Sarah McLachlan is a Canadian singer-songwriter known for founding the Lilith Fair women's music festival. She has released ten studio albums, with 1997's Surfacing being her top-selling album, with more than 8 million copies in the U.S. alone, and another thirteen compilation, remix and live albums. Her recordings to 2013 were released through Nettwerk Records and distributed by Arista Records; from 2014, her music has been released by Verve Records and Concord Records. Three of her studio albums reached the No. 1 place in the Canadian Albums Chart and the Top 10 on the Billboard 200. She has sold over 40 million copies worldwide.
BDS Certified Spin Awards Broadcast Data Systems, also known as Nielsen BDS, BDS or Luminate BDS, is a service that tracks monitored radio, television and internet airplay of songs based on the number of spins and detections.
| 2003 | "I Will Remember You" | 500,000 Spins
BMI Pop Awards Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) is a performing rights organizations that collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties.
|rowspan=4|1999 | Herself | Songwriter of the Year
| "Building a Mystery" | rowspan=3|Award-Winning Song
| "Adia"
| "Sweet Surrender"
Beatport Music Awards With its nominees based solely on Beatport sales data, The Beatport Music Awards aim to recognize electronic music talent.
| 2008 | "Silence" (feat. Delerium) (Niels van Gogh vs Thomas Gold Remix) | Best Progressive House Track
Billboard Music Awards The Billboard Music Awards are an annual awards show sponsored by Billboard magazine awarding the top charting singles and artists.
YearNominated workAwardResult1999"Angel" Hot Adult Contemporary Track Top Soundtrack Single Herself Top Pop Artist – Female Top Adult Contemporary Artist Top Adult Top 40 Artist 2004 Top Internet Artist Afterglow Top Internet Album
Critics' Choice Awards The Critics' Choice Award is an awards show presented annually by the Broadcast Film Critics Association to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. YearNominated workAwardResult2007"Ordinary Miracle", Charlotte's WebBest Song
East Coast Music Awards The East Coast Music Awards were established in 1991 by the East Coast Music Association to develop, advance and celebrate East Coast Canadian music, its artists and its industry professionals throughout the region and around the world.
YearNominated workAwardResult1989 Touch Factor Recording Artist of the Year Touch Female Recording of the Year Touch Video of the Year 1990 Touch Factor Recording Artist of the Year Touch Female Recording of the Year Ben's Song Song of the Year Ben's Song Video of the Year 1992 Herself Entertainer of the Year Solace Factor Recording Artist of the Year Solace Female Recording of the Year Herself Live Artist of the Year Solace Pop/Rock Recording of the Year Path of Thorns Song of the Year Path of Thorns Video of the Year 1993 Herself Entertainer of the Year Solace Female Recording of the Year Solace Pop/Rock Recording of the Year "Into the Fire" Video of the Year 1994 Herself Entertainer of the Year Fumbling Towards Ecstasy Factor Recording Artist of the Year Fumbling Towards Ecstasy Female Recording of the Year Herself Live Artist of the Year Fumbling Towards Ecstasy Pop/Rock Recording of the Year Possession Video of the Year 1998 Surfacing Factor Recording of the Year Surfacing Female Recording of the Year Surfacing Pop/Rock Recording of the Year Building a Mystery Song of the Year Building a Mystery Songwriter of the Year Building a Mystery Video of the Year
Grammy Awards The Grammy Awards were established in 1958 by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States awarding the best in the music industry.
YearNominated workAwardResult1995 Fumbling Towards Ecstasy Best Alternative Music Album 1998 Surfacing Best Pop Album "Last Dance" Best Pop Instrumental Performance "Building A Mystery"Best Female Pop Vocal Performance 1999 "Adia" 2000 "I Will Remember You (Live)" Mirrorball Best Pop Album "Possession (Live)" Best Female Rock Vocal Performance 2001 "The Difficult Kind" (w Sheryl Crow) Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals 2004 "Fallen" Best Female Pop Vocal Performance 2005 Afterglow Best Pop Vocal Album 2006 "World On Fire" Best Short Form Video 2007 WintersongBest Traditional Pop Vocal Album 2018 Wonderland
Helpmann Awards The Helpmann Awards recognise distinguished artistic achievement and excellence in Australia's live performing arts sectors.
| 2004 | Afterglow 2004 | Best Contemporary Concert Presentation Theatre
International Dance Music Awards The Winter Music Conference was an annual awards ceremony held in Miami Beach, Florida, as part of the Winter Music Conference. YearNominated workAwardResultRef2004"World On Fire"Best Progressive House/Trance
Juno Awards The Juno Awards, the equivalent of the Canadian Grammy Awards, are awarded annually to Canadian musicians by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
YearNominated workAwardResult1992 Herself Female Vocalist of the Year "Into the Fire" Best Music Video 1994Herself Female Vocalist of the Year Songwriter of the Year 1995 Herself Entertainer of the Year Fumbling Towards Ecstasy Album of the Year 1998 Surfacing Album of the Year "Building A Mystery" Single of the Year Herself Songwriter of the Year Female Vocalist of the Year 1999 "Adia" Single of the Year "Sweet Surrender" Best Music Video 2000 Herself International Achievement Award 2004Herself Artist of the Year Songwriter of the Year Juno Fan Choice Award Afterglow Album of the Year Pop Album of the Year 2005 Herself Juno Fan Choice Award 2007 Herself Juno Fan Choice Award Wintersong Pop Album of the Year 2009 Herself Humanitarian of the Year 2011Herself Artist of the Year Songwriter of the Year Laws of Illusion Pop Album of the Year 2015 Herself Artist of the Year Shine OnAdult Contemporary Album of the Year 2017 Wonderland 2026 Better Broken
MTV Video Music Awards The MTV Video Music Awards were established by MTV in 1984 to award the top videos of the year.
YearNominated workAwardResult2005 "World On Fire" Breakthrough Video
Music Video Production Awards The MVPA Awards are annually presented by a Los Angeles-based music trade organization to honor the year's best music videos.
| 2005 | "World on Fire" | Cross Promotion
MuchMusic Video Awards The MuchMusic Video Awards are annual awards presented by the Canadian music video channel MuchMusic to honour the year's best music videos.
YearNominated workAwardResult1994"Possession" Favourite Female Video Favourite Adult Contemporary Video 1997 "Building A Mystery"People's Choice: Favourite Canadian Video 1999 "Angel" 2004 "Fallen"MuchMoreMusic Award 2005 "World On Fire"
Slaight Polaris Heritage Prize The Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize celebrates classic Canadian albums released before the Polaris Prize was instituted in 2006.
| 2016 | rowspan=4|Fumbling Towards Ecstasy | rowspan=4|Heritage Award
| 2017
| 2018
| 2019
Western Canadian Music Awards The Western Canadian Music Awards, also known as BreakOut West, were established in 2003 by the Western Canada Music Alliance to honor the best of music in Western Canada.
YearNominated workAwardResult2004Herself Entertainer of the Year Songwriter of the Year AfterglowOutstanding Pop Recording 2005 Afterglow Live 2010 Herself International Achievement Award
Other recognition 1999 – McLachlan ranked No. 69 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll. 1999 – McLachlan was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada (OC). 2001 – McLachlan was appointed as a Member of the Order of British Columbia (OBC) 2002 – Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (Canadian Version). 2007 – McLachlan's song "Building A Mystery" ranked No. 91 on the VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90's 2011 – Canadian Music Week, Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award 2012 – Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (Canadian Version). 2017 – Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Inducted
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