Australian Idol
''Australian Idol'' is an Australian singing competition, which began its first season in July 2003 and ended its initial run in November 2009. As part of the ''Idol'' franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program ''Pop Idol' ...
'' was a televised talent contest, screened on Channel Ten for seven seasons between 2003 and 2009. Several contestants were signed to record labels, while others released their music independently. Since 2003 ''Australian Idol'' acts have placed well on the Australian music charts, with 35 number ones and 158 platinum and 41 gold certifications.ARIA Top 50 Album and Singles Archive . Australian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 December 2011 . Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 17 January 2016. Eight Idol releases appeared in the 2000 – 2009 ARIA End of Decade Charts, and 24 releases have been nominated for Highest Selling
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 ...
.ARIA’s End Of Decade Charts* PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 7 January 2010. Archived fro the original on 21 January 2012Winners by Award – Highest Selling Album ARIA Awards. Archived fro the original on 24 January 2012.Winners by Award – Highest Selling Single ARIA Awards. Archived fro the original on 24 January 2012. Sydney Morning Herald. 27 November 2011. Archived fro on 30 November 2012. Idol contestants have also been nominated for 33 ARIA Awards in public vote categories, where the nominees are most commonly selected from the highest selling acts of the year. There have also been 48
industry
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* Industry (economics), a generally categorized branch of economic activity
* Industry (manufacturing), a specific branch of economic activity, typically in factories with machinery
* The wider industrial sector ...
judged ARIA Award nominations. To date there have been 11 wins in sales and public vote categories, and in 2013 season one winner
Guy Sebastian
Guy Theodore Sebastian (born 26 October 1981) is an Australian singer and songwriter who was the winner of the first '' Australian Idol'' in 2003, judge on Australia's ''The X Factor'' from 2010 to 2012 and again from 2015 to 2016, and coach ...
and season four runner up
Jessica Mauboy
Jessica Hilda Mauboy (born 4 August 1989) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. Born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory, she rose to fame in 2006 on the fourth season of ''Australian Idol'', where she was runner-up and subseq ...
became the first Idol contestants to win industry voted ARIA Awards.ARIA Award history . ARIA Awards. Retrieved 3 January 2012WINNERS & NOMINEES ANNOUNCED Aria Awards. 3 October 2012. Archived fro the original on 2 October 2012.Zuel, Bernard (2 December 2013) ''Sydney Morning Herald''. Archived from the origina on 2 December 2013.Baroni, Nastassia (7 October 2015 Courtney Barnett, Hermitude, Tame Impala Lead 2015 ARIA Award Nominations musicfeeds.com.au. Archived fro the original on 7 October 2015.Cronin, Seanna (5 October 2016 Flume leads nominations for 30th annual ARIA Awards Retrieved 5 October 2016.Gallagher, Allison (10 October 2019) Here Are All The 2019 ARIA Awards Nominations MusicFeeds. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
While many of the contestants only charted with their early releases, some, most notably Sebastian, Mauboy, season one runner up
Shannon Noll
Shannon Noll (born 16 September 1975) is an Australian singer-songwriter who first came to prominence as runner-up of the first season of ''Australian Idol'' in 2003, which led to him being signed to Sony BMG. He has released five top ten albu ...
, season two runner up
Anthony Callea
Anthony Cosmo Callea (born 13 December 1982) is an Australian singer-songwriter and stage actor who rose to prominence as the runner-up in the 2004 season of '' Australian Idol''. Callea's debut single, a cover of Celine Dion and Andrea Bocel ...
and season five runner up
Matt Corby
Matthew John Corby (born 7 November 1990) is an Australian singer-songwriter. He achieved his commercial breakthrough with his fourth EP, ''Into the Flame'' (2011), which peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Singles Chart, and by April 2012, was cer ...
have experienced long-term success. Nine Idol acts have charted outside Australia, including Noll and Leith who reached the top ten on the Irish charts with their debut singles, and Sebastian and season seven winner
Stan Walker
Stan Walker (born 23 October 1990) is an Australian-born New Zealand singer, actor, and television personality. In 2009, Walker was the winner of the seventh and last season of '' Australian Idol''. He subsequently signed a recording contrac ...
