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.2007 JUNO Awards Submission Info
In September 2024, the Juno Awards committee announced that several categories would be placed on hiatus. The decision led to controversy and was reverted in some fields, but the final verdict for International Album of the Year remains unclear. Coldplay is the most awarded foreign act, winning thrice. Eminem, Adele and Harry Styles follow with two victories each.
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 Paul McCartney and Wings, Venus and Mars Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here Cat Stevens, Greatest Hits Freddy Fender, Before the Next Teardrop Falls 1977 - Peter Frampton, Frampton Comes Alive! Charley Pride, The Best of Charley Pride Vol. 3 Paul McCartney and Wings, Wings over America Chicago, Chicago IX: Chicago's Greatest Hits Nazareth, Greatest Hits 1978 - Fleetwood Mac, Rumours Stevie Wonder, Songs in the Key of Life Boston, Boston Elvis Presley, Elvis: A Collector's Edition Barbra Streisand, A Star Is Born 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 Rod Stewart, Blondes Have More Fun The Knack, Get the Knack Boney M., Nightflight to Venus Bee Gees, Spirits Having Flown
International Album of the Year (1981–1991) 1981 - Pink Floyd, The Wall Bob Seger, Against the Wind Kenny Rogers, Greatest Hits Queen, The Game 1982 - John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Double Fantasy Pat Benatar, Crimes of Passion Barbra Streisand, Guilty REO Speedwagon, Hi Infidelity Stars on 45, Stars on Long Play 1983 - Men at Work, Business as Usual Foreigner, 4 The J. Geils Band, Freeze Frame Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hooked on Classics Olivia Newton-John, Physical 1984 - The Police, Synchronicity Lionel Richie, Can't Slow Down Culture Club, Colour by Numbers ZZ Top, Eliminator David Bowie, Let's Dance 1985 - Bruce Springsteen, Born in the U.S.A. Madonna, Like a Virgin Wham!, Make It Big Tina Turner, Private Dancer Prince, Purple Rain 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) Paula Abdul, Forever Your Girl Fine Young Cannibals, The Raw & the Cooked New Kids on the Block, Hangin' Tough Traveling Wilburys, Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 1991 - MC Hammer, Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em AC/DC, The Razors Edge Phil Collins, ...But Seriously New Kids on the Block, Step by Step Sinéad O'Connor, I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Best Selling Album by a Foreign Artist (1992) 1992 - Vanilla Ice, To the Extreme C+C Music Factory, Gonna Make You Sweat Metallica, Metallica Michael Bolton, Time, Love & Tenderness AC/DC, The Razors Edge
Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic) (1993–2002) 1993 - Bryan Adams, Waking Up the Neighbours U2, Achtung Baby Tom Cochrane, Mad Mad World Nirvana, Nevermind Billy Ray Cyrus, Some Gave All 1994 - Whitney Houston, The Bodyguard Meat Loaf, Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell The Tragically Hip, Fully Completely Aerosmith, Get a Grip Bon Jovi, Keep the Faith 1995 - Celine Dion, The Colour of My Love Counting Crows, August and Everything After The Tragically Hip, Day For Night Ace of Base, The Sign Pearl Jam, Vs. 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 The Smashing Pumpkins, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Mariah Carey, Daydream Fugees, The Score Oasis, (What's the Story) Morning Glory? 1998 - Spice Girls, Spice Aqua, Aquarium Backstreet Boys, Backstreet Boys Backstreet Boys, Backstreet's Back Our Lady Peace, Clumsy 1999 - Celine Dion, Let's Talk About Love Shania Twain, Come On Over Madonna, Ray of Light Spice Girls, Spiceworld James Horner, Titanic 2000 - Backstreet Boys, Millennium The Offspring, Americana Britney Spears, ...Baby One More Time Ricky Martin, Ricky Martin Celine Dion, These Are Special Times 2001 - Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP Enrique Iglesias, Enrique Creed, Human Clay NSYNC, No Strings Attached Britney Spears, Oops!... I Did It Again 2002 - Shaggy, Hot Shot U2, All That You Can't Leave Behind Backstreet Boys, Black & Blue Limp Bizkit, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water Destiny's Child, Survivor
