# ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist – Release

The ARIA Music Award for Breakthrough Artist – Release is an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards, which recognises "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres", 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."
Breakthrough awards for Album and Single were presented from 1989 until they were merged at the 2010 awards and renamed Breakthrough Artist – Release.

## 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.
| Year | Winner(s) | Album/single Title |
| 2010 (24th) |
| 2010 (24th) | Washington | I Believe You Liar |
| 2010 (24th) | Amy Meredith | Restless |
| 2010 (24th) | Cloud Control | Bliss Release |
| 2010 (24th) | Philadelphia Grand Jury | Hope Is for Hopers |
| 2010 (24th) | Tame Impala | Innerspeaker |
| 2011 (25th) | No award given | No award given |
| 2012 (26th) |
| 2012 (26th) | 360 | Falling & Flying |
| 2012 (26th) | Alpine | A Is for Alpine |
| 2012 (26th) | Lanie Lane | To the Horses |
| 2012 (26th) | Matt Corby | Brother |
| 2012 (26th) | San Cisco | Awkward |
| 2013 (27th) |
| 2013 (27th) | Flume | Flume |
| 2013 (27th) | Big Scary | Not Art |
| 2013 (27th) | RÜFÜS | Atlas |
| 2013 (27th) | The Rubens | The Rubens |
| 2013 (27th) | Vance Joy | God Loves You When You're Dancing |
| 2014 (28th) |
| 2014 (28th) | Iggy Azalea | The New Classic |
| 2014 (28th) | 5 Seconds of Summer | 5 Seconds of Summer |
| 2014 (28th) | Andy Bull | Sea of Approval |
| 2014 (28th) | Chet Faker | Built on Glass |
| 2014 (28th) | The Kite String Tangle | Vessel EP |
| 2015 (29th) |
| 2015 (29th) | Courtney Barnett | Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit |
| 2015 (29th) | Conrad Sewell | "Start Again" |
| 2015 (29th) | Gang of Youths | The Positions |
| 2015 (29th) | Jarryd James | "Do You Remember" |
| 2015 (29th) | Meg Mac | "Never Be" |
| 2016 (30th) |
| 2016 (30th) | Montaigne | Glorious Heights |
| 2016 (30th) | DMA's | Hills End |
| 2016 (30th) | L D R U | "Keeping Score" (feat. Paige IV)" |
| 2016 (30th) | Olympia | Self Talk |
| 2016 (30th) | Safia | "Make Them Wheels Roll" |
| 2017 (31st) |
| 2017 (31st) | Amy Shark | Night Thinker |
| 2017 (31st) | A.B. Original | Reclaim Australia |
| 2017 (31st) | Dean Lewis | "Waves" |
| 2017 (31st) | Tash Sultana | Notion |
| 2017 (31st) | Tkay Maidza | Tkay |
| 2018 (32nd) |
| 2018 (32nd) | Ruel | "Dazed & Confused" |
| 2018 (32nd) | Alex Lahey | I Love You Like a Brother |
| 2018 (32nd) | Jack River | Sugar Mountain |
| 2018 (32nd) | Mojo Juju | Native Tongue |
| 2018 (32nd) | Odette | To a Stranger |
| 2019 (33rd) |
| 2019 (33rd) | Tones and I | "Dance Monkey" |
| 2019 (33rd) | G Flip | About Us |
| 2019 (33rd) | Stella Donnelly | Beware of the Dogs |
| 2019 (33rd) | The Teskey Brothers | Run Home Slow |
| 2019 (33rd) | Thelma Plum | Better in Blak |
| 2020 (34th) |
| 2020 (34th) | Lime Cordiale | 14 Steps to a Better You |
| 2020 (34th) | Alex the Astronaut | The Theory of Absolutely Nothing |
| 2020 (34th) | Mallrat | Driving Music |
| 2020 (34th) | Miiesha | Nyaaringu |
| 2020 (34th) | The Kid Laroi | F*ck Love |
| 2021 (35th) |
| 2021 (35th) | Budjerah | Budjerah (EP) |
| 2021 (35th) | Gretta Ray | Begin to Look Around |
| 2021 (35th) | Masked Wolf | "Astronaut in the Ocean" |
| 2021 (35th) | May-a | Don't Kiss Ur Friends |
| 2021 (35th) | Ngaiire | 3 |
| 2022 (36th) |
| 2022 (36th) | King Stingray | King Stingray |
| 2022 (36th) | Beddy Rays | Beddy Rays |
| 2022 (36th) | Bella Taylor Smith | "Look Me in the Eyes" |
| 2022 (36th) | Harvey Sutherland | Boy |
| 2022 (36th) | Luude | "Down Under" (featuring Colin Hay) |
| 2023 (37th) |
| 2023 (37th) | Teenage Dads | Midnight Driving |
| 2023 (37th) | Charley | Timebombs |
| 2023 (37th) | grentperez | When We Were Younger |
| 2023 (37th) | Pacific Avenue | Flowers |
| 2023 (37th) | Royel Otis | Sofa Kings |
| 2024 (38th) |
| 2024 (38th) | Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers | I Love You |
| 2024 (38th) | 3% | Kill the Dead |
| 2024 (38th) | Becca Hatch | Mayday |
| 2024 (38th) | Kita Alexander | Young in Love |
| 2024 (38th) | Sycco | Zorb |