The ARIA Music Award for Best Country Album, 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."
Kasey Chambers holds the record for the most wins in this category, having won all ten of her nominations as a solo artist in addition to winning as a member of the Dead Ringer Band in 1996. Troy Cassar-Daley has the most nominations with 14 (15 counting the various artists album Not So Dusty), while Adam Brand and Catherine Britt are tied for the most nominations without a win with seven each. Three artists have won in two consecutive years; John Williamson in 1989 and 1990, Lee Kernaghan in 1993 and 1994, and Chambers in 2013 (for Wreck & Ruin, a collaboration with Shane Nicholson) and 2014 and again in 2017 and 2018.
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.ARIA Award previous winners. Full nominees for 1988 are not available in published sources.
Year Winner(s) Album Title 1987 John Williamson Mallee Boy Jean Stafford Burning Bright Johnny Chester There's a Shadow on the Moon Tonight Slim Dusty Stories I Wanted to Tell The Three Chord Wonders Try Change 1988 Flying Emus This Town 1989 John Williamson Boomerang Café Flying Emus "I Just Want to Dance With You" Slim Dusty G'day, G'day! Smoky Dawson & Trevor Knight High Country Jenine Vaughan "Gypsy Man" 1990 John Williamson Warragul Slim Dusty & Anne Kirkpatrick Two Singers, One Song Ted Egan This Land Australia The Flying Emus Postcards From Paradise The Happening Thang The Happening Thang 1991 James Blundell Hand It Down Luhrs & Crawford Midnight In Paradise Norma Murphy Closer Now Slim Dusty Coming Home Various Artists Breaking Ground - New Directions in Country Music 1992 Anne Kirkpatrick Out of the Blue James Blundell "Time on His Hands" Graeme Connors Tropicali Keith Urban "Only You" John Williamson Waratah St 1993 Lee Kernaghan The Outback Club James Blundell This Road Colin Buchanan Hard Times Keith Urban and Slim Dusty "Lights on the Hill" Brent Parlane Brent Parlane 1994 Lee Kernaghan Three Chain Road Graeme Connors The Return Slim Dusty Ringer from the Top End Anne Kirkpatrick Game of Love John Williamson Love Is a Good Woman 1995 Troy Cassar-Daley Beyond the Dancing Slim Dusty Natural High Gina Jeffreys The Flame Lee Kernaghan Country Crowd Jane Saunders Strangers to Your Heart 1996 The Dead Ringer Band Home Fires Graeme Connors The Here and Now Lee Kernaghan 1959 Tania Kernaghan December Moon The Wheel The Wheel 1997Graeme ConnorsThe Road Less TravelledThe Dead Ringer BandLiving in the CircleThe RanchThe RanchTina MartynLying in My BedTroy Cassar-Daley"True Believers" 1998 Shanley Del My Own Sweet Time Colin Buchanan Edge of the Kimberley Troy Cassar-Daley True Believer Gina Jeffreys Someboy's Daughter The Wheel Good Noise 1999 Kasey Chambers The Captain Adam Brand Adam Brand Tania Kernaghan Dancing on Water Kedron Taylor Every Place I Go Various Not So Dusty 2000 Troy Cassar-Daley Big River Adam Brand Good Friends Lee Kernaghan Rules of the Road Keith Urban Keith Urban John Williamson The Way It Is 2001 Slim Dusty Looking Forward Looking Back Audrey Auld The Fallen Beccy Cole Wild at Heart Gina Jeffreys Angel Sara Storer Chasing Buffalo 2002 Kasey Chambers Barricades & Brickwalls Adam Harvey Workin' Overtime Catherine Britt Dusty Smiles and Heartbreak Cures Lee Kernaghan Electric Rodeo Troy Cassar-Daley Long Way Home 2003 Keith Urban Golden Road Adam Harvey Cowboy Dreams Beccy Cole Little Victories Bill Chambers Sleeping with the Blues Sara Storer Beautiful Circle 2004 Kasey Chambers Wayward Angel Adam Brand Get Loud Melinda Schneider Family Tree Troy Cassar-Daley Borrowed & Blue Slim Dusty Columbia Lane - the Last Sessions 2005 Keith Urban Be Here Adam Harvey Can't Settle For Less Audrey Auld Mezera Texas Paul Kelly & the Stormwater Boys Foggy Highway Sara Storer Firefly 2006 Troy Cassar-Daley