# ARIA Award for Highest-Selling Album

The ARIA Music Award for Highest-Selling Album was an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards. It was presented from 1987 through to 2011.
John Farnham holds the record for the most wins, at five (1987, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1999) as well as his involvement in The Australian Cast Recording win in 1993.

## 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 title |
| 1987 (1st) |
| 1987 (1st) | John Farnham | Whispering Jack |
| 1987 (1st) | Dragon | Dreams of Ordinary Men |
| 1987 (1st) | Tim Finn | Big Canoe |
| 1987 (1st) | Icehouse | Measure for Measure |
| 1987 (1st) | Rodney Rude | Rude Rides Again |
| 1987 (1st) | Spy V Spy | A.O. Mod. TV. Vers. |
| 1987 (1st) | Kevin Bloody Wilson | Kev's Back |
| 1988 (2nd) | Icehouse | Man of Colours |
| 1989 (3rd) |
| 1989 (3rd) | John Farnham | Age of Reason |
| 1989 (3rd) | The Comedy Company | The Comedy Company Album |
| 1989 (3rd) | Crowded House | Temple of Low Men |
| 1989 (3rd) | 1927 | ...ish |
| 1989 (3rd) | Kylie Minogue | Kylie |
| 1989 (3rd) | Various Artists | Australia All Over Vol. 2 |
| 1990 (4th) | Johnny Diesel | Johnny Diesel and the Injectors |
| 1991 (5th) | John Farnham | Chain Reaction |
| 1992 (6th) |
| 1992 (6th) | Jimmy Barnes | Soul Deep |
| 1992 (6th) | Cold Chisel | Chisel |
| 1992 (6th) | Crowded House | Woodface |
| 1992 (6th) | Ratcat | Blind Love |
| 1992 (6th) | Noiseworks | Love Versus Money |
| 1992 (6th) | John Farnham | Full House |
| 1993 (7th) |
| 1993 (7th) | Australian Cast Recording | Jesus Christ Superstar |
| 1993 (7th) | Diesel | Hepfidelity |
| 1993 (7th) | Rockmelons | Form 1 Planet |
| 1993 (7th) | Noiseworks | Greatest Hits |
| 1993 (7th) | Wendy Matthews | Lily |
| 1993 (7th) | Hoodoo Gurus | Electric Soup/Gorilla Biscuit |
| 1994 (8th) |
| 1994 (8th) | John Farnham | Then Again... |
| 1994 (8th) | Jimmy Barnes | Flesh and Wood |
| 1994 (8th) | The Black Sorrows | The Chosen Ones - Greatest Hits |
| 1994 (8th) | Wendy Matthews | Lily |
| 1994 (8th) | The Seekers | The Silver Jubilee Album |
| 1995 (9th) |
| 1995 (9th) | The Twelfth Man | Wired World of Sports II |
| 1995 (9th) | Tina Arena | Don't Ask |
| 1995 (9th) | The Badloves | Get On Board |
| 1995 (9th) | The Cruel Sea | Three Legged Dog |
| 1995 (9th) | Wendy Matthews | The Witness Tree |
| 1996 (10th) |
| 1996 (10th) | Tina Arena | Don't Ask |
| 1996 (10th) | John Williamson | True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson |
| 1996 (10th) | Martin/Molloy | The Brown Album |
| 1996 (10th) | Merril Bainbridge | The Garden |
| 1996 (10th) | Max Sharam | A Million Year Girl |
| 1997 (11th) |
| 1997 (11th) | Crowded House | Recurring Dream |
| 1997 (11th) | Jimmy Barnes | Barnes Hits Anthology |
| 1997 (11th) | John Farnham | Romeo's Heart |
| 1997 (11th) | Powderfinger | Double Allergic |
| 1997 (11th) | Savage Garden | Savage Garden |
| 1998 (12th) |
| 1998 (12th) | Savage Garden | Savage Garden |
| 1998 (12th) | John Farnham | Anthology 1: Greatest Hits 1986–1997 |
| 1998 (12th) | Midnight Oil | 20,000 Watt R.S.L. |
| 1998 (12th) | The Twelfth Man | Bill Lawry... This Is Your Life |
| 1998 (12th) | Tina Arena | In Deep |
