Juno Award for International Album of the Year
Category of Canadian music award
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The Juno Award for International Album of the Year was an annual award given to non-Canadian albums from 1975 to 2024. It was previously 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). This caused the rules to change slightly over the years, allowing Canadians singers Céline Dion (1995, 1997 and 1999) and Bryan Adams (1993) to win the prize. More recently, nominees were based on sales and therefore did not necessarily represent the year's "best" international records, but ultimate winner was still determined by the CARAS board of directors.[1]
In September 2024, the Juno Awards committee announced that several categories would be placed on hiatus.[2] The decision led to controversy and was reverted in some fields, but the final verdict for International Album of the Year remains unclear.[3] Coldplay is the most awarded foreign act, winning thrice. Eminem, Adele and Harry Styles follow with two victories each.[4]
Winners
Best Selling International Album (1975–1980)
- 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)
- 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)
Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic) (1993–2002)
- 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 (2003–2024)
2000s
- 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
- 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