2000s
Following a rise in success in the late 1990s, the early "noughties" saw Powderfinger and The Rat break though and become the country's biggest rock band. Not long after, reality television gained commercial success, with Channel 7's Popstars and in 2003, with Channel 10's ongoing Australian Idol. Delta Goodrem followed in the footsteps of Tina Arena in the 90s with huge success, and a crack at the American market. Missy Higgins and Ben Lee also broke through, sweeping the ARIA Music Awards of 2005, previously having relied almost solely on the support of Triple J whose Hottest 100 music poll became the largest in the world with in excess of 500,000 votes placed.
Other pop artists such as The Veronicas & Rogue Traders also made waves on the charts during the later half of the decade.
The soapstar-turned-singer trend continued into the "noughties" with people such as Tammin, Stephanie McIntosh and Holly Valance all releasing album with some degree of success.
Australian hip-hop began to break through, with the Hilltop Hoods becoming the first Australian hip-hop album to reach the top of the ARIA charts.
Following the success of garage rock artists such as The Strokes and The White Stripes, Australia experienced somewhat of a rock renaissance with groups such as The Vines, Jet and Wolfmother charting internationally.
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