Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie has received a total of 92 awards with 165 nominations including 22 Ghana Music Awards.
A year ago, Wizkid tweeted and agreed that rapper Sarkodie was a legend and mentioned should they bring his awards and that of Burna Boy and Davido together they can’t still sum up to Sarkodie’s number.
Sarkodie’s Maakye album won him 3 awards at 4syte TV music video awards and Ghana Music Award. His Maakye album also got him a nomination at 2010 MTV Africa music Awards. His Rapperholic Album which was his second album also got nominations from about six events which included BET Award.
Sarkodie’s third album T.M.T also attracted an award from 4Stye TV music awards in 2013 and also a nomination from the Ghana Music Awards. The “Oofeetso” hitmaker has also been awarded for the Best African Act in 2013 by the Nigerian Entertainment Awards.
Sarkodie’s “sarkology” won him several awards which included MTV music Awards, Ghana Music Award, Independent Muisc Award, 4Stye Music video award and Headies Award. In 2014, he received a nomination from BET Awards and was nominated 4 times by the World Music Aawrds in 2014.
Sarkodie also in 2013 won Best West African Act at the 2013 Caribbean American and African Nations Music Awards. Moreover, he won Best Rap Act at the 2014 African Muzik Magazine Awards. Sarkodie also won two awards for the singles “Love Rocks” and “Enemies”. Based on his consistency in Ghana music Sarkodie won artiste of the decade award in the just ended Vodafone Ghana music awards 2019.
Awards and nominations
BET Awards
Table of Content
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sarkodie | Best International Act: Africa | Won |
| 2014 | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Nominated |
BET Hip Hop Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Sarkodie | Best International Flow | Won |
MTV Europe Music Award
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sarkodie | Best Worldwide Act | Nominated |
EMY Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Sarkodie | Best Entertainer | Won |
3 Music Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sarkodie | Hiplife/Hiphop Act Of The Year | Won |
| 2018 | Highest | Album Of The Year[7] | Won |
| 2018 | Overdose | Best Video | Won |
| 2018 | Fancy Gadam and Sarkodie | Best Collaboration | Won |
| 2020 | Sarkodie | Hiplife/Hiphop Act Of The Year | Won |
| 2020 | Sarkodie | Music Man Of The Year[8] | Won |
| 2020 | Who Da Man | Best Rap Performance | Won |
| 2020 | Sarkodie and Efya | Best Collaboration | Won |
| 2020 | Sark Nation | Fan Army Of The Year | Won |
Daf BAMA Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sarkodie | Best African Act | Won |
Ghana Event Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Rapperholic concert | Ghana’s Favourite Event | Won |
Ghana Entertainment Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sarkodie | Hiplife/Rap Act | Won |
| 2018 | Highest | Album Of The Year | Nominated |
| 2018 | Sarkodie | Best Male Act | Won |
| 2018 | Sarkodie | Best Entertainer Of The Year | Nominated |
| 2018 | Sarkodie | Best Collaboration | Nominated |
MTV Africa Music Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sarkodie | Best Anglophone | Nominated |
| 2014 | Sarkodie | Best Hip Hop | Won |
| 2015 | Sarkodie | Best Male | Nominated |
All Africa Music Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sarkodie | Best Male Artist Inspirational Music | Won |
YouTube Sub Sahara Africa Creator Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Sarkodie | Top Subscribed Channel Ghana | Won |
Ghana Music Honors
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Himself | Artist Of The Year | Won |
| 2017 | Himself | Best Male Artist Honour | Won |
Africa Entertainment Legend Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Sarkodie | African Legend Artist Of The Year | Won |
The Future Africa Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Himself | Prize in Entertainment | Nominated |
Ovation Red Carol & Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sarkodie | Non-Nigerian artist of the year | Won |
African Entertainment Awards USA
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Sarkodie | Best Hiphop Artist | Won |
HiPipo Music Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Sarkodie | Africa HipHop Maestro | Won |
Ben Tv Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Himself | African Artist Of The Year | Won |
The Headies
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Sarkodie | Best African Artiste | N/A |
| 2012 | African Artist of the Year | Won | |
| 2014 | Won | ||
| 2015[26] | Won | ||
| 2016 | Best African Artiste | N/A |
