# Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance

The Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance was first awarded in 1965, to Dottie West. The award has had several minor name changes:
* From 1965 to 1967, the award was known as Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female
* In 1968, it was awarded as Best Country & Western Solo Vocal Performance, Female
* From 1969 to 1994, it was awarded as Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
* From 1995 to 2011, it was awarded as Best Female Country Vocal Performance
The award was discontinued after the 2011 award season in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012 to the present, all solo performances (male, female and instrumental) in the country category are recognized in the newly formed Best Country Solo Performance category.
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

## Recipients

| Year | Artist | Work | Nominees |
| 1965 | Dottie West | "Here Comes My Baby" | Skeeter Davis — "He Says the Same Things to Me" Wanda Jackson — Two Sides of Wanda Jean Shepard — "Second Fiddle (To an Old Guitar)" Connie Smith — "Once a Day" |
| 1966 | Jody Miller | "Queen of the House" | Molly Bee — "Single Girl Again" Wilma Burgess — "Baby" Skeeter Davis — "Sun Glasses" Dottie West — "Before the Ring on Your Finger Turns Green" |
| 1967 | Jeannie Seely | "Don't Touch Me" | Jan Howard — "Evil on Your Mind" Loretta Lynn — "Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)" Connie Smith — "Ain't Had No Lovin'" Dottie West — "Would You Hold It Against Me" |
| 1968 | Tammy Wynette | "I Don't Wanna Play House" | Liz Anderson — "Mama Spank" Skeeter Davis — "What Does it Take" Connie Smith — "Cincinnati, Ohio" Dottie West — "Paper Mansions" |
| 1969 | Jeannie C. Riley | "Harper Valley P.T.A." | Lynn Anderson — "Big Girls Don't Cry" Jan Howard — "My Son" Dottie West — "Country Girl" Tammy Wynette — "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" |
| 1970 | Tammy Wynette | "Stand By Your Man" | Lynn Anderson — "That's a No No" Jeannie C. Riley — "The Backside of Dallas" Connie Smith — "Ribbon of Darkness" Diana Trask — "I Fall to Pieces" |
| 1971 | Lynn Anderson | "Rose Garden" | Wanda Jackson — "A Woman Lives for Love" Dolly Parton — "Mule Skinner Blues" Jean Shepard — "Then He Touched Me" Tammy Wynette — "Run Woman Run" |
| 1972 | Sammi Smith | "Help Me Make It Through the Night" | Lynn Anderson — "How Can I Unlove You" Jody Miller — "He's So Fine" Dolly Parton — "Joshua" Tammy Wynette — Good Lovin' (Makes It Right)" |
| 1973 | Donna Fargo | "The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA" | Skeeter Davis — "One Tin Soldier" Loretta Lynn — "One's on the Way" Dolly Parton — "Touch Your Woman" Tanya Tucker — "Delta Dawn" Tammy Wynette — "My Man" |
| 1974 | Olivia Newton-John | "Let Me Be There" | Barbara Fairchild — "Teddy Bear Song" Marie Osmond — "Paper Roses" Dottie West — "Country Sunshine" Tammy Wynette — "Kids Say the Darnest Things" |
| 1975 | Anne Murray | "A Love Song" | Dolly Parton — "Jolene" Tanya Tucker — "Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)" Dottie West — "Last Time I Saw Him" Tammy Wynette — "Woman to Woman" |
| 1976 | Linda Ronstadt | "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)" | Jessi Colter — "I'm Not Lisa" Emmylou Harris — "If I Could Only Win Your Love" Loretta Lynn — "The Pill" Dolly Parton — "Jolene" (track from album In Concert) |
| 1977 | Emmylou Harris | Elite Hotel | Crystal Gayle — "I'll Get Over You" Dolly Parton — "All I Can Do" Mary Kay Place — Tonite at the Capri Lounge: Loretta Hagers Tammy Wynette — "'Til I Can Make It on My Own" |
| 1978 | Crystal Gayle | "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" | Janie Fricke — "What're You Doing Tonight" Emmylou Harris — "Making Believe" Barbara Mandrell — "After the Lovin'" Dolly Parton — "(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher" |
| 1979 | Dolly Parton | Here You Come Again | Crystal Gayle — "Talking in Your Sleep" Emmylou Harris — Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town Barbara Mandrell — "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed" Anne Murray — "Walk Right Back" |
| 1980 | Emmylou Harris | Blue Kentucky Girl | Crystal Gayle – We Should Be Together Brenda Lee – "Tell Me What It's Like" Barbara Mandrell – Just for the Record Billie Jo Spears – "I Will Survive" |
| 1981 | Anne Murray | "Could I Have This Dance" | Crystal Gayle – "If You Ever Change Your Mind" Emmylou Harris – Roses in the Snow Barbara Mandrell – "The Best of Strangers" Sissy Spacek – "Coal Miner's Daughter" |
| 1982 | Dolly Parton | "9 to 5" | Rosanne Cash – Seven Year Ache Terri Gibbs – Somebody's Knockin' Barbara Mandrell – "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool" Juice Newton – "Queen of Hearts" |
| 1983 | Juice Newton | "Break It to Me Gently" | Rosanne Cash – "Ain't No Money" Emmylou Harris – Cimarron Dolly Parton – "I Will Always Love You" Sylvia – "Nobody" |
| 1984 | Anne Murray | "A Little Good News" | Deborah Allen – "Baby I Lied" Crystal Gayle – "Baby, What About You" Emmylou Harris – Last Date Dolly Parton – Burlap & Satin |
| 1985 | Emmylou Harris | "In My Dreams" | Janie Fricke – "Your Heart's Not in It" Crystal Gayle – "The Sound of Goodbye" Anne Murray – Heart over Mind Dolly Parton – "Tennessee Homesick Blues" |
