ARIA Award for Highest-Selling Single
| ARIA Award for Highest-Selling Single | |
|---|---|
2011 winners Guy Sebastian (left) and Eve (right) | |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |
| First award | 1987 |
| Final award | 2011 |
| Currently held by | Guy Sebastian featuring Eve, "Who's That Girl" (2011) |
| Most wins | Kylie Minogue (3) |
| Most nominations | Delta Goodrem (6) |
| Website | www |
The ARIA Music Award for Highest-Selling Single was an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards. It was presented from 1987 through to 2011.[1]
Kylie Minogue held the record for the most wins at three (1988, 1989 and 2002). The only other artists to win multiple awards in this category were Silverchair in 1995 and 2007 and Guy Sebastian in 2004 and 2011. Delta Goodrem received the most nominations with six, while Human Nature had the most nominations without a win with five. Six artists received multiple nominations in the same year; Human Nature for "Don't Say Goodbye" and "Wishes" and Silverchair for "Abuse Me" and "Freak" in 1997, Natalie Imbruglia for "Big Mistake" and "Torn" in 1998, Goodrem for winning single "Born to Try", "Innocent Eyes" and "Lost Without You" in 2003, becoming the only artist nominated for three singles in the same year, Anthony Callea for winning single "The Prayer" and "Rain"/"Bridge over Troubled Water" in 2005 and the Veronicas for "Untouched" and "Hook Me Up" in 2008.
Five non-Australian artists were nominated as co-lead or featured artists; New Zealand singer Jon Stevens for "Everything's Alright" with Kate Ceberano and John Farnham in 1993, Irish singer Brian McFadden for "Almost Here" with Goodrem in 2005, and American rappers Eve for winning single "Who's That Girl" with Sebastian, becoming the only non-Australian winner, and Ludacris for "Saturday Night" with Jessica Mauboy, and New Zealand singer Kimbra for "Somebody That I Used to Know" with Gotye in 2011.
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.
Artists with multiple wins
- 3 wins
- 2 wins
Artists with multiple nominations
- 6 nominations
- 5 nominations
- 3 nominations
- 2 nominations
Notes
- ^ a b Including "You're Not Alone" as a member of the supergroup Australian Olympians.
- ^ One as a member of Euphoria and "You're Not Alone" as a member of the supergroup Australian Olympians.
- ^ ARIA lists the Regurgitator highest selling single as "New Detention". Regurgitator's highest charting single for 1995/96 was "New". They have not released a single called "New Detention".
- ^ ARIA lists the Powderfinger highest selling single as "Odyssey Number Five". Powderfinger's highest charting single for 2000–2001 was "My Happiness",[2] there is no track called "Odyssey Number Five" on their album, Odyssey Number Five.
References
- ^ "Highest Selling Single". ARIA. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Discography Powderfinger". Australian charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2010.