 A Rush of Blood to the Head has earned the band several awards from both the domestic and international music press . In 2002 it was awarded Best Album at the Q Awards . In the same year , the band won two Grammy Awards : Best Alternative Music Album and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for the song " In My Place " . In 2003 A Rush of Blood to the Head won Best British Album at the BRIT Awards , and the following year the band earned their first Grammy Award for Record of the Year for the song " Clocks " for a total of 3 Grammys for this album . The band won 3 <unk> at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Group Video , Breakthrough Video and Best Direction in a Video for " The Scientist " and its music video on YouTube has over 90 million views . The same year , they won the awards best NME album of the year , and best album of the year at the NME awards . 
