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1 980 Jukebox A wards
official AMOA nominees
The AMOA's official ballot for the
1980 Jukebox Award has gone out
to members. noting that the As o -
ciation ha no connection with a
·urvey sent out last summer by a
televi ion producer in connection
with the awards . (See rt'lated story
on page 4 .)
The award winners were expected
to be tabulated by early October. If
the results are final by the pres date
of the PLAY METER AMOA Issue,
the winners will be listed in that
i sue.
Here are the nominee from which
AMOA members picked the highest
money -earners on the jukebox for
1980:
Most Promising N ew Tal ent Of Th e
Year
-Air Supply (Arista)
-S.O.S. Band (Tabu)
Cross
(Warner
- Christopher
Bros.)
- Johnny Lee (A . ylum)
- Robbie DuPree (F:lektra)
Pop Record Uf The Year
-Against The Wind -Bob Seger
(Capitol)
-Shining Star -Manhattans (Col -
umbia)
-E cape -Rupert Holmes (MCA)
- Daytime Relieve -Anne Murray
(Capitol)
-The Rose -Bette Midler (Atlantic)
-On The Radio -Donna Summer
(Casablanca)
-You May Be Right -Billy Joel
(Columbia)
-Biggest Part Of Me -Ambrosia
(Warner Bros.)
Pop Male Artist Of Th e Year
-Billy Joel (Columbia)
-Michael Jack on (Epic)
-Kenny Rogers (United Artists)
-Ronnie Mil ap (RCA)
- Barry Manilow (Arista)
Pop Female Artist Of Th e Year
-Linda Ron tadt (Asylum)
-Barbara Mandrell (MCA)
-Barbara Strei and (Col urn hi a)
- Anne Murray (Capitol)
- Donna ummer (Casablanca)
- Olivia ewton -John (MCA)
C'ountnt R ecord Of The Year
- Driving My Life A way -Eddie
Rabbitt (Elektra)
- 1 Love To Lay You Down -Con -
way Twitty (MCA)
- Sugar Daddy -Bellamy Brothers
(Warner / Curb)
- Coward Of The County -Kenny
Roger (United Artists)
- It's Hard To Be Humble -Mac
Davis (Casablanca)
Country Male Artist Of Th e Year
- Kenny Rogers (United Artists)
- Conway Twitty (MCA)
- Hank Williams. Jr. (Elektra)
- Willie elson (Columbia)
- Eddit Rabbitt (Eiektra)
Country Female Artist Of Th e Y ear
- Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros.)
- Barbara Mandrell (MCA)
- Crystal Gale (United Artists)
- Dolly Parton (RCA)
- Dottie West (United Artists)
Rock R ecord Of Th e Y ear
- It's Still Rock & Roll To Me -
Billy Joel (Capitol)
- Another Brick In The Wall -Pink
Floyd (Columbia)
- Old Time Rock & Roll -Bob Seger
(Capitol)
- Call Me -Biondie (Chrysalis)
- Emotional Re cue -Rolling Stones
(Rolling Stones)
Hnl'!c tlrtistisi Of Th e Year
- Pink Floyd (Columbia)
- Bob eger (Capitol)
- Bee Gees (RSO)
- Biondie (Chrysalis)
- Donna Summer (Ca ablanca)
- Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)
Soul R ecord Of Th e Y ear
- Shining Star -Manhattan (Colum
bia)
- Funkytown -Lipp , Inc. (Casa -
blanca)
- Working My Way Back To You -
Spinners (Atlantic)
- Rock With Me -Michael Jackson
(Epic)
- Landlord -Gladys Knight & The
Pip (Columbia)
Soul Male Artist Of Th e Y ear
- Michael Jack on (Epic)
- Jermaine Jackson (Motown)
-. tevie Wonder (Tamla / Motown)
- George Ben on (Qwest)
- Smokey Robinson (Tamla / Mo -
town)
-
Soul Female Artist Of Th e Y ear
- Diana Ross (Motown)
- Clad ys Knight (Columbia)
- Donna Summer (Ca ablanca)
- Stephanie Mills (20th Century
Fox)
- Natalie Cole (Capitol)
R ecord Of Th e Year - All Cat egories
- It's Still Rock & Roll To Me -Billy
Joel (Capitol)
- Shining Star-Manhattan (Colum -
bia)
- , ugar Daddy -Bellamy Brothers
(Warner / Curb)
- Coward Of The County -Kenny
Rogers (United Artists)
- On The Radio -Donna Summer
(Ca ablanca)
- Working My Way Back To You -
pinners (Atlantic)
- Biggest Part Of Me -Am bro ia
(Warner Bros.)
Artist lsi Of Th e Y ear-All Cat egories
- Kenny Rogers (United Arti ts)
-- Eddie Rabbitt (Eiektra)
- Bellamy Brother (Warner / Curb)
- Bob Seger (Capitol)
- Donna Summer (Ca ablanca)
- Billy Joel (Columbia)
Best All Tim e Fa vorit e Artist Of Th e
Year
- Elvis Presley
- Frank Sinatra
- Conway Twitty
- Fats Domino
- AI Dean