Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Grammy Awards · 287 nominations across 60 ceremonies · 60 wins
68th Grammys · 2026
- Winner Wildflower · Billie Eilish, Finneas O'Connell
- Nominee Manchild · Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff, Sabrina Carpenter
- Nominee Anxiety · Doechii
- Nominee DTMF · Bad Bunny, Marco Daniel Borrero, Tyler Spry
- Nominee Luther · Jack Antonoff, Atia Boggs, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Kendrick Lamar, Sounwave, SZA, Kamasi Washington
- Nominee APT. · Amy Allen, Christopher Brody Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Henry Russell Walter, Omer Fedi, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Rosé, Theron Makiel Thomas
- Nominee Abracadabra · Henry Russell Walter, Lady Gaga, Andrew Watt
- Nominee Golden from KPop Demon Hunters · Park Hong Jun, Jeong Hoon Seo, Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick
67th Grammys · 2025
- Winner Not Like Us · Kendrick Lamar
- Nominee Please Please Please · Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff, Sabrina Carpenter
- Nominee Fortnight · Jack Antonoff, Post Malone, Taylor Swift
- Nominee A Bar Song (Tipsy) · Collins Obinna Chibueze
- Nominee Birds of a Feather · Billie Eilish, Finneas O'Connell
- Nominee Texas Hold 'Em · Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Atia Boggs, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nathan Ferraro, Raphael Saadiq
- Nominee Good Luck, Babe! · Chappell Roan, Daniel Nigro, Justin Drew Tranter
- Nominee Die with a Smile · D'Mile, James Fauntleroy, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Andrew Watt
66th Grammys · 2024
- Winner What Was I Made For? from Barbie · Billie Eilish, Finneas O'Connell
- Nominee Kill Bill · Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, SZA
- Nominee Anti-Hero · Jack Antonoff, Taylor Swift
- Nominee A&W · Jack Antonoff, Lana Del Rey, Sam Dew
- Nominee Flowers · Miley Cyrus, Gregory Aldae Hein, Michael Pollack
- Nominee Dance the Night · Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt
- Nominee Butterfly · Jon Batiste, Dan Wilson
- Nominee Vampire · Daniel Nigro, Olivia Rodrigo
65th Grammys · 2023
- Winner Just Like That · Bonnie Raitt
- Nominee The Heart Part 5 · Kendrick Lamar
- Nominee About Damn Time · Lizzo, Eric Frederic, Blake Slatkin, Theron Makiel Thomas
- Nominee Break My Soul · Beyoncé, Jay-Z, The-Dream, Christopher Stewart
- Nominee ABCDEFU · Gayle
- Nominee As It Was · Tyler Johnson, Tom Hull, Harry Styles
- Nominee All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film) · Liz Rose, Taylor Swift
- Nominee God Did · DJ Khaled, Jay-Z, John Legend, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross
- Nominee Easy on Me · Adele, Greg Kurstin
- Nominee Bad Habit · Brittany Fousheé, Diana Gordon, John Carroll Kirby, Steve Lacy
64th Grammys · 2022
- Winner Leave the Door Open · Anderson .Paak, Christopher Brody Brown, D'Mile, Bruno Mars
- Nominee Peaches · Louis Bell, Justin Bieber, Giveon, Bernard Harvey, Felisha "Fury" King, Daniel Caesar, Andrew Watt
- Nominee Fight for You from Judas and the Black Messiah · D'Mile, H.E.R., Tiara Thomas
- Nominee A Beautiful Noise · Ruby Amanfu, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Alicia Keys, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Linda Perry, Hailey Whitters
- Nominee Bad Habits · Fred Gibson, Johnny McDaid, Ed Sheeran
- Nominee Montero (Call Me by Your Name) · Omer Fedi, Lil Nas X
- Nominee Kiss Me More · Rogét Chahayed, Doja Cat, Lukasz Gottwald, SZA, David Sprecher
- Nominee Happier Than Ever · Finneas O'Connell, Billie Eilish
- Nominee Right on Time · Dave Cobb
- Nominee Drivers License · Daniel Nigro, Olivia Rodrigo
63rd Grammys · 2021
- Winner I Can't Breathe · D'Mile, Tiara Thomas, H.E.R.
