# American Music Award for Favorite Country Male Artist

The American Music Award for Favorite Male 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 Garth Brooks with 8 wins.

## Winners and nominees
### 1970s

| Year | Artist |
| 1974 (1st) |
| 1974 (1st) | Charley Pride |
| 1974 (1st) | Merle Haggard |
| 1974 (1st) | Conway Twitty |
| 1975 (2nd) | |
| 1975 (2nd) | Charlie Rich |
| 1975 (2nd) | Roy Clark |
| 1975 (2nd) | Charley Pride |
| 1976 (3rd) | |
| 1976 (3rd) | John Denver |
| 1976 (3rd) | Merle Haggard |
| 1976 (3rd) | Charlie Rich |
| 1977 (4th) | |
| 1977 (4th) | Charley Pride |
| 1977 (4th) | Freddy Fender |
| 1977 (4th) | Conway Twitty |
| 1978 (5th) | |
| 1978 (5th) | Conway Twitty |
| 1978 (5th) | Waylon Jennings |
| 1978 (5th) | Kenny Rogers |
| 1979 (6th) | |
| 1979 (6th) | Kenny Rogers |
| 1979 (6th) | Merle Haggard |
| 1979 (6th) | Ronnie Milsap |

### 1980s

| Year | Artist |
| 1980 (7th) |
| 1980 (7th) | Kenny Rogers |
| 1980 (7th) | Waylon Jennings |
| 1980 (7th) | Willie Nelson |
| 1981 (8th) | |
| 1981 (8th) | Kenny Rogers |
| 1981 (8th) | Willie Nelson |
| 1981 (8th) | Charley Pride |
| 1982 (9th) | |
| 1982 (9th) | Willie Nelson |
| 1982 (9th) | Ronnie Milsap |
| 1982 (9th) | T. G. Sheppard |
| 1982 (9th) | Don Williams |
| 1983 (10th) | |
| 1983 (10th) | Kenny Rogers |
| 1983 (10th) | Charley Pride |
| 1983 (10th) | Conway Twitty |
| 1984 (11th) | |
| 1984 (11th) | Willie Nelson |
| 1984 (11th) | Charley Pride |
| 1984 (11th) | Kenny Rogers |
| 1984 (11th) | Conway Twitty |
| 1985 (12th) | |
| 1985 (12th) | Kenny Rogers |
| 1985 (12th) | Ricky Skaggs |
| 1985 (12th) | Hank Williams Jr. |
| 1986 (13th) | |
| 1986 (13th) | Willie Nelson |
| 1986 (13th) | Lee Greenwood |
| 1986 (13th) | Hank Williams Jr. |
| 1987 (14th) | |
| 1987 (14th) | Willie Nelson |
| 1987 (14th) | Ronnie Milsap |
| 1987 (14th) | George Strait |
| 1987 (14th) | Hank Williams Jr. |
| 1988 (15th) | |
| 1988 (15th) | Randy Travis |
| 1988 (15th) | George Strait |
| 1988 (15th) | Hank Williams Jr. |
| 1989 (16th) | |
| 1989 (16th) | Randy Travis |
| 1989 (16th) | George Strait |
| 1989 (16th) | Hank Williams Jr. |

### 1990s

| Year | Artist |
| 1990 (17th) |
| 1990 (17th) | Randy Travis |
| 1990 (17th) | George Strait |
| 1990 (17th) | Hank Williams Jr. |
| 1991 (18th) | |
| 1991 (18th) | George Strait |
| 1991 (18th) | Clint Black |
| 1991 (18th) | Garth Brooks |
| 1992 (19th) | |
| 1992 (19th) | Garth Brooks |
| 1992 (19th) | Clint Black |
| 1992 (19th) | Ricky Van Shelton |
| 1993 (20th) | |
| 1993 (20th) | Garth Brooks |
| 1993 (20th) | Billy Ray Cyrus |
| 1993 (20th) | Vince Gill |
| 1993 (20th) | Alan Jackson |
| 1994 (21st) | |
| 1994 (21st) | Garth Brooks |
| 1994 (21st) | Vince Gill |
| 1994 (21st) | Alan Jackson |
| 1994 (21st) | George Strait |
| 1995 (22nd) | |
| 1995 (22nd) | Garth Brooks |
| 1995 (22nd) | Vince Gill |
| 1995 (22nd) | Alan Jackson |
| 1996 (23rd) | |
| 1996 (23rd) | Garth Brooks |
| 1996 (23rd) | Alan Jackson |
| 1996 (23rd) | George Strait |
| 1997 (24th) | |
| 1997 (24th) | Garth Brooks |
| 1997 (24th) | Alan Jackson |
| 1997 (24th) | George Strait |
| 1998 (25th) | |
| 1998 (25th) | George Strait |
| 1998 (25th) | Clint Black |
| 1998 (25th) | Alan Jackson |
| 1999 (26th) | |
| 1999 (26th) | Garth Brooks |
| 1999 (26th) | Tim McGraw |
| 1999 (26th) | George Strait |

