| ARIA Award for Single of the Year/Song of the Year | |
|---|---|
 2025 winner The Kid Laroi | |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |
| First award | 1987 |
| Currently held by | The Kid Laroi, "Girls" (2025) |
| Most wins | 5 Seconds of Summer (3) |
| Most nominations | Dean Lewis [a] and Powderfinger (7 each) |
| Website | ariaawards |
The ARIA Music Award for Single of the Year/Song of the Year, 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] Initially, the award was given to an Australian group or solo artist who have had a single or an extended play appear in the ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart between the eligibility period, and was voted for by a judging academy, which consists of 1000 members from different areas of the music industry. [3]
Contents
- Winners and nominees
- Single of the Year
- Song of the Year
- Artists with multiple wins
- Artists with multiple nominations
- Notes
- References
- External links
From 2012, onwards the winner has instead been determined by the general public. [4] The nominees are chosen based on the top ten highest selling Australian single releases, based on ARIA chart sales statistics, during the eligibility period. The song can be an album track which has subsequently been released as a single. As of 2012, the artist could only receive one nomination in this category, even if they had multiple songs in the ARIA top ten. [5] However, in 2021 Keith Urban was nominated both as a featured artist on "Love Songs Ain't for Us" and a co-lead artist on "One Too Many", while in 2025 Fisher was nominated both as the sole artist on "Stay" and a co-lead artist on "Somebody". The public votes are tallied by ARIA, with the winner announced at the awards ceremony. [6]
5 Seconds of Summer has won the most awards with three ("She Looks So Perfect" in 2014, "Youngblood" in 2018, "Teeth" in 2020). Five artists have won the award twice; Silverchair ("Tomorrow" in 1995, "Straight Lines" in 2007), Kylie Minogue ("Where the Wild Roses Grow" in 1996, "Can't Get You Out of My Head" in 2002), Powderfinger ("The Day You Come" in 1999, "My Happiness" in 2001), [7] Matt Corby ("Brother" in 2012, "Resolution" in 2013) and Troye Sivan (''Youth'' in 2016, ''Rush'' in 2023). Corby is the only artist to win in consecutive years.
Dean Lewis and Powderfinger are tied for the most nominations with seven each, with the former also having the most nominations without a win, though Powderfinger frontman Bernard Fanning was also nominated for his solo single "Watch Over Me" in 2006, bringing his total to eight, while Lewis' 2025 nomination for "With You" was withdrawn by request from his management following allegations of inappropriate behaviour. [8] Gotye and Kimbra are the only artists nominated for two different versions of the same song; the original version of "Somebody That I Used to Know" won in 2011, while a remix by Fisher, Chris Lake and Sante Sansone titled "Somebody" was nominated in 2025.