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This is a list of awards and nominations received by Norwegian DJ Alan Walker.
Awards
edit| Award | Year | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard Music Awards | 2020 | Top Dance/Electronic Album | Different World | Nominated | [1] |
| Berlin Music Video Awards | 2017 | Best Editor | "Sing Me to Sleep" (music video) |
Nominated | [2] |
| 2019 | Best Cinematography | "Diamond Heart" (music video) |
Nominated | [3] | |
| Brit Awards | 2017 | British Single of the Year | "Faded" | Nominated | [4][5] |
| Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity | 2016 | The Cannes Lions Award | Won | [6] | |
| Clio Music Awards | 2026 | Music Marketing: Social Media | Alan Walker - From Classroom to Center Stage | Bronze | [7] |
| EBBA Awards '17 by Eurosonic Noorderslag |
2016 | European Border Breakers Award | Alan Walker | Won | [8] |
| 2017 | Public Choice Award | Nominated | |||
| Echo Awards | 2017 | Best International Newcomer | Nominated | [9] | |
| Song of the Year | "Faded" | Nominated | |||
| Electronic Dance Music Awards | 2022 | Dance Song of The Year (Radio) | "Sweet Dreams" (shared with Imanbek) |
Nominated | [10] |
| 2024 | Male Artist Of The Year | Alan Walker | Nominated | [11] | |
| Album Of The Year | Walkerworld | Won | [12] | ||
| Best Fan Army | Walkers | Won | |||
| Best Instrumental Non-Vocal Release | "Dreamer" | Won | |||
| 2025 | Best Fan Army | Walkers | Nominated | [13] | |
| 2026 | Favorite Album | Quantum Beats | Pending | [14] | |
| Best Collaboration | "Welcome to Lonely Club" (shared with Steve Aoki) | ||||
| Best Fan Army | Walkers | ||||
| Best Performance | Tomorrowland Belgium 2025 | ||||
| Eska Music Awards | 2016 | Best International Hit | "Faded" | Won | [15] |
| Gullsnutten | 2016 | Årets Musikk (Music of the Year) | Alan Walker | Won | [16] |
| 2017 | Won | [17] | |||
| International Dance Music Awards | 2018 | Best Breakthrough Artist | Won | [18] | |
| KKBox Music Awards | 2017 | Best Western Artist of the Year | Won | [19] | |
| Best Western Single of the Year | "Faded" | Won | |||
| MTV Europe Music Awards | 2016 | Best Norwegian Act | Alan Walker | Won | [20] |
| 2017 | Won | [21] | |||
| 2018 | Won | [22] | |||
| 2019 | Nominated | [23] | |||
| NRJ Music Awards Norge | 2016 | Årets Norske Låt (Norwegian Song of the Year) |
"Sing Me to Sleep" | Won | [24] |
| P3 Gull | 2016 | Årets Nykommer (Newcomer of the Year) |
Alan Walker | Nominated | [25] |
| Årets Låt (Song of the Year) | "Faded" | Nominated | |||
| Spellemannprisen | 2017 | Årets Låt (Song of the Year) | Won | [26] | |
| 2018 | "Alone" | Nominated | [27] | ||
| 2019 | "Darkside" (shared with Tomine Harket & Au/Ra) |
Nominated | [28] | ||
| "Ignite" (shared with K-391, Julie Bergan & Seungri) |
Nominated | ||||
| Årets Spellemann (Spellemann of the Year) | Alan Walker | Won | |||
| Year | Organization | Award | Nominee/work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Gullsnutten | Årets Musikk (Music of the Year) | Alan Walker | Won | [29] |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Norwegian Act | Won | [30] | ||
| P3 Gull | Årets Nykommer (Newcomer of the Year) |
Nominated | [31] | ||
| Årets Låt (Song of the Year) | "Faded" | Nominated | |||
| Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity | The Cannes Lions Award | Won | [32] | ||
| Eska Music Awards | Best International Hit | Won | [33] | ||
| NRJ Music Awards Norge | Årets Norske Låt (Norwegian Song of the Year) |
"Sing Me to Sleep" | Won | [34] | |
| EBBA Awards '17 by Eurosonic Noorderslag |
European Border Breakers Award | Alan Walker | Won | [35] | |
| 2017 | Public Choice Award | Nominated | |||
| Spellemannprisen '16 | Årets Låt (Song of the Year) | "Faded" | Won | [36] | |
| Brit Awards | British Single of the Year | Nominated | [37][38] | ||
