| Year |
Engineer(s) |
Work title(s) and original recording artist(s) |
|---|
1987
(1st) |
| Alan Wright |
Sex and Fame by Jump Incorporated |
| Phillip Abraham |
Whispering Jack by John Farnham |
| Guy Gray |
Show Me by Flotsam Jetsam |
| Jim Tait |
Wa Wa Nee by Wa Wa Nee |
| Phillip Abraham |
"You Are Soul" by Doug Mulray & the Rude Band |
1988
(2nd) |
| David Nicholas |
Glory Road by Richard Clapton |
| Kick by INXS |
1989
(3rd) |
| Doug Brady |
"Iron Lung" by Big Pig |
|
| Hold On to Me by The Black Sorrows |
|
| Age of Reason by John Farnham |
| "River" by Dragon |
| Children of the Western World by Steve Grace |
| "Cars and Planes" by Machinations |
| "Change My Sex", "When the World Came Down" by Separate Tables |
| "Real Love", "So Lonely Now" by The State |
| David Price |
Groove by Eurogliders |
| "Home" by Noiseworks |
| Guy Gray |
"Dark Age" by The Hippos |
| "Pick You Up" by Tony Llewellyn |
| "Dreamworld" by Midnight Oil |
| "Clarity of Mind" by Spy vs Spy |
| Ian McKenzie |
Chantoozies by Chantoozies |
| Jim Bonnefond |
...ish by 1927 |
| Fingertips by The Cockroaches |
1990
(4th) |
Alan Wright |
— |
1991
(5th) |
| David Nicholas |
Work(s) by Midnight Oil |
| Work(s) by Jenny Morris |
| Doug Brady |
Work(s) by Tina Arena |
| Work(s) by Southern Sons |
| Work(s) by John Farnham |
| Work(s) by Skyhooks |
1992
(6th) |
| David Price, Greg Henderson, Simon Polinski, Ted Howard |
"Maralitja", "Dharpa", "Treaty", "Treaty (Filthy Lucre Remix)", "Tribal Voice" by Yothu Yindi |
| Doug Roberts |
"Release Me", "White Roses", "Someday" by Deborah Conway |
| Nick Mainsbridge |
"Water" by Def FX |
| "Blind Love Don't Go Now" by Ratcat |
| "Lifeboat" by Tall Tales and True |
| Paul Kosky |
"Chocolate Cake", Woodface by Crowded House |
| Peter Cobbin |
"Crazy", "Fever", "Stormy Weather", "That Ole Devil Called Love" by Grace Knight |
1993
(7th) |
| Greg Henderson |
"Djäpana (Sunset Dreaming)", "Tribal Voice" by Yothu Yindi |
| Adrian Bolland |
"Boy in the Moon", "Cover to Cover" by Margaret Urlich |
| "Can't Help Myself", "Love How You Love Me" by Teen Queens |
| Doug Brady |
"Scars" by 1927 |
| "What a Lover" by Eve |
| "Cry", "So Dangerous" by Lisa Edwards |
| Doug Roberts |
"Keep the Ball Rolling" by Stephen Cummings |
| Niven Garland |
"Baby Don't Cry", "Heaven Sent", "Taste It" by INXS |
1994
(8th) |
| Simon Hussey |
"Barren Ground", "The World as It Is" by Daryl Braithwaite |
| "Baby, You're a Rich Man", "Daddy's Gonna Make You a Star" by Company of Strangers |
| Mark Forrester |
"Funky Junky", "Let's Get It On" by Peter Andre |
| "Lighting Fires", "Surround Me" by Grant McLennan |
| Michael Letho |
"Barren Ground", "The World as It Is", "Breaking the Rules", "Look What Your Love Has Done" by Daryl Braithwaite |
| Nick Mainsbridge, Kalju Tonuma |
"Scratch My Back", "Yeah I Want You", "Train of Thought" by The Sharp |
| Tony Cohen |