who have both achieved numerous top ten certified entries on the New Zealand charts.Guy Sebastian in the NZ charts RIANZ Charts archives. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 January 2012.Stan Walker Discography – New Zealand Charts RIANZ Charts archives. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 January 2012. Sebastian is currently the only ''Australian Idol'' contestant to chart in the US. "
Battle Scars
"Battle Scars" is a song performed by Australian recording artist Guy Sebastian and American rapper Lupe Fiasco. It was released digitally in Australia and New Zealand on 10 August 2012 by Sony Music Entertainment.Lupe Fiasco
Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16, 1982), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco ( ), is an American rapper, singer, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to fame in 2006 following the success of his debut album, ''Lupe Fiasco's ...
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/o ...
. Retrieved 6 November 2016 "Battle Scars" also reached number two in
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
.VG Lista – Top 20 Singles. Issue 49 2012
VG Lista
VG-lista is a Norwegian record chart. It is presented weekly in the newspaper '' VG''. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continents around the world. The data are collected by Nie ...
. Archived fro the original on 7 December 2012. Note: Some information in
Norwegian
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to:
*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
*Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
*Demographics of Norway
*The Norwegian language, including the ...
. In January 2013
Ricki-Lee Coulter
Ricki-Lee Dawn Coulter (born 10 November 1985), also known mononymously as Ricki-Lee, is a New Zealand-born Australian singer, songwriter, television, and radio presenter. She was born in Auckland, New Zealand, grew up on the Gold Coast, Que ...
Japan Hot 100
The ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100 is a record chart in Japan for songs. It has been compiled by ''Billboard Japan'' and '' Hanshin Contents Link'' since February 2008. The chart is updated every Wednesday at Billboard-japan.com ( JST) and every Thur ...
.Japan Hot 100 – 26 January 2013 Billboardbiz. Archived fro the original on 29 January 2013.
Australian releases
The most successful season of ''Australian Idol'' was the first one in 2003, with the contestants achieving 19 of the 35 ''Australian Idol'' number ones, and almost half the certifications.Guy Sebastian – Discography . ARIA Chart archives. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 December 2011Shannon Noll – Discography ARIA Chart archives. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 December 2011 Season one winner
Guy Sebastian
Guy Theodore Sebastian (born 26 October 1981) is an Australian singer and songwriter who was the winner of the first '' Australian Idol'' in 2003, judge on Australia's ''The X Factor'' from 2010 to 2012 and again from 2015 to 2016, and coach ...
has been the most commercially successful ''Australian Idol'' contestant, with season four runner up
Jessica Mauboy
Jessica Hilda Mauboy (born 4 August 1989) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. Born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory, she rose to fame in 2006 on the fourth season of ''Australian Idol'', where she was runner-up and subseq ...
second.Jessica Mauboy – Discography ARIA Chart archives. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 December 2011 They are followed by season one runner up
Shannon Noll
Shannon Noll (born 16 September 1975) is an Australian singer-songwriter who first came to prominence as runner-up of the first season of ''Australian Idol'' in 2003, which led to him being signed to Sony BMG. He has released five top ten albu ...
, season five runner up
Matt Corby
Matthew John Corby (born 7 November 1990) is an Australian singer-songwriter. He achieved his commercial breakthrough with his fourth EP, ''Into the Flame'' (2011), which peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Singles Chart, and by April 2012, was cer ...
, season two runner up
Anthony Callea
Anthony Cosmo Callea (born 13 December 1982) is an Australian singer-songwriter and stage actor who rose to prominence as the runner-up in the 2004 season of '' Australian Idol''. Callea's debut single, a cover of Celine Dion and Andrea Bocel ...
, and season four winner
Damien Leith
Damien Leo Leith (born 18 January 1976, in Dublin) is an Irish-Australian singer–songwriter. He was the winner of the Network Ten music contest ''Australian Idol 2006''. Since winning the title, Leith has released nine studio albums, four of wh ...
.Damien Leith – Discography ARIA Chart archives. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 December 2011 These contestants have all achieved multiple chart entries and certifications. Eleven other contestants have had two or more certified top 50 releases as solo artists. Following are lists of albums, singles and DVDs released by ''Australian Idol'' contestants, including
ARIA Chart
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offici ...
peaks and runs, certifications, and any Australian chart records these releases hold.
