ACM Awards
winners since
1965

Entertainer of the Year

• Winner Willie Nelson
• Nominee Crystal Gayle
• Nominee Kenny Rogers
• Nominee Kenny Rogers (album) Kenny Rogers
• Nominee Loretta Lynn
• Nominee Waylon Jennings

Artist of the Decade

• Winner Loretta Lynn

Band of the Year (Non-Touring)

• Winner Midnight Riders
• Nominee All Stars
• Nominee Country Sunshine
• Nominee New Country
• Nominee Palomino Riders
• Nominee Rebel Playboys
• Nominee Sound Company

Band of the Year (Touring)

• Winner Charlie Daniels Band
• Nominee Asleep at the Wheel
• Nominee Oak Ridge Boys Band
• Nominee Original Texas Playboys
• Nominee The Waylors

Top Female Vocalist

• Winner Crystal Gayle
• Nominee Anne Murray
• Nominee Barbara Mandrell
• Nominee Dolly Parton
• Nominee Loretta Lynn

Top Male Vocalist

• Winner Larry Gatlin
• Nominee Don Williams
• Nominee Kenny Rogers
• Nominee Kenny Rogers (album) Kenny Rogers
• Nominee Moe Bandy
• Nominee Waylon Jennings

Top Vocal Group

• Winner Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley
• Nominee Helen Cornelius
• Nominee Louise Mandrell
• Nominee Oak Ridge Boys
• Nominee R.C. Bannon
• Nominee Statler Brothers

Top New Female Vocalist

• Winner Lacy J. Dalton
• Winner Sylvia
• Nominee Gail Davies
• Nominee Louise Mandrell
• Nominee Rosanne Cash

Top New Male Vocalist

• Winner R.C. Bannon
• Nominee Big Al Downing
• Nominee John Anderson
• Nominee Randy Barlow
• Nominee Razzy Bailey

Album of the Year

• Winner Straight Ahead Larry Gatlin
• Nominee Blue Kentucky Girl Emmylou Harris
• Nominee Greatest Hits-Waylon Waylon Jennings
• Nominee Kenny Kenny Rogers
• Nominee Willie Sings Kristofferson Willie Nelson

Song of the Year

• Winner It’s A Cheatin' Situation Moe Bandy
• Nominee All The Gold in California Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
• Nominee Last Cheaters Waltz T.G. Sheppard
• Nominee She Believes In Me Kenny Rogers
• Nominee You're The Only One Dolly Parton

Country Music Movie of the Year

• Winner Electric Horseman
• Nominee Concrete Cowboy
• Nominee Elvis
• Nominee Living Legend

Single Record of the Year

• Winner All The Gold in California Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
• Nominee Amanda Waylon Jennings
• Nominee Coward Of The County Kenny Rogers
• Nominee Devil Went Down To Georgia Charlie Daniels Band
• Nominee Half The Way Crystal Gayle

Bass

• Winner Billy Graham
• Nominee Curtis Stone
• Nominee Jerry Johnson
• Nominee Steve Wariner
• Nominee Tony Booth

Drums

• Winner Archie Francis
• Nominee George Manz
• Nominee Judy Lee
• Nominee Larrie Londin
• Nominee Richie Albright

Fiddle

• Winner Johnny Gimble
• Nominee Byron Berline
• Nominee Doug Atwell
• Nominee Gordon Terry
• Nominee Harold Hensley

Guitar

• Winner Al Bruno
• Nominee Billy Walker
• Nominee Dan Miller
• Nominee Jack Daniels
• Nominee James Burton

Keyboard

• Winner Hargus "Pig" Robbins
• Nominee Danny Stonestreet
• Nominee Glen Hardin
• Nominee Jimmy Pruett
• Nominee John Hobbs

Specialty Instrument

• Winner Charlie McCoy
• Nominee Danny Davis
• Nominee Jerry Johnson
• Nominee John Hartford
• Nominee Smokey Rogers

Steel Guitar

• Winner Buddy Emmons
• Nominee J.D. Maness
• Nominee Joel Ferguson
• Nominee Pete Grant
• Nominee Ralph Mooney

Disc Jockey of the Year

• Winner King Edward IV

Radio Station

• Winner KFDI - Wichita, KS

Country Nightclub of the Year

• Winner Palomino - North Hollywood, CA

Jim Reeves Memorial Award

• Winner Bill Ward

Pioneer Award

• Winner Patti Page