Entertainer of the Year is the seventeenth studio album by Loretta Lynn, released in 1973 on MCA Records (formerly Decca). It was produced by Owen Bradley and recorded at Bradley's Barn. The album reached number 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
The album includes the hit 'Love Is the Foundation,' which reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1973. It also contains songs like 'Rated X' and 'The Devil Gets His Due,' which addressed controversial topics for the time, such as social hypocrisy and divorce.
The album's title references the Entertainer of the Year award Lynn won in 1972 from the Country Music Association, becoming the first woman to receive that honor. The album was a commercial and critical success, reaffirming her influence in country music.