| Country Music Awards of Australia |
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| Year | Album of the Year | Song of the Year (APRA) | Female Artist of the Year | Male Artist of the Year | Top Selling Album of the Year |
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| 1973 | Me & My Guitar by Slim Dusty | "Lights On the Hill" by Slim Dusty | not awarded | not awarded | Redback on the Toilet Seat by Slim Newton |
| 1974 | Live At Tamworth by Slim Dusty | "Goondiwindi Grey" by Tex Morton | "Dust On Mother's Bible" by Suzanne Prentice | "July You're a Woman" by Reg Lindsay | Heaven Is My Woman's Love by Col Joye |
| 1975 | Australiana by Slim Dusty | "The Biggest Disappointment" by Slim Dusty | "What Kind of a Girl Do You Think I Am" by Jean Stafford | "The Biggest Disappointment" by Slim Dusty | Flowers For Mama by Jean Stafford credited by sales *not awarded |
| 1976 | Lights On the Hill by Slim Dusty | "Santa Never Made It to Darwin" by Bill & Boyd | "I Can Feel Love" by Heather McKean | "My Lancashire Yodelling Lass" by Rex Dallas | Worst in the World by Slim Dusty |
| 1977 | Angel of Goulburn Hill by Slim Dusty | "Three Rivers Hotel" by Slim Dusty | "Sweet Country Music" by Suzanne Prentice | Angel of Goulburn Hill by Slim Dusty | Things I See Around Me by Slim Dusty |
| 1978 | Country Travellin' by The Hawking Brothers | "Indian Pacific" by Slim Dusty | How Great Thou Art by Suzanne Prentice | Silence On the Line by Reg Lindsay | Indian Pacific by Slim Dusty |
| 1979 | One Day At a Time by The Hawking Bros | "Beat of the Government Stroke" by Slim Dusty | "Grievous Angel" by Anne Kirkpatrick | "Marty" by Slim Dusty | One Day At a Time by The Hawking Bros |
| 1980 | Walk a Country Mile by Slim Dusty | "Three Empty Bottles" by Dave Pincombe | Hello Love by Jean Stafford | "The Empty Arms Hotel" by Reg Lindsay | Walk a Country Mile by Slim Dusty |
| 1981 | The Man Who Steadies the Lead by Slim Dusty | "One Armed Bandit" by Allan Caswell & Brian Caswell | "That Glory Bound Train" by Jean Stafford | "I Love You So Rebecca" by Johnny Chester | The Man Who Steadies the Lead by Slim Dusty |
| 1982 | The Lady and the Cowboy by Jewel Blanch & Arthur Blanch | "His Spurs Are Rusty Now" by Rex & Colin Dallas | "I Can Love You" by Jewel Blanch | "Rough Around The Edges " by Johnny Chester | Who Put the Roo in the Stew by The Webb Brothers |
| 1983 | Too Late for Regrets by Arthur Blanch | "Used to Be a Gold Song" - Allan Caswell & Keith Potger | Send All The Ghosts Away by Jewel Blanch | "An Ad in The Weekly Times" by Johnny Chester | One Day At a Time by Suzanne Prentice |
| 1984 | On the Wallaby by Slim Dusty | "I Was Only 19" by John Schumann/Redgum | "Beautiful Lady" by Patsy Riggir | "I've Come a Long Way" by Arthur Blanch | "I Was Only 19" by John Schumann/Redgum |
| 1985 | Trucks On the Track by Slim Dusty | "Queen in the Sport of Kings" by John Williamson | You'll Never Take the Country Out of Me by Patsy Riggir | "What Do Lonely People Do" by Arthur Blanch | Trucks On the Track by Slim Dusty |
| 1986 | Road Thru the Heart by John Williamson | "The Garden" by Allan Caswell | You Remind Me of a Love Song by Patsy Riggir | "You and My Guitar" by John Williamson | Yodelling Man by Roger Tibbs |
| 1987 | Mallee Boy by John Williamson | "He's a Good Bloke When He's Sober" by Slim Dusty | Now I'm Easy by Deniese Morrison | "True Blue" by John Williamson | Patsy Rigger Country by Patsy Rigger |
| 1988 | Neon City by Slim Dusty | "The Old Time Tent Shows" by Alan Hawking | "I'm Stronger Than I Look" by Evelyn Bury | "Black Jack Blues Again" by Allan Caswell | Mallee Boy by John Williamson |
