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Entertainer of the Year Winners

2010 CMA winner of the Year: Brad Paisley

2010
Brad Paisley

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2009 CMA winner of the Year: Taylor Swift

2009
Taylor Swift

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2008 CMA winner of the Year: Kenny Chesney

2008
Kenny Chesney

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2007 CMA winner of the Year: Kenny Chesney

2007
Kenny Chesney

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2004 CMA winner of the Year: Kenny Chesney

2006
Kenny Chesney

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2005 CMA winner of the Year: Keith Urban

2005
Keith Urban

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2004 CMA winner of the Year: Kenny Chesney

2004
Kenny Chesney

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2003 CMA winner of the Year: Alan Jackson

2003
Alan Jackson

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2002 CMA winner of the Year: Alan Jackson

2002
Alan Jackson

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2001 CMA winner of the Year: Tim McGraw

2001
Tim McGraw

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2000 CMA winners of the Year: Dixie Chicks

2000
Dixie Chicks

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1999 CMA winner of the Year: Shania Twain

1999
Shania Twain

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1998 CMA winner of the Year: Garth Brooks

1998
Garth Brooks

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1997 CMA winner of the Year: Garth Brooks

1997
Garth Brooks

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1996 CMA winners of the Year: Brooks & Dunn

1996
Brooks & Dunn

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1995 CMA winner of the Year: Alan Jackson

1995
Alan Jackson

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1994 CMA winner of the Year: Vince Gill

1994
Vince Gill

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1993 CMA winner of the Year: Vince Gill

1993
Vince Gill

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1992 CMA winner of the Year: Garth Brooks

1992
Garth Brooks

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1991 CMA winner of the Year: Garth Brooks

1991
Garth Brooks

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1990 CMA winner of the Year: George Strait

1990
George Strait

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1989 CMA winner of the Year: George Strait

1989
George Strait

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1988 CMA winner of the Year: Hank Williams Jr.

1988
Hank Williams Jr.

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1987 CMA winner of the Year: Hank Williams Jr.

1987
Hank Williams Jr.

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1986 CMA winner of the Year: Reba McEntire

1986
Reba McEntire

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1985 CMA winner of the Year: Ricky Skaggs

1985
Ricky Skaggs

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1984 CMA winner of the Year: Alabama

1984
Alabama

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1983 CMA winner of the Year: Alabama

1983
Alabama

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1982 CMA winner of the Year: Alabama

1982
Alabama

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1981 CMA winner of the Year: Barbara Mandrell

1981
Barbara Mandrell

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1980 CMA winner of the Year: Barbara Mandrell

1980
Barbara Mandrell

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1979 CMA winner of the Year: Willie Nelson

1979
Willie Nelson

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1978 CMA winner of the Year: Dolly Parton

1978
Dolly Parton

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1977 CMA winner of the Year: Ronnie Milsap

1977
Ronnie Milsap

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1976 CMA winner of the Year: Mel Tillis

1976
Mel Tillis

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1975 CMA winner of the Year: John Denver

1975
John Denver

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1974 CMA winner of the Year: Charlie Rich

1974
Charlie Rich

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1973 CMA winner of the Year: Roy Clark

1973
Roy Clark

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1972 CMA winner of the Year: Loretta Lynn

1972
Loretta Lynn

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1971 CMA winner of the Year: Charley Pride

1971
Charley Pride

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1970 CMA winner of the Year: Merle Haggard

1970
Merle Haggard

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1969 CMA winner of the Year: Johnny Cash

1969
Johnny Cash

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1968 CMA winner of the Year: Glen Campbell

1968
Glen Campbell

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1967 CMA winner of the Year: Eddy Arnold

1967
Eddy Arnold

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