Juno Award for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year

The Juno Award for "Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1998, as recognition each year for the best Christian/Gospel music album in Canada. A separate organization, the Gospel Music Association of Canada (GMA Canada), hands out a full array of awards for Canadian Contemporary Christian/Gospel music, covering a wide range of genres, each year with the annual Covenant Awards.^{[ citation needed ]}

Prior to the award's introduction, gospel albums were considered for the Blues/Gospel Album category.

It is one of several categories that media reports in September 2024 indicated would be placed on "hiatus" for the Juno Awards of 2025, ^[1] with the award committee reversing the decision eight days after it was first reported. ^[2]

Winners

Best Gospel Album (1998 - 2002)

Year	Winner	Album	Nominees	Ref.
1998	Steve Bell	Romantics & Mystics	Carolyn Arends, Feel Free Hiram Joseph, Speak Lord to Me Sharon Riley and Faith Chorale, Caught Up Youth Outreach Mass Choir, Just Look	[3]
1999	Sharon Riley and Faith Chorale	Life Is	Expression of Praise, To Whom It May Concern Lianna Klassen, Listen to the Sound Selections, Our Message Toronto Mass Choir, Follow Him	[4]
2000	Deborah Klassen	Legacy of Hope	Jon Buller, Sinner and the Saint The LaPointes, God Only Knows Sheryl Stacey, Sheryl Stacey Sweetsalt. Sweetsalt	[5]
2001	Steve Bell	Simple Songs	La Chorale du Conservatoire de Musique Moderne, Mon Seul Espoir Kelita Haverland Naked Soul Jake, Jake Mark Masri, Mark Masri	[6]
2002	Downhere	Downhere	Carolyn Arends, Travelers Steve Bell, Waiting for Aidan Matt Brouwer, Imagerical Londa Larmond, Love Letters	[7]

Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year (2003 - Present)

