Grammy Award for Song of the Year

The Grammy Award for Song of the Year (dt. Grammy Award for Song of the Year ) is a music award, considered one of the four major prizes at the annual since 1959 Grammy Awards will be awarded. As with the Grammy Award for Record of the Year, this prize is awarded to a recording of a single or an album track of particularly high quality made in the previous year of the award ceremony. In contrast to the Record of the Year, only the composers of the song are awarded, not the performers.

Background and story

The Grammy Awards (actually Grammophone Awards) have been presented annually since 1959 for artistic achievement, technical competence and overall musical achievement in various categories by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), regardless of the number of sales of the work. The Grammy Award for Song of the Year has been an integral part of the award ceremony since the first Grammy award in 1959. In addition to the prizes for the best album , the best recording and the best newcomer, it is one of the four most important awards presented.

This category is not to be confused with the Grammy Award for Record of the Year . While the quality of the songwriting is in the foreground at the award ceremony for the song of the year , the recording of the year places emphasis on the quality of the recording. In addition, only the composer receives an award in the Song of the Year category, while the Single of the Year category also honors the producer and sound engineer. Award-winning songs must contain melody and vocals and have been created or become known as a new song in the previous year. Songs with conspicuous and known samples or interpolations are not marked.

Since the late 1960s, other genre-specific awards for songs have been awarded, including categories such as the Grammy Award for Best Country Song , Grammy Award for Best Rock Song , Grammy Award for Best R&B Song and, in recent years, the Grammy Award for Best Rap Song and the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Song .

particularities

Of the songs that won awards in this category, 29 also received the Grammy Award for Record of the Year that same year . At 16 awards, the composers and songwriters were also the performers: Domenico Modugno , Paul Simon , Christopher Cross , Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie , Billy Joel , Bobby McFerrin , Eric Clapton , Seal , Shawn Colvin & John Leventhal , James Horner , U2 , the Dixie Chicks , Amy Winehouse , Coldplay , Lady Antebellum , Adele and Lorde .

Christopher Cross was the first artist to receive the Grammy Award for Song of the Year together with the Grammy Award for Record of the Year , the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in one ceremony. Only four artists received the Grammy Song of the Year and Best New Artist in the same year: Christopher Cross (1981), Alicia Keys (2002), Amy Winehouse (2008) and Fun. (2013).

Several songwriters and composers have received the Grammy twice, including Henry Mancini (1962 and 1964), James Horner (1988 and 1999) and U2 (2001 and 2006; the only non-American winners with more than one award). In addition, different songwriters who wrote songs for the artists Andy Williams , Bette Midler and Roberta Flack won the song twice. The first winner in this category, the song Nel blu dipinto di blu sung in Italian by Domenico Modugno in 1959, is the only foreign-language song that has received an award in this category so far. Although the award was mainly given to American artists, it also went to artists from Italy, Austria, Ireland, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand.

Winners and nominees

An asterisk (*) indicates that the title also received the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in the same year .

