Grammy Award for Song of the Year

Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Awarded for	quality songs containing both lyrics and melody
Country	United States
Presented by	National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded	1959
Currently held by	Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge, "Thinking Out Loud" (2016)
Official website	grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Song of the Year is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.^[1] Awards in several categories are distributed annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position."^[2]

History and description

The Song of the Year awards have been awarded since 1959. It is one of the four most prestigious Grammy Awards. Despite both the Record of the Year award and Song of the Year being awarded for a single or for one track from an album, this award goes only to the composer(s) of the song whereas the Record of the Year award goes to the performer and production team of the song. According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide, the award is given to the songwriter(s) of a song that "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".^[3]

Since the late 1960s other songwriter's awards have been presented for genre-specific categories including Grammy Award for Best Country Song, Grammy Award for Best Rock Song, Grammy Award for Best R&B Song and most recently in Grammy Award for Best Rap Song (since 2004), Grammy Award for Best Gospel Song (since 2006), Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Song (since 2012) and Grammy Award for Best American Roots Song (since 2014).

Achievements

Twenty eight of the winning songs have also won the award for Record of the Year.

In 20 cases the songwriters were also the performers. (Domenico Modugno, Paul Simon, Barbra Streisand, 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, Lorde, Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran).

Christopher Cross is the first artist to receive the Grammy Award for Song of the Year as well as for Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Best New Artist in one ceremony. Adele is the first artist to receive the award for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best New Artist, and Album of the Year, nonconsecutively. Only five artists have won the Song of the Year and Best New Artist awards the same year: Christopher Cross (1981), Alicia Keys (2002), Amy Winehouse (2008), Fun (2013), and Sam Smith. Adele and Christopher Cross are the only recipients of the four Grammys for Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best New Artist.

The only other multiple winners in this category include Henry Mancini (1962 and 1964), Johnny Mercer (1962 and 1964), James Horner (1988 and 1999), Will Jennings (1993 and 1999) and U2 (2001 and 2006), winning two times each. However, songs written for Andy Williams, Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, and Roberta Flack have received this award twice.

The song "Volare", winner in 1959 by Domenico Modugno and performed in Italian, is the only foreign-language song to win this award, although the 1967 winner "Michelle" by the Beatles has a critical part of its lyrics in French.

As of 2015, no songwriter has won Song of the Year twice in a row.

Recipients

An asterisk (*) indicates this recording also won Record of the Year.

