List of awards and nominations received by Silverchair

This is a list of awards and nominations received by Silverchair. The Australian rock band formed in 1994 in Newcastle, New South Wales, consisting of Daniel Johns (vocals and guitar), Chris Joannou (bass guitar) and Ben Gillies (drums). One of the most popular Australian bands, as of December 2013 Silverchair held the record for the most ARIA Music Awards won, with 21.[1] The band has also won multiple awards in the Australian music industry including the APRA and Jack Awards. Silverchair has won a number of categories from notable music magazines. The band has scored 15 songs in the Triple J Hottest 100.

Silverchair awards and nominations
Silverchair performing at the Across the Great Divide Tour in 2007
Totals[b]
Wins40
Nominations85
Note

ARIA Awards

The ARIA Music Awards have been held annually in Australia since their inception in 1987. Silverchair holds the record for the most nominations by a group, with 49, and the most wins by any artist, with 21. Their breakthrough year was in 1995, winning five out of nine nominated awards, including Best New Talent, and Breakthrough Artist for both album and single categories.

All five of their studio albums were nominated for Album of the Year, but they failed to win until nominated for their fifth album in 2007. The band won Single of the Year and Highest Selling Single twice in 1995 and 2007, and won Best Group and Best Rock Album twice in 2002 and 2007. They have also won the award for Best Cover Art twice in 1997 and 2002, and Engineer of the Year thrice in 1998, 1999 and 2002. Silverchair's most successful year was in 2007, winning six awards.

YearAwardWorkResult
1995Single of the Year"Tomorrow"Won
Highest Selling Single"Tomorrow"Won
Best New TalentFrogstompWon
Breakthrough Artist - AlbumFrogstompWon
Breakthrough Artist - Single"Tomorrow"Won
Album of the YearFrogstompNominated
Song of the Year"Tomorrow"Nominated
Best GroupFrogstompNominated
Best Alternative ReleaseFrogstompNominated
1996Outstanding Achievement AwardSilverchairWon
Best Group"Blind"Nominated
1997Best Cover ArtFreak ShowWon
Album of the YearFreak ShowNominated
Highest Selling Single"Abuse Me"Nominated
Highest Selling Single"Freak"Nominated
Best GroupFreak ShowNominated
Producer of the YearFreak ShowNominated
1998Engineer of the Year"The Door"Won
1999Engineer of the YearNeon BallroomWon
Album of the YearNeon BallroomNominated
Single of the Year"Ana's Song (Open Fire)"Nominated
Highest Selling Single"Anthem for the Year 2000"Nominated
Best GroupNeon BallroomNominated
Best Rock AlbumNeon BallroomNominated
Producer of the YearNeon BallroomNominated
Best VideoPaul Goldman and Alice Bell for "Ana's Song (Open Fire)"Nominated
Best Cover ArtNeon BallroomNominated
2002Best GroupDioramaWon
Best Rock AlbumDioramaWon
Producer of the YearDioramaWon
Engineer of the YearDioramaWon
Best Cover ArtDioramaWon
Album of the YearDioramaNominated
Best Video"The Greatest View"Nominated
2003Single of the Year"Luv Your Life"Nominated
Highest Selling AlbumDioramaNominated
Best Group"Across the Night"Nominated
Best Video"Across the Night"Nominated
2007Album of the YearYoung ModernWon
Single of the Year"Straight Lines"Won
Highest Selling Single"Straight Lines"Won
Best GroupYoung ModernWon
Best Rock AlbumYoung ModernWon
Best Video"Straight Lines"Won
Highest Selling AlbumYoung ModernNominated
Best Cover ArtYoung ModernNominated
2008Best Music DVD"Across the Great Divide" (with Powderfinger)Won
Best Group"If You Keep Losing Sleep"Nominated
Best Video"If You Keep Losing Sleep"Nominated

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held annually since 1982, presented by the Australasian Performing Right Association. Silverchair has won six awards from ten nominations. After the 2008 APRA Awards, Daniel Johns became the first artist to win the Songwriter of the Year award three times.[2]

YearAwardWork/ArtistResult
1995Songwriter of the Year[3]Daniel Johns and Ben GilliesWon
1996Most Performed Australian Work Overseas[4]"Tomorrow"Won
2003Songwriter of the Year[5]Daniel JohnsWon
Song of the Year[6]"The Greatest View"Nominated
Song of the Year[6]"Without You"Nominated
Most Performed Australian Work[7]"The Greatest View"Nominated
2004Song of the Year[8]"Across the Night"Nominated
2008Song of the Year[2]"Straight Lines"Won
Most Played Australian Work[2]"Straight Lines"Won
Songwriter of the Year[2]Daniel JohnsWon

EG Awards / Music Victoria Awards

The EG Awards (known as Music Victoria Awards since 2013) are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2007[9]Young ModernBest AlbumWon
"Straight Lines"Best SongWon

Jack Awards

The Jack Awards are sponsored by Tennessee whiskey company Jack Daniel's, and are held annually since 2004. Silverchair was nominated for the first time in 2007, and won two awards from four nominations.