| 1989 | Boomerang Café by John Williamson | "We've Done Us Proud" by Slim Dusty | "Battle Hymn of Love" by Deniese Morrison | "Cloncurry Cattle Song" by James Blundell | Boomerang Café by John Williamson |
| 1990 | Warragul by John Williamson | "Kimberley Moon" by James Blundell | "You've Gotta Learn to Dance" by Deniese Morrison | "Kimberley Moon" by James Blundell | Warragul by John Williamson |
| 1991 | Coming Home by Slim Dusty | "The Blue Heeler" by James Blundell | "Sarah's Memory" by Norma Murphy | "Age of Grace" by James Blundell | Two Singers, One Song by Slim Dusty & Anne Kirkpatrick |
| 1992 | Out of the Blue by Anne Kirkpatrick | "Things Are Not the Same On the Land" by Slim Dusty | "I Guess We've Been Together Too Long" by Anne Kirkpatrick | "The River" by Keith Urban | JW's Family Album by John Williamson |
| 1993 | The Outback Club by Lee Kernaghan | "Boys from the Bush" by Lee Kernaghan | "Tamworth" by Norma O'Hara Murphy | "Boys from the Bush" by Lee Kernaghan | This Road by James Blundell |
| 1994 | Three Chain Road by Lee Kernaghan | "Three Chain Road" by Lee Kernaghan | "Two Stars Fell" by Gina Jeffreys | "Three Chain Road" by Lee Kernaghan | Touch of Water by James Blundell |
| 1995 | Homeland by Graeme Connors | "Songs from the Homeland" by Graeme Connors | "Girls Night Out" by Gina Jeffreys | "Songs from the Homeland" by Graeme Connors | Three Chain Road by Lee Kernaghan |
| 1996 | 1959 by Lee Kernaghan | "The Great Australian Dream" by Graeme Connors | "Didn't We Shine" by Gina Jeffreys | "End of the Road" by Troy Cassar-Daley | Mulga to Mangoes by John Williamson |
| 1997 | December Moon by Tania Kernaghan | "The Road Less Travelled" by Graeme Connors | "Where the Murray Meets the Darling" by Tania Kernaghan | "The Road Less Travelled" by Graeme Connors | 1959 by Lee Kernaghan |
| 1998 | True Believer by Troy Cassar-Daley | "Living in the Circle" by Dead Ringer Band | "Dunroamin' Station" by Tania Kernaghan | "Little Things" by Troy Cassar-Daley | Pipe Dream by John Williamson |
| 1999 | Hat Town by Lee Kernaghan | "Last Man Standing" by Adam Brand | "Dancin' with Elvis" by Gina Jeffreys | "Goondiwindi Moon" by Lee Kernaghan | Hat Town by Lee Kernaghan |
| 2000 | The Captain by Kasey Chambers | "They Don't Make 'em Like That Anymore" by Troy Cassar-Daley | "The Captain" by Kasey Chambers | "They Don't Make 'em Like That Anymore" by Troy Cassar-Daley | The Way It Is by John Williamson |
| 2001 | Good Friends by Adam Brand | "Good Things in Life" by Adam Brand | "This Heart" by Beccy Cole | "Good Friends" by Adam Brand | Looking Forward Looking Back by Slim Dusty |
| 2002 | Workin' Overtime by Adam Harvey | "Not Pretty Enough" by Kasey Chambers | "Too Strong to Break" by Beccy Cole | "Shake of a Hand" by Adam Harvey | Barricades & Brickwalls by Kasey Chambers |
| 2003 | Electric Rodeo by Lee Kernaghan | "Born to Survive" by Troy Cassar-Daley | "The Story of My Life" by Melinda Schneider | "Born to Survive" by Troy Cassar-Daley | Electric Rodeo by Lee Kernaghan |
| 2004 | Beautiful Circle by Sara Storer | "Raining on the Plains" by Sara Storer | Beautiful Circle by Sara Storer | "Call It Love" by Adam Harvey | Golden Road by Keith Urban |
| 2005 | Family Tree by Melinda Schneider | "Real People" by Melinda Schneider | "Pony" by Kasey Chambers | "That's What You Call a Friend" by Adam Harvey | Wayward Angel by Kasey Chambers |
| 2006 | Chandelier of Stars by John Williamson | "Lonesome But Free" by Troy Cassar-Daley | Firefly by Sara Storer | "Lonesome But Free" by Troy Cassar-Daley | Chandelier of Stars by John Williamson |
