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== Achievements == === Album sales === By mid-1996, the band's combined albums had sold more than 22 million copies.<ref name="Jenkins2018-01-16" /> By January 1999, the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] announced US sales of 5 million copies of ''Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?''.{{sfn|Rees|Crampton|1999|p=249}} Also in January 1999, the Recording Industry Association of America announced a total of 28 million albums by the band sold.{{sfn|Rees|Crampton|1999|p=249}} In late 2001, the Cranberries had sold more than 33 million albums worldwide.<ref name="Jenkins2018-01-16" /><ref name="Sexton2001" /> As of late 2014, ''No Need to Argue'' had generated worldwide album sales of 17 million.<ref>{{cite news |last=Leas |first=Ryan |date=3 October 2014 |title=No Need To Argue Turns 20 |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1709515/no-need-to-argue-turns-20/reviews/the-anniversary/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201127203745/https://www.stereogum.com/1709515/no-need-to-argue-turns-20/reviews/the-anniversary/ |archive-date=27 November 2020 |access-date=6 April 2021 |work=[[Stereogum]]}}</ref> At the time of O'Riordan's death, more than 40 million of the Cranberries albums were sold worldwide.<ref>{{cite news |last=Siemaszko |first=Corky |date=15 January 2018 |title=Dolores O'Riordan, The Cranberries lead singer, dies at 46 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/dolores-o-riordan-lead-singer-cranberries-dead-age-46-n837801 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190118143026/https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/dolores-o-riordan-lead-singer-cranberries-dead-age-46-n837801 |archive-date=18 January 2019 |access-date=6 April 2021 |work=[[NBC News]]}}</ref> In March 2019, the Cranberries had sold close to 50 million albums worldwide.<ref>{{cite news |last=McGoran |first=Peter |date=13 March 2019 |title=The Cranberries |url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/hozier-becomes-fourth-irish-artist-reach-no-1-us-22768706 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200425142300/https://www.hotpress.com/music/hozier-becomes-fourth-irish-artist-reach-no-1-us-22768706 |archive-date=25 April 2020 |access-date=6 April 2021 |work=[[Hot Press]]}}</ref> ''No Need to Argue'' went 5× platinum in Canada, platinum in Switzerland, and 7× platinum in the United States.<ref name="RIAA" /><ref name="CRIA">{{cite web |title=CRIA Certifications |url=http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601023939/http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php |archive-date=1 June 2009 |access-date=24 June 2008 |publisher=[[Music Canada|CRIA]]}}</ref><ref name="SWI C">{{cite web |title=SWI Certifications |url=http://hitparade.ch/search_certifications.asp?search=The+Cranberries |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625102914/http://hitparade.ch/search_certifications.asp?search=The+Cranberries |archive-date=25 June 2009 |access-date=24 June 2008 |publisher=Switzerland}}</ref> On 10 March 1996, the Cranberries received the Best-Selling Album Award for ''No Need to Argue'' at the 26th Annual [[Juno Award]]s.<ref>{{cite web |date=10 March 1996 |title=Best Selling Album |url=https://junoawards.ca/nomination/1996-best-selling-album-foreign-or-domestic-the-cranberries/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200405153631/https://junoawards.ca/nomination/1996-best-selling-album-foreign-or-domestic-the-cranberries/ |archive-date=5 April 2020 |access-date=27 September 2019 |website=www.junoawards.ca}}</ref>{{sfn|Bianco|Knight|1998|p=40}}<ref>{{cite web |date=14 October 2016 |title=Juno Award for International Album of the Year, No Need To Argue |url=https://www.ilovelimerick.ie/the-cranberries-single-dreams/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200411180606/https://www.ilovelimerick.ie/the-cranberries-single-dreams/ |archive-date=11 April 2020 |access-date=27 September 2019 |website=www.ilovelimerick.ie}}</ref> In October 2016, the Cranberries received a [[BMI Award]] in London for three million radio plays in the United States of their single "Dreams" taken from their debut studio album.<ref name="ILL Lynch" /><ref name="UM2018" /> The award had been presented with a special citation of achievement.