| Entertainer of the Year | Album of the Year |
|---|
- Willie Nelson
- Crystal Gayle
- Barbara Mandrell
- Kenny Rogers
- Statler Brothers
| - The Gambler — Kenny Rogers
- Armed and Crazy — Johnny Paycheck
- One for The Road — Willie Nelson and Leon Russell
- Rose Colored Glasses — John Conlee
- The Originals — Statler Brothers
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| Male Vocalist of the Year | Female Vocalist of the Year |
|---|
- Kenny Rogers
- John Conlee
- Larry Gatlin
- Willie Nelson
- Don Williams
| - Barbara Mandrell
- Janie Fricke
- Crystal Gayle
- Emmylou Harris
- Anne Murray
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| Vocal Group of the Year | Vocal Duo of the Year |
|---|
- The Statler Brothers
- Charlie Daniels Band
- Dave & Sugar
- The Kendalls
- The Oak Ridge Boys
| - Kenny Rogers and Dottie West
- Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
- Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius
- Johnny Duncan and Janie Fricke
- Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
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| Single of the Year | Song of the Year |
|---|
- "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" — Charlie Daniels Band
- "Amanda" — Waylon Jennings
- "If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want To Be Right" — Barbara Mandrell
- "The Gambler" — Kenny Rogers
- "You Needed Me" — Anne Murray
| - "The Gambler" — Don Schlitz
- "Amanda" — Bob McDill
- "Every Which Way But Loose" — Milton Brown, Steven Dorff and Thomas Garrett
- "She Believes In Me" — Steve Gibb
- "Talking In Your Sleep" — Bobby R. Woods and Roger Cook
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| Instrumental Group of the Year | Instrumentalist of the Year |
|---|
- Charlie Daniels Band
- Asleep At the Wheel
- Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass
- Gatlin Family & Friends
- Chet Atkins and Les Paul
| - Charlie Daniels
- Chet Atkins
- Roy Clark
- Buddy Emmons
- Charlie McCoy
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