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.
One Direction and Taylor Swift are tied for the most wins with five each, though former One Direction member Harry Styles has also won three times as a solo artist, bringing his total to eight. All of One Direction's wins, which occurred from 2012 to 2016, were consecutive, followed by Styles' first solo win in 2017; Swift also had three consecutive wins from 2023 to 2025. Styles has won all of his nominations both with One Direction and solo. Swift also has the most nominations with 12, while Ed Sheeran has the most nominations without a win with nine.
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.
Year Winner(s) Associated album(s) 2010Mumford & Sons rowspan="17" Katy Perry Lady Gaga Michael Bublé Taylor Swift 2011 Pink Adele Chris Brown Jennifer Lopez Jessie J Ke$ha Lady Gaga LMFAO Pitbull Rihanna 2012 /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 /One Direction rowspan="10" Birdy Bruno Mars Ed Sheeran Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Mumford & Sons Of Monsters and Men Pink Taylor Swift 2014 /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 /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 /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 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 //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 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 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 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 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 2025(39th) Taylor Swift Alex Warren You'll Be Alright, Kid Calvin Harris 96 Months Gracie Abrams The Secret of Us Kendrick Lamar GNX Noah Kahan Stick Season Post Malone F-1 Trillion Sabrina Carpenter Short n' Sweet Tate McRae So Close to What Tyler, the Creator Chromakopia
Artists with multiple wins AwardsArtist8Harry Styles5One DirectionTaylor Swift
Artists with multiple nominations 12 nominations Taylor Swift
9 nominations Ed Sheeran
8 nominations Harry Styles
5 nominations
4 nominations Post Malone
3 nominations
2 nominations
Awards by country + Countries by wins Country Wins First win Latest winArtist/s920102022Mumford & Sons, One Direction, Harry Styles720112025Pink, Camila Cabello, Taylor Swift520122016One Direction12018Camila Cabello
+ Countries by nominations Country Nominations First nomination Latest nominationArtist/s8920102025Majority of nominees43Mumford & Sons, Adele, Jessie J, One Direction, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Florence and the Machine, Birdy, Calvin Harris, James Bay, Mark Ronson, Sam Smith, Harry Styles, The Rolling Stones, George Ezra, Dua Lipa, Lewis Capaldi, 21 Savage, Charli XCX17Michael Bublé, Drake, Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, Shawn Mendes, Tate McRae620122016One Direction, Hozier220142017Lorde2022Avicii, ABBA12011Rihanna2018Camila Cabello2012David Guetta2013Of Monsters and Men2018Camila Cabello2023Nicki Minaj
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