Teen-oriented pop music newspaper, Go-Set was established in February 1966 and conducted an annual poll during 1966 to 1972 of its readers to determine the most popular personalities. Readers were provided with coupons to vote for their choice, with initial categories of 'Male Vocal', 'Female Vocal' and 'Group' for both Australian and International acts – in later years new categories were introduced and old categories renamed or retired.
Printed in Go-Set on 5 October 1966, pages 12 & 13.
Printed in Go-Set on 9 August 1967, pages 12 & 13. Categories were renamed, e.g. Male Vocal became Top Male Singer.
Printed in Go-Set on 19 June 1968, pages 12 & 13.
Printed in Go-Set on 28 June 1969, pages 10 & 12. Categories back to original names, e.g. Top Male Singer returns to Male Vocal.
Printed in Go-Set on 11 July 1970, pages 6 & 7. New categories introduced: Guitarist, Drummer, Composer. Ceremony for the Australian acts was held at Dallas Brooks Hall, East Melbourne, and was broadcast on 30 June by Seven Network.
Printed in Go-Set on 10 July 1971, pages 2 & 3. New categories introduced: Best Album, Best Single, Best Bass Guitarist.
Printed in Go-Set on 30 December 1972, pages 5 & 6. New category introduced: Newcomer; with old categories retired: Best Guitarist, Best Drummer, Best Bass Guitarist.
Teen-oriented pop music newspaper, Go-Set was established in February 1966 and conducted an annual poll of its readers to determine the most popular personalities. In 1967 the most popular performer was Normie Rowe and when the results were televised on the unrelated The Go!! Show there was a crowning of Rowe as 'King of Pop'. In the following years, TV Week provided coupons for readers to vote for their choice, a similar system had been in use for TV's Logie Awards since 1960. The 'King of Pop' awards ceremony was broadcast by the 0–10 Network from 1967 to 1975, and from 1976 to 1978 by the Nine Network. On the 0–10 Network, from 1972, it was run by Johnny Young's production company (Lewis-Young Productions) which also provided Young Talent Time.
King of Pop — Normie Rowe
King of Pop – Normie Rowe
King of Pop — Johnny Farnham
Best Female Artist — Allison Durbin
Durbin is often referred to as the 'Queen of Pop', however:
I never in fact won a queen of pop award. the award was called The King of Pop awards, so that's when it was the Go Set [awards]. And it continued on to TV week.
King of Pop – Johnny Farnham
Best Female Artist — Allison Durbin
Guest presenter: Liberace
Award winners:
King of Pop — Johnny Farnham
Best Female Artist — Allison Durbin
Best Album – Bloodstone (Russell Morris)
Best Bass Guitarist – Beeb Birtles (Frieze)
Best Dressed Female Performer – Allison Durbin
Best Dressed Male Performer – Johnny Farnham
Best Drummer – Gary Young (Daddy Cool)
Best Group — Daddy Cool
Best Lead Guitarist – Rick Springfield (Zoot)
Best Organist – Jenny Johnson (New Dream)
Best Songwriter – Russell Morris for "Mr America"
Outstanding Newcomer — Jamie Redfern
Award winners:
King of Pop — Johnny Farnham
Queen of Pop — Colleen Hewett
Best Arranger – Geoff Hales
Best Dressed Female – Judy Stone
Best Dressed Male – Jeff Phillips
Best New Talent – Robin Jolley
Best Songwriter – Billy Thorpe (Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs)
Biggest Selling L.P. – Teaser and the Firecat (Cat Stevens)
Biggest Selling Single – "The Rangers Waltz" (The Moms & Dads)
Contribution to Teenage Television – Brian Henderson
Most Popular Australian Album – When You Wish Upon a Star (Jamie Redfern)
Most Popular Australian Musician – Rick Springfield (solo)
Most Popular Australian Single – "Walking the Floor" (Johnny Farnham)
Most Popular Group — Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs
Most Popular Overseas Group — The Bee Gees
Most Popular Overseas L.P. — American Pie (Don McLean)
Special Gold Award for '20 years service to the Industry' – Johnny O'Keefe
Guest presenter: Davy Jones (ex-The Monkees)
Award winners:
King of Pop — Johnny Farnham
Queen of Pop — Colleen Hewett
Best New Talent — Linda George
Best Songwriter – Brian Cadd
Contribution to Australian Pop Industry – Brian Cadd
Most Popular Australian Album – Hits 1: Magic Rock 'N' Roll (Johnny Farnham)
Most Popular Australian Group — Sherbet
Most Popular Australian Musician – Brian Cadd
Most Popular Australian Single – "Venus" (Jamie Redfern)
Ceremony details: Held on 25 October 1974, guest presenters: David Cassidy, Gary Glitter. A compilation album titled King of Pop '74–'75 was released with tracks supplied by previous winners and guest presenters. Next to the list of various artists, the cover depicts the trophy that was presented to award winners.