YearAward[10][11]ArtistResult
2007Best Male PerformerDaniel JohnsWon
Best DrummerBen GilliesWon
Best BassistChris JoannouNominated
Best Dressed PerformerDaniel JohnsNominated

MTV Video Music Awards

Silverchair was awarded twice for MTV International Viewers' Choice Award, presented by MTV. MTV Australia later inaugurated the MTV Australia Video Music Awards, commencing in 2005. Silverchair was nominated for the first time in 2007 for two awards and won the newly introduced Video Vanguard Award.

YearPresenterAwardWorkResult
1997[12]MTVInternational Viewer's Choice Award (MTV Australia)"Freak"Won
1998MTVInternational Viewer's Choice Award (MTV Australia)"Cemetery"Nominated
1999[12]MTVInternational Viewer's Choice Award (MTV Australia)"Anthem for the Year 2000"Won
2002MTVInternational Viewer's Choice Award (MTV Australia)"The Greatest View"Nominated
2007[13]MTV AustraliaVideo VanguardWon
MTV AustraliaBest Group"Straight Lines"Nominated
MTV AustraliaVideo of the Year"Straight Lines"Nominated

Triple J Hottest 100

The annual music poll Triple J Hottest 100 was inaugurated in 1989 and is based on the public votes of Australian youth radio station Triple J listeners. Silverchair has scored 14 songs in the Hot 100. Five songs by Silverchair entered the Top 100 in 2002, which at the time was the most number of entries in a single Hot 100 chart for an Australian artist.[14]

YearSongPosition
1994[15]"Tomorrow"5
1997[16]"Freak"13
"The Door"27
1998[17]"Untitled"93
1999[18]"Ana's Song (Open Fire)"15
"Anthem for the Year 2000"29
"Miss You Love"30
"Emotion Sickness"43
2000[19]"Paint Pastel Princess"96
2002[20]"The Greatest View"10
"Without You"25
"Luv Your Life"35
"Across the Night"62
"World Upon Your Shoulders"76
2007[20]"Straight Lines"2
"If You Keep Losing Sleep"30
"Reflections of a Sound"80

In 1998, a poll was held known as the "Hottest 100 of all time", where the song choices were not limited to a particular year. "Tomorrow" was placed 59th on the list and "Abuse Me" was placed 83rd.[21]

Awards from magazines

Silverchair placed as the winner or runner-up for several categories in the April 2000 edition of the Australian Rolling Stone magazine, as polled by the readers of the magazine. Also in 2000, they placed highly in several categories in Drum Media and Chart magazines for their work in 1999.

YearAwardArtist/WorkResult
Rolling Stone Australia[22]
2000Artist of the YearDaniel JohnsWinner
Best Male PerformerDaniel JohnsWinner
Best Rock ArtistSilverchairWinner
Best DressedDaniel JohnsWinner
Best BandSilverchairRunner-up
Best AlbumNeon BallroomRunner-up
Best Single"Ana's Song (Open Fire)"Runner-up
Best TourNeon BallroomRunner-up
Comeback of the YearSilverchairRunner-up
Drum Media[23]
2000Favourite Australian Album of 1999Neon Ballroom#1
Favourite Band/Act in the Whole Wide WorldSilverchair#1
Favourite Australian Artist of 1999Daniel Johns#2
Gig of the YearSilverchair live at the Hordern#3
Chart[23]
2000Best International Album of 1999Neon Ballroom#1

Other awards and nominations

Silverchair won in the 1996 World Music Awards for World's Highest Selling Australian Group. After performing "Ana's Song (Open Fire)", Silverchair was awarded for Best Video for the song at Viva's Comet Awards, Cologne, Germany in 1999.[12]

The group won Metal Edge magazine's 1995 Readers' Choice Award for Best New Band.[24]

In 2002, the album Diorama was voted as Album of the Year by the listeners of the Australian youth radio station Triple J.[25] Later in 2005, Triple J inaugurated the J Award, a single award given to the Australian Album of the Year. Silverchair were nominated were nominated in 2007 for Young Modern but lost out to The Panics - Cruel Guards[26]

In addition, Channel V's Oz Artist of the Year is voted by the Australian public, and is awarded to the artist on the same day as the annual ARIA Award presentation events. Since its inauguration in 1997, Silverchair has won the Artist of the Year award for six consecutive years, from 1997 to 2002.[27][28] Silverchair was also nominated for the award in 2007, but lost to Evermore.

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