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RECORDS SET:

1. “Weathered” tied with “The Beatles’ Anthology” for most weeks (8) at number one on Billboard’s Top 200 Chart since the beginning of the SoundScan era (1991).
2. First band in history with seven consecutive Number One Rock Radio Singles.
3. First band in history to have four Number One Rock Radio Singles from a debut album (My Own Prison; What’s This Life For; Ode; One).
4. First band to have the first three singles from every album released chart simultaneously at the Active Rock format.
5. “Higher” broke the Active and Mainstream Rock airplay records for the most consecutive weeks (18) at number one.
6. “Human Clay” is Sony Music International’s first number one album in Norway.


SALES CERTIFICATIONS:

1. My Own Prison
- 6x Platinum in the United States
- 5x Platinum in New Zealand
- 3x Platinum in Canada
- Gold in Australia

2. Human Clay
- 11x Platinum in the United States
- 6x Platinum in New Zealand
- 6x Platinum in Canada
- 4x Platinum in Australia
- Platinum in Indonesia
- Platinum in Norway
- Gold in Australia
- Gold in Central America
- Gold in Denmark
- Gold in Germany
- Gold in India
- Gold in Malaysia
- Gold in the Philippines
- Gold in South Africa
- Gold in Sweden

3. Weathered
- 6x Platinum in the United States
- 3x Platinum in Canada
- 2x Platinum in Australia
- 2x Platinum in New Zealand
- Platinum in Indonesia
- Gold in Brazil
- Gold in Germany
- Gold in the Philippines
- Gold in Singapore
- Gold in South Africa
- Gold in the United Kingdom
- Gold in Venezuela


YEAR 1997

-Sign record deal with Wind-Up Records and release their first album "My Own Prison," which recieves national attention and gains popularity.


YEAR 1998:

- “My Own Prison” was the #1-selling Hard Music album on SoundScan’s Hard Music Chart

1998 Billboard Music Awards
- Rock Artist of the Year

Album Network
- CD of the Year – My Own Prison

BMI Songwriters’ Awards
- Pop Award – “My Own Prison” (Scott Stapp / Mark Tremonti songwriters)


YEAR 1999:

- “Human Clay” debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Charts in the United States
- “Human Clay” debuted at #1 in Canada.
- Performed live at Woodstock ‘99

1999 Billboard Music Awards
- Rock Artist of the Year
- Rock Song of the Year – “One”

BMI Songwriters’ Awards
- Pop Award – “What’s This Life For” (Stapp & Tremonti: songwriters)
- Pop Award – “One” (Stapp & Tremonti: songwriters)

Year 2000:

-"Human Clay" released

AWARDS

2000 MyVH1 Music Awards
- Group of the Year
- Song of the Year – “Higher”
- Welcome to the Big Time
- 2 For 2

2000 Billboard Music Awards
- Rock Artist of the Year (Second consecutive year)

2000 Radio Music Awards
- Alternative/Active Rock Song of the Year – “With Arms Wide Open”
- Alternative/Active Rock Group of the Year

BMI Songwriters’ Awards
- Pop Award – “Higher” (Stapp & Tremonti: songwriters)
- Pop Award – “With Arms Wide Open (Stapp & Tremonti: Songwriters)

Album Network
- Artist of the Year
- CD of the Year – “Human Clay”

Guitar One Magazine
- Best Rock Guitarist – Mark Tremonti

CHARTS

Billboard Monitor
- Active Rock #1 Artist

Mainstream Rock Radio
- #1 Artist
- #4 Song – “Higher”
- #5 Song – “With Arms Wide Open”

Heritage Rock Radio
- #1 Artist
- #2 Song – “Higher”
- #3 Song – “With Arms Wide Open”

Top 40 Radio
- #4 Artist
- #4 Song – “Higher”

Modern Adult Contemporary Radio
- #2 Artist
- #4 Song – “Higher”

Rock Radio
- #2 Song – “With Arms Wide Open”
- #6 Song – “Higher”

CHR / Pop Radio
- #3 Song – “Higher”

Album Network Magazine
- Album of the Year – “Human Clay”
- Rock Artist of the Year
- #1 Most-Played Rock Album of the Year – “Human Clay”

Other Accomplishments
- “My Own Prison” spent 33 consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 Catalog Chart
- VH1’s “Behind The Music” on CREED was the 4th highest rated episode for the Emmy nominated program
- Played live in front of over 1-Million fans in just 90 dates in the United States
- Between 1998 and 2000, CREED played to more than 4-Million fans worldwide, not including the enormous crowd who witnessed their awesome performance at Woodstock ’99


YEAR 2001:

- “Weathered” debuts at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 Charts it’s first week. It holds that position for 8 weeks, and stays on the top 100 all year.

2001 Grammy Award
- Best Rock Song – “With Arms Wide Open” (Stapp & Tremonti: songwriters)

2001 Grammy Award Nominations
- Best Rock Performance by A Duo or Group with Vocal – “With Arms Wide Open”
- Songwriters Award – Best Rock Song – “With Arms Wide Open” (Stapp & Tremonti: songwriters)

2001 Billboard Music Awards
- Catalog Artist of the Year
- Catalog Album of the Year – “My Own Prison”

Blockbuster Awards Nominations
- Favorite Group of the Year
- Favorite Rock Group
- Favorite CD
- Favorite Single – “Higher”

Juno Awards Nomination (Canada’s version of the Grammys)
- Best Selling Album – “Human Clay”

American Music Awards
- Favorite Alternative Artist
- Favorite Pop/Rock Album – “Human Clay”

NARM Convention Awards
- Best Selling Rock Recording
- Best Selling Chartmaker Recording

Guitar World – Reader’s Poll
- Best Rock Guitarist 2001 – Mark Tremonti


YEAR 2002:

Guitar World – Reader’s Poll
- Best Rock Guitar Album – “Weathered”
- Best Rock Guitarist 2002 – Mark Tremonti (Second consecutive year)

2002 Billboard Music Awards
- Group/Duo of the Year
- Group/Duo Albums Artist of the Year
- Catalog Artist of the Year
- Catalog Album of the Year – “Human Clay”

2002 MyVH1 Music Awards
- Hit Me Baby One More Time (best new album from a hitmaker)


YEAR 2003:

People’s Choice Awards
- Favorite Musical Group or Band (split with the Dixie Chicks)

American Music Awards
- Favorite Band, Due or Group – Pop or Rock n’ Roll Music
- Favorite Artist – Alternative Music

2003 Grammy Nomination
- Best Rock Performance by Duo or Group

BMI Pop Awards
- “With Arms Wide Open” (2nd Award)


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