ARIA Award for Best Male Artist

Country| Australia
Presented by| Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
First award| 1987
Final award| 2020
Website| ariaawards.com.au

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]

The award for Best Male Artist was first presented to John Farnham in 1987.[4] Four artists Farnham, Diesel, Alex Lloyd, 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] Kelly holds the record for most nominations at 18.

This, and the ARIA Award for Best Female Artist was merged in 2021 to form a single award for Best Artist. The change was designed to ensure that the ARIA Awards reflect and embrace equality and the true diversity of the music industry in 2021. The number of nominees for Best Artist was increased to ten.[5]

## Winners and nominees

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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][6][7]

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 | —
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
2020
(34th)
Archie Roach | Tell Me Why
Guy Sebastian | "Standing with You"
Ruel | Free Time
The Kid Laroi | F*ck Love
Troye Sivan | In a Dream

## Multiple wins and nominations

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The following individuals received two or more Best Male Artist awards:

| Wins  | Artist

|

3  | Diesel
John Farnham
Alex Lloyd
Gotye
Paul Kelly
2  | Jimmy Barnes
Nick Cave
Flume

The following individuals received two or more Best Male Artist nominations:

| Nominations  | Artist

|

18  | Paul Kelly
7  | John Farnham
Jimmy Barnes
Guy Sebastian
6  | John Butler
5  | Tex Perkins
Alex Lloyd
4  | Diesel
Dan Kelly
Vance Joy
Ben Lee
Dan Sultan
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
3  | Nick Cave
Stephen Cummings
Gotye
Pete Murray
Josh Pyke
Troye Sivan
Keith Urban
Chris Wilson
2  | Peter Blakeley
Daryl Braithwaite
Matt Corby
Paul Dempsey
Bob Evans
Bernard Fanning
Tim Finn
Flume
Dave Graney
Illy
Ed Kuepper
Dean Lewis
Paul Mac
Tim Rogers
Mark Seymour

## References

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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 29 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. ^ a b c "Winners By Award – Best Male Artist – 25th ARIA Awards 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 19 April 2012.
5. ^ "2021 ARIA Awards to partner with YouTube Music for a digital show". Media Week. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
6. ^ "ARIA Awards/2011 Best Male Artist Nominees – 25th ARIA Awards 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 19 April 2012.
7. ^ "ARIA Awards 1987.mov". 13 November 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2013 – via YouTube. ARIA Official YouTube Account.

## External links

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* The ARIA Awards Official website

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ARIA Award for Best Male Artist

* John Farnham (1987)
* John Farnham (1988)
* Jimmy Barnes (1989)
* Ian Moss (1990)
* John Farnham (1991)
* Jimmy Barnes (1992)
* Diesel (1993)
* Diesel (1994)
* Diesel (1995)
* Dave Graney (1996)
* Paul Kelly (1997)
* Paul Kelly (1998)
* Tim Rogers (1999)
* Alex Lloyd (2000)
* Nick Cave (2001)
* Alex Lloyd (2002)
* Alex Lloyd (2003)
* John Butler (2004)
* Ben Lee (2005)
* Bernard Fanning (2006)
* Gotye (2007)
* Nick Cave (2008)
* Daniel Merriweather (2009)
* Dan Sultan (2010)
* Gotye (2011)
* Gotye (2012)
* Flume (2013)
* Chet Faker (2014)
* Vance Joy (2015)
* Flume (2016)
* Paul Kelly (2017)
* Gurrumul (2018)
* Dean Lewis (2019)
* Archie Roach (2020)

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* Album of the Year
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* Best Group
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* Best Cover Art
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* Best Classical Album
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Public voted awards|

* Best Australian Live Act
* Best International Artist
* Best Video
* Music Teacher of the Year

Achievement awards|

* Icon Award
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* Best Indigenous Release
* Best Music DVD
* Best New Talent
* Best Urban Album
* Breakthrough Artist - Album
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* Highest Selling Album
* Highest Selling Single
* Most Popular Australian Album
* Most Popular Australian Artist
* Most Popular Australian Single
* Song of the Year (Songwriter)
* Best Adult Alternative Album
* Best Comedy Release
* Best Female Artist
* Best Male Artist

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