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The esteemed accolade will be awarded to the ten-time ARIA Award winners at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on November 19, on Gadigal land, celebrating their outstanding contribution to Australian music over the past three decades.
Formed in Sydney in the late '80s, fronted by the inimitable Tim Rogers joined by band members Andy Kent, Davey Lane and Russell Hopkinson, You Am I emerged in the early 1990s with a sound that reshaped the landscape of Australian rock. With their blend of garage grit, power pop hooks, and distinctly local storytelling, the band became one of the most influential and critically acclaimed acts of their generation.
You Am I’s landmark albums – Hi Fi Way, Hourly, Daily, and #4 Record – not only topped the ARIA Charts but cemented the band’s legacy as trailblazers of Australia’s alternative music scene. Their emotionally raw, lyrically rich songs reflected suburban Australia with both wit and vulnerability, capturing the spirit of a nation through a fuzz pedal and a four-chord truth.
Over their career, You Am I have released 11 studio albums, won 10 ARIA Awards, and inspired a generation of Australian acts from Jet and Grinspoon to Silverchair to Tame Impala. Their explosive live performances are the stuff of legend, with support slots alongside Nirvana, The Rolling Stones, Oasis, and The Who, and a loyal fanbase that has grown with them across three decades. Across the past three decades, all these releases have generated an extraordinary 31 ARIA Award nominations.
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1988 | Dame Joan Sutherland, Johnny O'Keefe, Slim Dusty, Col Joye, Vanda & Young, AC/DC |
1989 | Dame Nellie Melba, Ross Wilson |
1990 | Percy Grainger, Sherbet |
1991 | Billy Thorpe, Glenn Shorrock, Don Burrows, Pete Dawson |
1992 | Skyhooks |
1993 | Cold Chisel, Peter Allen |
1994 | Men At Work |
1995 | The Seekers |
1996 | Australian Crawl, Horrie Dargie |
1997 | The Bee Gees, Paul Kelly, Graeme Bell |
1998 | The Masters Apprentices, The Angels |
1999 | Richard Clapton, Jimmy Little |
2001 | INXS, The Saints |
2002 | Olivia Newton John |
2003 | John Farnham |
2004 | Little River Band |
2005 | Split Enz, Renee Geyer, Normie Rowe, Smoky Dawson, The Easybeats, Hunters & Collectors, Jimmy Barnes |
2006 | Midnight Oil, Divinyls, Rose Tattoo, Helen Reddy, Daddy Cool, Icehouse, Lobby Loyde |
2007 | Frank Ifield, Hoodoo Gurus, Marcia Hines, Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons, Brian Cadd, Radio Birdman, Nick Cave |
2008 | Dragon, Max Merritt, Russell Morris, The Triffids |
2009 | John Paul Young, Mental As Anything, Little Pattie, The Dingoes, Kev Carmody |
2010 | John Williamson, Models, Johnny Young, The Loved Ones, The Church |
2011 | Kylie Minogue, The Wiggles |
2012 | Yothu Yindi |
2013 | Air Supply |
2014 | Ian 'Molly' Meldrum and Countdown |
2015 | Tina Arena |
2016 | Crowded House |
2017 | Daryl Braithwaite |
2018 | Kasey Chambers |
2019 | Human Nature |
2020 | Archie Roach |
2023 | Jet |
2024 | Missy Higgins |
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