| 1986 | Rosanne Cash | "I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me" | Janie Fricke – "She's Single Again" Emmylou Harris – The Ballad of Sally Rose Juice Newton – "You Make Me Want to Make You Mine" Dolly Parton – Real Love |
| 1987 | Reba McEntire | "Whoever's in New England" | Crystal Gayle – "Cry" Holly Dunn – "Daddy's Hands" Emmylou Harris – "Today I Started Loving You Again" Kathy Mattea – "Love at the Five and Dime" |
| 1988 | K. T. Oslin | "80s Ladies" | Rosanne Cash – King's Record Shop Emmylou Harris – Angel Band Reba McEntire – "The Last One to Know" Tanya Tucker – "Love Me Like You Used To" |
| 1989 | K. T. Oslin | "Hold Me" | Emmylou Harris – "Back in Baby's Arms" k.d. lang – "I'm Down to My Last Cigarette" Reba McEntire – Reba Tanya Tucker – "Strong Enough to Bend" |
| 1990 | k.d. lang | Absolute Torch and Twang | Rosanne Cash – "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" Emmylou Harris – Bluebird Kathy Mattea – Willow in the Wind Dolly Parton – "Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That" |
| 1991 | Kathy Mattea | "Where've You Been" | Mary Chapin Carpenter – "Quittin' Time" Carlene Carter – I Fell in Love Reba McEntire – "You Lie" K.T. Oslin – "Come Next Monday" |
| 1992 | Mary Chapin Carpenter | "Down at the Twist and Shout" | Kathy Mattea – Time Passes By Reba McEntire – For My Broken Heart Tanya Tucker – "Down to My Last Teardrop" Trisha Yearwood – "She's in Love with the Boy" |
| 1993 | Mary Chapin Carpenter | "I Feel Lucky" | Wynonna Judd – Wynonna Reba McEntire – "The Greatest Man I Never Knew" Lorrie Morgan – "Something in Red" Pam Tillis – "Maybe It Was Memphis" |
| 1994 | Mary Chapin Carpenter | "Passionate Kisses" | Emmylou Harris – "High Powered Love" Tanya Tucker – "Soon" Wynonna Judd – "Only Love" Trisha Yearwood – "Walkaway Joe" |
| 1995 | Mary Chapin Carpenter | "Shut Up and Kiss Me" | Wynonna Judd – "Is It Over Yet" Patty Loveless – "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye" Martina McBride – "Independence Day" Reba McEntire – "She Thinks His Name Was John" |
| 1996 | Alison Krauss | "Baby Now That I've Found You" | Patty Loveless – "You Don't Even Know Who I Am" Martina McBride – "Safe in the Arms of Love" Pam Tillis – "Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)" Shania Twain – "Any Man of Mine" |
| 1997 | LeAnn Rimes | "Blue" | Mary Chapin Carpenter – "Let Me into Your Heart" Deana Carter – "Strawberry Wine" Alison Krauss – "Baby Mine" Trisha Yearwood – "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)" |
| 1998 | Trisha Yearwood | "How Do I Live" | Deana Carter – "Did I Shave My Legs For This?" Patty Loveless – "The Trouble with the Truth" LeAnn Rimes – "How Do I Live" Pam Tillis – "All the Good Ones Are Gone" |
| 1999 | Shania Twain | "You're Still the One" | Emmylou Harris – "Love Still Remains" Faith Hill – "This Kiss" Lee Ann Womack – "A Little Past Little Rock" Trisha Yearwood – "There Goes My Baby" |
| 2000 | Shania Twain | "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" | Emmylou Harris – "Ordinary Heart" Faith Hill – "Let Me Let Go" Alison Krauss – "Forget About It" Martina McBride – "I Love You" |
| 2001 | Faith Hill | "Breathe" | Jo Dee Messina – "That's the Way" Dolly Parton – "Travelin' Prayer" Lee Ann Womack – "I Hope You Dance" Trisha Yearwood – "Real Live Woman" |
| 2002 | Dolly Parton | "Shine" | Sheryl Crow – "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" Jamie O'Neal – "There Is No Arizona" Lucinda Williams – "Cold, Cold Heart" Trisha Yearwood – "I Would've Loved You Anyway" |
| 2003 | Faith Hill | "Cry" | Martina McBride – "Blessed" Dolly Parton – "Dagger Through the Heart" Lucinda Williams – "Lately" Lee Ann Womack – "Something Worth Leaving Behind" |
| 2004 | June Carter Cash | "Keep on the Sunny Side" | Patty Loveless – "On Your Way Home" Martina McBride – "This One's for the Girls" Dolly Parton – "I'm Gone" Shania Twain – "Forever and for Always" |
| 2005 | Gretchen Wilson | "Redneck Woman" | Alison Krauss – "You Will Be My Ain True Love" Loretta Lynn – "Miss Being Mrs." Martina McBride – "In My Daughter's Eyes" Shania Twain – "She's Not Just a Pretty Face" |
| 2006 | Emmylou Harris | "The Connection" | Faith Hill – "Mississippi Girl" Gretchen Wilson – "All Jacked Up" Lee Ann Womack – "I May Hate Myself in the Morning" Trisha Yearwood – "Georgia Rain" |
| 2007 | Carrie Underwood | "Jesus, Take the Wheel" | Miranda Lambert – "Kerosene" Martina McBride – "I Still Miss Someone" LeAnn Rimes – "Something's Gotta Give" Gretchen Wilson – "I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today" |
| 2008 | Carrie Underwood | "Before He Cheats" | Alison Krauss – "Simple Love" Miranda Lambert – "Famous in a Small Town" LeAnn Rimes – "Nothin' Better to Do" Trisha Yearwood – "Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love" |
| 2009 | Carrie Underwood | "Last Name" | Martina McBride – "For These Times" LeAnn Rimes – "What I Cannot Change" Lee Ann Womack – "Last Call" Trisha Yearwood – "This Is Me You're Talking To" |
| 2010 | Taylor Swift | "White Horse" | Miranda Lambert – "Dead Flowers" Martina McBride – "I Just Call You Mine" Carrie Underwood – "Just a Dream" Lee Ann Womack – "Solitary Thinkin'" |
| 2011 | Miranda Lambert | "The House That Built Me" | Jewel – "Satisfied" LeAnn Rimes – "Swingin'" Carrie Underwood – "Temporary Home" Gretchen Wilson – "I'd Love to Be Your Last" |