"The Honeymoon Is Over" by The Cruel Sea |
| "Waiting" by Tiddas |
| "You're Just Too Hip Baby" by Dave Graney & the Coral Snakes |
1995
(9th) |
| Paul McKercher, Tony Cohen |
Three Legged Dog by The Cruel Sea[6] |
| Cameron Craig |
|
| Craig Portelis |
|
| Doug Brady |
|
| Doug Roberts |
|
| Mark Forrester |
|
1996
(10th) |
| Wayne Connolly |
Hourly, Daily by You Am I |
| Chris Dickie |
"Homebaker", "Hallowed Ground" by Six Mile High |
| "Restoration" by Header |
| Doug Brady |
Romeo's Heart by John Farnham |
| Magoo |
Tu-Plang by Regurgitator |
| Tom Whitten |
"Pick You Up" by Powderfinger |
| Sister K by Automatic |
| Double Yellow Tarred by Bluebottle Kiss |
1997
(11th) |
| Charles Fisher |
Savage Garden by Savage Garden |
| Charles Dickie |
"Chained to the Wheel", "Chosen Ones", "New Craze" by the Black Sorrows |
| "Tease Me" by Paul Kelly |
| David Bridie |
"Hearts on Fire" by John Farnham |
| Phil McKellar |
Ivy and the Big Apples by Spiderbait |
| "Good Mornin'", "Tuesday" by You Am I |
1998
(12th) |
| Magoo |
"Another Childish Man", "Breathing Through My Eyes", "Pulse", "Opportunist" by Skunkhour |
| Unit by Regurgitator |
| "White Skin / Black Heart" by Midnight Oil |
| Nick Launay |
"The Door" by Silverchair |
| Nigel Derricks |
From Here to Wherever by Cordrazine |
| Rob Taylor |
Eternal Nightcap by The Whitlams |
| Tony Espie |
Ghosts except "Halcyon Days" by Wendy Matthews |
1999
(13th) |
| Nick Launay |
"24000", "Come to Take You Home", "Supposed to Be Here", "This Is the Sound" by Primary |
|
| Neon Ballroom by Silverchair |
| Josh Abrahams |
Sweet Distorted Holiday by Josh Abrahams |
| Kalju Tonuma |
"Hardcore Adore" by Felicity Hunter |
| Kid Indestructible by 28 Days |
| "Puberty Song" by The Mavis's |
| Magoo |
"Pump It Up" by Automatic |
| Redneck Wonderland by Midnight Oil |
| Phil McKellar |
Grand Slam by Spiderbait |
2000
(14th) |
| Steve James |
"My Friend" by Oblivia |
| Brent Clarke |
"Sunshine on a Rainy Day" by Christine Anu |
| Doug Brady |
Live at the Regent by John Farnham |
| Iva Davies, Simon Leadley |
The Ghost of Time by Iva Davies |
| Jonathan Burnside |
Easy by Grinspoon |
2001
(15th) |
| Chris Dickie, Chris Thompson, Paul McKercher, Richard Pleasance |
Sunset Studies by Augie March |
| Doug Brady |
33+1⁄3 by John Farnham |
| Kalju Tonuma |
The Prize Recruit by Superheist |
| Nick Launay |
Roll On by The Living End |
| Tony Espie, Bobbydazzler (a.k.a. Darren Seltmann, Robbie Chater) |
Since I Left You by The Avalanches |
2002
(16th) |
| Anton Hagop |
Diorama by Silverchair |
| Adam Rhodes, DW Norton |
"A Dignified Rage" by Superheist |
| Daniel Denholm |
Torch the Moon by The Whitlams |
| Paul Mac |
3000 Feet High by Paul Mac |
| Phil McKellar |
"Chemical Heart" by Grinspoon |
2003
(17th) |
| Chris Thompson |
Up All Night by The Waifs |
| David Leonard |
Begins Here by The Butterfly Effect |
