This is the list of awards and nominations received by Armin van Buuren, whose career in electronic music both as a DJ, record producer and remixer has spanned over 20 years.
Amongst his major competitive achievements, van Buuren has won twelve DJ Awards, twenty seven International Dance Music Award's, and five DJ Mag Award's. Overall in his career, to date, he has won 50 competitive awards from 91 nominations.
DJ Awards YearNominated workCategoryResult 2004 Armin van Buuren Best Trance DJ 2005 Best Trance DJ 2006 Best Trance DJ 2007 Best Trance DJ 2008 Best Trance DJ 2009 Best International DJ Best Trance DJ 2010 Best International DJ Best Trance DJ 2011 Best International DJ Best Trance DJ 2012 Best International DJ Best Trance DJ 2013 Best International DJ Best Trance DJ 2014 Best International DJ Best Trance DJ 2015 Best International DJ Best Trance DJ 2016 Best International DJ Best Trance DJ 2017 Best International DJ Best Trance DJ
DJ Magazine Top 100 DJ YearPositionNotes 2001 27 New Entry 2002 5 Up 22 2003 Up 2 2004 No Change 2005 No Change 2006 Up 1 2007 Up 1 2008 No Change 2009 No Change 2010 No Change 2011 Down 1 2012 Up 1 2013 Down 1 2014 Down 1 2015 4 Down 1 2016 4 No Change 2017 Up 1 2018 4 Down 1 2019 4 No Change 2020 4 No Change 2021 Up 1 2022 5 Down 2 2023 5 No Change 2024 6 Down 120255Up 1
International Dance Music Awards Pre-2016 Year Nominated workCategoryResult 2004 Armin van Buuren Best European DJ 2005"Burned With Desire" Best Hi-NRG / Euro Track Armin van Buuren Best European DJ Best Global DJ Armin van Buuren (for A State of Trance) Best Dance Radio Mix Show DJ A State of Trance 2004 (as Producer) Best Full Length DJ Mix CD 2006 Armin van Buuren Best European DJ Armin van Buuren (for A State of Trance) Best Dance Radio Mix Show DJ A State of Trance 2005 (as Producer) Best Full Length DJ Mix CD 2007 Armin van Buuren Best Global DJ Best Producer Armin van Buuren (for A State of Trance) Best Radio Mix Show DJ A State of Trance 2006 (as Producer) Best CD Compilation 2008 Armin van Buuren Best European DJ Best Global DJ Best Producer Armin van Buuren (for A State of Trance) Best Radio Mix Show DJ A State of Trance 2007 (as Producer) Best CD Compilation Armada Music (as co-founder)Best Global Dance Record Label 2009 "In and Out of Love" (featuring Sharon den Adel)Best Progressive House/Trance TrackBest Music Video Armin van Buuren Best European DJ Best Global DJ Armin van Buuren (for A State of Trance) Best Radio Mix Show DJ A State of Trance 2008 (as Producer) Best CD Compilation Armada Music (as co-founder)Best Global Dance Record Label 2010 "Broken Tonight" (featuring VanVelzen)Best Trance Track Armin van Buuren Best European DJ Best Global DJ Best Producer Armin van Buuren (for A State of Trance) Best Radio Mix Show DJ A State of Trance 2009 (as Producer) Best CD Compilation A State of Trance (as Host) Best Podcast Armada Music (as co-founder)Best Global Dance Record LabelArmada Music (as co-founder)Best Record Pool 2011 "Not Giving Up on Love" (featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor)Best Commercial Dance Track Best Trance Track "Orbion" Armin van Buuren Best European DJ Best Global DJ Best Producer Armin van Buuren (for A State of Trance) Best Radio Mix Show DJ A State of Trance 2010 (as Producer) Best Full Length DJ Mix A State of Trance (as Host) Best Podcast Armada Music (as co-founder)Best Global Dance Record LabelArmada Music (as co-founder)Best Record Pool 2012 "Feels So Good" (featuring Nadia Ali)Best Trance Track Armin van Buuren Best European DJ Best Global DJ Best Producer Armin