The American Music Award for Favorite Duo or Group – Country has been awarded since 1974. Years reflect the year in which the awards were presented, for works released in the previous year (until 2003 onward when awards were handed out on November of the same year). The all-time winner in this category is Alabama with 17 wins.
Winners and nominees 1970s Year Artist Ref 1974 Carter Family The Osborne Brothers The Statler Brothers 1975 Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn George Jones and Tammy Wynette The Statler Brothers 1976 Donny Osmond and Marie Osmond The Statler Brothers Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn 1977 Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn George Jones and Tammy Wynette The Statler Brothers 1978 Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn George Jones and Tammy Wynette The Statler Brothers 1979 The Statler Brothers Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson The Oak Ridge Boys
1980s Year Artist Ref 1980 The Statler Brothers The Oak Ridge Boys Kenny Rogers and Dottie West 1981 The Statler Brothers Charlie Daniels Band The Oak Ridge Boys 1982 The Oak Ridge Boys Alabama Willie Nelson and Ray Price The Statler Brothers 1983 Alabama The Oak Ridge Boys The Statler Brothers 1984 Alabama The Oak Ridge Boys Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton The Statler Brothers 1985 Alabama The Oak Ridge Boys The Statler Brothers 1986 Alabama The Judds The Oak Ridge Boys 1987 Alabama The Forester Sisters The Judds Marie Osmond and Paul Davis 1988 Alabama The Judds Restless Heart 1989 Alabama The Judds The Oak Ridge Boys
1990s Year Artist Ref 1990 Alabama Highway 101 The Judds 1991 Alabama The Judds Shenandoah 1992 Alabama The Judds The Kentucky Headhunters 1993 Alabama Brooks & Dunn Sawyer Brown 1994 Alabama Brooks & Dunn Little Texas 1995 Alabama Brooks & Dunn Little Texas 1996 Alabama BlackHawk Brooks & Dunn 1997 Brooks & Dunn BlackHawk The Mavericks 1998 Alabama Brooks & Dunn Sawyer Brown 1999 Alabama Brooks & Dunn Dixie Chicks
2000s Year Artist Ref 2000 Brooks & Dunn Diamond Rio Dixie Chicks 2001 Dixie Chicks Brooks & Dunn Lonestar 2002 Brooks & Dunn Lonestar SheDaisy 2003 Dixie Chicks Brooks & Dunn Lonestar 2003 Alabama Brooks & Dunn Dixie Chicks 2004 Brooks & Dunn Lonestar Rascal Flatts 2005 Brooks & Dunn Big & Rich Rascal Flatts 2006 Rascal Flatts Brooks & Dunn Montgomery Gentry 2007 Rascal Flatts Big & Rich Brooks & Dunn 2008 Rascal Flatts Brooks & Dunn Sugarland 2009 Rascal Flatts Sugarland Zac Brown Band
2010s Year Artist Ref 2010 Lady Antebellum Rascal Flatts Zac Brown Band 2011 Lady Antebellum The Band Perry Zac Brown Band 2012 Lady Antebellum Rascal Flatts Zac Brown Band 2013 Lady Antebellum The Band Perry Florida Georgia Line 2014 Florida Georgia Line Eli Young Band Lady Antebellum 2015 Florida Georgia Line Little Big Town Zac Brown Band 2016 Florida Georgia Line Old Dominion Zac Brown Band 2017 Little Big Town Florida Georgia Line Old Dominion 2018 Florida Georgia Line Dan + Shay Lanco 2019 Dan + Shay Florida Georgia Line Old Dominion
2020s Year Artist Ref 2020 Dan + Shay Florida Georgia Line Old Dominion2021 Dan + Shay Florida Georgia Line Lady A Old Dominion Zac Brown Band2022 Dan + Shay Lady A Old Dominion Parmalee Zac Brown Band2025 Dan + Shay Old Dominion Parmalee The Red Clay Strays Zac Brown Band2026Zac Brown BandBrooks & DunnOld DominionRascal FlattsTreaty Oak Revival
Category facts
Multiple wins
17 wins Alabama
5 wins Brooks & Dunn Dan + Shay
4 wins Florida Georgia Line Lady Antebellum Rascal Flatts
3 wins The Statler Brothers Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
2 wins Dixie Chicks
Multiple nominations
18 nominations Alabama Brooks & Dunn
12 nominations The Statler Brothers
9 nominations Florida Georgia Line The Oak Ridge Boys Rascal Flatts Zac Brown Band
7 nominations The Judds Lady Antebellum Old Dominion
5 nominations Dan + Shay Dixie Chicks
4 nominations Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn Lonestar
3 nominations George Jones and Tammy Wynette
2 nominations The Band Perry Big & Rich BlackHawk Little Big Town Little Texas Willie Nelson Marie Osmond Kenny Rogers Sawyer Brown Sugarland
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