The ARIA Music Award for Best Pop Release, 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." To be eligible, "the recording must be directed at contemporary hit radio or Top 40 formats." The accolade is voted for by a judging academy, which comprises 1000 members from different areas of the music industry, and is given to an artist who is either from Australia or an Australian resident.
The award for Best Pop Release was first presented to Peter Andre in 1994, for his album of the same name. Kylie Minogue has received five wins from 13 nominations, more than any other artist, for "Where the Wild Roses Grow" (with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) in 1996, "Spinning Around" in 2000, the latter's parent album Light Years in 2001, Fever in 2002 and "Padam Padam" in 2023.ARIA Award previous winners. Vance Joy and Jessica Mauboy are tied for the most nominations without a win with four each. Five artists have won in consecutive years; Minogue from 2000 to 2002, Missy Higgins for "Scar" in 2004 and its parent album The Sound of White in 2005, Gotye for "Somebody That I Used to Know" featuring Kimbra in 2011 and its parent album Making Mirrors in 2012, Amy Shark for Night Thinker in 2017 and Love Monster in 2018, and The Kid Laroi for "Stay" with Justin Bieber in 2021 and "Thousand Miles" in 2022. Gotye is the only artist to win both his nominations.
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.
Year Winner(s) Album/single title 1994(8th) Peter Andre Peter Andre Bellydance One Blood Girlfriend It's Up to You Sound Unlimited "One More From the City" Toni Pearen "I Want You" 1995(9th) Tina Arena "Chains" Kulcha Kulcha Mental As Anything "Mr Natural" Merril Bainbridge "Mouth" Tlot Tlot "The Girlfriend Song" 1996(10th) Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Kylie Minogue "Where the Wild Roses Grow" Christine Anu "Come On" Hoodoo Gurus Blue Cave Swoop The Woxo Principle Tina Arena "Wasn't It Good" 1997(11th) Savage Garden "To the Moon and Back" Deni Hines "I'm Not in Love" Human Nature Telling Everybody Rani Always on My Mind Snout The New Pop Dialogue 1998(12th) Natalie Imbruglia Left of the Middle Kylie Minogue Impossible Princess The Mavis's Pink Pills Snout Circle High and Wide The Whitlams Eternal Nightcap 1999(13th) Savage Garden "The Animal Song" Bachelor Girl Waiting for the Day Deadstar "Run Baby Run" Human Nature Counting Down Taxiride "Get Set" 2000(14th) Kylie Minogue "Spinning Around" Frenzal Rhomb "Never Had So Much Fun" Savage Garden Affirmation Spiderbait "Glokenpop" Vanessa Amorosi Absolutely Everybody 2001(15th) Kylie Minogue Light Years Christine Anu Come My Way Invertigo "Chances Are" Madison Avenue The Polyester Embassy Vanessa Amorosi The Power 2002(16th) Kylie Minogue Fever Disco Montego "Beautiful" George Polyserena Holly Valance "Kiss Kiss" The Whitlams Torch the Moon 2003(17th) Delta Goodrem Innocent Eyes Amiel Audio Out The Androids "Do It with Madonna" Dannii Minogue Neon Nights Kylie Minogue "Come Into My World" 2004(18th) Missy Higgins "Scar" Delta Goodrem "Not Me, Not I" Kylie Minogue Body Language Pete Murray "So Beautiful" The Dissociatives The Dissociatives 2005(19th) Missy Higgins The Sound of White Ben Lee Awake Is the New Sleep Kylie Minogue "I Believe in You" Sarah Blasko The Overture & the Underscore Thirsty Merc "Someday, Someday" 2006(20th) The Veronicas The Secret Life of... Ben Lee "Into the Dark" Josh