In a career thats spanned over two decades, Lionel Richie has sold more than 50 million records
worldwide, scoring nine #1 hits along the way.

MAJOR AWARDS

1979

• American Music Award Most Popular Single "Three Times a Lady"
• People's Choice Award Best Song "Three Times a Lady"

1980

• American Music Award Favorite Soul Group (the Commodores)
• People's Choice Award Best Song "Still" (the Commodores)
• National Music Publishers Association Award Pop Song of the Year "Lady"
• Best Young Musical Artist in Film Award "Endless Love"

1981

• People's Choice Award Best Composer "Lady"
• National Association of Record Merchandisers Best Selling Single "Endless Love" Composer/Producer
• National Music Publishers Association Award Easy Listening "Lady"

1982

• Grammy Award Best Pop Male Vocal Performance "Truly"
• American Music Award Best Soul Single "Endless Love"
• American Music Award Best Pop Single "Endless Love"
• People's Choice Award Best Song Single "Endless Love"
• American Movie Award "Endless Love"
• Rojo Award for Gold Status in Hong Kong "Endless Love"

1983

• American Music Award Best Pop Single "Truly"
• American Music Award Best Soul Male Vocalist
• People's Choice Award Best Song "Truly"
• Tokyo Music Festival Grand Prize
• NAACP Image Award Best Male Artist
• NAACP Image Award Best Song of the Year "Endless Love"

1984

• American Music Award Best Soul Single "All Night Long"
• United Negro College Fund Alumnus of the Year
• Children's Diabetes Foundation Man of the Year
• ASCAP Writer of the Year
• 3 Black Gold Awards Song of the Year, Writer, Publisher "All Night Long"
• National Music Publishers Association Award R&B Song of the Year "All Night Long"

1985

• Grammy Award Album of the Year "Can't Slow Down"
• Grammy Award Producer of the Year (with James Carmichael, shared with David Foster)
• American Music Award Best Pop/Rock Male Vocalist
• American Music Award Best Pop/Rock Video Single "Hello"
• American Music Award Best Pop/Rock Video Artist
• American Music Award Best Black Male Vocalist
• American Music Award Best Black Video Single "Hello"
• American Music Award Best Black Video Artist
• ASCAP Award Writer of the Year
• ASCAP Award Publisher of the Year (Brockman Music)
• People Magazine Readers Poll Award Favorite Male Singer
• Tuskegee Institute Honorary Doctor of the Music Degree

1986

• Academy Award Best Song, "Say You, Say Me" Theme from White Nights
• Golden Globe Award Best Song "Say You, Say Me"
• Grammy Award Song of the Year "We Are the World" (with Michael Jackson)
• Grammy Award Record of the Year "We Are the World" (with Michael Jackson)
• Peoples Choice Award Best Song "We Are the World" (with Michael Jackson)
• ASCAP WRITER OF THE YEAR