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American Music Award for Favorite Country Female Artist

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American Music Awards for Favorite Country Female Artist
CountryUnited States
Presented byAmerican Music Awards
First awarded1974
Last awarded2022
Currently held byTaylor Swift
Most awardsReba McEntire (11)
Most nominationsReba McEntire (15)
Websitetheamas.com

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

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1970s

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

1980s

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

1990s

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Year Artist Ref
1990
(17th)
Reba McEntire [1]
K. T. Oslin
Dolly Parton
1991
(18th)
Reba McEntire [2]
Patty Loveless
Kathy Mattea
Lorrie Morgan
K. T. Oslin
1992
(19th)
Reba McEntire [citation needed]
Kathy Mattea
Dolly Parton
1993
(20th)
Reba McEntire [3]
Wynonna Judd
Lorrie Morgan
Tanya Tucker
1994
(21st)
Reba McEntire [citation needed]
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Wynonna Judd
Dolly Parton
1995
(22nd)
Reba McEntire [4]
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Lorrie Morgan
1996
(23rd)
Reba McEntire [5]
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Shania Twain
1997
(24th)
Shania Twain [6]
Faith Hill
Wynonna Judd
1998
(25th)
Reba McEntire [7]
LeAnn Rimes
Shania Twain
1999
(26th)
Shania Twain [citation needed]
Faith Hill
LeAnn Rimes

2000s

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Year Artist Ref
2000
(27th)
Shania Twain [8]
Faith Hill
Martina McBride
2001
(28th)
Faith Hill [citation needed]
Martina McBride
Reba McEntire
2002
(29th)
Faith Hill [citation needed]
Sara Evans
Jo Dee Messina
2003
(30th)
Martina McBride [9]
Jo Dee Messina
Lee Ann Womack
2003
(31st)
Faith Hill [10]
Martina McBride
Shania Twain
2004
(32nd)
Reba McEntire [11]
Martina McBride
Gretchen Wilson
2005
(33rd)
Gretchen Wilson [12]
Martina McBride
LeAnn Rimes
2006
(34th)
Faith Hill [13]
Carrie Underwood
Gretchen Wilson
2007
(35th)
Carrie Underwood [14]
Martina McBride
Taylor Swift
2008
(36th)
Taylor Swift [15]
Reba McEntire
Carrie Underwood
2009
(37th)
Taylor Swift [16]
Reba McEntire
Carrie Underwood

2010s

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Year Artist Ref
2010
(38th)
Taylor Swift [17]
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood
2011
(39th)
Taylor Swift [18]
Sara Evans
Miranda Lambert
2012
(40th)
Taylor Swift [19]
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood
2013
(41st)
Taylor Swift [20]
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood
2014
(42nd)
Carrie Underwood [21]
Miranda Lambert
Kacey Musgraves
2015
(43rd)
Carrie Underwood [22]
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
2016
(44th)
Carrie Underwood [23]
Kelsea Ballerini
Cam
2017
(45th)
Carrie Underwood [24]
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
2018
(46th)
Carrie Underwood [25]
Kelsea Ballerini
Maren Morris
2019
(47th)
Carrie Underwood [26]
Kelsea Ballerini
Maren Morris

2020s

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Year Artist Ref
2020
(48th)
Maren Morris [27]
Gabby Barrett
Miranda Lambert
2021
(49th)
Carrie Underwood
Kacey Musgraves
Gabby Barrett
Maren Morris
Miranda Lambert
2022
(50th)
Taylor Swift [28]
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood
Lainey Wilson

Category facts

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Multiple wins

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Most consecutive wins

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Multiple nominations

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See also

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References

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