The Third
Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as the
ARIA Music Awards
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austr ...
or simply
The ARIAS) was held on 6 March 1989 at the Darling Harbour Convention Centre in
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
.
First Australian host
Greedy Smith of
Mental As Anything was assisted by presenters
George Martin,
Jono & Dano, Barry Bissell of ''
Take 40 Australia'',
Peter Collins, Peter Jamieson, Jonathan King and Brian Smith to distribute 24 awards.
There were no live performances and the awards were not televised.
Some significant changes were made for the third ARIA Awards. In addition to previous categories, Best Independent Release, Breakthrough Artist – Single and Breakthrough Artist – Album were added.
The
ARIA Hall of Fame
In music, an aria (Italian: ; plural: ''arie'' , or ''arias'' in common usage, diminutive form arietta , plural ariette, or in English simply air) is a self-contained piece for one voice, with or without instrumental or orchestral accompanime ...
inducted two artists:
Dame Nellie Melba and
Ross Wilson.
An Outstanding Achievement Award was presented to
INXS
INXS (a word play, phonetic play on "in excess") were an Australian Rock music, rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. The band's founding members were bassist Garry Gary Beers, main composer and keyboar ...
.
Music journalist,
Anthony O'Grady
Anthony Austin O'Grady (28 January 194719 December 2018) was an Australian writer, music journalist, editor and producer. He created and edited ''Rock Australia Magazine'' from 1975 to 1981. He wrote articles for '' The Bulletin''. In 1994 O'G ...
cited ARIA spokesperson Peter Rix, who had felt that
The Church
Church may refer to:
Religion
* Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
* Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship
* Chris ...
's win
Single of the Year with "
Under the Milky Way" was a highlight.
Rix elaborated, "the industry was capable of judging music on its merit, not by who'd recorded it. The Church were no one's darlings but they had written a great song."
Presenters
The ARIA Awards ceremony was hosted by singer-songwriter
Greedy Smith from
Mental as Anything.
Presenters were:
Awards
''Winners for each category are bolded with nominees provided below each winner.''
ARIA Awards
*Album of the Year
**
Crowded House
Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 1985. Its founding members were New Zealander Neil Finn (vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter) and Australians Paul Hester (drums) and Nick Seymour (bass). Later ban ...
– ''
Temple of Low Men''
***
1927
Events January
* January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General.
* January 7
* ...
– ''
...ish''
***
Big Pig – ''
Bonk''
***
The Black Sorrows – ''
Hold On To Me''
***
John Farnham
John Peter Farnham Officer of the Order of Australia, AO (born 1 July 1949) is a British born Australian singer. Farnham was a Teen idol, teen pop idol from 1967 until 1979, billed then as Johnny Farnham, but has since forged a career as an Adu ...
– ''
Age of Reason
The Age of reason, or the Enlightenment, was an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 17th to 19th centuries.
Age of reason or Age of Reason may also refer to:
* Age of reason (canon law), ...
''
*Single of the Year
**
The Church
Church may refer to:
Religion
* Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
* Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship
* Chris ...
– "
Under the Milky Way"
***
1927
Events January
* January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General.
* January 7
* ...
– "
That's When I Think of You"
***
Crowded House
Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 1985. Its founding members were New Zealander Neil Finn (vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter) and Australians Paul Hester (drums) and Nick Seymour (bass). Later ban ...
– "
Better Be Home Soon
"Better Be Home Soon" () is a song written by Neil Finn and performed by rock band Crowded House. It appears on their second studio album, ''Temple of Low Men'', which was later released in July 1988. The song was issued as a single in June 1988 ...
"
***
John Farnham
John Peter Farnham Officer of the Order of Australia, AO (born 1 July 1949) is a British born Australian singer. Farnham was a Teen idol, teen pop idol from 1967 until 1979, billed then as Johnny Farnham, but has since forged a career as an Adu ...
– "
Age of Reason
The Age of reason, or the Enlightenment, was an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 17th to 19th centuries.
Age of reason or Age of Reason may also refer to:
* Age of reason (canon law), ...
"
***
INXS
INXS (a word play, phonetic play on "in excess") were an Australian Rock music, rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. The band's founding members were bassist Garry Gary Beers, main composer and keyboar ...