- Nominee Cardigan · Aaron Dessner, Taylor Swift
- Nominee Everything I Wanted · Finneas O'Connell, Billie Eilish
- Nominee If the World Was Ending · Julia Michaels, JP Saxe
- Nominee Don't Start Now · Caroline Ailin, Ian Kirkpatrick, Emily Warren
- Nominee Black Parade · Jay-Z, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim "Kaydence" Krysiuk, Rickie "Caso" Tice
- Nominee Circles · Louis Bell, A. Feeney, Kaan Gunesberk, Post Malone
- Nominee The Box · Larrance Dopson, Samuel Gloade, Roddy Ricch, Khirye Anthony Tyler
62nd Grammys · 2020
- Winner Bad Guy · Billie Eilish
- Nominee Truth Hurts · Jesse Saint John
- Nominee Bring My Flowers Now · Brandi Carlile, Tanya Tucker
- Nominee Someone You Loved · Lewis Capaldi, Sam Roman
- Nominee Norman Fucking Rockwell
- Nominee Always Remember Us This Way · Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna
- Nominee Lover · Taylor Swift
- Nominee Hard Place · Ruby Amanfu, Rodney Jerkins
61st Grammys · 2019
- Winner This Is America · Donald Glover, Young Thug, Ludwig Göransson
- Nominee Shallow from A Star Is Born · Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt
- Nominee The Joke · Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb
- Nominee God's Plan · Drake, M. Samuels, Noah Shebib
- Nominee Boo'd Up · Ella Mai, Dijon McFarlane
- Nominee All the Stars from Black Panther · Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Alexander Shuckburgh
- Nominee The Middle · Sarah Aarons, Stefan Johnson, Grey, Zedd
- Nominee In My Blood · Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris, Shawn Mendes
60th Grammys · 2018
- Winner That's What I Like · Larrance Dopson, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars
- Nominee 1-800-273-8255 · Alessia Cara, Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, Arjun Ivatury, Khalid
- Nominee 4:44 · Jay-Z, E. Wilson
- Nominee Despacito · Daddy Yankee, Jason Boyd, Erika Ender, Justin Bieber, Luis Fonsi
- Nominee Issues · Benjamin Levin, M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen, Julia Michaels, Justin Drew Tranter
59th Grammys · 2017
- Winner Hello · Adele, Greg Kurstin
- Nominee Formation · Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyoncé, Michael L. Williams II
- Nominee I Took a Pill in Ibiza · Mike Posner
- Nominee 7 Years · Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Ristorp
- Nominee Love Yourself · Benjamin Levin, Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber
58th Grammys · 2016
- Winner Thinking Out Loud · Amy Wadge, Ed Sheeran
- Nominee See You Again from Furious 7 · Justin Franks, Charlie Puth, Wiz Khalifa
- Nominee Blank Space · Max Martin, Shellback, Taylor Swift
- Nominee Alright · Kendrick Lamar, Sounwave, Pharrell Williams
- Nominee Girl Crush · Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose
57th Grammys · 2015
- Winner Stay with Me · Jimmy Napes, Sam Smith, William Phillips
- Nominee All About That Bass · Kevin Kadish, Meghan Trainor
- Nominee Shake It Off · Max Martin, Shellback, Taylor Swift
- Nominee Take Me to Church
- Nominee Chandelier · Sia
56th Grammys · 2014
- Winner Royals · Lorde, Joel Little
- Nominee Locked Out of Heaven · Bruno Mars
- Nominee Same Love · Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Mary Lambert
- Nominee Just Give Me a Reason · Pink, Jeff Bhasker, Nate Ruess
- Nominee Roar · Katy Perry, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Henry Russell Walter
55th Grammys · 2013
- Winner We Are Young · Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost, Nate Ruess
- Nominee Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) · Jörgen Elofsson, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin
- Nominee The A Team · Ed Sheeran
- Nominee Adorn · Miquel Jontel
- Nominee Call Me Maybe · Carly Rae Jepsen, Josh Ramsay
54th Grammys · 2012
- Winner Rolling in the Deep · Adele, Paul Epworth
- Nominee Grenade · Claude Kelly, Ari Levine, Andrew Wyatt
