Australian artists who top the ARIA Albums or Singles chart will be awarded with their #1 Chart Award instantly under a new approach by ARIA, which has today retrospectively provided 22 artists and releases with their trophies.

Traditionally ARIA issued the #1 Chart Awards at irregularly-held ceremonies, but will now move to instant recognition.

In the last 18 months since awards were last issued, local acts have spent 34 weeks topping either the album or singles charts. During the same period 82 singles and 66 albums were accredited with gold (35,000), platinum (70,000) or multi-platinum (140,000 plus) sales.

“I'm delighted that we can celebrate their feats with an Award literally as they happen,” said ARIA CEO Dan Rosen, who will helm a panel discussion on the charts as part of Vivid In Conversation Thursday 29 May at Sydney's Museum Of Contemporary Art.

“We look forward to handing out many more awards to artists in the future.”

ARIA Chairman and Sony boss Denis Handlin added, “A key feature of ARIA's activities has always been to champion the development and success of recording artists. The ARIA #1 Chart Awards not only reflect the sales and chart successes achieved but also the great passion of fans right across the country for music.”

Bliss N Eso, calm as ever

AUSTRALIAN #1 RELEASES SINCE JANUARY 2013

SINGLES

Dami Im – Alive, 1 week at #1 (Sony)
Taylor Henderson – Borrow My Heart, 1 week (Sony)
5 Seconds Of Summer – She Looks So Perfect, 1 week (Capitol/EMI)
Sheppard – Geronimo, 3 weeks (MGM)
Justice Crew – Que Sera, 3 weeks (Sony)

It was three weeks at the top for Brisbane's Sheppard

ALBUMS

Flume – Flume,1 week (Future Classic/Warner)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Push The Sky Away, 1 week (Kobalt/Inertia)
Hillsong United – Zion, 1 week (Hillsong/Sony)
Birds Of Tokyo – March Fires, 1 week (Capitol/EMI)
Bernard Fanning – Departures, 1 week (Dew Process/Universal)
Harrison Craig – More Than A Dream, 2 weeks (Mercury/Universal)
Bliss N Eso – Circus In The Sky, 1 week (Illusive/Universal)
Karnivool – Asymmetry, 1 week (Cymatic/Sony)
RÜFÜS – Atlas, 1 week (Sweat It Out/Sony)
Boy & Bear – Harlequin Dream, 1 week (Island/Universal)
Keith Urban – Fuse, 1 week (Capitol/EMI)
Various – Triple J Like A Version 9, 1 week (ABC/Universal)
Dami Im – Dami Im, 1 week (Sony)
Taylor Henderson – Taylor Henderson, 1 week (Sony)
INXS – The Very Best, 7 weeks (Universal)
Kylie Minogue – Kiss Me Once, 1 week (Warner)
Chet Faker – Built On Glassm 2 weeks (Future Classic/Warner)

One of Future Classic's successes – Flume

Chet Faker's taking his on holidays

Triple j's Alex Dyson and Matt Okine