Year	Winner	Album	Nominees	Ref.
2003	Toronto Mass Choir	Instrument of Praise	Jake, Army of Love Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir, Jubilation VIII: A Cappella Plus Northern Blues Gospel All Stars, Saved! Starfield, Tumbling After
2004	Jill Paquette	Jill Paquette	Bec Abbot, Shine Like Stars Jody Cross, Forward to Forever Downhere, So Much for Substitutes Jim Witter, Forgiveness
2005	Greg Sczebel	Here to Stay	Fresh I.E., Red Letterz Aileen Lombardo, Living Water Raylene Scarrott, Taken Thousand Foot Krutch, Phenomenon
2006	Amanda Falk	Amanda Falk	Janelle, Livin’ for Something Relient K, MMHMM Patricia Shirley, In This Time Thousand Foot Krutch, The Art of Breaking
2007	Downhere	Wide-Eyed and Mystified	Carolyn Arends, Pollyanna's Attic Hawk Nelson, Smile, It's the End of the World Manafest, Glory Starfield, Beauty in the Broken
2008	Brian Doerksen	Holy God	Amanda Falk, Beautiful Relient K, Five Score and Seven Years Ago Newworldson, Roots Revolution Thousand Foot Krutch, The Flame in All of Us
2009	Downhere	Ending is Beginning	Article One, Colors and Sounds Life Support, Roar of Heaven newworldson, Salvation Station Starfield, I Will Go
2010	Matt Brouwer	Where's Our Revolution	Steve Bell, Devotion FM Static, Dear Diary Janelle, What I Gotta Say Thousand Foot Krutch, Welcome to the Masquerade
2011	Greg Sczebel	Love & the Lack Thereof	Article One, Clarity Manafest, The Chase Newworldson, Newworldson Starfield, The Saving One
2012	Downhere	On the Altar of Love	Jon Bauer, Forevermore Hawk Nelson, Crazy Love Kellie Loder, Imperfections & Directions Sky Terminal, Don't Close Your Eyes
2013	The City Harmonic	I Have a Dream (It Feels Like Home)	Colin Bernard, Hold On Manafest, Fighter Newworldson, Rebel Transmission Thousand Foot Krutch, The End Is Where We Begin
2014	Tim Neufeld	Trees	Fraser Campbell, Search the Heavens The City Harmonic, Heart The High Bar Gang, Lost & Undone: A Gospel Bluegrass Companion Jordan Raycroft, Jordan Raycroft
2015	Manic Drive	VIP	Chelsea Amber, Introducing Chelsea Amber Drew Brown, Analog Love in Digital Times Manafest, The Moment Tim Neufeld, The Joy
2016	Dan Bremnes	Where the Light Is	The City Harmonic, We Are Amanda Cook, Brave New World Matt Maher, Saints and Sinners Tim Neufeld, TREES - Chapter 2
2017	Tim Neufeld & the Glory Boys	Hootenanny!	Steve Bell, Where the Good Way Lies Warren Dean Flandez, Eternally Grateful Jaylene Johnson, Potter & Clay Manafest, Reborn
2018	The Color	First Day of My Life	Love & the Outcome, These Are the Days Matt Maher, Echoes Manafest, Stones Jon Neufeld, We Are Free
2019	LoveCollide	Tired of Basic	Brian Doerksen, Grateful Manic Drive, Into the Wild Tim Neufeld and the Glory Boys, The Buffalo Road Show Warren Dean Flandez, Speak
2020	Matt Maher	The Advent of Christmas	Dan Bremnes, Wherever I Go Brian Doerksen, The Heart of Christmas Fresh I.E., Ill Street Blues Brooke Nicholls, Pursue	[8]
2021	Shawna Cain	The Way	Steve Bell, Wouldn't You Love to Know? Allen Froese, All Things New K-Anthony, The Cure Matt Maher, Alive & Breathing	[9]
2022	The Color	No Greater Love	Kevin Adams and Voices of Praise, For the Kingdom Jennifer Lewin, Songs of the Lord Manic Drive, Vol. 1 Movement Worship, Moments Movement	[10]
2023	Jordan St. Cyr	Jordan St. Cyr	Dan Bremnes, Into the Wild Daniel Ojo, Trust Love and the Outcome, Only Ever Always Tehillah Worship, The Church Will Rise	[11]
2024	K-Anthony	Arrow	Stirling John, Where I'm Meant to Be Joshua Leventhal, All Ye Lepers Brooke Nicholls, Glory to God Tuzee, Alive	[12]
2025	Ryan Ofei	Restore	Elenee, Elenee Jordan St. Cyr, My Foundation Tehillah Worship, Miracle in the Making Toronto Mass Choir, Hymns Alive (Live)	[13]
2026	TBA		Bridge Music, Vulnerable Too Collect.assembly, Outlaw Gospel Kofi Dartey, Where the Heart Is Elenee, The Light That Leads to You Ryan Ofei, Jubilate	[14]

References

1. "JUNO Awards Putting Reggae Recording of the Year Honours on "Hiatus" in 2025: Report". Exclaim! , September 9, 2024.
2. Richie Assaly, "Juno Awards reverse controversial decision to pull reggae and gospel categories from 2025 ceremony". Toronto Star , September 17, 2024.
3. "1998 Juno award nominees". Vancouver Sun , March 21, 1998.
4. "1999 Juno nominations". Hamilton Spectator , January 28, 1999.
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6. "The 2001 Juno nominees are...". Toronto Star , January 25, 2001.
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8. Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.
9. Holly Gordon and Andrea Warner, "Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, June 4, 2021.
10. Holly Gordon, "Here are all the 2022 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, May 14, 2022.
11. Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night". CBC News, March 11, 2023.
12. "Junos 2024: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 23, 2024.
13. "Junos 2025: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 30, 2025.
14. Holly Gordon, "Here are all the 2026 Juno nominees". CBC Music, January 27, 2026.