- COUNTRY GOSPEL MUSIC GUILD "GOLDEN HARP AWARD"
Male Entertainer of the Year 2000
Song of the Year "Jesus Is The Same In California" 2000
- COUNTRY GOSPEL CONNECTION "CHOICE AWARDS"
Hall of Fame 2008
- AWA / ACADEMY OF WESTERN ARTISTS
Song Of the Year "Eleven Eighteen Nadine Lane" 2006
- SWINGIN' WEST
Song Of the Year "Eleven Eighteen Nadine Lane" 2006
- KING COUNTRY RADIO AGAPE FEST
Golden Legend Award 2007
Man of Courage Award 2010
- COUNTRY GOSPEL MUSIC GUILD
Number One Single "Jesus is the same in California" 1999
Number One in Christian Voice Magazine "Take My Hand Precious Lord" 2010
- INTERNATIONAL COUNTRY GOSPEL MUSIC ASSOC.
Hall of Fame 1991
Album of the Year "In The Garden" 1992
Top Single Record "Black Sheep" 1998
Country Gospel Male Vocalist 1999
Top Single of the Year "Jesus is the same in California" 2000
Gold Cross Male Artist of The Year 2008
Lifetime Achievement Award 2009
- TERRY AWARDS (LOCAL CMA AWARDS)
Song of the Year "Texas Memory" 1980
25 Year Award 1982 Living Legend Award 1998
Pioneer Award 2003
Special Tribute 2008 "An Evening With Joe Paul Nichols"
- TEXAS INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ASSOC.
Album of the Year "Swing Me A Song" 1999
Gospel Single of the Year "Jesus Is The Same In California" 2000
Entertainer of the Year 2003
Hall Of Fame 2007
Music Ambassador of the Year 2008