2003 Australian Idol (Season one)
Winner –
Guy Sebastian
Guy Theodore Sebastian (born 26 October 1981) is an Australian singer and songwriter who was the winner of the first '' Australian Idol'' in 2003, judge on Australia's ''The X Factor'' from 2010 to 2012 and again from 2015 to 2016, and coach ...
Runner up –
Shannon Noll
Shannon Noll (born 16 September 1975) is an Australian singer-songwriter who first came to prominence as runner-up of the first season of ''Australian Idol'' in 2003, which led to him being signed to Sony BMG. He has released five top ten albu ...
Anthony Callea
Anthony Cosmo Callea (born 13 December 1982) is an Australian singer-songwriter and stage actor who rose to prominence as the runner-up in the 2004 season of '' Australian Idol''. Callea's debut single, a cover of Celine Dion and Andrea Bocel ...
Albums
EPs
Singles
2005 Australian Idol (Season three)
Winner –
Kate DeAraugo
Katherine Jenna DeAraugo (born 5 November 1985) is an Australian singer-songwriter who in 2005 was the third winner of '' Australian Idol''. After ''Idol'', DeAraugo signed to Sony BMG and released her debut single, "Maybe Tonight", in November ...
Runner up –
Emily Williams
Emily Williams (born 8 October 1984) is a New Zealand singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to fame in 2005 on the third season of ''Australian Idol'' and became the runner-up of the competition. After ''Idol'', Williams signed with Sony B ...
Albums
EPs
Singles
2006 Australian Idol (Season four)
Winner –
Damien Leith
Damien Leo Leith (born 18 January 1976, in Dublin) is an Irish-Australian singer–songwriter. He was the winner of the Network Ten music contest ''Australian Idol 2006''. Since winning the title, Leith has released nine studio albums, four of wh ...
Runner up –
Jessica Mauboy
Jessica Hilda Mauboy (born 4 August 1989) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. Born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory, she rose to fame in 2006 on the fourth season of ''Australian Idol'', where she was runner-up and subseq ...
Albums
EPs
Singles
2007 Australian Idol (Season five)
Winner –
Natalie Gauci
Natalie Rose Gauci (born 26 November 1981) is an Australian musician, producer and teacher. Gauci undertook music tuition at the Victorian College of the Arts, formed her own band that played gigs in Melbourne, while also working as a music tea ...
Runner up –
Matt Corby
Matthew John Corby (born 7 November 1990) is an Australian singer-songwriter. He achieved his commercial breakthrough with his fourth EP, ''Into the Flame'' (2011), which peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Singles Chart, and by April 2012, was cer ...
Albums
EPs
Singles
2008 Australian Idol (Season six)
Winner –
Wes Carr
Wesley Dean "Wes" Carr (born 14 September 1982), also recording as Buffalo Tales, is an Australian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for winning the sixth season of ''Australian Idol'' in 2008. He released his first studi ...
Stan Walker
Stan Walker (born 23 October 1990) is an Australian-born New Zealand singer, actor, and television personality. In 2009, Walker was the winner of the seventh and last season of '' Australian Idol''. He subsequently signed a recording contrac ...
Runner up –
Hayley Warner
Hayley Warner (born 23 January 1992) is an Australian singer-songwriter. In 2009, she finished as runner-up in the seventh and final ''Australian Idol'', and was noted for her high-energy performances and vast vocal range. In 2013, ''The Dail ...
Albums
EPs
Singles
Young Divas
The Young Divas was a group of four female contestants from various Idol years, active during 2006 and 2007. Originally the group was made up of Season One finalist
Paulini
Pauline Curuenavuli (born 15 October 1982), known professionally as Paulini, is a Fijian-Australian singer and songwriter. Born in Suva, Paulini moved to Sydney with her family at the age of four. She rose to fame in 2003 as a contestant on the ...
, Season Two finalist
Ricki-Lee Coulter
Ricki-Lee Dawn Coulter (born 10 November 1985), also known mononymously as Ricki-Lee, is a New Zealand-born Australian singer, songwriter, television, and radio presenter. She was born in Auckland, New Zealand, grew up on the Gold Coast, Que ...
