Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 __NOTOC__ Die Academy of Country Music Awards (ACM Awards) gehören zu den wichtigsten Auszeichnungen im Bereich der US-amerikanischen Country-Musik. Sie sind der älteste der großen Musikpreise und wurden erstmals 1966 vergeben, zwei Jahre vor den ersten Country Music Association Awards. Die Verleihung findet üblicherweise jedes Jahr im April oder Mai statt.
Aufgeführt sind die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen für Musiker und musikalische Werke. Im Lauf der Jahre wurden die Kategorien immer wieder verändert und angepasst. 1984 kam eine Auszeichnung für Musikvideos hinzu. Daneben gibt es zahlreiche weitere Preise, bspw. für Instrumentalisten, Techniker, Rundfunkmoderatoren oder Sonderpreise für herausragende Leistungen über größere Zeiträume. Meist wurden diese aber nur zeitweise oder nur unregelmäßig vergeben.
1966 Top Female Vocalist: Bonnie Owens Top Male Vocalist: Buck Owens Man of the Year: Roger Miller Best Vocal Group: Bonnie Owens & Merle Haggard Most Promising Female Vocalist: Kay Adams Most Promising Male Vocalist: Merle Haggard Songwriter of the Year: Roger Miller
1967 Top Female Vocalist: Bonnie Guitar Top Male Vocalist: Merle Haggard Man of the Year: Dean Martin Top Vocal Group: Bonnie Owens & Merle Haggard Most Promising Female Vocalist: Cathie Taylor Most Promising Male Vocalist: Billy Mize Most Promising Vocal Group: Bob Morris & Faye Hardin Song of the Year: Apartment #9 von Bobby Austin – Autoren: Bobby Austin, Fuzzy Owen, Johnny Paycheck
1968 Top Female Vocalist: Lynn Anderson Top Male Vocalist: Glen Campbell Man of the Year: Joey Bishop Top Duo: Bonnie Owens & Merle Haggard Top Vocal Group: The Sons of the Pioneers Most Promising Female Vocalist: Bobbie Gentry Most Promising Male Vocalist: Jerry Inman Album of the Year: Gentle on My Mind von Glen Campbell Single Record of the Year: Gentle on My Mind von Glen Campbell Song of the Year: It’s Such a Pretty World Today von Wynn Stewart – Autor: Dale Noe
1969 Top Female Vocalist: Cathie Taylor Top Male Vocalist: Glen Campbell Man of the Year: Tom Smothers Top Vocal Group: Johnny & Jonie Mosby Most Promising Female Vocalist: Cheryl Poole Most Promising Male Vocalist: Ray Sanders Album of the Year: Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry von Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry Single Record of the Year: Little Green Apples von Roger Miller Song of the Year: Wichita Lineman von Glen Campbell – Autor: Jimmy Webb
1970 Top Female Vocalist: Tammy Wynette Top Male Vocalist: Merle Haggard Man of the Year: Frank Peppiatt und John Aylesworth Top Vocal Group: The Kimberleys Most Promising Female Vocalist: Donna Fargo Most Promising Male Vocalist: Freddy Weller Album of the Year: Okie from Muskogee von Merle Haggard Single Record of the Year: Okie from Muskogee von Merle Haggard Song of the Year: Okie from Muskogee von Merle Haggard – Autoren: Roy Edward Burris, Merle Haggard
1971 Entertainer of the Year: Merle Haggard Top Female Vocalist: Lynn Anderson Top Male Vocalist: Merle Haggard Man of the Year: Hugh Cherry Top Vocal Group: The Kimberleys Most Promising Female Vocalist: Sammi Smith Most Promising Male Vocalist: Buddy Alan Album of the Year: For the Good Times von Ray Price Single Record of the Year: For the Good Times von Ray Price Song of the Year: For the Good Times von Ray Price – Autor: Kris Kristofferson
1972 Entertainer of the Year: Freddie Hart Top Female Vocalist: Loretta Lynn Top Male Vocalist: Freddie Hart Man of the Year: Walter Knott Top Vocal Group: Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn Most Promising Female Vocalist: Barbara Mandrell Most Promising Male Vocalist: Tony Booth Album of the Year: Easy Lovin’ von Freddie Hart Single Record of the Year: Easy Lovin’ von Freddie Hart Song of the Year: Easy Lovin’ von Freddie Hart – Autor: Freddie Hart
