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American country singer and songwriter Dottie West has been awarded during her lifetime and posthumously. Among her first accolades was from the Grammy Awards in 1965 when she won the accolade for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. West was subsequently nominated by the Grammy's 15 more times through 1982. This included six more nominations for Best Female Country Vocal Performance and four nominations for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. She also received various nominations from Billboard , Cashbox and Record World magazines. This included three during the 1970s from Billboard.
West has been awarded for her work as a songwriter. This included being given the 1974 Clio award for "Country Sunshine", a song that she wrote originally as a commercial. For her work with Kenny Rogers, West was nominated for a series of accolades by several associations. In 1978 and 1979, the pair won two back-to-back Vocal Group of the Year awards from the Country Music Association. West was also given other honors. This included a membership to the Grand Ole Opry in 1964 and induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in 2018.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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1977 | Dottie West | Career Achievement Award | Nominated | [1] |
1978 | Kenny Rogers and Dottie West | Top Vocal Group | Nominated | |
Every Time Two Fools Collide (with Kenny Rogers) | Album of the Year | Nominated | ||
1983 | Dottie West | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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1980 | Kenny Rogers and Dottie West | Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group | Nominated | [2] |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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1965 | Dottie West | Favorite Female Artist | Nominated | [3] |
1966 | Favorite Female Performer | Nominated | [4] | |
1973 | Billboard International Award for Top U.S. Female Artist | Won | [5] | |
1974 | Best Female Songwriter | Won | [6] | |
International Award for Best Female Singer | Won | [7] | ||
1979 | Kenny Rogers and Dottie West | Top Album Artists | Nominated | [8] |
Top Duo or Group Album Artists | Nominated | |||
1980 | Dottie West | Top Female Artist | Nominated | [9] |
Top Singles Artists | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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1964 | "Here Comes My Baby" | Best Country Records of 1964 | Nominated | [10] |
Dottie West | Top New Female Vocalist | Nominated | ||
1966 | Top Female Vocalist | Nominated | [11] | |
Top Female LP Vocalists | Nominated | |||
1971 | Top Female Vocalist | Nominated | [12] | |
1974 | Top Female Vocalist: Singles | Nominated | [13] | |
1978 | Kenny Rogers and Dottie West | Best New Duo's: Pop LP's | Nominated | [14] |
Duo's: Pop LP's | Nominated | |||
Country Group Crossover: Pop LP's | Nominated | |||
New Duets: Country LP's | Nominated | |||
New Duets: Country Singles | Nominated | |||
1980 | Dottie West | Top Female Vocalist | Nominated | [15] |
Top Female Crossover | Nominated | |||
1981 | Top Country Crossover Female | Nominated | [16] |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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1974 | Clio Awards | Advertising Excellence for "Country Sunshine" (with Billy Davis) | Won | [17] |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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1967 | Dottie West | Female Vocalist of the Year | Nominated | [18] |
1969 | Don Gibson and Dottie West | Vocal Group of the Year | Nominated | |
1970 | Vocal Duo of the Year | Nominated | ||
1978 | Kenny Rogers and Dottie West | Won | ||
1979 | Won |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | Dottie West | Membership into the Country Music Hall of Fame | Inducted | [19] |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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1964 | Dottie West | Membership into the Grand Ole Opry | Inducted | [21] |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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1964 | Dottie West | Fastest Climbing Female Vocalist | Won | [22] |
1965 | Top Female Vocalist | Nominated | [23] | |
1966 | Nominated | [24] | ||
1967 | Nominated | [25] | ||
1968 | Nominated | [26] | ||
1969 | Don Gibson and Dottie West | Top Vocal Duo | Nominated | [27] |
1970 | Dottie West | Top Female Vocalist | Nominated | [28] |
Don Gibson and Dottie West | Top Vocal Duo | Nominated | ||
1972 | Dottie West | Top Female Vocalist | Nominated | [29] |
1977 | Nominated | [30] | ||
1979 | Kenny Rogers and Dottie West | Top Duo | Nominated | [31] |
1980 | Dottie West | Top Female Vocalist | Nominated | [32] |
1981 | Nominated | [33] |
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