Country Australia Official website www.ariaawards.com.au Currently held by Troye Sivan | First awarded 1987 Instituted 1987 Category of ARIA Music Awards | |
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The ARIA Music Award for Song of the Year, 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."
Song of the Year was first given as an industry voted award from 1987 until 1998 when it was discontinued. The accolade was re-introduced in 2012 and from then, to the present, the winner has instead been determined by the general public. The nominees are chosen based on the top ten highest selling Australian single releases, based on ARIA chart sales statistics, during the eligibility period. The song can be an album track which has subsequently been released as a single. The artist can only receive one nomination in this category, even if the artist has multiple songs in the ARIA top ten. The public votes are tallied by ARIA, with the winner announced at the awards ceremony.
Crowded House and Matt Corby have won the award the most times, with two each.
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. From 1987-1998, the nominees and winners were determined by industry votes; from 2012, onwards, the nominees are made up of the top ten highest selling singles, by an Australian artist on the ARIA Charts. The accolade was not given from 1999-2011. All reliable sources used in this article make no mention of other nominees for the year 1987.