Year	Composer / songwriter	nationality	song	Performing artist	Other nominated artists	Pictures (composer / actor) the artist
1959 May 4th 1959	Domenico Modugno	Italy	Nel blu dipinto di blu *	Domenico Modugno	Paul Vance , Lee Pockriss - Catch a Falling Star , performed by Perry Como Johnny Davenport , Eddie Cooley - Fever , performed by Peggy Lee Alan Jay Lerner , Frederick Loewe - Theme to Gigi , performed by Various Artists Cy Coleman , Carolyn Leigh - Witchcraft , performed by Frank Sinatra
1960 November 29, 1959	Jimmy Driftwood	United States	The Battle of New Orleans	Johnny Horton	Sammy Cahn , Jimmy Van Heusen - High Hopes , performed by Frank Sinatra Karl Stutz & Edith Linderman - I Know , performed by Perry Como Paul Francis Webster , André Previn - Like Young , performed by André Previn Jule Styne , Stephen Sondheim - Small World , performed by Johnny Mathis
1961 April 13, 1961	Ernest Gold	United States Austria	Theme of Exodus	Instrumental (Various artists)	Charles Randolph Grean , Joe Allison & Audrey Allison - He'll Have to Go , performed by Jim Reeves Lew Spence , Marilyn Keith & Alan Bergman - Nice 'n' Easy , performed by Frank Sinatra Sammy Cahn , Jimmy Van Heusen - Second Time Around , performed by Andy Williams Max Steiner - Theme from “A Summer Place” , performed by Percy Faith
1962 May 29, 1962	Henry Mancini Johnny Mercer	United States	Moon river *	Andy Williams	Jimmy Dean - Big Bad John performed by Jimmy Dean Hank Cochran - A Little Bitty Tear performed by Burl Ives Tony Velona - Lollipops and Roses , performed by Jack Jones Jule Styne , Betty Comden & Adolph Green - Make Someone Happy , performed by Various Artists
1963 May 15, 1963	Leslie Bricusse Anthony Newley	United Kingdom	What Kind of Fool Am I?	Sammy Davis, Jr.	Lionel Bart - As Long as He Needs Me , performed by Shirley Bassey Douglas Cross & George Cory - I Left My Heart in San Francisco , performed by Tony Bennett John Kander & Fred Ebb - My Coloring Book , performed by Sandy Stewart Richard Rodgers - The Sweetest Sounds , performed by Various Artists
1964 May 12, 1964	Henry Mancini Johnny Mercer	United States	Days of Wine and Roses *	Andy Williams	Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen - Call Me Irresponsible , performed by Frank Sinatra Sacha Distel & Jack Reardon - The Good Life , performed by Tony Bennett Sadie Vimmerstedt & Johnny Mercer - I Wanna Be Around , performed by Tony Bennett Burt Bacharach & Hal David - Wives and Lovers , performed by Jack Jones
1965 April 13, 1965	Jerry Herman	United States	Hello, Dolly!	Louis Armstrong	John Lennon & Paul McCartney - A Hard Day's Night performed by The Beatles Henry Mancini , Ray Evans & Jay Livingston - Dear Heart , performed by Andy Williams Jule Styne & Bob Merrill - People , performed by Barbra Streisand Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley - Who Can I Turn To? performed by Tony Bennett
1966 March 15th, 1966	Paul Francis Webster Johnny Mandel	United States	The Shadow of Your Smile	Tony Bennett	Michel Legrand , Norman Gimbel & Jacques Demy - I Will Wait - You , performed by Connie Francis Jimmy Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn - The September of My Years , performed by Frank Sinatra John Lennon & Paul McCartney - Yesterday , performed by The Beatles Roger Miller - King of the Road , performed by Roger Miller
1967 March 2nd, 1967	John Lennon Paul McCartney	United Kingdom	Michelle	The Beatles	John Barry & Don Black - Born Free , performed by Andy Williams Mitch Leigh & Joe Darion - The Impossible Dream , performed by Richard Kiley Paul Francis Webster & Maurice Jarre - Somewhere, My Love , performed by Ray Conniff Bert Kaempfert , Charles Singleton & Eddie Snyder - Strangers in the Night , performed by Frank Sinatra
1968 February 29, 1968	Jimmy Webb	United States	Up, Up, and Away *	The 5th dimension	Jimmy Webb - By the Time I Get to Phoenix , performed by Glen Campbell Tom Jones & Harvey Schmidt - My Cup Runneth Over , performed by Ed Ames Bobbie Gentry - Ode to Billie Joe , performed by Bobbie Gentry John Hartford - Gentle on My Mind , performed by Glen Campbell
