# American Music Award for Favorite Country Female Artist

The American Music Award for Favorite Female Artist – Country has been awarded since 1974. Years reflect the year in which the awards were presented, for works released in the previous year (until 2003 onward when awards were handed out on November of the same year). The all-time winner in this category is Reba McEntire with 11 wins stretching across three decades. McEntire was also the first woman to win the award eight years in a row.

## Winners and nominees
### 1970s

| Year | Artist |
| 1974 (1st) | Lynn Anderson |
| 1974 (1st) | Loretta Lynn |
| 1974 (1st) | Tammy Wynette |
| 1975 (2nd) | |
| 1975 (2nd) | Olivia Newton-John |
| 1975 (2nd) | Loretta Lynn |
| 1975 (2nd) | Marie Osmond |
| 1976 (3rd) | |
| 1976 (3rd) | Olivia Newton-John |
| 1976 (3rd) | Loretta Lynn |
| 1976 (3rd) | Linda Ronstadt |
| 1977 (4th) | |
| 1977 (4th) | Loretta Lynn |
| 1977 (4th) | Dolly Parton |
| 1977 (4th) | Tanya Tucker |
| 1978 (5th) | |
| 1978 (5th) | Loretta Lynn |
| 1978 (5th) | Crystal Gayle |
| 1978 (5th) | Dolly Parton |
| 1979 (6th) | |
| 1979 (6th) | Crystal Gayle |
| 1979 (6th) | Loretta Lynn |
| 1979 (6th) | Linda Ronstadt |

### 1980s

| Year | Artist |
| 1980 (7th) | Crystal Gayle |
| 1980 (7th) | Barbara Mandrell |
| 1980 (7th) | Dolly Parton |
| 1981 (8th) | |
| 1981 (8th) | Barbara Mandrell |
| 1981 (8th) | Crystal Gayle |
| 1981 (8th) | Anne Murray |
| 1982 (9th) | |
| 1982 (9th) | Anne Murray |
| 1982 (9th) | Emmylou Harris |
| 1982 (9th) | Barbara Mandrell |
| 1982 (9th) | Dolly Parton |
| 1983 (10th) | |
| 1983 (10th) | Barbara Mandrell |
| 1983 (10th) | Emmylou Harris |
| 1983 (10th) | Sylvia |
| 1984 (11th) | |
| 1984 (11th) | Barbara Mandrell |
| 1984 (11th) | Janie Fricke |
| 1984 (11th) | Crystal Gayle |
| 1984 (11th) | Sylvia |
| 1985 (12th) | |
| 1985 (12th) | Barbara Mandrell |
| 1985 (12th) | Anne Murray |
| 1985 (12th) | Dolly Parton |
| 1986 (13th) | |
| 1986 (13th) | Crystal Gayle |
| 1986 (13th) | Anne Murray |
| 1986 (13th) | Dolly Parton |
| 1987 (14th) | |
| 1987 (14th) | Barbara Mandrell |
| 1987 (14th) | Reba McEntire |
| 1987 (14th) | Juice Newton |
| 1987 (14th) | Tanya Tucker |
| 1988 (15th) | |
| 1988 (15th) | Reba McEntire |
| 1988 (15th) | Rosanne Cash |
| 1988 (15th) | Tanya Tucker |
| 1989 (16th) | |
| 1989 (16th) | Reba McEntire |
| 1989 (16th) | Rosanne Cash |
| 1989 (16th) | Tanya Tucker |

### 1990s

| Year | Artist |
| 1990 (17th) | Reba McEntire |
| 1990 (17th) | K. T. Oslin |
| 1990 (17th) | Dolly Parton |
| 1991 (18th) | |
| 1991 (18th) | Reba McEntire |
| 1991 (18th) | Patty Loveless |
| 1991 (18th) | Kathy Mattea |
| 1991 (18th) | Lorrie Morgan |
| 1991 (18th) | K. T. Oslin |
| 1992 (19th) | |
| 1992 (19th) | Reba McEntire |
| 1992 (19th) | Kathy Mattea |
| 1992 (19th) | Dolly Parton |
| 1993 (20th) | |
| 1993 (20th) | Reba McEntire |
| 1993 (20th) | Wynonna Judd |
| 1993 (20th) | Lorrie Morgan |
| 1993 (20th) | Tanya Tucker |
| 1994 (21st) | |
| 1994 (21st) | Reba McEntire |
| 1994 (21st) | Mary Chapin Carpenter |
| 1994 (21st) | Wynonna Judd |
| 1994 (21st) | Dolly Parton |
| 1995 (22nd) | |
| 1995 (22nd) | Reba McEntire |
| 1995 (22nd) | Mary Chapin Carpenter |
| 1995 (22nd) | Lorrie Morgan |
| 1996 (23rd) | |
| 1996 (23rd) | Reba McEntire |
| 1996 (23rd) | Mary Chapin Carpenter |
| 1996 (23rd) | Shania Twain |
| 1997 (24th) | |
| 1997 (24th) | Shania Twain |
| 1997 (24th) | Faith Hill |
| 1997 (24th) | Wynonna Judd |
| 1998 (25th) | |
| 1998 (25th) | Reba McEntire |
| 1998 (25th) | LeAnn Rimes |
| 1998 (25th) | Shania Twain |
| 1999 (26th) | |
| 1999 (26th) | Shania Twain |
| 1999 (26th) | Faith Hill |
| 1999 (26th) | LeAnn Rimes |