, and Season Three winner and runner up
Kate DeAraugo
Katherine Jenna DeAraugo (born 5 November 1985) is an Australian singer-songwriter who in 2005 was the third winner of '' Australian Idol''. After ''Idol'', DeAraugo signed to Sony BMG and released her debut single, "Maybe Tonight", in November ...
and
Emily Williams
Emily Williams (born 8 October 1984) is a New Zealand singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to fame in 2005 on the third season of ''Australian Idol'' and became the runner-up of the competition. After ''Idol'', Williams signed with Sony B ...
. After the first album Coulter left the group and was replaced by Season Four runner up
Jessica Mauboy
Jessica Hilda Mauboy (born 4 August 1989) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. Born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory, she rose to fame in 2006 on the fourth season of ''Australian Idol'', where she was runner-up and subseq ...
. The group disbanded after the second album.
Albums
Singles
Album and single certification totals
: Current
ARIA
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Accreditation levels for album and singles:
::*Gold: 35,000 units
::*Platinum: 70,000 units
Release history and total certifications
Album certifications
EP certifications
Single certifications
Australian Idol DVDs
:Current
ARIA
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 ...
Accreditation levels for DVDs:
::*Gold: 7,500 units
::*Platinum: 15,000 units
Chart achievements
Australian Idol records
Highest selling ''Australian Idol'' albums">''
* '' Just as I Am'', Guy Sebastian – 6× platinum
* ''
That's What I'm Talking About
''That's What I'm Talking About'' is the debut studio album by Australian singer Shannon Noll, released on 9 February 2004 (see 2004 in music) and debuted at number 1 on the ARIA Charts. The album includes his number one, 4× platinum debut sin ...
'', Shannon Noll – 5× platinum
* '' The Winner's Journey'', Damien Leith – 4× platinum
* ''
Lift
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'', Shannon Noll – 3× platinum
* '' For You'', Casey Donovan – 3× platinum
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Best chart runs – Albums
*Most weeks at number one – ''The Winner's Journey'', Damien Leith (5 weeks)
*Most weeks in top ten – ''That's What I'm Talking About'', Shannon Noll and ''
Armageddon
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'', Guy Sebastian (14 weeks)
*Most weeks in top 50 – ''
Been Waiting
''Been Waiting'' is the debut studio album by Australian recording artist Jessica Mauboy, released on 22 November 2008 by Sony Music Australia. While Mauboy was still a member of the girl group Young Divas, she began to work on what became ''B ...
'',
Jessica Mauboy
Jessica Hilda Mauboy (born 4 August 1989) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. Born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory, she rose to fame in 2006 on the fourth season of ''Australian Idol'', where she was runner-up and subseq ...
(59 weeks)
Highest selling ''Australian Idol'' EP
* ''Into the Flame'',
Matt Corby
Matthew John Corby (born 7 November 1990) is an Australian singer-songwriter. He achieved his commercial breakthrough with his fourth EP, ''Into the Flame'' (2011), which peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Singles Chart, and by April 2012, was cer ...
– 6× platinum
Best chart runs – EPs
*Highest peak – ''Into the Flame'', Matt Corby (number three)
*Most weeks in top ten – ''Into the Flame'', Matt Corby (2 weeks)
*Most weeks in top 50 – ''Into the Flame'', Matt Corby (36 weeks)
Highest selling ''Australian Idol'' singles
* "
Battle Scars
"Battle Scars" is a song performed by Australian recording artist Guy Sebastian and American rapper Lupe Fiasco. It was released digitally in Australia and New Zealand on 10 August 2012 by Sony Music Entertainment.(feat.
Lupe Fiasco
Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16, 1982), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco ( ), is an American rapper, singer, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to fame in 2006 following the success of his debut album, ''Lupe Fiasco's ...
) – 12× platinum
* "
Angels Brought Me Here
"Angels Brought Me Here" (or "Faith Has Brought Me Here") is a pop song by Australian singer-songwriter Guy Sebastian. It was released in Australia on 24 November 2003 as the lead single from his debut album, '' Just as I Am'' (2003). The song ...
