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1989 ARIA Music Awards
1989 ARIA Music Awards
Date	6 March 1989
Venue	Darling Harbour Convention Centre,; Sydney, New South Wales
Most awards	Crowded House (4)
Most nominations	1927 (9); Crowded House (9);
Website	ariaawards.com.au

The Third Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as the ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) was held on 6 March 1989 at the Darling Harbour Convention Centre in Sydney.^[1]^[2] First Australian host Greedy Smith of Mental As Anything was assisted by presenters George Martin, Jono & Dano, Barry Bissell of Take 40 Australia, Peter Collins, Peter Jamieson, Jonathan King and Brian Smith to distribute 24 awards.^[1]^[3] There were no live performances and the awards were not televised.^[1]

Some significant changes were made for the third ARIA Awards. In addition to previous categories, Best Independent Release, Breakthrough Artist – Single and Breakthrough Artist – Album were added.^[1]^[3] The ARIA Hall of Fame inducted two artists: Dame Nellie Melba and Ross Wilson.^[1] An Outstanding Achievement Award was presented to INXS.^[1] Music journalist, Anthony O'Grady cited ARIA spokesperson Peter Rix, who had felt that The Church's win Single of the Year with "Under the Milky Way" was a highlight.^[3] Rix elaborated, "the industry was capable of judging music on its merit, not by who'd recorded it. The Church were no one's darlings but they had written a great song."^[3]

Presenters

The ARIA Awards ceremony was hosted by singer-songwriter Greedy Smith from Mental as Anything.^[3] Presenters were:

Presenter(s)	Ref.
Barry Bissell (host of Take 40 Australia)	^[3]
Peter Collins (New South Wales politician)
Peter Jamieson
Jono & Dano (comedy duo)
Jonathan King
George Martin (British producer)
Brian Smith

Awards

Winners for each category are bolded with nominees provided below each winner.^[4]^[5]^[6]

ARIA Awards

Album of the Year
- Crowded House – Temple of Low Men
  - 1927 – ...ish
  - Big Pig – Bonk
  - The Black Sorrows – Hold On To Me
  - John Farnham – Age of Reason
Single of the Year
- The Church – "Under the Milky Way"
  - 1927 – "That's When I Think of You"
  - Crowded House – "Better Be Home Soon"
  - John Farnham – "Age of Reason"
  - INXS – "Never Tear Us Apart"
Best Group
- INXS – "Never Tear Us Apart"
  - The Black Sorrows – Hold On To Me
  - Crowded House – Temple of Low Men
  - The Go-Betweens – 16 Lovers Lane
  - Midnight Oil – "Dreamworld"
Best Female Artist
- Kate Ceberano – You've Always Got the Blues
  - Marcia Hines – "The Lord's Prayer"
  - Wendy Matthews – You've Always Got the Blues
  - Kylie Minogue – Kylie
  - Sharon O'Neill – "We're Only Human"
Best Male Artist
- Jimmy Barnes – Barnestorming
  - Stephen Cummings – A Life Is a Life
  - John Farnham – Age of Reason
  - Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls – "Forty Miles to Saturday Night"
  - James Reyne – "Motor's Too Fast"
Best New Talent
- Johnny Diesel & the Injectors – "Don't Need Love"
  - Died Pretty – Lost
  - Go 101 – "Build It Up"
  - Roaring Jack – The Cat Among the Pigeons
  - The State – "Real Love"
Breakthrough Artist – Album
- 1927 – ...ish
- Rockmelons – Tales of the City
  - Catfish – Unlimited Address
  - Kylie Minogue – Kylie
  - Schnell Fenster – The Sound of Trees
Breakthrough Artist – Single
- 1927 – "That's When I Think of You"
  - Catfish – "When You Dance"
  - Go 101 – "Build It Up"
  - The Hippos – "Dark Age"
  - Johnny Diesel & the Injectors – "Don't Need Love"
  - Schnell Fenster – "Whisper"
Best Country Album
- John Williamson – Boomerang Café
  - Flying Emus – "I Just Want to Dance With You"
  - Slim Dusty – G'day, G'day!
  - Smoky Dawson & Trevor Knight – "High Country"
  - Jenine Vaughan – "Gypsy Man"
Best Indigenous Release
- Weddings Parties Anything – Roaring Days
  - Kev Carmody – Pillars of Society
  - Flying Emus– "This Town" / "Darling Street"
  - Midnight Oil – "Dreamworld"
  - Dave Steel – "The Hardest Part"
Best Adult Contemporary Album
- Crowded House – Temple of Low Men
  - The Black Sorrows – Hold On To Me
  - Kate Ceberano & Wendy Matthews – You've Always Got the Blues
  - John Farnham – Age of Reason
  - Little River Band – Monsoon
Best Comedy Release
- The Comedy Company – The Comedy Company Album
  - Austen Tayshus – "Highway Corroboree"
  - Club Veg – Members & Guests & Things
  - Con the Fruiterer – "A Cuppla Days"
  - Kylie Mole – "So Excellent" / "I Go I Go"
  - Rodney Rude – Not Guilty
Best Independent Release
- TISM – "Apathy"
  - Eric Bogle – Something of Value
  - Flederman – Flederman
  - Larry Sitsky – Contemporary Australian Piano
  - The Spliffs – "Sixteen"
Highest Selling Album
- John Farnham – Age of Reason
  - The Comedy Company – The Comedy Company Album
  - Crowded House – Temple of Low Men
  - 1927 – ...ish
  - Kylie Minogue – Kylie
  - Various – Australia All Over Vol. 2
Highest Selling Single
- Kylie Minogue – "I Should Be So Lucky"
  - 1927 – "If I Could"
  - Australian Olympians – "You're Not Alone"
  - Crowded House – "Better Be Home Soon"
  - John Farnham – "Age of Reason"
  - Go 101 – "Build It Up"