Award winners:
King of Pop — Jamie Redfern
Queen of Pop — Debbie Byrne
Best New Talent – Benjamin Hugg
Best Songwriter – Harry Vanda & George Young
Contribution to Australian Pop Industry – Brian Cadd
Most Popular Australian Album – My Name Means Horse (Ross Ryan)
Most Popular Australian Group – Sherbet
Most Popular Australian Musician – Brian Cadd
Most Popular Australian Single – "Hitch a Ride" (Jamie Redfern)
Ceremony details: Held October 1975, live performance: AC/DC "High Voltage"
Award winners:
King of Pop — Daryl Braithwaite (Sherbet)
Queen of Pop – Debbie Byrne
Australian Record of the Year — "Horror Movie" (Skyhooks)
Best Australian Songwriter – Greg Macainsh (Skyhooks)
Best New Talent — Mark Holden
Contribution to Australian Pop Industry – Countdown
Most Popular Australian Album – Ego is not a Dirty Word (Skyhooks)
Most Popular Australian Group – Sherbet
Most Popular Australian Single – "Summer Love" (Sherbet)
Award winners:
King of Pop — Daryl Braithwaite (Sherbet)
Queen of Pop — Marcia Hines
Best Australian International Performer – Olivia Newton-John
Best Australian Record Producer – Richard Lush
Best Australian Songwriter – Harry Vanda & George Young
Best Australian TV Performer – Supernaut
Best Cover Design – Straight in a Gay Gay World (Skyhooks)
Contribution to Australian Pop Industry – Johnny O'Keefe
Most Popular Australian Album – Howzat (Sherbet)
Most Popular Australian Group – Sherbet
Most Popular Australian Single – "Howzat" (Sherbet)
Most Popular New Group – Supernaut
Most Popular New Talent – Mark Holden
Performer: Mark Holden
Award winners:
King of Pop — Daryl Braithwaite (Sherbet)
Queen of Pop — Marcia Hines
Australian Record of the Year — "Help Is on Its Way" (Little River Band)
Best Australian International Performers – Little River Band
Best Australian Record Producer – Peter Dawkins
Best Australian Songwriter – Glenn Shorrock
Best Australian TV Performer – The Ferrets on Countdown
Best Cover Design – Trees (Doug Ashdown)
Most Popular Australian Album – Photoplay (Sherbet)
Most Popular Australian Country Musician – Slim Dusty
Most Popular Australian Group – Sherbet
Most Popular Australian Single – "Magazine Madonna" (Sherbet)
Most Popular New Group — Dragon
Most Popular New Talent – John St. Peeters
Ceremony details: Held on 13 October 1978, hosted by Glen Shorrock, guest presenters: Kate Bush, Leif Garrett
Award winners:
King of Pop — John Paul Young
Queen of Pop – Marcia Hines
Australian Record of the Year — "Reminiscing" (Little River Band)
Best Australian Record Producer – Harry Vanda & George Young
Best Australian Songwriter – Harry Vanda & George Young
Best Australian TV Performer – Skyhooks "Hotel Hell" on Nightmoves and Little River Band "Help Is on Its Way" on Paul Hogan Show
Best Cover Design – Peter Ledger for the album cover of The Angels' Face to Face
Most Popular Australian Album – Sleeper Catcher (Little River Band)
Most Popular Australian Country Musician – Slim Dusty
Most Popular Australian Group – Sherbet
Most Popular Australian Single – "Love Is in the Air" (John Paul Young)
Most Popular New Group — The Sports
Most Popular New Talent – Paul O'Gorman
Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music Industry – Nightmoves (Australian TV series)
Outstanding Local Achievement – Dragon
Countdown was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974–1987, it presented music awards from 1979–1987, initially in conjunction with magazine TV Week which had sponsored the previously existing 'King of Pop' Awards. The TV Week/Countdown Rock Music Awards were a combination of popular-voted and peer-voted awards.
