Juno Award for Country Album of the Year


The Juno Award for "Country Recording of the Year" has been awarded since 1970, as recognition each year for the best country music artist in Canada. A number of previous award categories have been combined under this name, including "Best Country Male Artist", "Best Country Female Artist" and "Country Group or Duo of the Year".

Winners

Best Country Male Artist (1970 - 1974)

Best Country Female Artist (1970 - 1974)

Best Country Group or Duo (1970 - 1974)

Country Male Vocalist of the Year (1975 - 1998)

Country Female Vocalist of the Year (1975 - 1998)

Country Group or Duo of the Year (1975 - 1998)

Best Country Male Vocalist (1999 - 1999)

Best Country Female Vocalist (1999 - 1999)

Best Country Group or Duo (1999 - 2001)

Best Country Male Artist (2000 - 2001)

Best Country Female Artist (2000 - 2001)

Best Country Artist/Group (2002)

Best New Country Artist/Group (2002)

Country Recording of the Year (2003 - 2009)

Country Album of the Year (2010 - present)

YearWinnerAlbumNomineesRef.
2010Johnny ReidDance with Me
2011Johnny ReidA Place Called Love
  • Gord Bamford, Day Job
  • Dean Brody, Trail in Life
  • Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Love Rules
  • Deric Ruttan, Sunshine
    • 2012Terri ClarkRoots and Wings
  • Doc Walker, 16 & 1
  • High Valley, High Valley
  • Jason McCoy, Everything
  • Jimmy Rankin, Forget About the World
    • 2013Johnny ReidFire It Up
  • Dean Brody, Dirt
  • Chad Brownlee, Love Me or Leave Me
  • Emerson Drive, Roll
  • Dallas Smith, Jumped Right In
    • 2014Dean BrodyCrop Circles
  • Gord Bamford, Country Junkie
  • Tim Hicks, Throw Down
  • Brett Kissel, Started with a Song
  • Small Town Pistols, Small Town Pistols
    • 2015Dallas SmithLifted
  • Kira Isabella, Caffeine & Big Dreams
  • Jess Moskaluke, Light Up the Night
  • MacKenzie Porter, MacKenzie Porter
  • The Road Hammers, Wheels
    • 2016Dean BrodyGypsy Road
  • Autumn Hill, Anchor
  • Paul Brandt, Frontier
  • High Valley, County Line
  • Brett Kissel, Pick Me Up
    • 2017Jess MoskalukeKiss Me Quiet
  • Gord Bamford, Tin Roof
  • Chad Brownlee, Hearts on Fire
  • Aaron Pritchett, The Score
  • Dallas Smith, Side Effects
    • 2018James Barker BandGame On
  • Dean Brody, Beautiful Freakshow
  • Tim Hicks, Shake These Walls
  • High Valley, Dear Life
  • Jess Moskaluke, Past the Past
    • 2019Brett KisselWe Were That Song
  • Tim Hicks, New Tattoo
  • Jess Moskaluke, A Small Town Christmas
  • Meghan Patrick, Country Music Made Me Do It
  • The Reklaws, Feels Like That
    • 2020Meghan PatrickWild As Me
  • Dean Brody, Black Sheep
  • Aaron Goodvin, V
  • Hunter Brothers, State of Mind
  • Dallas Smith, The Fall
    • 2021Tenille TownesThe Lemonade Stand
  • Jade Eagleson, Jade Eagleson
  • Lindsay Ell, Heart Theory
  • Mackenzie Porter, Drinkin' Songs: The Collection
  • Dallas Smith, Timeless
    • 2022Brett KisselWhat Is Life?
  • Tenille Arts, Girl to Girl
  • Dean Brody, Boys
  • Tim Hicks, Campfire Troubadour
  • The Reklaws, Sophomore Slump
    • 2023Tenille TownesMasquerades
  • Jade Eagleson, Honkytonk Revival
  • High Valley, Way Back
  • Orville Peck, Bronco
  • The Reklaws, Good Ol' Days
    • 2024James Barker BandAhead of Our Time
  • Dean Brody, Right Round Here
  • Jade Eagleson, Do It Anyway
  • Brett Kissel, The Compass Project - South Album
  • Tyler Joe Miller, Spillin' My Truth
    • 2025Josh RossComplicated
  • Brett Kissel, The Compass Project: West Album
  • Tyler Joe Miller, Going Home
  • Mackenzie Porter, Nobody's Born with a Broken Heart
  • Dallas Smith, Dallas Smith
    • 2026TBA
  • James Barker Band, One of Us
  • Brett Kissel, Let Your Horses Run
  • Meghan Patrick, Golden Child
  • Josh Ross, Later Tonight
  • Cameron Whitcomb, The Hard Way