 In 2005 , Page was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of his charity work , and in 2009 Plant was honoured as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his services to popular music . The band are ranked number one on VH1 's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock and Classic Rock 's " 50 best live acts of all time " . They were named as the best Rock band in a poll by BBC Radio 2 . They were awarded an Ivor Novello Award for " Outstanding Contribution to British Music " in 1977 , as well as a " Lifetime Achievement Award " at the 42nd Annual Ivor Novello awards ceremony in 1997 . The band were honoured at the 2008 MOJO Awards with the " Best Live Act " prize for their one @-@ off reunion , and were described as the " greatest rock and roll band of all time " . The three surviving members ( Page , Plant , and Jones ) were named as 2012 recipients of Kennedy Center Honors . 
