At the 29th Annual Grammy Awards , '' So '' was nominated for Album of the Year , losing to Paul Simon 's '' Graceland '' ( 1986 ) , while " Sledgehammer " received nominations for Record of the Year , Song of the Year and Best Male Rock Vocal Performance . At the sixth Brit Awards , hosted by Jonathan King at the Grosvenor House Hotel , London , Gabriel won Best British Male Artist and " Sledgehammer " won Best British Music Video . Gabriel was most successful at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards where he was honoured with the Video Vanguard Award and " Sledgehammer " won an additional nine awards including Video of the Year , a record that has not been challenged . Its video is the most played music video in the history of MTV
1987 MTV Video Music Awards
1987 MTV Video Music Awards
So (album)