| Year | Cover artist(s) | Album title and original recording artist(s) |
|---|
1987
(1st) |
| Oleh Witer | Big Pig by Big Pig |
| Art Scarff | The Final Wave by Australian Crawl |
| Buster Stiggs | Love an Adventure by Pseudo Echo |
| Nick Seymour | Crowded House by Crowded House |
| Richard Alan | Models' Media by Models |
| Bear Witness by I'm Talking |
| Steve Malpass | Whispering Jack by John Farnham |
1988
(2nd) | Ken Duncan, Creative Type Wart, Gary Morris and Midnight Oil | Diesel and Dust by Midnight Oil |
1989
(3rd) |
| Nick Seymour | Temple of Low Men by Crowded House |
| The Add Agency | Up from Down Under by Tommy Emmanuel |
| Bruce Goold | Wild Desert Rose by Coloured Stone |
| Phil Judd | The Sound of Trees by Schnell Fenster |
| Malpass & Burrows | Age of Reason by John Farnham |
| Robyn Stacey & Richard Allan | Lost by Died Pretty |
| Eric Weideman | ...ish by 1927 |
1990
(4th) |
| Rob Miles | Ghost Nation by Hunters & Collectors |
| Greg O'Connor | These Here Are Crazy Times by Boom Crash Opera |
| Martin Fabinyi | Brave by Kate Ceberano |
| Deborah Parry Graphics / Ben Evans | 0–9 Series by Various Artists |
| Stephen Thomas | The Big Don't Argue by Weddings Parties Anything |
1991
(5th) |
| Livingstone Clarke and Midnight Oil | Blue Sky Mining by Midnight Oil |
| Timothy Eames | Collected Works by Hunters & Collectors |
| Iva Davies and David Barnes | Code Blue by Icehouse |
| Jon Quinn | Chain Reaction by John Farnham |
| Capitol Art / Peter Blakeley | Harry's Café De Wheels by Peter Blakeley |
1992
(6th) |
| Louise Beach / Mushroom Art | Tribal Voice by Yothu Yindi |
| Pierre Baroni / Mushroom Art | Soul Deep by Jimmy Barnes |
| String of Pearls by Deborah Conway |
| Richard Pleasance and Ross Hipwell | Galleon by Richard Pleasance |
| Tommy Steele and Nick Seymour | Woodface by Crowded House |
1993
(7th) |
| Paul McNeil and Richard All | Electric Soup and Gorilla Biscuit by Hoodoo Gurus |
| Angie Hart and Louise Beach | Marvin the Album by Frente! |
| Ian Martin and Adrienne Overall | Hepfidelity by Diesel |
| Midnight Oil and Neo One Design | Scream in Blue by Midnight Oil |
| Pascoe & Gray Design and Eryk Photography | Better Times by The Black Sorrows |
1994
(8th) |
| Pierre Baroni / Mushroom Art | Bitch Epic by Deborah Conway |
| Kristyna Higgins and Jan Manby | The Honeymoon Is Over by The Cruel Sea |
| Marcelle Lunam | The Yearning by Things of Stone and Wood |
| Nick Seymour | Together Alone by Crowded House |
| Kevin Wilkins and Midnight Oil | Earth and Sun and Moon by Midnight Oil |
1995
(9th) |
| Dominic O'Brien | A Million Year Girl by Max Sharam |
| Simon Anderson | The Electric Hippies by Electric Hippies |
| Hi Fi Way by You Am I |
| The Cruel Sea, Kristyna Higgins and Jim Paton | Three Legged Dog by The Cruel Sea |
| Reg Mombassa | Mr Natural by Mental As Anything |
1996
(10th) |
| Reg Mombassa | Liar Liar Pants on Fire by Mental As Anything |
| Simon Anderson | Hourly, Daily by You Am I |
| Rockin' Doodles, Quan Yeomans and Ben Ely | Tu-Plang by Regurgitator |
| Janet English and George Stajsic | The Unfinished Spanish Galleon of Finley Lake by Spiderbait |
| Tony Mahoney | The Soft 'N Sexy Sound by Dave Graney |
1997
(11th) |
| John Watson, John O'Donnell, Kevin Wilkins and Silverchair | Freak Show by Silverchair |
| Janet English | Ivy and the Big Apples by Spiderbait |
| Pierre Baroni | Songs from the South by Paul Kelly |
| Simon Anderson and Dean Manning | Angel Blood by Leonardo's Bride |
| Tony Mahony | The Devil Drives by Dave Graney & the Coral Snakes |
1998
(12th) |
| The Shits | Unit by Regurgitator |
| Carl Breitkreuz and Ian Downie | To Hal and Bacharach by various artists |
| Dominic O'Brien, Matt Thomas, Rachel Boyce and Alison Smith | Pink Pills by The Mavis's |
| William Tennent and Chris Tennent | Sumo by The Superjesus |
| Kevin Wilkins | 20,000 Watt R.S.L. by Midnight Oil |
1999
(13th) |
| Kevin Wilkins | Internationalist by Powderfinger |
| Janet English and George Stajsic | Grand Slam by Spiderbait |