", Guy Sebastian – 5× platinum
* "
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Eve
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) – 5× platinum
* "
Don't Worry Be Happy
"Don't Worry, Be Happy" is a 1988 song by American musician Bobby McFerrin, released as the first single from his fourth album, '' Simple Pleasures'' (1988). It was the first '' a cappella'' song to reach number-one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 ...
", Guy Sebastian – 5× platinum
* " The Prayer", Anthony Callea – 4× platinum
* " What About Me", Shannon Noll – 4× platinum
*" Like it Like That", Guy Sebastian – 4× platinum
* "
Like a Drum
"Like a Drum" is a song by Australian recording artist Guy Sebastian released digitally in Australia on 25 October 2013. It debuted at number four on the ARIA Singles Chart, Sebastian's twelfth top ten single in Australia, and has been certifie ...
", Guy Sebastian – 4× platinum
* "
Choir
A choir ( ; also known as a chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which ...
", Guy Sebastian – 4× platinum
Best chart runs – Singles
*Most weeks at number one – "
Battle Scars
"Battle Scars" is a song performed by Australian recording artist Guy Sebastian and American rapper Lupe Fiasco. It was released digitally in Australia and New Zealand on 10 August 2012 by Sony Music Entertainment.featuring
Lupe Fiasco
Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16, 1982), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco ( ), is an American rapper, singer, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to fame in 2006 following the success of his debut album, ''Lupe Fiasco's ...
(6 weeks)
*Most weeks in top ten – "
These Kids
"These Kids" is a song by Australian beatboxer Joel Turner and Australian hip hop duo the Modern Day Poets. It was independently released as the lead single from their self-titled debut album on 27 September 2004. The song was written in Dece ...
", Joel Turner (15 weeks)
*Most weeks in top 50 – "
This Time I Know It's for Real
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",
Young Divas
Young Divas was an Australian pop girl group formed in 2006 by Sony BMG Australia, initially for a one-off single and national tour to promote all members as solo artists. The original line-up consisted of former ''Australian Idol'' contestan ...
(30 weeks)
Australian chart records
*
Guy Sebastian
Guy Theodore Sebastian (born 26 October 1981) is an Australian singer and songwriter who was the winner of the first '' Australian Idol'' in 2003, judge on Australia's ''The X Factor'' from 2010 to 2012 and again from 2015 to 2016, and coach ...
's album '' Just as I Am'' – Second highest one week sales ever recorded in Australia, and the highest for an Australian artist. Sold 163,711 units in its first week of release.
*Guy Sebastian – Only male Australian artist to achieve six number one singles in Australian chart history, and he is third overall for all Australian acts. Only
Kylie Minogue
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and
Delta Goodrem
Delta Lea Goodrem AM (born November 9, 1984) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. Goodrem signed to Sony Music at the age of 15. Her debut album, '' Innocent Eyes'' (2003), topped the ARIA Albums Chart for 29 non-consecutive week ...
have achieved more.
*
Shannon Noll
Shannon Noll (born 16 September 1975) is an Australian singer-songwriter who first came to prominence as runner-up of the first season of ''Australian Idol'' in 2003, which led to him being signed to Sony BMG. He has released five top ten albu ...
– Noll's first ten singles released between 2004 and 2007 all reached the top ten of the ARIA Singles Chart, making him the only male Australian artist to achieve ten consecutive top ten singles in Australian chart history.
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 ...
,
Jimmy Barnes
James Dixon "Jimmy" Barnes (née Swan; born 28 April 1956) is a Scottish-born Australian rock singer. His career, both as a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the rock band Cold Chisel, has made him one of the most popular and best-s ...
and Sebastian have all achieved more than ten, but they were nonconsecutive.
*Guy Sebastian's single "
Angels Brought Me Here
"Angels Brought Me Here" (or "Faith Has Brought Me Here") is a pop song by Australian singer-songwriter Guy Sebastian. It was released in Australia on 24 November 2003 as the lead single from his debut album, '' Just as I Am'' (2003). The song ...
" – Held the record of being the highest selling Australian artist song of all time until 2011. Prior to 2003 the highest recorded sales for an Australian artist song were for
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 ...
