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11 Of The ACM’s All-Time Biggest Award Winners

As the ACM Awards approaches on May 11, the excitement is building. There is a lot of talk about Miranda Lambert being the most awarded ACM artist in history, having…

11 Of The ACM's All-Time Biggest Award Winners
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As the ACM Awards approaches on May 11, the excitement is building. There is a lot of talk about Miranda Lambert being the most awarded ACM artist in history, having won a whopping 37 ACM Awards through the years. She could actually up the ante with a few more wins this year.

Miranda isn't the only country music artist with shelves full of ACM Awards. We take a look at the top 11 artists with the most ACM award wins through the years.

Dolly Parton - 13 Total Wins

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Dolly's first trip to the winner's podium for the ACM came in 1971 when she won, along with Porter Wagoner, for Yop Vocal Group. The next time she won an ACM was for Entertainer of the Year in 1977.


Alabama - 15 Total Wins

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In 1981, Alabama won both Group and Entertainer of the Year.


Carrie Underwood - 16 Total Wins

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In 2006, Carrie won her first two ACM Awards, Single of the Year for "Jesus, Take The Wheel" and Top New Female Vocalist.


Faith Hill - 16 Total Wins

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Faith won her first ACM Award for Top New Female Vocalist in 1993.


Tim McGraw - 18 - Total Wins

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In 1994, McGraw won Top New Male Vocalist and Album of the Year for "Not A Moment Too Soon."


Reba - 18 Total Wins

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Reba was named Top Female Vocalist in 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987. She won her first Entertainer of the Year award from the ACMs in 1994.


Merle Haggard - 20 Total Wins

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His first ACM win came in 1965 for Most Promising Male Vocalist, an award now called New Male Artist.


Garth Brooks - 22 Total Wins

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In 1990, Garth won his first ACM Awards, including Entertainer, Male, Song, Single, and Album of the Year for "No Fences."


George Strait - 24 Total Wins

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George Strait was named Top Male Vocalist in 1985, his very first ACM Award.


Brooks & Dunn - 27 Total Wins

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Brooks & Dunn won their very first ACM Award in 1992 for their debut album "Brand New Man."


Miranda Lambert - 37 Total Wins

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Miranda won her first ACM Award in 2007 for Album of the Year for "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend." She won her last ACM for Entertainer of the Year in 2022.

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.