# 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. 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.

## 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.
| Year | Award | Work | Result |
| 1995 | Single of the Year | "Tomorrow" | Won |
| 1995 | Highest Selling Single | "Tomorrow" | Won |
| 1995 | Best New Talent | Frogstomp | Won |
| 1995 | Breakthrough Artist - Album | Frogstomp | Won |
| 1995 | Breakthrough Artist - Single | "Tomorrow" | Won |
| 1995 | Album of the Year | Frogstomp | Nominated |
| 1995 | Song of the Year | "Tomorrow" | Nominated |
| 1995 | Best Group | Frogstomp | Nominated |
| 1995 | Best Alternative Release | Frogstomp | Nominated |
| 1996 | Outstanding Achievement Award | Silverchair | Won |
| 1996 | Best Group | "Blind" | Nominated |
| 1997 | Best Cover Art | Freak Show | Won |
| 1997 | Album of the Year | Freak Show | Nominated |
| 1997 | Highest Selling Single | "Abuse Me" | Nominated |
| 1997 | Highest Selling Single | "Freak" | Nominated |
| 1997 | Best Group | Freak Show | Nominated |
| 1997 | Producer of the Year | Freak Show | Nominated |
| 1998 | Engineer of the Year | "The Door" | Won |
| 1999 | Engineer of the Year | Neon Ballroom | Won |
| 1999 | Album of the Year | Neon Ballroom | Nominated |
| 1999 | Single of the Year | "Ana's Song (Open Fire)" | Nominated |
| 1999 | Highest Selling Single | "Anthem for the Year 2000" | Nominated |
| 1999 | Best Group | Neon Ballroom | Nominated |
| 1999 | Best Rock Album | Neon Ballroom | Nominated |
| 1999 | Producer of the Year | Neon Ballroom | Nominated |
| 1999 | Best Video | Paul Goldman and Alice Bell for "Ana's Song (Open Fire)" | Nominated |
| 1999 | Best Cover Art | Neon Ballroom | Nominated |
| 2002 | Best Group | Diorama | Won |
| 2002 | Best Rock Album | Diorama | Won |
| 2002 | Producer of the Year | Diorama | Won |
| 2002 | Engineer of the Year | Diorama | Won |
| 2002 | Best Cover Art | Diorama | Won |
| 2002 | Album of the Year | Diorama | Nominated |
| 2002 | Best Video | "The Greatest View" | Nominated |
| 2003 | Single of the Year | "Luv Your Life" | Nominated |
| 2003 | Highest Selling Album | Diorama | Nominated |
| 2003 | Best Group | "Across the Night" | Nominated |
| 2003 | Best Video | "Across the Night" | Nominated |
| 2007 | Album of the Year | Young Modern | Won |
| 2007 | Single of the Year | "Straight Lines" | Won |
| 2007 | Highest Selling Single | "Straight Lines" | Won |
| 2007 | Best Group | Young Modern | Won |
| 2007 | Best Rock Album | Young Modern | Won |
| 2007 | Best Video | "Straight Lines" | Won |
| 2007 | Highest Selling Album | Young Modern | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Cover Art | Young Modern | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Music DVD | "Across the Great Divide" (with Powderfinger) | Won |
| 2008 | Best Group | "If You Keep Losing Sleep" | Nominated |
| 2008 | 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.
| Year | Award | Work/Artist | Result |
| 1995 | Songwriter of the Year | Daniel Johns and Ben Gillies | Won |
| 1996 | Most Performed Australian Work Overseas | "Tomorrow" | Won |
| 2003 | Songwriter of the Year | Daniel Johns | Won |
| 2003 | Song of the Year | "The Greatest View" | Nominated |
| 2003 | Song of the Year | "Without You" | Nominated |
| 2003 | Most Performed Australian Work | "The Greatest View" | Nominated |
| 2004 | Song of the Year | "Across the Night" | Nominated |
| 2008 | Song of the Year | "Straight Lines" | Won |
| 2008 | Most Played Australian Work | "Straight Lines" | Won |
| 2008 | Songwriter of the Year | Daniel Johns | Won |

## 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.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2007 | Young Modern | Best Album | Won |
| 2007 | "Straight Lines" | Best Song | Won |

## 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.
| Year | Award | Artist | Result |
| 2007 | Best Male Performer | Daniel Johns | Won |
| 2007 | Best Drummer | Ben Gillies | Won |
| 2007 | Best Bassist | Chris Joannou | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Dressed Performer | Daniel Johns | Nominated |

## 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.
| Year | Presenter | Award | Work | Result |
| 1997 | MTV | International Viewer's Choice Award (MTV Australia) | "Freak" | Won |
| 1998 | MTV | International Viewer's Choice Award (MTV Australia) | "Cemetery" | Nominated |
| 1999 | MTV | International Viewer's Choice Award (MTV Australia) | "Anthem for the Year 2000" | Won |
| 2002 | MTV | International Viewer's Choice Award (MTV Australia) | "The Greatest View" | Nominated |
| 2007 | MTV Australia | Video Vanguard | — | Won |
| 2007 | MTV Australia | Best Group | "Straight Lines" | Nominated |
| 2007 | MTV Australia | Video 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.
| Year | Song | Position |
| 1994 | "Tomorrow" | 5 |
| 1997 | "Freak" | 13 |
| 1997 | "The Door" | 27 |
| 1998 | "Untitled" | 93 |
| 1999 | "Ana's Song (Open Fire)" | 15 |
| 1999 | "Anthem for the Year 2000" | 29 |
| 1999 | "Miss You Love" | 30 |
| 1999 | "Emotion Sickness" | 43 |
| 2000 | "Paint Pastel Princess" | 96 |
| 2002 | "The Greatest View" | 10 |
| 2002 | "Without You" | 25 |
| 2002 | "Luv Your Life" | 35 |
| 2002 | "Across the Night" | 62 |
| 2002 | "World Upon Your Shoulders" | 76 |
| 2007 | "Straight Lines" | 2 |
| 2007 | "If You Keep Losing Sleep" | 30 |
| 2007 | "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.

## 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.
| Year | Award | Artist/Work | Result |
| Rolling Stone Australia ||||
| 2000 | Artist of the Year | Daniel Johns | Winner |
| 2000 | Best Male Performer | Daniel Johns | Winner |
| 2000 | Best Rock Artist | Silverchair | Winner |
| 2000 | Best Dressed | Daniel Johns | Winner |
| 2000 | Best Band | Silverchair | Runner-up |
| 2000 | Best Album | Neon Ballroom | Runner-up |
| 2000 | Best Single | "Ana's Song (Open Fire)" | Runner-up |
| 2000 | Best Tour | Neon Ballroom | Runner-up |
| 2000 | Comeback of the Year | Silverchair | Runner-up |
| Drum Media ||||
| 2000 | Favourite Australian Album of 1999 | Neon Ballroom | #1 |
| 2000 | Favourite Band/Act in the Whole Wide World | Silverchair | #1 |
| 2000 | Favourite Australian Artist of 1999 | Daniel Johns | #2 |
| 2000 | Gig of the Year | Silverchair live at the Hordern | #3 |
| Chart ||||
| 2000 | Best International Album of 1999 | Neon 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.
The group won Metal Edge magazine's 1995 Readers' Choice Award for Best New Band.
In 2002, the album Diorama was voted as Album of the Year by the listeners of the Australian youth radio station Triple J. 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
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. Silverchair was also nominated for the award in 2007, but lost to Evermore.
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