The Who were introduced into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and succeeded the first annual Freddie Mercury Lifetime Achievement in Live Music Award in 2006. They got a Lifetime Achievement Award from the British Phonographic Industry in 1988, and from the Grammy Foundation in 2001, for creative work of outstanding artistic worth to the field of recording. Tommy was introduced into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, "My Generation" in 1999 and Who's Next in 2007. My Generation was certain for conservation in the USA's National Recording Registry in 2009.
Townshend and Daltrey got Kennedy Center Honors at the 31st annual awards ceremony on 7 December 2008. The Kennedy Center Honors are America's highest cultural honour. The Who are presently the only rock band to have received this award.
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