| Lindsay Gravina |
Tough Love by Magic Dirt |
| Paul McKercher |
Feeler by Pete Murray |
| Vince Pizzinga |
Innocent Eyes by Delta Goodrem |
2004
(18th) |
| Paul McKercher, Eskimo Joe |
A Song Is a City by Eskimo Joe |
| Andy Baldwin |
The Cat Empire by The Cat Empire |
| Brent Clarke |
Distant Light by Alex Lloyd |
| Matt Lovell |
Braxton Hicks by Jebediah |
| Phil McKellar |
Between Birth and Death by Sunk Loto |
| Robyn Mal |
Sunrise Over Sea by John Butler Trio |
2005
(19th) |
| Matt Lovell |
Notes from a Ceiling by The Mess Hall |
| David Nicholas |
The Way Out by Drag |
| James Ash |
"Voodoo Child" by Rogue Traders |
| Paul McKercher |
BigBigLove by Little Birdy |
| Paul McKercher, Eskimo Joe |
"Older Than You" by Eskimo Joe |
2006
(20th) |
| Matt Lovell |
Black Fingernails, Red Wine by Eskimo Joe |
| Adam Rhodes |
Cities: The Cat Empire Project by The Cat Empire |
| Nick Launay |
State of Emergency by The Living End |
| Paul McKercher |
Various tracks on Moo, You Bloody Choir by Augie March |
| Wayne Connolly |
Vision Valley by The Vines |
2007
(21st) |
| Wayne Connolly |
Memories & Dust by Josh Pyke |
| Doug Brady |
The Swing Sessions by David Campbell |
| Magoo |
"Just a Song About Ping Pong" by Operator Please |
| Paul McKercher |
What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have by Sarah Blasko |
| Peter Dolso |
Sneaky Sound System by Sneaky Sound System |
2008
(22nd) |
| Matt Lovell, Shihad |
Beautiful Machine by Shihad |
| Anthony Lycenko |
Summer at Eureka by Pete Murray |
| James Ash |
Better in the Dark by Rogue Traders |
| Scott Horscroft |
Apocalypso by The Presets |
| Scott Horscroft |
Cruel Guards by The Panics |
2009
(23rd) |
| DJ Debris |
State of the Art by Hilltop Hoods |
| Greg Wales |
Dilettantes by You Am I |
| Jimi Maroudas |
Inshalla by Eskimo Joe |
| Peter Mayes |
Walking on a Dream by Empire of the Sun |
| Steven Schram |
Confetti by Little Birdy |
2010
(24th) |
| Wayne Connolly |
"Fast Friends" by Paul Dempsey |
| Jeff McCormack |
Both Sides Now by Adam Harvey |
| John Castle |
I Believe You Liar by Washington |
| Rick Will |
Six to Midnight by Grinspoon |
| Victor Van Vugt |
Modern Day Addiction by Clare Bowditch |
2011
(25th) |
| François Tétaz |
"Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra |
| Dave Parkin |
"Rapunzel" by Drapht |
| Greg Clarke |
Tangier by Billy Thorpe |
| Matt Lovell |
Ghosts of the Past by Eskimo Joe |
| Wayne Connolly |
"No One Wants a Lover" by Josh Pyke |
2012
(26th) |
| François Tétaz |
Making Mirrors by Gotye |
| Lachlan Mitchell |
Prisoner by The Jezabels |
| Matt Fell |
Australian Idle by Tim Freedman |
| Scott Horscroft, Phillip Threlfall |
Falling & Flying by 360 |
| Wayne Connolly |
Only Sparrows by Josh Pyke |
2013
(27th) |
| Virginia Read |
All Imperfect Things by Sally Whitwell |
| Dann Hume |
"Seeing Red" by Alpine |
| Kevin Parker |
Lonerism by Tame Impala |