International Album of the Year (2003–2024) 2000s 2003 - Eminem, The Eminem Show Creed, Weathered Enrique Iglesias, Escape Nelly, Nellyville Shakira, Laundry Service 2004 - 50 Cent, Get Rich or Die Tryin' Christina Aguilera, Stripped Hilary Duff, Metamorphosis Evanescence, Fallen Rod Stewart, It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook 2005 - Green Day, American Idiot Usher, Confessions Eminem, Encore Norah Jones, Feels Like Home U2, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb 2006 - The Black Eyed Peas, Monkey Business and Coldplay, X&Y (Tie) Kelly Clarkson, Breakaway Gwen Stefani, Love. Angel. Music. Baby. 50 Cent, The Massacre 2007 - Dixie Chicks, Taking the Long Way Il Divo, Ancora Madonna, Confessions on a Dance Floor Justin Timberlake, FutureSex/LoveSounds Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stadium Arcadium 2008 - Rihanna, Good Girl Gone Bad Fergie, The Dutchess Bon Jovi, Lost Highway Josh Groban, Noël Timbaland, Shock Value 2009 - Coldplay, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends AC/DC, Black Ice Guns N' Roses, Chinese Democracy Metallica, Death Magnetic Jack Johnson, Sleep Through the Static
2010s 2010 - Kings of Leon, Only by the Night Britney Spears, Circus The Black Eyed Peas, The E.N.D Taylor Swift, Fearless Susan Boyle, I Dreamed a Dream 2011 - Katy Perry, Teenage Dream Kesha, Animal Lady Antebellum, Need You Now Eminem, Recovery Taylor Swift, Speak Now 2012 - Adele, 21 Coldplay, Mylo Xyloto Lady Gaga, Born This Way LMFAO, Sorry for Party Rocking Rihanna, Loud 2013 - Mumford & Sons, Babel Maroon 5, Overexposed One Direction, Up All Night Rod Stewart, Merry Christmas, Baby Taylor Swift, Red 2014 - Bruno Mars, Unorthodox Jukebox Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP 2 Imagine Dragons, Night Visions One Direction, Take Me Home Pink, The Truth About Love 2015 - Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour Katy Perry, Prism Lorde, Pure Heroine One Direction, Midnight Memories Taylor Swift, 1989 2016 - Adele, 25 One Direction, Four Hozier, Hozier Meghan Trainor, Title Vance Joy, Dream Your Life Away 2017 - Coldplay, A Head Full of Dreams Rihanna, Anti Sia, This Is Acting One Direction, Made in the A.M. Ariana Grande, Dangerous Woman 2018 - Kendrick Lamar, Damn Bruno Mars, 24K Magic Ed Sheeran, ÷ Post Malone, Stoney Taylor Swift, Reputation 2019 - Post Malone, Beerbongs & Bentleys Camila Cabello, Camila Cardi B, Invasion of Privacy Maroon 5, Red Pill Blues Travis Scott, Astroworld
2020s 2020 - Billie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Ariana Grande, Thank U, Next Khalid, Free Spirit Post Malone, Hollywood's Bleeding Ed Sheeran, No.6 Collaborations Project 2021 - Harry Styles, Fine LineHolly Gordon and Andrea Warner, "Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, June 4, 2021. Luke Combs, What You See Is What You Get Eminem, Music to Be Murdered By Pop Smoke, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon Taylor Swift, Folklore 2022 - Olivia Rodrigo, Sour Adele, 30 Doja Cat, Planet Her The Kid Laroi, F*ck Love 3: Over You Taylor Swift, Evermore 2023 - Harry Styles, Harry's HouseJenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night". CBC News, March 11, 2023. Ed Sheeran, = Lil Nas X, Montero Taylor Swift, Red (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift, Midnights 2024 - SZA, SOS"Junos 2024: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 23, 2024. Luke Combs, Gettin' Old Metro Boomin, Heroes & Villains Taylor Swift, 1989 (Taylor's Version) Morgan Wallen, One Thing at a Time
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