ARIA Award for Best International Artist

ARIA Award for Best International Artist
Country	Australia
Presented by	Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
First awarded	2010
Currently held by	Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department (2024)
Most awards	One Direction (5)
Most nominations	Taylor Swift (8)
Website	www.ariaawards.com.au

The ARIA Music Award for Best International Artist, is an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards, which recognises the public performance of international artists in Australia. It was first handed in the 2010 ceremony under the name Most Popular International Artist.

The nominee pool for Best International Artist will be drawn from the ten highest selling artists, based on aggregated ARIA album and related single sales statistics for the charts published between the eligibility period.

Winners and nominees

In the following table, the winner is highlighted in a separate colour, and in boldface; other nominees are those that are not highlighted or in boldface.

  Winner marked in a separate colour

Year	Winner(s)	Associated album(s)
2010 (24th)
	Mumford & Sons	—
	Katy Perry
	Lady Gaga
	Michael Bublé
	Taylor Swift
2011 (25th)
	Pink
	Adele
	Chris Brown
	Jennifer Lopez
	Jessie J
	Ke$ha
	Lady Gaga
	LMFAO
	Pitbull
	Rihanna
2012 (26th)
	One Direction	Up All Night
	Adele	21
	The Black Keys	El Camino
	Bruno Mars	Doo-Wops & Hooligans
	Coldplay	Mylo Xyloto
	David Guetta	Nothing but the Beat
	Ed Sheeran	+
	Florence and the Machine	Ceremonials
	LMFAO	Sorry for Party Rocking
	Michael Bublé	Christmas
2013 (27th)
	One Direction	—
	Birdy
	Bruno Mars
	Ed Sheeran
	Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
	Mumford & Sons
	Of Monsters and Men
	Pink
	Taylor Swift
2014 (28th)
	One Direction	Midnight Memories
	Avicii	True
	Beyoncé	Beyoncé
	Coldplay	Ghost Stories
	Ed Sheeran	x
	Eminem	The Marshall Mathers LP 2
	Jason Derulo	Tattoos
	Katy Perry	Prism
	Lorde	Pure Heroine
	Pharrell Williams	G I R L
2015 (29th)
	One Direction	Four
	Calvin Harris	Motion
	Ed Sheeran	x
	Foo Fighters	Sonic Highways
	Hozier	Hozier
	James Bay	Chaos and the Calm
	Mark Ronson	Uptown Special
	Meghan Trainor	Title
	Sam Smith	In the Lonely Hour
	Taylor Swift	1989
2016 (30th)
	One Direction	Made in the A.M. and Four
	Adele	25
	Beyoncé	Lemonade
	Coldplay	A Head Full of Dreams
	Drake	Views and If You're Reading This It's Too Late
	Justin Bieber	Purpose
	Meghan Trainor	Title and Thank You
	Taylor Swift	1989
	Twenty One Pilots	Blurryface
	The Weeknd	Beauty Behind the Madness
2017 (31st)
	Harry Styles	Harry Styles
	Adele	25
	Bruno Mars	24K Magic
	Ed Sheeran	÷ and Loose Change
	Kendrick Lamar	Damn. and Untitled Unmastered
	Lorde	Melodrama
	Metallica	Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
	The Rolling Stones	Blue & Lonesome
	Shawn Mendes	Illuminate
	The Weeknd	Starboy
2018 (32nd)
	Camila Cabello	Camila
	Drake	Scorpion and More Life
	Ed Sheeran	÷
	Eminem	Revival and Kamikaze
	Imagine Dragons	Evolve
	Khalid	American Teen
	Pink	Beautiful Trauma
	Post Malone	Beerbongs & Bentleys and Stoney
	Sam Smith	The Thrill of It All
	Taylor Swift	Reputation
2019 (33rd)
	Taylor Swift	Lover
	Ariana Grande	Thank U, Next
	Billie Eilish	When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
	Ed Sheeran	No.6 Collaborations Project
	George Ezra	Staying at Tamara's
	Khalid	Free Spirit
	Pink	Hurts 2B Human
	Post Malone	Hollywood's Bleeding
	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes
	Travis Scott	Astroworld
2020 (34th)
	Harry Styles	Fine Line
	Dua Lipa	Future Nostalgia & Dua Lipa
	Eminem	Music to Be Murdered By
	Halsey	Manic
	Juice Wrld	Legends Never Die
	Justin Bieber	Changes
	Lewis Capaldi	Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent
	Lizzo	Cuz I Love You
	Taylor Swift	Folklore
	The Weeknd	After Hours
2021 (35th)
	Taylor Swift	Evermore
	Ariana Grande	Positions
	Doja Cat	Planet Her
	Justin Bieber	Justice
	Kanye West	Donda
	Luke Combs	What You See Ain't Always What You Get
	Machine Gun Kelly	Tickets to My Downfall
	Miley Cyrus	Plastic Hearts
	Olivia Rodrigo	Sour
	Pop Smoke	Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon
2022 (36th)
	Harry Styles	Harry's House
	ABBA	Voyage
	Adele	30
	Billie Eilish	Happier Than Ever
	Drake	Certified Lover Boy
	Ed Sheeran	=
	Jack Harlow	Come Home the Kids Miss You
	Lil Nas X	Montero
	Post Malone	Twelve Carat Toothache
	Taylor Swift	Red (Taylor's Version)
2023 (37th)
	Taylor Swift	Midnights
	Beyoncé	Renaissance
	Drake and 21 Savage	Her Loss
	Ed Sheeran	-
	Luke Combs	Gettin' Old
	Metro Boomin	Heroes & Villains
	Morgan Wallen	One Thing at a Time
	Nicki Minaj	Queen Radio
	Pink	Trustfall
	SZA	SOS
2024 (38th)
	Taylor Swift	The Tortured Poets Department
	Ariana Grande	Eternal Sunshine
	Billie Eilish	Hit Me Hard and Soft
	Chappell Roan	The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
	Charli XCX	Brat
	Drake	For All the Dogs
	Olivia Rodrigo	Guts
	Tate McRae	Think Later
	Travis Scott	Utopia
	Zach Bryan	Zach Bryan

External links

• Official website