# 22nd Academy of Country Music Awards

The 22nd Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony was held on April 6, 1987, at Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California. It was hosted by The Judds and Patrick Duffy.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are shown in bold.
| Entertainer of the Year | Album of the Year |
| Hank Williams Jr. Alabama Reba McEntire Ricky Skaggs George Strait | Storms of Life — Randy Travis #7 — George Strait Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. — Dwight Yoakam Live in London — Ricky Skaggs Rockin' with the Rhythm — The Judds |
| Top Female Vocalist of the Year | Top Male Vocalist of the Year |
| Reba McEntire Janie Fricke Crystal Gayle Juice Newton Marie Osmond | Randy Travis Earl Thomas Conley George Jones George Strait Hank Williams Jr. |
| Top Vocal Group of the Year | Top Vocal Duo of the Year |
| Forester Sisters Alabama Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Restless Heart The Statler Brothers | The Judds Bellamy Brothers Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris Marie Osmond and Paul Davis Sweethearts of the Rodeo |
| Single Record of the Year | Song of the Year |
| "On the Other Hand" — Randy Travis "Always Have, Always Will" — Janie Fricke "Rockin' with the Rhythm of the Rain" — The Judds "Touch Me When We're Dancing" — Alabama "Whoever's in New England" — Reba McEntire | "On the Other Hand" — Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz "Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)" — Bob McDill, Dan Seals "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days)" — Jamie O'Hara "Living in the Promiseland" — David Lynn Jones "Whoever's in New England" — Kendal Franceschi, Quentin Powers |
| Top New Male Vocalist | Top New Female Vocalist |
| Dwight Yoakam Steve Earle Michael Johnson Lewis Storey Tom Wopat | Holly Dunn Darlene Austin Lisa Childress Rosie Flores Pam Tillis |
| Video of the Year ||
| "Whoever's in New England" — Reba McEntire "100% Chance of Rain" — Gary Morris "Birth of Rock and Roll" — Carl Perkins "Born Yesterday" — The Everly Brothers "I Only Wanted You" — Marie Osmond ||
| Pioneer Award ||
| Minnie Pearl ||
| Career Achievement Award ||
| Carl Perkins ||

## Performers

| Performer(s) | Song(s) |
| Earl Thomas Conley Restless Heart Janie Fricke Mickey Gilley Lacy J. Dalton Patrick Duffy The Judds | Western Medley "Back in the Saddle Again" "Cool Water" "I Fall to Pieces" "The Ballad of High Noon" "Don't Fence Me In" "Your Cheatin' Heart" "Coal Miner's Daughter" "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" "Oh My Darling, Clementine" "On the Road Again" "I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)" |
| George Strait | "All My Exes Live in Texas" |
| Pam Tillis Holly Dunn Darlene Austin Lisa Childress Rosie Flores | Top New Female Vocalist Medley "Runaway Train of Love" "Daddy's Hands" "Holding On" "This Time It's You" "Lovin' in Vain" |
| Ricky Skaggs | "Country Boy" |
| Randy Travis | "Forever and Ever, Amen" |
| Alabama | "You've Got the Touch" |
| Marie Osmond | "Everybody's Crazy 'Bout My Baby" |
| Crystal Gayle Gary Morris | "Another World" |
| Tom Wopat Michael Johnson Lewis Storey Dwight Yoakam | Top New Male Vocalist Medley "The Rock and Roll of Love" "Give Me Wings" "Ain't No Tellin'" "Guitars, Cadillacs" |
| Reba McEntire | "Sweet Dreams" |
| The Judds | "I Know Where I'm Going" |

## Presenters

| Presenter(s) | Notes |
| Bruce Boxleitner Tammy Wynette | Top Vocal Duo of the Year |
| Lee Greenwood Delta Burke | Video of the Year |
| Eddy Raven Deidre Hall | Top Male Vocalist of the Year |
| Bellamy Brothers Judy Rodman | Top New Female Vocalist |
| Sweethearts of the Rodeo William Shatner | Top Vocal Group of the Year |
| Dick Clark | Presented Career Achievement Award to Carl Perkins |
| T.G. Sheppard Mary Hart | Album of the Year |
| Juice Newton Charley Pride | Song of the Year |
| Forester Sisters Steve Wariner | Top New Male Vocalist |
| Mel Tillis Janie Fricke Ricky Skaggs | Presented Pioneer Award to Minnie Pearl |
| Michael Beck Mickey Gilley | Top Female Vocalist of the Year |
| Earl Thomas Conley Sylvia | Single Record of the Year |
| The Judds Patrick Duffy | Entertainer of the Year |