Year^[I]	Songwriter(s)	Nationality	Work	Performing artist(s)^[II]	Nominees	Ref.
1959	Domenico Modugno Franco Migliacci	Italy	"Volare" *	Domenico Modugno	Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss for "Catch a Falling Star" performed by Perry Como Johnny Davenport and Eddie Cooley for "Fever" performed by Peggy Lee Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe for "Theme to Gigi" performed by Various Artists Cy Coleman & Carolyn Leigh for "Witchcraft" performed by Frank Sinatra	[4]
1960	Jimmy Driftwood	United States	"The Battle of New Orleans"	Johnny Horton	Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen for "High Hopes" performed by Frank Sinatra Karl Stutz & Edith Linderman for "I Know" performed by Perry Como Paul Francis Webster & André Previn for "Like Young" performed by André Previn Jule Styne & Stephen Sondheim for "Small World" performed by Johnny Mathis	[5]
1961	Ernest Gold	United States  Austria	"Theme of Exodus"	Instrumental (Various artists)	Charles Randolph Grean, Joe Allison & Audrey Allison for "He'll Have to Go" performed by Jim Reeves Lew Spence, Marilyn Keith & Alan Bergman for "Nice 'n' Easy" performed by Frank Sinatra Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen for "Second Time Around" performed by Andy Williams Max Steiner for "Theme from A Summer Place" performed by Percy Faith	[6]
1962	Henry Mancini Johnny Mercer	United States	"Moon River" *	Henry Mancini	Jimmy Dean for "Big Bad John" performed by Jimmy Dean Hank Cochran for "A Little Bitty Tear" performed by Burl Ives Tony Velona for "Lollipops and Roses" performed by Jack Jones Jule Styne, Betty Comden & Adolph Green for "Make Someone Happy" performed by Various Artists	[7]
1963	Leslie Bricusse Anthony Newley	United Kingdom	"What Kind of Fool Am I?"	Sammy Davis, Jr.	Lionel Bart for "As Long as He Needs Me" performed by Shirley Bassey Douglas Cross & George Cory for "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" performed by Tony Bennett John Kander & Fred Ebb for "My Coloring Book" performed by Sandy Stewart Richard Rodgers for "The Sweetest Sounds" performed by Various Artists	[8]
1964	Henry Mancini Johnny Mercer	United States	"Days of Wine and Roses" *	Henry Mancini	Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen for "Call Me Irresponsible" performed by Frank Sinatra Sacha Distel & Jack Reardon for "The Good Life" performed by Tony Bennett Sadie Vimmerstedt & Johnny Mercer for "I Wanna Be Around" performed by Tony Bennett Burt Bacharach & Hal David for "Wives and Lovers" performed by Jack Jones	[9]
1965	Jerry Herman	United States	"Hello, Dolly!"	Louis Armstrong	John Lennon & Paul McCartney for "A Hard Day's Night" performed by The Beatles Henry Mancini, Ray Evans & Jay Livingston for "Dear Heart" performed by Andy Williams Jule Styne & Bob Merrill for "People" performed by Barbra Streisand Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley for "Who Can I Turn To?" performed by Tony Bennett	[10]
1966	Paul Francis Webster Johnny Mandel	United States	"The Shadow of Your Smile"	Tony Bennett	Michel Legrand, Norman Gimbel & Jacques Demy for "I Will Wait for You" performed by Connie Francis Jimmy Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn for "The September of My Years" performed by Frank Sinatra John Lennon & Paul McCartney for "Yesterday" performed by The Beatles Roger Miller for "King of the Road" performed by Roger Miller
1967	John Lennon Paul McCartney	United Kingdom	"Michelle"	The Beatles	John Barry & Don Black for "Born Free" performed by Andy Williams Mitch Leigh & Joe Darion for "The Impossible Dream" performed by Richard Kiley Paul Francis Webster & Maurice Jarre for "Somewhere, My Love" performed by Ray Conniff Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton & Eddie Snyder for "Strangers in the Night" performed by Frank Sinatra
1968	Jimmy Webb	United States	"Up, Up, and Away" *	The 5th Dimension	Jimmy Webb for "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" performed by Glen Campbell Tom Jones & Harvey Schmidt for "My Cup Runneth Over" performed by Ed Ames Bobbie Gentry for "Ode to Billie Joe" performed by Bobbie Gentry John Hartford for "Gentle on My Mind" performed by Glen Campbell	[11]
1969	Bobby Russell	United States	"Little Green Apples"	O.C. Smith	Tom T. Hall for "Harper Valley PTA" performed by Jeannie C. Riley John Lennon & Paul McCartney for "Hey Jude" performed by The Beatles Bobby Russell for "Honey" performed by Bobby Goldsboro Paul Simon for "Mrs. Robinson" performed by Simon & Garfunkel	[12]
1970	Joe South	United States	"Games People Play"	Joe South	Larry Kusik, Eddie Snyder & Nino Rota for "A Time For Us" performed by Henry Mancini David Clayton-Thomas for "Spinning Wheel" performed by Blood, Sweat & Tears Burt Bacharach & Hal David for "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" performed by Dionne Warwick Burt Bacharach & Hal David for "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" performed by B. J. Thomas	[13]
