ARIA Music Awards of 1995

Ceremony details

Awards

ARIA Awards

• Album of the Year
• *Tina Arena – Don't Ask
• **Christine Anu – Stylin' Up
• **The Cruel Sea – Three Legged Dog
• **Silverchair – Frogstomp
• **You Am I – Hi Fi Way
• Single of the Year
• *Silverchair – "Tomorrow"
• **Tina Arena – "Chains"
• **Merril Bainbridge – "Mouth"
• **Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – "Do You Love Me?"
• **Max Sharam – "Coma"
• Highest Selling Album
• *The 12th Man – Wired World of Sports II
• **Tina Arena – Don't Ask
• **The Badloves – Get On Board
• **The Cruel Sea – Three Legged Dog
• **Wendy Matthews – The Witness Tree
• Highest Selling Single
• *Silverchair – "Tomorrow"
• **Merril Bainbridge – "Mouth"
• **Chocolate Starfish – "Mountain"
• **Kulcha – "Shaka Jam"
• **Kylie Minogue – "Confide in Me"
• Best Group
• *The Cruel Sea – Three Legged Dog
• **Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Let Love In
• **Crowded House – "Private Universe"
• **Silverchair – Frogstomp
• **You Am I – Hi Fi Way
• Best Female Artist
• *Tina Arena – Don't Ask
• **Christine Anu – Stylin' Up
• **Merril Bainbridge – "Mouth"
• **Kylie Minogue – Kylie Minogue
• **Max Sharam – A Million Year Girl
• Best Male Artist
• *Diesel – Solid State Rhyme
• **Paul Kelly – Wanted Man
• **Ed Kuepper – Character Assassination
• **Rick Price – River of Love
• **Chris Wilson – Live at the Continental
• Best New Talent
• *Silverchair – Frogstomp
• **Merril Bainbridge – "Mouth"
• **Magic Dirt – Life Was Better
• **Max Sharam – A Million Year Girl
• **The Truth – "My Heavy Friend"
• Breakthrough Artist – Album
• *Silverchair – Frogstomp
• **Christine Anu – Stylin' Up
• **D.I.G. – Dig Deeper
• **Max Sharam – A Million Year Girl
• **Vika and Linda – Vika and Linda
• Breakthrough Artist – Single
• *Silverchair – "Tomorrow"
• **Merril Bainbridge – "Mouth"
• **Directions In Groove – "The Favourite"
• **Max Sharam – "Coma"
• **Vika and Linda – "When Will You Fall for Me?"
• Best Dance Release
• *Itch-E and Scratch-E – "Sweetness and Light"
• **Boxcar – "What Are You So Happy About"
• **Quench – "Dreams"
• **Renegade Funktrain – "I Wonder"
• **The Rockmelons – "Stronger Together"
• **Single Gun Theory – Flow, River Of My Soul
• Best Pop Release
• *Tina Arena – "Chains"
• **Merril Bainbridge – "Mouth"
• **Kulcha – Kulcha
• **Mental As Anything – Mr Natural
• **Tlot Tlot – "The Girlfriend Song"
• Best Country Album
• *Troy Cassar-Daley – Beyond the Dancing
• **Slim Dusty – Natural High
• **Gina Jeffreys – The Flame
• **Lee Kernaghan – Country Crowd
• **Jane Saunders – Strangers to Your Heart
• Best Independent Release
• *TISM – Machiavelli and the Four Seasons
• **Def FX – Ritual Eternal
• **Ed Kuepper – Character Assassination
• **Magic Dirt – Life Was Better
• **Single Gun Theory – Flow, River of My Soul
• Best Alternative Release
• *You Am I – Hi Fi Way
• **Custard – Wahooti Fandango
• **Magic Dirt – Life Was Better
• **Regurgitator – Regurgitator
• **Silverchair – Frogstomp
• Best Indigenous Release
• *Christine Anu – Stylin' Up
• **Kev Carmody – "On the Wire"
• **Ruby Hunter – Thoughts Within
• **Tiddas – "Changing Times"
• **Yothu Yindi & Neil Finn – "Dots on the Shells"
• Best Adult Contemporary Album
• *My Friend the Chocolate Cake – Brood
• **The Black Sorrows – Lucky Charm
• **Phil Emmanuel & Tommy Emmanuel – Terra Firma
• **Dave Hole – Steel on Steel
• **Wendy Matthews – The Witness Tree
• Best Comedy Release
• *'The 12th Man – Wired World of Sports II
• **Austen Tayshus – Alive and Schticking
• **Jimeoin – Crack
• **Kevin Bloody Wilson – Let Loose Live in London
• **Scared Weird Little Guys – Scared''

  Fine Arts Awards

• Best Jazz Album
• *Bernie McGann Trio – McGann McGann
• *Mark Simmonds Freeboppers – Fire
• **The Allan Browne Quartet – Birdcalls
• **Australian Art Orchestra – Ringing the Ball Backwards
• **Bobby Gebert Trio – Sculpture
• Best Classical Album
• *Yvonne Kenny, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Kamirski – Simple Gifts
• **Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, David Porcelijn, János Fürst – Powerhouse Three Poems of Byron – Capriccio Nocturnes Unchained Melody
• **Duncan Gifford – Debussy Preludes Books I & II
• **Slava Grigoryan – Spirit of Spain
• **Graham Pushee, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer – Handel: Opera Arias
• Best Children's Album
• *The Wiggles – Big Red Car
• **Adelaide Symphony Orchestra – Dream Child
• **Cinderella Acappella – Cinderella Acappella
• **Franciscus Henri – I'm Hans Christian Andersen
• **Play School – Oomba Baroomba
• Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Recording
• *Cast Recording – The Pirates of Penzance
• **Martin Armiger – Fornicon
• **Guy Gross – The Priscilla Companion Original Score
• **Various – Heartland
• **Various – Metal Skin
• **Various – '
• Best World Music Album
• *'Yungchen Lhamo – Tibetan Prayer
• **Bu Baca Diop – Stand
• **The Celts – The Rocky Road
• **Nomad - Nomad
• **Sirocco – The Wetland Suite
• **Various – Tribal Heart''

  Artisan Awards

• Song of the Year
• *Tina Arena – "Chains"
• **Merril Bainbridge – "Mouth"
• **Daniel Johns/Ben Gillies – "Tomorrow"
• **Neil Murray – "Island Home"
• **Max Sharam – "Coma"
• Producer of the Year
• *Tony Cohen
• **Daniel Denholm
• **David Bridie
• **Paul McKercher
• **Phil McKellar
• Engineer of the Year
• *Tony Cohen
• *Paul McKercher
• **Doug Brady
• **Cameron Craig
• **Mark Forrester
• **Craig Porteils
• **Doug Roberts
• Best Video
• *Keir McFarlane – Kylie Minogue – "Put Yourself in My Place"
• **Robbie Douglas-Turner – You Am I – "Jewels & Bullets"
• **Bob Ellis – Electric Hippies – "Greedy People"
• **Paul Elliott – Max Sharam – "Coma"
• **Tony Mahoney – Dave Graney & the Coral Snakes – "I'm Gonna Release Your Soul"
• Best Cover Art
• *Dominic O'Brien – Max Sharam – A Million Year Girl
• **Simon Anderson – Electric Hippies – The Electric Hippies
• **Simon Anderson – You Am I – Hi Fi Way
• **The Cruel Sea, Kristyna Higgins, Jim Paton – The Cruel Sea – Three Legged Dog
• **Reg Mombassa – Mental As Anything – Mr Natural

  ARIA Hall of Fame inductee

• The Seekers

  Performers

• Tim Rogers & Silverchair – "New Race"