ARIA Award for Best Blues and Roots Album


The ARIA Music Award for Best Blues and Roots Album, is an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards, which recognises "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres", since 1987. It is handed out by the Australian Recording Industry Association, an organisation whose aim is "to advance the interests of the Australian record industry."
To be eligible, the recording must be an album in the contemporary and traditional blues genres, and contemporary adaptations of Australian traditional music and/or folklore. The submitted work cannot be entered in other genre categories. The accolade is voted for by a judging school, which comprises between 40 and 100 members of representatives experienced in these genres, and is given to a solo artist or group who is either from Australia or an Australian resident.
The award for Best Blues and Roots Album has been won the most times by both The Audreys, for Between Last Night and Us, When the Flood Comes and Sometimes the Stars ; and the John Butler Trio, for Sunrise Over Sea, Grand National and Flesh & Blood.

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.
YearWinnerAlbum title
1999
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1999
David HoleUnder the Spell
1999
BackslidersPoverty Deluxe
1999
Jeff LangCedar Grove
1999
Kerri SimpsonConfessin' the Blues
1999
Weddings Parties AnythingThey Were Better Live
2000
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2000
Matt WalkerSoul Witness
2000
Peter GellingBluestime
2000
Ruby HunterFeeling Good
2000
Neil MurrayWondering Kind
2000
Mick ThomasUnder Starters Orders
2001
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2001
Collard Greens & GravyMore Gravy
2001
Andy Cowan10.30pm Thursdays
2001
Jeff LangEverything Is Still
2001
The John Butler TrioThree
2001
The RevelatorsThe Adventures of The Amazing Revelators
2002
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2002
Jeff Lang and Bob BrozmanRolling Through This World
2002
BackslidersHanoi
2002
Bondi CigarsDown in the Valley
2002
Dave SteelHome Is a Hard Thing to Find
2002
Mick HartUpside Down in the Full Face of Optimism
2003
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2003
The WaifsUp All Night
2003
The John Butler TrioLiving
2003
Mia DysonCold Water
2003
Pete MurrayFeeler
2003
The RevelatorsThe Revelators
2004
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2004
John Butler TrioSunrise Over Sea
2004
Ash GrunwaldI Don't Believe
2004
Jim Conway's Big WheelLittle Story
2004
Xavier RuddSolace
2004
Jeff LangWhatever Makes You Happy
2005
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2005
Mia DysonParking Lots
2005
Ash GrunwaldLive at the Corner
2005
The Beautiful GirlsWe're Already Gone
2005
Jeff LangYou Have to Dig Deep to Bury Daddy
2005
The WaifsA Brief History...
2006
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2006
The AudreysBetween Last Night and Us
2006
Bernard FanningTea & Sympathy
2006
LiorDoorways of My Mind
2006
The FloodThe Late Late Show
2006
Xavier RuddFood in the Belly
2007
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2007
The John Butler TrioGrand National
2007
Ash GrunwaldGive Signs
2007
C. W. StonekingKing Hokum
2007
Jeff Lang and Chris WhitleyDislocation Blues
2007
Xavier RuddWhite Moth
2008
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2008
The AudreysWhen the Flood Comes
2008
Angus & Julia StoneA Book Like This
2008
Jeff LangHalf Seas Over
2008
Mia DysonStuck Down
2008
The WaifsSun Dirt Water
2009
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2009
C. W. StonekingJungle Blues
2009
Ash GrunwaldFish out of Water
2009
Pete MurrayChance to Say Goodbye
2009
The WaifsLive from the Union of the Soul
2009
The Wilson PickersThe Land of the Powerful Owl
2010
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2010
Dan SultanGet Out While You Can
2010
Ash GrunwaldHot Mama Vibes
2010
Jeff LangChimeradour
2010
The John Butler TrioApril Uprising
2010
The Wilson PickersShake It Down
2011
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2011
The AudreysSometimes the Stars
2011
BackslidersStarvation Box
2011
Blue King BrownWorldwize Part 1 – North & South
2011
The John Butler TrioLive at Red Rocks
2011
The WaifsTemptaion
2012
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2012
Jeff LangCarried in Mind
2012
Angus StoneBroken Brights
2012
Lanie LaneTo the Horses
2012
Mia DysonMia Dyson
2012
Paul Greene & The Other ColoursBehind the Stars
2013
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2013
Russell MorrisSharkmouth
2013
Archie RoachInto the Bloodstream
2013
Mama KinThe Magician's Daughter
2013
Melbourne Ska OrchestraMelbourne Ska Orchestra
2013
The Cat EmpireSteal the Light
2014
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2014
John Butler TrioFlesh & Blood
2014
Harry HookeyMisdiagnosed
2014
Russell MorrisVan Diemen's Land
2014
The AudreysTil My Tears Roll Away
2014
The BamboosFever in the Road
2015
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2015
C. W. StonekingGon' Boogaloo
2015
Marlon WilliamsMarlon Williams
2015
The Black SorrowsEndless Sleep
2015
The WaifsBeautiful You
2015
Tim Rogers and The BamboosThe Rules of Attraction
2016
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2016
Russell MorrisRed Dirt Red Heart
2016
Jimmy BarnesSoul Searchin
2016
Kev CarmodyRecollections... Reflections...
2016
The Cat EmpireRising with the Sun
2016
The Wilson PickersYou Can't Catch Fish from a Train
2017
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2017
All Our Exes Live in TexasWhen We Fall
2017
Archie RoachLet Love Rule
2017
Busby MarouPostcards from the Shell House
2017
Paul Kelly & Charlie OwenDeath’s Dateless Night
2017
Tash SultanaNotion
2018
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2018
Tash SultanaFlow State
2018
Angus & Julia StoneSnow
2018
Emily WurramaraMilyakburra
2018
Mama Kin SpenderGolden Magnetic
2018
Ruby BootsDon't Talk About It
2019
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2019
The Teskey BrothersRun Home Slow
2019
Dan SultanAviary Takes
2019
John Butler TrioHome
2019
King Gizzard & the Lizard WizardFishing for Fishies
2019'
Paul KellyLive at Sydney Opera House