– "
Never Tear Us Apart"
*Best Group
**
INXS
INXS (a word play, phonetic play on "in excess") were an Australian Rock music, rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. The band's founding members were bassist Garry Gary Beers, main composer and keyboar ...
– "
Never Tear Us Apart"
***
The Black Sorrows – ''
Hold On To Me''
***
Crowded House
Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 1985. Its founding members were New Zealander Neil Finn (vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter) and Australians Paul Hester (drums) and Nick Seymour (bass). Later ban ...
– ''
Temple of Low Men''
***
The Go-Betweens – ''
16 Lovers Lane
''16 Lovers Lane'' is the sixth album by Australian indie rock group The Go-Betweens, released in 1988 by Beggars Banquet Records. Prior to the recording of the album, longtime bassist Robert Vickers left the band when the other group members d ...
''
***
Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil (known informally as "The Oils") are an Australian rock band composed of Peter Garrett (vocals, harmonica), Rob Hirst (drums), Jim Moginie (guitar, keyboard) and Martin Rotsey (guitar). The group was formed in Sydney in 1972 by ...
– "
Dreamworld"
*Best Female Artist
**
Kate Ceberano – ''
You've Always Got the Blues''
***
Marcia Hines – "
The Lord's Prayer
The Lord's Prayer, also called the Our Father or Pater Noster, is a central Christian prayer which Jesus taught as the way to pray. Two versions of this prayer are recorded in the gospels: a longer form within the Sermon on the Mount in the Gosp ...
"
***
Wendy Matthews – ''
You've Always Got the Blues''
***
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide. She has been recognised for reinve ...
– ''
Kylie''
***
Sharon O'Neill – "We're Only Human"
*Best Male Artist
**
Jimmy Barnes – ''
Barnestorming
''Barnestorming'' or ''Barnestorming Live'' is the first live album by Australian hard rocker, Jimmy Barnes, the former lead vocalist for Cold Chisel. It was released in November 1988 and went to number one on the Australian albums chart for th ...
''
***
Stephen Cummings – ''A Life Is a Life''
***
John Farnham
John Peter Farnham Officer of the Order of Australia, AO (born 1 July 1949) is a British born Australian singer. Farnham was a Teen idol, teen pop idol from 1967 until 1979, billed then as Johnny Farnham, but has since forged a career as an Adu ...
– ''
Age of Reason
The Age of reason, or the Enlightenment, was an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 17th to 19th centuries.
Age of reason or Age of Reason may also refer to:
* Age of reason (canon law), ...
''
***
Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls – "Forty Miles to Saturday Night"
***
James Reyne – "
Motor's Too Fast"
*Best New Talent
**
Johnny Diesel & the Injectors – "
Don't Need Love"
***
Died Pretty – ''
Lost''
***
Go 101 – "Build It Up"
***
Roaring Jack – ''The Cat Among the Pigeons''
***
The State – "Real Love"
*Breakthrough Artist – Album
**
1927
Events January
* January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General.
* January 7
* ...
– ''
...ish''
**
Rockmelons – ''
Tales of the City''
***
Catfish – ''
Unlimited Address''
***
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide. She has been recognised for reinve ...
– ''
Kylie''
***
Schnell Fenster
Schnell Fenster were a New Zealand rock band formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1986 by Noel Crombie on drums and percussion, Nigel Griggs on bass guitar and backing vocals, Phil Judd on lead vocals and guitar, and Eddie Rayner on keyboards ...
– ''
The Sound of Trees''
*Breakthrough Artist – Single
**
1927
Events January
* January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General.
* January 7
* ...
– "
That's When I Think of You"
***
Catfish – "When You Dance"
***
Go 101 – "Build It Up"
***
The Hippos – "
Dark Age"
***
Johnny Diesel & the Injectors – "
Don't Need Love"
***
Schnell Fenster
Schnell Fenster were a New Zealand rock band formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1986 by Noel Crombie on drums and percussion, Nigel Griggs on bass guitar and backing vocals, Phil Judd on lead vocals and guitar, and Eddie Rayner on keyboards ...
– "Whisper"
*Best Country Album
**
John Williamson – ''
Boomerang Café
''Boomerang Café'' is the seventh studio album by Australian country music artist John Williamson. The album was released in April 1988 and peaked at number 10 on the Kent Music Report
The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Au ...
