Juno Award for Blues Album of the Year

The Juno Award for "Blues Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1994, as recognition each year for the best blues album in Canada. The award used to be a combined blues and gospel award category.

Winners

=Best Blues/Gospel Album (1994–1997)=

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scope="row"|1994

|Colin Linden

|South at Eight/North at Nine

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  • You Can't Have EverythingDutch Mason
  • Bluesology – The Whiteley Brothers
  • Terra Firma Boogie – Triple Threat

|align="center"|{{Cite web |url=https://junoawards.ca/awards/?from-year=1970&to-year=2018&nomination-category=best-bluesgospel-album&wins-only=no&artist= |title=The Juno Awards Best Blues/Gospel Album |website=junoawards.ca |access-date=29 April 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429202747/https://junoawards.ca/awards/?from-year=1970&to-year=2018&nomination-category=best-bluesgospel-album&wins-only=no&artist= |archive-date=29 April 2018 }}

scope="row"|1995

|Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir

|Joy to the World Jubilation V

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|align="center"|{{Cite web |url=https://junoawards.ca/awards/?from-year=1994&to-year=1997&nomination-category=best-bluesgospel-recording&wins-only=no&artist= |title=The JUNO Awards Best Blues/Gospel Recording |website=junoawards.ca |access-date=28 April 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429202747/https://junoawards.ca/awards/?from-year=1994&to-year=1997&nomination-category=best-bluesgospel-recording&wins-only=no&artist= |archive-date=29 April 2018 }}

scope="row"|1996

|Jim Byrnes

|That River

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  • Rites of Passage – Georgette Fry
  • Urban Blues Re:NewellKing Biscuit Boy
  • Big City BluesSue Foley
  • When the Sun Goes Down – The Sidemen

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1997

|Long John Baldry

|Right to Sing the Blues

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  • If My Daddy Could See Me Now – Johnny V
  • Alive & LooseKenny "Blues Boss" Wayne
  • Sixteen Shades of Ble – The Whiteley Brothers
  • Fire – Tongues of Fire

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=Best Blues Album (1998–2002)=

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scope="row"|1998

|Colin James

|National Steel

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scope="row"|1999

|Fathead

|Blues Weather

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scope="row"|2000

|Ray Bonneville

|Gust of Wind

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  • Blues Party – Chris Whiteley
  • Michael Jerome BrowneMichael Jerome Browne
  • Call It What You Want – Steve Hill

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scope="row"|2001

|Sue Foley

|Love Comin' Down

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  • Topless – Big Daddy G
  • Neck Bones & CavierMel Brown
  • Conversation With The Blues – Michael Pickett
  • Rough LuckRay Bonneville

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scope="row"|2002

|Colin Linden

|Big Mouth

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|align=center|{{Cite web |url=https://junoawards.ca/awards/?from-year=1970&to-year=2018&nomination-category=best-blues-album&wins-only=no&artist= |title=JUNO Awards Best Blues Album |website=junoawards.ca |access-date=29 April 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429202747/https://junoawards.ca/awards/?from-year=1970&to-year=2018&nomination-category=best-blues-album&wins-only=no&artist= |archive-date=29 April 2018 }}

=Blues Album of the Year (2003–present)=

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scope="row"|2003

|Jack de Keyzer

|6 String Loverl

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scope="row"|2004

|Morgan Davis

|Painkiller

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scope="row"|2005

|Garrett Mason

|I'm Just A Man

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scope="row|2006

|Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne

|Let It Loose

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scope=row|2007

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Jim Byrnes

|House of Refuge

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scope=row|2008

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Fathead

|Building Full of Blues

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scope=row|2009

| Julian Fauth

|Ramblin’ Son

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scope=row|2010

|Jack de Keyzer

|The Corktown Sessions

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scope=row|2011

|Jim Byrnes

|Everywhere West

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  • Where's The Blues Taking MeFathead
  • Bread and BuddhaHarry Manx
  • It's A Long Road – The Johnny Max Band
  • The Sojourners – The Sojourners

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scope=row|2012

|MonkeyJunk

|To Behold

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scope=row|2013

|Steve Strongman

|A Natural Fact

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scope=row|2014

|Downchild Blues Band

|Can You Hear the Music

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scope=row|2015

|Steve Hill

|Solo Recordings, Vol. 2

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scope=row|2016

|Harrison Kennedy

|This Is From Here

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scope=row|2017

|Paul Reddick

|Ride the One

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scope=row|2018

|MonkeyJunk

|Time to Roll

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  • Better the Devil You KnowBig Dave McLean
  • Something I’ve DoneDownchild
  • No Time Like Now – Steve Strongman
  • Big City, Back Country Blues – Williams, Wayne and Isaak

|align=center|{{Cite web |url=https://junoawards.ca/awards/?from-year=1970&to-year=2018&nomination-category=blues-album-of-the-year&wins-only=no&artist= |title=JUNO Awards Blues Album of the Year |website=junoawards.ca |access-date=29 April 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429202747/https://junoawards.ca/awards/?from-year=1970&to-year=2018&nomination-category=blues-album-of-the-year&wins-only=no&artist= |archive-date=29 April 2018 }}

scope="row"|2019

| Colin James

| Miles to Go

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scope="row"|2020

|Dawn Tyler Watson

| Mad Love

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|align="center"| Melody Lau, [https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/alessia-cara-and-tory-lanez-lead-the-2020-juno-nominations-1.5436386 "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations"]. CBC Music, January 28, 2020.

style="text-align:center;" scope="row"|2021

| Crystal Shawanda

| Church House Blues

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|align="center"|Holly Gordon and Andrea Warner, [https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/here-are-the-2021-juno-award-winners-1.6036001 "Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners"]. CBC Music, June 4, 2021.

style="text-align:center;" scope="row"|2022

| Colin James

| Open Road

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|align="center"|Jackson Weaver, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/2022-juno-award-nominees-1.6367948 "Charlotte Cardin, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber lead 2022 Juno Award nominees"]. CBC News, March 1, 2022.

scope="row"|2023

| Angelique Francis

| Long River

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|align="center"| Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/junos-2023-opening-night-winners-list-1.6776262 "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night"]. CBC News, March 11, 2023.

scope="row"|2024

| Blue Moon Marquee

| Scream, Holler & Howl

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|align="center"| [https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/juno-awards-2024-full-list-winners-1.7149545 "Junos 2024: full list of winners"]. CBC Music, March 23, 2024.

scope="row"|2025

| Big Dave McLean

| This Old Life

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|align="center"| [https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/juno-awards-2025-full-list-winners-1.7497072 "Junos 2025: full list of winners"]. CBC Music, March 30, 2025.

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