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==Awards and recognition== *1980{{snd}}[[Blues Hall of Fame]]: performer<ref>{{cite web| url = https://blues.org/blues_hof_inductee/robert-johnson/| last = O'Neal| first = Jim| author-link = Jim O'Neal| date = November 10, 2016| title = 1980 Hall of Fame Inductees: Robert Johnson| website = [[Blues Foundation|Blues.org]]| access-date = October 30, 2020}}</ref> *1986{{snd}}[[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]: early influence<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/categories/early-influences| year = 1986| title = Early influences: Robert Johnson| website = [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame|Rockhall.com]]| access-date = October 30, 2020}}</ref> *1990{{snd}}''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] magazine'': first in its list of "35 Guitar Gods" on the 52nd anniversary of his death<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=35 Guitar Gods|date=August 1990|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|page=}}</ref> *1991{{snd}}[[Grammy Award]]: best historical album (''[[The Complete Recordings (Robert Johnson album)|The Complete Recordings]]'')<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/33rd-annual-grammy-awards-1990\| year = 1991| title = Best Historical Album: Winner Robert Johnson{{snd}}''The Complete Recordings''| website = [[Grammy.com]]| access-date = October 30, 2020}}</ref> *1991{{snd}}[[Blues Music Award]]: reissue album (''The Complete Recordings'')<ref>{{cite web| url = https://blues.org/awards/| year = 1991| title = ''The Complete Recordings of Robert Johnson''{{snd}}Robert Johnson| website = [[Blues Foundation|Blues.org]]| access-date=October 20, 2020}}</ref> *1994{{snd}}[[Postage stamps and postal history of the United States|U.S. Postal Service]]: commemorative stamp<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.usapostagestamps.com/2346/29c+Robert+Johnson.+Blues+Singer+1994/ | title = 29c Robert Johnson. Blues Singer 1994| website = Usapostagestamps.com| date = September 17, 1994| access-date = October 30, 2020}}</ref> *1995{{snd}}Rock and Roll Hall of Fame "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll": "[[Sweet Home Chicago]]", "[[Cross Road Blues]]", "[[Hellhound on My Trail]]", "[[Love in Vain]]"<ref name="Rockhall"/> *1998{{snd}}[[Grammy Hall of Fame]]: "Cross Road Blues"<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/hall-of-fame#c| year = 1998| title = Grammy Hall of Fame: "Cross Road Blues"{{snd}}Robert Johnson (Vocalion, 1936 single)| website = [[Grammy.com]]| access-date = October 30, 2020}}</ref> *2000{{snd}}[[Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame]]: Blues pioneer<ref>{{cite press release| url = http://www.gibson.com/whatsnew/pressrelease/2000/apr4a.html| date = April 4, 2000| title = Mississippi Hall of Fame Inducts Trio of Famed Gibson Artists| website = [[Gibson.com]]| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20000819115818/http://www.gibson.com/whatsnew/pressrelease/2000/apr4a.html| archive-date = August 19, 2000| access-date = October 30, 2020}}</ref> *2003{{snd}}[[National Recording Registry]]: ''The Complete Recordings''<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/recording-registry/complete-national-recording-registry-listing/| last = Komara| first = Ed| year = 2002| title = ''The Complete Recordings''{{snd}}Robert Johnson (1936β1937)| website = [[National Recording Preservation Board]]| access-date = October 30, 2020}}</ref> *2003{{snd}}''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s [[David Fricke]]: fifth on his list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"<ref name="rs100"/> *2006{{snd}}[[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award]]: performer<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/lifetime-achievement-awards| year = 2006| title = Lifetime Achievement Award: Robert Johnson| website = [[Grammy.com]]| access-date = October 30, 2020}}</ref> *2008{{snd}}Marker {{Numero|29}} on the [[Mississippi Blues Trail]] at his birthplace in Hazlehurst;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://msbluestrail.org/blues-trail-markers/robert-johnson-birthplace|title=Robert Johnson Birthplace|website=[[Mississippi Blues Trail]]|access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref> also, at his presumed gravesite in Greenwood<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://msbluestrail.org/blues-trail-markers/robert-johnson-gravesite|title=Robert Johnson Gravesite|website=[[Mississippi Blues Trail]]|access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref> *2010{{snd}}[[Gibson.com]]: ninth on its list of "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/Top-50-Guitarists-528/title=Gibson.com|title=Top 50 Guitarists of All Time{{snd}}10 to 1|website=[[Gibson.com]]|access-date=June 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513051157/http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/Top-50-Guitarists-528/title=Gibson.com|archive-date=May 13, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> *2014{{snd}}[[Grammy Hall of Fame]]: "Sweet Home Chicago"<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.robertjohnsonbluesfoundation.org/news/robert-johnsons-sweet-home-chicago-inducted-grammy-hall-fame| year = 2014| title = Robert Johnson's 'Sweet Home Chicago' Inducted Into Grammy Hall Of Fame| access-date = July 30, 2021}}</ref> *2015{{snd}}''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{numero|71}} on its list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-guitarists-153675/robert-johnson-2-47084/| date = December 18, 2015| title = 100 Greatest Guitarists| author = Rolling Stone| website = [[Rollingstone.com]]| access-date = October 30, 2020}}</ref> (down from {{numero|5}} on its 2003 list chosen by [[David Fricke]])<ref name="rs100">{{cite web| url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-of-all-time-19691231/robert-johnson-20101202| last = Fricke| first = David| author-link = David Fricke| date = December 10, 2010 |title = 100 Greatest Guitarists| website = [[Rollingstone.com]]| access-date = October 30, 2020}}</ref> *2023{{snd}} Ranked number 124 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]''β²s list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=January 1, 2023|title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/robert-johnson-4-1234642991/|access-date=May 3, 2023|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref> *2023 - Ranked number 16 on ''Rolling Stone's'' list of 250 greatest guitarists of all time<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=October 13, 2023 |title=The 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-guitarists-1234814010/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>
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