▁wore ▁well ▁on ▁them ". ▁Er le w ine ▁concluded ▁that ▁the ▁album ▁remains ▁" one ▁of ▁their ▁most ▁focused ▁and ▁accomplished ▁albums , ▁and ▁in ▁its ▁succ inct ▁pop ▁sense , ▁it ' s ▁distinct ive ▁within ▁their ▁catalog ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁when ▁Brothers ▁in ▁Ar ms ▁was ▁among ▁ten ▁albums ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁best ▁British ▁album ▁of ▁the ▁past ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁by ▁the ▁Brit ▁Awards , ▁music ▁broad c aster ▁and ▁author ▁Paul ▁G amb acc ini ▁described ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁nom ine es ▁as ▁" ris ible " ▁but ▁added , ▁" Bro thers ▁in ▁Ar ms ▁runs ▁away ▁with ▁it ▁for ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁song writing ▁and ▁mus icians hip ." ▁ ▁Acc ol ades ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁Brothers ▁in ▁Ar ms ▁won ▁a ▁Gram my ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁for ▁Best ▁Engine ered ▁Album , ▁Non - Class ical , ▁while ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁An ni versary ▁Edition ▁won ▁another ▁Gram my ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁for ▁Best ▁S urr ound ▁Sound ▁Album , ▁and ▁also ▁won ▁Best ▁British ▁Album ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁Brit ▁Awards . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Q ▁magazine ▁placed ▁the ▁album ▁at ▁number ▁ 5 1 ▁in ▁its ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Great est ▁British ▁Albums ▁Ever . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁album ▁ranked ▁number ▁ 3 5 1 ▁on ▁Rol ling