All-Time CMA Awards Show Winners Top 10

Brooks & Dunn, hosts of "The 40th Annual Country Music Assocation Awards"
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TOP CMA AWARD WINNERS


(19) BROOKS & DUNN
  • Album of the Year 1994 COMMON THREAD: THE SONGS OF THE EAGLES - Giant
  • Entertainer of the Year 1996
  • Music Video of the Year 2006 "Believe" 2006
  • Single of the Year 2006 "Believe" - Arista Nashville
  • Single of the Year (Production) 2006 "Believe" - Arista Nashville
  • Vocal Duo of the Year 1992
  • Vocal Duo of the Year 1993
  • Vocal Duo of the Year 1994
  • Vocal Duo of the Year 1995
  • Vocal Duo of the Year 1996
  • Vocal Duo of the Year 1997
  • Vocal Duo of the Year 1998
  • Vocal Duo of the Year 1999
  • Vocal Duo of the Year 2001
  • Vocal Duo of the Year 2002
  • Vocal Duo of the Year 2003
  • Vocal Duo of the Year 2004
  • Vocal Duo of the Year 2005
  • Vocal Duo of the Year 2006

Vince Gill on stage at the Grand Ole Opry.

(18) VINCE GILL
  • Album of the Year 1993 I STILL BELIEVE IN YOU - MCA
  • Album of the Year 1994 COMMON THREAD: THE SONGS OF THE EAGLES - Giant
  • Entertainer of the Year 1993
  • Entertainer of the Year 1994
  • Male Vocalist of the Year 1991
  • Male Vocalist of the Year 1992
  • Male Vocalist of the Year 1993
  • Male Vocalist of the Year 1994
  • Male Vocalist of the Year 1995
  • Single of the Year 1990 "When I Call Your Name" - MCA
  • Song of the Year 1991 "When I Call Your Name" (Vince Gill and Tim DuBois)
  • Song of the Year 1992 "Look At Us" (Vince Gill and Max D. Barnes)
  • Song of the Year 1993 "I Still Believe In You" (Vince Gill and John Barlow Jarvis)
  • Song of the Year 1996 "Go Rest High On That Mountain" (Vince Gill)
  • Vocal Event of the Year 1991 Mark O'Connor & The New Nashville Cats (Featuring Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, and
    Steve Wariner)
  • Vocal Event of the Year 1993 "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair" (George Jones with Vince Gill, Mark Chesnutt, Garth
    Brooks, Travis Tritt, Joe Diffie, Alan Jackson, Pam Tillis, T. Graham Brown, Patty Loveless and Clint Black)
  • Vocal Event of the Year 1996 "I Will Always Love You" (Dolly Parton and Vince Gill)
  • Vocal Event of the Year 1999 "My Kind Of Woman/My Kind Of Man" (Vince Gill and Patty Loveless)

Alan Jackson performs at the 2005 CMA Awards. Photo courtesy of the Country Music Association.

(16) ALAN JACKSON
  • Album of the Year 1994 COMMON THREAD: THE SONGS OF THE EAGLES - Giant
  • Album of the Year 2002 DRIVE-Arista
  • Entertainer of the Year 1995
  • Entertainer of the Year 2002
  • Entertainer of the Year 2003
  • Male Vocalist of the Year 2002
  • Male Vocalist of the Year 2003
  • Music Video of the Year 1992 "Midnight In Montgomery" (directed by Jim Shea)
  • Music Video of the Year 1993 "Chattahoochee" (directed by Martin Kahan)
  • Single of the Year 1993 "Chattahoochee" - Arista
  • Single of the Year 2002 "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)"-Arista
  • Song of the Year 1994 "Chattahoochee" (Alan Jackson and Jim McBride)
  • Song of the Year 2002 "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)" (Alan Jackson)
  • Vocal Event of the Year 1993 "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair" (George Jones with Vince Gill, Mark Chesnutt, Garth
    Brooks, Travis Tritt, Joe Diffie, Alan Jackson, Pam Tillis, T. Graham Brown, Patty Loveless and Clint Black)
  • Vocal Event of the Year 2000 "Murder on Music Row" (Alan Jackson and George Strait)
  • Vocal Event of the Year 2003 "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" (Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett)

George Strait at the 2005 Country Music Awards
Provided by Country Music Association

(16) GEORGE STRAIT
  • Album of the Year 1985 DOES FORT WORTH EVER CROSS YOUR MIND - MCA
  • Album of the Year 1996 BLUE CLEAR SKY - MCA
  • Album of the Year 1997 CARRYING YOUR LOVE WITH ME - MCA
  • Album of the Year (Production) 1996 BLUE CLEAR SKY - MCA
  • Album of the Year (Production) 1997 CARRYING YOUR LOVE WITH ME - MCA
  • Entertainer of the Year 1989
  • Entertainer of the Year 1990
  • Male Vocalist of the Year 1985
  • Male Vocalist of the Year 1986
  • Male Vocalist of the Year 1996
  • Male Vocalist of the Year 1997
  • Male Vocalist of the Year 1998
  • Musical Event of the Year 2005 "Good News, Bad News" (George Strait duet w/ Lee Ann Womack)
  • Single of the Year 1996 "Check Yes or No" - MCA
  • Single of the Year (Production) 1996 "Check Yes or No" - MCA
  • Vocal Event of the Year 2000 "Murder on Music Row" (Alan Jackson and George Strait)

