Awards & Distinctions for Charley Pride for three decades and counting

1966 Grammy Award Final Nominee: Best Country & Western Vocal Performance, Male ("Just Between You And Me") NARAS 

1967 Grammy Award Final Nominee: Best Country & Western Recording ("Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger?") NARAS 
Grammy Award Final Nominee: Best Country & Western Solo Vocal Performance, Male (Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger?) NARAS 
Most Promising Established Male Music City News
Best New Male Artist K-Bar-T Country Roundup
Award Of Honor Music City News
Most Promising Male Artist Country Song Roundup
Gold Album (Country Charley Pride) RCA

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1968 Male Vocalist Of The Year Music City News
Gold Album (The Country Way) RCA 

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1969 Grammy Award Final Nominee: Best Country Vocal Performance, Male (All I Have To Offer You (Is Me)) NARAS 
Nominated: Best Country Song Of 1969 Songwriter's Awards
#1 Country & Western Record (All I Have To Offer You (Is Me)) Cash Box
Male Vocalist Of The Year Music City News
Single Of The Year (Crystal Chandeliers) SESAC Awards
Gold Album (Charley Pride In Person) RCA 
Gold Album (The Sensational Charley Pride) RCA 
Gold Album (Charley Pride In Person) RCA Canada

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1970 Grammy Award Final Nominee: Best Country Vocal Performance, Male (Charley Pride's Tenth Album) NARAS 
Finalist: Male Vocalist Of The Year C.M.A. 
Finalist: Entertainer Of The Year C.M.A. 
Finalist: Album Of The Year ("Just Plain Charley") C.M.A. 
Finalist: Single Of The Year ("(I'm So) Afraid Of Losing You Again") C.M.A. 
Number One Country Artist, Albums Billboard 
#1 Country Album (The Best Of Charley Pride) Billboard 
Number One Male Vocalist Record World
# 1 Country Single (Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone?) Record World
Male Vocalist Of The Year  Music City News
Most Promising Male Singer BC. Country Music Association
Best Male Artist; # 1 Song (Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone?) K-Bar-T Country Roundup
#1 Top Male Vocalist Record World
Gold Album (The Best Of Charley Pride) RCA 
Gold Album (Just Plain Charley) RCA 
Gold Album (Charley Pride's 10th Album) RCA 
Gold Album (The Best of Charley Pride)  RCA Canada
Platinum Album (The Best of Charley Pride) RCA Canada
Quadruple Platinum Album (The Best of Charley Pride) RCA Canada

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1971 Grammy Award Final Nominee & Winner: Best Sacred Performance, Musical (Non-Classical) for album (Did You Think To Pray) NARAS 
Grammy Award Final Nominee & Winner: Best Gospel Performance Other Than Soul Gospel for single (Let Me Live) NARAS 
Grammy Award Final Nominee: Best Country Vocal Performance, Male (Kiss An Angel Good Mornin') NARAS 
Finalist & Winner: Male Vocalist Of The Year C.M.A. 
Finalist & Winner: Entertainer Of The Year C.M.A.
Number One Country & Western Male Vocalist Cash Box
Number One Country Artist, Albums Billboard 
Number One Male Vocalist, Singles Billboard 
Number One Male Vocalist, Albums Billboard 
Male Vocalist Of The Year Music City News 
Artist Of The Year On Jukeboxes  Music Operators of America
Album Of The Year (From Me To You) SESAC Awards
Best-Selling Male Country Artist Association Of Record Merchandisers
Best Male Artist; Country Music Personality Of The Year K-Bar-T Country Roundup 
Best Selling Male Country Artist NARM 
Gold Album (From Me To You) RCA 
Gold Album (Did You Think To Pray) RCA 
Gold Album (I'm Just Me) RCA 
Million Selling Single (Kiss an Angel Good Mornin') RCA 

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1972 Grammy Award Final Nominee & Winner: Best Country Male Vocal Performance Album (Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs) Grammy 
Grammy Award Nomination & Winner: Grammy 
Best Country Song of 1972 (Kiss An Angel Good Mornin') Songwriter's Award
Finalist & Winner: Male Vocalist Of The Year C.M.A. 
Finalist: Single Of The Year (Kiss An Angel Good Mornin') C.M.A. 
Finalist: Entertainer Of The Year C.M.A. 
Finalist: Album Of The Year (Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs) C.M.A. 
Number One Country Artist, Albums Billboard 
Number One Country Artist, Singles Billboard 
# 1 Country Album (The Best Of Charley Pride, Volume II) Billboard 
# 2 Country Album (Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs) Billboard 
# 1 Country Album (Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs) Cash Box
Number One Male Vocalist Cash Box
# 1 Country Single (Kiss An Angel Good Mornin') Record World 
Top Male Vocalist, Singles Record World 
Top Male Vocalist, Albums Record World 
Male Vocalist Of The Year Music City News
Artist Of The Year On Jukeboxes Music Operators of America
Best-Selling Male Country Artist Association Of Record Merchandisers
Best Male Artist; Best Stage Personality K-Bar-T Country Roundup
The Tex Ritter Award International Fan Club Organization 
Gold Album (Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs) RCA 
Gold Album (The Best of Charley Pride Vol. II) RCA 
Gold Album (The Incomparable Charley Pride) RCA Australia

