Year | Cover artist(s) | Album title and original recording artist(s) |
1987 (1st) |
Oleh Witer | Big Pig by Big Pig |
Art Scarff | The Final Wave by Australian Crawl |
Buster Stiggs | Love an Adventure by Pseudo Echo |
Nick Seymour | Crowded House by Crowded House |
Richard Alan | Models' Media by Models |
Bear Witness by I'm Talking |
Steve Malpass | Whispering Jack by John Farnham |
1988 (2nd) | Ken Duncan, Creative Type Wart, Gary Morris and Midnight Oil | Diesel and Dust by Midnight Oil |
1989 (3rd) |
Nick Seymour | Temple of Low Men by Crowded House |
The Add Agency | Up from Down Under by Tommy Emmanuel |
Bruce Goold | Wild Desert Rose by Coloured Stone |
Phil Judd | The Sound of Trees by Schnell Fenster |
Malpass & Burrows | Age of Reason by John Farnham |
Robyn Stacey & Richard Allan | Lost by Died Pretty |
Eric Weideman | ...ish by 1927 |
1990 (4th) |
Rob Miles | Ghost Nation by Hunters & Collectors |
Greg O'Connor | These Here Are Crazy Times by Boom Crash Opera |
Martin Fabinyi | Brave by Kate Ceberano |
Deborah Parry Graphics / Ben Evans | 0–9 Series by Various Artists |
Stephen Thomas | The Big Don't Argue by Weddings Parties Anything |
1991 (5th) |
Livingstone Clarke and Midnight Oil | Blue Sky Mining by Midnight Oil |
Timothy Eames | Collected Works by Hunters & Collectors |
Iva Davies and David Barnes | Code Blue by Icehouse |
Jon Quinn | Chain Reaction by John Farnham |
Capitol Art / Peter Blakeley | Harry's Café De Wheels by Peter Blakeley |
1992 (6th) |
Louise Beach / Mushroom Art | Tribal Voice by Yothu Yindi |
Pierre Baroni / Mushroom Art | Soul Deep by Jimmy Barnes |
String of Pearls by Deborah Conway |
Richard Pleasance and Ross Hipwell | Galleon by Richard Pleasance |
Tommy Steele and Nick Seymour | Woodface by Crowded House |
1993 (7th) |
Paul McNeil and Richard All | Electric Soup and Gorilla Biscuit by Hoodoo Gurus |
Angie Hart and Louise Beach | Marvin the Album by Frente! |
Ian Martin and Adrienne Overall | Hepfidelity by Diesel |
Midnight Oil and Neo One Design | Scream in Blue by Midnight Oil |
Pascoe & Gray Design and Eryk Photography | Better Times by The Black Sorrows |
1994 (8th) |
Pierre Baroni / Mushroom Art | Bitch Epic by Deborah Conway |
Kristyna Higgins and Jan Manby | The Honeymoon Is Over by The Cruel Sea |
Marcelle Lunam | The Yearning by Things of Stone and Wood |
Nick Seymour | Together Alone by Crowded House |
Kevin Wilkins and Midnight Oil | Earth and Sun and Moon by Midnight Oil |
1995 (9th) |
Dominic O'Brien | A Million Year Girl by Max Sharam |
Simon Anderson | The Electric Hippies by Electric Hippies |
Hi Fi Way by You Am I |
The Cruel Sea, Kristyna Higgins and Jim Paton | Three Legged Dog by The Cruel Sea |
Reg Mombassa | Mr Natural by Mental As Anything |
1996 (10th) |
Reg Mombassa | Liar Liar Pants on Fire by Mental As Anything |
Simon Anderson | Hourly, Daily by You Am I |
Rockin' Doodles, Quan Yeomans and Ben Ely | Tu-Plang by Regurgitator |
Janet English and George Stajsic | The Unfinished Spanish Galleon of Finley Lake by Spiderbait |
Tony Mahoney | The Soft 'N Sexy Sound by Dave Graney |
1997 (11th) |
John Watson, John O'Donnell, Kevin Wilkins and Silverchair | Freak Show by Silverchair |
Janet English | Ivy and the Big Apples by Spiderbait |
Pierre Baroni | Songs from the South by Paul Kelly |
Simon Anderson and Dean Manning | Angel Blood by Leonardo's Bride |
Tony Mahony | The Devil Drives by Dave Graney & the Coral Snakes |
1998 (12th) |
The Shits | Unit by Regurgitator |
Carl Breitkreuz and Ian Downie | To Hal and Bacharach by various artists |
Dominic O'Brien, Matt Thomas, Rachel Boyce and Alison Smith | Pink Pills by The Mavis's |
William Tennent and Chris Tennent | Sumo by The Superjesus |
Kevin Wilkins | 20,000 Watt R.S.L. by Midnight Oil |
1999 (13th) |
Kevin Wilkins | Internationalist by Powderfinger |
