In 1997 , Kelly released his compilation album , '' Songs from the South : Paul Kelly 's Greatest Hits '' , on Mushroom Records . The 20-track album peaked at No . 2 , and has achieved quadruple platinum certification , indicating sales of over 280,000 . Kelly won the ARIA Award in 1997 for ' Best Male Artist ' , having been previously nominated in 1993 , 1995 , and 1996 . At 20 September 1997 ceremony , he was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame . Kelly won the ' Best Male Artist ' award again in 1998 , and has been nominated for the same award a further seven times
1997 ceremony
ARIA Music Awards of 1997
Paul Kelly (Australian musician)