Australian Idol Discography

Australian Idol Discography

Australian Idol screened on Channel Ten for seven seasons between 2003 and 2009, and a number of contestants were signed to record labels, while others released their music independently. Since 2003, Australian Idol acts have impacted significantly on the Australian music charts, with 29 number ones and 116 platinum and 33 gold certifications. Eight Idol releases appear in the 2000 - 2009 ARIA End of Decade Charts, and 24 releases have been nominated for Highest Selling ARIA Music Awards. Idol contestants have also been nominated for 16 ARIA Awards in public vote categories, where the nominees are most commonly selected from the highest selling acts of the year. There have also been 24 industry judged ARIA Award nominations, but to date although there have been six wins in sales and public vote categories, no Australian Idol contestant has won an industry judged ARIA Award.

While many of the contestants only charted with their early releases, some, most notably season one winner Guy Sebastian, season one runner up Shannon Noll, season four winner Damien Leith and season four runner up Jessica Mauboy, have experienced long term success. Nine Idol acts have charted outside Australia, including Noll and Leith who reached the top ten on the Irish charts with their debut singles, and Sebastian and season seven winner Stan Walker who have both achieved a number of top ten certified entries on the New Zealand charts. In September 2012 Sebastian became the first Australian Idol contestant to chart in the US, when "Battle Scars", a collaboration with Lupe Fiasco, reached number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, 23 on the Billboard Digital Song Chart and number one on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Chart. It also reached number two in Norway.