Song of the Year Grammy Award Winners
The Grammy award for Song of the Year is awarded to a single or for one track from an album. This award goes to the composer, not the performing artist for the winning song.
Three composers have won the award on more than one occasion: Henry Mancinci for Moon River and Days of Wine and Roses, James Horner for Somewhere Out There and My Heart Will Go On, and U2 for Beautiful Day and Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own.
The Theme from Exodus which won the award in 1961 is the only instrumental song to win the award.
| Year | Song of the Year (2010s) | Performing Artist | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Rolling in the Deep | Adele |  |
| 2011 | Need You Now | Lady Antebellum |  |
| 2010 | Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) | Beyoncé | |
| Year | Song of the Year (2000s) | Performing Artist | Buy |
| 2009 | Viva la Vida | Coldplay | |
| 2008 | Rehab | Amy Winehouse | |
| 2007 | Not Ready to Make Nice | Dixie Chicks | |
| 2006 | Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own | U2 | |
| 2005 | Daughters | John Mayer | |
| 2004 | Dance with My Father | Luther Vandross | |
| 2003 | Don't Know Why | Norah Jones | |
| 2002 | Fallin' | Alicia Keys | |
| 2001 | Beautiful Day | U2 | |
| 2000 | Smooth | Rob Thomas and Santana | |
| Year | Song of the Year (1990s) | Performing Artist | Buy |
| 1999 | My Heart Will Go On | Celine Dion | |
| 1998 | Sunny Came Home | Shawn Colvin | |
| 1997 | Change the World | Eric Clapton | |
| 1996 | Kiss From a Rose | Seal | |
| 1995 | Streets of Philadelphia | Bruce Springsteen | |
| 1994 | A Whole New World | Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle | |
| 1993 | Tears in Heaven | Eric Clapton | |
| 1992 | Unforgettable | Natalie Cole and Nat King Cole | |
| 1991 | From a Distance | Bette Midler | |
| 1990 | Wind Beneath My Wings | Bette Midler | |
| Year | Song of the Year (1980s) | Performing Artist | Buy |
| 1989 | Don't Worry, Be Happy | Bobby McFerrin | |
| 1988 | Somewhere Out There | Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram | |
| 1987 | That's What Friends Are For | Dionne Warwick & Friends | |
| 1986 | We are the World | USA for Africa | |
| 1985 | What's Love Got to Do with It | Tina Turner | |
| 1984 | Every Breath You Take | The Police | |
| 1983 | Always on My Mind | Willie Nelson | |
| 1982 | Bette Davis Eyes | Kim Carnes | |
| 1981 | Sailing | Christopher Cross | |
| 1980 | What a Fool Believes | The Doobie Brothers | |
| Year | Song of the Year (1970s) | Performing Artist | Buy |
| 1979 | Just the Way You Are | Billy Joel | |
| 1978 | Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star is Born) | Barbara Streisand | |
| 1977 | I Write the Songs | Barry Manilow | |
| 1976 | Send in the Clowns | Judy Collins | |
| 1975 | The Way We Were | Barbara Streisand | |
| 1974 | Killing Me Softly with His Song | Roberta Flack | |
| 1973 | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face | Roberta Flack | |
| 1972 | You've Got a Friend | James Taylor & Carole King | |
| 1971 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | Simon & Garfunkel | |
| 1970 | Games People Play | Joe South | |
| Year | Song of the Year (1960s) | Performing Artist | Buy |
| 1969 | Little Green Apples | O.C. Smith | |
| 1968 | Up, Up and Away | The 5th Dimension | |
| 1967 | Michelle | The Beatles | |
| 1966 | The Shadow of Your Smile | Tony Bennett | |
| 1965 | Hello, Dolly! | Louis Armstrong | |
| 1964 | Days of Wine and Roses | Andy Williams | |
| 1963 | What Kind of Fool Am I | Sammy Davis Jr. | |
| 1962 | Moon River | Andy Williams | |
| 1961 | Theme from Exodus | Various Artists | |
| 1960 | The Battle of New Orleans | Johnny Horton | |
| Year | Song of the Year (1950s) | Performing Artist | Buy |
| 1959 | Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare) | Domenico Modugno | |
