ARIA Award for Best Group


The ARIA Music Award for Best Group, 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, an organisation whose aim is "to advance the interests of the Australian record industry." The award is given to an Australian group comprising two or more members for an album or single release. The accolade is voted for by a judging academy which comprises 1000 members from different areas of the music industry.
The award for Best Group was first presented to INXS in 1987, for their single "Listen Like Thieves".

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 from 1989 - 1991. 1987 information is based on an ARIA-supplied video.
YearWinnerAlbum/Single Title
1987
(1st)
INXS"Listen Like Thieves"
1987
(1st)
Crowded House"Don't Dream It's Over"
1987
(1st)
Hunters & CollectorsHuman Frailty
1987
(1st)
Midnight OilThe Dead Heart
1987
(1st)
Pseudo Echo"Funkytown"
1988
(2nd)
--
1988
(2nd)
Crowded House
1988
(2nd)
Hunters & Collectors
1988
(2nd)
Icehouse
1988
(2nd)
INXS
1988
(2nd)
Midnight Oil
1989
(3rd)
--
1989
(3rd)
INXS"Never Tear Us Apart"
1989
(3rd)
The Black SorrowsHold On To Me
1989
(3rd)
Crowded HouseTemple of Low Men
1989
(3rd)
The Go-Betweens16 Lovers Lane
1989
(3rd)
Midnight Oil"Dreamworld"
1990
(4th)
--
1990
(4th)
The Black SorrowsHold On To Me
1990
(4th)
1927"Compulsory Hero"
1990
(4th)
Boom Crash OperaThese Here Are Crazy Times
1990
(4th)
Johnny Diesel & the InjectorsJohnny Diesel & the Injectors
1990
(4th)
Hunters & CollectorsGhost Nation
1991
(5th)
--
1991
(5th)
Midnight OilBlue Sky Mining
1991
(5th)
Boom Crash OperaLook! Listen!!
1991
(5th)
The Black SorrowsHarley and Rose
1991
(5th)
Hunters & Collectors"Throw Your Arms Around Me"
1991
(5th)
INXSX
1992
(6th)
--
1992
(6th)
INXSLive Baby Live
1992
(6th)
Baby AnimalsBaby Animals
1992
(6th)
The Black Sorrows"Never Let Me Go"
1992
(6th)
Crowded HouseWoodface
1992
(6th)
Hunters & Collectors"Where Do You Go?"
1993
(7th)
--
1993
(7th)
Crowded House"Weather with You"
1993
(7th)
Baby Animals"One Word"
1993
(7th)
The Black SorrowsBetter Times
1993
(7th)
The Cruel SeaThis Is Not the Way Home
1993
(7th)
INXSWelcome to Wherever You Are
1994
(8th)
--
1994
(8th)
The Cruel SeaThe Honeymoon Is Over
1994
(8th)
Baby AnimalsShaved and Dangerous
1994
(8th)
Crowded HouseTogether Alone
1994
(8th)
INXSFull Moon, Dirty Hearts
1994
(8th)
Midnight OilEarth and Sun and Moon
1995
(9th)
--
1995
(9th)
The Cruel SeaThree Legged Dog
1995
(9th)
Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsLet Love In
1995
(9th)
Crowded HousePrivate Universe
1995
(9th)
SilverchairFrogstomp
1995
(9th)
You Am IHi Fi Way
1996
(10th)
--
1996
(10th)
You Am IHourly, Daily
1996
(10th)
The BadlovesHoly Roadside
1996
(10th)
Crowded House"Everything Is Good for You"
1996
(10th)
RegurgitatorTu-Plang
1996
(10th)
Silverchair"Blind"
1997
(11th)
--
1997
(11th)
Savage GardenSavage Garden
1997
(11th)
Crowded House"Instinct"
1997
(11th)
PowderfingerDouble Allergic
1997
(11th)
SilverchairFreak Show
1997
(11th)
SpiderbaitIvy and the Big Apples
1998
(12th)
--
1998
(12th)
The WhitlamsEternal Nightcap
1998
(12th)
RegurgitatorUnit
1998
(12th)
Savage Garden"Universe"
1998
(12th)
The SuperjesusSumo
1998
(12th)
You Am I#4 Record
1999
(13th)
--
1999
(13th)
The Living EndThe Living End
1999
(13th)
PowderfingerInternationalist
1999
(13th)
