ARIA Award for Best Country Album

ARIA Award for Best Country Album
CountryAustralia
Presented byAustralian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
First awarded1987
Currently held byTroy Cassar-Daley, Between the Fires (2024)
Websiteariaawards.com.au

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",[1] 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."[2]

Winners and nominees

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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. Kasey Chambers has most wins with 9 awards from 9 nominations, more than any other artist or band in this category.[3][4][5][6] Full nominees for 1988 are not available in published sources.[3]

  Winner marked in a separate colour
Year Winner(s) Album Title
1987
(1st)
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
(2nd)
Flying Emus This Town
1989
(3rd)
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
(4th)
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
(5th)
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
(6th)
Anne Kirkpatrick Out of the Blue
James Blundell "Time on His Hands"
Graeme Connors Tropicali
Keith Urban "Only You"
John Williamson Waratah St
1993
(7th)
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
(8th)
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
(9th)
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
(10th)
The Dead Ringer Band Home Fires
Graeme Connors The Here and Now
Lee Kernaghan 1959
Tania Kernaghan December Moon
The Wheel The Wheel
1997
(11th)
Graeme Connors The Road Less Travelled
The Dead Ringer Band Living in the Circle
The Ranch The Ranch
Tina Martyn Lying in My Bed
Troy Cassar-Daley "True Believers"
1998
(12th)
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
(13th)
Kasey Chambers The Captain
Adam Brand Adam Brand
Tania Kernaghan Dancing on Water
Kedron Taylor Every Place I Go
Various Not So Dusty
2000
(14th)
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
(15th)
Slim Dusty Looking Forward Looking Back
Audrey Auld The Fallen
Beccy Cole Wild at Heart
Gina Jeffreys Angel
Sara Storer Chasing Buffalo
2002
(16th)
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
(17th)
Keith Urban Golden Road
Adam Harvey Cowboy Dreams
Beccy Cole Little Victories
Bill Chambers Sleeping with the Blues
Sara Storer Beautiful Circle
2004
(18th)
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
(19th)
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
(20th)
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
(21st)
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
(22nd)
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
2009
(23rd)
Troy Cassar-Daley I Love This Place
Felicity Urquhart Landing Lights
Jasmine Rae Look It Up
Keith Urban Defying Gravity
Shane Nicholson Familiar Ghosts
2010
(24th)
The McClymonts Wrapped Up Good
Adam Harvey Both Sides Now
Catherine Britt Catherine Britt
Jason Walker Ceiling Sun Letters
Lee Kernaghan Planet Country
2011
(25th)
Kasey Chambers Little Bird
Jasmine Rae Listen Here
Keith Urban Get Closer
Shane Nicholson Bad Machines
Troy Cassar-Daley Troy Cassar-Daley Live
2012
(26th)
The McClymonts Two Worlds Collide
Beccy Cole Songs & Pictures
Catherine Britt Always Never Enough
McAlister Kemp Country Proud
Troy Cassar-Daley Home
2013
(27th)
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
(28th)
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
(29th)
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
(30th)
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
(31st)
Kasey Chambers Dragonfly
Lee Kernaghan The 25th Anniversary Album
O'Shea 61-615
Shane Nicholson Love and Blood
The McClymonts Endless
2018
(32nd)
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
(33rd)
Morgan Evans Things That We Drink To
Charlie Collins Snowpine
Felicity Urquhart Frozen Rabbit
Lee Kernaghan Backroad Nation
Sara Storer Raindance
2020
(34th)
Fanny Lumsden Fallow
Casey Barnes Town of a Million Dreams
Jasmine Rae Lion Side
The McClymonts Mayhem to Madness
Travis Collins Wreck Me
2021
(35th)
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
(36th)
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
(37th)
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
(38th)
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

References

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  1. ^ "ARIA Awards 2011 overview". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  2. ^ "What We Do". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  3. ^ a b ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards Best Country Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Aria Awards/2011 Album of the Year - 25th ARIA Awards 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  5. ^ "ARIA Awards 1987.mov". YouTube. ARIA Official YouTube Account. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  6. ^ "1991 Australian ARIA Award Nominations". Australian Recording Industry Association. 1991. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
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