's 1968 single "
Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)
"Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)" was Australian pop singer Johnny Farnham's first solo single. The novelty song was released in November 1967 and was No. 1 on the ''Go-Set'' National Singles Charts for five weeks in early 1968 NOTE: ''Go-Set'' publis ...
" with sales of 180,000+ units.Cashmere, Paul (29 January 200 Anthony Callea Premature Sales Announcement undercover.com.au. Archived fro on 31 January 2004. Retrieved 4 February 2012. "Angels Brought Me Here" became the first Australian artist song in chart history to reach 4× platinum certification and eventually achieved 5× platinum certification in 2019. It remained the highest selling Australian artist song until its sales were surpassed by
Gotye
Wouter André "Wally" De Backer (born 21 May 1980), better known by his stage name Gotye ( ), is a Belgian-Australian multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter. The name "Gotye" is a pronunciation respelling of "Gauthier", the French cognat ...
's "
Somebody That I Used to Know
"Somebody That I Used to Know" is a song written, produced, and performed by Belgian-Australian singer-songwriter Gotye featuring vocals from New Zealand singer Kimbra. The song was released in Australia and New Zealand by Eleven Music on 5 ...
" in 2011. Since then a number of other Australian songs have also reached much higher than 4× platinum certification, including Sebastian's own single "
Battle Scars
"Battle Scars" is a song performed by Australian recording artist Guy Sebastian and American rapper Lupe Fiasco. It was released digitally in Australia and New Zealand on 10 August 2012 by Sony Music Entertainment.Lupe Fiasco
Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16, 1982), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco ( ), is an American rapper, singer, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to fame in 2006 following the success of his debut album, ''Lupe Fiasco's ...
which has achieved 12× platinum certification.
*
Anthony Callea
Anthony Cosmo Callea (born 13 December 1982) is an Australian singer-songwriter and stage actor who rose to prominence as the runner-up in the 2004 season of '' Australian Idol''. Callea's debut single, a cover of Celine Dion and Andrea Bocel ...
's single " The Prayer" – Highest one week single sales for both an Australian artist and an artist on debut, and second highest one week sales in Australian Chart history for any artist, behind
Elton John
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Princess Diana
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Candle in the Wind
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In 1997, John perfor ...
".Cashmere, Paul (29 December 200 Anthony Callea Beats Guy Sebastian undercover.com.au. Archived fro on 31 December 2004. Retrieved 4 February 2012. "The Prayer" sold over 147,000 copies in its first full week of sales. Sebastian has the second highest one week sales for an Australian artist and third overall with 128,679 copies of "Angels Brought Me Here" sold in its first week."Idol Goes into Sales Decline" ''
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News Corporation
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End of Decade Charts
In January 2010 the
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade association representing the Australian recording industry which was established in the 1970s by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing th ...
released a report of the 100 highest selling singles and albums of the decade 2000 – 2009. Eight idol releases featured in the lists. ''Australian Idol'' contestants had three of the five highest selling singles of the decade, with only one other Australian song in the top twenty. Guy Sebastian and Matt Corby also appeared in the highest selling releases of the 2010 – 2019 decade.ARIA END OF DECADE ALBUMS CHART ARIA Awards. Retrieved 11 January 2020.ARIA END OF DECADE SINGLES CHART ARIA Awards. Retrieved 11 January 2020.GOTYE AND ED SHEERAN ARE THE ARIA CHARTS' ARTISTS OF DECADE ARIA Awards. Retrieved 11 January 20120.
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2010 – 2019
ARIA Music Awards
As well as administering the official Australian music charts, ARIA also holds the annual
ARIA Music Awards
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to recognise excellence, innovation and achievement in Australian music. The awards have
industry
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judged and highest selling categories, and since 2010 public vote categories where the criteria for selection as a nominee is most commonly being one of the highest selling acts during the year. Australian Idol contestants have been nominated for 105 ARIA Awards since 2004, with 24 highest selling nominations, 33 nominations for publicly voted categories, and 48 industry judged nominations.