Regurgitator"! (The Song Formerly Known As)"
1999
(13th)
SilverchairNeon Ballroom
1999
(13th)
You Am I"Heavy Heart"
2000
(14th)
--
2000
(14th)
Killing HeidiReflector
2000
(14th)
Powderfinger"Passenger"
2000
(14th)
Savage Garden"Affirmation"
2000
(14th)
ShihadThe General Electric
2000
(14th)
Madison Avenue"Don't Call Me Baby"
2001
(15th)
--
2001
(15th)
PowderfingerOdyssey Number Five
2001
(15th)
The AvalanchesSince I Left You
2001
(15th)
Killing Heidi"Superman Supergirl"
2001
(15th)
Something for KateEcholalia
2001
(15th)
You Am IDress Me Slowly
2002
(16th)
--
2002
(16th)
SilverchairDiorama
2002
(16th)
georgePolyserena
2002
(16th)
GrinspoonNew Detention
2002
(16th)
Powderfinger"The Metre/Waiting for the Sun"
2002
(16th)
The VinesHighly Evolved
2003
(17th)
--
2003
(17th)
PowderfingerVulture Street
2003
(17th)
Grinspoon"No Reason"
2003
(17th)
Silverchair"Across the Night"
2003
(17th)
Something for KateThe Official Fiction
2003
(17th)
The WaifsUp All Night
2004
(18th)
--
2004
(18th)
JetGet Born
2004
(18th)
The Cat EmpireThe Cat Empire
2004
(18th)
Eskimo JoeA Song Is a City
2004
(18th)
Powderfinger"Sunsets"
2004
(18th)
The DissociativesThe Dissociatives
2005
(19th)
--
2005
(19th)
Eskimo Joe"Older Than You"
2005
(19th)
EvermoreDreams
2005
(19th)
GrinspoonThrills, Kills & Sunday Pills
2005
(19th)
PowderfingerThese Days
2005
(19th)
Thirsty Merc"Someday, Someday"
2006
(20th)
--
2006
(20th)
WolfmotherWolfmother
2006
(20th)
Augie MarchMoo, You Bloody Choir
2006
(20th)
Eskimo JoeBlack Fingernails, Red Wine
2006
(20th)
Rogue TradersHere Come the Drums
2006
(20th)
The Living EndState of Emergency
2007
(21st)
--
2007
(21st)
SilverchairYoung Modern
2007
(21st)
Eskimo Joe"Sarah"
2007
(21st)
PowderfingerDream Days at the Hotel Existence
2007
(21st)
Sneaky Sound SystemSneaky Sound System
2007
(21st)
Wolfmother"Joker & the Thief"
2008
(22nd)
--
2008
(22nd)
The PresetsApocalypso
2008
(22nd)
Angus & Julia StoneA Book Like This
2008
(22nd)
FakerBe the Twilight
2008
(22nd)
SilverchairIf You Keep Losing Sleep
2008
(22nd)
The Living EndWhite Noise
2009
(23rd)
--
2009
(23rd)
Empire of the SunWalking on a Dream
2009
(23rd)
AC/DCBlack Ice
2009
(23rd)
Eskimo JoeInshalla
2009
(23rd)
Hilltop HoodsState of the Art
2009
(23rd)
The DronesHavilah
2010
(24th)
--
2010
(24th)
The Temper TrapConditions
2010
(24th)
Angus & Julia StoneDown the Way
2010
(24th)
Birds of TokyoBirds of Tokyo
2010
(24th)
PowderfingerGolden Rule
2010
(24th)
Tame ImpalaInnerspeaker
2011
(25th)
--
2011
(25th)
Boy & BearMoonfire
2011
(25th)
Birds of Tokyo"Wild at Heart"
2011
(25th)
Eskimo JoeGhosts of the Past
2011
(25th)
GrindermanGrinderman 2
2011
(25th)
The Living EndThe Ending Is Just the Beginning Repeating
2012
(26th)
--
2012
(26th)
The Temper TrapThe Temper Trap
2012
(26th)
Boy & Bear"Big Man"
2012
(26th)
Cold ChiselNo Plans
2012
(26th)
Hilltop HoodsDrinking from the Sun
2012
(26th)
The JezabelsPrisoner
2013
(27th)
--
2013
(27th)
Tame ImpalaLonerism
2013
(27th)
Birds of TokyoMarch Fires
2013
(27th)
Boy & BearHarlequin Dream
2013
(27th)
Empire of the SunIce on the Dune
2013
(27th)
Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsPush the Sky Away
2014
(28th)
--
2014
(28th)
SheppardBombs Away
2014
(28th)
5 Seconds of Summer5 Seconds of Summer
2014
(28th)
Hilltop HoodsWalking Under Stars
2014
(28th)
RÜFÜS"Sundream"
2014
(28th)
