ARIA Award for Best Male Artist

The ARIA Music Award for Best Male Artist, is an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards, which recognises "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres",[1] since 1987. It is handed out by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), an organisation whose aim is "to advance the interests of the Australian record industry."[2] The award is given to an Australian male artist who has had a single or an album appear in the ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart between the eligibility period, and is voted for by a judging academy, which comprises 1000 members from different areas of the music industry.[3]

ARIA Award for Best Male Artist
CountryAustralia
Presented byAustralian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
First awarded1987
Currently held byDean Lewis, A Place We Knew (2019)
Websiteariaawards.com.au

The award for Best Male Artist was first presented to John Farnham in 1987.[4] Farnham, Diesel, Alex Lloyd and Gotye and Paul Kelly hold the record for the most wins, with three each, followed by Jimmy Barnes, Flume and Nick Cave with two.[4]

Winners and nominees

In the following table, the winner is highlighted in a separate colour, and in boldface; the nominees are those that are not highlighted or in boldface.[4][5][6]

  Winner marked in a separate colour
Year Winner(s) Album/Single Title
1987
(1st)		 John Farnham Whispering Jack
Jimmy Barnes "Good Times"
Martin Plaza Plaza Suite
Paul Kelly Gossip
Tim Finn Big Canoe
1988
(2nd)		 John Farnham N/A
1989
(3rd)
Jimmy Barnes Barnestorming
Stephen Cummings A Life Is a Life
John Farnham Age of Reason
Paul Kelly "Forty Miles to Saturday Night"
James Reyne "Motor's Too Fast"
1990
(4th)
Ian Moss Matchbook
Peter Blakeley "Crying in the Chapel"
Joe Camilleri "Angel Dove"
Stephen Cummings A New Kind of Blue
Paul Kelly So Much Water So Close To Home
1991
(5th)
John Farnham Chain Reaction
Peter Blakeley Harry's Café De Wheels
Jimmy Barnes Two Fires
Daryl Braithwaite Rise
Stephen Cummings "Hell (You've Put Me Through)"
1992
(6th)
Jimmy Barnes Soul Deep
Daryl Braithwaite "The Horses"
John Farnham Full House
Richard Pleasance Galleon
Tommy Emmanuel Determination
1993
(7th)
Diesel Hepfidelity
Chris Wilson Landlocked
Jimmy Barnes "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
Jon Stevens "Superstar"
Paul Kelly Paul Kelly Live
1994
(8th)
Diesel The Lobbyist
Jimmy Barnes Flesh and Wood
John Farnham Then Again
Tex Perkins Sad but True
Tim Finn Before & After
1995
(9th)
Diesel Solid State Rhyme
Chris Wilson Live at the Continental
Ed Kuepper Character Assassination
Paul Kelly Wanted Man
Rick Price "River of Love"
1996
(10th)
Dave Graney The Soft 'n' Sexy Sound
Diesel Short Cool Ones
John Farnham Romeo's Heart
Paul Kelly Deeper Water
Tex Perkins "You're Too Beautiful"
1997
(11th)
Paul Kelly How to Make Gravy
Dave Graney The Devil Drives
Jimmy Barnes "Lover Lover"
Mark Seymour "Last Ditch Cabaret"
Tex Perkins Far Be It From Me
1998
(12th)
Paul Kelly Words and Music
Chris Wilson The Long Weekend
Ed Kuepper Live!
Mark Seymour King Without a Clue
Matt Walker I Listen to the Night
1999
(13th)
Tim Rogers What Rhymes with Cars and Girls
Alex Lloyd "Lucky Star"
Ben Lee Breathing Tornados
Josh Abrahams Sweet Distorted Holiday
Paul Kelly "I'll Be Your Lover"
2000
(14th)
Alex Lloyd Black the Sun
David Bridie Act of Free Choice
Endorphin Skin
Groove Terminator Road Kill
Paul Kelly Smoke
2001
(15th)
Nick Cave No More Shall We Part
John Butler Three
Paul Kelly Roll on Summer EP
Paul Mac "Just the Thing"
