Juno Award for Group of the Year

The Juno Award for Group of the Year has been awarded annually since 1970 in recognition of the best musical group or band in Canada. It is presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS). The five nominees in the category are decided through a combination of sales and CARAS member voting, and the recipient is chosen from among these nominees by member voting.

The award was previously named as Top Vocal Instrumental Group (1970–1971), Vocal Instrumental Group of the Year (1972–1973), and Best Group (1999–2002). In 1972 and 1973, awards were also given for Outstanding Performance of the Year – Group.

Achievements

With six wins, the alternative rock band Arkells is the most winning group in the category. Four groups are tied for the most consecutive wins, three each: in chronological order Loverboy, Blue Rodeo, Arkells, and The Beaches.

Country rock band Blue Rodeo's 13 total nominations is slightly edged out by the 14 garnered by hard rock and progressive rock band Rush, including a record eight consecutive nominations from 1977 to 1984. The record for the most nominations without ever winning is held by April Wine, who were nominated 8 times from 1975 to 1983.

Country and folk group The Rankin Family, winners in 1994, are the first non-rock group to ever win the award. The next were electronic dance music groups A Tribe Called Red in 2018 and Loud Luxury in 2020. Though several French-language groups have been nominated, none has ever won the award.

In 2014, Tegan and Sara became the first all-female band and the first duo to win this award.

Recipients Top Vocal Instrumental Group (1970–1971)

Year Winner Ref. 1970 The Guess Who 1971

Vocal Instrumental Group of the Year and Outstanding Performance of the Year – Group (1972–1973)

In 1972 and 1973, two awards were given for group of the year and outstanding performance by a group.

Year Vocal Instrumental Group of the Year Outstanding Performance of the Year – Group Refs. 1972 The Stampeders Lighthouse 1973 Lighthouse Edward Bear

Group of the Year (1974–1998)

Year Winner Nominees Ref. 1974 Lighthouse Gary & Dave The Guess Who The Stampeders 1975 Bachman–Turner Overdrive April Wine Lighthouse The Guess Who The Stampeders 1976 April Wine Beau Dommage Harmonium The Stampeders 1977 Heart April Wine Bachman–Turner Overdrive Rush The Stampeders 1978 Rush April Wine Bachman–Turner Overdrive The Stampeders Trooper 1979 Chilliwack Prism Triumph Trooper 1980 Trooper April Wine Max Webster Prism Rush 1981 Prism April Wine Harlequin Max Webster Rush 1982 Loverboy April Wine Prism Rush The Rovers 1983 April Wine Chilliwack Rush Saga 1984 Chilliwack Payola$ Red Rider Rush 1985 The Parachute Club Helix Honeymoon Suite Strange Advance Triumph 1986 Honeymoon Suite Loverboy Platinum Blonde Rush Triumph 1987 Tom Cochrane and Red Rider The Parachute Club Rock and Hyde The Box Triumph No award ceremony was held in 1988 1989 Blue Rodeo Glass Tiger Honeymoon Suite Rush Tom Cochrane and Red Rider 1990 Cowboy Junkies Rush The Jeff Healey Band Tom Cochrane and Red Rider 1991 Cowboy Junkies Rush The Jeff Healey Band The Northern Pikes 1992 Crash Test Dummies Blue Rodeo Glass Tiger Rush The Tragically Hip 1993 Barenaked Ladies 54-40 Blue Rodeo Les B.B. The Tragically Hip 1994 The Rankin Family Blue Rodeo Moxy Früvous Rush The Jeff Healey Band 1995 The Tragically Hip Barenaked Ladies Crash Test Dummies Spirit of the West The Watchmen 1996 Blue Rodeo Headstones Odds The Rankin Family The Tea Party 1997 The Tragically Hip 54-40 I Mother Earth Moist 1998 Our Lady Peace Big Sugar Blue Rodeo Great Big Sea The Tea Party

Best Group (1999–2002)

Year Winner Nominees Ref. 1999 Barenaked Ladies Matthew Good Band Philosopher Kings The Rankins The Tragically Hip 2000 Matthew Good Band La Chicane Moist Our Lady Peace The Tea Party 2001 Barenaked Ladies Blue Rodeo soulDecision The Moffatts The Tragically Hip 2002 Nickelback Matthew Good Band Our Lady Peace Sum 41 The Tea Party

Group of the Year (2003–present)

Year Winner Nominees Ref. 2003 Sum 41 Blue Rodeo Our Lady Peace Swollen Members The Tragically Hip 2004 Nickelback Barenaked Ladies Finger Eleven La Chicane Our Lady Peace 2005 Billy Talent Great Big Sea Simple Plan Sum 41 The Tragically Hip 2006 Nickelback Barenaked Ladies Blue Rodeo Our Lady Peace Theory of a Deadman 2007 Billy Talent Alexisonfire Hedley The Tragically Hip Three Days Grace 2008 Blue Rodeo Arcade Fire Finger Eleven Hedley Kaïn 2009 Nickelback Great Big Sea Simple Plan The Trews Tokyo Police Club 2010 Metric Billy Talent Blue Rodeo Hedley The Tragically Hip 2011 Arcade Fire Broken Social Scene Down With Webster Great Big Sea Three Days Grace 2012 Arkells Down With Webster Hedley Nickelback Sam Roberts Band 2013 Marianas Trench Billy Talent Metric Rush The Sheepdogs 2014 Tegan and Sara Arcade Fire Blue Rodeo Hedley Walk Off the Earth 2015 Arkells Chromeo Mother Mother Nickelback You+Me 2016 Walk Off the Earth Hedley Marianas Trench Metric Three Days Grace 2017 The Tragically HipArkells Billy Talent Tegan and Sara The Strumbellas 2018 A Tribe Called RedAlvvays Arcade Fire Broken Social Scene Hedley - nomination withdrawn 2019 ArkellsChromeo Metric The Sheepdogs Three Days Grace"Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 29, 2019.2020 Loud Luxury88Glam Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine The Reklaws Walk Off the EarthMelody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.2021 ArkellsHalf Moon Run Loud Luxury The Glorious Sons The ReklawsHolly Gordon and Andrea Warner, "Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, June 4, 2021.2022Loud Luxury Mother Mother The Reklaws ValleyJackson Weaver, "Charlotte Cardin, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber lead 2022 Juno Award nominees". CBC News, March 1, 2022.2023Arcade Fire Billy Talent Metric The Reklaws Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night". CBC News, March 11, 2023.2024 The BeachesArkells Loud Luxury Nickelback Walk Off the Earth "Here are all the 2024 Juno nominees". CBC Music, February 6, 2024.2025Crash Adams Mother Mother Spiritbox Sum 41 Holly Gordon, "Here are all the 2025 Juno nominees". CBC Music, February 11, 2025.2026Arcade Fire Mother Mother Peach Pit Three Days Grace Holly Gordon, "Here are all the 2026 Juno nominees". CBC Music, January 27, 2026.

Juno Award for Group of the Year

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