## Multiple wins

The following individuals received two or more wins in this category:
| Wins | Performer |
| 4 | Emmylou Harris |
| 4 | Mary Chapin Carpenter |
| 3 | Anne Murray |
| 3 | Carrie Underwood |
| 3 | Dolly Parton |
| 2 | Faith Hill |
| 2 | K.T. Oslin |
| 2 | Shania Twain |
| 2 | Tammy Wynette |

## Multiple nominations

The following individuals received two or more nominations in this category:
| Nominations | Performer |
| 18 | Dolly Parton |
| 18 | Emmylou Harris |
| 10 | Trisha Yearwood |
| 9 | Martina McBride |
| 9 | Tammy Wynette |
| 8 | Crystal Gayle |
| 7 | Dottie West |
| 7 | Reba McEntire |
| 6 | LeAnn Rimes |
| 6 | Lee Ann Womack |
| 6 | Mary Chapin Carpenter |
| 6 | Tanya Tucker |
| 5 | Alison Krauss |
| 5 | Anne Murray |
| 5 | Barbara Mandrell |
| 5 | Carrie Underwood |
| 5 | Faith Hill |
| 5 | Rosanne Cash |
| 5 | Shania Twain |
| 4 | Connie Smith |
| 4 | Gretchen Wilson |
| 4 | Kathy Mattea |
| 4 | Loretta Lynn |
| 4 | Lynn Anderson |
| 4 | Miranda Lambert |
| 4 | Patty Loveless |
| 4 | Skeeter Davis |
| 3 | Janie Fricke |
| 3 | Juice Newton |
| 3 | K. T. Oslin |
| 3 | Pam Tillis |
| 3 | Wynonna Judd |
| 2 | Deana Carter |
| 2 | Jan Howard |
| 2 | Jean Shepard |
| 2 | Jeannie C. Riley |
| 2 | Jody Miller |
| 2 | k.d. lang |
| 2 | Lucinda Williams |
| 2 | Wanda Jackson |