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The Academy of Country Music (ACM) was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California. It was originally called the Country & Western Music Academy; and was formed by people who wanted to share their love of Country music.
In 1965, the first annual awards ceremony was held. Buck Owens won for Top Male Vocalist and Bonnie Owens won for Top Female Vocalist. Merle Haggard was named Top New Male Vocalist and Kaye Adams was named Top New Female Vocalist.
The most prestigious awards are for Artist of the Decade and Entertainer of the Year. There are a number of other awards to recognize male and female vocalists, albums, videos, songs and musicians. An award is presented in recognition of achievement in the previous year. An award presented in 1999 is for achievement in 1998, i.e., the "1998" award.
- 1990s Garth Brooks
- 1980s Alabama
- 1970s Loretta Lynn
- 1960s Marty Robbins
- 2005 Kenny Chesney
- 2004 Kenny Chesney
- 2003 Toby Keith
- 2002 Toby Keith
- 2001 Brooks & Dunn
- 2000 Dixie Chicks
- 1999 Shania Twain
- 1998 Garth Brooks
- 1997 Garth Brooks
- 1996 Brooks & Dunn
- 1995 Brooks & Dunn
- 1994 Reba McEntire
- 1993 Garth Brooks
- 1992 Garth Brooks
- 1991 Garth Brooks
- 1990 Garth Brooks
- 1989 George Strait
- 1988 Hank Williams, Jr.
- 1987 Hank Williams, Jr.
- 1986 Hank Williams, Jr.
- 1985 Alabama
- 1984 Alabama
- 1983 Alabama
- 1982 Alabama
- 1981 Alabama
- 1980 Barbara Mandrell
- 1979 Willie Nelson
- 1978 Kenny Rogers
- 1977 Dolly Parton
- 1976 Mickey Gilley
- 1975 Loretta Lynn
- 1974 Mac Davis
- 1973 Roy Clark
- 1972 Roy Clark
- 1971 Freddie Hart
- 1970 Merle Haggard
- 2005 Keith Urban
- 2004 Keith Urban
- 2003 Toby Keith
- 2002 Kenny Chesney
- 2001 Alan Jackson
- 2000 Toby Keith
- 1999 Tim McGraw
- 1998 Tim McGraw
- 1997 George Strait
- 1996 George Strait
- 1995 Alan Jackson
- 1994 Alan Jackson
- 1993 Vince Gill
- 1992 Vince Gill
- 1991 Garth Brooks
- 1990 Garth Brooks
- 1989 Clint Black
- 1988 George Strait
- 1987 Randy Travis
- 1986 Randy Travis
- 1985 George Strait
- 1984 George Strait
- 1983 Lee Greenwood
- 1982 Ronnie Milsap
- 1981 Merle Haggard
- 1980 George Jones
- 1979 Larry Gatlin
- 1978 Kenny Rogers
- 1977 Kenny Rogers
- 1976 Mickey Gilley
- 1975 Conway Twitty
- 1974 Merle Haggard
- 1973 Charlie Rich
- 1972 Merle Haggard
- 1971 Freddie Hart
- 1970 Merle Haggard
- 1969 Merle Haggard
- 1968 Glen Campbell
- 1967 Glen Campbell
- 1966 Merle Haggard
- 1965 Buck Owens
- 2005 Sara Evans
- 2004 Gretchen Wilson
- 2003 Martina McBride
- 2002 Martina McBride
- 2001 Martina McBride
- 2000 Faith Hill
- 1999 Faith Hill
- 1998 Faith Hill
- 1997 Trisha Yearwood
- 1996 Patty Loveless
- 1995 Patty Loveless
- 1994 Reba McEntire
- 1993 Wynonna Judd
- 1992 Mary Chapin Carpenter
- 1991 Reba McEntire
- 1990 Reba McEntire
- 1989 Kathy Mattea
- 1988 K.T. Oslin
- 1987 Reba McEntire
- 1986 Reba McEntire
- 1985 Reba McEntire
- 1984 Reba McEntire
- 1983 Janie Fricke
- 1982 Sylvia
- 1981 Barbara Mandrell
- 1980 Dolly Parton
- 1979 Crystal Gayle
- 1978 Barbara Mandrell
- 1977 Crystal Gayle
- 1976 Crystal Gayle
- 1975 Loretta Lynn
- 1974 Loretta Lynn
- 1973 Loretta Lynn
- 1972 Donna Fargo
