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Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year

Yearly Alternative album award


Yearly Alternative album award

The Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year is presented annually at Canada's Juno Awards to honour the best album of the year in the alternative rock and/or indie rock genres. The award was first presented in 1995 under the name Best Alternative Album, and adopted its current name in 2003.

Achievements

Arcade Fire and July Talk have won the award three times to date, while Broken Social Scene, Metric, Alvvays and Rufus Wainwright have won the award twice each. In addition to Broken Social Scene's wins as a band, three members have also won the award for separate projects — Emily Haines and James Shaw have also won the award twice with their band Metric, and Leslie Feist has won for a solo album. Arcade Fire have been nominated for the award four times overall, while July Talk, Broken Social Scene, Metric, Alvvays, Stars, Chad VanGaalen, and Tegan and Sara have received three nominations each.

Only two French-language albums have ever been nominated (Malajube's Trompe-l'œil and Karkwa's Les Chemins de verre) and none has ever won.

Recipients

Best Alternative Album (1995–2002)

YearWinner(s)AlbumNomineesRef.19951996199719981999200020012002
Rose ChroniclesShiver
Art BergmannWhat Fresh Hell Is This?
SloanOne Chord to Another
Bran Van 3000Glee
Rufus WainwrightRufus Wainwright
Julie Doiron and Wooden StarsJulie Doiron and the Wooden Stars
The New PornographersMass Romantic
Rufus WainwrightPoses

Alternative Album of the Year (2003–present)

YearWinner(s)AlbumNomineesRef.200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Broken Social SceneYou Forgot It in People
Buck 65Talkin' Honky Blues
FeistLet It Die
Broken Social SceneBroken Social Scene
City and ColourSometimes
Arcade FireNeon Bible
The StillsOceans Will Rise
MetricFantasies
Arcade FireThe Suburbs
Dan ManganOh Fortune
MetricSynthetica
Arcade FireReflektor
July TalkJuly Talk
BRAIDSDeep in the Iris
July TalkTouch
AlvvaysAntisocialites
DizzyBaby Teeth
PUPMorbid Stuff
July TalkPray for It
MustafaWhen Smoke Rises
AlvvaysBlue Rev
AysanabeeHere and Now
NemahsisVerbathim
TBA

References

References

  1. "Best Alternative Album: Yearly summary: 1995". [[Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]].
  2. "Best Alternative Album: Yearly summary: 1996". [[Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]].
  3. "Best Alternative Album: Yearly summary: 1997". [[Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]].
  4. "Best Alternative Album: Yearly summary: 1998". [[Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]].
  5. "Best Alternative Album: Yearly summary: 1999". [[Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]].
  6. "Best Alternative Album: Yearly summary: 2000". [[Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]].
  7. "Best Alternative Album: Yearly summary: 2001". [[Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]].
  8. "Best Alternative Album: Yearly summary: 2002". [[Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]].
  9. "Yearly summary: 2003". Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
  10. "Yearly summary: 2004". Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
  11. "Yearly summary: 2005". Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
  12. "Yearly summary: 2006". Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
  13. "Yearly summary: 2007". Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
  14. "Yearly summary: 2008". Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
  15. "Yearly summary: 2009". Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
  16. "Yearly summary: 2010". Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
  17. "Yearly summary: 2011". Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
  18. "Yearly summary: 2012". Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
  19. "Yearly summary: 2013". Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
  20. "Yearly summary: 2014". Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
  21. "Yearly summary: 2015". Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
  22. [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/juno-awards-2017-nominees-complete-list-972429/item/juno-fan-choice-award-973433 "Juno Awards: Drake, The Weeknd and Shawn Mendes Lead With Five Noms Each"]. ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', February 8, 2017.
  23. [http://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/junos-news/arcade-fire-and-daniel-caesar-lead-2018-juno-award-nominations-1.4520940 "Arcade Fire and Daniel Caesar lead 2018 Juno Award nominations"] {{webarchive. link. (2018-02-08 . [[CBC Music]], February 6, 2018.)
  24. [https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/shawn-mendes-and-the-weeknd-lead-the-2019-juno-nominations-1.4992669 "Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations"]. [[CBC Music]], January 29, 2019.
  25. Melody Lau, [https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/alessia-cara-and-tory-lanez-lead-the-2020-juno-nominations-1.5436386 "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations"]. [[CBC Music]], January 28, 2020.
  26. Holly Gordon and Andrea Warner, [https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/here-are-the-2021-juno-award-winners-1.6036001 "Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners"]. [[CBC Music]], June 4, 2021.
  27. Holly Gordon, [https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/here-are-all-the-2022-juno-award-winners-1.6453668 "Here are all the 2022 Juno Award winners"]. [[CBC Music]], May 14, 2022.
  28. Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/junos-2023-opening-night-winners-list-1.6776262 "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night"]. [[CBC News]], March 11, 2023.
  29. [https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/juno-awards-2024-full-list-winners-1.7149545 "Junos 2024: full list of winners"]. [[CBC Music]], March 23, 2024.
  30. [https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/juno-awards-2025-full-list-winners-1.7497072 "Junos 2025: full list of winners"]. [[CBC Music]], March 30, 2025.
  31. Holly Gordon, [https://www.cbc.ca/music/juno-award-nominees-2026-complete-list-9.7060862 "Here are all the 2026 Juno nominees"]. [[CBC Music]], January 27, 2026.
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