Juno Award for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year

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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 ]

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

Winners

Best Gospel Album (1998 - 2002)

YearWinnerAlbumNomineesRef.
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
 [1]
1999 Sharon Riley and Faith ChoraleLife Is [2]
2000 Deborah KlassenLegacy of Hope
  • Jon Buller, Sinner and the Saint
  • The LaPointes, God Only Knows
  • Sheryl Stacey, Sheryl Stacey
  • Sweetsalt. Sweetsalt
 [3]
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
 [4]
2002 Downhere Downhere [5]

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

YearWinnerAlbumNomineesRef.
2003 Toronto Mass Choir Instrument of Praise
2004 Jill Paquette Jill Paquette
2005 Greg Sczebel Here to Stay
2006 Amanda Falk Amanda Falk
2007 Downhere Wide-Eyed and Mystified
2008 Brian Doerksen Holy God
2009 Downhere Ending is Beginning
2010 Matt Brouwer Where's Our Revolution
2011 Greg Sczebel Love & the Lack Thereof
2012 Downhere On the Altar of Love
2013 The City Harmonic I Have a Dream (It Feels Like Home)
2014 Tim Neufeld Trees
2015 Manic Drive VIP
2016 Dan Bremnes Where the Light Is
2017 Tim Neufeld & the Glory Boys Hootenanny!
2018 The Color First Day of My Life
2019 LoveCollide Tired of Basic
2020 Matt Maher The Advent of Christmas [6]
2021 Shawna Cain The Way [7]
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
 [8]
2023 Jordan St. Cyr Jordan St. Cyr [9]
2024 K-Anthony Arrow [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "1998 Juno award nominees". Vancouver Sun , March 21, 1998.
  2. ↑ "1999 Juno nominations". Hamilton Spectator , January 28, 1999.
  3. ↑ Erin McCracken, "No Juno, but a rich experience for The LaPointes". The Daily Gleaner , March 13, 2000.
  4. ↑ "The 2001 Juno nominees are...". Toronto Star , January 25, 2001.
  5. ↑ "Juno nominations". Peterborough Examiner , February 12, 2002.
  6. ↑ Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.
  7. ↑ Holly Gordon and Andrea Warner, "Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, June 4, 2021.
  8. ↑ Holly Gordon, "Here are all the 2022 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, May 14, 2022.
  9. ↑ Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night". CBC News, March 11, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Junos 2024: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 23, 2024.
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