ARIA Award for Highest-Selling Album

Country| Australia
Presented by| Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
First awarded| 1987
Last awarded| 2011
Website| www.ariaawards.com.au

The ARIA Music Award for Highest-Selling Album was an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards. It was presented from 1987 through to 2011.[1]

John Farnham holds the record for the most wins, at five (1987, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1999) as well as his involvement in The Australian Cast Recording win in 1993.

## 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.

Winner marked in a separate colour

Year  | Winner(s)  | Album title

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1987
(1st)
John Farnham | Whispering Jack
Dragon | Dreams of Ordinary Men
Tim Finn | Big Canoe
Icehouse | Measure for Measure
Rodney Rude | Rude Rides Again
Spy V Spy | A.O. Mod. TV. Vers.
Kevin Bloody Wilson | Kev's Back
1988
(2nd) | Icehouse | Man of Colours
1989
(3rd)
John Farnham | Age of Reason
The Comedy Company | The Comedy Company Album
Crowded House | Temple of Low Men
1927 | ...ish
Kylie Minogue | Kylie
Various Artists  | Australia All Over Vol. 2
1990
(4th) | Johnny Diesel | Johnny Diesel and the Injectors
1991
(5th) | John Farnham | Chain Reaction
1992
(6th)
Jimmy Barnes | Soul Deep
Cold Chisel | Chisel
Crowded House | Woodface
Ratcat  | Blind Love
Noiseworks | Love Versus Money
John Farnham | Full House
1993
(7th)
Australian Cast Recording | Jesus Christ Superstar
Diesel | Hepfidelity
Rockmelons | Form 1 Planet
Noiseworks | Greatest Hits
Wendy Matthews | Lily
Hoodoo Gurus | Electric Soup/Gorilla Biscuit
1994
(8th)
John Farnham | Then Again...
Jimmy Barnes | Flesh and Wood
The Black Sorrows | The Chosen Ones - Greatest Hits
Wendy Matthews | Lily
The Seekers | The Silver Jubilee Album
1995
(9th)
The Twelfth Man | Wired World of Sports II
Tina Arena | Don't Ask
The Badloves | Get On Board
The Cruel Sea | Three Legged Dog
Wendy Matthews | The Witness Tree
1996
(10th)
Tina Arena | Don't Ask
John Williamson | True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson
Martin/Molloy | The Brown Album
Merril Bainbridge | The Garden
Max Sharam | A Million Year Girl
1997
(11th)
Crowded House | Recurring Dream
Jimmy Barnes | Barnes Hits Anthology
John Farnham | Romeo's Heart
Powderfinger | Double Allergic
Savage Garden | Savage Garden
1998
(12th)
Savage Garden | Savage Garden
John Farnham | Anthology 1: Greatest Hits 1986–1997
Midnight Oil | 20,000 Watt R.S.L.
The Twelfth Man | Bill Lawry... This Is Your Life
Tina Arena | In Deep
1999
(13th)
John Farnham, Olivia Newton-John and Anthony Warlow | Highlights from The Main Event
Cold Chisel | The Last Wave of Summer
Natalie Imbruglia | Left of the Middle
Regurgitator | Unit
The Living End | The Living End
2000
(14th)
Savage Garden | Affirmation
Bardot | Bardot
Killing Heidi | Reflector
Taxiride | Imaginate
Vanessa Amorosi | The Power
2001
(15th)
Powderfinger | Odyssey Number Five
John Farnham | 33+1⁄3
Kylie Minogue | Light Years
Savage Garden | Affirmation
Slim Dusty | Looking Forward Looking Back
2002
(16th)
Kylie Minogue | Fever
Alex Lloyd | Watching Angels Mend
Kasey Chambers | Barricades & Brickwalls
Nikki Webster | Follow Your Heart
The Twelfth Man | The Final Dig?
2003
(17th)
Delta Goodrem | Innocent Eyes
John Farnham | The Last Time
Kasey Chambers | Barricades & Brickwalls
Powderfinger | Vulture Street
Silverchair | Diorama
2004
(18th)
Delta Goodrem | Innocent Eyes
Guy Sebastian | Just as I Am
Jet | Get Born
Pete Murray | Feeler
Shannon Noll | That's What I'm Talking About
2005
(19th)
Missy Higgins | The Sound of White
Anthony Callea | Anthony Callea
Casey Donovan | For You
Delta Goodrem | Mistaken Identity
Guy Sebastian | Beautiful Life
2006
(20th)
Human Nature | Reach Out: The Motown Record
Bernard Fanning | Teas and Sympathy
Pete Murray | See the Sun
Rogue Traders | Here Come the Drums
The Veronicas | The Secret Life Of...
2007
(21st)
Damien Leith | The Winner's Journey
Missy Higgins | On a Clear Night
Human Nature | Dancing in the Street: the Songs of Motown II
Silverchair | Young Modern
The Twelfth Man | Boned!
2008
(22nd)
Delta Goodrem | Delta
David Campbell | The Swing Sessions 2
Guy Sebastian | The Memphis Album
The Veronicas | Hook Me Up
Tina Arena | Songs of Love & Loss
2009
(23rd)
AC/DC | Black Ice
Empire of the Sun | Walking on a Dream
Hilltop Hoods | State of the Art
Jessica Mauboy | Been Waiting
The Presets | Apocalypso
2010
(24th)
No award given
2011
(25th)
Altiyan Childs | Altiyan Childs
Angus & Julia Stone | Down the Way
Birds of Tokyo | Birds of Tokyo
Keith Urban | Get Closer
Various Artists  | He Will Have His Way

## References

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1. ^ "Highest Selling Album". ARIA. Retrieved 26 July 2020.

## External links

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* Official website

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ARIA Music Awards

General awards|

* Album of the Year
* Best Solo Artist
* Best Adult Contemporary Album
* Best Blues and Roots Album
* Best Children's Album
* Best Country Album
* Best Dance Release
* Best Group
* Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album
* Best Hip Hop Release
* Best Independent Release
* Best Pop Release
* Best Rock Album
* Best Soul/R&B Release
* Breakthrough Artist – Release
* Single of the Year/Song of the Year

Artisan awards|

* Best Cover Art
* Engineer of the Year
* Producer of the Year

Fine Arts awards|

* Best Classical Album
* Best Jazz Album
* Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album
* Best World Music Album

Public voted awards|

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

Achievement awards|

* Icon Award
* Lifetime Achievement Award
* Outstanding Achievement Award
* Special Achievement Award

Retired awards|

* Best Indigenous Release
* Best Music DVD
* Best New Talent
* Best Urban Album
* Breakthrough Artist - Album
* Breakthrough Artist - Single
* 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

Ceremonies|

* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

* ARIA Hall of Fame
* Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)

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