ARIA Award for Single of the Year

{{Short description|Award at the annual ARIA Music Awards}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}

{{Use Australian English|date=February 2012}}

{{Infobox award

| name = ARIA Award for Single of the Year/Song of the Year

| awarded_for =

| presenter = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)

| country = Australia

| year = 1987

| holder = G Flip, "The Worst Person Alive" (2024)

| website = {{URL|http://www.ariaawards.com.au}}

}}

The ARIA Music Award for Single of the Year/Song of the Year, is an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards, which recognises "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres",{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-awards.htm|title=ARIA Awards 2011 overview|access-date=21 February 2012|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)}} since 1987. It is handed out by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), an organisation whose aim is "to advance the interests of the Australian record industry."{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/what-we-do.htm |title=What We Do |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |access-date=21 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129113827/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/what-we-do.htm |archive-date=29 January 2012}}

Initially, the award was given to an Australian group or solo artist who have had a single or an extended play appear in the ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart between the eligibility period, and was voted for by a judging academy, which consists of 1000 members from different areas of the music industry.{{cite web|url=http://cp.lacdn.net/ariaawards/uploads/ARIA-2011-Eligibility%20Criteria-and-Category-Definitions.pdf |title=ARIA 2011 - Eligibility Criteria and Category Definitions |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |access-date=21 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305065744/http://cp.lacdn.net/ariaawards/uploads/ARIA-2011-Eligibility%20Criteria-and-Category-Definitions.pdf |archive-date=5 March 2014 }} 5 Seconds of Summer has won the most awards at three ("She Looks So Perfect" in 2014, "Youngblood" in 2018, "Teeth" in 2020). Artists which have won the award twice are Silverchair ("Tomorrow" in 1995, "Straight Lines" in 2007), Kylie Minogue ("Where the Wild Roses Grow" in 1996, "Can't Get You Out of My Head" in 2002), Powderfinger ("The Day You Come" in 1999, "My Happiness" in 2001) and Troye Sivan ( Youth in 2016, Rush in 2023)

From 2012, onwards the winner has instead been determined by the general public.{{cite web|url=http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2012/11/29/aria-awards-2012-live-coverage/|title=ARIA Awards 2012: Live Coverage |date=29 November 2012 |publisher=themusic.com.au (Street Press Australia Pty Ltd)|access-date=9 April 2014}} The nominees are chosen based on the top ten highest selling Australian single releases, based on ARIA chart sales statistics, during the eligibility period. The song can be an album track which has subsequently been released as a single. The artist can only receive one nomination in this category, even if the artist has multiple songs in the ARIA top ten.{{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/35574/the-2012-public-voted-aria-awards---vote-now!-?pos=9 |title=The 2012 Public Voted ARIA Awards - Vote Now! |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |access-date=9 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413140729/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/35574/the-2012-public-voted-aria-awards---vote-now%21-?pos=9 |archive-date=13 April 2014 }} The public votes are tallied by ARIA, with the winner announced at the awards ceremony.{{cite web|url=http://bcdb9f21fcf189e95522-ff6f3671c78be219848db30f3c2909ac.r76.cf2.rackcdn.com/ariaawards/uploads/ARIA-2012-Public-Voted-TC.pdf |title=The 2012 Public Voted ARIA Award: Terms and conditions |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |access-date=9 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225004713/http://bcdb9f21fcf189e95522-ff6f3671c78be219848db30f3c2909ac.r76.cf2.rackcdn.com/ariaawards/uploads/ARIA-2012-Public-Voted-TC.pdf |archive-date=25 December 2012 }}