Lists from 2004 and prior are from Celtic Connections Radio Show
Comprehensive Playlist 20 Years of Celtic Café Radio 1998 to 2018
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Best of 2003
| Rank | CD Title | Artist | Label |
| 1 | On Song | Brian Kennedy | Curl |
| 2 | Libertango | Sharon Shannon | Daisy |
| 3 | Summer at My Feet | North Cregg | Greentrax |
| 4 | Immigrant Soul | Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul | Koch |
| 5 | Just One Wish | Winifred Horan | Shanachie |
| 6 | Another Day | Solas | Shanachie |
| 7 | The Gab O Mey | Old Blind Dogs | Green Linnet |
| 8 | No Irish Need Apply | Gallant Sons of Erin | Gallant Sons |
| 9 | Migrant | Shoormal | Greentrax |
| 10 | Arnish Light | Tannahill Weavers | Green Linnet |
Best of 2002
| Rank | CD Title | Artist | Label |
| 1 | A Women’s Heart.A Decade On | Various Artists | Dara Records |
| 2 | The Edge of Silence | Solas | Shanachie |
| 3 | Ravens | Malinky | Greentrax |
| 4 | Sean-Nós Nua | Sinead O’Connor | Vanguard |
| 5 | Will We Be Brilliant or What | John Spillane | Verge/EMI |
| 6 | The Wide World All Over | Chieftains | RCA Victor |
| 7 | Brian Boru | Maurice Lennon | Tara |
| 8 | The King Has Landed | Various Artists | Greentrax |
| 9 | Castles of Gold | Pam Morigan/Katerie Morin | Green Linnet |
| 10 | Hearts Desire | Niamh Parsons | Green Linnet |
Best of 2001
| # | Artist | CD | Label |
| 1 | Cherish the Ladies | Girls Won’t Leave the Boys Alone | Windham Hill |
| 2 | Celtic Fiddle Festival | Rendezvous | Green Linnet |
| 3 | Various Artists | Best of Scottish Music 2 | Greentrax |
| 4 | Karan Casey | The Winds Begin to Sing | Shanachie |
| 5 | Various Artists | Scots Women – Live at Celtic Connection | Greentrax |
| 6 | Jock Tamsons Bairns | May You Never Lack a Scone | Greentrax |
| 7 | Cathie Ryan | Somewhere Along the Road | Shanachie |
| 8 | Angus Lyon | Long Road | Lochshore/KRL |
| 9 | Lunasa | Merry Sisters of Fate | Green Linnet |
| 10 | Various Artists | 25 Years of Celtic Music | Green Linnet |
Best of 2000
| # | Artist | CD | Label |
| 1 | Altan | Another Sky | Narada |
| 2 | Malinky | Last Leaves | Greentrax Recordings |
| 3 | Tommy Fleming | The Contender | Dara |
| 4 | Sharon Shannon & Friends | Diamond Mountain | Grapevine |
| 5 | Chieftains | Water from the Well | BMG/RCA |
| 6 | Angus MacLeod | The Silent Ones | Torquil |
| 7 | Steve MacDonald | Highland Farewell | Etherean |
| 8 | Susan McKeown | Lowlands | Green Linnet |
| 9 | Mary Jane Lamond | Lan Duil | BMG/Wicklow |
| 10 | Various Artists | Faire Celts | Narada |
Best of 1999
| # | Artist | CD | Label |
| 1 | Afro Celt Sound System | Vol. 2 Release | Realworld Records |
| 2 | Tom Russell | The Man from God Knows Where | Hightone Records |
| 3 | Eileen Ivers | Crossing the Bridge | Sony Classical |
| 4 | Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill | Live in Seattle | Green Linnet |
| 5 | DeDannan | How the West Was Won | Hummingbird Records |
| 6 | Kila | Tóg é go Bog é | Green Linnet |
| 7 | Natalie MacMaster | In My Hands | Rounder Records |
| 8 | Niamh Parsons | Blackbirds & Thrushes | Green Linnet |
| 9 | Saw Doctors | Songs from Sun Street | Paradigm Records |
| 10 | Keltik Elektrik | Edinburgh Hogmanay Mix | Greentrax Recordings -G2 |
Best of 1998-Chosen by Categories of Music
| Category | Winner | Label – CD |
| Best Instrumental CD | John Whelan | Narada – Flirting with the Edge |
| Most “Nostalgic” Revival – Song | Rita McNeill – Come By the Hills | BMG – Fire in the Kitchen |
| Best Male Vocalist | Tommy Fleming | DARA-RTE – Restless Spirit |
| Best New Group | Leahy | Narada – Leahy |
| Best Compilation CD | Chieftains with Canadian Artists | BMG – Fire in the Kitchen |
| Best new Version of a Celtic Classic | Coolfin – Lowlands of Holland | RTE – Coolfin |
| Individual Solo Performance – Song | I’m a Doun – Vanessa Mae | EMI – The Storm |
| Female Vocalist | Niamh Parsons | Green Linnet – Loosen Up |
| Group of the Year | Jez Lowe & the Bad Pennies | Green Linnet – The Parish Notices |
| Most Influential Music of 1998 | 200th Anniversary of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 | Bi-centennial of 1798 produced by Paddy Maloney |