| Nicky Bomba, Robin Mai |
Melbourne Ska Orchestra by Melbourne Ska Orchestra |
| Peter Mayes |
Ice on the Dune by Empire of the Sun |
2014
(28th) |
| Eric J Dubowsky (a.k.a. Eric J) |
Built on Glass by Nicholas Murphy (a.k.a. Chet Faker) |
| Dustin Tebbutt |
Bones EP by Dustin Tebbutt |
| Matthew Lambert (a.k.a. Suffa), Barry Francis (a.k.a. DJ Debris) |
Walking Under Stars by Hilltop Hoods |
| Nicholas Wilson, Dann Hume |
Land of Pleasure by Sticky Fingers |
| Paul McKercher |
Sea of Approval by Andy Bull |
| Virginia Read |
Gershwin: Take Two by Simon Tedeschi, James Morrison, Sarah McKenzie |
2015
(29th) |
| Kevin Parker |
Currents by Tame Impala |
| Adrian Breakspear, Peter Holz |
"Radioface" by Gang of Youths |
| Mitch Kenny |
Dark Night Sweet Light by Hermitude |
| Nick DiDia |
Beautiful You by The Waifs |
| Virginia Read |
Brandenburg Celebrates by Australian Brandenburg Orchestra |
2016
(30th) |
| Eric J Dubowsky (a.k.a. Eric J), Harley Streten (a.k.a. Flume) |
Skin by Flume |
| Alex Hope |
Blue Neighbourhood by Troye Sivan |
| M-Phazes |
"Papercuts" (featuring Vera Blue) by Illy |
| Nick DiDia |
Civil Dusk by Bernard Fanning |
| Robbie Chater, Tony Espie |
Wildflower by The Avalanches |
2017
(31st) |
| Steven Schram |
Life Is Fine by Paul Kelly |
| Adrian Breakspear |
Go Farther in Lightness by Gang of Youths |
| Bob Scott |
Live at the Sydney Opera House by Kate Miller-Heidke & Sydney Symphony Orchestra |
| John Castle |
"Lose My Mind" by Dean Lewis |
| Oliver Hugh Perry (a.k.a. D.D Dumbo), Fabian Prynn |
Utopia Defeated by D.D Dumbo |
2018
(32nd) |
| Burke Reid |
Tell Me How You Really Feel by Courtney Barnett |
| Dann Hume & M-Phazes |
"I Said Hi" by Amy Shark |
| Holly Rankin, Xavier Dunn & John Castle |
Sugar Mountain by Jack River |
| Sam Cromack |
Good Mood by Ball Park Music |
| Ted Howard, Robin Mai & Matthew Cunliffe |
Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow) by Gurrumul |
2019
(33rd) |
| Sam Teskey |
Run Home Slow by The Teskey Brothers |
| Burke Reid |
Crushing by Julia Jacklin |
| Kevin Parker |
"Patience" by Tame Impala |
| Konstantin Kersting |
"Dance Monkey" by Tones and I |
| Plutonic Lab |
The Great Expanse by Hilltop Hoods |
|
2020
(34th) |
| Kevin Parker |
The Slow Rush by Tame Impala |
| Alice Ivy |
Don't Sleep by Alice Ivy |
| Greg Wales |
Everything Is A-OK by Violent Soho |
| Eric J Dubowsky |
Free Time by Ruel |
| IAMMXO (aka Mohamed Komba) |
Nyaaringu by Miiesha |
2021
(35th) |
| Konstantin Kersting |
Love Signs by The Jungle Giants |
| 0202 by The Rubens |
| "Masterpiece" by The Rubens |
| Chris Collins |
Budjerah (EP) by Budjerah |
| Rehearsal by Skegss |
| Necessary Evil by Tyne-James Organ |
| Eric J Dubowsky |
0202 by The Rubens |
| Matt Corby |
Budjerah (EP) by Budjerah |
| Tony Espie |
Child in Reverse by Kate Miller-Heidke |
| We Will Always Love You by The Avalanches |