1973 Entertainer of the Year: Roy Clark Top Female Vocalist: Donna Fargo Top Male Vocalist: Merle Haggard Man of the Year: Lawrence Welk Top Vocal Group: Statler Brothers Most Promising Female Vocalist: Tanya Tucker Most Promising Male Vocalist: Johnny Rodriguez Pioneer Award: Stuart Hamblen Album of the Year: The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. von Donna Fargo Single Record of the Year: The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. von Donna Fargo Song of the Year: The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. von Donna Fargo – Autorin: Yvonne Silver
1974 Entertainer of the Year: Roy Clark Top Female Vocalist: Loretta Lynn Top Male Vocalist: Charlie Rich Top Vocal Duet or Group: Brush Arbor Most Promising Female Vocalist: Olivia Newton-John Most Promising Male Vocalist: Dorsey Burnette Album of the Year: Behind Closed Doors von Charlie Rich Single Record of the Year: Behind Closed Doors von Charlie Rich Song of the Year: Behind Closed Doors von Charlie Rich – Autor: Kenny O’Dell
1975 Entertainer of the Year: Mac Davis Top Female Vocalist: Loretta Lynn Top Male Vocalist: Merle Haggard Top Vocal Group: Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn Most Promising Female Vocalist: Linda Ronstadt Most Promising Male Vocalist: Mickey Gilley Album of the Year: Back Home Again von John Denver Single Record of the Year: Country Bumpkin von Cal Smith Song of the Year: Country Bumpkin von Cal Smith – Autor: Don Wayne
1976 Entertainer of the Year: Loretta Lynn Top Female Vocalist of the Year: Loretta Lynn Top Male Vocalist of the Year: Conway Twitty Top Vocal Group: Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn Most Promising Female Vocalist: Crystal Gayle Most Promising Male Vocalist: Freddy Fender Album of the Year: Feelings von Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty Single Record of the Year: Rhinestone Cowboy von Glen Campbell Song of the Year: Rhinestone Cowboy von Glen Campbell – Autor: Larry Weiss
1977 Entertainer of the Year: Mickey Gilley Top Female Vocalist of the Year: Crystal Gayle Top Male Vocalist of the Year: Mickey Gilley Top Vocal Group: Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn Most Promising Female Vocalist: Billie Jo Spears Most Promising Male Vocalist: Moe Bandy Album of the Year: Gilley’s Smoking von Mickey Gilley Single Record of the Year: Bring It On Home von Mickey Gilley Song of the Year: Don’t the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time von Mickey Gilley – Autor: Baker Knight
1978 Entertainer of the Year: Dolly Parton Top Female Vocalist of the Year: Crystal Gayle Top Male Vocalist of the Year: Kenny Rogers Top Vocal Group: Statler Brothers Top New Female Vocalist: Debby Boone Top New Male Vocalist: Eddie Rabbitt Album of the Year: Kenny Rogers von Kenny Rogers Single Record of the Year: Lucille von Kenny Rogers Song of the Year: Lucille von Kenny Rogers – Autoren: Roger Bowling, Hal Bynum
1979 Entertainer of the Year: Kenny Rogers Top Female Vocalist: Barbara Mandrell Top Male Vocalist: Kenny Rogers Top Vocal Group: Oak Ridge Boys Top New Female Vocalist: Christy Lane Top New Male Vocalist: John Conlee Album of the Year: Y’All Come Back Saloon von den Oak Ridge Boys Single Record of the Year: Tulsa Time von Don Williams Song of the Year: You Needed Me von Anne Murray – Autor: Randy Goodrum
1980 Entertainer of the Year: Willie Nelson Top Female Vocalist: Crystal Gayle Top Male Vocalist: Larry Gatlin Top Vocal Group: Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley Top New Female Vocalist: Lacy J. Dalton und Sylvia Top New Male Vocalist: R. C. Bannon Album of the Year: Straight Ahead von Larry Gatlin Single Record of the Year: All the Gold in California – Larry Gatlin & Gatlin Bros. Song of the Year: It’s a Cheatin’ Situation von Moe Bandy – Autoren: Sony Throckmorton, Curly Putman
