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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] The Song of the Year award is one of the four most prestigious categories at the awards (alongside Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Album of the Year), presented annually since the 1st Grammy Awards in 1959. According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide, the award is presented: Шаблон:Blockquote

If a winning song contains samples or interpolations of existing material, the publisher and songwriter(s) of the original song(s) can apply for a Winners Certificate.[2]

Song of the Year is related to but is conceptually different from Record of the Year or Album of the Year:

  • Song of the Year is awarded for a single or for one track from an album. This award goes to the songwriter who actually wrote the lyrics and/or melodies to the song. "Song" in this context means the song as composed, not its recording.
  • Record of the Year is also awarded for a single or individual track, but the recipient of this award is the performing artist, the producer, recording engineer and/or mixer for that song. In this sense, "record" means a particular recorded song, not its composition or an album of songs.
  • Album of the Year is awarded for a whole album, and the award is presented to the artist, songwriter, producer, recording engineer, and mastering engineer for that album. In this context, "album" means a recorded collection of songs (a multi-track LP, CD, or download package), not the individual songs or their compositions.

History and description

The Song of the Year awards have been awarded since 1959.[3] 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(s) and production team for a particular recording 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".[4]

The award has not always been restricted to new or newly prominent songs; for instance, in 1992, when the winner was Natalie Cole's cover of "Unforgettable" (a song that had first been recorded by Nat King Cole and achieved prominence in the 1950s), the rule was merely that the song had to have been recorded during the eligibility year and not previously nominated for the award.[5]

Since the late 1960s other songwriter's awards have been presented for genre-specific categories, including Grammy Award for Best Country Song (since 1965), Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (since 1969), Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media (since 1988), Grammy Award for Best Rock Song (since 1992), and most recently Grammy Award for Best Rap Song (since 2004), Grammy Award for Best Gospel Song (from 2006 to 2014), Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Song (from 2012 to 2014), Grammy Award for Best American Roots Song (since 2014), Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance/Song (since 2015), and Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song (since 2015).

The category was expanded to include eight nominees in 2019 and 10 nominees in 2022.[6] The number of nominees was reverted to eight starting with the 2024 ceremony.[7]

As of 2023, a distinct category to honor songwriters was established: Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical.

Achievements

In many cases, the songwriters were also the performers (Domenico Modugno, Henry Mancini, John Lennon & Paul McCartney, Joe South, Paul Simon, Carole King, Barbra Streisand, Billy Joel, Michael McDonald, Christopher Cross, Sting, Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie, Bobby McFerrin, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen, Seal, Shawn Colvin, Rob Thomas, U2, Alicia Keys, Luther Vandross, John Mayer, Dixie Chicks, Amy Winehouse, Coldplay, Beyoncé, Lady Antebellum, Adele, Fun, Lorde, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, Childish Gambino, Billie Eilish, H.E.R., Anderson .Paak, and Bonnie Raitt).

Dernst Emile II is the only songwriter to win Song of the Year in two consecutive years: in 2021 ("I Can't Breathe") and 2022 ("Leave the Door Open").

Other multiple winners in this category include Henry Mancini ("Moon River" and "Days of Wine and Roses"); Johnny Mercer ("Moon River" and "Days of Wine and Roses"); James Horner ("Somewhere Out There" and "My Heart Will Go On"); Will Jennings ("Tears in Heaven" and "My Heart Will Go On"); U2 ("Beautiful Day" and "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own"); Adele ("Rolling in the Deep" and "Hello"); Christopher Brody Brown ("That's What I Like" and "Leave the Door Open"); Bruno Mars ("That's What I Like" and "Leave the Door Open"); Billie Eilish ("Bad Guy" and "What Was I Made For?"); and Finneas O'Connell ("Bad Guy" and "What Was I Made For?"), winning two times each.[8] However, songs written for Andy Williams, Roberta Flack, Barbra Streisand and Bette Midler have received this award twice.

American singer/songwriter Taylor Swift is the most nominated songwriter in this category with seven nominations. Swift has never won the award.[9]

The first woman to win the award was Carole King in 1972, for "You've Got a Friend".[10] Adele was the first female songwriter to win the award twice, winning for "Rolling in the Deep" and "Hello".[11]

Lorde is the youngest songwriter to win in the category, winning for "Royals" in 2014 at the age of 17.

