ARIA Music Awards of 1995
| 1995 ARIA Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 October 1995 |
| Venue |
Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Official website | www |
| Television/Radio coverage | |
| Network | Network Ten |
The Ninth Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as the ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAS) was held on 20 October 1995 at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre. There had been a 19-month gap since the previous award ceremony which was moved to be "closer to the business end of the music industry's year". Presenters distributed 28 awards from 1060 preliminary nominations. Big winners for the year were Silverchair with five awards and Tina Arena with four, including Album of the Year and Song of the Year.
In addition to previous categories, new categories for "Best Dance Release" and "Best World Music Album" were presented for the first time. The ARIA Hall of Fame inducted: The Seekers.
Itch-E and Scratch-E won the inaugural award for "Best Dance Release", Paul Mac's acceptance speech included:
We'd like to thank all of Sydney's ecstasy dealers, without whom this award would not be possible.
One of the sponsors of the awards ceremony was the National Drug Offensive, in 2005 Mac explained that he did not expect to win and so had not prepared a speech.
Final nominees are shown, in plain, with winners in bold.
The Hall Of Fame inductee was:
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