The Juno Award for "Pop Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1999, as recognition each year for the best pop album in Canada. The category was first named as Best Pop Album but it changed to Best Pop/Adult Album in 2000, the following year it returned to be Best Pop Album from 2001 to 2002, finally in 2003 was changed to Pop Album of the Year and has remained that way since then. Justin Bieber has won the most awards in this category, with 3 wins.
Recipients
Year Performing artist(s) Work Nominees Ref.1999Barenaked LadiesStunt The Moffatts, Chapter I: A New Beginning Philosopher Kings, Famous, Rich and Beautiful Kevin Parent, Grand parleur petit faiseur Jann Arden, Happy? Celine Dion, Let's Talk About Love2000Chantal KreviazukColour Moving and Still Bryan Adams, On a Day Like Today Alanis Morissette, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie Tal Bachman, Tal Bachman Joni Mitchell, Taming the Tiger2001Barenaked LadiesMaroon Snow, Mind on the Moon The Moffatts, Submodalities Nelly Furtado, Whoa, Nelly! Sarah Harmer, You Were Here2002David UsherMorning Orbit Emm Gryner, Girl Versions Cowboy Junkies, Open Prozzäk, Saturday People Leonard Cohen, Ten New Songs2003Avril LavigneLet Go Jarvis Church, Shake It Off Emm Gryner, Asianblue Amanda Marshall, Everybody's Got a Story Alanis Morissette, Under Rug Swept2004Sarah McLachlanAfterglow Barenaked Ladies, Everything to Everyone Barlow, Barlow Nelly Furtado, Folklore Lillix, Falling Uphill2005Avril LavigneUnder My Skin Fefe Dobson, Fefe Dobson Ryan Malcolm, Home Celine Dion, Miracle Simple Plan, Still Not Getting Any...2006Michael BubléIt's Time Boom Desjardins, Boom Desjardins Jann Arden, Jann Arden Theresa Sokyrka, These Old Charms Kalan Porter, 219 Days2007Nelly FurtadoLoose k-os, Atlantis: Hymns for Disco Chantal Kreviazuk, Ghost Stories Tomi Swick, Stalled Out in the Doorway Sarah McLachlan, Wintersong2008FeistThe Reminder Michael Bublé, Call Me Irresponsible Anne Murray, Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends Bedouin Soundclash, Street Gospels Celine Dion, Taking Chances 2009Alanis MorissetteFlavors of Entanglement The Midway State, Holes Creature, No Sleep At All Kreesha Turner, Passion David Usher, Wake Up and Say Goodbye2010Michael BubléCrazy Love Lights, The Listening Justin Bieber, My World Hedley, The Show Must Go Stereos, Stereos2011Justin BieberMy World 2.0 Bobby Bazini, Better In Time Faber Drive, Can't Keep a Secret Sarah McLachlan, Laws of Illusion Down with Webster, Time to Win, Vol. 12012HedleyStormsDown with Webster, Time to Win, Vol. 2 Avril Lavigne, Goodbye Lullaby Lights, Siberia Marianas Trench, Ever After2013Carly Rae JepsenKiss Justin Bieber, Believe Victoria Duffield, Shut Up and Dance Nelly Furtado, The Spirit Indestructible Kristina Maria, Tell the World2014Tegan and SaraHeartthrob Hedley, Wild Life Michael Bublé, To Be Loved Robin Thicke, Blurred Lines Walk Off the Earth, R.E.V.O.2015LightsLittle Machines Avril Lavigne, Avril Lavigne Down with Webster, Party for Your Life Magic!, Don't Kill the Magic Nikki Yanofsky, Little Secret2016Justin BieberPurpose Hedley, Hello Scott Helman, Augusta Shawn Mendes, Handwritten Walk Off the Earth, Sing It All Away2017Alessia CaraKnow-It-All Coleman Hell, Summerland Marianas Trench, Astoria Shawn Mendes, Illuminate Tegan and Sara, Love You to Death2018LightsSkin & EarthRia Mae, My Love Ruth B, Save Haven Scott Helman, Hôtel de Ville Hedley, Cageless - nomination withdrawn2019Shawn MendesShawn Mendesbülow, Damaged Chromeo, Head Over Heels Hubert Lenoir, Darlène Tyler Shaw, Intuition2020Alessia CaraThe Pains of GrowingBülow, Crystalline Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine, 8:47 Avril Lavigne, Head Above Water Walk Off the Earth, Here We Go!Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.2021 Justin BieberChangesRyland James, Ryland James Johnny Orlando, It's Never Really Over JP Saxe, Hold It Together Lennon Stella, Three. Two. One.Holly Gordon, "The Weeknd, JP Saxe, Jessie Reyez and Justin Bieber lead 2021 Juno Award nominations". CBC Music, March 9, 2021.2022 Charlotte Cardin PhoenixJustin Bieber, Justice Jessia, How Are You? Tate McRae, Too Young to Be Sad Shawn Mendes, WonderJackson Weaver, "Charlotte Cardin, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber lead 2022 Juno Award nominees". CBC News, March 1, 2022.2023 The Weeknd Dawn FMAlessia Cara, In the Meantime Carly Rae Jepsen, The Loneliest Time Avril Lavigne, Love Sux Tate McRae, I Used to Think I Could Fly Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night". CBC News, March 11, 2023.2024 Charlotte Cardin 99 NightsRêve, Saturn Return Lauren Spencer-Smith, Mirror Shania Twain, Queen of Me Valley, Lost in Translation "Junos 2024: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 23, 2024.2025 Tate McRae Think LaterJamie Fine, If this is it… Shawn Mendes, Shawn Preston Pablo, Anywhere But Here Alexander Stewart, Bleeding Heart "Junos 2025: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 30, 2025.2026 Tate McRae So Close to What bbno$, bbno$ Justin Bieber, Swag II Nelly Furtado, 7 The Weeknd, Hurry Up Tomorrow Natalie Harmsen, Melody Lau, Holly Gordon and Kelsey Adams, "Here are all the 2026 Juno nominees". CBC Music, March 28, 2026.
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