Irving Gordon is the oldest songwriter to win the award, winning for "Unforgettable" in 1992 at age 77.

Christopher Cross and Billie Eilish are the only artists to receive the Grammys for Song of the Year as well as Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Best New Artist in a single ceremony. Adele was the first artist to win the award for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Best New Artist from separate occasions, and first woman to accomplish this feat. Only six artists have won the Song of the Year and Best New Artist awards the same year: Christopher Cross ("Sailing" in 1981), Alicia Keys ("Fallin'" in 2002), Amy Winehouse ("Rehab" in 2008), Fun ("We Are Young" in 2013), Sam Smith ("Stay with Me (Darkchild Version)" in 2015) and Billie Eilish ("Bad Guy" in 2020); Marvin Hamlisch is the only composer to win the Song of the Year and Best New Artist awards the same year in 1975, for "The Way We Were".

John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Lionel Richie, Diane Warren, Billie Eilish, H.E.R, and Finneas O'Connell are the only songwriters to receive three consecutive nominations for Song of the Year.

The song "Nel blu, dipinto di blu (Volare)", winner in 1959, written by Domenico Modugno and performed in Italian, is the only foreign-language song to win this award,[12] although the 1967 winner "Michelle" penned by Lennon–McCartney for The Beatles to perform, has a critical part of its lyrics in French.[13]

The Ernest Gold song "Theme of Exodus", which won in 1961, is the only instrumental song to ever receive this award.[14]

The first and only tie in this category in Grammy history took place in 1978, when both Barbra Streisand's & Paul Williams' "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" and Joe Brooks' "You Light Up My Life" won the award.[15]

The first time in Grammy history that two different songs with the same title have been nominated in this category happened with "Hello" written by Lionel Richie in 1985 and "Hello" by Adele & Greg Kurstin in 2017.[16]

The song with the most writers to win this award is "That's What I Like", which won in 2018 with eight writers. The song with the most writers nominated in this category is "Peaches", which had 11 co-writers nominated for the 2022 ceremony.[17]

Thirty-two of the winning songs have also won the award for Record of the Year.

Process

From 1995 to 2018, members of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences nominated their choices for song of the year. A list of the top twenty records was given to the Nominations Review Committee, a specially selected group of anonymous members, who then selected the top five records to gain a nomination in the category in a special ballot.[18] The rest of the members then vote a winner from the five nominees.[19] In 2018, it was announced the number of nominated tracks would be increased to eight.[20] In 2021, it was announced that the Nomination Review Committees would be disbanded, and the final nominees for song of the year would be decided by votes from members.[21] Starting in 2022, the number of nominees in the category increased to 10.[22] However, the decision to expand the number of nominees in this category was made 24 hours before the nominees were announced after an early version of the nominations list had already been circulated. This allowed "Kiss Me More" by Doja Cat featuring SZA and "Right on Time" by Brandi Carlile to be nominated as they were the songs that received the most votes besides the other eight nominees.[23] As of the 2024 ceremony, the number of nominees has been reduced back to eight.[24]

Recipients

An asterisk (*) indicates this recording also won Record of the Year.
YearШаблон:Ref Songwriter(s) Work Performing artist(s)Шаблон:Ref Nominees Ref
1959 Domenico Modugno "Nel blu, dipinto di blu (Volare)" * Domenico Modugno Шаблон:Smalldiv [25]

1960s

YearШаблон:Ref Songwriter(s) Work Performing artist(s)Шаблон:Ref Nominees Ref
1960 Jimmy Driftwood "The Battle of New Orleans" Johnny Horton Шаблон:Smalldiv [26]
1961 Ernest Gold "Theme of Exodus" Instrumental
(Various Artists)
Шаблон:Smalldiv [27]
1962 Henry Mancini
Johnny Mercer
"Moon River" * Henry Mancini Шаблон:Smalldiv [28]
1963 Leslie Bricusse
Anthony Newley
"What Kind of Fool Am I?" Sammy Davis Jr. Шаблон:Smalldiv [29]
1964 Henry Mancini
Johnny Mercer
"Days of Wine and Roses" * Henry Mancini Шаблон:Smalldiv [30]
1965 Jerry Herman "Hello, Dolly!" Louis Armstrong Шаблон:Smalldiv [31]
1966 Paul Francis Webster
Johnny Mandel
"The Shadow of Your Smile" Tony Bennett Шаблон:Smalldiv [32]
1967 John Lennon
Paul McCartney
"Michelle" The Beatles Шаблон:Smalldiv [33]
1968 Jimmy Webb "Up, Up, and Away" * The 5th Dimension Шаблон:Smalldiv [34]
1969 Bobby Russell "Little Green Apples" O. C. Smith Шаблон:Smalldiv [35]

