The 18th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply the ARIAs) were held on 17 October 2004 at the Sydney Superdome within the Sydney Olympic Complex. The ceremony, hosted by Rove McManus and produced by Roving Enterprises for Network Ten, was held for the first time on a Sunday night and averaged 1.39 million viewers. The 2004 ARIA Fine Arts Awards had been presented at a ceremony weeks earlier. Awards Winners highlighted in bold, with nominees, in plain, below them. ARIA Awards Album of the Year Jet – Get Born Eskimo Joe – A Song Is a City John Butler Trio – Sunrise Over Sea Kasey Chambers – Wayward Angel The Dissociatives – The Dissociatives Single of the Year Jet – "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" Eskimo Joe – "From the Sea" John Butler Trio – "Zebra" Missy Higgins – "Scar" Pete Murray – "So Beautiful" Best Male Artist John Butler – Sunrise Over Sea Alex Lloyd – Distant Light Dan Kelly – Sing the Tabloid Blues Pete Murray – "So Beautiful" Tim Rogers – Spit Polish Best Female Artist Kasey Chambers – Wayward Angel Delta Goodrem – "Not Me, Not I" Kylie Minogue – Body Language Lisa Miller – Version Originale Missy Higgins – "Scar" Best Group Jet – Get Born Eskimo Joe – A Song Is a City Powderfinger – "Sunsets" The Cat Empire – The Cat Empire The Dissociatives – The Dissociatives Highest Selling Album Delta Goodrem – Innocent Eyes Guy Sebastian – Just as I Am Jet – Get Born Pete Murray – Feeler Shannon Noll – That's What I'm Talking About Highest Selling Single Guy Sebastian – "Angels Brought Me Here" Delta Goodrem – "Predictable" Paulini – "Angel Eyes" Shannon Noll – "What About Me?" Spiderbait – "Black Betty" Best Breakthrough Artist – Album Jet – Get Born Dallas Crane – Dallas Crane Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males – Sing the Tabloid Blues The Cat Empire – The Cat Empire Xavier Rudd – Solace Best Breakthrough Artist – Single Jet – "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" Dallas Crane – "Dirty Hearts" Little Birdy – "Relapse" Missy Higgins – "Scar" The Cat Empire – "Days Like These" Best Adult Contemporary Album Paul Kelly – Ways & Means Diesel – Singled Out george – Unity Jimmy Little – Life's What You Make It Lisa Miller –