CKUA's CD Hotbox is where the most popular CDs are kept – right beside the Main Control board – so announcers are not tempted to keep their favourites all to themselves.

The Allman Brothers Band	S.U.N.Y. At Stonybrook: Stonybrook, NY 9/19/71
The Black Keys	El Camino
Jane Bunnett	Mundo: The World Of Jane Bunnett
Jimmy Cliff	Sacred Fire EP
Joe Cocker	Hard Knocks
Leonard Cohen	Old Ideas
Chick Corea & Eddie Gomez & Paul Motian	Further Explorations
Lana Del Rey	Born To Die
Ani DiFranco	Which Side Are You On?
Dion	Tank Full Of Blues
Kathleen Edwards	Voyageur
Fred Eaglesmith	6 Volts
Fleetwood Mac	Preaching The Blues: In Concert 1971
Ruthie Foster	Let It Burn
Thea Gilmore	Don't Stop Singing
Garland Jeffreys	The King Of In Between
Michael Kaeshammer	Kaeshammer Live
Ladysmith Black Mambazo	Ladysmith Black Mambazo & Friends
Meshell Ndegeocello	Weather
Patricia O'Callaghan	Matador: The Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Punch Brothers	Who's Feeling Young Now?
Rockpile	Live At Montreux 1980
Rumer	Seasons Of My Soul
John K. Samson	Provincial
Frank Sinatra	Best Of The Best: Capital And Reprise Records/Sinatra '57 In Concert
Ralph Stanley	A Mother's Prayer
June Tabor & Oysterband	Ragged Kingdom
Various Artists	Chimes Of Freedom: The Songs Of Bob Dylan
Suzanne Vega	Close-Up Vol 3: States Of Being
Joe Louis Walker	Hellfire
Amy Winehouse	Lioness: Hidden Treasures
Royal Wood	The Cover Sessions (EP)
Pegi Young	Bracing For Impact