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)

YearWinnerAlbumNomineesRef.
1994Colin LindenSouth at Eight/North at Nine
1995Montreal Jubilation Gospel ChoirJoy to the World Jubilation V
  • Good Times Guaranteed – Downchild Blues Band
  • Home Is Where the Harp Is - Live – Harpdog Brown and the Bloodhounds
  • Welcome Back – John Ellison
  • Just Gettin' Started – Rita Chiarelli
    • 1996Jim ByrnesThat River
  • Rites of Passage – Georgette Fry
  • Urban Blues Re:Newell – King Biscuit Boy
  • Big City Blues – Sue Foley
  • When the Sun Goes Down – The Sidemen
    • 1997Long John BaldryRight to Sing the Blues

    Best Blues Album (1998–2002)

    YearWinnerAlbumNomineesRef.
    1998Colin JamesNational Steel
    1999FatheadBlues Weather
  • Big Boy – Carlos del Junco
  • Colin James and The Little Big Band II – Colin James
  • Blues Boss Boogie – Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne
  • Blues Money – Michael Pickett
    • 2000Ray BonnevilleGust of Wind
  • Blues Party – Chris Whiteley
  • Michael Jerome Browne – Michael Jerome Browne
  • Call It What You Want – Steve Hill
    • 2001Sue FoleyLove Comin' Down
  • Topless – Big Daddy G
  • Neck Bones & Cavier – Mel Brown
  • Conversation With The Blues – Michael Pickett
  • Rough Luck – Ray Bonneville
    • 2002Colin LindenBig Mouth
  • Double Shot! – Mel Brown & Snooky Pryor
  • Drive On – Michael Jerome Brown
  • Rattlebag – Paul Reddick & The Sidemen
  • Breakfast At Midnight – Rita Chiarelli

    • Blues Album of the Year (2003–present)

    YearWinnerAlbumNomineesRef.
    2003Jack de Keyzer6 String Loverl
    • First Class Riff-Raff – Fathead
    • Wise and Otherwise – Harry Manx
    • 88th & Jump Street – Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne
    • Long Hard Road – The Twisters
    2004Morgan DavisPainkiller
  • Sweet Taste – Harrison Kennedy
  • Jubilee – Harry Manx & Kevin Breit
  • Roll It Down – Ray Bonneville
  • Too Much Fun – The Rockit 88 Band
    • 2005Garrett MasonI'm Just A Man
  • Come On In – Downchild
  • Fresh Horses – Jim Byrnes
  • Soap Bars & Dog Ears – Jimmy Bowskill
  • No One To Blame – Rita Chiarelli
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    2006Kenny "Blues Boss" WayneLet It Loose
  • Voice + Story – Harrison Kennedy
  • Songs Of Vice And Sorrow – Julian Fauth
  • Villanelle – Paul Reddick
  • The Gas And The Clutch – The Perpetrators
    • 2007Jim ByrnesHouse of Refuge
    2008FatheadBuilding Full of Blues
    • High Country Blues – Harrison Kennedy
    • Blues Thing – Jack de Keyzer
    • Junction City – Little Miss Higgins
    • A Lesson I've Learned – The Johnny Max Band
    2009Julian FauthRamblin’ Son
  • Get Way Back- A Tribute To Percy Mayfield – Amos Garrett
  • Acoustic Blues- Got 'Em From The Bottom – Big Dave McLean
  • Love & Sound - Garrett Mason
  • Mess of Blues - Jeff Healey
    • 2010Jack de KeyzerThe Corktown Sessions
  • Steady Movin – Carlos del Junco
  • From The Water – Colin Linden
  • I Need A Hat – Downchild
  • Low Fidelity – Treasa Levasseur
    • 2011Jim ByrnesEverywhere West
  • Where's The Blues Taking Me – Fathead
  • Bread and Buddha – Harry Manx
  • It's A Long Road – The Johnny Max Band
  • The Sojourners – The Sojourners
    • 2012MonkeyJunkTo Behold
  • Still Blue – Bill Johnson
  • Soul Bender – David Gogo
  • Shame The Devil – Harrison Kennedy
  • Me ‘n’ Mabel – Suzie Vinnick
    • 2013Steve StrongmanA Natural Fact
  • FIFTEEN – Colin James
  • Electric Love – Jack de Keyzer
  • Time – Shakura S'Aida
  • Solo Recordings Volume One – Steve Hill
    • 2014Downchild Blues BandCan You Hear the Music
  • Come on Down – David Gogo
  • Soulscape – Harrison Kennedy
  • My Guitar's My Only Friend – James 'Buddy' Rogers
  • All Frequencies – MonkeyJunk
    • 2015Steve HillSolo Recordings, Vol. 2
  • Belmont Boulevard – JW-Jones
  • Let Me Prove It To You – Steve Strongman
  • Wicked – The 24th Street Wailers
  • A Real Fine Mess – Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer
    • 2016Harrison KennedyThis Is From Here
  • Faded But Not Gone – Big Dave McLean
  • Brothers In This World – Blackburn
  • Vicksburg Call – David Gogo
  • Sliding Delta – Michael Jerome Browne
    • 2017Paul ReddickRide the One
  • Blue Highways – Colin James
  • Rich in Love – Colin Linden
  • Monkey Brain – Sean Pinchin
  • The Northern South Vol. 1 – Whitehorse
    • 2018MonkeyJunkTime to Roll
  • Better the Devil You Know – Big Dave McLean
  • Something I’ve Done – Downchild
  • No Time Like Now – Steve Strongman
  • Big City, Back Country Blues – Williams, Wayne and Isaak
    • 2019Colin JamesMiles to Go
  • Checkmate – Jack de Keyzer
  • The Ice Queen – Sue Foley
  • Myles Goodwyn and Friends of the Blues – Myles Goodwyn
  • Run to Me – Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar
    • 2020Dawn Tyler WatsonMad Love
  • That's Where It's At – Michael Jerome Browne
  • Hand Me Down Blues – Durham County Poets
  • Pocket Full of Nothin' – Big Dave McLean
  • The Northern South, Vol. 2 – Whitehorse