### 2000s

| Year | Artist |
| 2000 (27th) | Shania Twain |
| 2000 (27th) | Faith Hill |
| 2000 (27th) | Martina McBride |
| 2001 (28th) | |
| 2001 (28th) | Faith Hill |
| 2001 (28th) | Martina McBride |
| 2001 (28th) | Reba McEntire |
| 2002 (29th) | |
| 2002 (29th) | Faith Hill |
| 2002 (29th) | Sara Evans |
| 2002 (29th) | Jo Dee Messina |
| 2003 (30th) | |
| 2003 (30th) | Martina McBride |
| 2003 (30th) | Jo Dee Messina |
| 2003 (30th) | Lee Ann Womack |
| 2003 (31st) | |
| 2003 (31st) | Faith Hill |
| 2003 (31st) | Martina McBride |
| 2003 (31st) | Shania Twain |
| 2004 (32nd) | |
| 2004 (32nd) | Reba McEntire |
| 2004 (32nd) | Martina McBride |
| 2004 (32nd) | Gretchen Wilson |
| 2005 (33rd) | |
| 2005 (33rd) | Gretchen Wilson |
| 2005 (33rd) | Martina McBride |
| 2005 (33rd) | LeAnn Rimes |
| 2006 (34th) | |
| 2006 (34th) | Faith Hill |
| 2006 (34th) | Carrie Underwood |
| 2006 (34th) | Gretchen Wilson |
| 2007 (35th) | |
| 2007 (35th) | Carrie Underwood |
| 2007 (35th) | Martina McBride |
| 2007 (35th) | Taylor Swift |
| 2008 (36th) | |
| 2008 (36th) | Taylor Swift |
| 2008 (36th) | Reba McEntire |
| 2008 (36th) | Carrie Underwood |
| 2009 (37th) | |
| 2009 (37th) | Taylor Swift |
| 2009 (37th) | Reba McEntire |
| 2009 (37th) | Carrie Underwood |

### 2010s

| Year | Artist |
| 2010 (38th) | Taylor Swift |
| 2010 (38th) | Miranda Lambert |
| 2010 (38th) | Carrie Underwood |
| 2011 (39th) | |
| 2011 (39th) | Taylor Swift |
| 2011 (39th) | Sara Evans |
| 2011 (39th) | Miranda Lambert |
| 2012 (40th) | |
| 2012 (40th) | Taylor Swift |
| 2012 (40th) | Miranda Lambert |
| 2012 (40th) | Carrie Underwood |
| 2013 (41st) | |
| 2013 (41st) | Taylor Swift |
| 2013 (41st) | Miranda Lambert |
| 2013 (41st) | Carrie Underwood |
| 2014 (42nd) | |
| 2014 (42nd) | Carrie Underwood |
| 2014 (42nd) | Miranda Lambert |
| 2014 (42nd) | Kacey Musgraves |
| 2015 (43rd) | |
| 2015 (43rd) | Carrie Underwood |
| 2015 (43rd) | Kelsea Ballerini |
| 2015 (43rd) | Miranda Lambert |
| 2016 (44th) | |
| 2016 (44th) | Carrie Underwood |
| 2016 (44th) | Kelsea Ballerini |
| 2016 (44th) | Cam |
| 2017 (45th) | |
| 2017 (45th) | Carrie Underwood |
| 2017 (45th) | Miranda Lambert |
| 2017 (45th) | Maren Morris |
| 2018 (46th) | |
| 2018 (46th) | Carrie Underwood |
| 2018 (46th) | Kelsea Ballerini |
| 2018 (46th) | Maren Morris |
| 2019 (47th) | |
| 2019 (47th) | Carrie Underwood |
| 2019 (47th) | Kelsea Ballerini |
| 2019 (47th) | Maren Morris |

### 2020s

| Year | Artist |
| 2020 (48th) |
| 2020 (48th) | Maren Morris |
| 2020 (48th) | Gabby Barrett |
| 2020 (48th) | Miranda Lambert |
| 2021 (49th) |
| 2021 (49th) | Carrie Underwood |
| 2021 (49th) | Kacey Musgraves |
| 2021 (49th) | Gabby Barrett |
| 2021 (49th) | Maren Morris |
| 2021 (49th) | Miranda Lambert |
| 2022 (50th) |
| 2022 (50th) | Taylor Swift |
| 2022 (50th) | Miranda Lambert |
| 2022 (50th) | Maren Morris |
| 2022 (50th) | Carrie Underwood |
| 2022 (50th) | Lainey Wilson |