# Country Music Association Award for Male Vocalist of the Year

The following list shows the recipients for the Country Music Association Award for Male Vocalist of the Year. This Award goes to the artist. The Award is based on individual musical performance on a solo Country single or album release, as well as the overall contribution to Country Music. This award was one of the original awards given at the first ceremony in 1967.
The inaugural recipient of the award was Jack Greene in 1967. Chris Stapleton holds the record for most wins in the category, with eight, while five-time recipient George Strait has a leading twenty-five nominations. Dierks Bentley and Eric Church holds the record for most nominations without a win, with nine each. The current holder of the award is Stapleton, who won at the 56th Annual Country Music Association Awards in 2024.

## Recipients

| Year | Winner | Nominees |
| 2024 | Chris Stapleton | Luke Combs Jelly Roll Cody Johnson Morgan Wallen |
| 2023 | Chris Stapleton | Luke Combs Jelly Roll Cody Johnson Morgan Wallen |
| 2022 | Chris Stapleton | Eric Church Luke Combs Cody Johnson Morgan Wallen |
| 2021 | Chris Stapleton | Dierks Bentley Eric Church Luke Combs Thomas Rhett |
| 2020 | Luke Combs | Eric Church Thomas Rhett Chris Stapleton Keith Urban |
| 2019 | Luke Combs | Dierks Bentley Thomas Rhett Chris Stapleton Keith Urban |
| 2018 | Chris Stapleton | Dierks Bentley Luke Combs Thomas Rhett Keith Urban |
| 2017 | Chris Stapleton | Dierks Bentley Eric Church Thomas Rhett Keith Urban |
| 2016 | Chris Stapleton | Dierks Bentley Eric Church Tim McGraw Keith Urban |
| 2015 | Chris Stapleton | Dierks Bentley Luke Bryan Eric Church Blake Shelton |
| 2014 | Blake Shelton | Dierks Bentley Luke Bryan Eric Church Keith Urban |
| 2013 | Blake Shelton | Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Eric Church Keith Urban |
| 2012 | Blake Shelton | Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Eric Church Keith Urban |
| 2011 | Blake Shelton | Jason Aldean Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley Keith Urban |
| 2010 | Blake Shelton | Dierks Bentley Brad Paisley George Strait Keith Urban |
| 2009 | Brad Paisley | Kenny Chesney Darius Rucker George Strait Keith Urban |
| 2008 | Brad Paisley | Kenny Chesney Alan Jackson George Strait Keith Urban |
| 2007 | Brad Paisley | Kenny Chesney George Strait Josh Turner Keith Urban |
| 2006 | Keith Urban | Dierks Bentley Kenny Chesney Alan Jackson Brad Paisley |
| 2005 | Keith Urban | Kenny Chesney Alan Jackson Brad Paisley George Strait |
| 2004 | Keith Urban | Kenny Chesney Alan Jackson Toby Keith George Strait |
| 2003 | Alan Jackson | Kenny Chesney Toby Keith Tim McGraw Brad Paisley George Strait |
| 2002 | Alan Jackson | Kenny Chesney Toby Keith Brad Paisley George Strait |
| 2001 | Toby Keith | Alan Jackson Tim McGraw Brad Paisley George Strait |
| 2000 | Tim McGraw | Vince Gill Alan Jackson Brad Paisley George Strait |
| 1999 | Tim McGraw | Vince Gill Alan Jackson George Strait Steve Wariner |
| 1998 | George Strait | Garth Brooks Vince Gill Tim McGraw Collin Raye |
| 1997 | George Strait | Vince Gill Alan Jackson Collin Raye Bryan White |
| 1996 | George Strait | Vince Gill Alan Jackson Collin Raye Bryan White |
| 1995 | Vince Gill | Alan Jackson John Berry John Michael Montgomery George Strait |
| 1994 | Vince Gill | John Anderson Alan Jackson George Strait Dwight Yoakam |
| 1993 | Vince Gill | John Anderson Garth Brooks Alan Jackson George Strait |
| 1992 | Vince Gill | Garth Brooks Joe Diffie Alan Jackson Travis Tritt |
| 1991 | Vince Gill | Clint Black Garth Brooks Alan Jackson George Strait |
| 1990 | Clint Black | Garth Brooks Rodney Crowell George Strait Ricky Van Shelton |
| 1989 | Ricky Van Shelton | Rodney Crowell George Strait Randy Travis Keith Whitley |
| 1988 | Randy Travis | Vern Gosdin George Strait Ricky Van Shelton Hank Williams Jr. |
| 1987 | Randy Travis | George Jones Ricky Skaggs George Strait Hank Williams Jr. |
| 1986 | George Strait | George Jones Gary Morris Randy Travis Hank Williams Jr. |
| 1985 | George Strait | Lee Greenwood Gary Morris Ricky Skaggs Hank Williams Jr. |
| 1984 | Lee Greenwood | Merle Haggard Gary Morris Ricky Skaggs George Strait |
| 1983 | Lee Greenwood | John Anderson Merle Haggard Willie Nelson Ricky Skaggs |
| 1982 | Ricky Skaggs | Merle Haggard George Jones Ronnie Milsap Willie Nelson |
| 1981 | George Jones | Ronnie Milsap Willie Nelson Kenny Rogers Don Williams |
| 1980 | George Jones | John Conlee Willie Nelson Kenny Rogers Don Williams |
| 1979 | Kenny Rogers | John Conlee Larry Gatlin Willie Nelson Don Williams |
| 1978 | Don Williams | Larry Gatlin Ronnie Milsap Willie Nelson Kenny Rogers |
| 1977 | Ronnie Milsap | Larry Gatlin Waylon Jennings Kenny Rogers Don Williams |
| 1976 | Ronnie Milsap | Waylon Jennings Willie Nelson Conway Twitty Don Williams |
| 1975 | Waylon Jennings | John Denver Freddy Fender Ronnie Milsap Conway Twitty |
| 1974 | Ronnie Milsap | Merle Haggard Waylon Jennings Charlie Rich Cal Smith |
| 1973 | Charlie Rich | Merle Haggard Tom T. Hall Johnny Rodriguez Conway Twitty |
| 1972 | Charley Pride | Merle Haggard Freddie Hart Johnny Paycheck Jerry Wallace |
| 1971 | Charley Pride | Merle Haggard Ray Price Jerry Reed Conway Twitty |
| 1970 | Merle Haggard | Johnny Cash Charley Pride Marty Robbins Conway Twitty |
| 1969 | Johnny Cash | Glen Campbell Merle Haggard Sonny James Charley Pride |
| 1968 | Glen Campbell | Eddy Arnold Johnny Cash Merle Haggard Charley Pride |
| 1967 | Jack Greene | Eddy Arnold Merle Haggard Sonny James Buck Owens |