1981 Entertainer of the Year: Barbara Mandrell Top Female Vocalist: Dolly Parton Top Male Vocalist: George Jones Top Vocal Duet: Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley Top Vocal Group: Alabama Top New Female Vocalist: Terri Gibbs Top New Male Vocalist: Johnny Lee Album of the Year: Urban Cowboy (Soundtrack) – Produzent: Irving Azoff Single Record of the Year: He Stopped Loving Her Today von George Jones Song of the Year: He Stopped Loving Her Today von George Jones – Autoren: Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman
1982 Entertainer of the Year: Alabama Top Female Vocalist: Barbara Mandrell Top Male Vocalist: Merle Haggard Top Vocal Duet: Shelly West & David Frizzell Top Vocal Group: Alabama Top New Female Vocalist: Juice Newton Top New Male Vocalist: Ricky Skaggs Album of the Year: Feels So Right von Alabama Single Record of the Year: Elvira von den Oak Ridge Boys Song of the Year: You’re the Reason God Made Oklahoma von David Frizzell & Shelly West – Autoren: Larry Collins, Sandy Pinkard
1983 Entertainer of the Year: Alabama Top Female Vocalist: Sylvia Top Male Vocalist: Ronnie Milsap Top Vocal Duet: Shelly West & David Frizzell Top Vocal Group: Alabama Top New Female Vocalist: Karen Brooks Top New Male Vocalist: Michael Martin Murphey Album of the Year: Always on My Mind von Willie Nelson Single Record of the Year: Always on My Mind von Willie Nelson Song of the Year: Are the Good Times Really Over von Merle Haggard – Autor: Merle Haggard
1984 Entertainer of the Year: Alabama Top Female Vocalist: Janie Fricke Top Male Vocalist: Lee Greenwood Top Vocal Duet: Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers Top Vocal Group: Alabama Top New Female Vocalist: Gus Hardin Top New Male Vocalist: Jim Glaser Album of the Year: The Closer You Get von Alabama Single Record of the Year: Islands in the Stream von Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton Song of the Year: The Wind Beneath My Wings von Gary Morris – Autoren: Larry Henley, Jeff Silbar
1985 Entertainer of the Year: Alabama Top Female Vocalist: Reba McEntire Top Male Vocalist: George Strait Top Vocal Duet: The Judds Top Vocal Group: Alabama Top New Female Vocalist: Nicolette Larson Top New Male Vocalist: Vince Gill Album of the Year: Roll On von Alabama Single Record of the Year: To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before von Willie Nelson und Julio Iglesias Song of the Year: Why Not Me von den Judds – Autoren: Harlan Howard, Brent Maher, Sonny Throckmorton Country Music Video of the Year: All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight von Hank Williams Jr.
1986 Entertainer of the Year: Alabama Top Female Vocalist: Reba McEntire Top Male Vocalist: George Strait Top Vocal Duet: The Judds Top Vocal Group: Alabama Top New Female Vocalist: Judy Rodman Top New Male Vocalist: Randy Travis Album of the Year: Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind von George Strait Single Record of the Year: Highwayman von Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash und Kris Kristofferson Song of the Year: Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night) von Ronnie Milsap – Autoren: Fred Parris, Mike Reid, Troy Seals Country Video of the Year: Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes von George Jones
1987 Entertainer of the Year: Hank Williams Jr. Top Female Vocalist: Reba McEntire Top Male Vocalist: Randy Travis Top Vocal Duet: The Judds Top Vocal Group: Forester Sisters Top New Female Vocalist: Holly Dunn Top New Male Vocalist: Dwight Yoakam Album of the Year: Storms of Life von Randy Travis Single Record of the Year: On the Other Hand von Randy Travis Song of the Year: On the Other Hand von Randy Travis – Autoren: Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz Country Music Video of the Year: Whoever’s in New England von Reba McEntire
1988