List of awards and nominations received by Alabama

List of Alabama awards
Major awards	Wins
Academy of Country Music Awards	15
American Music Awards	18
Billboard Awards	1
Country Music Association Awards	7
Grammy Awards	2
	Totals
Awards won	200 (claimed)

Alabama is an American country, southern rock and bluegrass band formed in Fort Payne, Alabama, in 1969. Alabama's biggest success came in the 1980s, where the band had over 43 number one hits, seven multi-platinum albums and received numerous awards.

Alabama are the most awarded band in the history of country music, with over 200 awards from a variety of organizations.^[1] In 1981, Alabama won both the Vocal Group of the Year and Instrumental Group of the Year honors from the Country Music Association (CMA). It also won the Academy of Country Music (ACM)'s Vocal Group of the Year award, and Billboard's New Group of the Year honors. The group won the CMA's prestigious Entertainer of the Year award for three consecutive years (1982–84), and the ACM's Entertainer of the Year award five times (1982–86).^[1] In 1989, Alabama was named Artist of the Decade by the ACM. In addition, Alabama has also received the NARM Gift of Music award, the Alabama Hall of Fame Distinguished Service award, the Country Radio Broadcasters Humanitarian Award, the Prince Matchabelli National Hero Award, the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.^[1]

Award shows[edit]

Academy of Country Music Awards[edit]

The Academy of Country Music Awards were first held in 1966, and was the first country music awards program held by a major organization. Alabama has received 15 awards out of 49 nominations.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1981	Alabama	Vocal Group of the Year	Won
1982		Vocal Group of the Year
		Entertainer of the Year
	Feels So Right	Album of the Year
1983	Mountain Music	Album of the Year	Nominated
	Alabama	Band of the Year (Touring)	Nominated
		Entertainer of the Year	Won
		Vocal Group of the Year
1984		Vocal Group of the Year
	Entertainer of the Year
	The Closer You Get...	Album of the Year
1985	Roll On	Album of the Year
	Alabama	Entertainer of the Year
		Vocal Group of the Year
		Band of the Year (Touring)	Nominated
	"When We Make Love"	Single Record of the Year
1986	"40-Hour Week"	Video of the Year
	40-Hour Week	Album of the Year
	Alabama	Vocal Group of the Year	Won
		Entertainer of the Year	Won
1987		Entertainer of the Year	Nominated
		Vocal Group of the Year
		Band of the Year (Touring)
	"Touch Me When We're Dancing"	Single Record of the Year
1988	"Tar Top"	Video of the Year
	Alabama	Entertainer of the Year
		Vocal Group of the Year
1989		Vocal Group of the Year
1989		Entertainer of the Year
1990		Entertainer of the Year
		Vocal Group of the Year
		Artist of the Decade (1980s)	Won
	"High Cotton"	Video of the Year	Nominated
1991	"Pass It on Down"	Video of the Year
	"Jukebox in My Mind"	Single Record of the Year
	Pass It on Down	Album of the Year
	Alabama	Vocal Group of the Year
1992
1993
1995
1995		Entertainer of the Year
1996		Top Vocal Group
1998		Vocal Duo or Group of the Year
1999		Vocal Duo or Group of the Year
2000	"(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You" (shared with 'N Sync)	Vocal Event of the Year
2001	Alabama	Vocal Group of the Year
2003		Pioneer Award	Won
2004		Top Vocal Group	Nominated
2005		40th Anniversary Award of Merit	Won
2014	Alabama	Career Achievement Award	Won

American Music Awards[edit]

The American Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony created by Dick Clark in 1973. Alabama received their first award in 1984, collecting 18 American Music Awards in total out of 30 nominations. In 2003, Alabama received the Academy's prestigious Award of Merit.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1982	Alabama	Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group	Nominated
	"Feels So Right"	Favorite Country Single
	Feels So Right	Favorite Country Album
1983	Mountain Music	Favorite Country Album
1983	Alabama	Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group	Won
1984	Alabama	Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group
	The Closer You Get...	Favorite Country Album
	"Dixieland Delight"	Favorite Country Video
	"Dixieland Delight"	Favorite Country Single	Nominated
1985	Roll On	Favorite Country Album	Nominated
1985	Alabama	Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group	Won
1986	Alabama	Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group
	40-Hour Week	Favorite Country Album
	"40 Hour Week"	Favorite Country Video	Nominated
	"There's No Way"	Favorite Country Single
	Alabama	Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group Video Artist
1987	Alabama	Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group Video Artist	Won
	Alabama	Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group
	Greatest Hits	Favorite Country Album
1988	Alabama	Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group
1989	Alabama	Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group
1989	"Fallin' Again"	Favorite Country Single	Nominated
1990	"If I Had You"	Favorite Country Single	Nominated
1990	Alabama	Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group	Won
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1998
1999
2003 (January)		Award of Merit

American Country Awards[edit]

The American Country Awards is an annual country music awards show, entirely voted on by fans online. Created in 2010 by the Fox Network, the awards honor country music artists for singles, albums, music videos and touring categories.^[2] Alabama has received the Hitmaker Award, and has had one previous nomination.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2011	"Old Alabama" (shared with Brad Paisley)	Single of the Year: Vocal Collaboration	Nominated
2012	Alabama	Hitmaker Award	Won

Billboard Awards[edit]

The Billboard Music Awards, sponsored by Billboard magazine, was one of several annual United States music awards shows (among the others are the Grammy Awards, the American Music Awards and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony). Alabama has received one award.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1990	Alabama	Country Group or Duo	Won

BMI Awards[edit]

Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) is one of three United States performing rights organizations, along with ASCAP and SESAC. It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed. At the BMI Awards, Alabama has collected two awards.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1989	"Fallin' Again"	Song of the Year	Won
2000	Alabama	President's Award	Won

Cammy Awards[edit]

The Cammy Awards is an award ceremony promoting Carolina beach music, its influences and offshoots. Alabama has received one award.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1998	"Dancin' Shaggin' on the Boulevard"	Beach Music Song of the Year	Won

Country Music Association Awards[edit]

The Country Music Association Awards, also known as the CMA Awards or CMAs, are presented to country music artists and broadcasters according to voting by CMA members.^[3]^[4] Alabama has received seven awards out of 40 nominations.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1980	Alabama	Vocal Group of the Year	Nominated
1980		Instrumental Group of the Year	Nominated
1981		Instrumental Group of the Year	Won
		Vocal Group of the Year	Won
		Entertainer of the Year	Nominated
	Feels So Right	Album of the Year
	"Old Flame"	Single of the Year
1982	"Love in the First Degree"	Single of the Year
	Mountain Music	Album of the Year
	Alabama	Instrumental Group of the Year	Won
		Vocal Group of the Year
		Entertainer of the Year
1983		Entertainer of the Year
	The Closer You Get...	Album of the Year
	Alabama	Instrumental Group of the Year	Nominated
		Vocal Group of the Year
1984		Vocal Group of the Year
		Instrumental Group of the Year
	Roll On	Album of the Year
	Alabama	Entertainer of the Year	Won
1985		Entertainer of the Year	Nominated
		Instrumental Group of the Year
		Vocal Group of the Year
	40-Hour Week	Album of the Year
1987	Alabama	Vocal Group of the Year
1988
1989
1991
1992
1993
1994
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2003
2011	"Old Alabama" (shared with Brad Paisley)	Musical Event of the Year

GMA Dove Awards[edit]

A Dove Award is an accolade by the Gospel Music Association (GMA) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the Christian music industry. The awards are presented at an annual ceremony called the GMA Dove Awards. Alabama received two nominations.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2007	Songs of Inspiration	Country Album of the Year	Nominated
2008	Songs of Inspiration II	Country Album of the Year	Nominated

Grammy Awards[edit]

The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards) — or Grammys — are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry. The awards ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and some of the awards of more popular interest are presented in a widely viewed televised ceremony. Since 1982, Alabama has won a total of two Grammy Awards from 13 nominations throughout their career.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1982	"Feels So Right"	Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal	Nominated
1983	"Mountain Music"		Won
1984	"The Closer You Get"		Won
1985	"If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)"		Nominated
1986	"Can't Keep a Good Man Down"
1987	"She and I"
1991	"Jukebox in My Mind"
1992	"Forever's as Far as I'll Go"
1993	"American Pride"
1998	"Dancin', Shaggin' on the Boulevard"
1999	"How Do You Fall In Love"
2000	"(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You" (shared with 'N Sync)	Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
2001	"Twentieth Century"	Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

NARM Awards[edit]

The National Association of Recording Merchandisers is a United States not-for-profit trade association that serves music retailing businesses in lobbying and trade promotion. Alabama won six awards from the organization.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1981	Feels So Right	Best-Selling Album	Won
1982	Mountain Music
1983	The Closer You Get...
1984	Roll On
1985	40-Hour Week
???	Alabama	Gift of Music Award

National Association Of Record Merchandisers Gift Of Music Awards[edit]

The National Association Of Record Merchandisers Gift Of Music Awards, now known as the Music Business Association, is a United States not-for-profit trade association based in Marlton, New Jersey that seeks to advance and promote music commerce, whether physical, digital, mobile, or more.^[5] Alabama has received five awards.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1981	Feels So Right	Best Selling Country Album by Group	Won
1983	The Closer You Get...
1984	Roll On
1985	40-Hour Week
1986	Greatest Hits

People's Choice Awards[edit]

The People's Choice Awards is an awards show recognizing the people and the work of popular culture. The show has been held annually since 1975 and is claimed to be based on the opinions of the general public. Alabama received two awards out of three nomination.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1987	Alabama	Favorite Musical Group	Won
1993		Favorite Musical Group	Won
2004		Favorite Musical Group or Band	Nominated

TNN Awards[edit]

The TNN Awards were annual award ceremony honoring country music presented by The Nashville Network. Alabama received one award.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2000	Alabama	Minnie Pearl Humanitarian Award	Won

Additional awards and honors[edit]

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences[edit]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1987	Alabama	Bob Hope Humanitarian Award For Public Service Work and Contributions Involving Children	Won

Ampex[edit]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1987	The Touch	Golden Reel Award	Won
1988	Just Us	Golden Reel Award	Won

Amusement & Music Operators of America[edit]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1982	Alabama	Most Popular Artist Of The Year	Won

Auburn University[edit]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2003	Alabama	International Quality of Life Award	Won

BMG[edit]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1989	Alabama	Global Achievement Award	Won

Country Radio Broadcasters[edit]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1990	Alabama	Humanitarian Award	Won
2004	Alabama	Career Achievement Award	Won

Entertainment Radio Network[edit]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1998	Alabama	Best Group or Duo	Won

Hollywood Walk of Fame[edit]

The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, California, USA, that serves as an entertainment hall of fame. It is embedded with more than 2,000 five-pointed stars featuring the names of celebrities honored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for their contributions to the entertainment industry.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1998	Alabama	Hollywood Walk of Fame Star	Won

Nashville Association of Talent Directors[edit]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2011	Alabama	NATD Honoree	Won

National Association For Campus Activities[edit]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1987	Alabama	Favorite Country Music Performer	Won
1988	Alabama	Vocal Group Of The Year	Won

Prince Matchabelli National Hero Award[edit]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1990	Alabama	Music	Won

Recording Industry Association of America[edit]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1999	Alabama	Country Group of the Century	Won

State of Alabama[edit]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2003	Alabama	Spirit of Alabama Medal	Won

United Service Organizations[edit]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2003	Alabama	USO Rising Star Award	Won
2004	Alabama	Washington Merit Award	Won

Inductions[edit]

Alabama Music Hall Of Fame[edit]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1988	Alabama	Distinguished Service Award	Won
1990		Service Award
1993		Life Work Award For Performing Achievement

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum[edit]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2005	Alabama	Induction	Won

Vocal Group Hall of Fame[edit]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2004	Alabama	Induction	Won

Musicians Hall of Fame life time achievement award 2019

Magazine awards[edit]

Billboard[edit]

The Billboard Music Awards, sponsored by Billboard magazine, was one of several annual United States music awards shows (among the others are the Grammy Awards, the American Music Awards and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony).


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1981	Alabama	New Group of the Year	Won
1982		Group Of The Year
		Top Singles Group
		Top Album Artist
		Top Group Of The Year - Album and Singles
		Top Artists Of The Year - Album and Singles
	Feels So Right	Top Album
1983	Mountain Music	Top Album
	Alabama	Overall Top Artist
		Overall Top Group
		Top Album Artist
		Top Album Group
1984		Overall Top Country Artist - Albums and Singles
		Overall Top Country Group - Albums and Singles
		Top Album Group
		Top Album Artist
		Top Singles Group
		Bill Williams Artist Of The Year
1985		Top Artist for Singles and Albums
		Top Group for Singles and Albums
		Top Singles Artist
		Top Group for Singles
		Top Group for Albums
1986		Top Overall Vocal Group - Singles and Albums
		Top Overall Album Artist
		Top Overall Album Group
1989		Country Artist of the '80's

Cashbox[edit]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1980	Alabama	New Vocal Group Of The Year - Singles	Won
1980		New Vocal Group Of The Year - Albums
1981		Top Vocal Group Of The Year - Albums
		Top Vocal Group Of The Year - Singles
		Top Group - Singles
1982		Top Vocal Group Of The Year - Singles
		Top Group Of The Year - Albums
		Male Entertainer of The Year
1983		Single of the Year
		Group Of The Year
		Vocal Group Of The Year - Singles
		Top Vocal Group Of The Year - Albums
1984		Singles Award - Vocal Group
		Album Award - Vocal Group
	Roll On	Top 50 Country Albums
1985	40-Hour Week	#1 Album
1985	Alabama	#1 Group
1986		Entertainer Of The Year
1986		Album - Group Of The Year
1987		Country Vocal Group Of The Year
1989		Entertainer Of The Year
1989		Artist Of The Decade