''
***
Flying Emus – "I Just Want to Dance With You"
***
Slim Dusty – ''G'day, G'day!''
***
Smoky Dawson & Trevor Knight – "High Country"
***
Jenine Vaughan – "Gypsy Man"
*Best Indigenous Release
**
Weddings Parties Anything – ''
Roaring Days''
***
Kev Carmody
Kevin Daniel Carmody (born 1946), better known by his stage name Kev Carmody, is an Aboriginal Australian singer-songwriter and musician, a Murri people, Murri man from northern Queensland. He is best known for the song "From Little Things Big T ...
– ''Pillars of Society''
***
Flying Emus– "This Town" / "Darling Street"
***
Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil (known informally as "The Oils") are an Australian rock band composed of Peter Garrett (vocals, harmonica), Rob Hirst (drums), Jim Moginie (guitar, keyboard) and Martin Rotsey (guitar). The group was formed in Sydney in 1972 by ...
– "
Dreamworld"
***
Dave Steel
David Alexander John Steel is an Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. He is a former member of folk rock group, Weddings Parties Anything (1985–88) and pop band, The Whipper Snappers (1990–91). Steel has released eleven sol ...
– "The Hardest Part"
*Best Adult Contemporary Album
**
Crowded House
Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 1985. Its founding members were New Zealander Neil Finn (vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter) and Australians Paul Hester (drums) and Nick Seymour (bass). Later ban ...
– ''
Temple of Low Men''
***
The Black Sorrows – ''
Hold On To Me''
***
Kate Ceberano &
Wendy Matthews – ''
You've Always Got the Blues''
***
John Farnham
John Peter Farnham Officer of the Order of Australia, AO (born 1 July 1949) is a British born Australian singer. Farnham was a Teen idol, teen pop idol from 1967 until 1979, billed then as Johnny Farnham, but has since forged a career as an Adu ...
– ''
Age of Reason
The Age of reason, or the Enlightenment, was an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 17th to 19th centuries.
Age of reason or Age of Reason may also refer to:
* Age of reason (canon law), ...
''
***
Little River Band – ''
Monsoon''
*Best Comedy Release
**
The Comedy Company – ''
The Comedy Company Album
The Comedy Company Album is the debut studio album by Australian comedy television series The Comedy Company. The album was released in November 1988 and peaked at number 9 on The Australian ARIA Charts.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 1989 the al ...
''
***
Austen Tayshus
Austen Tayshus (born 17 March 1954) is the stage name of American-born Jewish Australian comedian Alexander Jacob Gutman (commonly called Sandy Gutman). He is best known for the 1983 comedy single "Australiana", a spoken word piece which is fi ...
– "
Highway Corroboree
"Highway Corroboree" is a comedy single by Austen Tayshus. Released in January 1988 as the lead single from Austen Tayshus' second studio album, ''Whispering Joke''. The song peaked at number 43 on the Australian charts.
At the ARIA Music Awards ...
"
***
Club Veg – ''Members & Guests & Things''
***
Con the Fruiterer
Con Dikaletus aka Con the Fruiterer is a fictional character created by Australian actor and comedian Mark Mitchell. Mitchell created the character after being served by two Greek Australian stall holders at Glenferrie Markets in 1984. The charac ...
– "
A Cuppla Days
"A Cuppla Days" is a single released by Con the Fruiterer, a character portrayed by Mark Mitchell in the TV series The Comedy Company. The single was released in November 1988 as the second and final single from the TV series' debut studio album ...
"
***
Kylie Mole
Kylie Mole is a fictional character created by Australian actor and comedian Mary-Anne Fahey. Kylie Mole is a scowling schoolgirl on The Australian TV show, ''The Comedy Company''.
As well as performing monologue comedy segments on ''The Comedy C ...
– "
So Excellent
"So Excellent / I Go I Go" is a double-A sided single released by Kylie Mole, a character portrayed by Mary-Anne Fahey in the TV series The Comedy Company. The single was released in October 1988 as the lead single from the TV series' debut studio ...
" / "I Go I Go"
***
Rodney Rude – ''Not Guilty''
*Best Independent Release
**
TISM – "
Apathy"
***
Eric Bogle – ''Something of Value''
***
Flederman – ''Flederman''
***
Larry Sitsky – ''Contemporary Australian Piano''
***
The Spliffs
The Spliffs were an Australian pop band which formed in Townsville in 1985. They broke up in 1988 after a van crash destroyed their equipment. Their single, "Sixteen" (1988), was nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Independent Release at the A ...
