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]
Year | Winner | Album | Nominees | Ref. |
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1998 | Steve Bell | Romantics & Mystics |
| [3] |
1999 | Sharon Riley and Faith Chorale | Life Is |
| [4] |
2000 | Deborah Klassen | Legacy of Hope |
| [5] |
2001 | Steve Bell | Simple Songs |
| [6] |
2002 | Downhere | Downhere |
| [7] |