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A visual history · Grammys

The winners who defined Country Duo/Group Vocal.

42 ceremonies, 1970–2011. 28 different winners. The longest run belongs to The Judds, with 3 straight wins.

Who won most recently?
Lady Antebellum in 2011 for Need You Now.
Who has won the most?
Dixie Chicks and The Judds, tied on 5 wins each.
  1. Need You NowLady Antebellum
  2. I Run to YouLady Antebellum
  3. StaySugarland
  4. How LongEagles
  5. Not Ready to Make NiceDixie Chicks
  6. RestlessAlison Krauss & Union Station
Years explored
1970–2011
Different winners
28
Category leader
Dixie Chicks · 5
About this record

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal was first awarded in 1970, so it does not run the full 1959–2025 window.

It was awarded for the last time in 2011.

From 2012 the Grammys awarded Best Country Duo/Group Performance instead.

2000–2011

12 ceremonies

19702011

01 / The reigns

Lady Antebellum set the longest run.

The timeline turns the 2000–2011 record into a sequence of reigns. Longer bands reveal sustained runs; color shows the credited label.

  1. 01
    Dixie Chicks4 wins
  2. 02
    Alison Krauss & Union Station2 wins
  3. 03
    Lady Antebellum2 wins
Each band is one winner’s reign. Wider means a longer run. Colored by label; hover for details.
Dixie Chicks'00
Asleep at the Wheel'01
Alison Krauss & Union Station'02
Dixie Chicks'03
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder'04
Dixie Chicks'05
Alison Krauss & Union Station'06
Dixie Chicks'07
Eagles'08
Sugarland'09
Lady Antebellum'10–'11×2

02 / The power map

Who stood behind the winners?

Sony leads the recorded label credits with 3 wins, 2000–2011. The full distribution shows whether power was concentrated or shared.

Sony3 wins
Universal3 wins
Independent2 wins
A&M1 win
Okeh1 win
Skaggs Family1 win
Wins by label
  1. Sony325%
  2. Universal325%
  3. Independent217%
  4. A&M18%
  5. Okeh18%
  6. Skaggs Family18%
  7. Other18%

03 / The near misses

The names that kept coming back without the ending they wanted.

Counting nominations in this category only, 2000–2011.

Most nominated, never won this award

  1. 01
    Brooks & Dunn
    8 noms
  2. 02
    Diamond Rio
    4 noms
  3. 03
    Lonestar
    4 noms
  4. 04
    Rascal Flatts
    4 noms
  5. 05
    Big & Rich
    2 noms
  6. 06
    Little Big Town
    2 noms

Most losses in this category

  1. 01
    Brooks & Dunn
    8L · 0W
  2. 02
    Diamond Rio
    4L · 0W
  3. 03
    Lonestar
    4L · 0W
  4. 04
    Rascal Flatts
    4L · 0W
  5. 05
    Asleep at the Wheel
    2L · 1W
  6. 06
    Big & Rich
    2L · 0W

04 / The archive

Every year.
Every winner.

The complete reference behind the story, showing 2000–2011. Open any year to see the rest of the field when nominee records are available.

YearWinnerLabel
2011Lady Antebellum (Need You Now)repeat
beat 4 others
  • Dailey & Vincent (Elizabeth)
  • Little Big Town (Little White Church)
  • The SteelDrivers (Where Rainbows Never Die)
  • Zac Brown Band (Free)
Capitol Nashville
2010Lady Antebellum (I Run to You)
beat 4 others
  • Brooks & Dunn (Cowgirls Don't Cry)
  • Rascal Flatts (Here Comes Goodbye)
  • Sugarland (It Happens)
  • Zac Brown Band (Chicken Fried)
Capitol Nashville/Parlophone
2009Sugarland (Stay)
beat 4 others
  • Brooks & Dunn (God Must Be Busy)
  • Lady Antebellum (Love Don't Live Here)
  • Rascal Flatts (Every Day)
  • The SteelDrivers (Blue Side of the Mountain)
Mercury Nashville
2008Eagles (How Long)
beat 4 others
  • Brooks & Dunn (Proud of the House We Built)
  • Emerson Drive (Moments)
  • Montgomery Gentry (Lucky Man)
  • The Time Jumpers (Sweet Memories)
Asylum
2007Dixie Chicks (Not Ready to Make Nice)
beat 4 others
  • The Duhks (Heaven's My Home)
  • Little Big Town (Boondocks)
  • Rascal Flatts (What Hurts the Most)
  • The Wreckers (Leave the Pieces)
Columbia Nashville
2006Alison Krauss & Union Station (Restless)
beat 4 others
  • Big & Rich (Comin' to Your City)
  • Brooks & Dunn (Play Something Country)
  • Dixie Chicks (I Hope)
  • Rascal Flatts (Bless the Broken Road)
Rounder
2005Dixie Chicks (Top of the World (Live))
beat 4 others
  • Asleep at the Wheel (New San Antonio Rose)
  • Big & Rich (Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy))
  • Brooks & Dunn (You Can't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl)
  • Notorious Cherry Bombs (It's Hard to Kiss the Lips at Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long)
A&M
2004Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder (A Simple Life)
beat 4 others
  • Brooks & Dunn (Red Dirt Road)
  • Diamond Rio (I Believe)
  • Lonestar (My Front Porch Looking In)
  • The Oak Ridge Boys (Colors)
Skaggs Family
2003Dixie Chicks (Long Time Gone)
beat 4 others
  • Diamond Rio (Beautiful Mess)
  • Lonestar (Not a Day Goes By)
  • Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Roll the Stone Away)
  • Trick Pony (Just What I Do)
Columbia Nashville
2002Alison Krauss & Union Station (The Lucky One)
beat 4 others
  • Asleep at the Wheel (Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens)
  • Brooks & Dunn (Ain't Nothing 'Bout You)
  • Diamond Rio (One More Day)
  • Lonestar (I'm Already There)
Rounder
2001Asleep at the Wheel (Cherokee Maiden)
beat 4 others
  • Alabama (Twentieth Century)
  • Brooks & Dunn (You'll Always Be Loved By Me)
  • Riders in the Sky (Woody's Roundup)
  • The Wilkinsons (Jimmy's Got a Girlfriend)
Okeh
2000Dixie Chicks (Ready to Run)repeat
beat 4 others
  • BR5-49 (Honky Tonk Song)
  • Diamond Rio (Unbelievable)
  • Lonestar (Amazed)
  • SHeDAISY (Little Good-Byes)
Monument