Huey Lewis and The News - Awards and Sales

Awards and Sales

• The band has sold over an estimated 30 million records worldwide according to an interview with Johnny Colla in 2006.
• Their 1983 album Sports has sold 10 million copies in the United States according to the VH1 Behind the Music show on Huey Lewis and the News (though it has only been certified seven times Platinum by the RIAA).
• The band has won one Grammy Award, in 1986:
  • Best Music Video, Long Form - The Heart of Rock 'n' Roll

( Also in 1986, the Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal was won by "We Are the World" performed by USA for Africa, in which Huey Lewis and the News were participants, however this award went to the songs Producer Quincy Jones and not to any of the artists).

• The songs, "The Heart of Rock & Roll" and "The Power of Love", were nominated for Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, in 1985 and 1986, respectively.
• "The Power of Love" (from the film Back to the Future), earned Chris Hayes, Johnny Colla and Huey Lewis (the songs composers), an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song in 1986.
• The band received the award for Best International Group at the 1986 Brit Awards.
• The band's two biggest selling hits "The Power of Love" and "I Want a New Drug" were both million selling singles in the U.S., certified Gold by the RIAA.
• Huey Lewis and the News are the recipients of 30 Californian (formerly Bay Area Music) Awards.
• All five albums released by the band between 1982 and 1991 reached the Top 30 on the Billboard 200 album chart and have been certified either Gold, Platinum, or Multi-platinum.