[8] Farnham has won 21 Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Awards including his 2003 induction into the Hall of Fame.

[2][7][8] This induction recognised his achievement of a "significant body of recorded work" and that he "had a cultural impact within Australia".

[14][15][16] The 1986 awards ceremony was held on 19 July 1987 at Sydney Opera House, it followed the last regular Countdown show.

[21] In 2004, Farnham received the JC Williamson Award, the LPA's highest honour,[22] for his life's work in live performance.

[23] Teen-oriented pop music magazine, Go-Set was established in February 1966 and conducted an annual poll of its readers to determine the most popular personalities.