- 1971 Loretta Lynn
- 1970 Lynn Anderson
- 1969 Tammy Wynette
- 1968 Cathie Taylor
- 1967 Lynn Anderson
- 1966 Bonnie Guitar
- 1965 Bonnie Owens
| Entertainer Of The Year: |
Kenny Chesney |
| Song Of The Year: |
"Live Like You Were Dying" - Tim McGraw - Craig Wiseman, Tim Nichols |
| Single Of The Year: |
"Live Like You Were Dying" - Tim McGraw |
| Album Of The Year: |
"Be Here" - Keith Urban |
| Top Male Vocalist: |
Keith Urban |
| Top Female Vocalist: |
Gretchen Wilson |
| Top Vocal Duo: |
Brooks & Dunn |
| Top Vocal Group: |
Rascal Flatts |
| Top New Artist: |
Gretchen Wilson |
| Video Of The Year: |
"Wiskey Lullaby" - Brad Paisley und Alison Krauss |
| Vocal Event Of The Year: |
"Wiskey Lullaby" - Brad Paisley und Alison Krauss |
| Entertainer Of The Year: |
Toby Keith |
| Song Of The Year: |
"Three Wooden Crosses" - Randy Travis - Douglas Johnson, Kim Williams Williams |
| Single Of The Year: |
"It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" - Alan Jackson |
| Album Of The Year: |
"Shock'n Y' All" - Toby Keith |
| Top Male Vocalist: |
Toby Keith |
| Top Female Vocalist: |
Martina McBride |
| Top Vocal Duo: |
Brooks & Dunn |
| Top Vocal Group: |
Rascal Flatts |
| Top New Artist: |
Dierks Bentley |
| Video Of The Year: |
"Beer For My Horses" - Toby Keith und Willie Nelson |
| Vocal Event Of The Year: |
"It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" - Alan Jackson |
| Entertainer Of The Year: |
Brooks & Dunn |
| Song Of The Year: |
"Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)" - Alan Jackson - Alan Jackson |
| Single Of The Year: |
"Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)" - Alan Jackson |
| Album Of The Year: |
O Brother Where Art Thou? - verschiedene Interpreten |
| Top Male Vocalist: |
Alan Jackson |
| Top Female Vocalist: |
Martina McBride |
| Top Vocal Duo: |
Brooks & Dunn |
| Top Vocal Group: |
Lonestar |
| Top New Male Vocalist: |
Phil Vassar |
| Top New Female Vocalist: |
Carolyn Dawn Johnson |
| Top New Vocal Duo Or Group: |
Trick Pony |
| Video Of The Year: |
"Only In America" - Brooks & Dunn |
| Vocal Event Of The Year: |
"I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow" |
| Entertainer Of The Year: |
Garth Brooks |
| Song Of The Year: |
"Holes in the Floor of Heaven" - Steve Wariner, Billy Kirsch |
| Single Of The Year: |
"This Kiss" - Faith Hill |
| Album Of The Year: |
Wide Open Spaces - Dixie Chicks |
| Top Male Vocalist: |
Tim McGraw |
| Top Female Vocalist: |
Faith Hill |
| Top Vocal Duo: |
Dixie Chicks |
| Top Vocal Group: |
Dixie Chicks |
| Top New Male Vocalist: |
Mark Wills |
| Top New Female Vocalist: |
Jo Dee Messina |
| Top New Vocal Duo Or Group: |
Dixie Chicks |
| Video Of The Year: |
"This Kiss" - Faith Hill |
| Vocal Event Of The Year: |
"Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me" - Faith Hill mit Tim McGraw |
| Entertainer Of The Year: |
Garth Brooks |
| Song Of The Year: |
"It's Your Love" - Tim McGraw & Faith Hill - Stephony Smith |
| Single Of The Year: |
"It's Your Love" - Tim McGraw & Faith Hill |
| Album Of The Year: |
Carrying Your Love With Me - George Strait |
| Top Male Vocalist: |
George Strait |
| Top Female Vocalist: |
Trisha Yearwood |
