ARIA Award for Best Adult Alternative Album

[2] To be eligible for this award the album must be of an Adult Alternative genre by solo artists and groups; only album recordings are eligible; recordings must be directed toward Adult Alternative formats; the recording cannot be entered in any other genre category.

You Am I have received the most nominations with five followed by Dirty Three, Regurgitator and Spiderbait with three and Magic Dirt, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Something for Kate with two.

Martyn P. Casey, Nick Cave, Warren Ellis and Jim Sclavunos have earned three nominations each as members of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Grinderman.

Since the award's inception only six solo acts have been nominated with one artist, Sarah Blasko, winning in 2016 for her album Eternal Return.

In the following table, the years are listed as per the ARIA Award ceremony.

You Am I won the award twice in 1994 and 1995. They have also received the most nominations with five.
Regurgitator won the award twice in 1996 and 1998.
Spiderbait were the winners in 1997 for their album Ivy and the Big Apples .
Dirty Three won the award in 2000 for their album Whatever You Love, You Are .
Art of Fighting received the award in 2001 for their album Wires .
Sarah Blasko is the only solo artist to win. She received the award in 2016 for her album Eternal Return .