The award year below relates to the year of achievement and not the year they were presented.
Ceremony details: Held on 13 April 1980, broadcast on Countdown by ABC-TV, the TV Week Rock Music Awards for 1979 presented a revamped awards ceremony with 'King of Pop' title replaced by 'Most Popular Male' and 'Queen of Pop' replaced by 'Most Popular Female'. Hosted by Glen Shorrock of Little River Band, there were three live performances: Christie Allen "He's My Number 1", Australian Crawl "Beautiful People" and Split Enz "I Got You". Various music industry personalities explained the categories, announced nominees and presented the 1979 awards. 'Most Popular' awards were voted for by readers of TV Week sending in printed coupons, with the three highest reader responses read out as nominations. Industry awards were voted for by radio programme directors, rock magazine editors and journalists. Presenters included Darryl Cotton, Richard Gower (Racey), John O'Keefe (son of Johnny O'Keefe), John Farnham, Colleen Hewett, Graeme Strachan, Ian "Molly" Meldrum, and Harry Casey (KC & the Sunshine Band).
Award winners and nominees:
Best Australian Album
First Under the Wire – Little River BandBreakfast at Sweethearts – Cold Chisel
Graffiti Crimes – Mi-Sex
Face to Face – The Angels
Best Australian Single
"Computer Games" – Mi-Sex
"Lonesome Loser" – Little River Band
"The Nips Are Getting Bigger" – Mental As Anything
Best New Talent (Johnny O'Keefe Memorial Award)
Mi-Sex
Christie Allen
Mental As Anything
Best Recorded Songwriter
Terry Britten – "He's My Number 1" by Christie Allen
Beeb Birtles & Graeham Goble – "I'm Coming Home" by Birtles & Goble
Don Walker – "Choirgirl" by Cold Chisel
Countdown Producers Award (for continued co-operation, enthusiasm and professionalism)The Angels
Most Outstanding Achievement
Little River Band
Mike Brady
John English
The Sports
Best Australian Producer
Peter Dawkins – Graffiti Crimes for Mi-Sex
Best Australian Record Cover Design
Breakfast at Sweethearts – Cold Chisel
Most Popular Album or Single
"Computer Games" – Mi-Sex
"Goose Bumps" – Christie Allen
"Up There Cazaly" – Two Man Band
Most Popular Female Performer
Christie AllenColleen Hewett
Marcia Hines
Most Popular Group
Little River BandMi-Sex
Sherbs (a.k.a. Sherbet, Highway)
Most Popular Male Performer
Jon EnglishDaryl Braithwaite
John Paul Young
Best Disc Jockey (winners only, by State)
Ian McCray 2SM Sydney, New South Wales
Wayne Roberts 4BK Brisbane, Queensland
Steve Curtis 5AD Adelaide, South Australia
Jim Franklin 7HT Hobart, Tasmania
Greg Evans 3XY Melbourne, Victoria
Lionel Yorke 6 pm Perth, Western Australia
Ceremony details: Held on 16 March 1981 at Regent Theatre Sydney, and broadcast on 22 March, it was hosted by Countdown host Ian "Molly" Meldrum and international guests Suzi Quatro and Jermaine Jackson. Presenters included: Lee Simons, Donnie Sutherland, Marc Hunter, James Freud, Graham Russell, Russell Hitchcock and David Tickle. Performers were: Split Enz "History Never Repeats", Flowers "Icehouse", The Swingers "Counting the Beat", Air Supply "Lost in Love", "Every Woman in the World" and "All Out of Love", Australian Crawl "The Boys Light Up". Cold Chisel performed the last live number, "My Turn to Cry", to close the show and then trashed their instruments and the set. Sponsors TV Week withdrew their support for the awards and Countdown held its own awards ceremonies thereafter.