Guy Sebastian
Guy Theodore Sebastian (born 26 October 1981) is an Australian singer and songwriter who was the winner of the first '' Australian Idol'' in 2003, judge on Australia's ''The X Factor'' from 2010 to 2012 and again from 2015 to 2016, and coach ...
has received the most nominations with 34, including seven wins.ARIA Nominations Australian Recording Industry Association. 28 September 2010. Archived fro the original on 21 January 2012.ARIA Award nominees announced for 2011 thevine.com.au. 12 October 2011. Archived fro the original on 30 November 2012.27th ARIA Award Nominations Australian Recording Industry Association. 15 October 2013. Archived fro the original on 15 October 2013.Smith, Sarah (6 October 2014) Chet Faker and Violent Soho lead 2014 ARIA nominations Faster Louder. Archived fro the original on 7 October 2014.Here are all the winners from the 2019 ARIA Awards The Music Network. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.ARIA Awards 2020: Big winners include Tame Impala, SAMPA & Amy Shark Mediaweek. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2021
Jessica Mauboy
Jessica Hilda Mauboy (born 4 August 1989) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. Born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory, she rose to fame in 2006 on the fourth season of ''Australian Idol'', where she was runner-up and subseq ...
has had 28 nominations including two wins, and
Matt Corby
Matthew John Corby (born 7 November 1990) is an Australian singer-songwriter. He achieved his commercial breakthrough with his fourth EP, ''Into the Flame'' (2011), which peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Singles Chart, and by April 2012, was cer ...
ten nominations with two wins. Shannon Noll has received six nominations.Spotlight::2005 ARIA Awards Mediasearch. Archived fro the original on 25 January 2012. In 2013 Sebastian and Mauboy became the first Idol contestants to win industry voted ARIA Awards. Sebastian for Best Pop Release, and Mauboy for Best Female Artist.
International releases
Nine Australian Idol contestants have charted outside of Australia with at least one release, in countries including New Zealand, Ireland, Germany,
Norway
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and the UK. Stan Walker and Guy Sebastian have achieved multiple chart entries and certifications in New Zealand. Sebastian has also achieved three certified singles in Sweden, and is currently the only Australian Idol contestant to chart in the United States. "
Battle Scars
"Battle Scars" is a song performed by Australian recording artist Guy Sebastian and American rapper Lupe Fiasco. It was released digitally in Australia and New Zealand on 10 August 2012 by Sony Music Entertainment.Lupe Fiasco
Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16, 1982), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco ( ), is an American rapper, singer, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to fame in 2006 following the success of his debut album, ''Lupe Fiasco's ...
, reached number 71 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Chart, number 23 on the ''Billboard'' Digital Song Chart and number one on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Chart. The song spent 20 weeks in the Hot 100, and has been certified platinum for sales of one million. In January 2013
Ricki-Lee Coulter
Ricki-Lee Dawn Coulter (born 10 November 1985), also known mononymously as Ricki-Lee, is a New Zealand-born Australian singer, songwriter, television, and radio presenter. She was born in Auckland, New Zealand, grew up on the Gold Coast, Que ...
Japan Hot 100
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Matt Corby
Matthew John Corby (born 7 November 1990) is an Australian singer-songwriter. He achieved his commercial breakthrough with his fourth EP, ''Into the Flame'' (2011), which peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Singles Chart, and by April 2012, was cer ...
's debut album '' Telluric'' charted in four European countries in 2016.
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New Zealand
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certification levels:
::*Gold 7,500
::*Platinum 15,000 About the chart – Certifications Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.(RIANZ). 1 October 2012.
:Current US certification levels:
::*Gold 500,000
::*Platinum 1,000,000
:Current
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certification levels:
::*Gold 20,000
::*Platinum 40,000
Albums
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Note a ^ Sebastian's single "Angels Brought Me Here" was released in Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Singapore. His official biography states the song reached number one in four Asian countries. There are no online records for this charting.Guy Sebastian biography Guy Sebastian official site. Archived fro the original on 21 January 2012.
Footnotes
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ARIA Chart
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offici ...
reports
References
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Australian Idol
Australian Idol
''Australian Idol'' is an Australian singing competition, which began its first season in July 2003 and ended its initial run in November 2009. As part of the ''Idol'' franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program ''Pop Idol' ...