1969 March 12, 1969	Bobby Russell	United States	Little Green Apples	OC Smith	Tom T. Hall - Harper Valley PTA , performed by Jeannie C. Riley John Lennon & Paul McCartney - Hey Jude , performed by The Beatles Bobby Russell - Honey , performed by Bobby Goldsboro Paul Simon - Mrs. Robinson , performed by Simon & Garfunkel
1970 March 11, 1970	Joe South	United States	Games People Play	Joe South	Larry Kusik , Eddie Snyder & Nino Rota - A Time - Us , performed by Henry Mancini David Clayton-Thomas - Spinning Wheel , performed by Blood, Sweat & Tears Burt Bacharach & Hal David - I'll Never Fall in Love Again , performed by Dionne Warwick Burt Bacharach & Hal David - Raindrops Keep Fallin 'on My Head , performed by BJ Thomas
1971 March 16, 1971	Paul Simon	United States	Bridge over Troubled Water *	Simon & Garfunkel	Ray Stevens - Everything Is Beautiful , performed by Ray Stevens James Taylor - Fire and Rain , performed by James Taylor John Lennon & Paul McCartney - Let It Be performed by The Beatles Roger Nichols & Paul Williams - We've Only Just Begun , performed by The Carpenters
1972 March 15, 1972	Carole King	United States	You've got a friend	James Taylor & Carole King	Kris Kristofferson - Help Me Make It Through the Night , performed by Kris Kristofferson Sid Wayne & Armando Manzanero - It's Impossible , performed by Perry Como Kris Kristofferson & Fred Foster - Me and Bobby McGee , performed by Janis Joplin Joe South - (I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden , performed by Lynn Anderson
1973 March 3rd 1973	Ewan MacColl	United Kingdom	The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face *	Roberta Flack	Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally) , performed by Gilbert O'Sullivan Don McLean - American Pie performed by Don McLean Neil Diamond - Song Sung Blue performed by Neil Diamond Marilyn Bergman , Alan Bergman & Michel Legrand - The Summer Knows , performed by Michel Legrand
1974 March 2nd 1974	Norman Gimbel Charles Fox	United States	Killing Me Softly with His Song *	Roberta Flack	Kenny O'Dell - Behind Closed Doors , performed by Charlie Rich Stevie Wonder - You Are the Sunshine of My Life , performed by Stevie Wonder Carly Simon - You're So Vain , performed by Carly Simon Irwin Levine & L. Russell Brown - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree , performed by Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
1975 March 1, 1975	Marilyn Bergman Alan Bergman Marvin Hamlisch	United States	The Way We Were	Barbra Streisand	Gene McDaniels - Feel Like Makin 'Love , performed by Roberta Flack Jeff Barry & Peter Allen - I Honestly Love You , performed by Olivia Newton-John David Nichtern - Midnight at the Oasis , performed by Maria Muldaur Paul Williams & Ken Ascher - You and Me Against the World , performed by Helen Reddy
1976 February 28, 1976	Stephen Sondheim	United States	Send in the clowns	Judy Collins	Janis Ian - At Seventeen , performed by Janis Ian Morris Albert - Feelings performed by Morris Albert Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield - Love Will Keep Us Together , performed by Captain & Tennille Larry Weiss - Rhinestone Cowboy , performed by Glen Campbell
1977 February 19, 1977	Bruce Johnston	United States	I write the songs	Barry Manilow	Bill Danoff - Afternoon Delight performed by Starland Vocal Band Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield - Breaking Up Is Hard to Do , performed by Neil Sedaka Leon Russell - This Masquerade , performed by George Benson Gordon Lightfoot - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald , performed by Gordon Lightfoot
1978 February 23, 1978	Barbra Streisand Paul Williams - Joseph Brooks	United States - United States	Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born ) - You Light Up My Life	Barbra Streisand - Debby Boone	Richard Leigh - Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue , performed by Crystal Gayle Don Felder , Don Henley & Glenn Frey - Hotel California , performed by the Eagles Marvin Hamlisch & Carole Bayer Sager - Nobody Does It Better , performed by Carly Simon Allen Toussaint - Southern Nights , performed by Glen Campbell
