13th Academy of Country Music Awards

The 13th Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony was held on April 12, 1978, at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California. It was hosted by Donna Fargo, Barbara Mandrell and Kenny Rogers.

13th Academy of Country Music Awards
Date	April 12, 1978
Location	Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Hosted by	Donna Fargo Barbara Mandrell Kenny Rogers
Most awards	Kenny Rogers (4)
Most nominations	Kenny Rogers (5)
Television/radio coverage
Network	ABC

Winners and nominees

Winners are shown in bold.

Entertainer of the Year	Album of the Year
Dolly Parton Roy Clark Loretta Lynn Kenny Rogers Mel Tillis	Kenny Rogers — Kenny Rogers Conway Twitty's Greatest Hits Vol. II — Conway Twitty Here You Come Again — Dolly Parton Moody Blue — Elvis Presley Ol' Waylon — Waylon Jennings
Top Female Vocalist of the Year	Top Male Vocalist of the Year
Crystal Gayle Emmylou Harris Loretta Lynn Dolly Parton Linda Ronstadt	Kenny Rogers Mickey Gilley Ronnie Milsap Mel Tillis Conway Twitty
Top Vocal Group of the Year	Career Acheivement Award
Statler Brothers Asleep at the Wheel Dave & Sugar Oak Ridge Boys Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn	Johnny Paycheck Jerry Lee Lewis Roy Orbison Jimmie Rodgers Dottie West
Single Record of the Year	Song of the Year
"Lucille" — Kenny Rogers "Blue Bayou" — Linda Ronstadt "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" — Crystal Gayle "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" — Waylon Jennings "You Light Up My Life" — Debby Boone	"Lucille" — Roger Bowling and Hal Bynum "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" — Richard Leigh "From Graceland to the Promised Land" — Merle Haggard "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" — Bobby Emmons and Chips Moman "You Light Up My Life" — Joseph Brooks
Top New Male Vocalist	Top New Female Vocalist
Eddie Rabbitt Bobby Borchers Howdy Glenn Vern Gosdin Mel McDaniel	Debby Boone Helen Cornelius Janie Fricke Stella Parton Mary Lou Turner
Pioneer Award
Sons of the Pioneers