American Music Awards of 1980

The seventh Annual American Music Awards were held on January 18, 1980.

Winners and nominees

Subcategory	Winner	Nominees
Pop/Rock Categories
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Barry Manilow	Billy Joel Kenny Rogers
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Donna Summer	Olivia Newton-John Barbra Streisand
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group	Bee Gees	Cheap Trick Supertramp
Favorite Pop/Rock Album	Spirits Having Flown - Bee Gees	In Through The Out Door - Led Zeppelin Bad Girls - Donna Summer
Favorite Pop/Rock Song	"Bad Girls" - Donna Summer	"My Sharona" - The Knack "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" - Rod Stewart
Soul/R&B Categories
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Michael Jackson	Rick James Teddy Pendergrass
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Donna Summer	Gloria Gaynor Stephanie Mills
Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group	The Commodores	Chic Earth, Wind & Fire
Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Off The Wall - Michael Jackson	Midnight Magic - The Commodores Teddy - Teddy Pendergrass
Favorite Soul/R&B Song	"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" - Michael Jackson	"Ladies Night" - Kool & The Gang "Reunited" - Peaches & Herb
Country Categories
Favorite Country Male Artist	Kenny Rogers	Waylon Jennings Willie Nelson
Favorite Country Female Artist	Crystal Gayle	Barbara Mandrell Dolly Parton
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group	The Statler Brothers	The Oak Ridge Boys Kenny Rogers & Dottie West
Favorite Country Album	The Gambler - Kenny Rogers	Miss The Mississippi - Crystal Gayle Greatest Hits - Waylon Jennings
Favorite Country Song	"Sleeping Single in a Double Bed" - Barbara Mandrell	"Amanda" - Waylon Jennings "Suspicions" - Eddie Rabbitt
Merit
Benny Goodman

References

• http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1980/amas.htm

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