Janet English and George Stajsic | Grand Slam by Spiderbait |
Reg Mombassa | Garage by Mental As Anything |
John Watson, Kevin Wilkins and Melissa Chenery | Neon Ballroom by Silverchair |
Quan Yeomans and Janet English | Welcome to Happyland by Happyland |
2000 (14th) |
Janet English | "Glokenpop" by Spiderbait |
Mark Gowling | Road Kill by Groove Terminator |
Paul Kosky | Reflector by Killing Heidi |
Love Police | Triple J Hottest 100 Vol 6 by Various |
Kevin Wilkins | "Passenger" by Powderfinger |
2001 (15th) |
Kevin Wilkins | Odyssey Number Five by Powderfinger |
Bobbydazzler (a.k.a. Darren Seltmann, Robbie Chater) | Since I Left You by The Avalanches |
Darren Glindemann | Jet Age by The Superjesus |
Sam Hickey | Sunset Studies by Augie March |
Stephanie Ashworth | Echolalia by Something for Kate |
2002 (16th) |
Darren Glindemann, John Watson, Melissa Chenery and Daniel Johns | Diorama by Silverchair |
Art of the State and Scott James Smith | Torch the Moon by The Whitlams |
Campbell Murray Creating | Barricades & Brickwalls by Kasey Chambers |
Chris Von Sanden | Polyserena by george |
Craig Nicholls | Highly Evolved by Highly Evolved |
2003 (17th) |
Steven Gorrow and Revolution Design | Vulture Street by Powderfinger |
Jenny Sullivan and Sony Music Design | Innocent Eyes by Delta Goodrem |
Adalita and Steven Gorrow | Tough Love by Magic Dirt |
Stephanie Ashworth and David Homer (Sony Music Design) | The Official Fiction by Something for Kate |
James Bellesini and Love Police | Deliverance by You Am I |
2004 (18th) |
James Hackett | The Dissociatives by The Dissociatives |
Peter Barrett and Eskimo Joe | A Song Is a City by Eskimo Joe |
James Bellesini and Love Police | Winning Days by The Vines |
The Cream & The Crock by You Am I |
Mathematics | Wayward Angel by Kasey Chambers |
Tom Walker | Sunrise Over Sea by John Butler Trio |
2005 (19th) |
Ben Lee, Lara Meyerratken and Dan Estabrook | Awake Is the New Sleep by Ben Lee |
Cameron Bird | In Case We Die by Architecture in Helsinki |
Cathie Glassby | The Sound of White by Missy Higgins |
David Homer, Aaron Hayward (Debaser) | United Paper People by Kisschasy |
Reg Mombassa | Foggy Highway by Paul Kelly & the Stormwater Boys |
2006 (20th) |
Debaser | Tea & Sympathy by Bernard Fanning |
Alison Smith and Chris Cheney – The Living End | State of Emergency by The Living End |
Dane Lovett and Dave Snow | Black Fingernails, Red Wine by Eskimo Joe |
Luke Steele, James Bellesini and Love Police | Personality – One Was a Spider, One Was a Bird by The Sleepy Jackson |
The Grates | Gravity Won't Get You High by The Grates |
2007 (21st) |
Aaron Hayward and Dave Homer (Debaser) | Dream Days at the Hotel Existence by Powderfinger |
Wally de Backer | Mixed Blood by Gotye |
John Engelhardt | The Hard Road: Restrung by Hilltop Hoods |
Sharon Chai and Sarah Blasko | What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have by Sarah Blasko |
Hackett Films | Young Modern by Silverchair |
2008 (22nd) |
Jonathan Zawada | Apocalypso by The Presets |
Aaron Hayward & David Homer (Debaser) | Be the Twilight by Faker |
Rattlin' Bones by Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson |
Alter | In Ghost Colours by Cut Copy |
IOSHVA | A Book Like This by Angus & Julia Stone |
2009 (23rd) |
Aaron Hayward and David Homer (Debaser) | Walking on a Dream by Empire of the Sun |
C. W. Stoneking | Jungle Blues by C. W. Stoneking |
Mathematics | Inshalla by Eskimo Joe |
Sarah Larnach | Ladyhawke by Ladyhawke |
Sharon Chai | As Day Follows Night by Sarah Blasko |
2010 (24th) |
Angus & Julia Stone | Down the Way by Angus & Julia Stone |
Cameron Gray and Scott Smith | This Is the Warning by Dead Letter Circus |
David Homer and Aaron Hayward (Debaser) | Birds of Tokyo by Birds of Tokyo |
Debaser | Head of the Hawk by Bluejuice |