| 1999 (13th) |
| 1999 (13th) | John Farnham, Olivia Newton-John and Anthony Warlow | Highlights from The Main Event |
| 1999 (13th) | Cold Chisel | The Last Wave of Summer |
| 1999 (13th) | Natalie Imbruglia | Left of the Middle |
| 1999 (13th) | Regurgitator | Unit |
| 1999 (13th) | The Living End | The Living End |
| 2000 (14th) |
| 2000 (14th) | Savage Garden | Affirmation |
| 2000 (14th) | Bardot | Bardot |
| 2000 (14th) | Killing Heidi | Reflector |
| 2000 (14th) | Taxiride | Imaginate |
| 2000 (14th) | Vanessa Amorosi | The Power |
| 2001 (15th) |
| 2001 (15th) | Powderfinger | Odyssey Number Five |
| 2001 (15th) | John Farnham | 33+1⁄3 |
| 2001 (15th) | Kylie Minogue | Light Years |
| 2001 (15th) | Savage Garden | Affirmation |
| 2001 (15th) | Slim Dusty | Looking Forward Looking Back |
| 2002 (16th) |
| 2002 (16th) | Kylie Minogue | Fever |
| 2002 (16th) | Alex Lloyd | Watching Angels Mend |
| 2002 (16th) | Kasey Chambers | Barricades & Brickwalls |
| 2002 (16th) | Nikki Webster | Follow Your Heart |
| 2002 (16th) | The Twelfth Man | The Final Dig? |
| 2003 (17th) |
| 2003 (17th) | Delta Goodrem | Innocent Eyes |
| 2003 (17th) | John Farnham | The Last Time |
| 2003 (17th) | Kasey Chambers | Barricades & Brickwalls |
| 2003 (17th) | Powderfinger | Vulture Street |
| 2003 (17th) | Silverchair | Diorama |
| 2004 (18th) |
| 2004 (18th) | Delta Goodrem | Innocent Eyes |
| 2004 (18th) | Guy Sebastian | Just as I Am |
| 2004 (18th) | Jet | Get Born |
| 2004 (18th) | Pete Murray | Feeler |
| 2004 (18th) | Shannon Noll | That's What I'm Talking About |
| 2005 (19th) |
| 2005 (19th) | Missy Higgins | The Sound of White |
| 2005 (19th) | Anthony Callea | Anthony Callea |
| 2005 (19th) | Casey Donovan | For You |
| 2005 (19th) | Delta Goodrem | Mistaken Identity |
| 2005 (19th) | Guy Sebastian | Beautiful Life |
| 2006 (20th) |
| 2006 (20th) | Human Nature | Reach Out: The Motown Record |
| 2006 (20th) | Bernard Fanning | Teas and Sympathy |
| 2006 (20th) | Pete Murray | See the Sun |
| 2006 (20th) | Rogue Traders | Here Come the Drums |
| 2006 (20th) | The Veronicas | The Secret Life Of... |
| 2007 (21st) |
| 2007 (21st) | Damien Leith | The Winner's Journey |
| 2007 (21st) | Missy Higgins | On a Clear Night |
| 2007 (21st) | Human Nature | Dancing in the Street: the Songs of Motown II |
| 2007 (21st) | Silverchair | Young Modern |
| 2007 (21st) | The Twelfth Man | Boned! |
| 2008 (22nd) |
| 2008 (22nd) | Delta Goodrem | Delta |
| 2008 (22nd) | David Campbell | The Swing Sessions 2 |
| 2008 (22nd) | Guy Sebastian | The Memphis Album |
| 2008 (22nd) | The Veronicas | Hook Me Up |
| 2008 (22nd) | Tina Arena | Songs of Love & Loss |
| 2009 (23rd) |
| 2009 (23rd) | AC/DC | Black Ice |
| 2009 (23rd) | Empire of the Sun | Walking on a Dream |
| 2009 (23rd) | Hilltop Hoods | State of the Art |
| 2009 (23rd) | Jessica Mauboy | Been Waiting |
| 2009 (23rd) | The Presets | Apocalypso |
| 2010 (24th) |
| No award given ||
| 2011 (25th) |
| 2011 (25th) | Altiyan Childs | Altiyan Childs |
| 2011 (25th) | Angus & Julia Stone | Down the Way |
| 2011 (25th) | Birds of Tokyo | Birds of Tokyo |
| 2011 (25th) | Keith Urban | Get Closer |
| 2011 (25th) | Various Artists | He Will Have His Way |