ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist – Single
# ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist – Single

The ARIA Music Award for Breakthrough Artist – Single was an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards. It was presented from 1989 through to 2009 and 2011.

This, and the ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist – Album was merged in 2012 to form a single award for ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist - Release.

## Winners and nominees

| Year | Winner(s) | Album Title |
| - | - | - |
| 1989 (3rd) | 1927 | "That's When I Think of You" |
| 1989 (3rd) | Catfish | "When You Dance" |
| 1989 (3rd) | Go 101 | "Build It Up" |
| 1989 (3rd) | The Hippos | "Dark Age" |
| 1989 (3rd) | Johnny Diesel & the Injectors | "Don't Need Love" |
| 1989 (3rd) | Schnell Fenster | "Whisper" |
| 1990 (4th) | Ian Moss | "Tucker's Daughter" |
| 1990 (4th) | Girl Overboard Gyan | "I Can't Believe" |
| 1990 (4th) | Gyan | "Wait" |
| 1990 (4th) | The Hummingbirds | "Blush" |
| 1990 (4th) | Max Q | "Way of the World" |
| 1991 (5th) | Wendy Matthews | "Token Angels" |
| 1991 (5th) | Absent Friends featuring Wendy Matthews | "I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You" |
| 1991 (5th) | Archie Roach | "Took the Children Away" |
| 1991 (5th) | Seven Stories | "Sleeping Through Another War" |
| 1991 (5th) | Southern Sons | "Heart in Danger" |
| 1992 (6th) |
| 1992 (6th) | Baby Animals | "Early Warning" |
| 1992 (6th) | Deborah Conway | "It's Only the Beginning" |
| 1992 (6th) | Maybe Dolls | "Nervous Kid" |
| 1992 (6th) | Troy Newman | "Love Gets Rough" |
| 1992 (6th) | Richard Pleasance | "Sarah (I Miss You)" |
| 1993 (7th) |
| 1993 (7th) | Frente! | "Ordinary Angels" |
| 1993 (7th) | Company of Strangers | "Motor City (I Get Lost)" |
| 1993 (7th) | Rick Price | "Not a Day Goes By" |
| 1993 (7th) | The Sharp | "Talking Sly" |
| 1993 (7th) | Things of Stone and Wood | "Share This Wine" |
| 1994 (8th) |
| 1994 (8th) | The Badloves | "Lost" |
| 1994 (8th) | Chocolate Starfish | "You're So Vain" |
| 1994 (8th) | Christine Anu | "Last Train" |
| 1994 (8th) | D.I.G | "Re-invent Yourself" |
| 1994 (8th) | Vincent Stone | "Sunshine" |
| 1995 (9th) |
| 1995 (9th) | Silverchair | "Tomorrow" |
| 1995 (9th) | Merril Bainbridge | "Mouth" |
| 1995 (9th) | D.I.G. | "The Favourite" |
| 1995 (9th) | Max Sharam | "Coma" |
| 1995 (9th) | Vika and Linda | "When Will You Fall for Me" |
| 1996 (10th) |
| 1996 (10th) | Deni Hines | "It's Alright" |
| 1996 (10th) | Monique Brumby | "Fool for You" |
| 1996 (10th) | Nikka Costa | "Master Blaster" |
| 1996 (10th) | Rail | "Immune Deficiency" |
| 1996 (10th) | Savage Garden | "I Want You" |
| 1997 (11th) |
| 1997 (11th) | The Superjesus | ""Shut My Eyes" / Eight Step Rail |
| 1997 (11th) | Fini Scad | "Coppertone" / Testrider |
| 1997 (11th) | Frank Bennett | "Creep" |
| 1997 (11th) | Gina G | "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" |
| 1997 (11th) | Mark Seymour | "Last Ditch Cabaret" |
| 1998 (12th) |
| 1998 (12th) | Natalie Imbruglia | "Torn" |
| 1998 (12th) | Hot Rollers | "Wickerman Shoes" |
| 1998 (12th) | Diana Anaid | "I Go Off" |
| 1998 (12th) | Primary | "Vicious Precious" |
| 1998 (12th) | Marie Wilson | "Next Time" |
| 1999 (13th) |
