The Australian rock band formed in 1994 in Newcastle, New South Wales, consisting of Daniel Johns (vocals and guitar), Chris Joannou (bass guitar) and Ben Gillies (drums).

One of the most popular Australian bands, as of December 2013 Silverchair held the record for the most ARIA Music Awards won, with 21.

The APRA Awards are held annually since 1982, presented by the Australasian Performing Right Association.

Five songs by Silverchair entered the Top 100 in 2002, which at the time was the most number of entries in a single Hot 100 chart for an Australian artist.

[14] In 1998, a poll was held known as the "Hottest 100 of all time", where the song choices were not limited to a particular year.

[12] The group won Metal Edge magazine's 1995 Readers' Choice Award for Best New Band.

Silverchair were nominated were nominated in 2007 for Young Modern but lost out to The Panics - Cruel Guards[26] In addition, Channel V's Oz Artist of the Year is voted by the Australian public, and is awarded to the artist on the same day as the annual ARIA Award presentation events.