1979 February 15, 1979	Billy Joel	United States	Just the Way You Are *	Billy Joel	Barry Gibb , Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb - Stayin 'Alive , performed by Bee Gees Lionel Richie - Three Times a Lady , performed by the Commodores Neil Diamond , Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman - You Don't Bring Me Flowers , performed by Neil Diamond & Barbra Streisand Randy Goodrum - You Needed Me , performed by Anne Murray
1980 February 27, 1980	Kenny Loggins Michael McDonald	United States	What a Fool Believes	The Doobie Brothers	David Foster , Jay Graydon & Bill Champlin - After the Love Has Gone , performed by Earth, Wind & Fire Rickie Lee Jones - Chuck E.'s in Love , performed by Rickie Lee Jones Billy Joel - Honesty performed by Billy Joel Dino Fekaris & Freddie Perren - I Will Survive , performed by Gloria Gaynor Lester Abrams & Michael McDonald - Minute by Minute , performed by The Doobie Brothers Dino Fekaris & Freddie Perren - Reunited , performed by Peaches & Herb Steve Gibb - She Believes in Me , performed by Kenny Rogers
1981 February 25, 1981	Christopher Cross	United States	Sailing *	Christopher Cross	Michael Gore & Dean Pitchford - Fame , performed by Irene Cara Amanda McBroom - The Rose , performed by Bette Midler Lionel Richie - Lady , performed by Kenny Rogers John Kander & Fred Ebb - Theme from New York, New York , performed by Frank Sinatra Barry Gibb & Robin Gibb - Woman in Love , performed by Barbra Streisand
1982 February 24, 1982	Donna Weiss Jackie DeShannon	United States	" Bette Davis Eyes " *	Kim Carnes	Peter Allen , Burt Bacharach , Carole Bayer Sager & Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) , performed by Christopher Cross Lionel Richie - Endless Love , performed by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie Bill Withers , William Salter & Ralph MacDonald - Just the Two of Us , performed by Grover Washington, Jr. with Bill Withers Dolly Parton - 9 to 5 performed by Dolly Parton
1983 February 23, 1983	Johnny Christopher Mark James Wayne Carson	United States	" Always on My Mind "	Willie Nelson	Paul McCartney - Ebony and Ivory , performed by Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder David Paich - Rosanna , performed by Toto Frankie Sullivan & Jim Peterik - Eye of the Tiger , performed by Survivor Donald Fagen - IGY (What a Beautiful World) , performed by Donald Fagen
1984 February 28, 1984	Sting	United Kingdom	Every Breath You Take	The Police	Lionel Richie - All Night Long (All Night) , performed by Lionel Richie Michael Jackson - Beat It performed by Michael Jackson Michael Jackson - Billie Jean , performed by Michael Jackson Michael Sembello & Dennis Matkosky - Maniac , performed by Michael Sembello
1985 February 26, 1985	Graham Lyle Terry Britten	United Kingdom of Australia	What's Love Got to Do with It *	Tina Turner	Phil Collins - Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) performed by Phil Collins Lionel Richie - Hello , performed by Lionel Richie Stevie Wonder - I Just Called to Say I Love You , performed by Stevie Wonder Cyndi Lauper & Rob Hyman - Time After Time , performed by Cyndi Lauper
1986 February 25, 1986	Michael Jackson Lionel Richie	United States	We Are the World *	USA for Africa	Mark Knopfler & Sting - Money - Nothing , performed by Dire Straits Don Henley & Mike Campbell - The Boys of Summer , performed by Don Henley Daryl Hall - Everytime You Go Away , performed by Paul Young Mick Jones - I Want to Know What Love Is , performed by Foreigner
1987 February 24, 1987	Burt Bacharach Carole Bayer Sager	United States	That's what friends are for	Dionne Warwick & Friends	Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer , performed by Peter Gabriel Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love , performed by Robert Palmer Steve Winwood & Will Jennings - Higher Love , performed by Steve Winwood Paul Simon - Graceland , performed by Paul Simon
1988 March 2nd, 1988	James Horner Barry husband Cynthia Weil	United States	Somewhere Out There	Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram	Ritchie Valens - La Bamba performed by Los Lobos U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For , performed by U2 Suzanne Vega - Luka , performed by Suzanne Vega Michael Masser & Will Jennings - Didn't We Almost Have It All , performed by Whitney Houston
