Claim: Silverchair holds the record for the most wins by any artist, with 21 and the most nominations by a group, with 49 in the ARIA Music Awards  since 1987.
Evidence: Silverchair won more ARIA Music Awards than any other artist in history with 21 wins from 49 nominations. At the annual ARIA Music Awards, Silverchair holds the record for the most nominated artist, with 49, and the most number of awards won, with 21. The event has been held annually since 1987 and encompasses the general genre-specific and popular awards (these are what is usually being referred to as "the ARIA awards") as well as Fine Arts Awards and Artisan Awards (held separately from 2004), Achievement Awards and ARIA Hall of Fame – the latter were held separately from 2005 to 2010 but returned to the general ceremony in 2011.