Crowded House and Brian McFadden are Australian, while "honorary" locals Pink and Jack Johnson are not, according to record label bosses.

Weeks prior to the annual No. 1 awards, the Australian Recording Industry Association is reassessing the standards followed in determining whether an artist and his/her record is a true blue Aussie, reports music editor Kathy McCabe.

The Crowdies' new record Intriguer has now been considered a local release following the protest of music site Undercover that it was left off the Australian Chart when it debuted at No. 1 three weeks ago.

Their best-of album Recurring Dream had previously been claimed as an Australian release. Nick Seymour is the band's only remaining Aussie, with Neil Finn residing in his native New Zealand while Mark Hart and Matt Sherrod hail from the US.

ARIA boss Stephen Peach said yesterday the board made a "discretionary" decision to reinclude Crowded House in the Down Under club.

"If an artist has a cultural and historic connection with Australia it is appropriate to consider them eligible for the charts and awards and Crowded House is a classic example ," he said.

Although AC/DC, Kylie Minogue, Nick Cave and Sia have not been living in the country for decades, they are still considered Australians because of their citizenship.

McFadden has been living in Sydney for three years and he recorded the Wall Of Soundz in a local studio. He has now been deemed an Aussie.

And even though Pink stayed in the country for four months last year and sold enough to keep the music industry afloat, she won't still be an ARIA girl. As for Johnson, Peach said that his home in Byron Bay is not enough for him to be claimed as Australian.