Fine Arts Awards

Best Jazz Album
- Wizards of Oz – Soundtrack
  - Kate Ceberano & Wendy Matthews – You've Always Got the Blues
  - Cool Dudes – Cool Dudes
  - James Morrison – Postcards from Down Under
  - Various Artists – Jazz Live At Soup Plus
Best Classical Album
- Flederman – Flederman
  - George Dreyfus – Rush, The Adventures of Sebastian the Fox and Other Goodies
  - Jennifer McGregor – The Jennifer McGregor Album
  - Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Australian Youth Orchestra, Joan Carden, John Howard – Australia Day / Child of Australia
  - Various Artists – Tropic of Capricorn
Best Children's Album
- Peter Combe – Newspaper Mama
  - Darryl Cotton – Just for Kids
  - Noni Hazlehurst – Shout and Whisper
  - Harold G Raffe and Co – Harold and Friends
  - John Schumann – John Schumann Goes Looby-Loo
  - Don Spencer – Australian Animal Songs
  - The Wayfarers – Home Among the Gum Trees – Songs for Aussie Kids
  - Fay White – Did You See The Wind Today?
Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Recording
- Various (Kate Ceberano and Wendy Matthews) – You've Always Got the Blues (songs from the ABC TV series Stringer)
  - Various artists – Rikky and Pete (original soundtrack)
  - David Reeves – Seven Little Australians (original Australian cast)
  - Bruce Rowland – The Man from Snowy River II (original soundtrack)
  - Various artists– Boulevard of Broken Dreams (original soundtrack)

Artisan Awards

Song of the Year
- Neil Finn – "Better Be Home Soon" (Crowded House)
  - Andrew Farriss / Michael Hutchence – "Never Tear Us Apart" (INXS)
  - Robert Forster / Grant McLennan – "Streets of Your Town" (The Go-Betweens)
  - Todd Hunter / Johanna Pigott – "Age of Reason" (John Farnham)
  - Steve Kilbey / Karin Jansson – "Under The Milky Way" – (The Church)
Producer of the Year^[7]
- Ross Fraser – Age of Reason – John Farnham, "When the Word Came Down" – Separate Tables and "Real Love" – The State
  - Joe Camilleri & Jeff Burstein – Hold On To Me – The Black Sorrows
  - Charles Fisher – "That's When I Think of You" – 1927 and Fingertips – The Cockroaches
  - Simon Hussey – Edge – Daryl Braithwaite
  - Les Karski & Guy Gray – "Dark Age" – The Hippos and "Clarity of Mind" – Spy vs Spy
Engineer of the Year
- Doug Brady – "Iron Lung" – Big Pig (remix), Hold Onto To Me – The Black Sorrows, Age of Reason – John Farnham, "River" – Dragon, Children of the Western World – Steve Grace, "Cars and Planes" – Machinations (remix), "Change My Sex" – Separate Tables, "When the Word Came Down" – Separate Tables, "Real Love" – The State, "So Lonely Now" – The State
  - Jim Bonnefond – ...ish – 1927 and Fingertips – The Cockroaches
  - Guy Gray – "Dark Age" – The Hippos, "Pick You Up" – Tony Llewellyn, "Dreamworld" – Midnight Oil, "Clarity of Mind" – Spy vs Spy
  - Ian McKenzie – Chantoozies – Chantoozies
  - David Price – Groove – Eurogliders and "Home" – Noiseworks
Best Video
- Richard Lowenstein – "Never Tear Us Apart" – INXS
  - Claudia Castle – "Big Hotel" – Big Pig
  - Andrew de Groot – "Dreamworld" – Midnight Oil
  - Paul Elliott – "When You Come" – Crowded House
  - Stephen Priest & Steve Hopkins – "Age of Reason" – John Farnham
Best Cover Art
- Nick Seymour – Temple of Low Men – Crowded House
  - The Add Agency – Up from Down Under – Tommy Emmanuel
  - Bruce Goold – Wild Desert Rose – Coloured Stone
  - Phil Judd – The Sound of Trees – Schnell Fenster
  - Malpass & Burrows – Age of Reason – John Farnham
  - Robyn Stacey & Richard Allan – Lost – Died Pretty
  - Eric Weideman – ...ish – 1927

Achievement awards

Outstanding Achievement Award

INXS^[8]

ARIA Hall of Fame inductees

The Hall of Fame inductees were:

References

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^ "New band shares industry honours". The Canberra Times. 7 March 1989. p. 2. Retrieved 19 January 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
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