- Nominee All of the Lights · Jeff Bhasker, Malik Yusef
- Nominee Holocene · Justin Vernon
- Nominee The Cave · Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford, Country Winston
53rd Grammys · 2011
- Winner Need You Now · Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott
- Nominee F*** You · Cee-Lo Green, Bruno Mars
- Nominee Beg, Steal or Borrow · Ray LaMontagne
- Nominee Love the Way You Lie · Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman
- Nominee The House That Built Me · Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin
52nd Grammys · 2010
- Winner Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) · Kuk Harrell, The-Dream, Christopher Stewart, Beyoncé
- Nominee Poker Face · Lady Gaga, RedOne
- Nominee Pretty Wings
- Nominee Use Somebody · Caleb Followill
- Nominee You Belong With Me · Liz Rose
51st Grammys · 2009
- Winner Viva la Vida · Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin
- Nominee Love Song · Sara Bareilles
- Nominee Chasing Pavements · Adele, Eg White
- Nominee I'm Yours · Jason Mraz
- Nominee American Boy · Will Adams, John Legend, Estelle Swaray, Kanye West
50th Grammys · 2008
- Winner Rehab · Amy Winehouse
- Nominee Before He Cheats · Josh Kear, Chris Tompkins
- Nominee Like a Star · Corinne Bailey Rae
- Nominee Umbrella · Jay-Z, Kuk Harrell, The-Dream, Christopher Stewart
- Nominee Hey There Delilah · Plain White T's
49th Grammys · 2007
- Winner Not Ready to Make Nice · Martie Seidel, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison, Dan Wilson
- Nominee You're Beautiful · Amanda Ghost, Sacha Skarbek
- Nominee Put Your Records On · John Beck
- Nominee Be Without You · J. Austin, Bryan-Michael Cox
- Nominee Jesus, Take The Wheel · Brett James, Hillary Lindsey, Gordie Sampson
48th Grammys · 2006
- Winner Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own · U2
- Nominee We Belong Together · J. Austin, Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, M. Seal
- Nominee Ordinary People · Will Adams, John Legend
- Nominee Devils & Dust · Bruce Springsteen
- Nominee Bless the Broken Road · Marcus Hummon
47th Grammys · 2005
- Winner Daughters · John Mayer
- Nominee If I Ain't Got You · Alicia Keys
- Nominee Jesus Walks · C. Smith, Kanye West
- Nominee Live Like You Were Dying · Tim Nichols, Craig Wiseman
- Nominee The Reason
46th Grammys · 2004
- Winner Dance With My Father · Richard Marx, Luther Vandross
- Nominee I'm With You · Avril Lavigne, The Matrix
- Nominee Keep Me In Your Heart · Jorge Calderón, Warren Zevon
- Nominee Lose Yourself from 8 Mile · Jeff Bass, Eminem, Luis Resto
- Nominee Beautiful · Linda Perry
45th Grammys · 2003
- Winner Don't Know Why · Jesse Harris
- Nominee Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) · Alan Jackson
- Nominee A Thousand Miles · Vanessa Carlton
- Nominee The Rising · Bruce Springsteen
- Nominee Complicated · Avril Lavigne, The Matrix
44th Grammys · 2002
- Winner Fallin' · Alicia Keys
- Nominee I'm Like a Bird · Nelly Furtado
- Nominee Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of · U2
- Nominee Video · India.Arie, Shannon Sanders
- Nominee Drops of Jupiter · Charlie Colin, Patrick Monahan
43rd Grammys · 2001
- Winner Beautiful Day · U2
- Nominee I Try · Macy Gray
- Nominee I Hope You Dance · Mark D. Sanders
- Nominee Breathe · Stephanie Bentley, Holly Lamar
- Nominee Say My Name · LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, Beyoncé, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson, Kelendria Rowland
42nd Grammys · 2000
- Winner Smooth · Itaal Shur, Rob Thomas
- Nominee Unpretty · Dallas Austin, Tionne Watkins
- Nominee Livin' la Vida Loca · Desmond Child, Draco Rosa
- Nominee I Want It That Way · Andreas Carlsson, Max Martin
- Nominee You've Got a Way · Mutt Lange, Shania Twain
41st Grammys · 1999
- Winner My Heart Will Go On from Titanic · James Horner, Will Jennings
- Nominee Lean on Me · Kirk Franklin