– "Sixteen"
*Highest Selling Album
**
John Farnham
John Peter Farnham Officer of the Order of Australia, AO (born 1 July 1949) is a British born Australian singer. Farnham was a Teen idol, teen pop idol from 1967 until 1979, billed then as Johnny Farnham, but has since forged a career as an Adu ...
– ''
Age of Reason
The Age of reason, or the Enlightenment, was an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 17th to 19th centuries.
Age of reason or Age of Reason may also refer to:
* Age of reason (canon law), ...
''
***
The Comedy Company – ''The Comedy Company Album''
***
Crowded House
Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 1985. Its founding members were New Zealander Neil Finn (vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter) and Australians Paul Hester (drums) and Nick Seymour (bass). Later ban ...
– ''
Temple of Low Men''
***
1927
Events January
* January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General.
* January 7
* ...
– ''
...ish''
***
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide. She has been recognised for reinve ...
– ''
Kylie''
***Various – ''Australia All Over Vol. 2''
*Highest Selling Single
**
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide. She has been recognised for reinve ...
– "
I Should Be So Lucky"
***
1927
Events January
* January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General.
* January 7
* ...
– "
If I Could"
***Australian Olympians – "
You're Not Alone"
***
Crowded House
Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 1985. Its founding members were New Zealander Neil Finn (vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter) and Australians Paul Hester (drums) and Nick Seymour (bass). Later ban ...
– "
Better Be Home Soon
"Better Be Home Soon" () is a song written by Neil Finn and performed by rock band Crowded House. It appears on their second studio album, ''Temple of Low Men'', which was later released in July 1988. The song was issued as a single in June 1988 ...
"
***
John Farnham
John Peter Farnham Officer of the Order of Australia, AO (born 1 July 1949) is a British born Australian singer. Farnham was a Teen idol, teen pop idol from 1967 until 1979, billed then as Johnny Farnham, but has since forged a career as an Adu ...
– "
Age of Reason
The Age of reason, or the Enlightenment, was an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 17th to 19th centuries.
Age of reason or Age of Reason may also refer to:
* Age of reason (canon law), ...
"
***
Go 101 – "Build It Up"
Fine Arts Awards
*Best Jazz Album
**
Wizards of Oz – ''
Soundtrack''
***
Kate Ceberano &
Wendy Matthews – ''
You've Always Got the Blues''
***
Cool Dudes – ''Cool Dudes''
***
James Morrison – ''Postcards from Down Under''
***Various Artists – ''
Jazz Live At Soup Plus''
*Best Classical Album
**
Flederman – ''Flederman''
***
George Dreyfus
George Dreyfus AM (born 22 July 1928) is an Australian contemporary classical, film and television composer.
Early life and orchestral career
Dreyfus was born to a Jewish family in Elberfeld, Wuppertal, Germany. He was the younger of two sons ...
– ''
Rush
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Places
United States
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* Rush, Kentucky
* Rush, New York
* Rush City, Minnesota
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* Rush Creek (Marin County, California), a stream
* Rush Creek (Mono Cou ...
,
The Adventures of Sebastian the Fox
''The Adventures of Sebastian the Fox'' is a 1963 Australian children's series. The show combined a string puppet, a mischievous fox named Sebastian, who was placed in real-life settings. It was among the first shows of its kind produced in Austr ...
and Other Goodies''
***
Jennifer McGregor – ''The Jennifer McGregor Album''
***
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) is an Australian symphony orchestra that was initially formed in 1908. Since its opening in 1973, the Sydney Opera House has been its home concert hall. Simone Young is the orchestra's chief conductor and firs ...
,
Australian Youth Orchestra
The Australian Youth Orchestra (''AYO''), formerly Youth Music Australia, is an Australian organisation for young musicians.
History
The Australian Youth Orchestra has its origins in the summer camp, music camps founded by John Bishop (academi ...
,
Joan Carden, John Howard – ''Australia Day / Child of Australia''
***Various Artists – ''
Tropic of Capricorn''
*Best Children's Album
**
Peter Combe – ''
Newspaper Mama
''Newspaper Mama'' is the fifth studio album by Australian children's musician Peter Combe. It was released in 1988 and was certified gold in Australia in June 1989.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 1989, the album won the ARIA Award for Best Childre ...
