| Year | Winner | Artist | Nominees | | 2018[2] | {{blue ribbon}} Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves- Volume 2 - Chris Stapleton
- Graffiti U - Keith Urban
- Life Changes - Thomas Rhett
- The Mountain - Dierks Bentley
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| 2017 | {{blue ribbon}} Volume 1 | Chris Stapleton- The Breaker – Little Big Town
- Heart Break – Lady Antebellum
- The Nashville Sound – Jason Isbell
- The Weight of These Wings – Miranda Lambert
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| 2016 | {{blue ribbon}} Mr. Misunderstood | Eric Church- Black – Dierks Bentley
- Hero – Maren Morris
- Ripcord – Keith Urban
- Storyteller – Carrie Underwood
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| 2015 | {{blue ribbon}} Traveller | Chris Stapleton- Old Boots, New Dirt – Jason Aldean
- The Big Revival – Kenny Chesney
- Pageant Material – Kacey Musgraves
- Pain Killer – Little Big Town
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| 2014 | {{blue ribbon}} Platinum | Miranda Lambert- Crash My Party – Luke Bryan
- Fuse – Keith Urban
- The Outsiders – Eric Church
- Riser – Dierks Bentley
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| 2013 | {{blue ribbon}} Based on a True Story... | Blake Shelton- Tornado – Little Big Town
- Same Trailer Different Park – Kacey Musgraves
- Red – Taylor Swift
- Blown Away – Carrie Underwood
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| 2012 | {{blue ribbon}} Chief | Eric Church- Home – Dierks Bentley
- Tailgates & Tanlines – Luke Bryan
- Own the Night – Lady Antebellum
- Four the Record – Miranda Lambert
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| 2011 | {{blue ribbon}} My Kinda Party | Jason Aldean- This Is Country Music – Brad Paisley
- All About Tonight – Blake Shelton
- Speak Now – Taylor Swift
- You Get What You Give – Zac Brown Band
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| 2010 | {{blue ribbon}} Revolution | Miranda Lambert- Up on the Ridge – Dierks Bentley
- Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
- Twang – George Strait
- Play On – Carrie Underwood
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| 2009 | {{blue ribbon}} Fearless | Taylor Swift- American Saturday Night – Brad Paisley
- That Lonesome Song – Jamey Johnson
- Love on the Inside – Sugarland
- Defying Gravity – Keith Urban
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| 2008 | {{blue ribbon}} Troubadour | George Strait- Cowboy Town – Brooks & Dunn
- Poets & Pirates – Kenny Chesney
- Good Time – Alan Jackson
- Carnival Ride – Carrie Underwood
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| 2007 | {{blue ribbon}} It Just Comes Natural | George Strait- Long Trip Alone – Dierks Bentley
- These Days – Vince Gill
- 5th Gear – Brad Paisley
- Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing – Keith Urban
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| 2006 | {{blue ribbon}} Time Well Wasted | Brad Paisley- Hillbilly Deluxe – Brooks & Dunn
- The Road and the Radio – Kenny Chesney
- Precious Memories – Alan Jackson
- Me and My Gang – Rascal Flatts
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| 2005 | {{blue ribbon}} There's More Where That Came From | Lee Ann Womack- Live Like You Were Dying – Tim McGraw
- Feels Like Today – Rascal Flatts
- Somewhere Down in Texas – George Strait
- Be Here – Keith Urban
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| 2004 | {{blue ribbon}} When the Sun Goes Down | Kenny Chesney- Red Dirt Road – Brooks & Dunn
- Shock'n Y'all – Toby Keith
- Mud on the Tires – Brad Paisley
- Here for the Party – Gretchen Wilson
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| 2003 | {{blue ribbon}} The Man Comes Around | Johnny Cash- Home - Dixie Chicks
- Man with a Memory - Joe Nichols
- Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors - Tim McGraw
- Unleashed - Toby Keith
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| 2002 | {{blue ribbon}} Drive | Alan Jackson- New Favorite - Alison Krauss and Union Station
- No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems - Kenny Chesney
- Pull My Chain - Toby Keith
- The Great Divide - Willie Nelson
- The Road Less Traveled - George Strait
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| 2001 | {{blue ribbon}} O Brother, Where Art Thou? | 1|[A]}}- Born to Fly - Sara Evans
- Set This Circus Down - Tim McGraw
- Steers & Stripes - Brooks & Dunn
- When Somebody Loves You - Alan Jackson
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| 2000 | {{blue ribbon}} Fly | Dixie Chicks- Breathe - Faith Hill
- I Hope You Dance - Lee Ann Womack
- Under the Influence - Alan Jackson
- Who Needs Pictures- Brad Paisley
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| 1999 | {{blue ribbon}} A Place in the Sun | Tim McGraw- Always Never the Same - George Strait
