| Album of the Year |
Aboriginal Album of the Year |
| Alanis Morissette – Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
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Chester Knight and the Wind – Falling Down
- Love that Strong – Elizabeth Hill
- To Bring Back Yesterday – Fara Palmer
- Touch the Earth and Sky – Vern Cheechoo
- World Hand Drum Champions ‘98 – Red Bull
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| Alternative Album of the Year |
Blues Album of the Year |
Julie Doiron and the Wooden Stars – Julie Doiron and Wooden Stars
- Clayton Park – Thrush Hermit
- My Love Is Bold – Danko Jones
- Sometimes I Cry – Tricky Woo
- You Can’t Stop the Bum Rush – Len
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Gust of Wind – Ray Bonneville
- Blues Party – Chris Whiteley
- Call It What You Will – Steve Hill
- Down in the Groove – Jack de Keyzer
- Michael Jerome Browne – Michael Jerome Browne
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| Children’s Album of the Year |
Classical Album of the Year (solo or chamber ensemble) |
Skinnamarink TV – Sharon, Lois and Bram
- Ants in Your Pants, Volume 1 – Douglas John
- Les Petites Merveiles de Fanchon – Fanchon
- Play On... – Jam Sandwich
- Song of the Unicorn – Susan Hammond's Classical Kids
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Schumann: String Quartets – St. Lawrence String Quartet
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| Classical Album of the Year (large ensemble) |
Classical Album of the Year (vocal or choral performance) |
| Respighi: La Boutique Fantasque – Montreal Symphony Orchestra
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German Romantic Opera – Ben Heppner
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| Gospel Album of the Year |
Francophone Album of the Year |
Legacy of Hope – Deborah Klassen
- God Only Knows – The LaPointes
- Sheryl Stacey – Sheryl Stacey
- Sinner and the Saint – Jon Buller
- Sweetsalt – Sweetsalt
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En Catimini – La Chicane
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| Instrumental Album of the Year |
Best Global Album |
In My Hands – Natalie MacMaster
- Natural Sleep Inducement – David Bradstreet, Dan Gibson
- Piano Cascades – John Herberman, Dan Gibson
- The Piper's Legacy – Rob Crabtree, Oliver Schroer
- Utopia – Robert Michaels
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Omnisource – Madagascar Slim
- Bambatulu – Lilison Di Kinara
- Entente Cordiale – Show-Do-Man
- Firedance – Toronto Tabla Ensemble
- Jongo Le – Celso Machado
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| Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic) |
Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year |
| Millennium – Backstreet Boys
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...so far – D.D. Jackson
- Blue Jade – Joe Sealy and Paul Novotny
- The Field – Jeff Johnston
- Freeflight – Bob Shaw and Freeflight
- Puzzle City – Jean-Pierre Zanella
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| Traditional Jazz Album of the Year |
Vocal Jazz Album of the Year |
Deep in a Dream – Pat LaBarbera
- Art & Soul – Renee Rosnes
- New Horizons – Bernie Senensky Quintet
- P.J. Perry & the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra – P.J. Perry
- Time Warp Plays the Music of Duke Ellington – Time Warp
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When I Look in Your Eyes – Diana Krall
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| Pop Album of the Year |
Rock Album of the Year |
| Colour Moving and Still – Chantal Kreviazuk
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Beautiful Midnight – Matthew Good Band
- Another Spin Around the Sun – Edwin
- Happiness...Is Not a Fish That You Can Catch – Our Lady Peace
- Mercedes 5 and Dime – Moist
- Triptych – The Tea Party
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| Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Solo |
Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Group |
| Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu – Bruce Cockburn
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Kings of Love – Blackie and the Rodeo Kings
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