The ARIA Music Award for Breakthrough ArtistAlbum is an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards, which recognises "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres", 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." The award is given to an Australian group or solo artist who has had an album appear in the ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart between the eligibility period, and is voted for by a judging academy, which comprises 1000 members from different areas of the music industry. However, "artists and groups are not eligible if they, or any member of the group, has previously been a final five (5) nominee in any ARIA Awards category with an album, or if they have been in a group that has previously been a final five (5) nominee with an album, or if they have had a previous Top 50 Album in the ARIA Album Chart."
The award for Breakthrough ArtistAlbum was first presented to 1927 and Rockmelons in 1989 for their albums ...Ish (1988) and Tales of the City (1988), respectively. Boy & Bear were the last act to receive the accolade in 2011 for their album Moonfire (2011). This award and the ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist – Single were merged in 2012 to form a single award for Breakthrough ArtistRelease.
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. All reliable sources used in this article make no mention of nominees prior to 1992.ARIA Award previous winners.
Year Winner(s) Album Title 1989 1927 ...Ish Rockmelons Tales of the City Catfish Unlimited Address Kylie Minogue Kylie Schnell Fenster The Sound of Trees 1990 Ian Moss Matchbook Gyan Gyan Johnny Diesel & The Injectors Johnny Diesel & The Injectors The Hummingbirds loveBUZZ Max Q Max Q 1991 Margaret Urlich Safety in Numbers Absent Friends Here's Looking Up Your Address Wendy Matthews Émigré Archie Roach Charcoal Lane Southern Sons Southern Sons 1992 Baby Animals Baby Animals Clouds Penny Century Deborah Conway String of Pearls Richard Pleasance Galleon Ratcat Blind Love 1993 Frente! Marvin the Album Chris Wilson Landlocked Company of Strangers Company of Strangers The Dukes Harbour City Rick Price Heaven Knows 1994 The Badloves Get On Board Peter Andre Peter Andre The Sharp This Is the Sharp Things of Stone and Wood The Yearning Tiddas Sing About Life 1995 Silverchair Frogstomp Christine Anu Stylin' Up D.I.G. Dig Deeper Max Sharam A Million Year Girl Vika and Linda Vika and Linda 1996 Regurgitator Tu-Plang Ammonia Mint 400 Deni Hines Imagination Merril Bainbridge The Garden Pollyanna Long Player 1997 Savage Garden Savage Garden The Earthmen Love Walked In Human Nature Telling Everybody Leonardo's Bride Angel Blood Rebecca's Empire Way of All Things 1998 Natalie Imbruglia Left of the Middle Cordrazine From Here to Wherever Grinspoon Guide to Better Living Jebediah Slightly Odway The Superjesus Sumo 1999 The Living End The Living End Bachelor Girl Waiting for the Day Gerling Children of Telepathic Experiences Marie Wilson Real Life Not from There Sand on Seven 2000 Killing Heidi Reflector Alex Lloyd Black the Sun Sonic Animation Orchid for the Afterworld Taxiride Imaginate Vanessa Amorosi The Power 2001 The Avalanches Since I Left You 28 Days Upstyledown Augie March Sunset Studies John Butler Trio Three Lo-Tel Planet of the Stereos 2002 George Polyserena 1200 Techniques Choose One Dan Brodie and the Broken Arrows Empty Arms, Broken Hearts Eskimo Joe Girl The Vines Highly Evolved 2003 Delta Goodrem Innocent Eyes Amiel Audio Out Pete Murray Feeler The Sleepy Jackson Lovers The Waifs Up All Night 2004 Jet Get Born The Cat Empire The Cat Empire Dallas Crane Dallas Crane Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males Sing the Tabloid Blues Xavier Rudd Solace 2005 Missy Higgins The Sound of White Evermore Dreams Lior Autumn Flow Little Birdy BigBigLove Sarah Blasko The Overture & the Underscore 2006 Wolfmother Wolfmother The Grates Gravity Won't Get You High Hilltop Hoods The Hard Road Rogue Traders Here Come the Drums The Veronicas The Secret Life Of... 2007 Sneaky Sound System Sneaky Sound System Airbourne Runnin' Wild Expatriate In the Midst of This Josh Pyke Memories & Dust Kate Miller-Heidke Little Eve 2008 Gabriella Cilmi Lessons to Be Learned Angus & Julia Stone A Book Like This Midnight Juggernauts Dystopia Operator Please Yes Yes Vindictive Sam Sparro Sam Sparro 2009 Ladyhawke Ladyhawke Jessica Mauboy Been Waiting Lisa Mitchell Wonder Sia Some People Have Real Problems The Temper Trap Conditions 2010 No award given 2011 Boy & Bear Moonfire Drapht The Life of Riley Gypsy & The Cat Gilgamesh Oh Mercy Great Barrier Grief The Middle East I Want That You Are Always Happy
Notes A: Despite the ARIA Awards website saying C. W. Stoneking was nominated for this award, the video for this award on the Official ARIA YouTube channel shows that Sia was nominated. This is the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DryNVmJ_AHs
B: In 2010, the Breakthrough Artist – Album award was merged with the Breakthrough Artist – Single accolade to form a sole award for Breakthrough Artist.
References
External links The ARIA Awards Official website