Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year
The Juno Award for "Instrumental Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1976, as recognition each year for the best instrumental album in Canada. The award was originally called the "Instrumental Artist of the Year".[citation needed]
Winners
[edit]Instrumental Artist(s) of the Year (1976 - 1987)
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| 1976 | Hagood Hardy | ||
| 1977 | Hagood Hardy | ||
| 1978 | André Gagnon | ||
| 1979 | Liona Boyd | ||
| 1980 | Frank Mills | ||
| 1981 | Frank Mills | ||
| 1982 | Liona Boyd |
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| 1983 | Liona Boyd |
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| 1984 | Liona Boyd | ||
| 1985 | Canadian Brass | ||
| 1986 | David Foster | ||
| 1987 | David Foster |
Instrumental Artist(s) of the Year (1989 - 1998)
[edit]| Year | Performing artist(s) | Nominees | Ref. |
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| 1989 | David Foster | ||
| 1990 | Manteca | ||
| 1991 | Ofra Harnoy |
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| 1992 | Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet |
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| 1993 | Ofra Harnoy |
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| 1994 | Ofra Harnoy |
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| 1995 | André Gagnon |
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| 1996 | Liona Boyd |
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| 1997 | Ashley MacIsaac |
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| 1998 | Leahy |
Best Instrumental Album (1999 - 2002)
[edit]| Year | Performing artist(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
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| 1999 | Natalie MacMaster | My Roots Are Showing |
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| 2000 | Natalie MacMaster | In My Hands |
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| 2001 | Jesse Cook | Free Fall |
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| 2002 | Oscar Lopez | Armando's Fire |
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Instrumental Album of the Year (2003 - Present)
[edit]| Year | Performing artist(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
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| 2003 | Robert Michaels | Allegro |
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| 2004 | I Sorenti | Italian Love Songs |
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| 2005 | Oscar Lopez | Mi Destino/My Destiny |
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| 2006 | Daniel Lanois | Belladonna |
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| 2007 | Sisters Euclid | Run Neil Run |
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| 2008 | Jayme Stone | The Utmost |
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| 2009 | DJ Brace presents The Electric Nosehair Orchestra | Nostomania |
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| 2010 | Bell Orchestre | As Seen Through The Windows |
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| 2011 | Fond of Tigers | Continent & Western |
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| 2012 | Stretch Orchestra | Stretch Orchestra |
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| 2013 | Pugs and Crows | Fantastic Pictures |
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| 2014 | Esmerine | Dalmak |
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| 2015 | Quartango | Encuentro |
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| 2016 | Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld | Never Were the Way She Was |
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| 2017 | The Fretless | Bird's Nest |
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| 2018 | Do Make Say Think | Stubborn Persistent Illusions |
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| 2019 | Gordon Grdina | China Cloud |
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| 2020 | Alexandra Stréliski | Inscape |
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| 2021 | Blitz//Berlin | Movements III |
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| 2022 | David Myles | That Tall Distance |
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| 2023 | Esmerine | Everything Was Forever Until It Was No More |
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| 2024 | Colin Stetson | When we were that what wept for the sea |
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| 2025 | Intervals | Memory Palace |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 29, 2019.
- ^ Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.
- ^ Holly Gordon and Andrea Warner, "Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, June 4, 2021.
- ^ Holly Gordon, "Here are all the 2022 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, May 14, 2022.
- ^ Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night". CBC News, March 11, 2023.
- ^ "Junos 2024: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Junos 2025: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 30, 2025.