1989 February 22, 1989	Bobby McFerrin	United States	Don't Worry, Be Happy *	Bobby McFerrin	Anita Baker , Skip Scarborough & Randy Holland - Giving You the Best That I Got , performed by Anita Baker Tracy Chapman - Fast Car , performed by Tracy Chapman Sting - Be Still My Beating Heart , performed by Sting Brenda Russell , Jeff Hall & Scott Cutler - Piano in the Dark , performed by Brenda Russell
1990 February 21, 1990	Larry Henley Jeff Silbar	United States	Wind Beneath My Wings *	Bette Midler	Barry Mann , Cynthia Weil & Tom Snow - Don't Know Much , performed by Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville Don Henley & Bruce Hornsby - The End of the Innocence , performed by Don Henley Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire , performed by Billy Joel Mike Rutherford & BA Robertson - The Living Years , performed by Mike + The Mechanics
1991 February 20, 1991	Julie Gold	United States	From a distance	Bette Midler	Mariah Carey & Ben Margulies - Vision of Love , performed by Mariah Carey Phil Collins - Another Day in Paradise performed by Phil Collins Prince - Nothing Compares 2 U , performed by Sinéad O'Connor Chynna Phillips , Glen Ballard & Carnie Wilson - Hold On , performed by Wilson Phillips
1992 February 26, 1992	Irving Gordon	United States	Unforgettable *	Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole	Bryan Adams , Robert Lange & Michael Kamen - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You , performed by Bryan Adams Amy Grant & Keith Thomas - Baby Baby , performed by Amy Grant Bill Berry , Peter Buck , Mike Mills & Michael Stipe - Losing My Religion , performed by REM Marc Cohn - Walking in Memphis , performed by Marc Cohn
1993 February 24, 1993	Eric Clapton Will Jennings	United Kingdom United States	Tears in Heaven	Eric Clapton	Don Von Tress - Achy Breaky Heart , performed by Billy Ray Cyrus Alan Menken & Howard Ashman - Beauty and the Beast , performed by Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson kd lang & Ben Mink - Constant Craving , performed by kd lang Wendy Waldman, Jon Lind & Phil Galdston - Save the Best for Last , performed by Vanessa Williams
1994 March 1, 1994	Alan Menken Tim Rice	United States	A Whole New World	Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle	Billy Joel - The River of Dreams , performed by Billy Joel Jim Steinman - I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) performed by Meat Loaf Sting - If I Ever Lose My Faith in You performed by Sting Neil Young - Harvest Moon , performed by Neil Young
1995 March 1, 1995	Bruce Springsteen	United States	Streets of Philadelphia	Bruce Springsteen	David Baerwald , Bill Bottrell , Wynn Cooper , Sheryl Crow & Kevin Gilbert - All I Wanna Do , performed by Sheryl Crow Elton John & Tim Rice - Can You Feel the Love Tonight , performed by Elton John Elton John & Tim Rice - Circle of Life , performed by Elton John Gary Baker & Frank J. Myers - I Swear , performed by John Michael Montgomery & All-4-One
1996 February 28, 1996	Seal	United Kingdom	Kiss from a Rose *	Seal	Eric Bazilian - One of Us , performed by Joan Osborne Maribeth Derry , Sam Diamond & Jennifer Kimball - I Can Love You Like That , performed by John Michael Montgomery & All-4-One R. Kelly - You Are Not Alone , performed by Michael Jackson Glen Ballard & Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know , performed by Alanis Morissette
1997 February 26, 1997	Gordon Kennedy Wayne Kirkpatrick Tommy Sims	United States	Change the World *	Eric Clapton	Tracy Chapman - Give Me One Reason , performed by Tracy Chapman Diane Warren - Because You Loved Me , performed by Celine Dion Bill Mack - Blue , performed by LeAnn Rimes Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds - Exhale (Shoop Shoop) , performed by Whitney Houston
1998 February 25, 1998	Shawn Colvin John Leventhal	United States	Sunny Came Home *	Shawn Colvin	Eric Stefani & Gwen Stefani - Don't Speak , performed by No Doubt Diane Warren - How Do I Live , performed by LeAnn Rimes & Trisha Yearwood Paula Cole - Where Have All the Cowboys Gone? performed by Paula Cole R. Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly , performed by R. Kelly
