The 18th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply the ARIAs) were held on 17 October 2004 at the Sydney SuperDome within the Sydney Olympic Complex. The ceremony, hosted by Rove McManus and produced by Roving Enterprises for Network Ten, was held for the first time on a Sunday night and averaged 1.39 million viewers. The 2004 ARIA Fine Arts Awards had been presented at a ceremony weeks earlier.
Awards
Winners highlighted in bold, with nominees, in plain, below them.
ARIA Awards
Album of the Year
Jet – Get Born
Eskimo Joe – A Song Is a City
John Butler Trio – Sunrise Over Sea
Kasey Chambers – Wayward Angel
The Dissociatives – The Dissociatives
Single of the Year
Jet – "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" Eskimo Joe – "From the Sea" John Butler Trio – "Zebra" Missy Higgins – "Scar" Pete Murray – "So Beautiful" Best Male Artist John Butler – Sunrise Over Sea Alex Lloyd – Distant Light Dan Kelly – Sing the Tabloid Blues Pete Murray – "So Beautiful" Tim Rogers – Spit Polish Best Female Artist Kasey Chambers – Wayward Angel Delta Goodrem – "Not Me, Not I" Kylie Minogue – Body Language Lisa Miller – Version Originale Missy Higgins – "Scar" Best Group Jet – Get Born Eskimo Joe – A Song Is a City Powderfinger – "Sunsets" The Cat Empire – The Cat Empire The Dissociatives – The Dissociatives Highest Selling Album Delta Goodrem – Innocent Eyes Guy Sebastian – Just as I Am Jet – Get Born Pete Murray – Feeler Shannon Noll – That's What I'm Talking About Highest Selling Single Guy Sebastian – "Angels Brought Me Here" Delta Goodrem – "Predictable" Paulini – "Angel Eyes" Shannon Noll – "What About Me?" Spiderbait – "Black Betty" Best Breakthrough Artist – Album Jet – Get Born Dallas Crane – Dallas Crane Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males – Sing the Tabloid Blues The Cat Empire – The Cat Empire Xavier Rudd – Solace Best Breakthrough Artist – Single Jet – "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" Dallas Crane – "Dirty Hearts" Little Birdy – "Relapse" Missy Higgins – "Scar" The Cat Empire – "Days Like These" Best Adult Contemporary Album Paul Kelly – Ways & Means Diesel – Singled Out george – Unity Jimmy Little – Life's What You Make It Lisa Miller – Version Originale Best Blues & Roots Album John Butler Trio – Sunrise Over Sea Ash Grunwald – I Don't Believe Jeff Lang – Whatever Makes You Happy Jim Conway's Big Wheel – Little Story Xavier Rudd – Solace Best Children's Album Hi-5 – Holiday Amica – Life Is Fun The Hooley Dooleys – Wonderful The Saddle Club – Friends Forever The Wiggles – Top of the Tots Best Comedy Release Scared Weird Little Guys – Bits and Pieces Lee Perry & Gary Eck – The Hollywood Motel Reg Reagan – Am I Ever Gonna See the Biff Again? Tripod – About an Hour of Song in an Hour...Again Tripod – Live – Fegh Maha Best Country Album Kasey Chambers – Wayward Angel Adam Brand – Get Loud Melinda Schneider – Family Tree Slim Dusty – Columbia Lane – the Last Sessions Troy Cassar-Daley – Borrowed & Blue Best Dance Release Infusion – "Girls Can Be Cruel" Cam Farrar – Wasted Cut Copy – "Future" NuBreed – The Original Mr Timothy – "I Am Tha 1" Best Independent Release John Butler Trio – Sunrise Over Sea Butterfingers – Breakfast at Fatboys Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males – Sing the Tabloid Blues Jebediah – Braxton Hicks The Waifs – "Bridal Train" Best Music DVD Midnight Oil – Best of Both Worlds Grinspoon – 23 Hours of Waiting Around INXS – I'm Only Looking Pete Murray – Passing Time You Am I – The Cream & the Crock Best Pop Release Missy Higgins – "Scar" Delta Goodrem – "Not Me, Not I" The Dissociatives – The Dissociatives Kylie Minogue – Body Language Pete Murray – "So Beautiful" Best Rock Album Jet – Get Born Dallas Crane – Dallas Crane Eskimo Joe – A Song Is a City Spiderbait – Tonight Alright The Living End – Modern Artillery Best Urban Release Koolism – Part 3 – Random Thoughts 1200 Techniques – Consistency Theory Daniel Merriweather – "City Rules" J-Wess – J Wess Presents tha LP The Cat Empire – The Cat Empire