van Buuren (for A State of Trance) Best Radio Mix Show DJ A State of Trance 2011 (as Producer) Best Full Length DJ Mix Universal Religion Chapter 5 (as Producer) A State of Trance (as Host) Best Podcast Armada Music (as co-founder)Best Global Dance Record Label 2013 "J'ai Envie de Toi" (pres. Gaia) Best Trance Track "Suddenly Summer" (feat. Ana Criado) Armin van Buuren Best European DJ Best Global DJ Best Artist (solo) Best Producer Armin van Buuren (for A State of Trance) Best Radio Mix Show DJ A State of Trance 2012 (as Producer) Best Full Length DJ Mix A State of Trance (as Host) Best Podcast Armada Music (as co-founder)Best Global Dance Record Label 2014 "This Is What It Feels Like" (featuring Trevor Guthrie) Best Trance Track A State of Trance 2013 Best Compilation or Full Length DJ Mix Armin van Buuren Best Global DJ Armin van Buuren Best Trance DJ A State of Trance Best Podcast or Radio Show Armin van Buuren Best Solo Artist "This Is What It Feels Like" (featuring Trevor Guthrie) Best Music Video Armada Music (as co-founder)Best Global Dance Record Label 2015 "Together (In a State of Trance)" Best Trance Track "Hystereo" A State of Trance 2014 Best Compilation or Full Length DJ Mix Armin van Buuren Best Global DJ Armin van Buuren Best Trance DJ A State of Trance Best Podcast or Radio Show Armada Music (as co-founder)Best Global Dance Record Label 2016 "Another You" Best Trance Track Embrace Armin van Buuren Best Global DJ Armin van Buuren Best European DJ Armin van Buuren Best Trance DJ A State of Trance Best Podcast or Radio Show Armin van Buuren Best Solo Artist Embrace Best Full Length Studio Recording "Another You" Best Music Video Armin van Buuren Best Producer Armada Music (as co-founder)Best Global Dance Record Label
2018–present No award ceremony was held in 2017. In 2018 winners were chosen by the Winter Music Conference themselves. 2019 marks the first year of public voting since the Winter Music Conference's restructure. Year Nominated workCategoryResult 2018 Armin van Buuren Best Male Artist (Mainstream) A State of Trance Best Podcast or Radio Show A State of Trance Best Music Event Armada Music (as co-founder) Best Global Dance Record Label 2019 Armin van Buuren Best Male Artist (Trance) A State of Trance Best Podcast or Radio Show Armada Music (as co-founder) Best Global Dance Record Label 2020 Armin van Buuren Best Male Artist (Trance) A State of Trance Best Podcast or Radio Show Armada Music (as co-founder) Best Global Dance Record Label
International Golden Gnome Awards YearNominated workCategoryResult 2008 Armin van Buuren 2010 Most Popular International DJ
Grammy Awards YearNominated workCategoryResult 2014 "This Is What It Feels Like" Best Dance Recording
NRJ Music Awards YearAwardsCategoryRecipientOutcomeRef2016NRJ Music AwardsBest International DJArmin van BuurenBest Live Performance2019NRJ Music AwardsDJ Of The YearArmin Van Buuren
Trancepodium Global Awards Year Nominated workCategoryResult 2008 A State of Trance 2008 Best Mix Album 1st Place A State of Trance Best Radioshow/Podcast 1st Place A State Of Trance 350 Best Studiomix 1st Place Armin Only (Utrecht) Best Event 1st Place Armada Music Best Label 1st Place 2009 "Tuvan" (as Gaia)Best Track 1st Place A State of Trance 2009 Best Mix Album 1st Place A State of Trance Best Radioshow/Podcast 1st Place ASOT 400 (Rotterdam) Best Liveset 1st Place A State Of Trance 400 (Rotterdam) Best Event 1st Place Armada Music Best Label 1st Place 2010 Armin van Buuren Best DJ 2nd Place Best Producer 4th Place "Orbion"Best Track Sophie Sugar vs. Sunlounger feat. Zara - "Lost Together" (Armin van Buuren Mashup) Best Mashup 1st Place Gareth Emery vs. Markus Schulz - "Not The Same Citadel" (Armin van Buuren Mashup) 2nd Place Mirage Best Artist Album 1st Place A State of Trance 2010 Best Mix Album 4th Place A State of Trance Best Radioshow/Podcast 1st Place Armin Only (Utrecht) - 13.11.2010 Best Liveset 2nd Place Armin van Buuren - A State of Trance 474 - 16.09.2010 Best Studiomix A State Of Trance 450 (New York) Best Event 2nd Place Armin Only: Mirage Armada Music Best Label 1st Place 2011 Armin van Buuren Best DJ 1st Place Best Producer 1st Place "Brute" (vs. Ferry Corsten)Best Track 2nd Place "Status Excessus D" (as Gaia) 8th Place Andain vs. Nadia Ali, Starkillers & Alex Kenji - "Promised Pressure" (Armin van Buuren Mashup) Best Mashup 5th Place Mirage (Deluxe Edition) Best Artist Album 6th Place A State of Trance 2011 Best Mix Compilation Album 1st Place Universal Religion Chapter 5 4th Place A State of Trance Best Radioshow/Podcast/Cloudcast 1st Place Be at Space (Ibiza) - 13.07.2011 Best Liveset 4th Place ASOT 500 (Buenos Aires) - 02.04.2011 7th Place Armin van Buuren - A State of Trance 499 - 10.03.2011 Best Studiomix 6th Place A State of Trance 500 (Den Bosch) - 09.04.2011 Best Event 2nd Place A State of Trance 500 (Miami) - 27.03.2011 A State of Trance 500 (Sydney) - 16.04.2011 6th Place A State of Trance 500 (Buenos Aires) - 02.04.2011 7th Place A State of Trance 500 (Johannesburg) - 19.03.2011 8th Place Armada Music Best Label 1st Place 2012 Armin van Buuren Best DJ 1st Place Best Producer 1st Place "J'ai Envie de Toi" (presents Gaia)Best Track 1st Place "I'll Listen" (featuring Ana Criado) 2nd Place Zedd featuring Matthew Koma - "Spectrum" (Armin van Buuren Remix) Best Remix 1st Place Ferry Corsten vs. Armin van Buuren - "Brute" (Armin's Illegal Drum Edit) 8th Place Mark Burton vs. Sunlounger feat. Zara Taylor - "Try Understatement To Be Love" (Armin van Buuren Mashup) Best Mashup 1st Place Photographer vs. Armin van Buuren featuring Susana - "Airport Shivers" (Armin van Buuren Mashup) 2nd Place Armin van Buuren featuring Justine Suissa vs. John O'Callaghan & Giuseppe Ottaviani - "Burned With Desire vs. Ride The Wave" (Will Atkinson Remix) (Armin van Buuren Mashup) Universal Religion Chapter 6 Best Mix Compilation Album 1st Place A State of Trance 2012 4th Place A State of Trance Best Radioshow/Podcast/Cloudcast 1st Place ASOT Closing Party (Ibiza) - 24.09.2012 Best Liveset 7th Place Armin van Buuren - A State of Trance 578 - 13.09.2012 Best Studiomix 5th Place A State of Trance 581 - 04.10.2012 6th Place A State of Trance 550 (Den Bosch) - 31.03.2012 Best Event 1st Place A State of Trance 550 (Miami) - 25.03.2012 9th Place Armada Music Best Label 1st Place Armind 7th Place
Trancepodium DJ Top 50/100 Top 50 till 2013, Top 100 since 2014.
YearResult 2010 1st Place 2011 1st Place 2012 1st Place 2013 1st Place 2014 2nd Place 2015 2nd Place 2016 2nd Place 2017 1st Place 2018 1st Place 2019 2nd Place 2020 3rd Place
World Music Awards YearNominated workCategoryResult 2010 Armin van Buuren Best DJ
YouTube Creator Awards Armin van Buuren (5.46million subscribers - March 2023) A State Of Trance (792 thousand subscribers - March 2023)
Other awards YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult2007Buma Cultuur Pop AwardArmin van Buuren2008Gouden Harp AwardArmin van Buuren2014Outstanding Contribution AwardIMPALA Outstanding Contribution AwardArmada Music (as co-founder)2015IMPALA Album of the YearAlbum of the YearArmin van Buuren - Embrace
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