Santana is an American rock band, formed in 1967 in San Francisco by singer and guitarist Carlos Santana, who has been the band's leader throughout its career. The band has won a number of awards, including eight Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards, largely recognizing 1999's album Supernatural and the single "Smooth". The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, and Santana's works have entered the Grammy Hall of Fame and Latin Grammy Hall of Fame.
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The band released its self-titled debut album in 1969. During 1973, Santana received its first nomination for a major award when its fourth album Caravanserai (1972) was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance with Vocal Coloring. The band was nominated for further Grammys in 1993 and 1996. In 2000, following the success of the previous year's album Supernatural, the band was nominated for nine Grammys and won eight, tying the record held by Michael Jackson for the most awards at a single Grammy ceremony. The album won the awards for Album of the Year and Best Rock Album and the single "Smooth" received two Grammys for Record of the Year and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. Four other songs from the album also won Grammys. In the same year, the band received three awards at the Latin Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year.
Santana has sold more than 100 million records to date. The band's best-selling album to date is Supernatural, which has sold over 30 million copies worldwide. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Supernatural is the best-selling album of all time by a Latin artist.
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref(s). |
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| American Music Awards | 2000 | Favorite Pop/Rock Album | Supernatural | Won | |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group | Santana | Nominated | |||
| APRA Awards | 2007 | Most Performed Foreign Work | "Just Feel Better" (with Steven Tyler) | Won | |
| Billboard Latin Music Awards | 2015 | Top Latin Album of the Year | Corazón | Nominated | |
| Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Santana | Won | |||
| Latin Pop Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Nominated | ||||
| Latin Pop Album of the Year | Corazón | Nominated | |||
| Latin Pop Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Santana | Won | |||
| 2020 | Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Nominated | |||
| Latin Pop Artist of the Year, Duo or Group | Nominated | ||||
| Latin Pop Albums Label of the Year | Africa Speaks | Nominated | |||
| Billboard Music Awards | 2000 | Artist of the Year | Santana | Nominated | |
| Hot 100 Singles Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Albums Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Hot 100 Singles of the Year | "Smooth" (with Rob Thomas) | Nominated | |||
| "Maria Maria" (with the Product G&B) | Nominated | ||||
| Album of the Year | Supernatural | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | Top Latin Album | Corazón | Nominated | ||
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | 2000 | Favorite Artist or Group, Rock | Santana | Won | |
| Brit Awards | 2001 | International Group | Nominated | ||
| Grammy Awards | 1973 | Best Pop Instrumental Performance with Vocal Coloring | Caravanserai | Nominated | |
| 1993 | Best Rock Instrumental Performance | "Gypsy/Grajonca" | Nominated | ||
| 1996 | "Every Now and Then" (with Vernon Reid) | Nominated | |||
| 2000 | Record of the Year | "Smooth" (with Rob Thomas) | Won | ||
| Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals | Won | ||||
| Album of the Year | Supernatural | Won | |||
| Best Rock Album | Won | ||||
| Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | "Maria Maria" (with the Product G&B) | Won | |||
| Best Pop Instrumental Performance | "El Farol" | Won | |||
| Best Rock Instrumental Performance | "The Calling" (with Eric Clapton) | Won | |||
| Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group | "Put Your Lights On" (with Everlast) | Won | |||
| Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals | "Love of My Life" (with Dave Matthews & Carter Beauford) | Nominated | |||
| Latin American Music Awards | 2019 | Album of the Year | Africa Speaks | Nominated | |
| Favorite Album - Pop | Nominated | ||||
| Latin Grammy Awards | 2000 | Record of the Year | "Corazón Espinado" (featuring Maná) | Won | |
| Best Rock Vocal Performance, Duo or Group | Won | ||||
| Best Pop Instrumental Performance | "El Farol" | Won | |||
| 2014 | Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album | Corazón (Deluxe Edition) | Nominated | ||
| Lo Nuestro Awards | 2000 | Pop Album of the Year | Supernatural | Won | |
| My VH1 Music Awards | 2000 | Your Song Kicked Ass But Was Played Too Damn Much | "Smooth" | Won |