Year
|
Cover artist(s)
|
Album title and original recording artist(s)
|
1987
(1st)
|
Oleh Witer
|
Big Pig by
Big Pig
|
Art Scarff
|
The Final Wave by
Australian Crawl
|
Buster Stiggs
|
Love an Adventure by
Pseudo Echo
|
Nick Seymour
|
Crowded House by
Crowded House
|
Richard Alan
|
Models' Media by
Models
|
Bear Witness by
I'm Talking
|
Steve Malpass
|
Whispering Jack by
John Farnham
|
1988
(2nd)
|
Ken Duncan, Creative Type Wart, Gary Morris and
Midnight Oil
|
Diesel and Dust by
Midnight Oil
|
1989
(3rd)
|
Nick Seymour
|
Temple of Low Men by
Crowded House
|
The Add Agency
|
Up from Down Under by
Tommy Emmanuel
|
Bruce Goold
|
Wild Desert Rose by
Coloured Stone
|
Phil Judd
|
The Sound of Trees by
Schnell Fenster
|
Malpass & Burrows
|
Age of Reason by
John Farnham
|
Robyn Stacey & Richard Allan
|
Lost by
Died Pretty
|
Eric Weideman
|
...ish by
1927
|
1990
(4th)
|
Rob Miles
|
Ghost Nation by
Hunters & Collectors
|
Greg O'Connor
|
These Here Are Crazy Times by
Boom Crash Opera
|
Martin Fabinyi
|
Brave by
Kate Ceberano
|
Deborah Parry Graphics / Ben Evans
|
0–9 Series by Various Artists
|
Stephen Thomas
|
The Big Don't Argue by
Weddings Parties Anything
|
1991
(5th)
|
Livingstone Clarke and
Midnight Oil
|
Blue Sky Mining by
Midnight Oil
|
Timothy Eames
|
Collected Works by
Hunters & Collectors
|
Iva Davies and David Barnes
|
Code Blue by
Icehouse
|
Jon Quinn
|
Chain Reaction by
John Farnham
|
Capitol Art / Peter Blakeley
|
Harry's Café De Wheels by
Peter Blakeley
|
1992
(6th)
|
Louise Beach / Mushroom Art
|
Tribal Voice by
Yothu Yindi
|
Pierre Baroni / Mushroom Art
|
Soul Deep by
Jimmy Barnes
|
String of Pearls by
Deborah Conway
|
Richard Pleasance and Ross Hipwell
|
Galleon by
Richard Pleasance Galleon
|
Tommy Steele and
Nick Seymour
|
Woodface by
Crowded House
|
1993
(7th)
|
Paul McNeil and Richard All
|
Electric Soup and
Gorilla Biscuit by
Hoodoo Gurus
|
Angie Hart and Louise Beach
|
Marvin the Album by
Frente!
|
Ian Martin and Adrienne Overall
|
Hepfidelity by
Diesel
|
Midnight Oil and Neo One Design
|
Scream in Blue by
Midnight Oil
|
Pascoe & Gray Design and Eryk Photography
|
Better Times by
The Black Sorrows
|
1994
(8th)
|
Pierre Baroni / Mushroom Art
|
Bitch Epic by
Deborah Conway
|
Kristyna Higgins and Jan Manby
|
The Honeymoon Is Over by
The Cruel Sea
|
Marcelle Lunam
|
The Yearning by
Things of Stone and Wood
|
Nick Seymour
|
Together Alone by
Crowded House
|
Kevin Wilkins and
Midnight Oil
|
Earth and Sun and Moon by
Midnight Oil
|
1995
(9th)
|
Dominic O'Brien
|
A Million Year Girl by
Max Sharam
|
Simon Anderson
|
The Electric Hippies by
Electric Hippies
|
Hi Fi Way by
You Am I
|
The Cruel Sea, Kristyna Higgins and Jim Paton
|
Three Legged Dog by
The Cruel Sea
|
Reg Mombassa
|
Mr Natural by
Mental As Anything
|
1996
(10th)
|
Reg Mombassa
|
Liar Liar Pants on Fire by
Mental As Anything
|
Simon Anderson
|