1970s

YearШаблон:Ref Songwriter(s) Work Performing artist(s)Шаблон:Ref Nominees Ref
1970 Joe South "Games People Play" Joe South Шаблон:Smalldiv [36]
1971 Paul Simon "Bridge over Troubled Water" * Simon & Garfunkel Шаблон:Smalldiv [37]
1972 Carole King "You've Got a Friend" James Taylor & Carole King Шаблон:Smalldiv [38]
1973 Ewan MacColl "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" * Roberta Flack Шаблон:Smalldiv [39]
1974 Norman Gimbel
Charles Fox
"Killing Me Softly with His Song" * Roberta Flack Шаблон:Smalldiv [40]
1975 Alan and Marilyn Bergman
Marvin Hamlisch
"The Way We Were" Barbra Streisand Шаблон:Smalldiv [41]
1976 Stephen Sondheim "Send In the Clowns" Judy Collins Шаблон:Smalldiv [42]
1977 Bruce Johnston "I Write the Songs" Barry Manilow Шаблон:Smalldiv [43]
1978 Barbra Streisand
Paul Williams
"Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" Barbra Streisand Шаблон:Smalldiv [44]
Joe Brooks "You Light Up My Life" Debby Boone
1979 Billy Joel "Just the Way You Are" * Billy Joel Шаблон:Smalldiv [45]

1980s

YearШаблон:Ref Songwriter(s) Work Performing artist(s)Шаблон:Ref Nominees Ref
1980 Kenny Loggins
Michael McDonald
"What a Fool Believes" * The Doobie Brothers Шаблон:Smalldiv [46]
1981 Christopher Cross "Sailing" * Christopher Cross Шаблон:Smalldiv [47]
1982 Donna Weiss
Jackie DeShannon
"Bette Davis Eyes" * Kim Carnes Шаблон:Smalldiv [48]
1983 Johnny Christopher
Mark James
Wayne Carson
"Always on My Mind" Willie Nelson Шаблон:Smalldiv [49]
1984 Sting "Every Breath You Take" The Police Шаблон:Smalldiv [50]
1985 Graham Lyle
Terry Britten
"What's Love Got to Do with It" * Tina Turner Шаблон:Smalldiv [51]
1986 Michael Jackson
Lionel Richie
"We Are the World" * USA for Africa Шаблон:Smalldiv [52]
1987 Burt Bacharach
Carole Bayer Sager
"That's What Friends Are For" Dionne Warwick & Friends (Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder) Шаблон:Smalldiv [53]
1988 James Horner
Barry Mann
Cynthia Weil
"Somewhere Out There" Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram Шаблон:Smalldiv [54]
1989 Bobby McFerrin "Don't Worry, Be Happy" * Bobby McFerrin Шаблон:Smalldiv [55]

1990s

YearШаблон:Ref Songwriter(s) Work Performing artist(s)Шаблон:Ref Nominees Ref
1990 Larry Henley
Jeff Silbar
"Wind Beneath My Wings" * Bette Midler Шаблон:Smalldiv [56]
1991 Julie Gold "From a Distance" Bette Midler Шаблон:Smalldiv [57]
1992 Irving Gordon "Unforgettable" * Natalie Cole (With Nat King Cole) Шаблон:Smalldiv [58]
1993 Eric Clapton
Will Jennings
"Tears in Heaven" * Eric Clapton Шаблон:Smalldiv [59]
1994 Alan Menken
Tim Rice
"A Whole New World" Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle Шаблон:Smalldiv [60]
1995 Bruce Springsteen "Streets of Philadelphia" Bruce Springsteen Шаблон:Smalldiv [61]
1996 Seal "Kiss from a Rose" * Seal Шаблон:Smalldiv [62]
1997 Gordon Kennedy
Wayne Kirkpatrick
Tommy Sims
"Change the World" * Eric Clapton Шаблон:Smalldiv [63]
1998 Shawn Colvin
John Leventhal
"Sunny Came Home" * Shawn Colvin Шаблон:Smalldiv [64]
1999 James Horner
Will Jennings
"My Heart Will Go On" * Celine Dion Шаблон:Smalldiv [65]