### 2000s

| Year | Artist |
| 2000 (27th) |
| 2000 (27th) | Garth Brooks |
| 2000 (27th) | Tim McGraw |
| 2000 (27th) | George Strait |
| 2001 (28th) | |
| 2001 (28th) | Tim McGraw |
| 2001 (28th) | Alan Jackson |
| 2001 (28th) | George Strait |
| 2002 (29th) | |
| 2002 (29th) | Tim McGraw |
| 2002 (29th) | Toby Keith |
| 2002 (29th) | Travis Tritt |
| 2003 (30th) | |
| 2003 (30th) | Tim McGraw |
| 2003 (30th) | Alan Jackson |
| 2003 (30th) | Toby Keith |
| 2003 (31st) | |
| 2003 (31st) | Tim McGraw |
| 2003 (31st) | Kenny Chesney |
| 2003 (31st) | Alan Jackson |
| 2003 (31st) | Toby Keith |
| 2004 (32nd) | |
| 2004 (32nd) | Toby Keith |
| 2004 (32nd) | Kenny Chesney |
| 2004 (32nd) | Alan Jackson |
| 2004 (32nd) | Tim McGraw |
| 2005 (33rd) | |
| 2005 (33rd) | Tim McGraw |
| 2005 (33rd) | Kenny Chesney |
| 2005 (33rd) | Toby Keith |
| 2006 (34th) | |
| 2006 (34th) | Toby Keith |
| 2006 (34th) | Kenny Chesney |
| 2006 (34th) | Keith Urban |
| 2007 (35th) | |
| 2007 (35th) | Tim McGraw |
| 2007 (35th) | Toby Keith |
| 2007 (35th) | Brad Paisley |
| 2008 (36th) | |
| 2008 (36th) | Brad Paisley |
| 2008 (36th) | Garth Brooks |
| 2008 (36th) | Kenny Chesney |
| 2009 (37th) | |
| 2009 (37th) | Keith Urban |
| 2009 (37th) | Jason Aldean |
| 2009 (37th) | Darius Rucker |

### 2010s

| Year | Artist |
| 2010 (38th) |
| 2010 (38th) | Brad Paisley |
| 2010 (38th) | Jason Aldean |
| 2010 (38th) | Luke Bryan |
| 2011 (39th) | |
| 2011 (39th) | Blake Shelton |
| 2011 (39th) | Jason Aldean |
| 2011 (39th) | Brad Paisley |
| 2012 (40th) | |
| 2012 (40th) | Luke Bryan |
| 2012 (40th) | Jason Aldean |
| 2012 (40th) | Eric Church |
| 2013 (41st) | |
| 2013 (41st) | Luke Bryan |
| 2013 (41st) | Hunter Hayes |
| 2013 (41st) | Blake Shelton |
| 2014 (42nd) | |
| 2014 (42nd) | Luke Bryan |
| 2014 (42nd) | Jason Aldean |
| 2014 (42nd) | Blake Shelton |
| 2015 (43rd) | |
| 2015 (43rd) | Luke Bryan |
| 2015 (43rd) | Jason Aldean |
| 2015 (43rd) | Sam Hunt |
| 2016 (44th) | |
| 2016 (44th) | Blake Shelton |
| 2016 (44th) | Luke Bryan |
| 2016 (44th) | Thomas Rhett |
| 2017 (45th) | |
| 2017 (45th) | Keith Urban |
| 2017 (45th) | Sam Hunt |
| 2017 (45th) | Thomas Rhett |
| 2018 (46th) | |
| 2018 (46th) | Kane Brown |
| 2018 (46th) | Luke Bryan |
| 2018 (46th) | Thomas Rhett |
| 2019 (47th) | |
| 2019 (47th) | Kane Brown |
| 2019 (47th) | Luke Combs |
| 2019 (47th) | Thomas Rhett |

### 2020s

| Year | Artist |
| 2020 (48th) | Kane Brown |
| 2020 (48th) | Luke Combs |
| 2020 (48th) | Morgan Wallen |
| 2021 (49th) | Luke Bryan |
| 2021 (49th) | Chris Stapleton |
| 2021 (49th) | Jason Aldean |
| 2021 (49th) | Luke Combs |
| 2021 (49th) | Morgan Wallen |
| 2022 (50th) | Morgan Wallen |
| 2022 (50th) | Luke Combs |
| 2022 (50th) | Walker Hayes |
| 2022 (50th) | Cody Johnson |
| 2022 (50th) | Chris Stapleton |