the award for Best Male Artist on his behalf. In November 2020, Decca Records announced they had signed to the rights to Yunupingu's catalogue and future recordings, announcing forthcoming releases, including limited-edition vinyls, a box set and collaborations among a slate of projects. In December 2020, Yunupingu was listed at number 33 in Rolling Stone Australias "50 Greatest Australian Artists of All Time" issue. In September 2021, Yunupingu's first anthology was released, entitled The Gurrumul Story. In the same year, a species of frog from the Wessel Islands, Northern Territory, was named Uperoleia gurrumuli (Gurrumul's toadlet) in honour of Yunupingu. Discography Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums Awards and nominations AIR Awards The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. |- | rowspan="3" | 2008 | himself | Best New Independent Album | |- | rowspan="2" | Gurrumul | Best Independent Album | |- | Best Independent Blues and Roots Album | |- | 2011 | Rrakala | Best Independent Blues and Roots Album | |- | 2014 | His Life and Music | Best Independent Classical Album | |- | 2015 | The Gospel Album | Best Independent Blues and Roots Album | |- | rowspan="3" | 2019 | rowspan="2" |Djarimirri | Best Independent Album/EP | |- | Best Independent Classical Album | |- | himself | Best Independent Artist | |- APRA Awards The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". |- | 1991 || "Treaty" by Yothu Yindi (co-written by Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu) || Song of the Year || |- | 2009 || Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu || Breakthrough Song Writer || |- | 2014 || "Bayini" by Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu (Rrawun D Maymuru) || Song of the Year || |- ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. Gurrumul has won 9 awards from 21 nominations. |- | rowspan="5"| 2008 | rowspan="4"| Gurrumul | Best Independent Release | |- | Best World Music Album | |- | Best Male Artist | |- | Album of the Year | |- | Michael Hohnen and Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu for Gurrumul | Producer of the Year | |- | rowspan="6"| 2011 | rowspan="5"|