Country Music Association Award for Vocal Group of the Year


The following list shows the recipients for the Country Music Association Award for Vocal Group of the Year.
The award was first presented in 1967 to The Stoneman Family. Dolly Parton was the first female recipient of the award, winning in 1968 for her work with Porter Wagoner. The Judds and the Dixie Chicks are the only all-female groups to win the award, with Parton and June Carter Cash receiving the award as part of a male/female duo and Highway 101, Lady Antebellum and Little Big Town including female members. In 1970, a separate award was established for vocal duo. The Statler Brothers are the group with the most wins in this category, with nine wins.

Recipients

YearWinnerNominees
2019 Old Dominion
2018 Old Dominion
  • Lady Antebellum
  • Lanco
  • Little Big Town
  • Midland
    • 2017 Little Big Town
  • Old Dominion
  • Rascal Flatts
  • Zac Brown Band
  • Lady Antebellum
    • 2016 Little Big Town
  • Old Dominion
  • Rascal Flatts
  • Zac Brown Band
  • Lady Antebellum
    • 2015 Little Big Town
  • Rascal Flatts
  • The Band Perry
  • Lady Antebellum
  • Zac Brown Band
    • 2014 Little Big Town
  • Eli Young Band
  • Lady Antebellum
  • The Band Perry
  • Zac Brown Band
    • 2013 Little Big Town
  • Eli Young Band
  • Lady Antebellum
  • The Band Perry
  • Zac Brown Band
    • 2012 Little Big Town
  • Eli Young Band
  • Lady Antebellum
  • The Band Perry
  • Zac Brown Band
    • 2011 Lady Antebellum
  • Little Big Town
  • Rascal Flatts
  • The Band Perry
  • Zac Brown Band
    • 2010 Lady Antebellum
  • Little Big Town
  • Rascal Flatts
  • The Band Perry
  • Zac Brown Band
    • 2009 Lady Antebellum
  • Eagles
  • Little Big Town
  • Rascal Flatts
  • Zac Brown Band
    • 2008 Rascal Flatts
  • Eagles
  • Emerson Drive
  • Lady Antebellum
  • Little Big Town
    • 2007 Rascal Flatts
  • Alison Krauss and Union Station
  • Dixie Chicks
  • Emerson Drive
  • Little Big Town
    • 2006 Rascal Flatts
  • Alison Krauss and Union Station
  • Little Big Town
  • Lonestar
  • Sugarland
    • 2005 Rascal Flatts
  • Alison Krauss and Union Station
  • Diamond Rio
  • Lonestar
  • Sugarland
    • 2004 Rascal Flatts
  • Alabama
  • Diamond Rio
  • Lonestar
  • Trick Pony
    • 2003 Rascal Flatts
  • Alabama
  • Diamond Rio
  • Dixie Chicks
  • Lonestar
    • 2002 Dixie Chicks
  • Diamond Rio
  • Lonestar
  • Nickel Creek
  • Rascal Flatts
    • 2001 Lonestar
  • Alabama
  • Diamond Rio
  • Dixie Chicks
  • Nickel Creek
    • 2000 Dixie Chicks
  • Alabama
  • Asleep at the Wheel
  • Diamond Rio
  • Lonestar
    • 1999 Dixie Chicks
  • Alabama
  • Diamond Rio
  • Lonestar
  • The Wilkinsons
    • 1998 Dixie Chicks
  • Alabama
  • Diamond Rio
  • The Mavericks
  • Sawyer Brown
    • 1997 Diamond Rio
  • Alabama
  • The Mavericks
  • Ricochet
  • Sawyer Brown
    • 1996 The Mavericks
  • Alabama
  • Blackhawk
  • Diamond Rio
  • Sawyer Brown
    • 1995 The Mavericks
  • Blackhawk
  • Diamond Rio
  • Sawyer Brown
  • Shenandoah
    • 1994 Diamond Rio
  • Alabama
  • Little Texas
  • Sawyer Brown
  • Confederate Railroad
    • 1993 Diamond Rio
  • Alabama
  • Confederate Railroad
  • Restless Heart
  • Sawyer Brown
    • 1992 Diamond Rio
  • Alabama
  • McBride & the Ride
  • Sawyer Brown
  • Shenandoah
    • 1991 Kentucky Headhunters
  • Alabama
  • Diamond Rio
  • Restless Heart
  • Shenandoah
    • 1990 Kentucky Headhunters
  • Desert Rose Band