Award winners and nominees:
Best Australian Album
East – Cold Chisel
Icehouse – Flowers (later called Icehouse)
True Colours – Split Enz
Best Single Record
"I Got You" – Split Enz
"Downhearted" – Australian Crawl
"State of the Heart" – Mondo Rock
Best New Talent (Johnny O'Keefe Memorial Award)
Flowers (later called Icehouse)
The Dugites
INXS
Karen Knowles
Most Outstanding Achievement (for excellence in the presentation or production of Australian rock music by an individual performer, group or group member)Cold Chisel
Air Supply
Split Enz
Best Recorded Song Writer
Don Walker – Cold Chisel
Iva Davies – Flowers/Icehouse
Neil Finn – Split Enz
Best Australian Producer
Mark Opitz – East by Cold Chisel
Cameron Allan
Peter Dawkins
Best Australian Record Cover Design
East – Cold Chisel
The Boys Light Up – Australian Crawl
Icehouse – Flowers
True Colours – Split Enz
Most Popular Female
Christie AllenAnnalise Morrow (The Numbers)
Lynda Nutter (The Dugites)
Most Popular Group
Cold Chisel
Australian Crawl
Split Enz
Most Popular Male Performer
James Reyne (Australian Crawl)Jimmy Barnes (Cold Chisel)
Jon English
Most Popular Record
East – Cold Chisel
The Boys Light Up – Australian Crawl
True Colours – Split Enz
Best Disc Jockey (winners only, by State)
Ian McCray 2SM Sydney, New South Wales
Wayne Roberts 4BK Brisbane, Queensland
Steve Curtis 5AD Adelaide, South Australia
Jim Franklin 7HT Hobart, Tasmania
Greg Evans 3XY Melbourne, Victoria
Garry Shannon 6 pm Perth, West Australia
1981–1986: Countdown Music and Video Awards
Countdown was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974–1987, it presented music awards from 1979–1987, initially in conjunction with magazine TV Week which had sponsored the previously existing 'King of Pop' Awards. After Cold Chisel performed at the 1980 awards ceremony, and then trashed their instruments and the set, sponsors TV Week withdrew their support and Countdown held its own awards ceremonies until the 1986 awards which were broadcast in 1987. The awards ceremony was co-produced by Carolyn James (a.k.a. Carolyn Bailey) during 1981–1984 in collaboration with the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), which provided peer voting for some awards. Countdown provided coupons in the related Countdown Magazine for viewers to vote for some awards including 'Most Popular Male Performer', 'Most Popular Female Performer', 'Most Popular Group' and 'Most Popular International Act'. From 1987 ARIA instituted its own entirely peer-voted ARIA Music Awards.
The award year below relates to the year of achievement and not the year they were presented.
Ceremony details: Broadcast on 18 April 1982, hosted by Ian "Molly" Meldrum with presenters: Greedy Smith, Ross Wilson, Michael Hutchence, Duran Duran, Sharon O'Neill, Renée Geyer, John Swan, John Paul Young, Daryl Braithwaite, Alex Smith and Angry Anderson. Performers were: Men at Work, Sharon O'Neill, Renée Geyer, Mental As Anything, Billy Field, Mondo Rock and the Divinyls.
Award winners and nominees:
Best Australian Album
Chemistry – Mondo RockCats & Dogs – Mental As Anything
Sirocco – Australian Crawl
Best Australian Single
"If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?" – Mental As Anything"Boys in Town" – The Divinyls
"Cool World" – Mondo Rock
"Down Under" – Men at Work
Best Australian Songwriter
Eric McCusker – Mondo Rock
Billy Field
Tim Finn – Split Enz
Best Debut Album
Business as Usual – Men at WorkBad Habits – Billy Field
Best Debut Single
"Who Can It Be Now?" – Men at Work"Boys in Town" – The Divinyls
Best New Talent
Men at Work
The Divinyls
Moving Pictures
Most Outstanding Achievement
Air Supply
Best Australian Producer
Peter DawkinsPeter McIan
Mark Moffatt
Most Popular Female
Sharon O'Neill
Renee Geyer
Marcia Hines
Most Popular Group
Australian CrawlMen at Work
Split Enz
Most Popular Male Performer
James Reyne (Australian Crawl)Billy Field (solo)
Neil Finn (Split Enz)
Most Consistent Live Act
Cold Chisel
The Angels
Mental As Anything
Midnight Oil
Mondo Rock
Ceremony details: Held on 19 April 1983.
