Country Music Association Award for Female Vocalist of the Year


The following list shows the recipients for the Country Music Association Award for Female Vocalist of the Year.

Recipients

YearWinnerNominees
2019 Kacey Musgraves
  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Maren Morris
  • Carrie Underwood
2018 Carrie Underwood
  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Maren Morris
  • Kacey Musgraves
    • 2017 Miranda Lambert
  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • Reba McEntire
  • Maren Morris
  • Carrie Underwood
    • 2016 Carrie Underwood
  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Maren Morris
  • Kacey Musgraves
    • 2015 Miranda Lambert
  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • Kacey Musgraves
  • Carrie Underwood
  • Lee Ann Womack
    • 2014 Miranda Lambert
  • Martina McBride
  • Kacey Musgraves
  • Taylor Swift
  • Carrie Underwood
    • 2013 Miranda Lambert
  • Kelly Clarkson
  • Kacey Musgraves
  • Taylor Swift
  • Carrie Underwood
    • 2012 Miranda Lambert
  • Kelly Clarkson
  • Martina McBride
  • Taylor Swift
  • Carrie Underwood
    • 2011 Miranda Lambert
  • Sara Evans
  • Martina McBride
  • Taylor Swift
  • Carrie Underwood
    • 2010 Miranda Lambert
  • Martina McBride
  • Reba McEntire
  • Taylor Swift
  • Carrie Underwood
    • 2009 Taylor Swift
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Martina McBride
  • Reba McEntire
  • Carrie Underwood
    • 2008 Carrie Underwood
  • Alison Krauss
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Martina McBride
  • Taylor Swift
    • 2007 Carrie Underwood
  • Alison Krauss
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Martina McBride
  • Reba McEntire
    • 2006 Carrie Underwood
  • Sara Evans
  • Faith Hill
  • Martina McBride
  • Gretchen Wilson
    • 2005 Gretchen Wilson
  • Sara Evans
  • Alison Krauss
  • Martina McBride
  • Lee Ann Womack
    • 2004 Martina McBride
  • Terri Clark
  • Sara Evans
  • Alison Krauss
  • Reba McEntire
    • 2003 Martina McBride
  • Terri Clark
  • Alison Krauss
  • Patty Loveless
  • Dolly Parton
    • 2002 Martina McBride
  • Sara Evans
  • Alison Krauss
  • Lee Ann Womack
  • Trisha Yearwood
    • 2001 Lee Ann Womack
  • Sara Evans
  • Faith Hill
  • Martina McBride
  • Trisha Yearwood
    • 2000 Faith Hill
  • Martina McBride
  • Jo Dee Messina
  • Lee Ann Womack
  • Trisha Yearwood
    • 1999 Martina McBride
  • Faith Hill
  • Jo Dee Messina
  • Shania Twain
  • Trisha Yearwood
    • 1998 Trisha Yearwood
  • Faith Hill
  • Patty Loveless
  • Martina McBride
  • Lee Ann Womack
    • 1997 Trisha Yearwood
  • Deana Carter
  • Patty Loveless
  • LeAnn Rimes
  • Pam Tillis
    • 1996 Patty Loveless
  • Faith Hill
  • Martina McBride
  • Pam Tillis
  • Shania Twain
    • 1995 Alison Krauss
  • Mary Chapin Carpenter
  • Patty Loveless
  • Reba McEntire
  • Pam Tillis
    • 1994 Pam Tillis
  • Mary Chapin Carpenter
  • Reba McEntire
