Singing News Fan Awards for Favorite Group
The Singing News Favorite Group award is awarded in the yearly Singing News Fan Awards ceremony held at the National Quartet Convention every September. It is awarded to the group which readers of the Singing News Magazine judge to be the best group on the road.
History
This award was awarded from the first ceremony in every year from 1970 through 1996, except for 1981. In 1997, the award was split into three more specialized awards, Favorite Traditional Male Quartet, Favorite Mixed Quartet, and Favorite Trio. However, in the 2007 Fan Awards, the three categories have again been combined into the Favorite Group award.
Honorees
Favorite Group (1970-1980)
- 1970: The Happy Goodman Family
- 1971: Oak Ridge Boys
- 1972: The Inspirations
- 1973: The Happy Goodman Family
- 1974: The Inspirations
- 1975: The Inspirations
- 1976: The Inspirations
- 1977: The Inspirations
- 1978: The Inspirations
- 1979: The Hinsons
- 1980: The Kingsmen
Split categories (1981)
Favorite Traditional Male Quartet
- 1981: The Kingsmen
Favorite Mixed Quartet
- 1981: Rex Nelon Singers
Favorite Group (1982-1996)
- 1982: Cathedral Quartet
- 1983: Cathedral Quartet
- 1984: Cathedral Quartet
- 1985: The Kingsmen
- 1986: Cathedral Quartet
- 1987: Cathedral Quartet
- 1988: Gold City
- 1989: Gold City
- 1990: Gold City
- 1991: Gold City
- 1992: Gold City
- 1993: Gold City
- 1994: Cathedral Quartet
- 1995: Cathedral Quartet
- 1996: Cathedral Quartet
Split Categories (1997-2006)
Favorite Traditional Male Quartet
- 1997: Cathedral Quartet
- 1998: Cathedral Quartet
- 1999: Cathedral Quartet
- 2000: Gold City
- 2001: Gold City
- 2002: Dove Brothers
- 2003: Gold City
- 2004: Legacy Five
- 2005: The Inspirations
- 2006: Statistical tie between The Inspirations and Ernie Haase and Signature Sound
Favorite Mixed Quartet
- 1997: The Hoppers
- 1998: The Hoppers
- 1999: The Hoppers
- 2000: The Hoppers
- 2001: The Hoppers
- 2002: The Hoppers
- 2003: The Hoppers
- 2004: The Perrys
- 2005: The Perrys
- 2006: The Perrys
Favorite Trio
- 1997: The Bishops
- 1998: The Bishops
- 1999: Greater Vision
- 2000: Greater Vision
- 2001: Greater Vision
- 2002: Greater Vision
- 2003: Greater Vision
- 2004: Greater Vision
- 2005: Greater Vision
- 2006: Greater Vision
Favorite Group (2007-today)
- 2007: Booth Brothers