Awards and honours
This page was last updated 29 Aug. 2026. To send additions/corrections go to the contact page.
This page was last updated 29 Aug. 2026. To send additions/corrections go to the contact page.
Information on gold albums etc. has been moved to a separate page: Sales figures.
Grammy Award (US)
Grammy nominations:
This was the moment 40 years ago when "Steppin' Out" was nominated for Record of the Year at the 1983 Grammy Awards. Unfortunately, Joe wasn't there on 23 Feb. 1983. Joe was in Munich that day on a concert tour.
The Edison is the oldest music award in the Netherlands. Since 1960 these awards are presented in the pop, classical and jazz genres for albums of exceptional quality.
An Edison Award went to Joe Jackson
in 1983 for Night And Day (in the "Singer/Songwriter" category)
in 1980 for I'm The Man (in the "Pop" category)
German Record Critics' AwardThe album Hope And Fury was the winner in the category Pop of the 3rd quarter of 2026.
German Record Critics' Awards: Winner Pop 3/2026
The album Fool was included on the Long list in the category Pop in the 1st and 2nd quarters of 2019.
German Record Critics' Awards: Long list 1/2019
In January 2016, Joe was among seven recipients of this award, presented by the Berlin newspaper B.Z.
The award honours "outstanding persons who have contributed through their work to Berlin's cultural and artistic diversity."
Wikipedia entry on the B.Z.-Kulturpreis (in German)
On 10 October 2019, Joe received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the hands of Jools Holland at the 4th annual Boisdale Music Awards in London.
Top New Male Album Artist of 1979
From Billboard, 22 Dec. 1979 |
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Billboard award on Joe's piano (photo by Barry Plummer, Feb. 1980) |
Gravità Zero, the Italian translation of Joe Jackson's book A Cure for Gravity, won an award for Best Music Book of 2019.
These awards, a.k.a. the 'Oscars of Italian Literature', are annually presented in the city of Cattolica, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.
'A Cure for Gravity' was originally published in 1999, but the Italian translation didn't get published until May 2019.
Home Page - Premio Litterario Internazionale Città di Cattolica
Gleason Music Book Awards
Royal Academy of Music in London made Joe Jackson a
Fellow of the Academy.University of Portsmouth.
Joe Jackson on the University's official website
7 March 2018: "Portsmouth Guildhall is delighted to announce that another of the city's most successful musicians, Joe Jackson, was today inducted to their Wall of Fame in recognition of his contributions to the music industry."
The Portsmouth Music Experience at the Guildhall
When Joe was born, his family lived in Swadlincote (Derbyshire) and he spent the first year of his life there before the family moved to Portsmouth.
The Swadlincote Heritage Trails feature Joe Jackson twice:
In the Town Centre Trail 'S18' is where his grandma lived in Vicarage Road.
In Trail No. 2 (Swadlincote Villages) 'N5' is where he lived with his family in Coronation Street.
The asteroid (305661) Joejackson was named in 2016 to honour the musician Joe Jackson.
Info page in the JPL Small-Body Database
German Wikipedia entry
In February 2005 Joe Jackson was given the title Smokers' Rights Champion of the Year
by FOREST at their Annual Awards ceremony, held at London's Groucho Club, "for his commitment to
the cause, including numerous television and radio appearances voicing his
opposition to a ban on smoking in public places".