''
***
Darryl Cotton – ''Just for Kids''
***
Noni Hazlehurst – ''Shout and Whisper''
***Harold G Raffe and Co – ''
Harold and Friends
''Harold and Friends'' is a 1988 various artists album credited to Harold G Raffe and Co. It is aimed at teaching young children about their bodies. Artists appearing on the album include Ricky May, Normie Rowe, Doug Ashdown, Maggie McKinney, Kar ...
''
***
John Schumann – ''John Schumann Goes Looby-Loo''
***
Don Spencer – ''Australian Animal Songs''
***
The Wayfarers
The Wayfarers is an Australian music, Australian folk band. Their album ''Home Among The Gum Trees - Songs For Aussie Kids'' was nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album in 1989.
Discography Albums
*''The Barley Mow'' (1966) - Way ...
– ''Home Among the Gum Trees – Songs for Aussie Kids''
***
Fay White – ''Did You See The Wind Today?''
*Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Recording
**Various (
Kate Ceberano and
Wendy Matthews) – ''
You've Always Got the Blues (songs from the ABC TV series Stringer)''
*** Various artists – ''
Rikky and Pete'' (original soundtrack)
***
David Reeves – ''
Seven Little Australians'' (original Australian cast)
***
Bruce Rowland
Bruce Rowland (born 9 May 1942 in Melbourne) is an Australian composer.
Biography
Rowland composed the soundtrack for the 1982 movie ''The Man from Snowy River (1982 film), The Man from Snowy River'', as well as the soundtrack for its 1988 s ...
– ''
The Man from Snowy River II
''The Man from Snowy River II'' is a 1988 Australian drama film, the sequel to the 1982 film ''The Man from Snowy River''.
It was released in the United States by Walt Disney Pictures as ''Return to Snowy River'', and in the United Kingdom as ...
'' (original soundtrack)
*** Various artists– ''
Boulevard of Broken Dreams'' (original soundtrack)
Artisan Awards
*Song of the Year
**
Neil Finn – "
Better Be Home Soon
"Better Be Home Soon" () is a song written by Neil Finn and performed by rock band Crowded House. It appears on their second studio album, ''Temple of Low Men'', which was later released in July 1988. The song was issued as a single in June 1988 ...
" (Crowded House)
***
Andrew Farriss /
Michael Hutchence – "
Never Tear Us Apart" (INXS)
***
Robert Forster /
Grant McLennan – "
Streets of Your Town" (The Go-Betweens)
***
Todd Hunter /
Johanna Pigott
Johanna Paton Pigott (born ca. 1955) is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and screenwriter. Her best known hit songs are Dragon's " Rain" which peaked at No. 2 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart in 1983, Note: Used f ...
– "
Age of Reason
The Age of reason, or the Enlightenment, was an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 17th to 19th centuries.
Age of reason or Age of Reason may also refer to:
* Age of reason (canon law), ...
" (John Farnham)
***
Steve Kilbey / Karin Jansson – "
Under The Milky Way" – (The Church)
*Producer of the Year
[ Note: User may be required to access archived information by selecting 'The History', then 'By Award', 'Producer of the Year' and 'Option Show Nominations'.]
**Ross Fraser – ''Age of Reason'' – John Farnham, "When the Word Came Down" –
Separate Tables and "Real Love" – The State
***
Joe Camilleri
Joseph Vincent Camilleri, (born 21 May 1948) aka Jo Jo Zep or Joey Vincent, is a Maltese Australian singer-songwriter and musician. Camilleri has recorded as a solo artist and as a member of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and The Black Sorrows. Jo Jo ...
& Jeff Burstein – ''
Hold On To Me'' – The Black Sorrows
***Charles Fisher – "
That's When I Think of You" – 1927 and ''Fingertips'' –
The Cockroaches
***
Simon Hussey – ''
Edge'' –
Daryl Braithwaite
***Les Karski & Guy Gray – "
Dark Age" – The Hippos and "Clarity of Mind" –
Spy vs Spy
*Engineer of the Year
**Doug Brady – "Iron Lung" – Big Pig (remix), ''Hold Onto To Me'' – The Black Sorrows, ''Age of Reason'' – John Farnham, "River" – Dragon, ''Children of the Western World'' – Steve Grace, "Cars and Planes" –
Machinations
Machinations are an Australian synthpop band which formed in 1980. They reached the top 20 on the Kent Music Report albums chart with '' Big Music'' in 1985. Their top 30 hits on the related singles chart are "Pressure Sway", "No Say ...
