The group received the Ivor Novello Award for "Outstanding Service to British Music", and in 1990 the original four members of the Kinks were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Gruppen modtog Ivor Novello-prisen for "enestående bidrag til britisk musik", og i 1990 blev de fire oprindelige medlemmer af The Kinks optaget i Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.