Santana is an American rock band, formed in 1967 in San Francisco by singer and guitarist Carlos Santana, who has been the band's leader throughout its career. The band has won a number of awards, including eight Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards, largely recognizing 1999's album Supernatural and the single "Smooth". The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, and Santana's works have entered the Grammy Hall of Fame and Latin Grammy Hall of Fame.
The band released its self-titled debut album in 1969. During 1973, Santana received its first nomination for a major award when its fourth album Caravanserai (1972) was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance with Vocal Coloring. The band was nominated for further Grammys in 1993 and 1996. In 2000, following the success of the previous year's album Supernatural, the band was nominated for nine Grammys and won eight, tying the record held by Michael Jackson for the most awards at a single Grammy ceremony. The album won the awards for Album of the Year and Best Rock Album and the single "Smooth" received two Grammys for Record of the Year and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. Four other songs from the album also won Grammys. In the same year, the band received three awards at the Latin Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year.
Santana has sold more than 100 million records to date. The band's best-selling album to date is Supernatural, which has sold over 30 million copies worldwide. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Supernatural is the best-selling album of all time by a Latin artist.
Awards and nominations
Award Year Category Recipients Result American Music Awards 2000 Favorite Pop/Rock Album Supernatural Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group Santana APRA Awards 2007 Most Performed Foreign Work (with Steven Tyler) Billboard Latin Music Awards 2015 Top Latin Album of the Year Corazón Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group Santana Latin Pop Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group Latin Pop Album of the Year Corazón Latin Pop Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group Santana 2020 Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group Latin Pop Artist of the Year, Duo or Group Latin Pop Albums Label of the Year Africa Speaks Billboard Music Awards 2000 Artist of the Year Santana Hot 100 Singles Artist of the Year Albums Artist of the Year Hot 100 Singles of the Year (with Rob Thomas) (with the Product G&B) Album of the Year Supernatural 2015 Top Latin Album Corazón Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 2000 Favorite Artist or Group, Rock Santana Brit Awards 2001 International Group Grammy Awards 1973 Best Pop Instrumental Performance with Vocal Coloring Caravanserai 1993 Best Rock Instrumental Performance 1996 (with Vernon Reid) 2000 Record of the Year (with Rob Thomas) Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals Album of the YearSupernatural Best Rock Album Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (with the Product G&B) Best Pop Instrumental Performance Best Rock Instrumental Performance (with Eric Clapton) Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group (with Everlast) Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals (with Dave Matthews & Carter Beauford) 2003 (with Michelle Branch) Latin American Music Awards 2019 Album of the YearAfrica Speaks Favorite Album - Pop Latin Grammy Awards 2000 Record of the Year (featuring Maná) Best Rock Vocal Performance, Duo or Group Best Pop Instrumental Performance 2014 Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album Corazón (Deluxe Edition) Lo Nuestro Awards 2000 Pop Album of the Year Supernatural My VH1 Music Awards 2000 Your Song Kicked Ass But Was Played Too Damn Much
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