Crowded House is a rock band that was formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1985. They were founded by Neil Finn and Paul Hester of the New Zealand group Split Enz. Most Split Enz fans shifted their allegiance to the new group, so Crowded House had an established fan base before they had recorded any material. The band has released eight studio albums: Crowded House (1986), Temple of Low Men (1988), Woodface (1991), Together Alone (1993), Time on Earth (2007) and Intriguer (2010), Dreamers Are Waiting (2021), and Gravity Stairs (2024) . The band dissolved in 1996, and reformed in 2007. Crowded House has won awards both nationally and internationally, including twelve ARIA Music Awards from the Australian Recording Industry Association, and eight APRA Awards from the Australasian Performing Right Association. APRA also listed their track, "Don't Dream It's Over," as the seventh best Australian song of all time in May 2001.
Crowded House has performed in several venues, and have become well known among both fans and the music industry both for their music and the skill of the individual members. Their most awarded work is "Don't Dream It's Over" (1986), from their debut album. The song has earned two ARIA Music Awards, three APRA Awards, a BMI Award, and an MTV Music Video Award. In 1998 it was placed 76th on the Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time. They have also had two other songs in annual Hottest 100 lists of best songs from a year. Crowded House won the BRIT Award for Best International Group in 1994.
Crowded House has won twelve trophies from 35 nominations since the ARIA Music Awards were first presented in 1987, including being the first winners of the Best New Talent and Song of the Year categories in that year. The group's success has been across several categories; they received their most nominations (eight) in the Best Group category, winning in 1988 and 1993.ARIA Music Awards for Crowded House: Search Results 'Crowded House': 1987 winners: 1987 winners and nominees: 1988 winners: 1988 winners and some nominees: 1989 winners and nominees: 1989 winners and nominees: 1992 winners and nominees: 1993 winners and nominees: 1994 winners and nominees: 1995 winners and nominees: 1996 winners and nominees: 1997 winners and nominees: 2010 winners and nominees: 2016 Hall of Fame inductees: Eight of their ARIA Awards were from their first two albums, Crowded House and Temple of Low Men, with the line-up of Finn, Hester and Nick Seymour. Crowded House has won eight APRA Awards in various categories, including three wins in "most-performed" categories from various genres and three wins for either the Gold Award (for best song of the year) or Song of the Year (category renamed from 1991).
The New Zealand Music Awards have been conferred annually since 1965 by Recorded Music NZ. Crowded House has received five nominations, primarily in the category of International Achievement, winning in 1992, 1994 and 1995.
Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) Awards
YearNominated workAwardResult 1987 Crowded House Best New Talent Album of the Year Song of the Year Single of the Year Best Group Best Video Crowded House – Nick Seymour Best Cover Artist 1988 Crowded House Best Group 1989 Temple of Low Men Album of the Year Best Adult Contemporary Album Best Cover Art Best Group Highest Selling Album Song of the Year Single of the Year Highest Selling Single Best Video 1992 Woodface Album of the Year Best Group Best Cover Art Highest Selling Album "Fall At Your Feet" - Neil Finn Song of the Year Engineer of the Year Best Video 1993 Single of the Year Best Group Song of the Year 1994 Together Alone Album of the Year Best Group Together Alone – Nick Seymour Best Cover Art Single of the Year "Distant Sun" - Neil Finn Song of the Year 1995 Best Group 1996 Highest Selling Single Best Group 1997 Best Group Best Video Recurring Dream Highest Selling Album 2010 Intriguer Best Adult Contemporary Album 2016 Crowded House ARIA Hall of Fame 2021 Dreamers Are Waiting Best Adult Contemporary Album 2024 Gravity Stairs Best Adult Contemporary Album Crowded House & Steven Schram Gravity Stairs Best Produced Album
Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) Awards
YearCountryNominated workAwardResult1987 Australia Most Performed Australasian Popular Work1988 Australia Gold Award1992 Australia Neil Finn & Tim FinnSongwriter of the Year1993 Australia Most Performed Australian Work Overseas Song of the Year1994 Australia Song of the Year Neil FinnSongwriter of the Year Most Performed Australian Work Overseas1995 Australia Song of the Year2001 Australia Top Ten Australian songs2007 New Zealand Silver Scroll
Mo Awards The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Crowded House won two awards in that time. (wins only) |- | 1991 | Crowded House | Rock Performer of the Year
| 1994 | Crowded House | Rock Performer of the Year
New Zealand Music Awards
YearNominated workAwardResult1992Crowded HouseInternational Achievement1993Music Video1994Crowded HouseInternational Achievement1995International Achievement1997International Achievement
Rolling Stone Australia Awards The Rolling Stone Australia Awards are awarded annually by the Australian edition of Rolling Stone magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year.
! |- |rowspan="1"| 2024 | Crowded House | Rolling Stone Icon Award | |rowspan="1"| |- | 2025 | Crowded House | Rolling Stone Readers Award
Other awards and accolades
YearNominated workAwardResult1986 Crowded House Countdown Awards - Best Album Countdown Awards - Best Debut Album "Mean to Me" Countdown Awards - Best Debut SingleThemselves Countdown Awards - Best Debut Act"Don't Dream It's Over" Countdown Awards - Best Group Performance in a Video Countdown Awards - Best Video Countdown Awards - Best Single 1987 MTV Video Music Awards – Best New Artist MTV Video Music Awards – Best Group Video MTV Video Music Awards – Best Video Direction MTV Video Music Awards – Best Special Effects1989Crowded House Juno Awards – International Entertainer of the Year1990Crowded House Juno Awards – International Entertainer of the Year 1991 BMI Awards 1992 Crowded House Q Awards – Best Live Act 1993 Triple J Hottest 100, 1993 Neil Finn (Crowded House)Q Awards – Best Songwriter1994 Crowded HouseBRIT Awards – International Group of the Year 1995 BMI Awards 1996 Triple J Hottest 100, 1996 1998 Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time, 19982006Woodface The Age EG Music Awards – Best Album2008Crowded House – Frontier Touring CompanyHelpmann Awards – Best Australian Contemporary Concert
See also
Crowded House discography – includes sales certifications
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