Brighter Day Adam Brand What a Life Anne Kirkpatrick Showman's Daughter Catherine Britt Too Far Gone Lee Kernaghan The New Bush 2007 Keith Urban Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing Gina Jeffreys Walks of Life James Blundell Ring Around the Moon Lou Bradley Love Someone The Greencards Veridian 2008 Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson Rattlin' Bones Catherine Britt Little WildFlower Melinda Schneider Be Yourself Sara Storer Silver Skies The McClymonts Chaos and Bright Lights 2009Troy Cassar-Daley I Love This PlaceFelicity UrquhartLanding LightsJasmine RaeLook It UpKeith UrbanDefying GravityShane NicholsonFamiliar Ghosts 2010The McClymonts Wrapped Up GoodAdam Harvey Both Sides NowCatherine Britt Catherine BrittJason Walker Ceiling Sun LettersLee Kernaghan Planet Country 2011 Kasey Chambers Little Bird Jasmine Rae Listen Here Keith Urban Get Closer Shane Nicholson Bad Machines Troy Cassar-Daley Troy Cassar-Daley Live 2012 The McClymonts Two Worlds Collide Beccy Cole Songs & Pictures Catherine Britt Always Never Enough McAlister Kemp Country Proud Troy Cassar-Daley Home 2013 Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson Wreck & Ruin Jasmine Rae If I Want To Lee Kernaghan Beautiful Noise Sara Storer Lovegrass Troy Cassar-Daley and Adam Harvey The Great Country Songbook 2014 Kasey Chambers Bittersweet Adam Brand My Side of the Street Emma Swift Emma Swift Keith Urban Fuse The McClymonts Here's to You & I 2015 Shane Nicholson Hell Breaks Loose Catherine Britt Boneshaker Lee Kernaghan Spirit of the Anzacs Mustered Courage White Lies and Melodies Troy Cassar-Daley Freedom Ride 2016 Sara Storer Silos Adam Brand and the Outlaws Adam Brand and the Outlaws Bill Chambers Cold Trail Fanny Lumsden Small Town Big Shot The Wolfe Brothers This Crazy Life 2017 Kasey Chambers Dragonfly Lee Kernaghan The 25th Anniversary Album O'Shea 61-615 Shane Nicholson Love and Blood The McClymonts Endless 2018 Kasey Chambers & the Fireside Disciples Campfire Adam Eckersley & Brooke McClymont Adam & Brooke Fanny Lumsden Real Class Act The Wolfe Brothers Country Heart Travis Collins Brave & the Broken 2019 Morgan Evans Things That We Drink To Charlie Collins Snowpine Felicity Urquhart Frozen Rabbit Lee Kernaghan Backroad Nation Sara Storer Raindance 2020 Fanny Lumsden Fallow Casey Barnes Town of a Million Dreams Jasmine Rae Lion Side The McClymonts Mayhem to Madness Travis Collins Wreck Me 2021 Troy Cassar-Daley The World Today Brad Cox My Mind's Projection Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham The Song Club Shane Nicholson Living in Colour The Wolfe Brothers Kids on Cassette 2022 Casey Barnes Light It Up Adam Brand All or Nothing Amber Lawrence Living for the Highlights Andy Golledge Strength of a Queen Georgia State Line In Colour 2023 Fanny Lumsden Hey Dawn Brad Cox Acres Brooke McClymont and Adam Eckersley Up, Down & Sideways Henry Wagons South Of Everywhere The Wolfe Brothers Livin' The Dream 2024 Troy Cassar-Daley Between the Fires Casey Barnes Mayday Henry Wagons The Four Seasons James Johnston Raised Like That Tori Forsyth All We Have Is Who We Are 2025 Kasey Chambers Backbone Dylan Wright Half a World Away Imogen Clark Choking on Fuel Keith Urban High Taylor Moss Firecracker
Artists with multiple wins 11 wins Kasey Chambers
6 wins Troy Cassar-Daley
3 wins Shane Nicholson Keith Urban John Williamson
2 wins Bill Chambers The McClymonts Fanny Lumsden
Artists with multiple nominations 15 nominations Troy Cassar-Daley
13 nominations Kasey Chambers
12 nominations Lee Kernaghan Keith Urban
9 nominations Slim Dusty
8 nominations Brooke McClymont
7 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations Graeme Connors Adam Harvey
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations
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