Awards and Achievements
- In 1986, Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley declared October 5 "The Day of Juan Gabriel."
- Billboard, inducted into the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame 1996
- ASCAP Songwriter of the Year Award in 1995
- A six time Grammy nominee
- Sold 100 million copies of his albums
- In 1995, three of his songs reached the Top 40 of Billboard magazine's "Hot Latin Tracks" radio charts
- People's Choice Latin Music Award, 1999,(Ritmo) for best regional artist for his Con La Banda El Recodo
- La Opinión Tributo Nacional (Lifetime Achievement Award), 1999
- Billboard Award of a statue of Gabriel, erected at Mexico City's Plaza Garibaldi, 2001 a favorite performance area for mariachi bands was done by sculptor Oscar Ponzanelli.
- Singer and Composer Juan Gabriel Takes home 4 Billboard Awards, 2002
- Was honored as the Latin Recording Academy's Person of the Year on November 4, 2009, the night prior to the 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.
- Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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“Like all writers, he measured the achievements of others by what they had accomplished, asking of them that they measure him by what he envisaged or planned.”
—Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986)