Hourly, Daily by
You Am I
|
Rockin' Doodles,
Quan Yeomans and
Ben Ely
|
Tu-Plang by
Regurgitator
|
Janet English and George Stajsic
|
The Unfinished Spanish Galleon of Finley Lake by
Spiderbait
|
Tony Mahoney
|
The Soft 'N Sexy Sound by
Dave Graney
|
1997
(11th)
|
John Watson, John O'Donnell, Kevin Wilkins and
Silverchair
|
Freak Show by
Silverchair
|
Janet English
|
Ivy and the Big Apples by
Spiderbait
|
Pierre Baroni
|
Songs from the South by
Paul Kelly
|
Simon Anderson and Dean Manning
|
Angel Blood by
Leonardo's Bride
|
Tony Mahony
|
The Devil Drives by
Dave Graney & the Coral Snakes
|
1998
(12th)
|
The Shits
|
Unit by
Regurgitator
|
Carl Breitkreuz and Ian Downie
|
To Hal and Bacharach by various artists
|
Dominic O'Brien, Matt Thomas, Rachel Boyce and Alison Smith
|
Pink Pills by
The Mavis's
|
William Tennent and Chris Tennent
|
Sumo by
The Superjesus
|
Kevin Wilkins
|
20,000 Watt R.S.L. by
Midnight Oil
|
1999
(13th)
|
Kevin Wilkins
|
Internationalist by
Powderfinger
|
Janet English and George Stajsic
|
Grand Slam by
Spiderbait
|
Reg Mombassa
|
Garage by
Mental As Anything
|
John Watson, Kevin Wilkins and Melissa Chenery
|
Neon Ballroom by
Silverchair
|
Quan Yeomans and Janet English
|
Welcome to Happyland by
Happyland
|
2000
(14th)
|
Janet English
|
"
Glokenpop" by
Spiderbait
|
Mark Gowling
|
Road Kill by
Groove Terminator
|
Paul Kosky
|
Reflector by
Killing Heidi
|
Love Police
|
Triple J Hottest 100 Vol 6 by Various
|
Kevin Wilkins
|
"
Passenger" by
Powderfinger
|
2001
(15th)
|
Kevin Wilkins
|
Odyssey Number Five by
Powderfinger
|
Bobbydazzler (
a.k.a.
Darren Seltmann, Robbie Chater)
|
Since I Left You by
The Avalanches
|
Darren Glindemann
|
Jet Age by
The Superjesus
|
Sam Hickey
|
Sunset Studies by
Augie March
|
Stephanie Ashworth
|
Echolalia by
Something for Kate
|
2002
(16th)
|
Darren Glindemann, John Watson, Melissa Chenery and
Daniel Johns
|
Diorama by
Silverchair
|
Art of the State and Scott James Smith
|
Torch the Moon by
The Whitlams
|
Campbell Murray Creating
|
Barricades & Brickwalls by
Kasey Chambers
|
Chris Von Sanden
|
Polyserena by
george
|
Craig Nicholls
|
Highly Evolved by
Highly Evolved
|
2003
(17th)
|
Steven Gorrow and Revolution Design
|
Vulture Street by
Powderfinger
|
Jenny Sullivan and Sony Music Design
|
Innocent Eyes by
Delta Goodrem
|
Adalita and Steven Gorrow
|
Tough Love by
Magic Dirt
|
Stephanie Ashworth and David Homer (Sony Music Design)
|
The Official Fiction by
Something for Kate
|
James Bellesini and Love Police
|
Deliverance by
You Am I
|
2004
(18th)
|
James Hackett
|
The Dissociatives by
The Dissociatives
|
Peter Barrett and
Eskimo Joe
|
A Song Is a City by
Eskimo Joe
|
James Bellesini and Love Police
|
Winning Days by
The Vines
|
The Cream & The Crock by
You Am I
|
Mathematics
|
Wayward Angel by
Kasey Chambers
|
Tom Walker
|
Sunrise Over Sea by
John Butler Trio
|
2005
(19th)
|