| 2007 | The New Bush by Lee Kernaghan | "Poster Girl (Wrong Side of the World)" by Beccy Cole | "Poster Girl (Wrong Side of the World)" by Beccy Cole | The New Bush by Lee Kernaghan | The New Bush by Lee Kernaghan |
| 2008 | I'm Doin' Alright by Adam Harvey | "Land Cries Out" by Sara Storer | "Then There's Me" by Dianna Corcoran | "Everything's Going to Be Alright" by Troy Cassar-Daley | Stronger by Melinda Schneider |
| 2009 | Rattlin' Bones by Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson | "Rattlin' Bones" by Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson | "What I Did Last Night" by Catherine Britt | "Get On Down the Road" by Adam Brand | Rattlin' Bones by Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson |
| 2010 | I Love This Place by Troy Cassar-Daley | "Big Big Love" by Troy Cassar-Daley | "Roller Coaster" by Felicity Urquhart | I Love This Place by Troy Cassar-Daley | Defying Gravity by Keith Urban |
| 2011 | Still Walking by Graeme Connors | "Little Bird" by Kasey Chambers | "Little Bird" by Kasey Chambers | A Good Life by Graeme Connors | Planet Country by Lee Kernaghan |
| 2012 | Falling Into Place by Adam Harvey | "Bad Machines" by Shane Nicholson | "Waitress" by Beccy Cole | "Long Hot Summer" by Keith Urban | Get Closer by Keith Urban |
| 2013 | Home by Troy Cassar-Daley | "Home" by Troy Cassar-Daley | "Charlestown Road" by Catherine Britt | Home by Troy Cassar-Daley | Home by Troy Cassar-Daley |
| 2014 | Lovegrass by Sara Storer | "Lady of the Land" by Luke O'Shea | Lovegrass by Sara Storer | "Flying With the King" by Lee Kernaghan | Beautiful Noise by Lee Kernaghan |
| 2015 | Bittersweet by Kasey Chambers | "Three Brothers (The Great War)" by Luke O'Shea | "Superheroes" by Amber Lawrence | Sing You You by Luke O'Shea | |
| 2016 | Freedom Ride by Troy Cassar-Daley | "Freedom Ride" by Troy Cassar-Daley | Boneshaker by Amber Lawrence | Freedom Ride by Troy Cassar-Daley | Spirit of the Anzacs by Lee Kernaghan |
| 2017 | Things I Carry Around by Troy Cassar-Daley | "Call Me Crazy" by Travis Collins | Silos by Sara Storer | Hard Light by Travis Collins | Ripcord by Keith Urban |
| 2018 | Endless by The McClymonts | "Our Backyard" by Travis Collins & Amber Lawrence | More Than Meets the Eye by Aleyce Simmonds | Love and Blood by Shane Nicholson | The 25th Anniversary Album by Lee Kernaghan |
| 2019 | Country Heart by The Wolfe Brothers | "Ain't Seen It Yet" by The Wolfe Brothers | Lioness by Beccy Cole | Brave & The Broken by Travis Collins | Graffiti U by Keith Urban |
| 2020 | Frozen Rabbits by Felicity Urquhart | "Chain of Joy" by Felicity Urquhart | Frozen Rabbits by Felicity Urquhart | Things That We Drink To by Morgan Evans | Backroad Nation by Lee Kernaghan |
| 2021 | Fallow by Fanny Lumsden | "The High Price of Surviving" by Shane Nicholson | Fallow by Fanny Lumsden | Wreck Me by Travis Collins | The Speed of Now Part 1 by Keith Urban |
| 2022 [4] | Living in Colour by Shane Nicholson | "And You Will Have Your Way" by Shane Nicholson | Ashleigh Dallas | Troy Cassar-Daley | The World Today by Troy Cassar-Daley |
| 2023 [5] | Light It Up by Casey Barnes | "Star of the Show" by Brooke McClymont & Adam Eckersley | Amber Lawrence | Andrew Swift | Light It Up by Casey Barnes [6] |
| 2024 [7] | Livin' the Dream by The Wolfe Brothers | "Size Up" by Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham | Kaylee Bell | Brad Cox | Acres by Brad Cox [8] |
| 2025 [9] | Between the Fires by Troy Cassar-Daley | "Some Days" (Troy Cassar-Daley & Kevin Bennett) | Max Jackson | Troy Cassar-Daley | High by Keith Urban [10] |
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