(remix), "Change My Sex" – Separate Tables, "When the Word Came Down" – Separate Tables, "Real Love" – The State, "So Lonely Now" – The State
***Jim Bonnefond – ''...ish'' – 1927 and ''Fingertips'' –
The Cockroaches
***Guy Gray – "Dark Age" – The Hippos, "Pick You Up" –
Tony Llewellyn
Tony Llewellyn is an Australian musician. He signed with WEA and released an album, ''The News'' in 1989. Llewellyn was the keyboard player in Icehouse from 1991 until 2004.
His single "Pick You Up" was engineered by Guy Gray and he was nomina ...
, "Dreamworld" – Midnight Oil, "Clarity of Mind" –
Spy vs Spy
***Ian McKenzie – ''Chantoozies'' –
Chantoozies
The Chantoozies are an Australian pop group, formed in 1986. The group featured four female vocalists: Eve von Bibra, Angie La Bozzetta, Ally Fowler and Tottie Goldsmith, and four male musicians: Brett Goldsmith (bass guitars, keyboards, prog ...
***David Price – ''
Groove'' –
Eurogliders and "Home" –
Noiseworks
*Best Video
**
Richard Lowenstein – "
Never Tear Us Apart" –
INXS
INXS (a word play, phonetic play on "in excess") were an Australian Rock music, rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. The band's founding members were bassist Garry Gary Beers, main composer and keyboar ...
***Claudia Castle – "Big Hotel" – Big Pig
***Andrew de Groot – "
Dreamworld" – Midnight Oil
***Paul Elliott – "
When You Come" – Crowded House
***Stephen Priest & Steve Hopkins – "Age of Reason" – John Farnham
*Best Cover Art
**
Nick Seymour
Nicholas More Seymour (born 9 December 1958) is an Australian musician and record producer. He is the founding bass guitarist and a mainstay of the rock group Crowded House, and is the younger brother of Mark Seymour, singer-songwriter-guitari ...
– ''
Temple of Low Men'' –
Crowded House
Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 1985. Its founding members were New Zealander Neil Finn (vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter) and Australians Paul Hester (drums) and Nick Seymour (bass). Later ban ...
***The Add Agency – ''
Up from Down Under
''Up from Down Under'' is an album by Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel. The album was released in 1987 and peaked at number 48 on the ARIA Charts, becoming his first charting album. The album was certified platinum in Australia in 1992.
At th ...
'' –
Tommy Emmanuel
***Bruce Goold – ''Wild Desert Rose'' –
Coloured Stone
***Phil Judd – ''The Sound of Trees'' –
Schnell Fenster
Schnell Fenster were a New Zealand rock band formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1986 by Noel Crombie on drums and percussion, Nigel Griggs on bass guitar and backing vocals, Phil Judd on lead vocals and guitar, and Eddie Rayner on keyboards ...
***Malpass & Burrows – ''Age of Reason'' –
John Farnham
John Peter Farnham Officer of the Order of Australia, AO (born 1 July 1949) is a British born Australian singer. Farnham was a Teen idol, teen pop idol from 1967 until 1979, billed then as Johnny Farnham, but has since forged a career as an Adu ...
***Robyn Stacey & Richard Allan – ''Lost'' –
Died Pretty
***Eric Weideman – ''...ish'' – 1927
Achievement awards
Outstanding Achievement Award
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INXS
INXS (a word play, phonetic play on "in excess") were an Australian Rock music, rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. The band's founding members were bassist Garry Gary Beers, main composer and keyboar ...
ARIA Hall of Fame inductees
The
Hall of Fame
A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or Wiktionary:fame, fame in their field. In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actu ...
inductees were:
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Dame Nellie Melba
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Ross Wilson
References
External links
ARIA Awards official websiteList of 1989 winners
{{ARIA music awards
1989 music awards
1989 in Australian music
ARIA Music Awards