1971	Paul Simon	United States	"Bridge over Troubled Water" *	Simon & Garfunkel	Ray Stevens for "Everything Is Beautiful" performed by Ray Stevens James Taylor for "Fire and Rain" performed by James Taylor John Lennon & Paul McCartney for "Let it Be" performed by The Beatles Roger Nichols & Paul Williams for "We've Only Just Begun" performed by The Carpenters	[14]
1972	Carole King	United States	"You've Got a Friend"	James Taylor & Carole King	Kris Kristofferson for "Help Me Make It Through the Night" performed by Kris Kristofferson Sid Wayne & Armando Manzanero for "It's Impossible" performed by Perry Como Kris Kristofferson & Fred Foster for "Me and Bobby McGee" performed by Janis Joplin Joe South for "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden" performed by Lynn Anderson	[15]
1973	Ewan MacColl	United Kingdom	"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" *	Roberta Flack	Gilbert O'Sullivan for "Alone Again (Naturally)" performed by Gilbert O'Sullivan Don McLean for "American Pie" performed by Don McLean Neil Diamond for "Song Sung Blue" performed by Neil Diamond Alan and Marilyn Bergman & Michel Legrand for "The Summer Knows" performed by Michel Legrand	[16]
1974	Norman Gimbel Charles Fox	United States	"Killing Me Softly with His Song" *	Roberta Flack	Kenny O'Dell for "Behind Closed Doors" performed by Charlie Rich Stevie Wonder for "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" performed by Stevie Wonder Carly Simon for "You're So Vain" performed by Carly Simon Irwin Levine & L. Russell Brown for "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" performed by Dawn featuring Tony Orlando	[17]
1975	Alan and Marilyn Bergman Marvin Hamlisch	United States	"The Way We Were"	Barbra Streisand	Gene McDaniels for "Feel Like Makin' Love" performed by Roberta Flack Jeff Barry & Peter Allen for "I Honestly Love You" performed by Olivia Newton-John David Nichtern for "Midnight at the Oasis" performed by Maria Muldaur Paul Williams & Ken Ascher for "You and Me Against the World" performed by Helen Reddy
1976	Stephen Sondheim	United States	"Send in the Clowns"	Judy Collins	Janis Ian for "At Seventeen" performed by Janis Ian Morris Albert for "Feelings" performed by Morris Albert Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield for "Love Will Keep Us Together" performed by Captain & Tennille Larry Weiss for "Rhinestone Cowboy" performed by Glen Campbell	[18]
1977	Bruce Johnston	United States	"I Write the Songs"	Barry Manilow	Bill Danoff for "Afternoon Delight" performed by Starland Vocal Band Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield for "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" performed by Neil Sedaka Leon Russell for "This Masquerade" performed by George Benson Gordon Lightfoot for "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" performed by Gordon Lightfoot	[19]
1978	Barbra Streisand Paul Williams / Joe Brooks (Tie)	United States	"Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" / "You Light Up My Life" (Tie)	Barbra Streisand / Debby Boone	Richard Leigh for "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" performed by Crystal Gayle Don Felder, Don Henley & Glenn Frey for "Hotel California" performed by the Eagles Marvin Hamlisch & Carole Bayer Sager for "Nobody Does It Better" performed by Carly Simon Allen Toussaint for "Southern Nights" performed by Glen Campbell	[20]
1979	Billy Joel	United States	"Just the Way You Are" *	Billy Joel	Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb for "Stayin' Alive" performed by Bee Gees Lionel Richie for "Three Times a Lady" performed by the Commodores Neil Diamond, Alan and Marilyn Bergman for "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" performed by Neil Diamond & Barbra Streisand Randy Goodrum for "You Needed Me" performed by Anne Murray	[21]
1980	Kenny Loggins Michael McDonald	United States	"What a Fool Believes" *	The Doobie Brothers	David Foster, Jay Graydon & Bill Champlin for "After the Love Has Gone" performed by Earth, Wind & Fire Rickie Lee Jones for "Chuck E.'s in Love" performed by Rickie Lee Jones Billy Joel for "Honesty" performed by Billy Joel Dino Fekaris & Freddie Perren for "I Will Survive" performed by Gloria Gaynor Lester Abrams & Michael McDonald for "Minute by Minute" performed by The Doobie Brothers Dino Fekaris & Freddie Perren for "Reunited" performed by Peaches & Herb Steve Gibb for "She Believes in Me" performed by Kenny Rogers	[22]
1981	Christopher Cross	United States	"Sailing" *	Christopher Cross	Michael Gore & Dean Pitchford for "Fame" performed by Irene Cara Amanda McBroom for "The Rose" performed by Bette Midler Lionel Richie for "Lady" performed by Kenny Rogers John Kander & Fred Ebb for "Theme from New York, New York" performed by Frank Sinatra Barry Gibb & Robin Gibb for "Woman in Love" performed by Barbra Streisand	[23]
