rock
#9 BDS mainstream rock
(Stats from Godsmack's MSO biography.)