Award winners and nominees:
Best Australian Album
Time and Tide – Split Enz
Best Australian Producer
Mark Opitz
Best Debut Album
Spirit of Place – Goanna
Best Debut Single
"Solid Rock" – Goanna
Best Single Record
"What about Me?" – Moving Pictures
Best Song Writer
Tim Finn
Best New Talent (Johnny O'Keefe Memorial Award)
Goanna
Most Outstanding Achievement
Men at Work
Most Popular Female
Christina Amphlett – Divinyls
Most Popular Group
Split Enz
Most Popular International Act
Duran Duran
Most Popular Male Performer
Iva Davies (Icehouse)
Nominees included: The Angels, Moving Pictures, Goanna, Jo Kennedy, Divinyls, Eurogliders, Rose Tattoo, Split Enz, The Reels, Icehouse, Men at Work, Skyhooks.
Ceremony details: Held on 15 April 1984 at the Palais Theatre, presenters included: Ross Wilson, Glen Shorrock, Pat Wilson, Graeme "Shirley" Strachan, Greg Ham, Ian "Molly" Meldrum, Jon Farriss, Michael Hutchence, Marc Hunter, Billy Idol. Live performers: Kids in the Kitchen "Bitter Desire", Models "I Hear Motion", Ross Wilson and Pat Wilson "Strong Love", Pseudo Echo "A Beat for You", Billy Idol "Rebel Yell", Tim Finn "In a Minor Key". The closing live performance was by an ensemble including Shorrock, Lynne Randell, Jim Keays, Darryl Cotton, Debbie Byrne, Strachan, Keith Lamb, John Paul Young, Daryl Braithwaite, and Hunter to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of Johnny O'Keefe's version of "Shout!".
Award winners and nominees:
Best Australian Album
Escapade – Tim Finn
Desperate – Divinyls
Cargo – Men at Work
Creatures of Leisure – Mental as Anything
The Pleasure of Your Company – Models
Best Single
"Power and the Passion" – Midnight Oil
"Rain" – Dragon
"Fraction too Much Friction" – Tim Finn
"Original Sin – INXS
"I Hear Motion" – Models
"Come Said the Boy" – Mondo Rock
Best Debut Album
Heartland – Real Life
The Expression – The Expression
Live at the Wireless – JJJ
Best Debut Single
"Bop Girl" – Pat Wilson
"Australiana" – Austen Tayshus
"Change in Mood" – Kids in the Kitchen
"Listening" – Pseudo Echo
"Send Me an Angel" – Real Life
Best Promotional Video
Tim Finn's "Fraction too Much Friction" – Richard Lowenstein
The Expression's "With Closed Eyes"
Mental as Anything's "Spirit Got Lost"
Midnight Oil's "Power and the Passion"
Pat Wilson's "Bop Girl"
Best Record Producer of the Year
Mark Moffatt and Ricky Fataar for work with Tim Finn, Renée Geyer, Pat Wilson
Bruce Brown and Russell Dunlop for work with Machinations, Reels, and Mental as Anything
Charles Fisher for work with Moving Pictures, Hoodoo Gurus, The Expression
Mark Opitz for work with Australian Crawl, INXS, Divinyls
Most Outstanding Achievement
Men at Work
Most Promising New Talent (Johnny O'Keefe Award)
Real Life
Kids in the Kitchen
Pseudo Echo
Songwriter of the Year
Tim Finn
Colin Hay
Eric McCusker
Special Achievement
Michael Jackson for services to entertainment
Austen Tayshus for "Australiana"
Most Popular Female
Sharon O'Neill
Christina Amphlett
Pat Wilson
Most Popular Group
Australian Crawl
INXS
Men at Work
Split Enz
Most Popular International Act
Duran Duran
David Bowie
Culture Club
Michael Jackson
Most Popular Male Performer
Tim Finn (solo)
James Reyne
Ceremony details: Held on 19 May 1985 at Sydney Entertainment Centre, and broadcast on 25 May, it was hosted by Greedy Smith, presenters included: Brian Mannix, Meat Loaf, Vicki O'Keefe, Sharon O'Neill, Ian "Molly" Meldrum, Nik Kershaw, Grace Knight and Bernie Lynch (Eurogliders), Julian Lennon, Jenny Morris, Sean Kelly and James Freud (Models), Alan Johnson and Danny Simcic (Real Life), Suzanne Dowling (Rock Arena TV show host). INXS won seven awards and closed with a live performance of "Burn for You", dressed in Akubras (hats) and Drizabones (outdoor coats/oilskin jackets).
