1970
GOLD AWARD for single sales of Old Man Emu which was also a National No. 1 Hit
1985
Golden Guitar at the Australasian Country Music Awards, Tamworth, for:
APRA SONG OF THE YEAR: Queen In the Sport of Kings
AMBASSADORSHIP from the Advance Australia Foundation
1986
Golden Guitars at the Australasian Country Music Awards, Tamworth, for:
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Road Thru The Heart; and
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR: You And My Guitar.
New Zealand Professional Country Music Recording Industry: BEST AUSTRALIAN ACT.
The Federal Government used the song True Blue as the theme for its Australian Made Campaign.
TSA Songmaker Award
1987
Golden Guitars at the Australasian Country Music Awards, Tamworth for:
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Mallee Boy; and
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR: True Blue
13th Annual Mo Award for BEST MALE COUNTRY PERFORMER
ARIA (Australian Record Industry Association) Award for: BEST AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY RECORD: Mallee Boy. TRIPLE PLATINUM AWARD from Festival Records for album sales of Mallee Boy
APRA Award – Most performed country work for True Blue
1988
Golden Guitar at the Australasian Country Music Awards, Tamworth for:
BEST SELLING ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Mallee Boy
ARIA Award: BEST COUNTRY RECORD: Boomerang Café
14th Annual Mo Award for BEST MALE COUNTRY PERFORMER.
TSA – Song of the Year When We Were Kids (co-written with Norma Murphy)
1989
Golden Guitars at the Australasian Country Music Awards, Tamworth for:
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Boomerang Café; and
BEST SELLING ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Boomerang Café.
15th Annual Mo Award for BEST MALE COUNTRY PERFORMER.
TRIPLE PLATINUM AWARD from Festival Records for album sales of Warragul
1990
Golden Guitars at the Australasian Country Music Awards, Tamworth for:
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Warragul;
BEST SELLING ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Warragul;
HERITAGE AWARD: for the Ted Egan penned song, Drover’s Boy.
Advance Australia Award for CONTRIBUTION TO THE ARTS AND ENVIRONMENT.
ARIA Award for BEST AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY RECORD: Warragul.
16th Annual Mo Award for BEST COUNTRY PERFORMER.
PLATINUM AWARD from EMI Music/Roadshow Entertainment for video sales of John Williamson Live.
APRA Award – Most performed country work for Rip Rip Woodchip
TSA – Song of the Year – Rip Rip Woodchip
1991
Variety Club ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR.
PLATINUM AWARD from EMI Music/Roadshow Entertainment for video sales of Welcome To My Campfire
1992
AM (Member of the General Division of the Order of Australia) for services to Australian Country Music and for stimulating conservation awareness.
Golden Guitars at the Australasian Country Music Awards, Tamworth for:
BEST SELLING ALBUM OF THE YEAR: J.W.’s Family Album.
17th Annual Australian Variety Artistes’ Mo Award for:
BEST MALE COUNTRY PERFORMER;
BEST COUNTRY PERFORMER; and
MOST SUCCESSFUL ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR.
TSA – Song on the Year – Papa Whiskey November
1993
18th Annual Mo Award for MOST SUCCESSFUL ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR
1994
PLATINUM AWARD from EMI Music/Roadshow Entertainment for video sales of Australia Calling.
PLATINUM AWARD from Emi Music for album sales of Australia Calling
1995
Golden Guitars at the Australasian Country Music Awards, Tamworth for:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Tropical Fever.
PLATINUM AWARD from EMI Music for album sales of Waratah St.
APRA Award – Most Performed Country Work for Tropical Fever
1996
Golden Guitars at the Australasian Country Music Awards, Tamworth for:
BEST SELLING ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Mulga to Mangoes.
TRIPLE PLATINUM AWARD from EMI Music for album sales of True Blue, The Very Best of John Williamson.
TSA – Children’s Song of the Year – Bush Town (The Lawnmower Song)
1997
Australian Country Music Awards, Tamworth:
Inducted into the ROLL OF RENOWN.
TSA – Children’s Song of the Year – Kitchy Kitchy Koo
1998
Golden Guitars at the Australasian Country Music Awards, Tamworth for:
BEST SELLING ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Pipe Dream
Deadly Sounds Indigenous Awards – BEST SINGLE – Raining on the Rock with Warren H. Williams
TSA – Country Comedy/Novelty Song of the Year – Old Farts in Caravan Parks
2000
Golden Guitars at the Australasian Country Music Awards, Tamworth for:
BEST SELLING ALBUM OF THE YEAR: The Way It Is
HERITAGE SONG OF THE YEAR: Campfire On The Road
BUSH BALLAD OF THE YEAR: Three Sons
PLATINUM AWARD from EMI Music for album sales of The Way It Is
TSA – Song of the Year and Contemporary Country Song of the Year – Purple Roses
2003
Australian Government – The Centenary Medal for services to Australian society for singing and songwriting
2004
Golden Guitars at the Australasian Country Music Awards, Tamworth for:
VOCAL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR: Raining on the Plains (with Sara Storer)
SINGLE OF THE YEAR: Raining on the Plains (with Sara Storer)
TSA – Tex Morton Award
2006
Chandelier of Stars CD goes ‘Gold’.
Golden Guitars at the Australasian Country Music Awards, Tamworth for:
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Chandelier of Stars
BEST SELLING ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Chandelier of Stars
BUSH BALLAD OF THE YEAR: Bells In A Bushman’s Ear.
TIARA Awards (Tamworth Independent Artist Recognition) – Vocal Collaboration for Wrinkles with John Stephan
Stan Coster Memorial Bush Ballad Awards – Album of the Year – Chandelier of Stars and Songwriter of the Year for Bells In A Bushman’s Ear
Victorian Country Music Awards – Trailblazers Heritage Award for The Camel Boy
2009
Golden Guitar at the Australian Country Music Awards, Tamworth for BUSH BALLAD OF THE YEAR – Australia Is Another Word For Free (with Warren H. Williams and Amos Morris)
Victorian and National Country Music Awards – Bush Ballad of the Year for Australia Is Another Word For Free (with Warren H. Williams and Amos Morris)
PLATINUM AWARD from EMI Music for album sales of The Platinum Collection.
GOLD AWARD from EMI Music for album sales of Hillbilly Road.
2010
Special glass-etched award in honour of 40 years contribution to Australian country music.
ARIA Hall of Fame inductee.
Special EMI Australia award celebrating 40 Years True Blue.
2014
Golden Guitar at the 42nd Country Music Awards of Australia for VOCAL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR: Pozie (with Sara Storer)
2017
Presented with belated PLATINUM AWARD by both EMI and Warner Music for album sales of Anthems.
2019
Golden Guitar Award at the 47th Country Music Awards of Australia for BUSH BALLAD OF THE YEAR – Please Don’t Forget Me from the ‘Butcherbird’ album, John’s 20th studio album.