2000s

YearШаблон:Ref Songwriter(s) Work Performing artist(s)Шаблон:Ref Nominees Ref
2000 Itaal Shur
Rob Thomas
"Smooth" * Santana featuring Rob Thomas Шаблон:Smalldiv [66]
2001 Adam Clayton
David Evans
Larry Mullen Jr.
Paul Hewson
"Beautiful Day" * U2 Шаблон:Smalldiv [67]
2002 Alicia Keys "Fallin'" Alicia Keys Шаблон:Smalldiv [68]
2003 Jesse Harris "Don't Know Why" * Norah Jones Шаблон:Smalldiv [69]
2004 Richard Marx
Luther Vandross
"Dance with My Father" Luther Vandross Шаблон:Smalldiv [70]
2005 John Mayer "Daughters" John Mayer Шаблон:Smalldiv [71]
2006 Adam Clayton
David Evans
Larry Mullen Jr.
Paul Hewson
"Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" U2 Шаблон:Smalldiv [72]
2007 Emily Robison
Martie Maguire
Natalie Maines
Dan Wilson
"Not Ready to Make Nice" * Dixie Chicks Шаблон:Smalldiv [73]
2008 Amy Winehouse "Rehab" * Amy Winehouse Шаблон:Smalldiv [74]
2009 Guy Berryman
Jonny Buckland
Will Champion
Chris Martin
"Viva la Vida" Coldplay Шаблон:Smalldiv [75]

2010s

YearШаблон:Ref Songwriter(s) Work Performing artist(s)Шаблон:Ref Nominees Ref
2010 Thaddis Harrell
Beyoncé Knowles
Terius Nash
Christopher Stewart
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" Beyoncé Шаблон:Smalldiv [76]
2011 Dave Haywood
Josh Kear
Charles Kelley
Hillary Scott
"Need You Now" * Lady Antebellum Шаблон:Smalldiv [77]
2012 Adele Adkins
Paul Epworth
"Rolling in the Deep" * Adele Шаблон:Smalldiv [78]
2013 Nate Ruess
Jack Antonoff
Jeff Bhasker
Andrew Dost
"We Are Young" Fun featuring Janelle Monáe Шаблон:Smalldiv [79]
2014 Joel Little
Ella Yelich-O'Connor
"Royals" Lorde Шаблон:Smalldiv [80]
2015 James Napier
William Phillips
Sam Smith
"Stay with Me" * Sam Smith Шаблон:Smalldiv [81]
2016 Ed Sheeran
Amy Wadge
"Thinking Out Loud" Ed Sheeran Шаблон:Smalldiv [82]
2017 Adele Adkins
Greg Kurstin
"Hello" * Adele Шаблон:Smalldiv [83]
2018 Christopher Brody Brown
James Fauntleroy
Philip Lawrence
Bruno Mars
Ray Charles McCullough II
Jeremy Reeves
Ray Romulus
Jonathan Yip
"That's What I Like" Bruno Mars Шаблон:Smalldiv [84]
2019 Donald Glover
Ludwig Göransson
Jeffery Lamar Williams
"This Is America" * Childish Gambino Шаблон:Smalldiv [85][86]

2020s

YearШаблон:Ref Songwriter(s) Work Performing artist(s)Шаблон:Ref Nominees Ref
2020 Billie Eilish O'Connell
Finneas O'Connell
"Bad Guy" * Billie Eilish Шаблон:Smalldiv [87]
2021 Dernst Emile II
H.E.R.
Tiara Thomas
"I Can't Breathe" H.E.R. Шаблон:Smalldiv [88]
2022 Brandon Anderson
Christopher Brody Brown
Dernst Emile II
Bruno Mars
"Leave the Door Open" * Silk Sonic Шаблон:Smalldiv [89]
2023 Bonnie Raitt "Just Like That" Bonnie Raitt Шаблон:Smalldiv [90]
2024 Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell "What Was I Made For?" Billie Eilish Шаблон:Smalldiv
  • Шаблон:Note Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
  • Шаблон:Note The performing artist is only listed but does not receive the award.

Songwriters with multiple awards

Two awards

Songwriters with multiple nominations

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7 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations

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3 nominations

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2 nominations

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See also

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