- The Key - Vince Gill
- Two Teardrops - Steve Wariner
- Where Your Road Leads - Trisha Yearwood
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| 1998 | {{blue ribbon}} Everywhere | Tim McGraw- Come on Over - Shania Twain
- Long Stretch of Lonesome - Patty Loveless
- One Step at a Time - George Strait
- Sevens - Garth Brooks
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| 1997 | {{blue ribbon}} Carrying Your Love with Me | George Strait- Blue - LeAnn Rimes
- Did I Shave My Legs for This? - Deana Carter
- Everybody Knows - Trisha Yearwood
- Everything I Love - Alan Jackson
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| 1996 | {{blue ribbon}} Blue Clear Sky | George Strait- Borderline - Brooks & Dunn
- High Lonesome Sound - Vince Gill
- The Trouble with the Truth - Patty Loveless
- Wild Angels - Martina McBride
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| 1995 | {{blue ribbon}} When Fallen Angels Fly | Patty Loveless- John Michael Montgomery - John Michael Montgomery
- Lead On - George Strait
- When Love Finds You - Vince Gill
- Who I Am - Alan Jackson
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| 1994 | {{blue ribbon}} The Songs of the Eagles | 1|[B]}}- Tribute to The Music of Bob Willis & his Texas Playboys - Asleep at the Wheel
- Easy Come Easy Go - George Strait
- Rhythm, Country and Blues - Various Artists
- Who I Am - Alan Jackson
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| 1993 | {{blue ribbon}} I Still Believe in You | Vince Gill- A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love) - Alan Jackson
- Come On, Come On - Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Hard Workin' Man - Brooks & Dunn
- The Chase - Garth Brooks
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| 1992 | {{blue ribbon}} Ropin' the Wind | Garth Brooks- Brand New Man - Brooks & Dunn
- For My Broken Heart - Reba McEntire
- What Do I Do with Me - Tanya Tucker
- Wynonna - Wynonna Judd
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| 1991 | {{blue ribbon}} No Fences | Garth Brooks- Don't Rock the Jukebox - Alan Jackson
- Pocket Full of Gold - Vince Gill
- Put Yourself in My Shoes - Clint Black
- Rumor Has It - Reba McEntire
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| 1990 | {{blue ribbon}} Pickin' on Nashville | Kentucky Headhunters- Here in the Real World - Alan Jackson
- I Wonder Do You Think of Me - Keith Whitley
- Livin' It Up - George Strait
- RVS III - Ricky Van Shelton
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| 1989 | {{blue ribbon}} Volume Two | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band- Beyond the Blue Neon - George Strait
- Loving Proof - Ricky Van Shelton
- Old 8×10 - Randy Travis
- Willow in the Wind - Kathy Mattea
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| 1988 | {{blue ribbon}} Born to Boogie | Hank Williams Jr.- Chiseled in Stone - Vern Gosdin
- Diamonds and Dirt - Rodney Crowell
- If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin' - George Strait
- Untasted Honey - Kathy Mattea
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| 1987 | {{blue ribbon}} Always And Forever | Randy Travis- Trio – Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt and Dolly Parton
- Wine Colored Roses – George Jones
- What Am I Gonna Do About You – Reba McEntire
- Ocean Front Property – George Strait
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| 1986 | {{blue ribbon}} Lost in the Fifties Tonight | Ronnie Milsap- 7 - George Strait
- Rockin' with the Rhythm - The Judds
- Storms of Life - Randy Travis
- Whoever's in New England - Reba McEntire
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| 1985 | {{blue ribbon}} Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind | George Strait- 40-Hour Week - Alabama
- Country Boy - Ricky Skaggs
- My Kind of Country - Reba McEntire
- Why Not Me - The Judds
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| 1984 | {{blue ribbon}} A Little Good News | Anne Murray- Don't Cheat in Our Hometown - Ricky Skaggs
- Right or Wrong - George Strait
- Roll On - Alabama
- That's the Way Love Goes - Merle Haggard
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| 1983 | {{blue ribbon}} The Closer You Get | Alabama- Highways & Heartaches - Ricky Skaggs
- It Ain't Easy - Janie Fricke
- Pancho & Lefty - Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard
- Wild and Blue - John Anderson
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| 1982 | {{blue ribbon}} Always on My Mind | Willie Nelson- Big City – Merle Haggard
- Bobbie Sue – Oak Ridge Boys
- Mountain Music – Alabama
- Still the Same Ole Me – George Jones
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| 1981 | {{blue ribbon}} I Believe in You | Don Williams- 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs - Dolly Parton
- Feels So Right - Alabama