1982	Donna Weiss Jackie DeShannon	United States	"Bette Davis Eyes" *	Kim Carnes	Peter Allen, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager & Christopher Cross for "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" performed by Christopher Cross Lionel Richie for "Endless Love" performed by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie Bill Withers, William Salter & Ralph MacDonald for "Just the Two of Us" performed by Grover Washington, Jr. with Bill Withers Dolly Parton for "9 to 5" performed by Dolly Parton	[24]
1983	Johnny Christopher Mark James Wayne Carson	United States	"Always on My Mind"	Willie Nelson	Paul McCartney for "Ebony and Ivory" performed by Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder David Paich for "Rosanna" performed by Toto Frankie Sullivan & Jim Peterik for "Eye of the Tiger" performed by Survivor Donald Fagen for "I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)" performed by Donald Fagen	[25]
1984	Sting	United Kingdom	"Every Breath You Take"	The Police	Lionel Richie for "All Night Long (All Night)" performed by Lionel Richie Michael Jackson for "Beat It" performed by Michael Jackson Michael Jackson for "Billie Jean" performed by Michael Jackson Michael Sembello & Dennis Matkosky for "Maniac" performed by Michael Sembello
1985	Graham Lyle Terry Britten	United Kingdom  Australia	"What's Love Got to Do with It" *	Tina Turner	Phil Collins for "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" performed by Phil Collins Lionel Richie for "Hello" performed by Lionel Richie Stevie Wonder for "I Just Called to Say I Love You" performed by Stevie Wonder Cyndi Lauper & Rob Hyman for "Time after Time" performed by Cyndi Lauper	[26]
1986	Michael Jackson Lionel Richie	United States	"We Are the World" *	USA for Africa	Mark Knopfler & Sting for "Money for Nothing" performed by Dire Straits Don Henley & Mike Campbell for "The Boys of Summer" performed by Don Henley Daryl Hall for "Everytime You Go Away" performed by Paul Young Mick Jones for "I Want to Know What Love Is" performed by Foreigner	[27]
1987	Burt Bacharach Carole Bayer Sager	United States	"That's What Friends Are For"	Dionne Warwick & Friends	Peter Gabriel for "Sledgehammer" performed by Peter Gabriel Robert Palmer for "Addicted to Love" performed by Robert Palmer Steve Winwood & Will Jennings for "Higher Love" performed by Steve Winwood Paul Simon for "Graceland" performed by Paul Simon	[28]
1988	James Horner Barry Mann Cynthia Weil	United States	"Somewhere Out There"	Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram	Ritchie Valens for "La Bamba" performed by Los Lobos U2 for "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" performed by U2 Suzanne Vega for "Luka" performed by Suzanne Vega Michael Masser & Will Jennings for "Didn't We Almost Have It All" performed by Whitney Houston	[29]
1989	Bobby McFerrin	United States	"Don't Worry, Be Happy" *	Bobby McFerrin	Anita Baker, Skip Scarborough & Randy Holland for "Giving You the Best That I Got" performed by Anita Baker Tracy Chapman for "Fast Car" performed by Tracy Chapman Sting for "Be Still My Beating Heart" performed by Sting Brenda Russell, Jeff Hall & Scott Cutler for "Piano in the Dark" performed by Brenda Russell	[30]
1990	Larry Henley Jeff Silbar	United States	"Wind Beneath My Wings" *	Bette Midler	Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil & Tom Snow for "Don't Know Much" performed by Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville Don Henley & Bruce Hornsby for "The End of the Innocence" performed by Don Henley Billy Joel for "We Didn't Start the Fire" performed by Billy Joel Mike Rutherford & B. A. Robertson for "The Living Years" performed by Mike + The Mechanics	[31]
1991	Julie Gold	United States	"From a Distance"	Bette Midler	Mariah Carey & Ben Margulies for "Vision of Love" performed by Mariah Carey Phil Collins for "Another Day in Paradise" performed by Phil Collins Prince for "Nothing Compares 2 U" performed by Sinéad O'Connor Chynna Phillips, Glen Ballard & Carnie Wilson for "Hold On" performed by Wilson Phillips	[32]
1992	Irving Gordon	United States	"Unforgettable" *	Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole	Bryan Adams, Robert Lange & Michael Kamen for "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" performed by Bryan Adams Amy Grant & Keith Thomas for "Baby Baby" performed by Amy Grant Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills & Michael Stipe for "Losing My Religion" performed by R.E.M. Marc Cohn for "Walking in Memphis" performed by Marc Cohn	[33]
1993	Eric Clapton Will Jennings	United Kingdom  United States	"Tears in Heaven" *	Eric Clapton	Don Von Tress for "Achy Breaky Heart" performed by Billy Ray Cyrus Alan Menken & Howard Ashman for "Beauty and the Beast" performed by Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson k.d. lang & Ben Mink for "Constant Craving" performed by k.d. lang Wendy Waldman, Jon Lind & Phil Galdston for "Save the Best for Last" performed by Vanessa Williams	[34]
