2002

***** Winning Pop Idol *****

01) GQ Magazine 'Top Newcomer' 
02) National Music Awards 'Top Newcomer'
03) National Music Awards 'Best Male'
04) TOTP Awards 'Top Newcomer'
05) TOTP Awards 'Top Single'
06) TV Personality of the Year
07) Welsh Awards 'Best Male'
08) Smash Hits 'Best Music Video'
09) CBBC 'Best Pop Act'
10) CBBC 'Favourite Personality of 2002'
11) OK Magazine 'Top Single'
12) OK Magazine 'Top Album'
13) OK Magazine 'Top Music Video'
14) OK Magazine 'Best Male'
15) Heat Magazine 'Man of the Year'
16) Heat Magazine Readers Poll 'Best Solo Artist'
17) Heat Magazine Readers Poll 'Best Album'
18) Heat Magazine Readers Poll 'Best Music Video'
19) Heat Magazine Readers Poll 'Best TV Moment' (Winning Pop Idol)
20) PopWorld - Male Artist of 2002 
21) Bizarre (The Sun) Readers Poll 'Best Male' 
22) Bizarre (The Sun) Readers Poll 'Best Single'
23) BBCi 'Best Album'
24) Ivor Novello Award 'Bestselling Song of 2002' (Anything Is Possible) 
25) National Television Awards ‘Favourite Newcomer 2002’

2003

26) BRIT Award - Best British Breakthrough Artist (voted by Radio 1 listeners) 
27) Capital Awards 'Capital's Favourite Newcomer'
28) Capital Awards 'Best concert' (Pop Idol tour) 
29) National Music Awards 'Best Album' (From Now On)
30) Digital Music Awards - 'Artist of the Year'

2004

31) Capital Awards 'Best Male'
32) Capital Awards 'Best Album'
33) Silver Clef Awards 'Artist of the Year'
34) Ivor Novello Awards 'Best Song Musically and Lyrically 2004' (Leave Right Now) 
35) OK Magazine 'Music Star of the Year' 
36) Digital Music Awards - 'Artist of the Year ' 
37) Heat Magazine Readers Poll 'Best Solo Artist' 
38) Heat Magazine Readers Poll 'Best Video' (Your Game) 
39) Heat Magazine Readers Poll 'Sexiest Man' 
40) Heat Magazine Readers Poll 'Best Haircut' 
41) Heat Magazine Readers Poll 'Best Body' 
42) Star Magazine Readers Poll 'Best Male Singer' 
43) Star Magazine Readers Poll 'Sexiest Man' 
44) Star Magazine Readers Poll 'Best Single' (Your Game) 
45) Bizarre (The Sun) Readers Poll 'Best Solo Male' 
46) Bizarre (The Sun) Readers Poll 'Best Single' (Your Game) 
47) Daily Star Readers Poll 'Best Male' 
48) Daily Star Readers Poll 'Best Single' (Your Game) - and 2nd place with Friday's Child 
49) Radio One 'Ultimate Live Lounge Performance of the Year'

2005

50) BRIT Award - Best British Single (Your Game)
51) Elle Style Awards - Most Stylish Male Music Star 
52) T4 Awards - 'Best Year' 
53) 'Rear of the Year' 2005 
54) Heat Magazine Readers Poll 'Best Music Video' (Switch It On)
55) Heat Magazine Readers Poll 'Best Haircut' 
56) Star Magazine Readers Poll 'Best Single' (Switch It On)
57) Star Magazine Readers Poll 'Best Video' (Switch It On)
58) Star Magazine Readers Poll 'Favourite Male Singer'
59) Star Magazine Readers Poll 'Sexiest Man'
60) Bizarre (The Sun) Readers Poll - 'Best Male' 
61) Daily Star Readers Poll - 'Best Male'
62) Daily Star Readers Poll - 'Best Album' (Keep On)
63) Daily Star Readers Poll - 'Best Single' (Switch It On)
64) Heat Magazine - 'Torso of the Year' 
65) Starred in the Oscar Nominated film ‘Mrs Henderson Presents’ with Dame Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins

2006

66) No.1 in the Music Week chart of the Top 40 British Artists of all time 
67) Heat Magazine - 'Best Dressed Man' 
68) Daily Star Readers Poll - 'Best Male' 
69) Heat Magazine - Single Of The Year - All Time Love 
70) Boyz Magazine ‘Sex God of the Year’

2007

71) No.1 in the Music Week chart of the Top 40 British Artists of all time (winner for the 2nd year running)

2008

72) Nomination for ‘Best Pop Act at a Festival’

2009

73) UK Music Video Awards ‘Best Pop Video’ (Changes)
74) Ultimate Live Lounge Cover of the Decade 'Runner up (top British act) with 'Hey Ya!' (voted by Radio 1 listeners) 
75) UK best selling single of the Noughties 'Anything Is Possible/Evergreen'
76) Six Platinum albums in the Noughties
77) Top Gear ‘Best Wet Lap’

2010

78) Starred in the first commissioned drama for Sky Living – Bedlam
79) Stonewall Social Media Poll ‘Top Role Model for Gay Youngsters’

2011

80) ITV Special, ‘A Night With Will Young’ – a celebration of ten years of Will’s music
81) Different Scene –Top Fifteen Most Influential Gays 2011. 
82) The Independent on Sunday Pink List – inside the top 20
83) London Marathon in four hours two minutes
84) Christmas Show at the London Palladium 

2012

85) 'And it FEEEEEEEELS Like Victory' - Jealousy won the Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize

2013

86) Whats On Stage 'London Newcomer of the Year' for the role of Emcee in 'Cabaret'
87) Olivier nomination for 'Best Actor In A Musical' for the role of Emcee at The Savoy Theatre in the West End