| 22nd Academy of Country Music Awards | |
| Date: | April 6, 1987 |
| Location: | Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California |
| Most Nominations: | Reba McEntire (5) |
| Most Wins: | Randy Travis (4) |
| Network: | NBC |
| Host: | The Judds Patrick Duffy |
| Previous: | 21st |
| Main: | ACM |
| Next: | 23rd |
The 22nd Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony was held on April 6, 1987, at Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California. It was hosted by The Judds and Patrick Duffy.
Winners are shown in bold.[1]
| Entertainer of the Year | Album of the Year | |
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| Top Female Vocalist of the Year | Top Male Vocalist of the Year | |
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| Top Vocal Group of the Year | Top Vocal Duo of the Year | |
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| Single Record of the Year | Song of the Year | |
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| Top New Male Vocalist | Top New Female Vocalist | |
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| Video of the Year | ||
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| Pioneer Award | ||
| Career Achievement Award | ||
| Performer(s) | Song(s) | |
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| Earl Thomas Conley Restless Heart Janie Fricke Mickey Gilley Lacy J. Dalton Patrick Duffy The Judds | Western Medley "Back in the Saddle Again" "Cool Water" "I Fall to Pieces" "The Ballad of High Noon" "Don't Fence Me In" "Your Cheatin' Heart" "Coal Miner's Daughter" "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" "Oh My Darling, Clementine" "On the Road Again" "I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)" | |
| George Strait | "All My Exes Live in Texas" | |
| Pam Tillis Holly Dunn Darlene Austin Lisa Childress Rosie Flores | Top New Female Vocalist Medley "Runaway Train of Love" "Daddy's Hands" "Holding On" "This Time It's You" "Lovin' in Vain" | |
| Ricky Skaggs | "Country Boy" | |
| Randy Travis | "Forever and Ever, Amen" | |
| Alabama | "You've Got the Touch" | |
| Marie Osmond | "Everybody's Crazy 'Bout My Baby" | |
| Crystal Gayle Gary Morris | "Another World" | |
| Tom Wopat Michael Johnson Lewis Storey Dwight Yoakam | Top New Male Vocalist Medley "The Rock and Roll of Love" "Give Me Wings" "Ain't No Tellin'" "Guitars, Cadillacs" | |
| Reba McEntire | "Sweet Dreams" | |
| The Judds | "I Know Where I'm Going" |
| Presenter(s) | Notes | |
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| Bruce Boxleitner Tammy Wynette | Top Vocal Duo of the Year | |
| Lee Greenwood Delta Burke | Video of the Year | |
| Eddy Raven Deidre Hall | Top Male Vocalist of the Year | |
| Bellamy Brothers Judy Rodman | Top New Female Vocalist | |
| Sweethearts of the Rodeo William Shatner | Top Vocal Group of the Year | |
| Dick Clark | Presented Career Achievement Award to Carl Perkins | |
| T.G. Sheppard Mary Hart | Album of the Year | |
| Juice Newton Charley Pride | Song of the Year | |
| Forester Sisters Steve Wariner | Top New Male Vocalist | |
| Mel Tillis Janie Fricke Ricky Skaggs | Presented Pioneer Award to Minnie Pearl | |
| Michael Beck Mickey Gilley | Top Female Vocalist of the Year | |
| Earl Thomas Conley Sylvia | Single Record of the Year | |
| The Judds Patrick Duffy | Entertainer of the Year |