American Music Awards of 1980

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

7th Annual American Music Awards
Date	January 18, 1980
Country	United States
First awarded	1973
Television/radio coverage
Network	ABC
Runtime	180 min.
Produced by	Dick Clark Productions

Winners and nominees

Subcategory	Winner	Nominees
Pop/Rock Category
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 "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" - Rod Stewart
Soul/R&B Category
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 Category
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