Award of Merit

• Berry Gordy Jr.

Favorite Album - Country

• Olivia Newton-John - Let Me Be There
• Charlie Rich - Behind Closed Doors
• Charlie Rich - Very Special Love Songs

Favorite Album - Pop / Rock

• Charlie Rich - Behind Closed Doors
• Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Lyrics
• John Denver - Greatest Hits

Favorite Album - Soul / Rhythm & Blues

• Gladys Knight & The Pips - Imagination
• Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
• Stevie Wonder - Innervisions Lyrics

Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Country

• Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn
• George Jones & Tammy Wynette
• The Statler Brothers Lyrics

Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Pop / Rock

• Gladys Knight And The Pips Lyrics
• Bachman - Turner Overdrive Lyrics
• Paul McCartney & Wings

Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Soul / Rhythm & Blues

• Gladys Knight And The Pips Lyrics
• The O'Jays
• The Stylistics Lyrics

Favorite Female Artist - Country

• Olivia Newton-John Lyrics
• Loretta Lynn Lyrics
• Marie Osmond Lyrics

Favorite Female Artist - Pop / Rock

• Olivia Newton-John Lyrics
• Helen Reddy Lyrics
• Barbra Streisand Lyrics

Favorite Female Artist - Soul / Rhythm & Blues

• Diana Ross Lyrics
• Roberta Flack Lyrics
• Aretha Franklin Lyrics

Favorite Male Artist - Country

• Charlie Rich Lyrics
• Charley Pride Lyrics
• Roy Clark

Favorite Male Artist - Pop / Rock

• John Denver Lyrics
• Elton John Lyrics
• Charlie Rich Lyrics

Favorite Male Artist - Soul / Rhythm & Blues

• Stevie Wonder Lyrics
• James Brown Lyrics
• Barry White Lyrics

Favorite Single - Country

• Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
• Charley Pride - Mississippi Cotton Pickin' Delta Town Lyrics
• Merle Haggard - If We Make It Through December Lyrics

Favorite Single - Pop / Rock

• Olivia Newton-John - I Honestly Love You Lyrics
• Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were Lyrics
• Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun Lyrics

Favorite Single - Soul / Rhythm & Blues

• Gladys Knight And The Pips - Midnight Train To Georgia Lyrics
• Gladys Knight & The Pips - Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
• Roberta Flack - Feel Like Making Love Lyrics