The Juno Award for International Album of the Year is an annual award given to a non-Canadian album. It has been given out since 1975. It was formerly known as Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic) (1993–2002), Best Selling Album by a Foreign Artist (1992), International Album of the Year (1981–1991), and Best Selling International Album (1975–1980). Thus, the rules have changed slightly over the years. (Céline Dion, a Canadian won in 1999, 1997 & 1995 and Bryan Adams, also a Canadian won in 1993.)
Presently, the nominees are based on sales (i.e. the five best-selling non-Canadian albums of the year), and therefore do not necessarily represent the year's "best" international albums. However, the ultimate winner of the award is determined by vote of the CARAS board of directors.[1]
It is one of several categories that media reports in September 2024 indicated would be placed on "hiatus" for the Juno Awards of 2025;[2] of the four, it was the only one for which the Juno Award committee did not explicitly announce a reversal of the decision on September 17.[3]
Winners
editBest Selling International Album (1975–1980)
edit- 1975 - Paul McCartney and Wings, Band on the Run
- Various Artists, American Graffiti
- Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
- John Denver, John Denver's Greatest Hits
- 1976 - Elton John, Greatest Hits
- 1977 - Peter Frampton, Frampton Comes Alive!
- 1978 - Fleetwood Mac, Rumours
- 1979 - Bee Gees, Saturday Night Fever
- Rod Stewart, Foot Loose & Fancy Free
- Various Artists, Grease
- Meat Loaf, Bat Out of Hell
- Fleetwood Mac, Rumours
- 1980 - Supertramp, Breakfast in America
International Album of the Year (1981–1991)
edit- 1981 - Pink Floyd, The Wall
- 1982 - John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Double Fantasy
- 1983 - Men at Work, Business as Usual
- 1984 - The Police, Synchronicity
- 1985 - Bruce Springsteen, Born in the U.S.A.
- 1986 - Dire Straits, Brothers in Arms
- ZZ Top, Afterburner
- Heart, Heart
- Various Artists, Miami Vice
- John Cougar Mellencamp, Scarecrow
- 1987 - Madonna, True Blue
- Eurythmics, Revenge
- Bon Jovi, Slippery When Wet
- U2, The Joshua Tree
- Various Artists, Top Gun
- 1989 - Various Artists, Dirty Dancing
- Michael Jackson, Bad
- Various Artists, Cocktail
- George Michael, Faith
- Def Leppard, Hysteria
- 1990 - Milli Vanilli, Girl You Know It's True (Disqualified)
- 1991 - MC Hammer, Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em
Best Selling Album by a Foreign Artist (1992)
editBest Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic) (1993–2002)
edit- 1993 - Bryan Adams, Waking Up the Neighbours
- 1994 - Whitney Houston, The Bodyguard
- 1995 - Celine Dion, The Colour of My Love
- 1996 - The Cranberries, No Need to Argue
- Celine Dion, D'eux
- Various Artists, Dangerous Minds
- Eagles, Hell Freezes Over
- Shania Twain, The Woman in Me
- 1997 - Celine Dion, Falling into You
- 1998 - Spice Girls, Spice
- 1999 - Celine Dion, Let's Talk About Love
- 2000 - Backstreet Boys, Millennium
- 2001 - Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP
- 2002 - Shaggy, Hot Shot
International Album of the Year (2003–Present)
edit2000s
edit- 2003 - Eminem, The Eminem Show
- 2004 - 50 Cent, Get Rich or Die Tryin'
- 2005 - Green Day, American Idiot
- 2006 - The Black Eyed Peas, Monkey Business and Coldplay, X&Y (Tie)
- 2007 - Dixie Chicks, Taking the Long Way
- 2008 - Rihanna, Good Girl Gone Bad
- 2009 - Coldplay, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
2010s
edit- 2010 - Kings of Leon, Only by the Night
- 2011 - Katy Perry, Teenage Dream
- 2012 - Adele, 21
- 2013 - Mumford & Sons, Babel
- 2014 - Bruno Mars, Unorthodox Jukebox
- 2015 - Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour
- 2016 - Adele, 25
- 2017 - Coldplay, A Head Full of Dreams
- 2018 - Kendrick Lamar, Damn
- 2019 - Post Malone, Beerbongs & Bentleys
2020s
editReferences
edit- ^ 2007 JUNO Awards Submission Info Archived 2007-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "JUNO Awards Putting Reggae Recording of the Year Honours on "Hiatus" in 2025: Report". Exclaim!, September 9, 2024.
- ^ Richie Assaly, "Juno Awards reverse controversial decision to pull reggae and gospel categories from 2025 ceremony". Toronto Star, September 17, 2024.
- ^ Holly Gordon and Andrea Warner, "Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, June 4, 2021.
- ^ 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.