ACM Awards
winners since
1965

Entertainer of the Year

• Winner Dolly Parton
• Nominee Kenny Rogers
• Nominee Kenny Rogers (album) Kenny Rogers
• Nominee Loretta Lynn
• Nominee Mel Tillis
• Nominee Roy Clark

Band of the Year (Non-Touring)

• Winner Palomino Riders
• Nominee Country Stones
• Nominee Nashville Cats
• Nominee Rebel Playboys
• Nominee Sound Company

Band of the Year (Touring)

• Winner Asleep at the Wheel
• Winner Sons of the Pioneers
• Nominee Coalminers
• Nominee Statesiders
• Nominee Strangers

Top Female Vocalist of the Year

• Winner Crystal Gayle
• Nominee Dolly Parton
• Nominee Emmylou Harris
• Nominee Linda Ronstadt
• Nominee Loretta Lynn

Top Male Vocalist of the Year

• Winner Kenny Rogers
• Winner Kenny Rogers (album) Kenny Rogers
• Nominee Conway Twitty
• Nominee Mel Tillis
• Nominee Mickey Gilley
• Nominee Ronnie Milsap

Top Vocal Group

• Winner Statler Brothers
• Nominee Asleep at the Wheel
• Nominee Conway Twitty
• Nominee Dave & Sugar
• Nominee Loretta Lynn
• Nominee Oak Ridge Boys

Top New Female Vocalist

• Winner Debby Boone
• Nominee Helen Cornelius
• Nominee Janie Fricke
• Nominee Mary Lou Turner
• Nominee Stella Parton

Top New Male Vocalist

• Winner Eddie Rabbitt
• Nominee Bobby Borchers
• Nominee Howdy Glenn
• Nominee Mel McDaniel
• Nominee Vern Gosdin

Album of the Year

• Winner Kenny Rogers
• Winner Kenny Rogers (album) Kenny Rogers
• Nominee Conway Twitty's Greatest Hits Vol. II Conway Twitty
• Nominee Here You Come Again Dolly Parton
• Nominee Moody Blue Elvis Presley
• Nominee Ol' Waylon Waylon Jennings

Song of the Year

• Winner Lucille Kenny Rogers
• Nominee Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Crystal Gayle
• Nominee From Graceland To The Promise Land Merle Haggard
• Nominee Luckenback, Texas Waylon Jennings
• Nominee You Light Up My Life Debby Boone

Single Record of the Year

• Winner Lucille Kenny Rogers
• Nominee Blue Bayou Linda Ronstadt
• Nominee Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Crystal Gayle
• Nominee Luckenback, Texas Waylon Jennings
• Nominee You Light Up My Life Debby Boone

Bass

• Winner Larry Booth
• Nominee Billy Graham
• Nominee Bob Moore
• Nominee Charles Flynn
• Nominee Curtis Stone
• Nominee Randy Hatfield
• Nominee Wayne Beverlin

Drums

• Winner Archie Francis
• Winner George Manz
• Nominee Al Brown
• Nominee Ed Mattos
• Nominee Lonnie Godfrey

Fiddle

• Winner Billy Armstrong
• Nominee Doug Kershaw
• Nominee Harold Hensley
• Nominee Johnny Gimble
• Nominee Zeke Dawson

Guitar

• Winner Roy Clark
• Nominee Al Bruno
• Nominee Chet Atkins
• Nominee Danny Michaels
• Nominee Dave Thornhill
• Nominee Hershel Witt
• Nominee James Burton
• Nominee Lee Feltner

Keyboard

• Winner Hargus "Pig" Robbins
• Nominee Gene Dunlap
• Nominee Glen Hardin
• Nominee Jerry Lee Lewis
• Nominee John Hobbs

Specialty Instrument

• Winner Charlie McCoy
• Nominee Danny Michaels
• Nominee Jack Fossing
• Nominee Jerry Inman
• Nominee Mike Aldridge

Steel Guitar

• Winner Buddy Emmons
• Nominee Carl Walden
• Nominee Gary Morse
• Nominee J.D. Maness
• Nominee Lloyd Green

Disc Jockey of the Year

• Winner Billy Parker

Radio Station

• Winner KGBS - Los Angeles, CA

Country Nightclub of the Year

• Winner Palomino - North Hollywood, CA

Career Achievement Award

• Winner Johnny Paycheck
• Nominee Dottie West
• Nominee Jerry Lee Lewis
• Nominee Jimmie Rodgers
• Nominee Roy Orbison

Jim Reeves Memorial Award

• Winner Jim Halsey

Pioneer Award

• Winner Sons of the Pioneers