Garth Brooks performs at the 2005 CMA Awards Show.
Photo courtesy of the Country Music Association

(11) GARTH BROOKS
  • Album of the Year 1991 NO FENCES - Capitol Nashville
  • Album of the Year 1992 ROPIN' THE WIND - Capitol Nashville
  • Entertainer of the Year 1991
  • Entertainer of the Year 1992
  • Entertainer of the Year 1997
  • Entertainer of the Year 1998
  • Horizon Award 1990
  • Music Video of the Year 1990 "The Dance" (directed by John Lloyd Miller)
  • Music Video of the Year 1991 "The Thunder Rolls" (directed by Bud Schaetzle)
  • Single of the Year 1991 "Friends In Low Places" - Capitol Nashville
  • Vocal Event of the Year 1993 "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair" (George Jones with Vince Gill, Mark Chesnutt, Garth Brooks, Travis Tritt, Joe Diffie, Alan Jackson, Pam Tillis, T. Graham Brown, Patty Loveless and Clint Black)

Dixie Chicks Photo Courtesy of Open Wide Records

(10) DIXIE CHICKS
  • Album of the Year 2000 FLY - Monument
  • Entertainer of the Year 2000
  • Horizon Award 1998
  • Music Video of the Year 1999 "Wide Open Spaces" (directed by Thom Oliphant)
  • Music Video of the Year 2000 "Goodbye Earl" (directed by Evan Bernard)
  • Single of the Year 1999 "Wide Open Spaces" - Monument
  • Vocal Group of the Year 1998
  • Vocal Group of the Year 1999
  • Vocal Group of the Year 2000
  • Vocal Group of the Year 2002

Country legend Chet Atkins

(9) CHET ATKINS
  • Instrumentalist of the Year 1967
  • Instrumentalist of the Year 1968
  • Instrumentalist of the Year 1969
  • Instrumentalist of the Year 1981
  • Instrumentalist of the Year 1982
  • Instrumentalist of the Year 1983
  • Instrumentalist of the Year 1984
  • Instrumentalist of the Year 1985
  • Musician of the Year 1988

Johnny Cash photo courtesy of Lost Highway

(9) JOHNNY CASH
  • Album of the Year 1968 JOHNNY CASH AT FOLSOM PRISON - Columbia
  • Album of the Year 1969 JOHNNY CASH AT SAN QUENTIN PRISON - Columbia
  • Album of the Year 2003 AMERICAN IV: THE MAN COMES AROUND - Lost Highway
  • Entertainer of the Year 1969
  • Male Vocalist of the Year 1969
  • Music Video of the Year 2003 "Hurt"
  • Single of the Year 1969 "A Boy Named Sue"-Columbia
  • Single of the Year 2003 "Hurt" - Lost Highway
  • Vocal Group of the Year 1969 Johnny Cash and June Carter-Cash

Faith Hill and Tim McGraw
Photo courtesy of the Country Music Association

(9) TIM MCGRAW
  • Album of the Year 1998 EVERYWHERE - Curb
  • Album of the Year 1999 A PLACE IN THE SUN - Curb
  • Album of the Year (Production) 1998 EVERYWHERE - Curb
  • Album of the Year (Production) 1999 A PLACE IN THE SUN - Curb
  • Entertainer of the Year 2001
  • Male Vocalist of the Year 1999
  • Male Vocalist of the Year 2000
  • Single of the Year 2004 "Live Like You Were Dying" - Curb
  • Vocal Event of the Year 1997 "It's Your Love" (Tim McGraw and Faith Hill)

Willie Nelson photo courtesy of Lost Highway Records.

(9) WILLIE NELSON
  • Album of the Year 1976 WANTED--THE OUTLAWS - RCA
  • Album of the Year 1982 ALWAYS ON MY MIND - Columbia
  • Entertainer of the Year 1979
  • Single of the Year 1976 "Good Hearted Woman" - RCA
  • Single of the Year 1982 "Always On My Mind" - Columbia
  • Vocal Duo of the Year 1976 Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
  • Vocal Duo of the Year 1983 Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard
  • Vocal Duo of the Year 1984 Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias
  • Vocal Event of the Year 2002 "Mendocino County Line" (Willie Nelson and Lee Ann Womack)

The group Alabama is (from left) Jeff Cook, Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry and Mark Herndon.

(9) ALABAMA
  • Album of the Year 1983 THE CLOSER YOU GET - RCA
  • Entertainer of the Year 1982
  • Entertainer of the Year 1983
  • Entertainer of the Year 1984
  • Instrumental Group of the Year 1981
  • Instrumental Group of the Year 1982
  • Vocal Duo of the Year 1983
  • Vocal Group of the Year 1981
  • Vocal Group of the Year 1982

Wynonna Judd photo courtesy of Curb Records

(9) THE JUDDS
  • Horizon Award 1984
  • Single of the Year 1985 "Why Not Me" - RCA/Curb
  • Vocal Duo of the Year 1988 The Judds
  • Vocal Duo of the Year 1989 The Judds
  • Vocal Duo of the Year 1990 The Judds
  • Vocal Duo of the Year 1991 The Judds
  • Vocal Group of the Year 1985
  • Vocal Group of the Year 1986
  • Vocal Group of the Year 1987