Ben Lee,
Lara Meyerratken and Dan Estabrook
|
Awake Is the New Sleep by
Ben Lee
|
Cameron Bird
|
In Case We Die by
Architecture in Helsinki
|
Cathie Glassby
|
The Sound of White by
Missy Higgins
|
David Homer, Aaron Hayward (Debaser)
|
United Paper People by
Kisschasy
|
Reg Mombassa
|
Foggy Highway by
Paul Kelly & the Stormwater Boys
|
2006
(20th)
|
Debaser
|
Tea & Sympathy by
Bernard Fanning
|
Alison Smith and
Chris Cheney –
The Living End
|
State of Emergency by
The Living End
|
Dane Lovett and Dave Snow
|
Black Fingernails, Red Wine by
Eskimo Joe
|
Luke Steele, James Bellesini and Love Police
|
Personality – One Was a Spider, One Was a Bird by
The Sleepy Jackson
|
The Grates
|
Gravity Won't Get You High by
The Grates
|
2007
(21st)
|
Aaron Hayward and Dave Homer (
Debaser)
|
Dream Days at the Hotel Existence by
Powderfinger
|
Wally de Backer
|
Mixed Blood by
Gotye
|
John Engelhardt
|
The Hard Road: Restrung by
Hilltop Hoods
|
Sharon Chai and
Sarah Blasko
|
What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have by
Sarah Blasko
|
Hackett Films
|
Young Modern by
Silverchair
|
2008
(22nd)
|
Jonathan Zawada
|
Apocalypso by
The Presets
|
Aaron Hayward & David Homer (
Debaser)
|
Be the Twilight by
Faker
|
Rattlin' Bones by
Kasey Chambers and
Shane Nicholson
|
Alter
|
In Ghost Colours by
Cut Copy
|
IOSHVA
|
A Book Like This by
Angus & Julia Stone
|
2009
(23rd)
|
Aaron Hayward and David Homer (
Debaser)
|
Walking on a Dream by
Empire of the Sun
|
C. W. Stoneking
|
Jungle Blues by
C. W. Stoneking
|
Mathematics
|
Inshalla by
Eskimo Joe
|
Sarah Larnach
|
Ladyhawke by
Ladyhawke
|
Sharon Chai
|
As Day Follows Night by
Sarah Blasko
|
2010
(24th)
|
Angus & Julia Stone
|
Down the Way by
Angus & Julia Stone
|
Cameron Gray and Scott Smith
|
This Is the Warning by
Dead Letter Circus
|
David Homer and Aaron Hayward (
Debaser)
|
Birds of Tokyo by
Birds of Tokyo
|
Debaser
|
Head of the Hawk by
Bluejuice
|
Leif Podhajsky
|
Innerspeaker by
Tame Impala
|
2011
(25th)
|
Alter
|
Zonoscope by
Cut Copy
|
Aaron Hayward and David Homer (
Debaser)
|
The Experiment by
Art vs. Science
|
Tangier by
Billy Thorpe
|
Carlo Santone
|
Rrakala by
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
|
Ken Done
|
Great Barrier Grief by
Oh Mercy
|
2012
(26th)
|
Frank de Backer and
Wally de Backer
|
Making Mirrors by
Gotye
|
Carlo Santone
|
"
Bayini" by
Gurrumul featuring
Sarah Blasko
|
Christopher Doyle
|
Prisoner by
The Jezabels
|
Debaser
|
Falling & Flying by
360
|
Rennie Ellis
|
Deep Heat by
Oh Mercy
|
2013
(27th)
|
Aaron Hayward and David Homer (
Debaser)
|
Ice on the Dune by
Empire of the Sun
|
Glen Hannah
|
Wreck & Ruin by
Kasey Chambers and
Shane Nicholson
|
Graeme Base
|
Steal the Light by
The Cat Empire
|
Justin Maller
|
Circus in the Sky by
Bliss n Eso
|
Kevin Parker and
Leif Podhajsky
|
Lonerism by
Tame Impala
|
2014
(28th)
|
Tin & Ed
|