| Top Vocal Duo: |
Brooks & Dunn |
| Top Vocal Group: |
Brooks & Dunn |
| Top New Male Vocalist: |
Kenny Chesney |
| Top New Female Vocalist: |
Lee Ann Womack |
| Top New Vocal Duo Or Group: |
The Kinleys |
| Video Of The Year: |
"It's Your Love" Tim McGraw und Faith Hill |
| Vocal Event Of The Year: |
"It's Your Love" - Tim McGraw mit Faith Hill |
| Entertainer Of The Year: |
Brooks & Dunn |
| Song Of The Year: |
"Blue" - LeAnn Rimes - Bill Mack |
| Single Of The Year: |
"Blue" - LeAnn Rimes |
| Album Of The Year: |
Blue Clear Sky - George Strait |
| Top Male Vocalist: |
George Strait |
| Top Female Vocalist: |
Patty Loveless |
| Top Vocal Duo: |
Brooks & Dunn |
| Top Vocal Group: |
Sawyer Brown |
| Top New Male Vocalist: |
Trace Adkins |
| Top New Female Vocalist: |
LeAnn Rimes |
| Top New Vocal Duo Or Group: |
Ricochet (Band) |
| Video Of The Year: |
"I Think About You" - Collin Raye |
| Entertainer Of The Year: |
Garth Brooks |
| Song Of The Year: |
"Somewhere In My Broken Heart" - Billy Dean - Billy Dean, Richard Leigh |
| Single Of The Year: |
"Don't Rock The Jukebox" - Alan Jackson |
| Album Of The Year: |
Don't Rock The Jukebox - Alan Jackson |
| Top Male Vocalist: |
Garth Brooks |
| Top Female Vocalist: |
Reba McEntire |
| Top Vocal Duo: |
Brooks & Dunn |
| Top Vocal Group: |
Diamond Rio |
| Top New Male Vocalist: |
Billy Dean |
| Top New Female Vocalist: |
Trisha Yearwood |
| Top New Vocal Duo Or Group: |
Brooks & Dunn |
| Video Of The Year: |
"Is There Life Out There?" - Reba McEntire |
| Entertainer Of The Year: |
Hank Williams Jr. |
| Song Of The Year: |
"Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses" - Kathy Mattea - Charles Nelson, Paul Nelson |
| Single Of The Year: |
"Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses" - Kathy Mattea |
| Album Of The Year: |
This Woman - K.T. Oslin |
| Top Male Vocalist: |
George Strait |
| Top Female Vocalist: |
K.T. Oslin |
| Top Vocal Duo: |
The Judds |
| Top Vocal Group: |
Highway 101 |
| Top New Male Vocalist: |
Rodney Crowell |
| Top New Female Vocalist: |
Suzy Bogguss |
| Video Of The Year: |
Young Country" - Hank Williams Jr. |
| Entertainer Of The Year: |
Alabama |
| Song Of The Year: |
"The Wind Beneath My Wings" - Gary Morris - Larry Henley, Jeff Silbar |
| Single Of The Year: |
"Islands In The Stream" - Kenny Rogers und Dolly Parton |
| Album Of The Year: |
The Closer You Get - Alabama |
| Top Male Vocalist: |
Lee Greenwood |
| Top Female Vocalist: |
Janie Fricke |
| Top Vocal Duo: |
Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers |
| Top Vocal Group: |
Alabama |
| Top New Male Vocalist: |
Jim Glaser |
| Top New Female Vocalist: |
Gus Hardin |
| Entertainer Of The Year: |
Barbara Mandrell |
| Song Of The Year: |
"He Stopped Loving Her Today" - George Jones - Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman |
| Single Of The Year: |
"He Stopped Loving Her Today" - George Jones |
| Album Of The Year: |
Urban Cowboy: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| Top Male Vocalist: |
George Jones |
| Top Female Vocalist: |
Dolly Parton |
| Top New Male Vocalist: |
Johnny Lee |
| Top New Female Vocalist: |
Terri Gibbs |
| Entertainer Of The Year: |
