Subcategory | Winner | Nominees |
Pop/Rock Categories |
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist | Kenny Rogers | John Lennon Eddie Rabbitt Rick Springfield |
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | Pat Benatar | Sheena Easton Juice Newton Dolly Parton |
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group | Air Supply | AC/DC The Pointer Sisters REO Speedwagon |
Favorite Pop/Rock Album | Greatest Hits - Kenny Rogers | 4 - Foreigner Double Fantasy - John Lennon Hi Infidelity - REO Speedwagon |
Favorite Pop/Rock Song | "Endless Love" - Lionel Richie & Diana Ross | "Bette Davis Eyes" - Kim Carnes "Keep On Loving You" - REO Speedwagon "Jessie's Girl" - Rick Springfield |
Soul/R&B Categories |
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist | Stevie Wonder | Larry Graham Rick James Smokey Robinson |
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | Stephanie Mills | Chaka Khan Stacy Lattisaw Teena Marie |
Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group | Kool & The Gang | The Gap Band Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio The Whispers |
Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Street Songs - Rick James | The Gap Band III - The Gap Band The Dude - Quincy Jones Hotter Than July - Stevie Wonder |
Favorite Soul/R&B Song | "Endless Love" - Lionel Richie & Diana Ross | "Being with You" - Smokey Robinson "Give It to Me Baby" - Rick James "She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)" - Carl Carlton |
Country Categories |
Favorite Country Male Artist | Willie Nelson | Ronnie Milsap T.G. Sheppard Don Williams |
Favorite Country Female Artist | Barbara Mandrell | Emmylou Harris Anne Murray Dolly Parton |
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group | The Oak Ridge Boys | Alabama Willie Nelson & Ray Price The Statler Brothers |
Favorite Country Album | Greatest Hits - Kenny Rogers | Feels So Right - Alabama Greatest Hits - Waylon Jennings Anne Murray's Greatest Hits - Anne Murray |
Favorite Country Song | "Could I Have This Dance" - Anne Murray "On The Road Again" - Willie Nelson | "Feels So Right" - Alabama "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me" - Ronnie Milsap |
Merit |
Stevie Wonder |