 The band 's first notable musical award came in 1983 when Chris Foreman and Cathal Smyth won an Ivor Novello Award for Best Song for the international hit " Our House " . Madness received another Ivor Novello Award 17 years later for an " Outstanding Song Collection " . In 2005 , they were awarded the MOJO " Hall of Fame " Award , notably for being " an artist 's artist " . In 2007 , a campaign took place by fans of Madness for the band to be awarded a Brit Award . Many fans and critics feel they have been overlooked over their past 30 years in the music industry . In July 2009 , Madness were awarded the ' Silver Clef ' Icon Award . In September 2010 , Madness were awarded the ' Idol Award ' at the 2010 Q Awards in London . 
