| 1987 |
Won the prestigious SEARCH FOR A
STAR QUEST in Wagga Wagga, NSW. |
| 1988 |
Grand Finalist in the Tamworth
AUSTRALASIAN STAR MAKER QUEST. |
| 1988 |
Released an E.P. record titled
‘Country Music Man’. |
| 1988 |
TOURED with the widely acclaimed
RAY and LEE KERNAGHAN SHOW. |
| 1988 |
Released first album titled
‘Sings For You’. |
| 1989 |
Released second album titled
‘Something For Everyone’. |
| 1991 |
Released third album titled
‘This One’s For You’. |
| 1992 |
A.P.R.A. TOP 5 COUNTRY SONG of THE
YEAR with ‘This One’s For You’. |
| 1993 |
A.P.R.A. TOP 5 COUNTRY SONG of THE
YEAR with ‘From Frankie With Love’. |
| 1993 |
Released fourth album titled
‘Ambush’. |
| 1993 |
Voted MOST POPULAR AUSTRALIAN
RECORDING ARTIST on 7LTN, Tasmania. |
| 1993 |
TOP 5 Male Vocal & Entertainer
of the Year in People’s Choice Awards. |
| 1994 |
Voted MOST POPULAR ACT on national
television series, ‘It’s Country Today’. |
| 1995 |
Released fifth album titled
‘Captured’. |
| 1995 |
Inducted into the S.A. COUNTRY
MUSIC HANDS & HALL OF FAME. |
| 1996 |
Inducted into the COUNTRY MUSIC
STARS OF FAME at Wallsend, Newcastle. |
| 1996 |
Released sixth album titled ‘A
Matter Of Time’. |
| 1996 |
Received the ASTHMA ACHIEVER AWARD
for recognition in the music industry. |
| 1996 |
Nominated in C.M.A.A TOP TEN
INDEPENDENT ENTERTAINERS OF THE YEAR |
| 1997 |
Released an hour length video
titled ‘Up Till Now’. |
| 1997 |
Won the Independent artist MOST
POPULAR ARTIST ON TOUR award. |
| 1998 |
Inducted into the AUSTRALIAN
COUNTRY MUSIC HANDS OF FAME in Tamworth. |
| 1998 |
Craig’s song, "Hokonui
Hills," gained second place in the professional song writing section of the
prestigious New Zealand Gold Guitar Awards. |
| 1998 |
Inducted into the NEW ZEALAND
INTERNATIONAL COUNTRY MUSIC HANDS OF FAME. |
| 1998 |
Won the MOST POPULAR INDEPENDENT
MALE ARTIST award. |
| 1998 |
Released seventh album ‘Ghost
On The Highway’. |
| 1998 |
A TRIBUTE TO CRAIG in the form of a
large plaque containing his image and baring the inscription ‘Finley The Home Of
Craig Giles’ was mounted in the center of Finley, NSW. This is an honour that is not
bestowed on many entertainers. |
| 1999 |
Craig gained even more
international airplay and recognition after the release of his seventh album, ‘Ghost
On The Highway.’ |
| 2000 |
Won BEST COUNTRY MALE ENTERTAINER
in A.C.M.L.A. People's Choice Awards and was also voted into the TOP 5 of the Album, Song
and Band categories. |
| 2000 |
Released eighth album
"TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS" (Gospel album) |
| 2000 |
Won MOST POPULAR
ARTIST ON TOUR in the INDEPENDENT C.M. AWARDS |
| 2000 |
Launched the official
CRAIG GILES WEB SITE |
| 2002 |
Nominated in GOLDEN
SADDLE AWARDS |
| 2002 |
Released ninth album
"No Matter What" |
| 2002 |
Won ALBUM OF THE YEAR
with "NO MATTER WHAT" in the TASMANIAN & NEW ZEALAND SONGWRITERS
AWARDS |
| 2003 |
Won VOCAL
COLLABORATION for the song "NO MATTER WHAT" in the TIARA AWARDS |
| 2003 |
Nominated in C.M.A.A
TOP TEN INDEPENDENT ENTERTAINERS OF THE YEAR |
| 2003 |
Released tenth album
"Your Requests" |
| 2005 |
WON Open Contemp.
Section of the TAS. & NZ SONGWRITERS CONTEST and also secured second in the same
section. |
| 2005 |
Won "Australian
Touring Artist" in the National Australian Country Recording Awards (ACRA) |
| 2005 |
Release 11th album
"Kick It" |
| 2005 |
Finalist in the
National Section of the Victorian C.M.Awards (Duet with Sharon Benjamin) |
| 2006 |
"Who Said Girls
Don't Drive" Video Clip on Top 20 Drive Songs on CMC |
| 2006 |
Won "Australian
Artist On Tour" section in the National Australian Country Recording Awards |
| 2006 |
Placed in the TOP 5 of
the TOURING ARTIST OF THE YEAR section of the 2006 NSW GOLD MEDALLION AWARDS |
| 2007 |
Finalist in Bush Ballad section of Horsham
Country Music Awards |
| 2007 |
Finalist in MALE VOCAL, ALBUM & SONG
sections of PEOPLES CHOICE AWARDS |
| 2007 |
Won "Australian
Artist On Tour" section in the National Australian Country Recording Awards |
| 2008 |
Finalist in Bush Ballad section of the PEOPLES
CHOICE AWARDS |
| 2008 |
Finalist in CONTEMPORARY COUNTRY SONG section
of the TSA Awards |
| 2008 |
Finalist in the
National Section of the Victorian C.M.Awards (Duet with Reg Poole) |
| 2008 |
Won SILVER MEDALLION for "Touring
Artist" in the GOLD MEDALLION AWARDS |
| 2008 |
Won the "Reg Lindsay MALE ENTERTAINER
section at the A.C.A. Awards |
| 2008 |
Won the COUNTRY ARTIST ON TOUR section of the
A.C.A Awards |
| 2009 |
Won the COUNTRY ARTIST ON TOUR section of the
A.C.A Awards |
| 2009 |
Support act for International Country Legend -
GLEN CAMPBELL |
| 2010 |
Inducted onto the WALL OF FAME at LBS Studios
in Tamworth, NSW |
| 2010 |
CELEBRITY HOST of the THE MUSIC TOUR OF
AMERICA'S DEEP SOUTH with CRAIG GILES |
