This is a list of awards and recognition for

Motown Records Motown Records is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. It was founded by Berry Gordy, Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on June 7, 1958, and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. Its name, a portmant ...

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The Miracles The Miracles (also known as Smokey Robinson and the Miracles from 1965 to 1972) were an American vocal group that was the first successful recording act for Berry Gordy's Motown Records, and one of the most important and most influential groups ...

100 Greatest Artists of All Time

The Miracles are on three "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" lists: * ''

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''s list at #32 * VH-1's list at #61 (1998 list) * ''

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s list at #71

Grammy Hall of Fame

The Miracles are four-time inductees into the Grammy Hall of Fame. As of 2023, The Miracles have more Grammy Hall of Fame inducted songs than any other Motown group. * *Not released as a single until 1970.

''Rolling Stone'' rankings

*500 Greatest Songs of All Time ** "Ooo Baby Baby" (1965) – #262 (incorrectly credited solely to Smokey Robinson) ** "The Tracks Of My Tears" (1965) – #50 ** "Shop Around" (1960) – #495 * The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time **''

Going to a Go-Go ''Going to a Go-Go'' is a 1965 album by the Miracles, the first to credit the group as ''Smokey Robinson and the Miracles''. It includes four of the Miracles' Top 20 hits: "Ooo Baby Baby", "The Tracks of My Tears", " Going to a Go-Go", and "My G ...

'' (1965) *100 Greatest Artists of All Time *The Miracles are listed at #32 on its list of its Immortals: The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. (The Miracles are the ''highest-ranking'' Motown group on the Rolling Stone list).

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500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (RRHOF), sometimes simply referred to as the Rock Hall, is a museum and hall of fame located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States, on the shore of Lake Erie. The museum documents the history of rock music and ...

**"Going to a Go-Go" (1965) **"The Tracks of My Tears" (1965) **"You've Really Got a Hold on Me" (1962) **"Shop Around" (1962)

Hall of Fame inductions

Vocal Group Hall of Fame The Vocal Group Hall of Fame (VGHF) is an American-based hall of fame that honors vocal groups throughout the world in every genre of music. Headquartered in the Columbia Theatre in Sharon, Pennsylvania, it includes a theater and a museum. It was ...

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*Grammy Hall of Fame (Four time inductees) * Doo-Wop Hall of Fame (inducted 2011) * Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame *

Hit Parade Hall of Fame John Harlan Rook (October 9, 1937 - March 1, 2016) was an American radio programmer and executive, most known for his tenure in Chicago. Under his guidance in the 1960s, 50,000-watt ABC-owned WLS became the highest rated station in the Chicago ...

*''Goldmine'' Magazine Hall of Fame * The People's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame *

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Other awards

*Four songs by The Miracles ("The Tracks of My Tears," "Ooo Baby Baby," "Shop Around," and "You've Really Got a Hold on Me") were selected by the National Recording Preservation Board for the United States Library of Congress' National Recording Registry, which honors and preserves culturally, historically and aesthetically significant American recordings. *Miracles members

Smokey Robinson William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive director. He was the founder and front man of the Motown vocal group the Miracles, for which he was also chief ...

, Bobby Rogers, Pete Moore, Ronnie White and Marv Tarplin were given awards for their songwriting success by the BMI in 1971. *Miracles members Pete Moore, Marv Tarplin, and

earned The Award Of Merit from The

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) for composing " The Tracks Of My Tears". *''Motown'' DVD '' The Miracles:The Definitive Performances'' awarded Certified Gold status by the

RIAA The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/o ...

. *Two-time recipient of the Heroes and Legends Award *Winner- Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Pioneer Award *Spirit of Detroit Award *

National Recording Registry The National Recording Registry is a list of sound recordings that "are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States." The registry was established by the National Recording Preservati ...

award for "Tracks of My Tears" included in the

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in 2008 *Detroit's Woodbridge Estates renames a boulevard and a park after the group in 2002. *Given a certificate of recognition by the governor of the state of

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

due to their important contributions to the state of Michigan and the city of Detroit for its music industry accomplishments. * Resolution Award, the highest honor given by the Detroit city council for the group's achievements *

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City Council proclamation recognizing the group's contributions to the music industry and pop culture *Star on the

(inducted March 20, 2009). * "The Tracks of My Tears" has been ranked at #127 in its list of the '' Songs of the Century'' – the 365 Greatest Songs of the 20th Century by the

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and The

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. *One of the Twenty Greatest Doo-Wop Groups of All Time by the editors of '' Goldmine'' magazine *Inducted into the

on April 14, 2012, although lead singer

had been inducted separately in 1987. Members inducted were original members Ronald White, Bobby Rogers, Pete Moore,

Claudette Robinson Claudette Annette Rogers Robinson ( Rogers; born June 20, 1938) is an American singer, best known as a member of the vocal group The Miracles from 1957 to 1972. Her brother Emerson "Sonny" Rogers was a founding member of the group, which befor ...

, and Marv Tarplin.

References

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