Award winners and nominees:
Best Album
The Swing – INXS
Best Debut Album
Stoneage Romeos – Hoodoo Gurus
Best Debut Single
"Trust Me" – I'm Talking
Best Female Performance in a Video
Sharon O'Neill
Best Group Performance in a Video
"Burn for You" – INXS
Best Male Performance in a Video
Jimmy Barnes
Best Producer
Martin Armiger
Best Promotional Video
Mental As Anything's "Apocalypso" – B Sharp Productions
INXS's "Burn for You" – Richard Lowenstein
Best Single
"Heaven Must Be There" – Eurogliders
Best Songwriter
Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence (INXS)
Most Outstanding Achievement
INXS
Most Popular Australian Group
INXS
Most Popular Female Performer
Sharon O'Neill
Most Popular International Act
Duran Duran
Most Popular Male Performer
Michael Hutchence (INXS)
Most Promising Talent (Johnny O'Keefe Memorial Award)
I'm Talking
Ceremony details: Held on 14 April 1986 at Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre, and broadcast on 20 April, it was hosted by Ian "Molly" Meldrum and presenters included: Grace Knight and Bernie Lynch (Eurogliders), Rick Mayall and Ben Elton (The Young Ones), Sting, Vince Sorrenti, Brad Robinson, Zan Abeyratne, Richard Page, Iva Davies, Brian Canham, Brian Mannix, Tim Finn, Dee C Lee, Suzanne Dowling and Bob Geldof. Performers were: Pseudo Echo "Living in a Dream", Eurogliders "Absolutely", Do-Ré-Mi "Theme from Jungle Jim", Kids in the Kitchen "Current Stand", Mr. Mister "Kyrie", Models "Let's Build it Up", I'm Talking "Do You Wanna Be?". At the awards ceremony fans of INXS and Uncanny X-Men scuffled and as a result ARIA decided to hold their own awards, which were the entirely peer-voted ARIA Music Awards first held in 1987.
Best Album
Fundamentals – Mental As Anything
Best Debut Album
Domestic Harmony – Do-Ré-Mi
Best Debut Single
"Man Overboard" – Do-Ré-Mi
Best Female Performance in a Video
"Power" – Sharon O'Neill
Best Group Performance in a Video
"Live it Up" – Mental As Anything
Best Male Performance in a Video
"Working Class Man" – Jimmy Barnes
Best Producer
Mark Opitz
Best Video
INXS's "What You Need" – Richard Lowenstein and Lyn-Marie Milbourn
Best Single
"Out of Mind, Out of Sight" – Models
"Live it Up" – Mental As Anything
Best Songwriter
Greedy Smith (Mental As Anything) – "Live it Up"
Most Outstanding Achievement
Bob Geldof – Oz for Africa
INXS
Most Popular Australian Group
INXS
Uncanny X-Men
Most Popular Female Performer
Sharon O'Neill
Most Popular International Act
Duran Duran
Madonna
Most Popular Male Performer
Tim Finn
Brian Mannix
Most Promising Talent (Johnny O'Keefe Memorial Award)
Do-Ré-Mi
Ceremony details: Held on 19 July 1987 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre & it followed the last regular Countdown show. It was hosted by Ian "Molly" Meldrum who revealed his bald head in imitation of Peter Garrett of Midnight Oil. Performers included: Icehouse "Crazy", Angry Anderson "Suddenly", Mental As Anything "He's Just No Good". and Boom Crash Opera "City Flat".
By the time of the last Countdown award ceremony, the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) had already instituted its own entirely peer-voted ARIA Music Awards, with its first ceremony held on 2 March 1987 at the Sheraton Wentworth Hotel in Sydney. Elton John was the host but the ARIAs were not televised with presenters including Basia Bonkowski, Slim Dusty and Donnie Sutherland.
Best Album
Whispering Jack – John Farnham
Best Debut Album
Best Debut Single
"Great Wall" – Boom Crash Opera
Best Female Performance in a Video
Best Group Performance in a Video
Best Male Performance in a Video
Best Producer
Best Video
Best Single
Best Songwriter
Most Outstanding Achievement
Most Popular Australian Group
Most Popular Female Performer
Kate Ceberano
Most Popular International Act
a-haDuran Duran
Madonna
Most Popular Male Performer
Most Promising Talent (Johnny O'Keefe Memorial Award)