<ref name="ILL Lynch" /><ref name="UM2018" /> === Music videos === A music video restoration campaign of the entire catalogue of the Cranberries on [[YouTube]] was launched on 3 October 2019,<ref name="UDM HDVID">{{cite web |last=Peacock |first=Tim |date=5 October 2019 |title=Catalogue-spanning video restoration campaign |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/video-cranberries-zombie-youtube/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200419124640/https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/video-cranberries-zombie-youtube/ |archive-date=19 April 2020 |access-date=19 April 2020 |website=uDiscoverMusic}}</ref><ref name="RS HDVID">{{cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=5 October 2019 |title=Early Version of Zombie |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/cranberries-zombie-live-video-893659/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200419124136/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/cranberries-zombie-live-video-893659/ |archive-date=19 April 2020 |access-date=19 April 2020 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> 25 years after the release of the album ''No Need to Argue''.<ref name="UDM HDVID" /> On 18 April 2020, the official music video for "Zombie" became the first song by an Irish band to reach over one billion views on YouTube,<ref name="IC OBrien">{{cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Shane |date=19 April 2020 |title=Zombie becomes first Irish song to top one billion views on YouTube |url=https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/zombie-first-irish-song-one-billion-views-youtube |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200419120112/https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/zombie-first-irish-song-one-billion-views-youtube |archive-date=19 April 2020 |access-date=19 April 2020 |website=Irish Central}}</ref> becoming the third video from the 1990s,<ref name="RTE Crowley">{{cite web |last=Crowley |first=Caroline |date=18 April 2020 |title=The Cranberries join YouTube's billion Hall of Fame |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2020/0418/1132342-the-cranberries-join-youtubes-billion-hall-of-fame/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200418160815/https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2020/0418/1132342-the-cranberries-join-youtubes-billion-hall-of-fame/ |archive-date=18 April 2020 |access-date=18 April 2020 |website=RTE}}</ref> and the sixth from the 20th century,<ref name="IC OBrien" /> to reach the milestone on the video streaming service.<ref name="RTE Crowley" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Drieberg |first=Clint |date=18 April 2020 |title=The Cranberries "Zombie" Video Hits 1 Billion Views |url=https://www.nova.ie/the-cranberries-zombie-video-hits-1-billion-views-177630/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200418161144/https://www.nova.ie/the-cranberries-zombie-video-hits-1-billion-views-177630/ |archive-date=18 April 2020 |access-date=18 April 2020 |website=Nova.ie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Fitzgerald |first=Aine |date=18 April 2020 |title=We are sure Dolores has a big, proud smile on her face |url=https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/535935/we-are-sure-dolores-has-a-big-proud-smile-on-her-face-limericks-most-famous-group-smashbillion-landmark.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200418190852/https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/535935/we-are-sure-dolores-has-a-big-proud-smile-on-her-face-limericks-most-famous-group-smashbillion-landmark.html |archive-date=18 April 2020 |access-date=18 April 2020 |website=Limerick Leader}}</ref> ===Accolades=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Year{{Efn|Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.}} ! scope="col" | Nominee(s) ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- !scope="row"|[[BMI Film & TV Awards|BMI Awards]] | 1996 | [[Dolores O'Riordan]] | Songwriter of the Year | {{won}} | style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rwkEAAAAMBAJ&q=a-ha+BMI+Awards+1993&pg=PA103|title = Billboard|date = June 1996}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|[[BMI Film & TV Awards|BMI London Awards]] | 2022 | "[[Dreams (The Cranberries song)|Dreams]]" | 4 Million Award | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bmi.com/award-shows/london-2022/ | title=2022 BMI London Music Awards }}</ref> |- !scope="row"|[[Brit Awards]] | [[1995 Brit Awards|1995]] | Themselves | [[Brit Award for International Group|International Group]] | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/ireland-at-the-brit-awards-look-back-at-every-irish-winner-and-nominee__25596/ | title=Every Irish winner at the BRIT Awards | website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] }}</ref> |- !scope="row" rowspan=4|[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box Year-End Awards]] | rowspan=3|1994 | rowspan=3|Themselves | Top Alternative Crossover Artist | {{nom}} | rowspan=3|<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=December 31, 1994 |title=Cash Box Year-End Awards |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1994/CB-1994-12-31.pdf |magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]] |pages=10–11 |via=worldradiohistory.com |volume=LVIII |issue=18}}</ref> |- | Pop Albums: Top New Alternative Crossover Group | {{nom}} |- | Pop Singles: Top New Alternative Crossover Group | {{won}} |- | 1995 | ''[[No Need to Argue]]'' | Top Pop Album | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite magazine |date=December 31, 1995 |title=Cash Box Year-End Awards |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1995/CB-1995-12-30.pdf#page=10 |magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]] |page=11 |via=worldradiohistory.com |volume=LIX |issue=18}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|[[Grammy Awards]] | [[62nd Annual Grammy Awards|2020]] | ''[[In the End (album)|In the End]]'' | [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Album|Best Rock Album]] | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards {{!}} GRAMMY.com |url=https://grammy.com/awards/62nd-annual-grammy-awards-2019 |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=grammy.com}}</ref> |- !scope="row" rowspan=2|[[Ivor Novello Awards]] | [[List of Ivor Novello Award winners and nominees (1990s–2000s)#1990s|1995]] | "[[Zombie (The Cranberries song)|Zombie]]" | Best Contemporary Song | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web | url=https://ivorsacademy.com/awards/the-ivors/archive/?ay=1995 | title=Archive | the Ivors | the Ivors Academy | Champions of Music Creators }}</ref> |- | [[List of Ivor Novello Award winners and nominees (1990s–2000s)#1990s|1997]] | [[Noel Hogan]] and Dolores O'Riordan | International Achievement | {{won}} | style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web | url=https://ivorsacademy.com/awards/the-ivors/archive/?ay=1997 | title=Archive | the Ivors | the Ivors Academy | Champions of Music Creators }}</ref> |- !scope="row"|[[Juno Awards]] |[[Juno Awards of 1996|1996]] |''No Need to Argue'' |[[Juno Award for International Album of the Year|International Album of the Year]]{{Efn|The category was previously known as "Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic)"}} | {{won}} | style="text-align:center" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nominees |url=https://junoawards.ca/awards/winners-nominees/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=The JUNO Awards |language=en-US}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|[[Pollstar|Pollstar Concert Industry Awards]] | 1993 | ''Tour'' | Best New Rock Artist Tour Tour | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pollstarpro.com/PCIA-Static/awards1993.htm |title=Pollstar Awards Archive: 1993 |publisher=Pollstar Awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320050138/http://www.pollstarpro.com/PCIA-Static/awards1993.htm |archive-date=20 March 2017 |access-date=17 September 2021}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|[[MTV Europe Music Awards]] | [[1995 MTV Europe Music Awards|1995]] | "Zombie" | [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best Song|Best Song]] | {{won}} | style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite book|last=Atwood|first=Brett|title=November Awards Abound: Billboard Vid, MTV Europe|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rA4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA102|access-date=October 19, 2011|date=October 28, 1995}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|[[World Music Awards]] |1995 |"[[Ode to My Family]]" |Best Irish Recording Artists | {{won}} | style="text-align:center" |{{sfn|Reisfeld|1996|p=20}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan=2|Žebřík Music Awards | rowspan=2|1994 | Themselves | Best International Breakthrough | {{nom}} | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=1996-1992 – Anketa Žebřík |url=https://www.anketazebrik.cz/historie/1996-1992/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |language=cs}}</ref> |- | "Zombie" | Best International Song | {{nom}} |}
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