Savage Garden

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Honours

Rankings

Covers

Records

Savage Garden's achievements are staggering. They sold over 23 million albums worldwide, a remarkable feat for a duo from Brisbane. Their debut album spent 19 weeks at No. 1 in Australia, the third-longest for any Australian album. They scored four No. 1 hits on the US Billboard Hot 100, a rarity for non-American acts. Their record of ten ARIA Awards in a single year remains untouched, cementing their status as Australian music royalty.

AwardsSavage Garden won a record ten ARIA Music Awards in 1997, including Best Group and Best Pop Release, for their debut album and its singles. This remains the most ARIA awards won by an artist in a single year. They also received international recognition with multiple Billboard Music Award nominations, though specific wins are not documented in the sources.

Honours & Distinctions

ARIA Hall of Fame

ARIA·2017

Inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame

Rankings & Lists

#15

Greatest Australian Bands

The Age·2013

Magazine Covers

Rolling Stone

1998-03

Savage Garden: The New Kings of Pop

Records & Feats

Most ARIA Awards won in a single year

Awards·1997

Savage Garden won ten ARIA Music Awards in 1997, a record that still stands.

First Australian duo to have two US No. 1 singles

Chart Record·2000

With 'Truly Madly Deeply' and 'I Knew I Loved You', they were the first Australian duo to achieve this.