  • Highway 101
  • Restless Heart
  • Shenandoah
    • 1989 Highway 101
  • Alabama
  • Desert Rose Band
  • Restless Heart
  • Shenandoah
    • 1988 Highway 101
  • Alabama
  • The Forester Sisters
  • Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
  • Restless Heart
    • 1987 The Judds
  • Alabama
  • Asleep at the Wheel
  • Exile
  • Restless Heart
    • 1986 The Judds
  • Exile
  • The Forester Sisters
  • Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
  • The Oak Ridge Boys
    • 1985 The Judds
  • Alabama
  • Exile
  • The Oak Ridge Boys
  • The Whites
    • 1984 The Statler Brothers
  • Alabama
  • Exile
  • The Judds
  • The Oak Ridge Boys
    • 1983 Alabama
  • The Bellamy Brothers
  • The Oak Ridge Boys
  • The Statler Brothers
  • The Whites
    • 1982 Alabama
  • Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers
  • The Oak Ridge Boys
  • The Statler Brothers
  • Tompall & the Glaser Brothers
    • 1981 Alabama
  • The Bellamy Brothers
  • Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers
  • The Oak Ridge Boys
  • The Statler Brothers
    • 1980 The Statler Brothers
  • Alabama
  • Charlie Daniels Band
  • Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers
  • The Oak Ridge Boys
    • 1979 The Statler Brothers
  • Charlie Daniels Band
  • Dave & Sugar
  • The Kendalls
  • The Oak Ridge Boys
    • 1978 The Oak Ridge Boys
  • Dave & Sugar
  • The Kendalls
  • Texas Playboys
  • The Statler Brothers
    • 1977 The Statler Brothers
  • Asleep at the Wheel
  • Dave & Sugar
  • Eagles
  • The Oak Ridge Boys
    • 1976 The Statler Brothers
  • Amazing Rhythm Aces
  • Asleep at the Wheel
  • Dave & Sugar
  • Eagles
    • 1975 The Statler Brothers
  • Asleep at the Wheel
  • Four Guys
  • The Osborne Brothers
  • The Pointer Sisters
    • 1974 The Statler Brothers
  • Brush Arbor Band
  • The Buckaroos
  • The Jordanaires
  • The Osborne Brothers
    • 1973 The Statler Brothers
  • The Carter Family
  • The Jordanaires
  • The Osborne Brothers
  • Tompall and the Glaser Brothers
    • 1972 The Statler Brothers
  • The Carter Family
  • The Osborne Brothers
  • Tompall & the Glaser Brothers
  • The Wilburn Brothers
    • 1971 The Osborne Brothers
  • The Carter Family
  • The Hager Brothers
  • The Statler Brothers
  • Tompall & the Glaser Brothers
    • 1970 Tompall & the Glaser Brothers
  • The Carter Family
  • The Osborne Brothers
  • Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan
    • 1969 Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash
  • Tompall & the Glaser Brothers
  • Don Gibson and Dottie West
  • Glen Campbell and Bobbie Gentry
  • Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner
    • 1968 Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner
  • The Stoneman Family
  • Archie Campbell and Lorene Mann
  • Bill Anderson and Jan Howard
  • Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash
    • 1967 The Stoneman Family
  • The Anita Kerr Singers
  • The Browns
  • The Statler Brothers
  • Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash
  • Tammy Wynette and David Houston

    • Category facts

    ;Most wins
    Rank1st2nd3rd
    Total wins9 wins6 wins4 wins
    ArtistThe Statler BrothersLittle Big Town
    Rascal Flatts    		Dixie Chicks
    Diamond Rio

    Most nominations
    Rank1st2nd3rd
    Total nominations21 nominations18 nominations15 nominations
    ArtistAlabamaThe Statler BrothersDiamond Rio
    Rascal Flatts