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]

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

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
[1]
1999 Sharon Riley and Faith Chorale Life Is [2]
2000 Deborah Klassen Legacy 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)

Year Winner Album Nominees Ref.
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]

References

  1. ^ "1998 Juno award nominees". Vancouver Sun, March 21, 1998.
  2. 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. 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.