ACM Awards
winners since
1965

Entertainer of the Year

• Winner Alabama
• Nominee Barbara Mandrell
• Nominee Kenny Rogers
• Nominee Kenny Rogers (album) Kenny Rogers
• Nominee Ricky Skaggs
• Nominee Willie Nelson

Band of the Year (Non-Touring)

• Winner Desperados
• Nominee Johnny Blankenship Band
• Nominee Sound Company
• Nominee Tennesseans
• Nominee Western Union
• Nominee Wyvon Alexander Band

Band of the Year (Touring)

• Winner Ricky Skaggs Band
• Nominee Alabama
• Nominee Charlie Daniels Band
• Nominee Do Rites
• Nominee Strangers

Top Female Vocalist

• Winner Sylvia
• Nominee Barbara Mandrell
• Nominee Dottie West
• Nominee Janie Fricke
• Nominee Rosanne Cash

Top Male Vocalist

• Winner Ronnie Milsap
• Nominee Hank Williams Jr.
• Nominee Merle Haggard
• Nominee Ricky Skaggs
• Nominee Willie Nelson

Top Vocal Group

• Winner Alabama
• Nominee Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Bros. Band Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
• Nominee Oak Ridge Boys
• Nominee Statler Brothers
• Nominee The Whites

Top New Female Vocalist

• Winner Karen Brooks
• Nominee Amy Wooley
• Nominee Cindy Hurt
• Nominee Deborah Allen
• Nominee Sue Powell

Top New Male Vocalist

• Winner Michael Murphey
• Nominee Gary Morris
• Nominee Gary Wolf
• Nominee George Strait
• Nominee Kieran Kane

Album of the Year

• Winner Always On My Mind Willie Nelson
• Nominee Listen To The Radio Don Williams
• Nominee Love Will Turn You Around Kenny Rogers
• Nominee Mountain Music Alabama
• Nominee Waitin' For The Sun To Shine Ricky Skaggs

Song of the Year

• Winner Are The Good Times Really Over Merle Haggard
• Nominee I'm Gonna Hire A Wino to Decorate Our Home David Frizzell
• Nominee Nobody Sylvia
• Nominee Ring On Her Finger, Time On Her Hands Lee Greenwood
• Nominee She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft) Jerry Reed

Single Record of the Year

• Winner Always On My Mind Willie Nelson
• Nominee Crying My Heart Out Over You Ricky Skaggs
• Nominee I'm Gonna Hire A Wino to Decorate Our Home David Frizzell
• Nominee Love Will Turn You Around Kenny Rogers
• Nominee Nobody Sylvia

Bass

• Winner Red Wooten
• Nominee Emory Gordy
• Nominee Joe Allen
• Nominee Joe Osborn
• Nominee Johnny Pierce

Drums

• Winner Archie Francis
• Nominee Buddy Harman
• Nominee Hal Blaine
• Nominee Jerry Carrigan
• Nominee Larrie Londin

Fiddle

• Winner Johnny Gimble
• Nominee Buddy Spicher
• Nominee Doug Atwell
• Nominee Gordon Terry
• Nominee Harold Hensley

Guitar

• Winner Al Bruno
• Nominee Billy Walker
• Nominee James Burton
• Nominee Reggie Young
• Nominee Thumbs Carlisle

Keyboard

• Winner Hargus "Pig" Robbins
• Nominee Earl Ball
• Nominee Glen Hardin
• Nominee John Hobbs
• Nominee Morgan Stoddard

Specialty Instrument

• Winner James Burton
• Nominee Charlie McCoy
• Nominee Don Markham
• Nominee Neil Le Vang
• Nominee Terry McMillan

Steel Guitar

• Winner J.D. Maness
• Nominee Buddy Emmons
• Nominee Lloyd Green
• Nominee Sonny Garrish
• Nominee Weldon Myrick

Disc Jockey of the Year

• Winner Lee Arnold

Radio Station of the Year

• Winner KIKK - Houston, TX

Country Nightclub of the Year

• Winner Gilley's - Pasadena, TX

Jim Reeves Memorial Award

• Winner Jo Walker-Meador

Pioneer Award

• Winner Chet Atkins

Tex Ritter Award

• Winner The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas
• Nominee Barbarosa
• Nominee Country Gold
• Nominee Honkytonk Man
• Nominee Six Pack

Top Vocal Duet

• Winner David Frizzell & Shelly West
• Nominee Bellamy Brothers
• Nominee Crystal Gayle & Eddie Rabbitt
• Nominee Dean Dillon
• Nominee Gary Stewart
• Nominee George Jones
• Nominee Merle Haggard
• Nominee Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings