| Subcategory | Winner | Nominees |
| Pop/Rock Category |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist | Barry Manilow | Andy Gibb
Billy Joel |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | Linda Ronstadt | Barbra Streisand
Donna Summer |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group | Bee Gees | Fleetwood Mac
Foreigner |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Album | Grease Soundtrack | Rumours – Fleetwood Mac
Saturday Night Fever – Soundtrack |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Song | "Three Times a Lady" – Commodores | "Stayin' Alive" – Bee Gees
"You Light Up My Life" – Debby Boone |
| Soul/R&B Category |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist | Teddy Pendergrass
Lou Rawls | Johnny Mathis |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | Natalie Cole | Roberta Flack
Donna Summer |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group | Earth Wind and Fire | Commodores
The Emotions |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Saturday Night Fever – Bee Gees | Life Is a Song Worth Singing – Teddy Pendergrass
All 'n' All – Earth, Wind & Fire |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Song | "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" – Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams | "Our Love" – Natalie Cole
"Use Ta Be My Girl" – The O'Jays |
| Country Category |
| Favorite Country Male Artist | Kenny Rogers | Merle Haggard
Ronnie Milsap |
| Favorite Country Female Artist | Crystal Gayle | Loretta Lynn
Linda Ronstadt |
| Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group | The Statler Brothers | The Oak Ridge Boys
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson |
| Favorite Country Album | Ten Years of Gold – Kenny Rogers | Here You Come Again – Dolly Parton
Simple Dreams – Linda Ronstadt |
| Favorite Country Song | "Blue Bayou" – Linda Ronstadt | "Here You Come Again" – Dolly Parton
"Take This Job and Shove It" – Johnny Paycheck |
| Disco Category |
| Favorite Disco Male Artist | Isaac Hayes | Peter Brown
Teddy Pendergrass |
| Favorite Disco Female Artist | Donna Summer | Pattie Brooks
Linda Clifford |
| Favorite Disco Band/Duo/Group | Village People | Silver Convention
The Trammps |
| Favorite Disco Album | Live and More – Donna Summer | Super Nature – Cerrone
Thank God It's Friday – Soundtrack |
| Favorite Disco Song | "Last Dance" – Donna Summer | "Shame" – Evelyn King
"Macho Man" – The Village People |
| Merit |
| Perry Como |
