Rock Band: 6 Game of the Year awards

No: Rock Band collected 6 Game of the Year awards in 2007 and finished No. 6; the season went to BioShock with 48. Spike Video Game Awards named BioShock its Game of the Year.

Rock Band is a 2007 rhythm game developed by Harmonix, published by MTV Games, and distributed by Electronic Arts. It is the first installment in the Rock Band series.

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Rock Band finished #6 in the 2007 race, with 6 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

6Total awards
6Media outlets
0Readers' choice
1Countries

Also in the 2007 season: BioShock (48), Super Mario Galaxy (46), Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (23), Portal (14), Halo 3 (7), The Orange Box (6), Mass Effect (5), Crysis (4) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Rock Band win?

Rock Band won 6 Game of the Year awards in the 2007 season — 3.6% of every award tracked that season. 6 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 1 country.

Did Rock Band win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 6 in 2007, behind BioShock, which collected 48 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerYes
Online multiplayerNo
Released20 November 2007
DeveloperHarmonix Music Systems, Pi Studios
PublisherMTV Games

rhythm game
Wii
X-BOX 360
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
United States	6

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
Ars Technica	United States	2007
AskMen.com	United States	2007
Gametap	United States	2007
GamingTrend	United States	2007
Newsday	United States	2007
Wired	United States	2007

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Updated 2 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.