Leif Podhajsky | Innerspeaker by Tame Impala |
2011 (25th) |
Alter | Zonoscope by Cut Copy |
Aaron Hayward and David Homer (Debaser) | The Experiment by Art vs. Science |
Tangier by Billy Thorpe |
Carlo Santone | Rrakala by Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu |
Ken Done | Great Barrier Grief by Oh Mercy |
2012 (26th) |
Frank de Backer and Wally de Backer | Making Mirrors by Gotye |
Carlo Santone | "Bayini" by Gurrumul featuring Sarah Blasko |
Christopher Doyle | Prisoner by The Jezabels |
Debaser | Falling & Flying by 360 |
Rennie Ellis | Deep Heat by Oh Mercy |
2013 (27th) |
Aaron Hayward and David Homer (Debaser) | Ice on the Dune by Empire of the Sun |
Glen Hannah | Wreck & Ruin by Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson |
Graeme Base | Steal the Light by The Cat Empire |
Justin Maller | Circus in the Sky by Bliss n Eso |
Kevin Parker and Leif Podhajsky | Lonerism by Tame Impala |
2014 (28th) |
Tin & Ed | Built on Glass by Chet Faker |
Angus & Julia Stone | Angus & Julia Stone by Angus & Julia Stone |
Celeste Potter | Black Rat by DZ Deathrays |
Sia Furler | 1000 Forms of Fear by Sia |
The Leonard Brothers | Utopia by 360 |
2015 (29th) |
Courtney Barnett | Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett |
Daniel Johns, Aref and Peter Salmon-Lomas | Talk by Daniel Johns |
Timothy Lovett | Down To Earth by Flight Facilities |
Bjenny Montero | Man It Feels Like Space Again by Pond |
Nathan Johnson | The Positions by Gang of Youths |
2016 (30th) |
Johnathan Zawada | Skin by Flume |
Karen Lynch | Civil Dusk by Bernard Fanning |
Kristen Doyle | Wings of the Wild by Delta Goodrem |
Jack Vanzet | Bloom by RÜFÜS |
Robbie Chater for Lost Art | Wildflower by The Avalanches |
2017 (31st) |
Peter Salmon-Lomas | Life Is Fine by Paul Kelly |
Lee McConnell | The Kids Will Know It's Bullshit by Dune Rats |
Nathan Cahyadi | Go Farther in Lightness by Gang of Youths |
Nick McKinlay | Don't Let the Kids Win by Julia Jacklin |
Mitchell Storck | The Overflow Tank by Midnight Oil |
2018 (32nd) |
Caiti Baker | Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow) by Gurrumul |
Ben Lopez | Flow State by Tash Sultana |
Dean Hanson | Good Mood by Ball Park Music |
Jonathan Zawada | Hi Viz by The Presets |
Steve Wyper | Love Monster by Amy Shark |
2019 (33rd) |
Emilie Pfitzner | Better in Blak by Thelma Plum |
Ben Jones | Amyl and the Sniffers by Amyl and the Sniffers |
Jonathan Zawada | Hi This is Flume by Flume |
Lucy Dyson | Nature by Paul Kelly |
Nick Mckk | Crushing by Julia Jacklin |
2020 (34th) |
Adam Dal Pozzo, Megan Washington and Michelle Pitiris | Batflowers by Washington |
Louis Leimbach | 14 Steps to a Better You by Lime Cordiale |
Luke Henery | Everything Is A-OK by Violent Soho |
Made in Katana | Hilda by Jessica Mauboy |
Tim Rogers | Mr Experience by Donny Benét |
2021 (35th) |
Kofi Anash & Bailey Howard | Smiling with No Teeth by Genesis Owusu |
Ngaiire Joseph & Dan Segal | 3 by Ngaiire |
Eben Ejdne | Herald by Odette |
Jonathan Zawada | We Will Always Love You by The Avalanches |
Giulia Giannini McGauran & Mitchell Eaton | Welcome to the Madhouse by Tones and I |
2022 (36th) |
Adnate | Gela by Baker Boy |
Giulia Giannini McGauran | How to Grow a Sunflower Underwater by Alex the Astronaut |
Jonathan Zawada | Palaces by Flume |
Kayla Flett, Gabi Coulthurst & Dimathaya Burarrwanga | King Stingray by King Stingray |
Seshanka Samarajiwa, Zain Ayub & Tasman Keith | A Colour Undone by Tasman Keith |
2023 (37th) |
Jeremy Koren (Grey Ghost) | Everything Was Green by Forest Claudette |
Connor Dewhurst | Acres by Brad Cox |
Harry Allen — Studio Balcony | 370HSSV 0773H by Private Function |
Peach PRC, Billy Zammit | Manic Dream Pixie by Peach PRC |
Sam Netterfiled, Mia Rankin | Jesus at the Gay Bar by Cub Sport |