1994	Alan Menken Tim Rice	United States  United Kingdom	"A Whole New World"	Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle	Billy Joel for "The River of Dreams" performed by Billy Joel Jim Steinman for "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" performed by Meat Loaf Sting for "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" performed by Sting Neil Young for "Harvest Moon" performed by Neil Young	[35]
1995	Bruce Springsteen	United States	"Streets of Philadelphia"	Bruce Springsteen	David Baerwald, Bill Bottrell, Wynn Cooper, Sheryl Crow & Kevin Gilbert for "All I Wanna Do" performed by Sheryl Crow Elton John & Tim Rice for "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" performed by Elton John Elton John & Tim Rice for "Circle of Life" performed by Elton John Gary Baker & Frank J. Myers for "I Swear" versions performed by John Michael Montgomery & All-4-One	[36]
1996	Seal	United Kingdom	"Kiss from a Rose" *	Seal	Eric Bazilian for "One of Us" performed by Joan Osborne Maribeth Derry, Sam Diamond & Jennifer Kimball for "I Can Love You Like That" versions performed by John Michael Montgomery & All-4-One R. Kelly for "You Are Not Alone" performed by Michael Jackson Glen Ballard & Alanis Morissette for "You Oughta Know" performed by Alanis Morissette	[37]
1997	Gordon Kennedy Wayne Kirkpatrick Tommy Sims	United States	"Change the World" *	Eric Clapton	Tracy Chapman for "Give Me One Reason" performed by Tracy Chapman Diane Warren for "Because You Loved Me" performed by Celine Dion Bill Mack for "Blue" performed by LeAnn Rimes Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds for "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" performed by Whitney Houston	[38]
1998	Shawn Colvin John Leventhal	United States	"Sunny Came Home" *	Shawn Colvin	Eric Stefani & Gwen Stefani for "Don't Speak" performed by No Doubt Diane Warren for "How Do I Live" versions performed by LeAnn Rimes & Trisha Yearwood Paula Cole for "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?" performed by Paula Cole R. Kelly for "I Believe I Can Fly" performed by R. Kelly	[39]
1999	James Horner Will Jennings	Canada	"My Heart Will Go On" *	Celine Dion	Diane Warren for "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" performed by Aerosmith John Rzeznik for "Iris" performed by The Goo Goo Dolls Kirk Franklin for "Lean on Me" performed by Kirk Franklin Robert Lange & Shania Twain for "You're Still the One" performed by Shania Twain	[40]
2000	Itaal Shur Rob Thomas	United States	"Smooth" *	Santana featuring Rob Thomas	Andreas Carlsson & Max Martin for "I Want It That Way" performed by Backstreet Boys Desmond Child & Robi Dräco Rosa for "Livin' la Vida Loca" performed by Ricky Martin Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins & Dallas Austin for "Unpretty" performed by TLC Shania Twain & Robert Lange for "You've Got a Way" performed by Shania Twain	[41]
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 for "Say My Name" performed by Destiny's Child Macy Gray, Jinsoo Lim, Jeremy Ruzumna & David Wilder for "I Try" performed by Macy Gray Stephanie Bentley & Holly Lamar for "Breathe" performed by Faith Hill Mark Sanders & Tia Sillers for "I Hope You Dance" performed by Lee Ann Womack	[42]
2002	Alicia Keys	United States	"Fallin'"	Alicia Keys	India.Arie, Carlos "Six July" Broady & Shannon Sanders for "Video" performed by India.Arie Charlie Colon, Rob Hotchkiss, Patrick Monahan, Jimmy Stafford & Scott Underwood for "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" performed by Train U2 for "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" performed by U2 Nelly Furtado for "I'm Like a Bird" performed by Nelly Furtado	[43]
2003	Jesse Harris	United States	"Don't Know Why" *	Norah Jones	Vanessa Carlton for "A Thousand Miles" performed by Vanessa Carlton Avril Lavigne & The Matrix for "Complicated" performed by Avril Lavigne Bruce Springsteen for "The Rising" performed by Bruce Springsteen Alan Jackson for "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" performed by Alan Jackson	[44]
2004	Richard Marx Luther Vandross	United States	"Dance with My Father"	Luther Vandross	Linda Perry for "Beautiful" performed by Christina Aguilera Avril Lavigne & The Matrix for "I'm with You" performed by Avril Lavigne Jorge Calderón & Warren Zevon for "Keep Me In Your Heart" performed by Warren Zevon Jeff Bass, Eminem & Luis Resto for "Lose Yourself" performed by Eminem	[45]
2005	John Mayer	United States	"Daughters"	John Mayer	Alicia Keys for "If I Ain't Got You" performed by Alicia Keys Rhymefest & Kanye West for "Jesus Walks" performed by Kanye West Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman for "Live Like You Were Dying" performed by Tim McGraw Daniel Estrin & Douglas Robb for "The Reason" performed by Hoobastank	[46]
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 for "We Belong Together" performed by Mariah Carey Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna & Marcus Hummon for "Bless the Broken Road" performed by Rascal Flatts Bruce Springsteen for "Devils & Dust" performed by Bruce Springsteen John Legend & will.i.am for "Ordinary People" performed by John Legend	[47]