1999 February 24, 1999	James Horner Will Jennings	United States	My Heart Will Go On *	Celine Dion	Diane Warren - I Don't Want to Miss a Thing , performed by Aerosmith John Rzeznik - Iris performed by The Goo Goo Dolls Kirk Franklin - Lean on Me , performed by Kirk Franklin Robert Lange & Shania Twain - You're Still the One , performed by Shania Twain
2000 February 23, 2000	Itaal Shur Rob Thomas	United States	Smooth *	Santana featuring Rob Thomas	Andreas Carlsson & Max Martin - I Want It That Way , performed by Backstreet Boys Desmond Child & Robi Dräco Rosa - Livin 'la Vida Loca , performed by Ricky Martin Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins & Dallas Austin - Unpretty , performed by TLC Shania Twain & Robert Lange - You've Got a Way , performed by Shania Twain
2001 February 21, 2001	Adam Clayton David Evans Larry Mullen Jr. Paul Hewson	Ireland	Beautiful Day *	U2	Beyoncé , Rodney Jerkins , LaShawn Daniels , Fred Jerkins III , LeToya , LaTavia Roberson & Kelly Rowland - Say My Name , performed by Destiny's Child Macy Gray , Jinsoo Lim , Jeremy Ruzumna & David Wilder - I Try , performed by Macy Gray Stephanie Bentley & Holly Lamar - Breathe performed by Faith Hill Mark Sanders & Tia Sillers - I Hope You Dance , performed by Lee Ann Womack
2002 February 27, 2002	Alicia Keys	United States	Fallin '	Alicia Keys	India.Arie , Carlos Broady & Shannon Sanders - Video performed by India.Arie Charlie Colon , Rob Hotchkiss , Patrick Monahan , Jimmy Stafford & Scott Underwood - Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me) , performed by Train U2 - Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of , performed by U2 Nelly Furtado - I'm Like a Bird , performed by Nelly Furtado
2003 February 23, 2003	Jesse Harris	United States	Don't know why *	Norah Jones	Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles , performed by Vanessa Carlton Avril Lavigne & The Matrix - Complicated , performed by Avril Lavigne Bruce Springsteen - The Rising , performed by Bruce Springsteen Alan Jackson - Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) , performed by Alan Jackson
2004 February 8, 2004	Richard Marx Luther Vandross	United States	Dance with My Father	Luther Vandross	Linda Perry - Beautiful , performed by Christina Aguilera Avril Lavigne & The Matrix - I'm with You , performed by Avril Lavigne Jorge Calderón & Warren Zevon - Keep Me In Your Heart , performed by Warren Zevon Jeff Bass , Eminem & Luis Resto - Lose Yourself , performed by Eminem
2005 February 13, 2005	John Mayer	United States	Daughters	John Mayer	Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You , performed by Alicia Keys Rhymefest & Kanye West - Jesus Walks performed by Kanye West Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman - Live Like You Were Dying , performed by Tim McGraw Daniel Estrin & Douglas Robb - The Reason performed by Hoobastank
2006 February 8, 2006	Adam Clayton David Evans Larry Mullen Jr. Paul Hewson	Ireland	Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own	U2	Johntá Austin , Babyface , Mariah Carey , Jermaine Dupri , Manuel Seal, Jr. , Darnell Bristol , Sid Johnson , Patrick Moten , Sandra Sully & Bobby Womack - We Belong Together , performed by Mariah Carey Bobby Boyd , Jeff Hanna & Marcus Hummon - Bless the Broken Road , performed by Rascal Flatts Bruce Springsteen - Devils & Dust , performed by Bruce Springsteen John Legend & will.i.am - Ordinary People , performed by John Legend
2007 February 11, 2007	Emily Robison Martie Maguire Natalie Maines Dan Wilson	United States	Not Ready to Make Nice *	Dixie Chicks	Johnta Austin , Mary J. Blige , Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry - Be Without You , performed by Mary J. Blige James Blunt , Amanda Ghost & Sacha Skarbek - You're Beautiful , performed by James Blunt John Beck , Steve Chrisanthou & Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On , performed by Corinne Bailey Rae Brett James , Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson - Jesus, Take the Wheel , performed by Carrie Underwood
2008 February 10, 2008	Amy Winehouse	United Kingdom	Rehab *	Amy Winehouse	Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins - Before He Cheats , performed by Carrie Underwood Tom Higgenson - Hey There Delilah performed by Plain White T’s Corinne Bailey Rae - Like a Star , performed by Corinne Bailey Rae Kuk Harrell , Jay-Z , Christopher Stewart & The-Dream - Umbrella , performed by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