Kenny Rogers |
| Song Of The Year: |
"You Needed Me" - Anne Murray - Randy Goodrum |
| Single Of The Year: |
"Tulsa Time" - Don Williams |
| Album Of The Year: |
Y'all Come Back Saloon - Oak Ridge Boys |
| Top Male Vocalist: |
Kenny Rogers |
| Top Female Vocalist: |
Barbara Mandrell |
| Top Vocal Group: |
Oak Ridge Boys |
| Top New Male Vocalist: |
John Conlee |
| Top New Female Vocalist: |
Christy Lane |
| Entertainer Of The Year: |
Loretta Lynn |
| Song Of The Year: |
"Rhinestone Cowboy" - Glen Campbell - Larry Weiss |
| Single Of The Year: |
"Rhinestone Cowboy" - Glen Campbell |
| Album Of The Year: |
Feelings - Loretta Lynn Conway Twitty |
| Top Male Vocalist: |
Conway Twitty |
| Top Female Vocalist: |
Loretta Lynn |
| Top Vocal Duo: |
Conway Twitty und Loretta Lynn |
| Top New Male Vocalist: |
Freddy Fender |
| Top New Female Vocalist: |
Crystal Gayle |
| Entertainer Of The Year: |
Roy Clark |
| Song Of The Year: |
"Behind Closed Doors" - Charlie Rich - Kenny O'Dell |
| Single Of The Year: |
"Behind Closed Doors" - Charlie Rich |
| Album Of The Year: |
Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich |
| Top Male Vocalist: |
Charlie Rich |
| Top Female Vocalist: |
Loretta Lynn |
| Top Vocal Group: |
Brush Arbor |
| Top New Male Vocalist: |
Dorsey Burnette |
| Top New Female Vocalist: |
Olivia Newton-John |
| Entertainer Of The Year: |
Freddie Hart |
| Song Of The Year: |
"Easy Lovin'" - Freddie Hart - Freddie Hart |
| Single Of The Year: |
"Easy Lovin'" - Freddie Hart |
| Album Of The Year: |
Easy Lovin' - Freddie Hart |
| Top Male Vocalist: |
Freddie Hart |
| Top Female Vocalist: |
Loretta Lynn |
| Top Vocal Duo: |
Conway Twitty und Loretta Lynn |
| Top New Male Vocalist: |
Tony Booth |
| Top New Female Vocalist: |
Barbara Mandrell |
| Entertainer Of The Year: |
Merle Haggard |
| Song Of The Year: |
"For The Good Times" - Ray Price - Kris Kristofferson |
| Single Of The Year: |
"For The Good Times" - Ray Price |
| Album Of The Year: |
For The Good Times - Ray Price |
| Top Male Vocalist: |
Merle Haggard |
| Top Female Vocalist: |
Lynn Anderson |
| Top Vocal Group: |
Kimberleys |
| Top New Male Vocalist: |
Buddy Alan |
| Top New Female Vocalist: |
Sammi Smith |
| Artist Of The Decade: |
Marty Robbins |
| Single Of The Year: |
"Okie From Muskogee" - Merle Haggard |
| Album Of The Year: |
Okie From Muskogee - Merle Haggard |
| Top Male Vocalist: |
Merle Haggard |
| Top Female Vocalist: |
Tammy Wynette |
| Top Vocal Duo: |
Merle Haggard und Bonnie Owens |
| Top Vocal Group: |
Kimberleys |
| Top New Male Vocalist: |
Freddy Weller |
| Top New Female Vocalist: |
Donna Fargo |
| Single Of The Year: |
"Little Green Apples" - Roger Miller |
| Album Of The Year: |
Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry - Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry |
| Top Male Vocalist: |
Glen Campbell |
| Top Female Vocalist: |
Cathie Taylor |
| Top Vocal Duo: |
Johnny Mosby und Jonie Mosby |
| Top New Male Vocalist: |
Ray Sanders |
| Top New Female Vocalist: |
Cheryl Poole |
| Top Male Vocalist: |
Merle Haggard |
| Top Female Vocalist: |
Bonnie Guitar |
| Top New Male Vocalist: |
Billy Mize |
| Top New Female Vocalist: |
Cathie Taylor |