| Subcategory
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Winner
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Nominees
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| Pop/Rock Categories
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| Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist
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John Cougar
Rick Springfield
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Paul McCartney
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| Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
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Olivia Newton-John
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Stevie Nicks
Diana Ross
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| Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group
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Daryl Hall & John Oates
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Fleetwood Mac
The J. Geils Band
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| Favorite Pop/Rock Album
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Always On My Mind – Willie Nelson
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Mirage – Fleetwood Mac
Escape – Journey
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| Favorite Pop/Rock Song
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"Truly" – Lionel Richie
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"Ebony and Ivory" – Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
"Eye of the——Tiger" – Survivor
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| Soul/R&B Categories
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| Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
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Lionel Richie
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Rick James
Stevie Wonder
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| Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
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Diana Ross
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Aretha Franklin
Evelyn King
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| Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group
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Kool & The Gang
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The Gap Band
The Time
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| Favorite Soul/R&B Album
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Jump——to It – Aretha Franklin
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Throwin' Down – Rick James
Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I – Stevie Wonder
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| Favorite Soul/R&B Song
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"Sexual Healing" – Marvin Gaye
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"Jump to It" – Aretha Franklin
"Love Come Down" – Evelyn King
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| Country Categories
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| Favorite Country Male Artist
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Kenny Rogers
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Charley Pride
Conway Twitty
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| Favorite Country Female Artist
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Barbara Mandrell
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Emmylou Harris
Sylvia
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| Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group
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Alabama
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The Oak Ridge Boys
Statler Brothers
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| Favorite Country Album
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Always on My Mind – Willie Nelson
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Mountain Music – Alabama
Fancy Free – The Oak Ridge Boys
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| Favorite Country Song
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"Love Will Turn You Around" – Kenny Rogers
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"Bobbie Sue" – The Oak Ridge Boys
"Nobody" – Sylvia
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| Merit
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| Kenny Rogers
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