Tex Perkins Dark Horses
2002
(16th)
Alex Lloyd Watching Angels Mend
Dan Brodie Empty Arms, Broken Hearts
Darren Hayes Spin
Paul Kelly ...Nothing but a Dream
Paul Mac 3000 Feet High
2003
(17th)
Alex Lloyd "Coming Home"
Ben Lee Hey You. Yes You.
John Butler Living 2001–2002
Nick Cave Nocturama
Tex Perkins Sweet Nothing
2004
(18th)
John Butler Sunrise Over Sea
Alex Lloyd Distant Light
Dan Kelly Sing the Tabloid Blues
Pete Murray "So Beautiful"
Tim Rogers Spit Polish
2005
(19th)
Ben Lee Awake Is the New Sleep
John Butler "Something's Gotta Give"
Keith Urban Be Here
Lior Autumn Flow
Paul Kelly Foggy Highway
2006
(20th)
Bernard Fanning Tea & Sympathy
Ben Lee "We're All in This Together"
Bob Evans Suburban Songbook
Dan Kelly Pirate Radio
Pete Murray See the Sun
2007
(21st)
Gotye Mixed Blood
Dan Kelly Drowning in the Fountain of Youth
John Butler Grand National
Josh Pyke Memories & Dust
Paul Kelly Stolen Apples
2008
(22nd)
Nick Cave Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu Gurrumul
Paul Kelly "To Her Door" (Live)
Pete Murray Summer at Eureka
Sam Sparro Sam Sparro
2009
(23rd)
Daniel Merriweather Love & War
Bob Evans Goodnight, Bull Creek!
C.W. Stoneking Jungle Blues
Josh Pyke Chimney's Afire
Paul Dempsey Everything Is True
2010
(24th)
Dan Sultan Get Out While You Can
Dan Kelly Dan Kelly's Dream
Guy Sebastian Like It Like That
John Butler April Uprising
Paul Dempsey "Fast Friends"
2011
(25th)
Gotye "Somebody That I Used to Know"
Drapht The Life of Riley
Gareth Liddiard Strange Tourist
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu Rrakala
Josh Pyke "No One Wants a Lover"
2012
(26th)
Gotye Making Mirrors
360 Falling & Flying
Angus Stone Broken Brights
Guy Sebastian "Battle Scars"
Keith Urban "For You"
Matt Corby Into the Flame
2013
(27th)
Flume Flume
Guy Sebastian Armageddon
Keith Urban "Little Bit of Everything"
Matt Corby "Resolution"
Paul Kelly Spring and Fall
2014
(28th)
Chet Faker Built on Glass
Dan Sultan Blackbird
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu Gurrumul & The Sydney Symphony Orchestra – His Life and Music
Guy Sebastian "Come Home with Me"
Vance Joy "Mess Is Mine"
2015
(29th)
Vance Joy Dream Your Life Away
#1 Dads "Nominal"
Daniel Johns Talk
Guy Sebastian "Tonight Again"
Jarryd James "Do You Remember"
2016
(30th)
Flume Skin
Bernard Fanning Civil Dusk
Guy Sebastian "Black & Blue"
Illy "Papercuts" (featuring Vera Blue)
Troye Sivan Blue Neighbourhood
2017
(31st)
Paul Kelly Life Is Fine
D.D Dumbo Utopia Defeated
Dan Sultan Killer
Illy Two Degrees
Vance Joy "Lay It on Me"
2018
(32nd)
Gurrumul Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow)
Dan Sultan Killer Under a Blood Moon
Dean Lewis "Be Alright"
Troye Sivan Bloom
Vance Joy Nation of Two
2019
(33rd)
Dean Lewis A Place We Knew
Guy Sebastian "Choir"
Hayden James Between Us
Matt Corby Rainbow Valley
Paul Kelly Nature

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References
  1. "ARIA Awards 2011 overview". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  2. "What We Do". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  3. "ARIA 2011 - Eligibility Criteria and Category Definitions" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  4. "Winners By Award – Best Male Artist – 25th ARIA Awards 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  5. "ARIA Awards/2011 Best Male Artist Nominees – 25th ARIA Awards 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  6. "ARIA Awards 1987.mov". YouTube. ARIA Official YouTube Account. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
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