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 for "Be Without You" performed by Mary J. Blige James Blunt, Amanda Ghost & Sacha Skarbek for "You're Beautiful" performed by James Blunt John Beck, Steve Chrisanthou & Corinne Bailey Rae for "Put Your Records On" performed by Corinne Bailey Rae Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson for "Jesus, Take the Wheel" performed by Carrie Underwood	[48]
2008	Amy Winehouse	United Kingdom	"Rehab" *	Amy Winehouse	Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins for "Before He Cheats" performed by Carrie Underwood Tom Higgenson for "Hey There Delilah" performed by Plain White T's Corinne Bailey Rae for "Like a Star" performed by Corinne Bailey Rae Kuk Harrell, Jay-Z, Christopher Stewart & The-Dream for "Umbrella" performed by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z	[49]
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 for "American Boy" (by Estelle featuring Kanye West) Adele Adkins & Eg White for "Chasing Pavements" performed by Adele Jason Mraz for "I'm Yours" performed by Jason Mraz Sara Bareilles for "Love Song" performed by Sara Bareilles	[50]
2010	Thaddis Harrell Beyoncé Knowles Terius Nash Christopher Stewart	United States	"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"	Beyoncé	Lady Gaga & RedOne for "Poker Face" performed by Lady Gaga Hod David & Musze for "Pretty Wings" performed by Maxwell Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill for "Use Somebody" performed by Kings of Leon Liz Rose & Taylor Swift for "You Belong With Me" performed by Taylor Swift	[51]
2011	Dave Haywood Josh Kear Charles Kelley Hillary Scott	United States	"Need You Now" *	Lady Antebellum	Ray LaMontagne for "Beg Steal Or Borrow" performed by Ray LaMontagne and The Pariah Dogs Brody Brown, Cee Lo Green, Ari Levine, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars for "F**k You" performed by Cee Lo Green Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin for "The House That Built Me" performed by Miranda Lambert Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey & Marshall Mathers for "Love the Way You Lie" performed by Eminem featuring Rihanna	[52]
2012	Adele Adkins Paul Epworth	United Kingdom	"Rolling in the Deep" *	Adele	Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West for "All of the Lights" performed by Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston for "The Cave" performed by Mumford & Sons Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt for "Grenade" performed by Bruno Mars Justin Vernon for "Holocene" performed by Bon Iver	[53]
2013	Nate Ruess Jack Antonoff Jeff Bhasker Andrew Dost	United States	"We Are Young"	Fun featuring Janelle Monáe	Ed Sheeran for "The A Team" performed by Ed Sheeran Miguel Pimentel for "Adorn" by Miguel Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen & Josh Ramsay for "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen Jörgen Elofsson, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin & Ali Tamposi for "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" by Kelly Clarkson	[54]
2014	Joel Little Ella Yelich-O'Connor	New Zealand	"Royals"	Lorde	Jeff Bhasker, Pink, & Nate Ruess for "Just Give Me a Reason" by Pink featuring Nate Ruess Phillip Lawrence, Ari Levine, & Bruno Mars for "Locked Out of Heaven" by Bruno Mars Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry, & Henry Walter for "Roar" by Katy Perry Ben Haggerty, Mary Lambert, & Ryan Lewis for "Same Love" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
2015	James Napier William Phillips Sam Smith	United Kingdom	"Stay with Me" (Darkchild version) *	Sam Smith	Andrew Hozier-Byrne for "Take Me to Church" by Hozier Sia Furler & Jesse Shatkin for "Chandelier" by Sia Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift for "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift Kevin Kadish & Meghan Trainor for "All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor
2016	Ed Sheeran Amy Wadge	United Kingdom	"Thinking Out Loud"	Ed Sheeran	Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams for "Alright" by Kendrick Lamar Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift for "Blank Space" by Taylor Swift Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose for "Girl Crush" by Little Big Town Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth & Cameron Thomaz for "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth	[55]

• ^{^[I]} Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
• ^{^[II]} The performing artist is only listed but does not receive the award.

See also

• Grammy Award for Record of the Year
• Grammy Award for Best Rock Song
• Grammy Award for Best R&B Song
• Grammy Award for Best Rap Song
• Grammy Award for Best Country Song
• Grammy Award for Best Gospel Song

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