The 13th Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony was held on April 12, 1978, at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California. It was hosted by Donna Fargo, Barbara Mandrell and Kenny Rogers. __TOC__
Winners and nominees Winners are shown in bold. Entertainer of the YearAlbum of the Year Dolly Parton Roy Clark Loretta Lynn Kenny Rogers Mel Tillis Kenny Rogers — Kenny Rogers Conway Twitty's Greatest Hits Vol. II — Conway Twitty Here You Come Again — Dolly Parton Moody Blue — Elvis Presley Ol' Waylon — Waylon JenningsTop Female Vocalist of the YearTop Male Vocalist of the Year Crystal Gayle Emmylou Harris Loretta Lynn Dolly Parton Linda Ronstadt Kenny Rogers Mickey Gilley Ronnie Milsap Mel Tillis Conway TwittyTop Vocal Group of the YearCareer Achievement Award Statler Brothers Asleep at the Wheel Dave & Sugar Oak Ridge Boys Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn Johnny Paycheck Jerry Lee Lewis Roy Orbison Jimmie Rodgers Dottie WestSingle Record of the YearSong of the Year "Lucille" — Kenny Rogers "Blue Bayou" — Linda Ronstadt "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" — Crystal Gayle "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" — Waylon Jennings "You Light Up My Life" — Debby Boone "Lucille" — Roger Bowling, Hal Bynum "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" — Richard Leigh "From Graceland to the Promised Land" — Merle Haggard "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" — Bobby Emmons, Chips Moman "You Light Up My Life" — Joseph BrooksTop New Male VocalistTop New Female Vocalist Eddie Rabbitt Bobby Borchers Howdy Glenn Vern Gosdin Mel McDaniel Debby Boone Helen Cornelius Janie Fricke Stella Parton Mary Lou TurnerPioneer Award Sons of the Pioneers
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