" Hey Jude " was nominated for the Grammy Awards of 1969 in the categories of Record of the Year , Song of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal , but failed to win any of them . In the 1968 '' NME '' Readers ' Poll , " Hey Jude " was named the best single of the year , and the song also won the 1968 Ivor Novello Award for " A-Side With the Highest Sales " . " Hey Jude " was inducted into the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001 and it is one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 's " 500 Songs That Shaped Rock & Roll "
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