ARIA Award for Best Urban Album

The ARIA Music Award for Best Urban Album, was an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards, which recognises "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres",[1] since 1987. It was handed out by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), an organisation whose aim is "to advance the interests of the Australian record industry."[2] Best Urban Album was first presented as Best Urban Release in 2004, for an album or single released by a solo artist or group until 2010, where it changed to Best Urban Album.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

ARIA Award for Best Urban Album
CountryAustralia
Presented byAustralian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
First awarded2004
Last awarded2018
Currently held byHilltop Hoods featuring Adrian Eagle, "Clark Griswold" (2018)
Most awardsHilltop Hoods
Websiteariaawards.com.au

To be eligible, the work must have been within the RnB, hip-hop, soul, funk, reggae and dancehall genres. In the case of a remixed or re-worked album, it was eligible provided that: it was not a final five nominee in any other category; contain 50% new lyrical and musical content; the artist(s) and production team meet the artist eligibility criteria; and the ARIA member entering the album must choose the artist or production team as the recipient of the award. The nominated album must qualify for inclusion in the ARIA Album Chart, and cannot be entered in any other genre categories. The accolade was voted for by a judging school, which comprises between 40 and 100 members of representatives experienced in this genre, and is given to an artist who is either from Australia or an Australian resident.[9]

The award for Best Urban Album was first presented as Best Urban Release to Koolism in 2004, for his album Part 3 - Random Thoughts. Hilltop Hoods have received six wins from six nominations, more than any other artist, for The Hard Road in 2006, The Hard Road: Restrung in 2007, State of the Art in 2009, Drinking from the Sun in 2012 and Walking Under Stars in 2014.[10][11][12] It was last presented in 2018, as Best Urban Release, to Hilltop Hoods featuring Adrian Eagle for "Clark Griswold". It was replaced by two categories, Best Hip Hop Release and Best Soul/R&B Release in 2019.

Winners and nominees

In the following table, the winner is highlighted in a separate colour, and in boldface; the nominees are those that are not highlighted or in boldface.

  Winner marked in a separate colour

Best Urban Release (2004–2009)

Year Winner(s) Album/single title
2004
(18th)
Koolism Part 3 - Random Thoughts
1200 Techniques Consistency Theory
Daniel Merriweather "City Rules"
The Cat Empire The Cat Empire
J Wess J Wess Presents Tha LP
2005
(19th)
Daniel Merriweather "She's Got Me"
Butterfingers "Figjam"
Jade MacRae "So Hot Right Now"
Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets
Weapon X and Ken Hell "Otherman"
2006
(20th)
Hilltop Hoods The Hard Road
Bliss n Eso "Up Jumped the Boogie"
Jade MacRae Jade MacRae
Phrase Talk with Force
Weapon X and Ken Hell Sneakerpimpin' Ain't Easy
2007
(21st)
Hilltop Hoods The Hard Road: Restrung
Bliss n Eso Day of the Dog Phazed Out
Foreign Heights Get Yours Remix
Jackson Jackson The Fire Is on the Bird
Justice & Kaos Turn It On
2008
(22nd)
Bliss n Eso Flying Colours
A-Love Ace of Hearts
Katalyst What's Happening
Muph & Plutonic …And Then Tomorrow Came
Spit Syndicate Towards the Light
The Herd Summerland
2009
(23rd)
Hilltop Hoods State of the Art
Astronomy Class Pursuit of Happiness
Horrorshow The Grey Space
Pez A Mind of My Own
Phrase Clockwork

Best Urban Album (2010–2017)

Year Winner(s) Album title
2010
(24th)
M-Phazes Good Gracious
Bliss n Eso Running on Air
Lowrider Round the World
Space Invadas Soul-Fi
Urthboy Spitshine
2011
(25th)
Drapht The Life of Riley
Illy The Chase
Koolism The 'Umu
Phrase Babylon
Vents Marked for Death
2012
(26th)
Hilltop Hoods Drinking from the Sun
360 Falling & Flying
Katalyst Deep Impressions
The Bamboos Medicine Man
The Herd Future Shade
2013
(27th)
Illy Bring It Back
Bliss n Eso Circus in the Sky
Horrorshow King Amongst Many
Seth Sentry This Was Tomorrow
Urthboy Smokey's Haunt
2014
(28th)
Hilltop Hoods Walking Under Stars
360 Utopia
Iggy Azalea The New Classic
Illy Cinematic
Thundamentals So We Can Remember
2015
(29th)
Seth Sentry Strange New Past
Citizen Kay Demokracy
Hiatus Kaiyote Choose Your Weapon
The Meeting Tree R U a Cop
Tuka Life Death Time Eternal
2016
(30th)
Drapht Seven Mirrors
Citizen Kay With The People
Koi Child Koi Child
L-FRESH The LION Become
Urthboy The Past Beats Inside Me Like a Second Heartbeat
2017
(31st)
A.B. Original Reclaim Australia
Illy Two Degrees
Remi Divas & Demons
Thundamentals Everyone We Know
Tkay Maidza Tkay

Best Urban Release (2018)

Year Winner(s) Album/single title
2018
(32nd)
Hilltop Hoods (featuring Adrian Eagle) "Clark Griswold"
360 Vintage Modern
Esoterik My Astral Plane
Kerser Engraved in the Game
Mojo Juju Native Tongue

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