| 1999 (13th) | Alex Lloyd | "Lucky Star" |
| 1999 (13th) | Taxiride | "Get Set" |
| 1999 (13th) | Frenzal Rhomb | "You Are Not My Friend" |
| 1999 (13th) | Gerling | "Enter, Space Capsule" |
| 1999 (13th) | Not from There | "Sich Offnen" |
| 2000 (14th) |
| 2000 (14th) | Madison Avenue | "Don't Call Me Baby" |
| 2000 (14th) | 28 Days | "Rip it Up" |
| 2000 (14th) | Augie March | "Asleep in Perfection (Waltz)" |
| 2000 (14th) | Lo-Tel | "Teenager of the Year" |
| 2000 (14th) | Vanessa Amorosi | "Have a Look" |
| 2001 (15th) |
| 2001 (15th) | The Avalanches | "Frontier Psychiatrist" |
| 2001 (15th) | Eskimo Joe | "Who Sold Her Out" |
| 2001 (15th) | george | "Special Ones" |
| 2001 (15th) | Lash | John Butler Trio EP |
| 2001 (15th) | Lo-Tel | "Take Me Away" |
| 2002 (16th) |
| 2002 (16th) | The Vines | "Get Free" |
| 2002 (16th) | 1200 Techniques | "Karma (What Goes Around)" |
| 2002 (16th) | Holly Valance | "Kiss Kiss" |
| 2002 (16th) | Machine Gun Fellatio | "Girl of My Dreams (Is Giving Me Nightmares)" |
| 2002 (16th) | The Waifs | "London Still" |
| 2003 (17th) |
| 2003 (17th) | Delta Goodrem | "Born to Try" |
| 2003 (17th) | Candice Alley | "Falling" |
| 2003 (17th) | The Casanovas | "Shake It" |
| 2003 (17th) | Rogue Traders | "One of My Kind" |
| 2003 (17th) | The Sleepy Jackson | '"Vampire Racecourse" |
| 2004 (18th) |
| 2004 (18th) | Jet | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" |
| 2004 (18th) | Dallas Crane | "Dirty Hearts" |
| 2004 (18th) | Little Birdy | "Relapse" |
| 2004 (18th) | Missy Higgins | "Scar" |
| 2004 (18th) | The Cat Empire | "Days Like These" |
| 2005 (19th) |
| 2005 (19th) | End of Fashion | '"O Yeah" |
| 2005 (19th) | Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets | "These Kids" |
| 2005 (19th) | Kisschasy | "Do-Do's & Whoa-Oh's" |
| 2005 (19th) | The Veronicas | "4ever" |
| 2005 (19th) | Wolfmother | "Woman" |
| 2006 (20th) |
| 2006 (20th) | Youth Group | "Forever Young" |
| 2006 (20th) | Gyroscope | "Fast Girl" |
| 2006 (20th) | Hilltop Hoods | "Clown Prince" |
| 2006 (20th) | Sneaky Sound System | "I Love It" |
| 2006 (20th) | TV Rock featuring Seany B | "Flaunt It" |
| 2006 (20th) | Starky | "Hey Bang Bang" |
| 2007 (21st) |
| 2007 (21st) | Operator Please | "Just a Song About Ping Pong" |
| 2007 (21st) | Damien Leith | "Night of My Life" |
| 2007 (21st) | Kate Miller-Heidke | "Words" |
| 2007 (21st) | Small Mercies | "Innocent" |
| 2007 (21st) | Something With Numbers | "Apple of the Eye (Lay Me Down)" |
| 2008 (22nd) |
| 2008 (22nd) | Gabriella Cilmi | "Sweet About Me" |
| 2008 (22nd) | Angus & Julia Stone | "The Beast" |
| 2008 (22nd) | Sam Sparro | "Black and Gold" |
| 2008 (22nd) | The Panics | "Don't Fight It" |
| 2008 (22nd) | The Potbelleez | "Don't Hold Back" |
| 2009 (23rd) |
| 2009 (23rd) | Ladyhawke | "My Delirium" |
| 2009 (23rd) | Art vs. Science | Art vs. Science |
| 2009 (23rd) | Bluejuice | "Broken Leg" |
| 2009 (23rd) | Jessica Mauboy | "Running Back" |
| 2009 (23rd) | Lisa Mitchell | "Coin Laundry" |
| 2010 (24th) |
| No award given ||
| 2011 (25th) |
| 2011 (25th) | Boy & Bear | "Feeding Line" |
| 2011 (25th) | Drapht | "Rapunzel" |
| 2011 (25th) | Havana Brown | "We Run the Night" |
| 2011 (25th) | The Jezabels | "Dark Storm" |
| 2011 (25th) | Zoë Badwi | "Freefallin" |