| Reg Mombassa | Garage by Mental As Anything |
| John Watson, Kevin Wilkins and Melissa Chenery | Neon Ballroom by Silverchair |
| Quan Yeomans and Janet English | Welcome to Happyland by Happyland |
2000
(14th) |
| Janet English | "Glokenpop" by Spiderbait |
| Mark Gowling | Road Kill by Groove Terminator |
| Paul Kosky | Reflector by Killing Heidi |
| Love Police | Triple J Hottest 100 Vol 6 by Various |
| Kevin Wilkins | "Passenger" by Powderfinger |
2001
(15th) |
| Kevin Wilkins | Odyssey Number Five by Powderfinger |
| Bobbydazzler (a.k.a. Darren Seltmann, Robbie Chater) | Since I Left You by The Avalanches |
| Darren Glindemann | Jet Age by The Superjesus |
| Sam Hickey | Sunset Studies by Augie March |
| Stephanie Ashworth | Echolalia by Something for Kate |
2002
(16th) |
| Darren Glindemann, John Watson, Melissa Chenery and Daniel Johns | Diorama by Silverchair |
| Art of the State and Scott James Smith | Torch the Moon by The Whitlams |
| Campbell Murray Creating | Barricades & Brickwalls by Kasey Chambers |
| Chris Von Sanden | Polyserena by george |
| Craig Nicholls | Highly Evolved by Highly Evolved |
2003
(17th) |
| Steven Gorrow and Revolution Design | Vulture Street by Powderfinger |
| Jenny Sullivan and Sony Music Design | Innocent Eyes by Delta Goodrem |
| Adalita and Steven Gorrow | Tough Love by Magic Dirt |
| Stephanie Ashworth and David Homer (Sony Music Design) | The Official Fiction by Something for Kate |
| James Bellesini and Love Police | Deliverance by You Am I |
2004
(18th) |
| James Hackett | The Dissociatives by The Dissociatives |
| Peter Barrett and Eskimo Joe | A Song Is a City by Eskimo Joe |
| James Bellesini and Love Police | Winning Days by The Vines |
| The Cream & The Crock by You Am I |
| Mathematics | Wayward Angel by Kasey Chambers |
| Tom Walker | Sunrise Over Sea by John Butler Trio |
2005
(19th) |
| Ben Lee, Lara Meyerratken and Dan Estabrook | Awake Is the New Sleep by Ben Lee |
| Cameron Bird | In Case We Die by Architecture in Helsinki |
| Cathie Glassby | The Sound of White by Missy Higgins |
| David Homer, Aaron Hayward (Debaser) | United Paper People by Kisschasy |
| Reg Mombassa | Foggy Highway by Paul Kelly & the Stormwater Boys |
2006
(20th) |
| Debaser | Tea & Sympathy by Bernard Fanning |
| Alison Smith and Chris Cheney – The Living End | State of Emergency by The Living End |
| Dane Lovett and Dave Snow | Black Fingernails, Red Wine by Eskimo Joe |
| Luke Steele, James Bellesini and Love Police | Personality – One Was a Spider, One Was a Bird by The Sleepy Jackson |
| The Grates | Gravity Won't Get You High by The Grates |
2007
(21st) |
| Aaron Hayward and Dave Homer (Debaser) | Dream Days at the Hotel Existence by Powderfinger |
| Wally de Backer | Mixed Blood by Gotye |
| John Engelhardt | The Hard Road: Restrung by Hilltop Hoods |
| Sharon Chai and Sarah Blasko | What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have by Sarah Blasko |
| Hackett Films | Young Modern by Silverchair |
2008
(22nd) |
| Jonathan Zawada | Apocalypso by The Presets |
| Aaron Hayward & David Homer (Debaser) | Be the Twilight by Faker |
| Rattlin' Bones by Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson |
| Alter | In Ghost Colours by Cut Copy |
| IOSHVA | A Book Like This by Angus & Julia Stone |
2009
(23rd) |
| Aaron Hayward and David Homer (Debaser) | Walking on a Dream by Empire of the Sun |
| C. W. Stoneking | Jungle Blues by C. W. Stoneking |
| Mathematics | Inshalla by Eskimo Joe |
| Sarah Larnach | Ladyhawke by Ladyhawke |
| Sharon Chai | As Day Follows Night by Sarah Blasko |
2010
(24th) |
| Angus & Julia Stone | Down the Way by Angus & Julia Stone |
| Cameron Gray and Scott Smith | This Is the Warning by Dead Letter Circus |
| David Homer and Aaron Hayward (Debaser) | Birds of Tokyo by Birds of Tokyo |
| Debaser | Head of the Hawk by Bluejuice |
| Leif Podhajsky | Innerspeaker by Tame Impala |
2011
(25th) |
| Alter | Zonoscope by Cut Copy |
| Aaron Hayward and David Homer (Debaser) | The Experiment by Art vs. Science |
| Tangier by Billy Thorpe |