Pyke Feeding the Wolves Rogue Traders Here Come the Drums Shannon Noll Lift 2007(21st) Sarah Blasko What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have Evermore "Light Surrounding You" Kate Miller-Heidke Little Eve Missy Higgins On a Clear Night Operator Please "Just a Song About Ping Pong" 2008(22nd) Gabriella Cilmi Lessons to Be Learned Kylie Minogue X Operator Please Yes Yes Vindictive Sam Sparro "Black and Gold" The Veronicas Hook Me Up 2009(23rd) Empire of the Sun Walking on a Dream Jessica Mauboy Been Waiting Kate Miller-Heidke Curiouser Ladyhawke Ladyhawke Sarah Blasko As Day Follows Night 2010(24th) Sia We Are Born Bluejuice Head of the Hawk Empire of the Sun "Half Mast (Slight Return)" Guy Sebastian Like It Like That Kylie Minogue Aphrodite 2011(25th) Gotye featuring Kimbra "Somebody That I Used to Know" Architecture in Helsinki Moment Bends Guy Sebastian featuring Eve "Who's That Girl" Gypsy & the Cat Gilgamesh Washington "Holy Moses" 2012(26th) Gotye Making Mirrors Guy Sebastian featuring Lupe Fiasco "Battle Scars" Jessica Mauboy "Gotcha" Kimbra Vows San Cisco Awkward 2013(27th) Guy Sebastian Armageddon Empire of the Sun Ice on the Dune San Cisco San Cisco The Preatures Is This How You Feel? Vance Joy God Loves You When You're Dancing 2014(28th) Sia 1000 Forms of Fear 5 Seconds of Summer 5 Seconds of Summer Andy Bull Sea of Approval Justice Crew "Que Sera" Sheppard Bombs Away 2015(29th) Jarryd James "Do You Remember" Conrad Sewell "Start Again" Sia "Elastic Heart" Tame Impala "Let It Happen" Vance Joy Dream Your Life Away 2016 Flume "Never Be Like You" (featuring Kai) Illy "Papercuts" (featuring Vera Blue) Sia This Is Acting The Veronicas "In My Blood" Troye Sivan Blue Neighbourhood 2017 Amy Shark Night Thinker Dean Lewis "Waves" Jessica Mauboy "Fallin'" Sia "The Greatest" (featuring Kendrick Lamar) Vera Blue Perennial 2018 Amy Shark Love Monster 5 Seconds of Summer Youngblood Dean Lewis "Be Alright" Jack River Sugar Mountain Troye Sivan Bloom 2019 Tones and I "Dance Monkey" Amy Shark "Mess Her Up" Dean Lewis A Place We Knew Guy Sebastian "Choir" Thelma Plum Better in Blak 2020 Amy Shark "Everybody Rise" Lime Cordiale 14 Steps to a Better You Sia "Together" Tame Impala "Lost in Yesterday" Troye Sivan In a Dream 2021 The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber "Stay" Amy Shark Cry Forever The Avalanches We Will Always Love You Tones and I "Fly Away" Vance Joy "Missing Piece" 2022 The Kid Laroi "Thousand Miles" Flume "Say Nothing" (featuring May-a) Rüfüs Du Sol "On My Knees" Thelma Plum Meanjin Vance Joy "Clarity" 2023 Kylie Minogue "Padam Padam" Amy Shark "Can I Shower at Yours" Budjerah "Therapy" Peach PRC "Perfect for You" Troye Sivan "Rush" 2024 Troye Sivan Something to Give Each Other Amy Shark Sunday Sadness Jessica Mauboy Yours Forever Kylie Minogue Tension The Kid Laroi "Girls" 2025 Thelma Plum I'm Sorry, Now Say It Back G Flip "Disco Cowgirl" Kita Alexander "Press Pause" Kylie Minogue Tension II Mallrat Light Hit My Face Like a Straight Right
Artists with multiple wins 5 wins Kylie Minogue
3 wins Amy Shark
2 wins Gotye Missy Higgins The Kid Laroi Savage Garden Sia
Artists with multiple nominations 13 nominations Kylie Minogue
7 nominations Amy Shark
6 nominations Sia
5 nominations Guy Sebastian Troye Sivan
4 nominations Vance Joy Jessica Mauboy
3 nominations
2 nominations
References
External links The ARIA Awards Official website