Cashbox Programmers Choice Awards[edit]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1982	Alabama	Vocal Group of the Year	Won
1982	Mountain Music	Album Of The Year
1983	The Closer You Get...	Album Of The Year
1983	Alabama	Group Of The Year
1985	Alabama	Programmers Choice Award

Country Weekly[edit]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2003	Alabama	Fan Favorite Award	Won
2003	Alabama	Favorite Group	Won

Music City News Awards[edit]

Beginning in 1967, the Music City News Awards were presented yearly by the now-defunct Music City News magazine. Today, it is known as the CMT Music Awards.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1982	Feels So Right	Album of the Year	Won
1982	Alabama	Band of the Year
1983		Band of the Year
1983		Vocal Group of the Year
1984		Band of the Year
1984	The Closer You Get...	Album of the Year

Playboy[edit]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1990	Southern Star	Country Album Of The Year	Won
1990	Alabama	Top Group/Country Award
1993	Alabama	Top Country Group

Radio & Records[edit]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1981	Alabama	Group Of The Year	Won
1981	Feels So Right	Album of the Year
1982	Mountain Music	Album of the Year
	Alabama	Group Of The Year
		Performers Of The Year
1983		Performers Of The Year
1983	The Closer You Get...	Album of the Year
1984	Roll On	Album of the Year
1984	Alabama	Performers Of The Year
1985		Performers Of The Year
		Performers of the Year (readers' poll)
		Group Of The Year
		Best Group
	40-Hour Week	Best Album (readers' poll)
	40-Hour Week	Album of the Year

Us Weekly[edit]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1982	Alabama	Favorite Country Group	Won
1983	Alabama	Favorite Country Group	Won

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Price, Deborah Evans (August 29, 1998). "Can't Keep a Good Band Down". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 35. New York City: Prometheus Global Media. pp. 46–48. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ Roughstock Staff (2010-09-02). "Fox Creates New "American Country Awards" Show". roughstock.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
^ Country dj. "Country Music Association Awards". Retrieved 14 November 2013.
^ CMA Awards. "Country Music's Biggest Night". Retrieved 14 November 2013.
^ "About". Music Business Association website. Music Business Association. Retrieved 10 October 2013.

External links[edit]

The band's official website, with an abbreviated list of awards and achievements

[billboard1-1] Price, Deborah Evans (August 29, 1998). "Can't Keep a Good Band Down". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 35. New York City: Prometheus Global Media. pp. 46–48. ISSN 0006-2510.

[roughstock-2] Roughstock Staff (2010-09-02). "Fox Creates New "American Country Awards" Show". roughstock.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. Retrieved 2010-10-22.

[CountryDJ-3] Country dj. "Country Music Association Awards". Retrieved 14 November 2013.

[CMA_Awards-4] CMA Awards. "Country Music's Biggest Night". Retrieved 14 November 2013.

[cite1-5] "About". Music Business Association website. Music Business Association. Retrieved 10 October 2013.

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Studio albums	Wild Country (1976) Deuces Wild (1977) Alabama Band No. 3 (1979) My Home's in Alabama (1980) Feels So Right (1981) Mountain Music (1982) The Closer You Get... (1983) Roll On (1984) 40-Hour Week (1985) The Touch (1986) Just Us (1987) Southern Star (1989) Pass It On Down (1990) American Pride (1992) Cheap Seats (1993) In Pictures (1995) Dancin' on the Boulevard (1997) Twentieth Century (1999) When It All Goes South (2001) Alabama & Friends (2013) Southern Drawl (2015)
Holiday albums	Christmas (1985) Christmas with The Judds and Alabama (1994) Christmas Vol. II (1996) Christmas Collection (2006)
Gospel albums	Songs of Inspiration (2006) Songs of Inspiration II (2007) Angels Among Us: Hymns & Gospel Favorites (2014)
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits (1986) Alabama Live (1988) Greatest Hits Vol. II (1991) Gonna Have a Party...Live (1993) For Our Fans (1993) Greatest Hits Vol. III (1994) Super Hits (1996) Born Country (1997) Super Hits II (1998) The Essential Alabama (1998) For the Record (1998) Legendary (2002) In the Mood: The Love Songs (2003) The American Farewell Tour (2003) The Ultimate Alabama (2004) The Essential (2005) Livin' Lovin' Rockin' Rollin': The 25th Anniversary Collection (2006) 16 Biggest Hits (2007) Playlist: The Very Best of Alabama (2008) Mountain Music: The Best of Alabama (2009) Setlist: The Very Best of Alabama Live (2010) Country: Alabama (2013) The Classic Christmas Album (2013) Alabama & Friends: At the Ryman (2014)
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