## Artists with multiple wins

Artists that received multiple awards :
| Awards | Artist |
| 8 | Chris Stapleton |
| 5 | Blake Shelton |
| 5 | George Strait |
| 5 | Vince Gill |
| 3 | Brad Paisley |
| 3 | Keith Urban |
| 3 | Ronnie Milsap |
| 2 | Alan Jackson |
| 2 | Charley Pride |
| 2 | George Jones |
| 2 | Lee Greenwood |
| 2 | Luke Combs |
| 2 | Randy Travis |
| 2 | Tim McGraw |

## Artists with multiple nominations
### 25 nominations

* George Strait

### 16 nominations

* Alan Jackson
* Keith Urban

### 11 nominations

* Merle Haggard
* Brad Paisley

### 10 nominations

* Chris Stapleton
* Vince Gill

### 9 nominations

* Dierks Bentley
* Eric Church
* Kenny Chesney

### 7 nominations

* Luke Combs
* Ronnie Milsap
* Willie Nelson

### 6 nominations

* Blake Shelton
* Don Williams
* Tim McGraw

### 5 nominations

* Charley Pride
* Conway Twitty
* Garth Brooks
* George Jones
* Kenny Rogers
* Ricky Skaggs
* Thomas Rhett

### 4 nominations

* Hank Williams Jr.
* Luke Bryan
* Randy Travis
* Toby Keith
* Waylon Jennings

### 3 nominations

* Cody Johnson
* Collin Raye
* Gary Morris
* Jason Aldean
* John Anderson
* Johnny Cash
* Larry Gatlin
* Lee Greenwood
* Morgan Wallen
* Ricky Van Shelton

### 2 nominations

* Bryan White
* Charlie Rich
* Clint Black
* Eddy Arnold
* Glen Campbell
* Jelly Roll
* John Conlee
* Rodney Crowell
* Sonny James

### Won on First nomination

In CMA history only thirteen men have won Male Vocalist of the Year the very first time they were nominated. They are:
* Jack Greene (1967)
* Glen Campbell (1968)
* Charlie Rich (1973)
* Ronnie Milsap (1974)
* George Jones (1980)
* Ricky Skaggs (1982)
* Lee Greenwood (1983)
* Clint Black (1990)
* Vince Gill (1991)
* Toby Keith (2001)
* Keith Urban (2004)
* Blake Shelton (2010)
* Chris Stapleton (2015)