- Nominee I Don't Want to Miss a Thing from Armageddon · Diane Warren
- Nominee Iris · John Rzeznik
- Nominee You're Still the One · Mutt Lange, Shania Twain
40th Grammys · 1998
- Winner Sunny Came Home · Shawn Colvin, John Leventhal
- Nominee How Do I Live from Con Air · Diane Warren
- Nominee Don't Speak · Eric Stefani, Gwen Stefani
- Nominee I Believe I Can Fly · R. Kelly
- Nominee Where Have All the Cowboys Gone? · Paula Cole
39th Grammys · 1997
- Winner Change the World · Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Tommy Sims
- Nominee Blue · Bill Mack
- Nominee Because You Loved Me from Up Close and Personal · Diane Warren
- Nominee Give Me One Reason · Tracy Chapman
- Nominee Exhale (Shoop Shoop) · Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
38th Grammys · 1996
- Winner Kiss from a Rose · Seal
- Nominee I Can Love You Like That · Jennifer Kimball
- Nominee You Oughta Know · Glen Ballard, Alanis Morissette
- Nominee You Are Not Alone · R. Kelly
- Nominee One of Us · Eric Bazilian
37th Grammys · 1995
- Winner Streets of Philadelphia from Philadelphia · Bruce Springsteen
- Nominee I Swear · Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers
- Nominee Can You Feel the Love Tonight from The Lion King · Elton John, Tim Rice
- Nominee All I Wanna Do · David Baerwald, Bill Bottrell, Wyn Cooper, Sheryl Crow, Kevin Gilbert
- Nominee Circle of Life from The Lion King · Elton John, Tim Rice
36th Grammys · 1994
- Winner A Whole New World (Aladdin’s Theme) · Alan Menken, Tim Rice
- Nominee The River of Dreams · Billy Joel
- Nominee I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) · Jim Steinman, Meat Loaf
- Nominee Harvest Moon · Neil Young
- Nominee If I Ever Lose My Faith in You · Sting
35th Grammys · 1993
- Winner Tears in Heaven from Rush · Eric Clapton, Will Jennings
- Nominee Beauty and the Beast from Beauty and the Beast · Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Céline Dion, Peabo Bryson
- Nominee Save the Best for Last · Wendy Waldman, Jon Lind, Vanessa Williams
- Nominee Achy Breaky Heart · Billy Ray Cyrus
- Nominee Constant Craving · k.d. lang, Ben Mink
33rd Grammys · 1991
- Winner From a Distance · Julie Gold
- Nominee Vision of Love · Mariah Carey, Ben Margulies
- Nominee Hold On · Chynna Phillips, Glen Ballard, Carnie Wilson
- Nominee Nothing Compares 2 U · Prince
- Nominee (Everything I Do) I Do It for You from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves · Bryan Adams
- Nominee Another Day in Paradise · Phil Collins
31st Grammys · 1989
- Winner Don't Worry, Be Happy · Bobby McFerrin
- Nominee Don't Know Much · Cynthia Weil
30th Grammys · 1988
- Winner Somewhere Out There from An American Tail · James Horner, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
- Nominee I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For · Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr., Paul Hewson
- Nominee Didn't We Almost Have It All · Michael Masser, Will Jennings
- Nominee Luka · Suzanne Vega
- Nominee La Bamba · Ritchie Valens
29th Grammys · 1987
- Winner That's What Friends Are For · Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager
- Nominee Addicted to Love · Robert Palmer
- Nominee Graceland · Paul Simon
- Nominee Sledgehammer · Peter Gabriel
- Nominee Higher Love · Steve Winwood, Will Jennings
28th Grammys · 1986
- Winner We Are the World · Lionel Richie, Al Jarreau, Michael Jackson
- Nominee Everytime You Go Away · Daryl Hall
- Nominee The Boys of Summer · Don Henley, Mike Campbell
- Nominee I Want to Know What Love Is · Mick Jones
- Nominee Money for Nothing · Mark Knopfler, Sting
27th Grammys · 1985
- Winner What's Love Got to Do with It · Terry Britten, Graham Lyle
- Nominee Hello · Lionel Richie
- Nominee Time After Time · Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman
- Nominee I Just Called to Say I Love You from The Woman in Red · Stevie Wonder
- Nominee Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) from Against All Odds · Phil Collins