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1973 Appreciation In Recognition Of Generous Contributions Toward The Education Of Youth In The Dallas Community Jesuit Collage School
Grammy Award Final Nominee NARAS 
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male (Amazing Love) American Music Award
Favorite Album American Music Award
Favorite Country Male Vocalist American Music Award
Gold Album (A Sunshiny Day) RCA Canada
Gold Album (The Incomparable Charley Pride) RCA Canada
Gold Album (On The Road) RCA New Zealand

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1974 Appreciation To One Million Golden Hours Of Happiness He Has Given To Servicemen & Women Overseas And Veteran VA Hospitals Ladies Auxiliary Veterans Of Wars
Gold Album (Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs) RCA Canada
Gold Album (The Best of Charley Pride) RCA Australia

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1975 Sold Right Out Award Apollo Theatre Glasgow Scotland
Gold Album (Travellin') RCA Australia
Platinum Album (Travellin') RCA Australia

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1976 Mississippian Of The Year Mississippi Broadcasters Association
Favorite Male Vocalist American Music Awards
The Dove Award Gospel Music Association
Best Gospel Album of the Year Gospel Music Association
Gold Album (The Best of Charley Pride Vol. III) RCA 

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1977 Producer Of The Outstanding Song (Don't Throw It All Away) ASCAP 
Producer Of The Outstanding Song (That's The Way Love Should Be) ASCAP 
# 1 Attraction For 5 Consecutive Years National Dairy Cattle Congress
Gold Album (Someone Loves You Honey) RCA Canada

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1978 Producer Of The Outstanding Song (Someone Loves You, Honey) ASCAP 
First Country Artist To Perform In The Kansas Coliseum KFDI & Sedgewick Country Honor
Top Gold Record Winner Country Music Magazine
Outstanding Country Record (Someone Loves You, Honey) ASCAP 
Dallas Father of the Year Dallas Father of the Year Awards
Gold Album (Charley Pride's 10th Album) RCA Canada
Gold Album (Just Plain Charley) RCA Australia
Gold Album (A Decade of Charley Pride-Souvenir Edition) RCA New Zealand
Platinum Album (A Decade of Charley Pride-Souvenir Edition) RCA New Zealand

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1979 Outstanding Artistic Achievement Cashbox 
Inductee Mississippi Song Festival Hall of Fame Mississippi Song Festival
Gold Album (A Decade of Charley Pride-Souvenir Edition) RCA Australia
Gold Album (Souvenir Edition) RCA New Zealand
Platinum Album (Souvenir Edition) RCA New Zealand

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1980 Album Of The Year (There's A Little Bit Of Hank In Me) C.M.A. 
Gold Album (There's A Little Bit of Hank In Me) RCA 
Gold Album (There's A Little Bit of Hank In Me) RCA Canada

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1981 Gold Album (Charley's Best) Tee-Vee Records Canada
Platinum Album (Charley's Best) Tee-Vee Records Canada
Gold Album (Charley Pride Greatest Hits) RCA Australia
Gold Album (Charley Pride Greatest Hits) RCA Tasmania

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1982 Gold Album (Charley Pride's Golden Collection) RCA Canada

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1983 National Blood Donor Of The Month Wadley Blood Bank Texas
The Golden Opal Award (1 Million Record Sales) RCA Australia
Gold Album (The Best of Charley Pride Vol. II) RCA Canada

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1984 Gold Album (Country Love Songs) RCA New Zealand
Recognition For 1 Million Tickets Sold Houston Livestock Show & Radio

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1985 Doctor Of Humanities Wheeling Collage WV
John F. Kennedy Award Man Of The Year In Entertainment All-American Golf Foundation

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1986 For Outstanding Contributions To The Texas Sesquicentennial Celebrations City Of Irving
Special International Award (Crystal Chandelier) SESAC 

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1987 Irelands Favorite Country Singer Breffni Radio, Ireland
Outstanding Business Achievement Black Enterprise

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1988 Honorary Member The University Of Mississippi Alpha Phi Circle
Award Of Honor Baseball Coaches Association

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1989 50th Anniversary Award USO 

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1990 Lifetime Achievement Award Congress Of Racial Equality

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1991 National Award Jason Awards Children's Square USA
The Soul for American Music Award Hortense

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1993 Inducted as a Member of The Grand Ole Opry Grand Ole Opry

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1994 Country Radio Legend Award  Wheeling Jamboree
Pioneer Award Academy of Country Music

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1995 Honorary Citizenship Secretary Of State of South Carolina
Achievement Award  The Great British Country Music Awards
Charley Pride Highway Named State of Mississippi

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1996 Merit Of Distinction In The Performing Arts Norsk Hostfest ND
Trumpet Award (Outstanding African-American Achievement) Turner Broadcasting

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