Dove Award for Song of the Year

The following is a list of recipients of the GMA Dove Award for Song of the Year:^[1]

1969 "Jesus Is Coming Soon" (R. E. Winsett)
1970 "The Night Before Easter" (Don Sumner, Dwayne Friend)
1971 Award vacated as a result of 1971 GMA Music Awards Scandal
- Had been won by "The King is Coming", Bill and Gloria Gaither before the GMA vacated all awards after the discovery of voting irregularities.
1972 "The Lighthouse" (Ron Hinson)
1973 "Why Me?" (Kris Kristofferson)
1974 "Because He Lives" (Bill Gaither)
1975 "One Day at a Time" (Marijohn Wilkin, Kris Kristofferson)
1976 "Statue of Liberty" (Neil Enloe)
1977 "Learning to Lean" (John Stallings)
1978 "Rise Again" (Dallas Holm)
1980 "He's Alive" (Don Francisco)^[2]
1981 "Praise the Lord" (Brown Bannister, Mike Hudson)
1982 "We Shall Behold Him" (Dottie Rambo)
1983 "El Shaddai" (Michael Card, John Thompson)
1984 "More Than Wonderful" (Lanny Wolfe)
1985 "Upon This Rock" (Gloria Gaither, Dony McGuire)
1986 "Via Dolorosa" (Billy Sprague, Niles Borop)
1987 "How Excellent Is Thy Name" (Dick & Melodie Tunney, Paul Smith)
1988 "In the Name of the Lord" (Phil McHugh, Gloria Gaither, Sandi Patti Helvering)
1989 "Friend of a Wounded Heart" (Wayne Watson, Claire Cloninger)
1990 "Thank You" (Ray Boltz)
1991 "Another Time, Another Place" (Gary Driskell)
1992 "Place In This World" (Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Wayne Kirkpatrick)
1993 "The Great Adventure" (Steven Curtis Chapman, Geoff Moore)
1994 "In Christ Alone" (Shawn Craig, Don Koch)
1995 "God Is In Control" (Twila Paris)
1996 "Jesus Freak" (Mark Heimermann, Toby McKeehan)
1997 "Butterfly Kisses (song)" (Bob Carlisle, Randy Thomas)
1998 "On My Knees" (David Mullen, Nicole Coleman-Mullen, Michael Ochs)
1999 "My Deliverer" (Rich Mullins, Mitch McVicker)
2000 "This Is Your Time" (Michael W. Smith, Wes King)
2001 "Redeemer" (Nicole C. Mullen)
2002 "I Can Only Imagine" (Bart Millard)
2003 "Holy" (Nichole Nordeman, Mark Hammond)
2004 "Word of God Speak" (Pete Kipley, Bart Millard)
2005 "Who Am I" (Mark Hall, recorded by Casting Crowns)
2006 "How Great Is Our God" (Chris Tomlin)
2007 "My Savior My God" (Aaron Shust)
2008 "East to West" (Casting Crowns)
2009 "Give Me Your Eyes" (Brandon Heath)
2010 "By Your Side" (Tenth Avenue North)
2011 "Sometimes I Cry" (Jason Crabb)
2012 "Blessings" (Laura Story)^[3]
2013 "10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)" (Matt Redman)
2014 "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" (Hillsong United)
2015 "How Can It Be" (Lauren Daigle)^[4]

References and notes

↑ GMA Dove Awards - History
↑ Awards moved from September 1979 to April 1980.
↑ Evans Price, Deborah (April 20, 2012). "That's a Wrap! Atlanta Hosts 43rd Annual GMA Dove Awards, a Night of Incredible Diversity". GMC TV. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
↑ "2015 Winners". GMA Dove Award. Retrieved October 22, 2015.

External links

Dove Awards website

GMA Dove Awards

Major awards	Song of the Year Songwriter of the Year New Artist of the Year Vocalist of the Year

Years	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

NOTE: The 1971 winners (except GMA Hall of Fame members) were nullified because of voting irregularities; no awards show was held in 1979, as the Gospel Music Association moved the awards show from September to April.

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