MUSIC & WRITING AWARDS Among the numerous tributes and awards listed below, John Denver was the recipient of the prestigious Albert Schweitzer Music Award in 1993, given to him "For a life's work dedicated to music and devoted to humanity." It was the first time a non-classical music artist had been so honored. In 1996 he was inducted into the national Academy of Popular Music’s Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. 1974 Cashbox’s #1 Album seller, #1 Artist ASCAP Award for Top Album of the Year 1974/75 Record World’s Top Male Recording Artist 1975 ABC’s Bi-centennial Music Award for Top Male Vocalist by the National Press Finalist in 5 categories for Country Music Awards Country Music Song of the Year (Back Home Again) People’s Choice Award’s Favorite Musical Performer AGVA Singing Star of the Year 1977 People’s Choice Award 1977 Poet Laureate of Colorado 1982 Carl Sandburg’s People’s Poet Award 1993 Albert Schweitzer Music Award 1996 Induction into Songwriter’s Hall of Fame