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

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### 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
* 1983 \- Liona Boyd
* 1984 \- Liona Boyd
* 1985 \- Canadian Brass
* 1986 \- David Foster
* 1987 \- David Foster

### Instrumental Artist(s) of the Year (1989 - 1998)

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* 1989 \- David Foster
* 1990 \- Manteca
* 1991 \- Ofra Harnoy
* 1992 \- Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet
* 1993 \- Ofra Harnoy
* 1994 \- Ofra Harnoy
* 1995 \- André Gagnon
* 1996 \- Liona Boyd
* 1997 \- Ashley MacIsaac
* 1998 \- Leahy

### Best Instrumental Album (1999 - 2002)

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* 2000 \- Natalie MacMaster, In My Hands
* 2001 \- Jesse Cook, Free Fall
* 2002 \- Oscar Lopez, Armando's Fire

### Instrumental Album of the Year (2003 - Present)

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* 2003 \- Robert Michaels, Allegro
* 2004 \- I Sorenti, Italian Love Songs
* 2005 \- Oscar Lopez, Mi Destino/My Destiny
* 2006 \- Daniel Lanois, Belladonna
* 2007 \- Sisters Euclid, Run Neil Run
* 2008 \- Jayme Stone, The Utmost
* 2009 \- DJ Brace, DJ Brace presents The Electric Nosehair Orchestra, Nostomania
* 2010 \- Bell Orchestre, As Seen Through The Windows
* 2011 \- Fond of Tigers, Continent & Western
* 2012 \- Stretch Orchestra, Stretch Orchestra
* 2013 \- Pugs and Crows, Fantastic Pictures
* 2014 \- Esmerine, Dalmak
* 2015 \- Quartango, Encuentro
* 2016 \- Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld, Never Were the Way She Was
* 2017 \- The Fretless, Bird's Nest
* 2018 \- Do Make Say Think, Stubborn Persistent Illusions
* 2019 \- Gordon Grdina, China Cloud
* 2020 \- Alexandra Stréliski, Inscape
* 2021 \- Blitz//Berlin, Movements III[1]
* 2022 \- David Myles, That Tall Distance
* 2023 \- Esmerine, Everything Was Forever Until It Was No More[2]
* 2024 \- Colin Stetson, When we were that what wept for the sea[3]

## References

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1. ^ Holly Gordon and Andrea Warner, "Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, June 4, 2021.
2. ^ Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night". CBC News, March 11, 2023.
3. ^ "Junos 2024: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 23, 2024.

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Juno Awards

Awards to individuals|

* Artist of the Year
* Fan Choice
* Group of the Year
* Breakthrough Artist of the Year
* Breakthrough Group of the Year
* Producer
* Recording Engineer
* Songwriter

Awards for recordings|

* Album of the Year
* Adult Alternative
* Adult Contemporary
* Alternative
* Blues
* Children's
* Comedy
* Classical – Large Ensemble
* Classical – Small Ensemble
* Classical – Solo
* Classical Composition
* CCM/Gospel
* Contemporary Indigenous Artist
* Contemporary R&B/Soul
* Contemporary Roots
* Country
* Dance
* Electronic
* Francophone
* Global Music
* Heavy Metal
* Instrumental
* International
* Jazz – Solo
* Jazz – Group
* Jazz – Vocal
* Pop
* Rap Album/EP
* Rap Single
* Reggae
* Rock
* Single of the Year
* Traditional Indigenous Artist
* Traditional R&B/Soul
* Traditional Roots
* Underground Dance

Awards for technicality|

* Music DVD
* Recording Package
* Video

Discontinued categories|

* Classical Album of the Year (1977–1985)
* Classical – Solo or Chamber Ensemble (1985–2021)
* Classical – Vocal or Choral Performance (1994–2021)
* Indigenous Artist or Group (1994–2021)
* Jazz Album (1977–1993)
* Jazz – Contemporary (1994–2014)
* Jazz – Traditional (1994–2014)
* Rap Recording (1991–2021)
* R&B/Soul Recording (1985–2020)
* Roots and Traditional Album (1989–1995)
* Roots & Traditional Album – Solo (1996–2015)
* Roots & Traditional Album – Group (1996–2015)

Special awards|

* Canadian Music Hall of Fame
* Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award
* Juno Humanitarian Award

Years|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 19891
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Leadership|

* Walt Grealis
* Stan Klees
* Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

Notes|

1 Due to the rescheduling of the ceremony from late fall to early spring, no ceremony was held in 1988.

See also
Music of Canada
Polaris Music Prize
Much Music Video Awards
Félix Awards
East Coast Music Awards
Western Canadian Music Awards
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