AWARDS & RECORDS
AWARDS
 
Golden Europe Music Awards 1997: Smash Hits Poll Winners Party 1996: Brit Awards 1997:
Country: Austria
Date: 22/11/97
Best Newcomer		 Country: England
Date: 1/12/96
Best British Group
Best New Act
Best Video - Say You'll Be There		 Country: England
Date: 13/2/97
Best Single - Wannabe
Best Video - Say You'll Be There
     
Irish Recorded Music Association Awards 1997 (IRMA): Capital FM Awards 1997: World Music Awards 97
Country: Ireland
Date: 22/2/97
Best International Pop Album - Spice		 Country: England
Date: 26/3/97
London's Favourite Female Group		 Date: 17/4/97
Best Female New Comers
(didn't attend)
     
Ivor Novello Awards 1997: Red Nose Awards 1997: Viva Comet Awards 1997:
Country: England
Date: 1/5/97
Best Selling British Written Single - Wannabe
International Hit Of The Year - Wannabe		 Country: England
Date: 9/5/97
Best Single - Wannabe		 Country: Germany
Date: 27/8/97
Best International Video - Wannabe
     
MTV Music Video Awards 1997 Channel V Awards 1997 Bambi Awards 1997
Country: USA
Date: 4/9/97
Best Dance Video - Wannabe		 Country: India
Date: 29/9/97
Best International Album - Spice		 Country: Germany
Date: 25/10/97
Shooting Stars Award
     
MTV Europe Awards 1997: Ondas Awards 1997 Amigo Awards 1997
Date: 4/11/97
Best Group		 Country: Spain
Date:14/11/97
Special Mention		 Country: Spain
Date: 20/11/97
Best Newcomer
     
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party 97 Billboard Awards 1997 American Music Awards 1998
Country: England
Date: 30/11/97
Best British Group		 Country: USA
Date: 5/12/97
Best Album
Best Newcomers		 Country: USA
Date: 26/1/98
Favourite Pop / Rock Album - Spice
Favourite Pop / Rock Band, Duo Or Group
Favourite Pop / Rock New Artist
     
Brit Awards 1998 Juno Awards 98 World Music Awards 98
Country: England
Date: 10/2/98
Outstanding Achievement		 Country: Canada
Date: 22/3/98
Best Selling International Album
(didn't attend)		 Date: 28/5/98
Worlds Best Selling Pop Artist / Group
Best Selling British Artist / Group
(didn't attend)
     
Disney Awards 1998 MTV Europe Awards 98 Brit Awards 2000
Country: England
Date: 5/10/98
Best Female Band		 Date: 12/11/98
Best Group
Best Pop		 Country: England
Date: 3/3/00
Outstanding Contribution
     
Sun Readers Poll 2007 Capital FM Awards 2008 Glamour Awards 2008
Country: England
Date: ?/12/07
Best Comeback Of A Band		 Country: England
Date: 20/3/08
Icon Award		 Country: England
Date: 3/6/08
Won:
Band Of The Year
     
 
RECORDS (Thanks To Rickards World Of Spice)
  • Biggest selling single by a female group - with Wannabe
  • First three singles over 1 million - first group ever to have their first 3 singles pass 1 million sales
  • Most successful run of No 1 hits - Only 4 are listed - due to the publication date - of course it's now up to 6
  • Most successful US debut by UK act- Say You'll be There entered the US chart at No 5 in May 1997.
  • Longest No 1 album in the 1990s - Spice - topped the UK album chart in Nov 1996 and spent 15 weeks at No 1 to May 1997.
  • Fastest selling album - Spice reached No 1 in the charts of 14 countries and sold 12 million copies worldwide in 6 months, making it the fastest selling album by a British act.
  • Most successful debut album in the USA by UK act - Spice topped the US charts for 4 weeks as of June 1997 and became the only debut album by a wholly British group which has gone to No 1.
  • The Spice album is also listed as the 9th best selling UK album
  • The only group to have 4 members have #1 singles
  • First band EVER to have a debut album at #1 for over 5 weeks
  • First UK act EVER to get into USA Billboard chart at #1 with debut single.
  • First act ever to have first 4 singles debut at #1 in Canada
  • Highest ever annual earnings by an all female group - The girls pulled in a reported $49 Million in 1998
  • Highest selling "Rolling Stone" - their cover issue was the highest selling issue of the magazine to date
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    If you know of an award or record that is not here, please email me @ mel_spice88@hotmail.com and let me know!