Built on Glass by
Chet Faker
|
Angus & Julia Stone
|
Angus & Julia Stone by
Angus & Julia Stone
|
Celeste Potter
|
Black Rat by
DZ Deathrays
|
Sia Furler
|
1000 Forms of Fear by
Sia
|
The Leonard Brothers
|
Utopia by
360
|
2015
(29th)
|
Courtney Barnett
|
Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit by
Courtney Barnett
|
Daniel Johns, Aref and Peter Salmon-Lomas
|
Talk by
Daniel Johns
|
Timothy Lovett
|
Down To Earth by
Flight Facilities
|
Bjenny Montero
|
Man It Feels Like Space Again by
Pond
|
Nathan Johnson
|
The Positions by Gang of Youths
|
2016
(30th)
|
Johnathan Zawada
|
Skin by
Flume
|
Karen Lynch
|
Civil Dusk by
Bernard Fanning
|
Kristen Doyle
|
Wings of the Wild by
Delta Goodrem
|
Jack Vanzet
|
Bloom by
RÜFÜS
|
Robbie Chater for Lost Art
|
Wildflower by
The Avalanches
|
2017
(31st)
|
Peter Salmon-Lomas
|
Life Is Fine by
Paul Kelly
|
Lee McConnell
|
The Kids Will Know It's Bullshit by
Dune Rats
|
Nathan Cahyadi
|
Go Farther in Lightness by
Gang of Youths
|
Nick McKinlay
|
Don't Let the Kids Win by
Julia Jacklin
|
Mitchell Storck
|
The Overflow Tank by
Midnight Oil
|
2018
(32nd)
|
Caiti Baker
|
Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow) by
Gurrumul
|
Ben Lopez
|
Flow State by
Tash Sultana
|
Dean Hanson
|
Good Mood by
Ball Park Music
|
Jonathan Zawada
|
Hi Viz by
The Presets
|
Steve Wyper
|
Love Monster by
Amy Shark
|
2019
(33rd)
|
Emilie Pfitzner
|
Better in Blak by
Thelma Plum
|
Ben Jones
|
Amyl and the Sniffers by
Amyl and the Sniffers
|
Jonathan Zawada
|
Hi This is Flume by
Flume
|
Lucy Dyson
|
Nature by
Paul Kelly
|
Nick Mckk
|
Crushing by
Julia Jacklin
|
2020
(34th)
|
Adam Dal Pozzo,
Megan Washington and Michelle Pitiris
|
Batflowers by Washington
|
Louis Leimbach
|
14 Steps to a Better You by
Lime Cordiale
|
Luke Henery
|
Everything Is A-OK by
Violent Soho
|
Made in Katana
|
Hilda by
Jessica Mauboy
|
Tim Rogers
|
Mr Experience by
Donny Benét
|
2021
(35th)
|
Kofi Anash & Bailey Howard
|
Smiling with No Teeth by
Genesis Owusu
|
Ngaiire Joseph & Dan Segal
|
3 by
Ngaiire
|
Eben Ejdne
|
Herald by
Odette
|
Jonathan Zawada
|
We Will Always Love You by
The Avalanches
|
Giulia Giannini McGauran & Mitchell Eaton
|
Welcome to the Madhouse by
Tones and I
|
2022
(36th)
|
Adnate
|
Gela by
Baker Boy
|
Giulia Giannini McGauran
|
How to Grow a Sunflower Underwater by
Alex the Astronaut
|
Jonathan Zawada
|
Palaces by
Flume
|
Kayla Flett, Gabi Coulthurst & Dimathaya Burarrwanga
|
King Stingray by
King Stingray
|
Seshanka Samarajiwa, Zain Ayub &
Tasman Keith
|
A Colour Undone by Tasman Keith
|
2023
(37th)
|
Jeremy Koren (Grey Ghost)
|
Everything Was Green by
Forest Claudette
|
Connor Dewhurst
|
Acres by
Brad Cox
|
Harry Allen — Studio Balcony
|
370HSSV 0773H by
Private Function
|
Peach PRC, Billy Zammit
|
Manic Dream Pixie by
Peach PRC
|
Sam Netterfiled, Mia Rankin
|
Jesus at the Gay Bar by
Cub Sport
|