| Carlo Santone | Rrakala by Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu |
| Ken Done | Great Barrier Grief by Oh Mercy |
2012
(26th) |
| Frank de Backer and Wally de Backer | Making Mirrors by Gotye |
| Carlo Santone | "Bayini" by Gurrumul featuring Sarah Blasko |
| Christopher Doyle | Prisoner by The Jezabels |
| Debaser | Falling & Flying by 360 |
| Rennie Ellis | Deep Heat by Oh Mercy |
2013
(27th) |
| Aaron Hayward and David Homer (Debaser) | Ice on the Dune by Empire of the Sun |
| Glen Hannah | Wreck & Ruin by Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson |
| Graeme Base | Steal the Light by The Cat Empire |
| Justin Maller | Circus in the Sky by Bliss n Eso |
| Kevin Parker and Leif Podhajsky | Lonerism by Tame Impala |
2014
(28th) |
| Tin & Ed | Built on Glass by Chet Faker |
| Angus & Julia Stone | Angus & Julia Stone by Angus & Julia Stone |
| Celeste Potter | Black Rat by DZ Deathrays |
| Sia Furler | 1000 Forms of Fear by Sia |
| The Leonard Brothers | Utopia by 360 |
2015
(29th) |
| Courtney Barnett | Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett |
| Daniel Johns, Aref and Peter Salmon-Lomas | Talk by Daniel Johns |
| Timothy Lovett | Down To Earth by Flight Facilities |
| Bjenny Montero | Man It Feels Like Space Again by Pond |
| Nathan Johnson | The Positions by Gang of Youths |
2016
(30th) |
| Johnathan Zawada | Skin by Flume |
| Karen Lynch | Civil Dusk by Bernard Fanning |
| Kristen Doyle | Wings of the Wild by Delta Goodrem |
| Jack Vanzet | Bloom by RÜFÜS |
| Robbie Chater for Lost Art | Wildflower by The Avalanches |
2017
(31st) |
| Peter Salmon-Lomas | Life Is Fine by Paul Kelly |
| Lee McConnell | The Kids Will Know It's Bullshit by Dune Rats |
| Nathan Cahyadi | Go Farther in Lightness by Gang of Youths |
| Nick McKinlay | Don't Let the Kids Win by Julia Jacklin |
| Mitchell Storck | The Overflow Tank by Midnight Oil |
2018
(32nd) |
| Caiti Baker | Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow) by Gurrumul |
| Ben Lopez | Flow State by Tash Sultana |
| Dean Hanson | Good Mood by Ball Park Music |
| Jonathan Zawada | Hi Viz by The Presets |
| Steve Wyper | Love Monster by Amy Shark |
2019
(33rd) |
| Emilie Pfitzner | Better in Blak by Thelma Plum |
| Ben Jones | Amyl and the Sniffers by Amyl and the Sniffers |
| Jonathan Zawada | Hi This is Flume by Flume |
| Lucy Dyson | Nature by Paul Kelly |
| Nick Mckk | Crushing by Julia Jacklin |
|
2020
(34th) |
| Adam Dal Pozzo, Megan Washington and Michelle Pitiris | Batflowers by Washington |
| Louis Leimbach | 14 Steps to a Better You by Lime Cordiale |
| Luke Henery | Everything Is A-OK by Violent Soho |
| Made in Katana | Hilda by Jessica Mauboy |
| Tim Rogers | Mr Experience by Donny Benét |
2021
(35th) |
| Kofi Anash & Bailey Howard | Smiling with No Teeth by Genesis Owusu |
| Ngaiire Joseph & Dan Segal | 3 by Ngaiire |
| Eben Ejdne | Herald by Odette |
| Jonathan Zawada | We Will Always Love You by The Avalanches |
| Giulia Giannini McGauran & Mitchell Eaton | Welcome to the Madhouse by Tones and I |
2022
(36th) |
| Adnate | Gela by Baker Boy |
| Giulia Giannini McGauran | How to Grow a Sunflower Underwater by Alex the Astronaut |
| Jonathan Zawada | Palaces by Flume |
| Kayla Flett, Gabi Coulthurst & Dimathaya Burarrwanga | King Stingray by King Stingray |
| Seshanka Samarajiwa, Zain Ayub & Tasman Keith | A Colour Undone by Tasman Keith |
2023
(37th) |
| Jeremy Koren (Grey Ghost) | Everything Was Green by Forest Claudette |
| Connor Dewhurst | Acres by Brad Cox |
| Harry Allen — Studio Balcony | 370HSSV 0773H by Private Function |
| Peach PRC, Billy Zammit | Manic Dream Pixie by Peach PRC |
| Sam Netterfiled, Mia Rankin | Jesus at the Gay Bar by Cub Sport |
2024
(38th) |
| Daniel Boyd and Nomad Create | Kill the Dead by 3% |
| Giulia McGauran & Sam Chirnside | Beautifully Ordinary by Tones and I |
| Louis Leimbach | Enough of the Sweet Talk by Lime Cordiale |
| Michael Bryers | Between the Fires by Troy Cassar-Daley |
| Tomas Shanahan | Chorus by Mildlife |