26th Grammys · 1984
- Winner Every Breath You Take · Sting
- Nominee Maniac from Flashdance
- Nominee Billie Jean · Michael Jackson
- Nominee All Night Long (All Night)
- Nominee Beat It · Michael Jackson
25th Grammys · 1983
- Winner Always on My Mind · Johnny Christopher, Mark James, Wayne Carson
- Nominee I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World) · Donald Fagen
- Nominee Eye of the Tiger from Rocky III · Frankie Sullivan, Jim Peterik
- Nominee Rosanna · David Paich
- Nominee Ebony and Ivory · Paul McCartney
23rd Grammys · 1981
- Winner Sailing · Christopher Cross
- Nominee 9 to 5 from 9 to 5 · Dolly Parton
22nd Grammys · 1980
- Winner What a Fool Believes · Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald
- Nominee Reunited · Dino Fekaris, Freddie Perren
- Nominee Chuck E.'s in Love · Rickie Lee Jones
- Nominee Honesty · Billy Joel
- Nominee I Will Survive · Dino Fekaris, Freddie Perren
- Nominee She Believes in Me
- Nominee After the Love Has Gone · David Foster, Jay Graydon, Bill Champlin
- Nominee Minute by Minute · Lester Abrams, Michael McDonald
20th Grammys · 1978
- Winner Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born) from A Star Is Born · Barbra Streisand, Paul Williams
- Winner You Light Up My Life from You Light Up My Life · Joseph Brooks
- Nominee Stayin' Alive · Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb
19th Grammys · 1977
- Winner I Write the Songs · Bruce Johnston
- Nominee The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald · Gordon Lightfoot
- Nominee Afternoon Delight · Bill Danoff
- Nominee This Masquerade · Leon Russell
- Nominee Breaking Up Is Hard to Do · Howard Greenfield, Neil Sedaka
18th Grammys · 1976
- Nominee Love Will Keep Us Together · Neil Sedaka
17th Grammys · 1975
- Winner The Way We Were from The Way We Were · Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman
15th Grammys · 1973
- Winner The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face · Ewan MacColl
- Nominee Behind Closed Doors · Kenny O'Dell
13th Grammys · 1971
- Winner Bridge over Troubled Water
12th Grammys · 1970
- Winner Games People Play · Joe South
11th Grammys · 1969
- Winner Little Green Apples · Bobby Russell
- Nominee Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet · Nino Rota
- Nominee Mrs. Robinson · Paul Simon
- Nominee Spinning Wheel · David Clayton-Thomas
- Nominee Hey Jude · John Lennon, Paul McCartney
- Nominee Honey
- Nominee Harper Valley PTA · Tom T. Hall
10th Grammys · 1968
- Winner Up, Up and Away · Jimmy L. Webb
- Nominee My Cup Runneth Over · Tom Jones, Harvey Schmidt
- Nominee By the Time I Get to Phoenix
- Nominee Gentle on My Mind
- Nominee Ode to Billie Joe
9th Grammys · 1967
- Winner Michelle · John Lennon, Paul McCartney
- Nominee Strangers in the Night from A Man Could Get Killed · Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder
8th Grammys · 1966
7th Grammys · 1965
- Winner Hello, Dolly! · Jerry Herman
- Nominee I Will Wait for You from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg · Jacques Demy
6th Grammys · 1964
- Winner Days of Wine and Roses from Days of Wine and Roses · Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
4th Grammys · 1962
- Winner Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany's · Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
2nd Grammys · 1960
- Winner The Battle of New Orleans · Jimmy Driftwood
- Nominee High Hopes from A Hole in the Head · Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
1st Grammys · 1959
- Winner Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare) · Franco Migliacci, Domenico Modugno
- Nominee Gigi from Gigi · Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
- Nominee Witchcraft · Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh
- Nominee Fever · Eddie Cooley, Johnny Davenport
- Nominee Catch a Falling Star · Lee Pockriss, Paul Vance