Awards / Best Country Duo or Group of the Year
Certified result · 2026
Recognizes the duo or group real fans name most when asked who defines the format, drawn from public online discussion and independently verified against each act's official discography.
Winner · 2026Certified result · 2026
Winner
Brooks & Dunn won Best Country Duo or Group of the Year in 2026. Fans named them the most-cited duo across every relevant discussion reviewed for this category, repeatedly calling them the answer “no question” and “hands down.” The duo of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn charted 20 number-one singles between 1991 and 2006 and holds the record for the most Academy of Country Music Duo of the Year awards.
Certified 2026 · Certification methodology
The community’s most-cited duos and groups, independently verified. These acts were not selected by the program, and are not in competition for this cycle’s win.
The single highest-scored answer when fans were asked to name their favorite country group specifically, with commenters citing a run of 17 consecutive number-one singles.
The second-most-cited group answer, with fans noting their appearance in the finale season of Yellowstone as evidence of their reach beyond the Red Dirt scene.
Named repeatedly as a top duo pick, the mother-daughter duo of Naomi and Wynonna Judd charted 14 number-one singles in the 1980s.
Cited as a supergroup pick uniting Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson, with commenters calling the amount of talent on one stage remarkable.
Named for its four-part vocal harmonies, with a commenter specifically praising each member's ability to sing lead.
Repeatedly named by fans as a favorite modern-era duo, cited by name in multiple independent discussions reviewed for this category.
Named as a group with consistent quality “over such a very long period of years,” per one of the highest-scored replies in the discussion.
The finalist field was drawn from public online discussion, discovered through web search, then independently verified against official chart history, discography, and press coverage before inclusion.
