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==Awards and accolades== [[File:Justin Hawkins of The Darkness 01.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Justin Hawkins at the [[Ankkarock]] festival in Finland]] The success of this album led to heavy touring for the band, including European portions of [[Metallica]]'s Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003. They then went on to headline the [[Carling Festival]] in 2004. The band won three [[BRIT Awards]] in 2004 in response to the album, ''Best Group'', ''Best Rock Group'' and ''Best Album''. They also won two [[Kerrang!]] awards in 2004 for ''Best Live Act'' and ''Best British Band''. The third single from the album, "I Believe in a Thing Called Love", was a substantial hit in the UK as was their tilt at the Christmas 2003 number 1, "Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)", which only just fell short, both singles reaching No.2 in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Boom%20Boom_slash_Christmas%20Slide%20ft%20India%20Beau |title=The Official Charts Company – The Darkness – I Believe in a Thing Called Love |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |date=13 December 2003 |access-date=15 March 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/ |title=The Official Charts Company – Singles Chart for week up to 27 December 2003 |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |date=27 December 2003 |access-date=15 March 2011}}</ref> In addition to its chart success, ''Permission to Land'' also provided the Darkness with two high-profile music awards; Best Rock Album at the 2003 [[Kerrang! Awards|''Kerrang!'' Awards]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3172315.stm |title=The Darkness rock Kerrang! awards |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=22 August 2003 |access-date=16 April 2009 }}</ref> and Best British Album at the [[List of BRIT Awards ceremonies#2004|2004]] [[Brit Awards|BRIT Awards]] (at which they also won the awards for Best British Group and Best British Rock Act).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3497315.stm |title=Brits 2004: The winners |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=17 February 2004 |access-date=16 April 2009 }}</ref> ''Permission to Land'' was voted 49th in the 50 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century in ''[[Kerrang!]]''. ''Permission to Land'' was later referenced in the song "Whichever Way You Wanna Give It" by lead singer [[Justin Hawkins]]' other band [[Hot Leg]]. In 2005, the album was ranked number 356 in ''[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]'' magazine's book ''The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Best of Rock & Metal – Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten|year=2005|publisher=[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]|language=de|isbn=3-89880-517-4|page=67}}</ref> The album was also included in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Robert Dimery|author2=Michael Lydon|title=1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition|date=23 March 2010|publisher=Universe|isbn=978-0-7893-2074-2}}</ref> In 2016, [[Metal Hammer]] ranked ''Permission to Land'' sixty-third in their list of the 100 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century, calling it 'one of the greatest debut albums of all time'.<ref>'100 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century', ''[[Metal Hammer]]'', Summer 2016, issue 286, p. 39.</ref> {{Clear}}
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