2009 February 8, 2009	Guy Berryman Jonny Buckland Will Champion Chris Martin	United Kingdom	Viva la Vida	Coldplay	Estelle , Keith Harris , John Legend , Josh Lopez , Caleb Speir , Kanye West & will.i.am - American Boy , performed by Estelle featuring Kanye West Adele Adkins & Eg White - Chasing Pavements performed by Adele Jason Mraz - I'm Yours , performed by Jason Mraz Sara Bareilles - Love Song performed by Sara Bareilles
2010 January 31, 2010	Thaddis Harrell Beyoncé Knowles Terius Nash Christopher Stewart	United States	Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)	Beyoncé	Lady Gaga & RedOne - Poker Face , performed by Lady Gaga Hod David & Musze - Pretty Wings , performed by Maxwell Caleb Followill , Jared Followill , Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill - Use Somebody , performed by Kings of Leon Liz Rose & Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me , performed by Taylor Swift
2011 February 13, 2011	Dave Haywood Josh Kear Charles Kelley Hillary Scott	United States	Need you now	Lady Antebellum	Ray LaMontagne - Beg Steal Or Borrow , performed by Ray LaMontagne and The Pariah Dogs Brody Brown , Cee Lo Green , Ari Levine , Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars - F ** k You , performed by Cee Lo Green Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin - The House That Built Me , performed by Miranda Lambert Alexander Grant , Skylar Gray & Marshall Mathers - Love the Way You Lie , performed by Eminem featuring Rihanna
2012 February 12, 2012	Adele Adkins Paul Epworth	United Kingdom	Rolling in the Deep *	Adele	Jeff Bhasker , Malik Jones , Warren Trotter & Kanye West - All of the Lights performed by Kanye West, Rihanna , Kid Cudi & Fergie Ted Dwane , Ben Lovett , Marcus Mumford & Country Winston - The Cave , performed by Mumford & Sons Brody Brown , Claude Kelly , Philip Lawrence , Ari Levine , Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt - Grenade , performed by Bruno Mars Justin Vernon - Holocene , performed by Bon Iver
2013 February 10, 2013	Nate Ruess Jack Antonoff Jeff Bhasker Andrew Dost	United States	We are Young	fun. featuring Janelle Monáe	Ed Sheeran - The A Team , performed by Ed Sheeran Miguel Pimentel - Adorn , performed by Miguel Tavish Crowe , Carly Rae Jepsen & Josh Ramsay - Call Me Maybe , performed by Carly Rae Jepsen Jörgen Elofsson , David Gamson , Greg Kurstin & Ali Tamposi - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) , performed by Kelly Clarkson
2014 January 26, 2014	Joel Little Ella Yelich O'Conner	New Zealand	Royals	Lorde	Jeff Bhasker , Pink , & Nate Ruess - Just Give Me a Reason , performed by Pink featuring Nate Ruess Phillip Lawrence , Ari Levine , & Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven , performed by Bruno Mars Lukasz Gottwald , Max Martin , Bonnie McKee , Katy Perry , & Henry Walter - Roar , performed by Katy Perry Ben Haggerty , Mary Lambert , & Ryan Lewis - Same Love , performed by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
2015 February 8, 2015	Jimmy Napes William Phillips Sam Smith	United Kingdom	Stay with Me * (Darkchild Version)	Sam Smith	Kevin Kadish , Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass , performed by Meghan Trainor Sia Furler , Jesse Shatkin - Chandelier performed by Sia Max Martin , Shellback , Taylor Swift - Shake It Off , performed by Taylor Swift Andrew Hozier-Byrne - Take Me to Church , performed by Hozier
2016 February 15, 2016	Ed Sheeran Amy Wadge	United Kingdom	Thinking Out Loud	Ed Sheeran	Kendrick Duckworth , Mark Anthony Spears, Pharrell Williams - Alright , performed by Kendrick Lamar Max Martin , Shellback , Taylor Swift - Blank Space , performed by Taylor Swift Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna , Liz Rose - Girl Crush , performed by Little Big Town Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charlie Puth , Cameron Thomaz - See You Again , performed by Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth
