BRIT Awards

The BRIT Awards
Current: Brit Awards 2026
The O2 Arena in London on the evening of Brit Awards 2016
Awarded forExcellence in music
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byBritish Phonographic Industry (BPI)
First awarded18 October 1977; 48 years ago (1977-10-18) (as The British Record Industry Britannia Awards)
WebsiteOfficial website
Television/radio coverage
Network

The BRIT Awards (often simply called the BRITs) are the British Phonographic Industry's annual popular music awards.

The name was originally a shortened form of "Britain" but later became a backronym for British Record Industry Trusts Show.

The awards were first held in 1977 and started as an annual event in 1982 under the care of the British record industry's trade association, the BPI.

In 1989, they were renamed The BRIT Awards, with Mastercard being the long-term sponsor of the event.

List of ceremonies

BPI Awards

Event Date British Album of the Year winner(s) British Single of the Year winner(s) Outstanding Contribution to Music / BRITs Icon winner(s) Host Venue
1977 18 October 1977 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band – The Beatles "Bohemian Rhapsody" – Queen
"A Whiter Shade of Pale" – Procol Harum
The Beatles		 Michael Aspel Wembley Conference Centre
1982 4 February 1982 Kings of the Wild Frontier – Adam & the Ants "Tainted Love" – Soft Cell John Lennon David Jacobs Grosvenor House Hotel
1983 8 February 1983 Memories – Barbra Streisand "Come on Eileen" – Dexys Midnight Runners The Beatles Tim Rice
1984 21 February 1984 Thriller – Michael Jackson "Karma Chameleon" – Culture Club George Martin
1985 11 February 1985 Diamond Life – Sade "Relax" – Frankie Goes to Hollywood The Police Noel Edmonds
1986 10 February 1986 No Jacket Required – Phil Collins "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" – Tears for Fears Elton John
Wham!
1987 9 February 1987 Brothers in Arms – Dire Straits "West End Girls" – Pet Shop Boys Eric Clapton Jonathan King
1988 8 February 1988 ...Nothing Like the Sun – Sting "Never Gonna Give You Up" – Rick Astley The Who Noel Edmonds Royal Albert Hall

BRITs

Event Date British Album of the Year winner(s) British Single of the Year winner(s) Outstanding Contribution to Music / BRITs Icon winner(s) Host(s) Venue
1989 13 February 1989 The First of a Million Kisses – Fairground Attraction "Perfect" – Fairground Attraction Cliff Richard Samantha Fox
Mick Fleetwood		 Royal Albert Hall
1990 18 February 1990 The Raw and the Cooked – Fine Young Cannibals "Another Day in Paradise" – Phil Collins Queen Cathy McGowan Dominion Theatre
1991 10 February 1991 Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 – George Michael "Enjoy the Silence" – Depeche Mode Status Quo Simon Bates
1992 12 February 1992 Seal – Seal "These Are the Days of Our Lives" – Queen Freddie Mercury Hammersmith Odeon
1993 16 February 1993 Diva – Annie Lennox "Could It Be Magic" – Take That Rod Stewart Richard O'Brien Alexandra Palace
1994 14 February 1994 Connected – Stereo MC's "Pray" – Take That Van Morrison Elton John
RuPaul
1995 20 February 1995 Parklife – Blur "Parklife" – Blur ft. Phil Daniels Elton John Chris Evans
1996 19 February 1996 (What's the Story) Morning Glory? – Oasis "Back for Good" – Take That David Bowie Earls Court
1997 24 February 1997 Everything Must Go – Manic Street Preachers "Wannabe" – Spice Girls Bee Gees Ben Elton
1998 9 February 1998 Urban Hymns – The Verve "Never Ever" – All Saints Fleetwood Mac London Arena
1999 16 February 1999 This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours – Manic Street Preachers "Angels" – Robbie Williams Eurythmics Johnny Vaughan
2000 3 March 2000 The Man Who – Travis "She's the One" – Robbie Williams Spice Girls Davina McCall Earls Court Two
2001 26 February 2001 Parachutes – Coldplay "Rock DJ" – Robbie Williams U2 Ant & Dec
2002 20 February 2002 No Angel – Dido "Don't Stop Movin'" – S Club 7 Sting Frank Skinner
Zoe Ball
2003 20 February 2003 A Rush of Blood to the Head – Coldplay "Just a Little" – Liberty X Tom Jones Davina McCall
2004 17 February 2004 Permission to Land – The Darkness "White Flag" – Dido Duran Duran Cat Deeley
2005 9 February 2005 Hopes and Fears – Keane "Your Game" – Will Young Bob Geldof Chris Evans
2006 14 February 2006 X&Y – Coldplay "Speed of Sound" – Coldplay Paul Weller Earls Court
2007 14 February 2007 Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
– Arctic Monkeys		 "Patience" – Take That Oasis Russell Brand
2008 20 February 2008 Favourite Worst Nightmare – Arctic Monkeys "Shine" – Take That Paul McCartney The Osbournes
2009 18 February 2009 Rockferry – Duffy "The Promise" – Girls Aloud Pet Shop Boys Kylie Minogue
James Corden
Mathew Horne
2010 16 February 2010 Lungs – Florence and the Machine "Beat Again" – JLS Robbie Williams Peter Kay
2011 15 February 2011 Sigh No More – Mumford & Sons "Pass Out" – Tinie Tempah ft. Labrinth N/a James Corden The O2 Arena
2012 21 February 2012 21 – Adele "What Makes You Beautiful" – One Direction Blur
2013 20 February 2013 Our Version of Events – Emeli Sandé "Skyfall" – Adele N/a
2014 19 February 2014 AM – Arctic Monkeys "Waiting All Night" – Rudimental ft. Ella Eyre Elton John
2015 25 February 2015 X – Ed Sheeran "Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars N/a Ant & Dec
2016 24 February 2016 25 – Adele "Hello" – Adele David Bowie
2017 22 February 2017 Blackstar – David Bowie "Shout Out to My Ex" – Little Mix Robbie Williams Dermot O'Leary
Emma Willis
2018 21 February 2018 Gang Signs & Prayer – Stormzy "Human" – Rag'n'Bone Man N/a Jack Whitehall
2019 20 February 2019 A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships – The 1975 "One Kiss" – Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa P!nk
2020 18 February 2020 Psychodrama – Dave "Someone You Loved" – Lewis Capaldi N/a
2021 11 May 2021 Future Nostalgia – Dua Lipa "Watermelon Sugar" – Harry Styles Taylor Swift
2022 8 February 2022 30 – Adele "Easy on Me" – Adele N/a Mo Gilligan
2023 11 February 2023 Harry's House – Harry Styles "As It Was" – Harry Styles N/a
2024 2 March 2024 My 21st Century Blues – Raye "Escapism" – Raye ft. 070 Shake Kylie Minogue Clara Amfo
Maya Jama
Roman Kemp
2025 1 March 2025 Brat – Charli XCX "Guess" – Charli XCX ft. Billie Eilish N/a Jack Whitehall
2026 28 February 2026 The Art of Loving - Olivia Dean "Rein Me In" - Sam Fender & Olivia Dean Mark Ronson Co-op Live

Other websites

  1. ↑ "History". BRIT Awards. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  2. ↑ BRITs Duo On Track To Reach Dizzee-ing Heights in UK Charts Archived 9 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine British Recorded Music Industry Retrieved 28 April 2011
  3. ↑ "British Pop's Big Party". BBC News. Retrieved 10 December 2012
  4. ↑ "MasterCard Renews Sponsorship of The BRIT Awards" Archived 16 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. BPI. Retrieved 23 November 2012
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