Violent Soho"Saramona Said"
2015
(29th)
--
2015
(29th)
Tame ImpalaCurrents
2015
(29th)
5 Seconds of SummerLiveSOS
2015
(29th)
AC/DCRock or Bust
2015
(29th)
HermitudeDark Night Sweet Light
2015
(29th)
The PreaturesBlue Planet Eyes
2016
(30th)
--
2016
(30th)
Violent SohoWaco
2016
(30th)
King Gizzard & the Lizard WizardNonagon Infinity
2016
(30th)
RÜFÜSBloom
2016
(30th)
The AvalanchesWildflower
2016
(30th)
The Veronicas"In My Blood"
2017
(31st)
--
2017
(31st)
Gang of YouthsGo Farther in Lightness
2017
(31st)
A.B. OriginalReclaim Australia
2017
(31st)
King Gizzard & the Lizard WizardFlying Microtonal Banana
2017
(31st)
Nick Cave & the Bad SeedsSkeleton Tree
2017
(31st)
Peking Duk"Stranger"
2018
(32nd)
--
2018
(32nd)
5 Seconds of SummerYoungblood
2018
(32nd)
DMA'sFor Now
2018
(32nd)
Peking Duk"Fire"
2018
(32nd)
Pnau"Go Bang"
2018
(32nd)
Rüfüs Du Sol"No Place"
2019
(33rd)
--
2019
(33rd)
The Teskey BrothersRun Home Slow
2019
(33rd)
5 Seconds of Summer"Easier"
2019
(33rd)
Birds of Tokyo"Good Lord"
2019
(33rd)
Hilltop HoodsThe Great Expanse
2019
(33rd)
Rüfüs Du SolSolace
2020
(34th)
--
2020
(34th)
Tame ImpalaThe Slow Rush
2020
(34th)
5 Seconds Of SummerCalm
2020
(34th)
DMA'sThe Glow
2020
(34th)
Lime Cordiale14 Steps to a Better You
2020
(34th)
The Teskey BrothersLive at the Forum
2021
(35th)
--
2021
(35th)
Rüfüs Du Sol"Alive"
2021
(35th)
AC/DCPower Up
2021
(35th)
Gang of Youths"The Angel of 8th Ave."
2021
(35th)
Midnight OilThe Makarrata Project
2021
(35th)
The AvalanchesWe Will Always Love You
2022
(36th)
--
2022
(36th)
Amyl and the SniffersComfort to Me
2022
(36th)
Gang of YouthsAngel in Realtime
2022
(36th)
King StingrayKing Stingray
2022
(36th)
Midnight OilResist
2022
(36th)
Rüfüs Du SolSurrender
2023
(37th)
--
2023
(37th)
DMA'sHow Many Dreams?
2023
(37th)
Cub SportJesus at the Gay Bar
2023
(37th)
King Gizzard & the Lizard WizardPetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth...
2023
(37th)
Parkway DriveDarker Still
2023
(37th)
The Teskey BrothersThe Winding Way
2024
(38th)
--
2024
(38th)
Royel OtisPratts & Pain
2024
(38th)
3%Kill the Dead
2024
(38th)
Hiatus KaiyoteLove Heart Cheat Code
2024
(38th)
Rüfüs Du SolMusic Is Better
2024
(38th)
SpeedOnly One Mode
2025
(39th)
--
2025
(39th)
Amyl and the SniffersCartoon Darkness
2025
(39th)
Folk Bitch TrioNow Would Be a Good Time
2025
(39th)
Hilltop HoodsFall from the Light
2025
(39th)
Royel OtisHickey
2025
(39th)
Rüfüs Du SolInhale / Exhale

Multiple wins and nominations

The following groups have received two or more Best Group ARIA awards:
WinsArtist
3INXS
3Tame Impala
2Powderfinger
2Silverchair
2Crowded House
2The Cruel Sea
2The Temper Trap

The following groups have received two or more Best Group ARIA nominations:
NominationsArtist
10Powderfinger
8Silverchair
8Crowded House
7INXS
7Midnight Oil
7Rüfüs Du Sol
6Eskimo Joe
55 Seconds of Summer
5The Black Sorrows
5Hunters & Collectors
5You Am I
4Birds of Tokyo
4Hilltop Hoods
4The Living End
4Tame Impala
3Baby Animals
3Boy & Bear
3The Cruel Sea
3DMA's
3Gang of Youths
3Grinspoon
3King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
3Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
3Regurgitator
3Savage Garden
3The Teskey Brothers
2Angus & Julia Stone
2Boom Crash Opera
2Empire of the Sun
2Killing Heidi
2Peking Duk
2Something for Kate
2The Temper Trap
2Violent Soho
2Wolfmother