2017 February 12, 2017	Adele Greg Kurstin	United Kingdom United States	Hello	Adele	Khalif Brown , Asheton Hogan , Beyoncé Knowles , Michael L. Williams II - Formation performed by Beyoncé Mike Posner - I Took a Pill in Ibiza , performed by Mike Posner Justin Bieber , Benjamin Levin , Ed Sheeran - Love Yourself , performed by Justin Bieber Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest , Morten Pilegaard , Morten Ristorp - 7 Years , performed by Lukas Graham
2018 January 28, 2018	Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Peter Hernandez , Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus, Jonathan Yip	United States	That's what I like	Bruno Mars	Ramón Ayala , Justin Bieber , Jason Boyd , Erika Ender, Luis Fonsi , Marty James Garton - Despacito , performed by Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber Shawn Carter , Dion Wilson - 4:44 , performed by Jay-Z Benjamin Levin , Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen , Julia Michaels , Justin Tranter - Issues , performed by Julia Michaels Alessia Caracciolo , Sir Robert Bryson Hall II , Arjun Ivatury, Khalid Robinson , Andrew Taggart - 1-800-273-8255 , performed by Logic feat. Alessia Cara & Khalid
2019 February 10, 2019	Donald Glover , Ludwig Göransson , Jeffery Lamar Williams	United States	This Is America *	Childish Gambino	Kendrick Duckworth , Solána Rowe , Al Shuckburgh, Mark Spears, Anthony Tiffith - All the Stars , performed by Kendrick Lamar & SZA Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai , Dijon McFarlane - Boo'd Up , performed by Ella Mai Aubrey Graham , Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels, Noah Shebib - God's Plan , performed by Drake Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris, Shawn Mendes , Geoffrey Warburton - In My Blood , performed by Shawn Mendes Brandi Carlile , Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth - The Joke , performed by Brandi Carlile Sarah Aarons, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax, Kyle Trewartha, Michael Trewartha , Anton Zaslavski - The Middle , performed by Zedd , Maren Morris & Gray Lady Gaga , Mark Ronson , Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt - Shallow , performed by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
2020 January 26th, 2020	Billie Eilish O'Connell , Finneas O'Connell	United States	Bad guy	Billie Eilish	Always Remember Us This Way by Lady Gaga (authors: Natalie Hemby, Stefani Germanotta , Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna ) Bring My Flowers Now by Tanya Tucker (Authors: Brandi Carlile , Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth, Tanya Tucker) Hard Place by HER (Authors: Ruby Amanfu, Sam Ashworth, D. Arcelious Harris, Gabriella Wilson, Rodney Jerkins ) Lover of Taylor Swift (author: Taylor Swift) Norman Fucking Rockwell by Lana Del Rey (Authors: Jack Antonoff , Elizabeth Grant ) Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi (Authors: Tom Barnes, Lewis Capaldi, Pete Kelleher, Benjamin Kohn, Sam Roman) Truth Hurts by Lizzo (Authors: Steven Cheung, Eric Frederic, Melissa Jefferson , Jesse Saint John)

supporting documents

1. ↑ ^{a b} Criteria for the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. ( Memento of the original from March 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. At: grammy.com (English). Retrieved December 13, 2011  
2. ↑ Overview of the Recording Academy. From: grammy.org, Retrieved December 13, 2011
3. ↑ Information on the Grammy Awards. ( Memento of the original from May 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. On: roxikon.de. Retrieved December 13, 2011 
4. ↑ "must contain melody and lyrics and must be either a new song or a song first achieving prominence during the eligibility year. Songs containing prominent samples or interpolations are not eligible". Category mapper . National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . Retrieved November 25, 2011.
5. ^ NARAL Final Nomination List 57th Grammy Awards , accessed December 31, 2015.

Web links

• Grammy winners database. On: grammy.com (English)
• Winner and nominee since 2010. On: grammy.com (English)
• Overview of the awards until 2008. On: latimes.com (English)
• Overview of all winners. On: about.com (English)
• Overview of all awards. On: infoplease.com (English)