# 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)

| Year | Winner | Album | Nominees |
| 1994 | Colin Linden | South at Eight/North at Nine | You Can't Have Everything – Dutch Mason Bluesology – The Whiteley Brothers Terra Firma Boogie – Triple Threat |
| 1995 | Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir | Joy 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 |
| 1996 | Jim Byrnes | That 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 |
| 1997 | Long John Baldry | Right to Sing the Blues | If My Daddy Could See Me Now – Johnny V Alive & Loose – Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne Sixteen Shades of Ble – The Whiteley Brothers Fire – Tongues of Fire |

### Best Blues Album (1998–2002)

| Year | Winner | Album | Nominees |
| 1998 | Colin James | National Steel | No Special Rider – Bill Bourne / Andreas Schuld / Hans Stamer A Big Love – Lester Quitzau What Were You Thinking? – The Rockin' Highliners In the Evening – Vann "Piano Man" Walls |
| 1999 | Fathead | Blues Weather | Big Boy (Some Recycled Blues and Other Somewhat Related Stuff) – Carlos del Junco Colin James and The Little Big Band II – Colin James Blues Boss Boogie – Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne Blues Money – Michael Pickett |
| 2000 | Ray Bonneville | Gust of Wind | Blues Party – Chris Whiteley Michael Jerome Browne – Michael Jerome Browne Call It What You Want – Steve Hill |
| 2001 | Sue Foley | Love Comin' Down | Topless – Big Daddy G Neck Bones & Cavier – Mel Brown Conversation With The Blues – Michael Pickett Rough Luck – Ray Bonneville |
| 2002 | Colin Linden | Big Mouth | Double Shot! – Mel Brown & Snooky Pryor Drive On – Michael Jerome Browne Rattlebag – Paul Reddick & The Sidemen Breakfast At Midnight – Rita Chiarelli |

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

| Year | Winner | Album | Nominees |
| 2003 | Jack de Keyzer | 6 String Loverl | First Class Riff-Raff – Fathead Wise and Otherwise – Harry Manx 88th & Jump Street – Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne Long Hard Road – The Twisters |
| 2004 | Morgan Davis | Painkiller | Sweet Taste – Harrison Kennedy Jubilee – Harry Manx & Kevin Breit Roll It Down – Ray Bonneville Too Much Fun – The Rockit 88 Band |
| 2005 | Garrett Mason | I'm Just A Man | Come On In – Downchild Fresh Horses – Jim Byrnes Soap Bars & Dog Ears – Jimmy Bowskill No One To Blame – Rita Chiarelli |
| 2006 | Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne | Let It Loose | Voice + Story – Harrison Kennedy Songs Of Vice And Sorrow – Julian Fauth Villanelle – Paul Reddick The Gas And The Clutch – The Perpetrators |
| 2007 | Jim Byrnes | House of Refuge | Colin James & The Little Big Band 3 – Colin James Easin' Back To Tennessee – Colin Linden Acoustic – David Gogo The Way It Feels – Roxanne Potvin |
| 2008 | Fathead | Building 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 |
| 2009 | Julian Fauth | Ramblin’ 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 |
| 2010 | Jack de Keyzer | The Corktown Sessions | Steady Movin' – Carlos del Junco From The Water – Colin Linden I Need A Hat – Downchild Low Fidelity – Treasa Levasseur |
| 2011 | Jim Byrnes | Everywhere 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 |
| 2012 | MonkeyJunk | To Behold | Still Blue – Bill Johnson Soul Bender – David Gogo Shame The Devil – Harrison Kennedy Me ‘n’ Mabel – Suzie Vinnick |
| 2013 | Steve Strongman | A Natural Fact | FIFTEEN – Colin James Electric Love – Jack de Keyzer Time – Shakura S'Aida Solo Recordings Volume One – Steve Hill |
| 2014 | Downchild Blues Band | Can You Hear the Music | Come on Down – David Gogo Soulscape – Harrison Kennedy My Guitar's My Only Friend – James 'Buddy' Rogers All Frequencies – MonkeyJunk |
| 2015 | Steve Hill | Solo 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 |
| 2016 | Harrison Kennedy | This Is From Here | Faded But Not Gone – Big Dave McLean Brothers in This World – Blackburn Brothers Vicksburg Call – David Gogo Sliding Delta – Michael Jerome Browne |
| 2017 | Paul Reddick | Ride the One | Blue Highways – Colin James Rich in Love – Colin Linden Monkey Brain – Sean Pinchin The Northern South Vol. 1 – Whitehorse |
| 2018 | MonkeyJunk | Time 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 |
| 2019 | Colin James | Miles 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 |
| 2020 | Dawn Tyler Watson | Mad 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 |
| 2021 | Crystal Shawanda | Church House Blues | Hell Bent With Grace — Angel Forrest Solar Powered Too — Rick Fines The Reckless One — Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar Spirits in the Water — Dione Taylor |
| 2022 | Colin James | Open Road | bLOW — Colin Linden Hope Dies Last — Steve Marriner Live at the Isabel — Miss Emily Pinky's Blues — Sue Foley |
| 2023 | Angelique Francis | Long River | Live at the King Eddy — Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer Midnight Blues — Crystal Shawanda Preach to My Soul — Spencer Mackenzie Thanks for Tomorrow — Harrison Kennedy |
| 2024 | Blue Moon Marquee | Scream, Holler & Howl | Matt Andersen, The Big Bottle of Joy Blackburn Brothers, Soulfunkn'blues Michael Jerome Browne, Gettin' Together Brandon Isaak, One Step Closer |
| 2025 | TBA | TBA | Blue Moon Marquee, New Orleans Sessions Sue Foley, One Guitar Woman David Gogo, Yeah! Samantha King and the Midnight Outfit, Samantha King and the Midnight Outfit Big Dave McLean, This Old Life |