New Edition received two American Music Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group (1987 and 1997).
They also received the Soul Train Award in 1989 for Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album of the Year – Group, Band, or Duo (Heart Break).
In 1991 New Edition received "Hall Of Fame" at the Boston Music Awards.
In 2012, New Edition received the Soul Train Lifetime Achievement Award.
On January 23, 2017, New Edition received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for their contributions to the music industry.
Again In 2017, New Edition received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2017 BET Awards.
"Candy Girl" It was released as a single in late February 1983 and the song hit number one on the UK Singles Chart,becoming the 31st-best-selling single of the year. It also peaked at number 1 on the Hot Black Singles chart on May 14, 1983.
New Edition self title album reached #6 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Irish Albums Chart, and the R&B Albums Chart (where it peaked for five weeks).
New Edition made a cameo appearance in the 1985 film Krush Groove, in which they perform "My Secret (Didja Gitit Yet?)".
New Edition appeared on the TV series Knight Rider performing "Count me Out" on Season 4 Episode 11.
New Edition recorded their cover version of "Earth Angel" for the soundtrack to the 1986 film The Karate Kid Part II.
"If It Isn't Love" Its chart performance and well-received music video garnered the quintet their first nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 31st Grammy Awards in February 1989.
Heart Break spun off five singles: "If It Isn't Love", "You're Not My Kind of Girl", "Can You Stand the Rain", "Crucial", and "N.E. Heart Break". "Boys to Men" was later on released as a 6th single in September 24, 1991.
"Home Again" the album debuted on the US Billboard 200 at number one, becoming the group's first album to open at number one, selling 441,000 in its first week sales.
All six New Edition members performing at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1990, and song and music video for Bell Biv DeVoe's 1991 single "Word to the Mutha!" (which featured Brown, Gill, and Tresvant).
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