- I Am What I Am - George Jones
- Out Where the Bright Lights Are Glowing - Ronnie Milsap
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| 1980 | {{blue ribbon}} Coal Miner's Daughter | Sissy Spacek
Beverly D'Angelo
Levon Helm- Just Good Ol' Boys - Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley
- Kenny - Kenny Rogers
- Roses in the Snow - Emmylou Harris
- There's a Little Bit of Hank in Me - Charley Pride
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| 1979 | {{blue ribbon}} 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 - The Statler Brothers
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| 1978 | {{blue ribbon}} It Was Almost Like a Song | Ronnie Milsap- Country Boy - Don Williams
- Heaven's Just a Sin Away - The Kendalls
- Here You Come Again - Dolly Parton
- Waylon and Willie - Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
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| 1977 | {{blue ribbon}} Ronnie Milsap Live | Ronnie Milsap- I Don't Want to Have to Marry You - Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius
- I Remember Patsy - Loretta Lynn
- Kenny Rogers - Kenny Rogers
- Ol' Waylon - Waylon Jennings
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| 1976 | {{blue ribbon}} Wanted! The Outlaws | Jessi Colter
Tompall Glaser
Waylon Jennings
Willie Nelson- 200 Years of Country Music - Sonny James
- Night Things - Ronnie Milsap
- Teddy Bear - Red Sovine
- The Blind Man in the Bleachers - Kenny Starr
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| 1975 | {{blue ribbon}} A Legend in My Time | Ronnie Milsap- An Evening with John Denver - John Denver
- Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddie Fender
- Feelins' - Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty
- Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
- The Ramblin' Man - Waylon Jennings
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| 1974 | {{blue ribbon}} A Very Special Love Song | Charlie Rich- Country Bumpkin - Cal Smith
- If We Make It Through December - Merle Haggard
- If You Love Me, Let Me Know - Olivia Newton-John
- You've Never Been This Far Before - Conway Twitty
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| 1973 | {{blue ribbon}} Behind Closed Doors | Charlie Rich- Entertainer of the Year - Loretta Lynn
- Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man - Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty
- Satin Sheets - Jeanne Pruett
- The Storyteller - Tom T. Hall
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| 1972 | {{blue ribbon}} Let Me Tell You About a Song | Merle Haggard- Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs - Charley Pride
- Coat of Many Colors - Dolly Parton
- Lead Me On - Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty
- The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. - Donna Fargo
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| 1971 | {{blue ribbon}} I Won't Mention It Again | Ray Price- A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (or, My Salute to Bob Wills) - Merle Haggard
- Help Me Make It Through the Night - Sammi Smith
- Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson
- When You're Hot, You're Hot - Jerry Reed
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| 1970 | {{blue ribbon}} Okie from Muskogee | Merle Haggard- The Fightin' Side of Me - Merle Haggard
- Hello Darlin' - Conway Twitty
- Hello, I'm Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash
- Just Plain Charley - Charley Pride
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| 1969 | {{blue ribbon}} Johnny Cash At San Quentin | Johnny Cash- Charley Pride Live and in Person - Charley Pride
- Same Train, a Different Time - Merle Haggard
- Stand by Your Man - Tammy Wynette
- Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell
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| 1968 | {{blue ribbon}} Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison | Johnny Cash- By the Time I Get to Phoenix – Glen Campbell
- Gentle on My Mind – Glen Campbell
- The Best of Merle Haggard – Merle Haggard
- D-I-V-O-R-C-E – Tammy Wynette
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| 1967 | {{blue ribbon}} There Goes My Everything | Jack Greene- The Best of Eddie Arnold – Eddy Arnold
- I'm a Lonesome Fugitive – Merle Haggard
- The Best of Sonny James – Sonny James
- Danny Boy – Ray Price
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1. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.cmaworld.com/cma-awards/past-winners/ |title=Past CMA Awards Winners and Nominees |website=CMA World}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=2018 CMA Awards Winners List|url=http://theboot.com/2018-cma-awards-winners-list|work=The Boot|date=November 14, 2018|accessdate=November 14, 2018}}
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