- Just Plain Folks Awards (2009)
- Best Holiday Album: Northern Lights
- Best Country Album: Burnt Toast & Offerings
- Best Live Album: Trio
- Songwriter of the Year: Gretchen Peters
- Folkwax Magazine Artist of the Year (2008)
- "If Heaven"
- ASCAP Country Awards (2006)
- "Here I Am"
- Golden Globe Nomination (2003)
- ASCAP Film & Television Award (2003)
- "The Secret Of Life"
- NSAI Songwriters' Achievement Award (2000)
- ASCAP Country Awards (1999)
- "You Don't Even Know Who I Am"
- Grammy Awards Song of the Year Nomination (1996)
- NSAI #1 Award (1995)
- Country Music Association #1 Song Award (1995)
- Sony Golden Tree Award (1995)
- "Independence Day"
- Country Music Association Song of the Year (1995)
- Grammy Awards Song of the Year Nomination (1995)
- Music Row Summit Song of the Year (1995)
- NSAI Songwriters' Achievement Award (1995)
- ASCAP Country Awards (1995)
- Country Weekly All Time Top 100 Country Songs (1995)
- TNN/Music City News Country Songwriter Award (1995)
- Gretchen's original lyric worksheet for "Independence Day" is now onexhibit at the new Country Music Hall Of Fame Museum in downtown Nashville.
- "My Baby Loves Me"
- ASCAP Country Awards (1995)
- ASCAP Pop Awards (1995)
- ASCAP Country Awards (1994)
- "Let That Pony Run"
- NSAI Songwriters' Achievement Award (1994)
- ASCAP Country Awards (1994)
- "Chill Of An Early Fall"
- ASCAP Country Award (1992)
- ASCAP #1 Award (1992)
