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ARIA Award for Best Group

ARIA Award for Best Group

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The ARIA Music Award for Best Group, 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] The award is given to an Australian group comprising two or more members for an album or single release. The accolade is voted for by a judging academy which comprises 1000 members from different areas of the music industry.[3]

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The award for Best Group was first presented to INXS in 1987, for their single "Listen Like Thieves".[4]

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. All reliable sources used in this article make no mention of nominees from 1989 - 1991.[5] 1987 information is based on an ARIA-supplied video.[4]

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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    ARIA lists You Am I as the winner of 'Best Group' category but does not display its 'Best Album' category winner here. Other nominees have an album or single displayed.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "ARIA Awards 2011 overview". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  2. [2]
    "What We Do". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  3. [3]
    "ARIA 2011 - Eligibility Criteria and Category Definitions" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  4. [4]
    "ARIA Awards 1987.mov". 13 November 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2013 – via YouTube. ARIA Official YouTube Account.
  5. [5]
    "Winners By Award – Best Group – 27th ARIA Awards 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  6. [6]
    "Winners by Year 1996". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
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