Caribbean American and African Nations Music Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Sarkodie | Best West African Act | Won |
National Youth Achievement Award
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sarkodie | Award for achievement in music | Won |
Afrobeats Music Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Sarkodie | Afrobeats Music Awards – Outstanding Contribution To The Growth & Development Of African Music Globally | Won |
Independent Music Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | “Illuminati” | Rap/Hip-Hop – Song | Won |
Ghana Music Awards UK
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Sarkodie | Best Rapper | Won |
| Artist Of The Year | Nominated | ||
| Mary | Album Of The Year | Nominated | |
| Jupitar and Sarkodie | Best Dancehall Collaboration | Won | |
| 2017 | Sarkodie | Best Rapper | Won |
| Hiplife/Hip Hop Artist Of The Year | Won | ||
| Pain Killer | Best Music Video | Won | |
| RNS | Hiplife Song Of The Year | Won | |
| 2018 | “Light it up” (featuring Jay So) |
Best Rapper of the year | Nominated |
| 2019 | Sarkodie | Best Rapper | Nominated |
| Hiplife Artist Of The Year | Nominated | ||
| Artist Of The Year | Nominated | ||
| Can’t Let You Go | Best Music Video Of The Year | Won | |
| Popular Song Of The Year | Nominated | ||
| Hiplife Song Of The Year | Nominated |
Museke Online African Music Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sarkodie | New artist of the year | Won |
SoundCity Music Video Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sarkodie | Best Hiphop | Nominated |
| African Artist Of The Year | Nominated | ||
| Best Male MVP | Nominated | ||
| Pain Killer | Best Collaboration | Won | |
| 2010 | Lay Away | Best Collaboration In A Music Video | Won |
Bass Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Sarkodie and Samini | Best Reggae Collaboration | Won |
| Jupitar and Sarkodie | Best Dancehall Collaboration | Won |
Ghana Music Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Himself | Artiste Of The Decade | Won |
| Hip Hop/Hip Life artist of the year | Nominated | ||
| Best Rapper | Nominated | ||
| Artist of the year | N/A | ||
| Bibii Ba | Hip hop song of the yea | Nominated | |
| Music Video Of The Year | Nominated | ||
| Cant Let You Go | Song of the year | N/A | |
| Hip life song of the year | Nominated | ||
| Best Collaboration of the yea | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Himself | Hip Hop/Hip Life artist of the year | Won |
| Best Rapper | Won | ||
| Artist of the year | Nominated | ||
| Light It Up | Hip hop song of the year | Nominated | |
| Pain Killer | Song of the year | Nominated | |
| Hip life song of the year | Nominated | ||
| Best Collaboration of the year | Nominated | ||
| Glory | Record of the year | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Himself | Hip Hop/Hip Life artist of the year | Won |
| Best Rapper | Nominated | ||
| Artist of the year | Nominated | ||
| Trumpet | Hip hop song of the year | Nominated | |
| RNS | Song of the year | Nominated | |
| Hip life song of the year[41] | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Himself | Best rapper[42] | Won |
| Hip hop/Hip Life artist of the year[42] | Nominated | ||
| Artist of the year[42] | Nominated | ||
| Hand to mouth | Hip hop song of the year[42] | Won | |
| Bra | Record of the year[42] | Won | |
| Mary | Album of the year[42] | Nominated | |
| 2015 | Himself | Hiplife/Hip pop artist of the year[43] | Won |
| Adonai | Best collaboration of the year[43] | Won | |
| Vodafone song of the year[43] | Won | ||
| 2014 | Himself | Artiste of the Year[44] | Nominated |
| Hiplife/ Hip Hop Artiste of the Year[45] | Won | ||
| Best Rapper of the Year[45] | Won | ||
| “Tonga” (Joey B featuring Sarkodie) |
Vodafone Song of the Year[44] | Nominated | |
| “Down On One” (Sarkodie featuring Fuse ODG) |
Nominated | ||
| Best Collaboration of the Year[44] | Nominated | ||
| Sarkology | Album of the Year[45] | Won | |
| “Illuminati” | Hip hop Song of the Year[45] | Won | |
| 2013 | “Azonto Fiesta” (with Appietus & Kesse) |
Best Collaboration of the Year[46] | Nominated |
| Song Of The Year[46] | Nominated | ||
| Hip Life Song Of The Year[46] | Nominated | ||
| “Pizza and Burger” (with Jayso) |
Hip Hop Song of the Year[46] | Nominated | |
| “Treat Her Royal” (Kesse featuring Sarkodie) |
Highlife Song Of The Year[46] | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Himself | Artist of the Year[47] | Won |
| Hiplife/Hiphop Artist Of The Year[48] | Nominated | ||
| Best Rapper Of The Year[47] | Won | ||
| “U Go Kill Me” (featuring EL) |
Hiplife Song of the Year[48] | Nominated | |
| “Sweetieo” (Raquel featuring Sarkodie) |
