 In 2012, "Spin" ranked him 13th on their list.In 2015, "Rolling Stone" ranked Bono and the Edge at number 35 on its list of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time.At the 2017 Bonnaroo Music Festival, the Edge was honoured with the Les Paul Spirit Award by the Les Paul Foundation for being someone who "exemplifies the spirit of the late, great Les Paul through innovation, engineering, technology and/or music".