Awards & Winners

Silverchair

Silverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Merewether, Newcastle with the line-up of Ben Gillies on drums, Chris Joannou on bass guitar and Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars. The group got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo competition conducted by SBS TV show Nomad and ABC radio station, Triple J. The band were signed by Murmur, and were successful on the Australian and international rock stages. As of 2011, Silverchair have won a record number of 21 ARIA Music Awards from 49 nominations. The band have also received six APRA Awards with Johns winning three songwriting awards at the 2008 ceremony. All five of their studio albums have peaked at number-one on the ARIA Albums Chart: Frogstomp, Freak Show, Neon Ballroom, Diorama and Young Modern. Three of the group's singles have reached number-one on the related ARIA Singles Chart: "Tomorrow", "Freak" and "Straight Lines". Silverchair's alternative rock sound has evolved throughout their career, differing styles on specific albums steadily growing more ambitious over the years, from grunge on their debut to more recent work displaying orchestral and art rock influences. The songwriting and singing of Johns has improved steadily while the band has developed an increased element of complexity. In 2003, following the release of Diorama, the band announced a hiatus, during which time members recorded with side projects The Dissociatives, The Mess Hall, and Tambalane. Silverchair were reunited at the 2005 Wave Aid concerts, and, in 2007, they played the Across the Great Divide tour with contemporaries Powderfinger. In May 2011, Silverchair announced an indefinite hiatus. Prior to that month, the group have sold close to 8 million albums worldwide.

Awards by Silverchair

Check all the awards nominated and won by Silverchair.

2007


World Music Award for World's Best Selling Australian Artist

Nominations 2007 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
World Music Award for World's Best Selling Australian Artist

2002


Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Australia The Greatest View

1999


International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Australia
Honored for : Anthem for the Year 2000

Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Australia Anthem for the Year 2000

1998


Nominations 1998 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Australia Cemetery

1997


International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Australia
Honored for : Freak

Nominations 1997 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Australia Freak