Best Collaboration Of The Year[48] | Nominated | |
| “I’m In Love With You” (featuring Efya) |
Nominated | ||
| “U Go Kill Me” (featuring EL) |
Nominated | ||
| Most Popular Song of the Year[47] | Won | ||
| Rapperholic | Album of the Year[48] | Nominated | |
| “I’m In Love With You” (featuring Efya) |
Hip hop Song Of The Year[48] | Nominated | |
| Record of the Year[48] | Nominated | ||
| 2010 | Sarkodie | Ghana Artiste of the Year [49] | Won |
| Ghana Discovery of the Year [49] | Won | ||
| Ghana Hiplife/Hiphop artiste of the Year [49] | Won | ||
| Album of the Year [49] | Won | ||
| Ghana Best Rapper of the Year[29] | Won |
City People Entertainment Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Himself | Musician of the Year (Male)[50][51] | Nominated |
| 2013 | Nominated |
MOBO Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sarkodie | Best African Act[52] | Nominated |
| 2017 | Sarkodie | Best African Act [53][54] | Nominated |
MOGO Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Mary | Best Album[55] | Won |
Nigeria Entertainment Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sarkodie | Pan African Artist or Group of the Year | |
| 2013 | Western African Artist or Group of the Year | ||
| 2014 | African Artist of the Year (Non-Nigerian) | ||
| 2015 | Sarkodie | African Artist of the Year (Non-Nigerian) | |
| 2018 | Sarkodie | Best African Male Artist (Non-Nigerian) |
World Music Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Himself | World’s Best Male Artist[56] | Nominated |
| World’s Best Live Act[56] | Nominated | ||
| World’s Best Entertainer[56] | Nominated | ||
| Sarkology | World’s Best Album[56] | Nominated |
African Muzik Magazine Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Himself | Best Male West Africa[57] | Nominated |
| Best Rap Act[58] | Won | ||
| 2017 | Himself | Best Rap Act[59] | Won |
4syte Music Video Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | “Sarkodie”[60][61] | Life Time Achievement | Won |
| “Bibiiba”[62][63] | Best Hip Hop Video | Won | |
| Best Photography | Nominated | ||
| Best Directed Video | Nominated | ||
| “Can’t Let You Go” (featuring “King Promise”) |
Best Hiplife Video | Nominated | |
| Best Male Video | Won | ||
| Most Influential | Nominated | ||
| 2017 | “Overdose”[64][65] | Overall Best Video | Won |
| Best Photography | Nominated | ||
| Best Hip Hop Video | Nominated | ||
| Best Directed Video | Nominated | ||
| “Come To Me” (featuring “Bobbi Lewis”) |
Best Collaboration Video | Won | |
| Best Male Video | Nominated | ||
| Best Edited Video | |||
| “Pain Killer” (featuring “Runtown”) |
Most Popular Video | Nominated | |
| 2015 | Special Someone”[66][67] | Best Collaboration Video | Won |
| 2014 | Adonai”[68][69] | Best Hip Life Video | Won |
| Most Influential Artist | |||
| 2013 | “Illuminati”[70][71] | Best Directed Video | Won |
| Most Popular Video | |||
| Best Hip Hop Video | |||
| Overall Best Video/ Most Influential Artiste | |||
| Best Male Video | Nominated | ||
| Best Photography | |||
| Best Edited Video | |||
| “I’m In Luv With Ur Girlfriend” (Jayso featuring Efya and Sarkodie)[72] |
Best Collaboration Video | ||
| Best Story Line Video | Won | ||
| “Hallelujah” (featuring Viviane Chidid) |
Best Collaboration Video | N/A | |
| 2012 | “Saa Okodie No” (featuring Obrafour) |
Best Hip Life Video | Won |
| Best Directed Video | Nominated | ||
| Best Collaboration Video | Nominated | ||
| Best African Act Video | Nominated | ||
| Overall Best Video | Nominated | ||
| “U Go Kill Me” (featuring E.L) |
Best Choreography Video | Nominated | |
| “Bebree” (Herty Borngreat featuring Sarkodie) |
Best Gospel Video | Nominated | |
| 2011 | “Lay Away” (featuring Sway and Jayso) |
Best Hip Hop Video[73] | Won |
| Best Editing[73] | Won | ||
| Best Directed Video[74] | Nominated | ||
| “Ajiee” (R2Bees, Sarkodie and Nana Boroo) |
Best Collaboration Video[73] | Won | |
| “Sue” | Best Hip Life Video (Stay J featuring Sarkodie and Dr. Cryme)[74] |
Nominated | |
| “Ambulance” (Wutah Kobby featuring Sarkodie) |
Best Special Effects[74] | Nominated | |
| 2010 | “Borga” (featuring Jay Town) |
Best Editing | Won |
| Best Hip Life Video | Nominated | ||
| Best Collaboration Video | Nominated | ||
| “Babe” (Sarkodie featuring Mugeez) |
Best Photography | Won |
Ghana Kids Choice Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Sarkodie | Best Rapper[75] | Won |
Channel O Music Video Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | “Saa Okodie No” (featuring Obrafour) |
Most Gifted West African Video of the Year[76] | Nominated |
| 2014 | “Illuminati”[77] | Most Gifted Male | Nominated |
| Most Gifted Video of the Year | Nominated |