  • Wynonna Judd
  • Trisha Yearwood
    • 1993 Mary Chapin Carpenter
  • Reba McEntire
  • Pam Tillis
  • Tanya Tucker
  • Wynonna Judd
    • 1992 Mary Chapin Carpenter
  • Reba McEntire
  • Tanya Tucker
  • Wynonna Judd
  • Trisha Yearwood
    • 1991 Tanya Tucker
  • Patty Loveless
  • Kathy Mattea
  • Reba McEntire
  • Lorrie Morgan
    • 1990 Kathy Mattea
  • Patty Loveless
  • Reba McEntire
  • Lorrie Morgan
  • Tanya Tucker
    • 1989 Kathy Mattea
  • Rosanne Cash
  • Patty Loveless
  • Reba McEntire
  • Tanya Tucker
    • 1988 K.T. Oslin
  • Rosanne Cash
  • Kathy Mattea
  • Reba McEntire
  • Tanya Tucker
    • 1987 Reba McEntire
  • Rosanne Cash
  • Emmylou Harris
  • Kathy Mattea
  • Dolly Parton
    • 1986 Reba McEntire
  • Rosanne Cash
  • Janie Fricke
  • Emmylou Harris
  • Anne Murray
    • 1985 Reba McEntire
  • Rosanne Cash
  • Janie Fricke
  • Emmylou Harris
  • Anne Murray
    • 1984 Reba McEntire
  • Janie Fricke
  • Emmylou Harris
  • Barbara Mandrell
  • Anne Murray
    • 1983 Janie Fricke
  • Lacy J. Dalton
  • Emmylou Harris
  • Barbara Mandrell
  • Reba McEntire
    • 1982 Janie Fricke
  • Rosanne Cash
  • Emmylou Harris
  • Barbara Mandrell
  • Juice Newton
    • 1981 Barbara Mandrell
  • Terri Gibbs
  • Emmylou Harris
  • Loretta Lynn
  • Anne Murray
    • 1980 Emmylou Harris
  • Crystal Gayle
  • Loretta Lynn
  • Barbara Mandrell
  • Anne Murray
    • 1979 Barbara Mandrell
  • Janie Fricke
  • Crystal Gayle
  • Emmylou Harris
  • Anne Murray
    • 1978 Crystal Gayle
  • Janie Fricke
  • Emmylou Harris
  • Barbara Mandrell
  • Dolly Parton
    • 1977 Crystal Gayle
  • Emmylou Harris
  • Loretta Lynn
  • Barbara Mandrell
  • Dolly Parton
    • 1976 Dolly Parton
  • Crystal Gayle
  • Emmylou Harris
  • Barbara Mandrell
  • Tammy Wynette
    • 1975 Dolly Parton
  • Jessi Colter
  • Loretta Lynn
  • Linda Ronstadt
  • Tanya Tucker
    • 1974 Olivia Newton-John
  • Loretta Lynn
  • Anne Murray
  • Dolly Parton
  • Tanya Tucker
    • 1973 Loretta Lynn
  • Donna Fargo
  • Jeanne Pruett
  • Tanya Tucker
  • Tammy Wynette
    • 1972 Loretta Lynn
  • Donna Fargo
  • Dolly Parton
  • Connie Smith
  • Tammy Wynette
    • 1971 Lynn Anderson
  • Loretta Lynn
  • Dolly Parton
  • Sammi Smith
  • Tammy Wynette
    • 1970 Tammy Wynette
  • Lynn Anderson
  • Loretta Lynn
  • Dolly Parton
  • Connie Smith
    • 1969 Tammy Wynette
  • Lynn Anderson
  • Loretta Lynn
  • Dolly Parton
  • Jeannie C. Riley
    • 1968 Tammy Wynette
  • Lynn Anderson
  • Loretta Lynn
  • Dolly Parton
  • Jeannie C. Riley
    • 1967 Loretta Lynn
  • Lynn Anderson
  • Connie Smith
  • Dottie West
  • Tammy Wynette

    • Category facts

    ;Most wins
    Rank1st2nd3rd
    Total wins7 wins5 wins4 wins
    ArtistMiranda LambertCarrie UnderwoodMartina McBride
    Reba McEntire

    ;Most nominations
    Rank1st2nd3rd
    Total nominations18 nominations17 nominations14 nominations
    ArtistReba McEntireMartina McBrideCarrie Underwood