| ARIA Award for Best Pop Release | |
|---|---|
 2025 winner Thelma Plum | |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |
| First award | 1994 |
| Currently held by | Thelma Plum, I'm Sorry, Now Say It Back (2025) |
| Most wins | Kylie Minogue (5) |
| Most nominations | Kylie Minogue (13) |
| Website | ariaawards |
The ARIA Music Award for Best Pop Release, is an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards, which recognises "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres", [1] 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." [2] To be eligible, "the recording must be directed at contemporary hit radio or Top 40 formats." The accolade is voted for by a judging academy, which comprises 1000 members from different areas of the music industry, and is given to an artist who is either from Australia or an Australian resident. [3]
Contents
- Winners and nominees
- Artists with multiple wins
- Artists with multiple nominations
- References
- External links
The award for Best Pop Release was first presented to Peter Andre in 1994, for his album of the same name. [4] Kylie Minogue has received five wins from 13 nominations, more than any other artist, for "Where the Wild Roses Grow" (with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) in 1996, "Spinning Around" in 2000, the latter's parent album Light Years in 2001, Fever in 2002 and "Padam Padam" in 2023. [4] Vance Joy and Jessica Mauboy are tied for the most nominations without a win with four each. Five artists have won in consecutive years; Minogue from 2000 to 2002, Missy Higgins for "Scar" in 2004 and its parent album The Sound of White in 2005, Gotye for "Somebody That I Used to Know" featuring Kimbra in 2011 and its parent album Making Mirrors in 2012, Amy Shark for Night Thinker in 2017 and Love Monster in 2018, and The Kid Laroi for "Stay" with Justin Bieber in 2021 and "Thousand Miles" in 2022. Gotye is the only artist to win both his nominations.