| ARIA Award for Single of the Year/Song of the Year | |
|---|---|
 2025 winner The Kid Laroi | |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |
| First award | 1987 |
| Currently held by | The Kid Laroi, "Girls" (2025) |
| Most wins | 5 Seconds of Summer (3) |
| Most nominations | Dean Lewis[a] and Powderfinger (7 each) |
| Website | ariaawards.com.au |
The ARIA Music Award for Single of the Year/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",[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] Initially, the award was given to an Australian group or solo artist who have had a single or an extended play appear in the ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart between the eligibility period, and was voted for by a judging academy, which consists of 1000 members from different areas of the music industry.[3]
From 2012, onwards the winner has instead been determined by the general public.[4] 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. As of 2012, the artist could only receive one nomination in this category, even if they had multiple songs in the ARIA top ten.[5] However, in 2021 Keith Urban was nominated both as a featured artist on "Love Songs Ain't for Us" and a co-lead artist on "One Too Many", while in 2025 Fisher was nominated both as the sole artist on "Stay" and a co-lead artist on "Somebody". The public votes are tallied by ARIA, with the winner announced at the awards ceremony.[6]
5 Seconds of Summer has won the most awards with three ("She Looks So Perfect" in 2014, "Youngblood" in 2018, "Teeth" in 2020). Five artists have won the award twice; Silverchair ("Tomorrow" in 1995, "Straight Lines" in 2007), Kylie Minogue ("Where the Wild Roses Grow" in 1996, "Can't Get You Out of My Head" in 2002), Powderfinger ("The Day You Come" in 1999, "My Happiness" in 2001),[7] Matt Corby ("Brother" in 2012, "Resolution" in 2013) and Troye Sivan (''Youth'' in 2016, ''Rush'' in 2023). Corby is the only artist to win in consecutive years.
Dean Lewis and Powderfinger are tied for the most nominations with seven each, with the former also having the most nominations without a win, though Powderfinger frontman Bernard Fanning was also nominated for his solo single "Watch Over Me" in 2006, bringing his total to eight, while Lewis' 2025 nomination for "With You" was withdrawn by request from his management following allegations of inappropriate behaviour.[8] Gotye and Kimbra are the only artists nominated for two different versions of the same song; the original version of "Somebody That I Used to Know" won in 2011, while a remix by Fisher, Chris Lake and Sante Sansone titled "Somebody" was nominated in 2025.
Winners and nominees
[edit]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.[7][9]
Single of the Year
[edit]Song of the Year
[edit]Artists with multiple wins
[edit]Artists with multiple nominations
[edit]- Tina Arena
- Iggy Azalea
- Baby Animals
- Kasey Chambers
- Matt Corby
- Cyril
- Diesel
- Delta Goodrem
- Eskimo Joe
- Sam Fischer
- Gotye
- Missy Higgins
- INXS
- John Butler Trio
- Joji
- Kimbra
- Ben Lee
- The Living End
- Luude
- Midnight Oil
- Nathaniel
- Pnau
- Royel Otis
- Conrad Sewell
- Sheppard
- Angus & Julia Stone
- The Temper Trap
- Timomatic
- The Veronicas
- You Am I
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c In November 2025, Dean Lewis and his management requested to have his nomination for the 2025 ARIA Award for Song of the Year withdrawn following allegations of inappropriate behaviour by Lewis in October 2025. ARIA actioned this request.[8]
- ^ Including seven as a member of Powderfinger.
- ^ One as a member of Empire of the Sun and two as a member of Pnau.
References
[edit]- ^ "ARIA Awards 2011 overview". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ "What We Do". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ "ARIA 2011 - Eligibility Criteria and Category Definitions" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ "ARIA Awards 2012: Live Coverage". themusic.com.au (Street Press Australia Pty Ltd). 29 November 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ "The 2012 Public Voted ARIA Awards - Vote Now!". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ "The 2012 Public Voted ARIA Award: Terms and conditions" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ a b ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners By Award – Single of the Year – 25th ARIA Awards 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Dean Lewis Withdrawn from ARIA and TikTok Awards Following Allegations of Inappropriate Behaviour". The Music. 10 November 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^ "ARIA Awards/2011 Single of the Year Nominees – 25th ARIA Awards 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ "1993 ARIA Awards Winners". www.aria.com.au. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ ARIA (28 August 2019). Weddings Parties Anything wins Song Of The Year | 1993 ARIA Awards. Retrieved 3 February 2026 – via YouTube.