| KKBox Music Awards | Best Western Artist of the Year | Alan Walker | Won | [39] | |
| Best Western Single of the Year | "Faded" | Won | |||
| WDM Radio Awards | Best New Talent | Alan Walker | Won | [40] | |
| Gullsnutten | Årets Musikk (Music of the Year) | Won | [41] | ||
| Echo Awards | Best International Newcomer | Nominated | [42] | ||
| Song of the Year | "Faded" | Nominated | |||
| Swiss Music Awards | Best International Hit | Won | [43] | ||
| Berlin Music Video Awards | Best Editor | "Sing Me to Sleep" (music video) |
Nominated | [44] | |
| Spellemann and Music Norway | Eksportprisen '16 (The Export Prize '16) |
Alan Walker | Won | [45] | |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Norwegian Act | Won | [46] | ||
| 2018 | Spellemannprisen '17 | Årets Låt (Song of the Year) | "Alone" | Nominated | [47] |
| WDM Radio Awards | Best Bass Track | "All Falls Down" (shared with Noah Cyrus & Digital Farm Animals) |
Nominated | [48] | |
| Best Trending Track | "Tired" | Nominated | |||
| Best Remix | "Issues" | Nominated | |||
| International Dance Music Awards | Best Breakthrough Artist | Alan Walker | Won | [49] | |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Norwegian Act | Won | [50] | ||
| 2019 | Spellemannprisen '18 | Årets Låt (Song of the Year) | "Darkside" (shared with Tomine Harket & Au/Ra) |
Nominated | [51] |
| "Ignite" (shared with K-391, Julie Bergan & Seungri) |
Nominated | ||||
| Årets Spellemann (Spellemann of the Year) | Alan Walker | Won | |||
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Norwegian Act | Nominated | [52] | ||
| Berlin Music Video Awards | Best Cinematography | "Diamond Heart" (music video) |
Nominated | [53] | |
| 2020 | Billboard Music Awards | Top Dance/Electronic Album | Different World | Nominated | [54] |
| 2021 | Spellemannprisen '20 | Årets Låt (Song of the Year) | "Alone, Pt. II" (shared with Ava Max) |
Nominated | [55] |
| 2022 | Electronic Dance Music Awards | Dance Song of The Year (Radio) | "Sweet Dreams" (shared with Imanbek) |
Nominated | [56] |
| 2024 | Male Artist Of The Year | Alan Walker | Nominated | [57] | |
| Album Of The Year | Walkerworld | Won | [58] | ||
| Best Fan Army | Walkers | Won | |||
| Best Instrumental Non-Vocal Release | "Dreamer" | Won | |||
| 2025 | Best Fan Army | Walkers | Nominated | [59] | |
| 2026 | Clio Music Awards | Music Marketing: Social Media | Alan Walker - From Classroom to Center Stage | Bronze | [60] |
| Electronic Dance Music Awards | Favorite Album | Quantum Beats | Pending | [61] | |
| Best Collaboration | "Welcome to Lonely Club" (shared with Steve Aoki) | ||||
| Best Fan Army | Walkers | ||||
| Best Performance | Tomorrowland Belgium 2025 |
Other accolades
editDJ Magazine Top 100 DJs
edit| Year | Position | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 55 | New Entry | [62] |
| 2017 | 17 | Up 38 | |
| 2018 | 36 | Down 19 | |
| 2019 | 27 | Up 9 | |
| 2020 | 26 | Up 1 | |
| 2021 | 22 | Up 4 | |
| 2022 | 17 | Up 5 | |
| 2023 | 11 | Up 6 | |
| 2024 | 13 | Down 2 |
Listicles
edit| Publisher | Listicle | Year(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard | Billboard Dance’s 15 Artists to Watch in 2017 | 2017 | Placed | [63] |
| Billboard 21 Under 21 | 13th | [64] | ||
| Billboard’s 50 Best Dance/Electronic Songs of 2017 | 17th ("Tired") | [65] | ||
| Billboard Dance 100 Artists of 2018 | 2018 | 33rd | [66] | |
| Billboard Dance 100 Artists of 2019 | 2019 | 32nd | [67] | |
| Dancing Astronaut | Dancing Astronaut’s Top 100 Songs of the Decade | 2020 | 78th ("Faded") | [68] |
| Forbes | 30 Under 30 Europe | 2025 | Placed | [69] |
| Nettavisen | The 100 Best Norwegian Hit Songs Ever | 2024 | 19th ("Faded") | [70] |
| Spin | The 50 Best EDM Songs You've Heard at Every Summer Festival | 2017 | 10th ("Faded") | [71] |
| Vice | The 101 Best EDM Songs of All Time | 2017 | 93rd ("Faded") | [72] |
References
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