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Silverchair performing at the Across the Great Divide Tour in 2007. |
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| Award | Wins | Nominations |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 49 | |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | 2 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | |
| 15 | ||
| Totals | ||
| Awards won | 50 | |
| Nominations | 41 | |
| Footnotes | ||
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, Silverchair currently holds the record for the most number of won ARIA Music Awards, 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.
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The ARIA Music Awards have been held annually in Australia since its inception in 1987. As a musical group, Silverchair holds the record for the most nominated awards, with 46, and the most number of won awards, 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 failed to win until they were 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.
| Year | Award | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Single of the Year | "Tomorrow" | Won |
| Highest Selling Single | "Tomorrow" | Won | |
| Best New Talent | Frogstomp | Won | |
| Breakthrough Artist - Album | Frogstomp | Won | |
| Breakthrough Artist - Single | "Tomorrow" | Won | |
| Album of the Year | Frogstomp | Nominated | |
| Song of the Year | "Tomorrow" | Nominated | |
| Best Group | Frogstomp | Nominated | |
| Best Alternative Release | Frogstomp | Nominated | |
| 1996 | Outstanding Achievement Award | — | Won |
| Best Group | "Blind" | Nominated | |
| 1997 | Best Cover Art | Freak Show | Won |
| Album of the Year | Freak Show | Nominated | |
| Highest Selling Single | "Abuse Me" | Nominated | |
| Highest Selling Single | "Freak" | Nominated | |
| Best Group | Freak Show | Nominated | |
| Producer of the Year | Freak Show | Nominated | |
| 1998 | Engineer of the Year | "The Door" | Won |
| 1999 | Engineer of the Year | Neon Ballroom | Won |
| Album of the Year | Neon Ballroom | Nominated | |
| Single of the Year | "Ana's Song (Open Fire)" | Nominated | |
| Highest Selling Single | "Anthem for the Year 2000" | Nominated | |
| Best Group | Neon Ballroom | Nominated | |
| Best Rock Album | Neon Ballroom | Nominated | |
| Producer of the Year | Neon Ballroom | Nominated | |
| Best Video | "Ana's Song (Open Fire)" | Nominated | |
| Best Cover Art | Neon Ballroom | Nominated | |
| 2002 | Best Group | Diorama | Won |
| Best Rock Album | Diorama | Won | |
| Producer of the Year | Diorama | Won | |
| Engineer of the Year | Diorama | Won | |
| Best Cover Art | Diorama | Won | |
| Album of the Year | Diorama | Nominated | |
| Best Video | "The Greatest View" | Nominated | |
| 2003 | Single of the Year | "Luv Your Life" | Nominated |
| Highest Selling Album | Diorama | Nominated | |
| Best Group | "Across the Night" | Nominated | |
| Best Video | "Across the Night" | Nominated | |
| 2007 | Album of the Year | Young Modern | Won |
| Single of the Year | "Straight Lines" | Won | |
| Highest Selling Single | "Straight Lines" | Won | |
| Best Group | Young Modern | Won | |
| Best Rock Album | Young Modern | Won | |
| Best Video | "Straight Lines" | Won | |
| Highest Selling Album | Young Modern | Nominated | |
| Best Cover Art | Young Modern | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Best Music DVD | "Across the Great Divide" | Won |
| Best Group | "If You Keep Losing Sleep" | Nominated | |
| Best Video | "If You Keep Losing Sleep" | Nominated |
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 only artist to win the Songwriter of the Year award three times.[2]
| Year | Award | Work/Artist | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Songwriter of the Year[3] | Daniel Johns and Ben Gillies | Won |
| 1996 | Most Performed Australian Work Overseas[4] | "Tomorrow" | Won |
| 2003 | Songwriter of the Year[5] | Daniel Johns | Won |
| 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 | |
| 2004 | Song of the Year[8] | "Across the Night" | Nominated |
| 2008 | Song of the Year[2] | "Straight Lines" | Won |
| Most Played Australian Work[2] | "Straight Lines" | Won | |
| Songwriter of the Year[2] | Daniel Johns | Won |
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.
| Year | Award[9][10] | Artist | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Best Male Performer | Daniel Johns | Won |
| Best Drummer | Ben Gillies | Won | |
| Best Bassist | Chris Joannou | Nominated | |
| Best Dressed Performer | Daniel Johns | Nominated |
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.
| Year | Presenter | Award | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997[11] | MTV | International Viewers' Choice Award | "Freak" | Won |
| 1999[11] | MTV | International Viewers' Choice Award | "Anthem for the Year 2000" | Won |
| 2007[12] | MTV Australia | Video Vanguard | — | Won |
| MTV Australia | Best Group | "Straight Lines" | Nominated | |
| MTV Australia | Video of the Year | "Straight Lines" | Nominated |
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.[13]
| Year | Song | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1994[14] | "Tomorrow" | 5 |
| 1997[15] | "Freak" | 13 |
| "The Door" | 27 | |
| 1998[16] | "Untitled" | 93 |
| 1999[17] | "Ana's Song (Open Fire)" | 15 |
| "Anthem for the Year 2000" | 29 | |
| "Miss You Love" | 30 | |
| "Emotion Sickness" | 43 | |
| 2000[18] | "Paint Pastel Princess" | 96 |
| 2002[19] | "The Greatest View" | 10 |
| "Without You" | 25 | |
| "Luv Your Life" | 35 | |
| "Across the Night" | 62 | |
| "World Upon Your Shoulders" | 76 | |
| 2007[19] | "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.[20]
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.
| Year | Award | Artist/Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Stone Australia[21] | |||
| 2000 | Artist of the Year | Daniel Johns | Winner |
| Best Male Performer | Daniel Johns | Winner | |
| Best Rock Artist | Silverchair | Winner | |
| Best Dressed | Daniel Johns | Winner | |
| Best Band | Silverchair | Runner-up | |
| Best Album | Neon Ballroom | Runner-up | |
| Best Single | "Ana's Song (Open Fire)" | Runner-up | |
| Best Tour | Neon Ballroom | Runner-up | |
| Comeback of the Year | Silverchair | Runner-up | |
| Drum Media[22] | |||
| 2000 | Favourite Australian Album of 1999 | Neon Ballroom | #1 |
| Favourite Band/Act in the Whole Wide World | Silverchair | #1 | |
| Favourite Australian Artist of 1999 | Daniel Johns | #2 | |
| Gig of the Year | Silverchair live at the Hordern | #3 | |
| Chart[22] | |||
| 2000 | Best International Album of 1999 | Neon Ballroom | #1 |
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.[11]
In 2002, the album Diorama was voted as Album of the Year by the listeners of the Australian youth radio station Triple J.[23] Later in 2005, Triple J inaugurated the J Award, a single award given to the Australian Album of the Year. Silverchair is currently nominated for the award for Young Modern, and the winner will be announced at the end of 2007.[24]
In addition, Channel V's 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.[25][26] Silverchair was also nominated for the award in 2007, but lost to Evermore.
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