Penghargaan Grammy untuk Lagu Terbaik Tahun Ini

Lagu Terbaik Tahun Ini (Inggris: Song of the Year) adalah salah satu dari empat penghargaan paling bergengsi di upacara Penghargaan Grammy, jika tidak dalam semua industri musik Amerika. Telah diberikan sejak 1959 dan tidak seperti penghargaan Rekaman Terbaik Tahun Ini, yang pergi ke penyanyi dan tim produksi satu lagu, Lagu Terbaik Tahun Ini diberikan ke komposer dari lagu tersebut. Hal ini hampir selalu terjadi bahwa satu atau lebih rekaman yang dinominasikan untuk kedua Lagu Terbaik Tahun Ini dan Rekaman Terbaik Tahun Ini, dan satu rekaman dapat diberikan kedua penghargaan. Tahun mencerminkan tahun di mana Penghargaan Grammy dibagikan, untuk musik yang dirilis pada tahun sebelumnya.

* menunjukkan rekaman ini juga memenangkan Rekaman Terbaik Tahun Ini.

1950-an

Tahun Pemenang Nominasi
1959 Domenico Modugno for "Volare" performed by 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

1960-an

Tahun Pemenang Nominasi
1960 Jimmy Driftwood for "The Battle of New Orleans" performed by 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
1961 Ernest Gold for "Theme from Exodus" performed by 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
1962 Henry Mancini for "Moon River" performed by Andy Williams
  • 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
1963 Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley for "What Kind of Fool Am I?" performed by 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
1964 Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini for "Days of Wine and Roses" performed by Andy Williams
1965 Jerry Herman for "Hello, Dolly!" performed by Louis Armstrong
1966 Paul Francis Webster & Johnny Mandel for "The Shadow of Your Smile" performed by Tony Bennett
1967 John Lennon & Paul McCartney for "Michelle" performed by 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 for "Up, Up, and Away" performed by 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
1969 Bobby Russell for "Little Green Apples" performed by O.C. Smith

1970-an

Tahun Pemenang Nominasi
1970 Joe South for "Games People Play" performed by Joe South
1971 Paul Simon for "Bridge over Troubled Water"* performed by Simon & Garfunkel
1972 Carole King for "You've Got a Friend" performed by James Taylor & Carole King
1973 Ewan MacColl for "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"* performed by Roberta Flack
1974 Norman Gimbel & Charles Fox for "Killing Me Softly with His Song"* performed by 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
1975 Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch for "The Way We Were" performed by 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 for "Send in the Clowns" performed by 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
1977 Bruce Johnston for "I Write the Songs" performed by Barry Manilow
1978 Barbra Streisand & Paul Williams for "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" performed by Barbra Streisand

Joe Brooks for "You Light Up My Life" performed by Debby Boone

1979 Billy Joel for "Just the Way You Are"* performed by Billy Joel

1980-an

Tahun Pemenang Nominasi
1980 Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald for "What a Fool Believes"* performed by 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
1981 Christopher Cross for "Sailing"* performed by Christopher Cross
1982 Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon for "Bette Davis Eyes"* performed by Kim Carnes
1983 Johnny Christopher, Mark James & Wayne Carson for "Always on My Mind" performed by Willie Nelson
1984 Sting for "Every Breath You Take" performed by The Police
1985 Graham Lyle & Terry Britten for "What's Love Got to Do with It"* performed by Tina Turner
1986 Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie for "We Are the World"* performed by USA for Africa
1987 Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager for "That's What Friends Are For" performed by Dionne Warwick & Friends
1988 James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil for "Somewhere Out There" performed by Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram
1989 Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy"* performed by 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

1990s

Year Winner Nominations
1990 Larry Henley & Jeff Silbar for "Wind Beneath My Wings"* performed by Bette Midler
1991 Julie Gold for "From a Distance" performed by Bette Midler
1992 Irving Gordon for "Unforgettable"* performed by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole
1993 Eric Clapton for "Tears in Heaven"* performed by Eric Clapton
1994 Alan Menken & Tim Rice for "A Whole New World" performed by 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
1995 Bruce Springsteen for "Streets of Philadelphia" performed by Bruce Springsteen
1996 Seal for "Kiss from a Rose"* performed by Seal
1997 Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick & Tommy Sims for "Change the World"* performed by Eric Clapton
1998 Shawn Colvin & John Leventhal for "Sunny Came Home"* performed by Shawn Colvin
1999 James Horner & Will Jennings for "My Heart Will Go On"* performed by Celine Dion

2000-an

Tahun Pemenang Nominasi
2000 Itaal Shur & Rob Thomas for "Smooth"* performed by Santana featuring Rob Thomas
2001 Adam Clayton, David Evans, Larry Mullen, Jr. & Paul Hewson for "Beautiful Day"* performed by U2
2002 Alicia Keys for "Fallin'" performed by 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
2003 Jesse Harris for "Don't Know Why"* performed by Norah Jones
2004 Richard Marx & Luther Vandross for "Dance with My Father" performed by 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
2005 John Mayer for "Daughters" performed by 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
2006 Adam Clayton, David Evans, Larry Mullen, Jr. & Paul Hewson for "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" performed by 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
2007 Emily Burns Irwin, Martha Maguire, Natalie Maines Pasdar & Dan Wilson for "Not Ready to Make Nice"* performed by 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
2008 Amy Winehouse for "Rehab"* performed by 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
2009 Guy Berryman, Jonathan Buckland, William Champion & Christopher Martin for "Viva la Vida" performed by Coldplay

2010s

Year Winner Nominations
2010 Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, Beyoncé, Terius Nash, Christopher Stewart for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" performed by Beyoncé
  • Stefani Germanotta and Nadir Khayat for "Poker Face" performed by Lady Gaga
  • Hot David and Musze for "Pretty Wings" performed by Maxwell
  • Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill and Nathan Followill for "Use Somebody" performed by Kings of Leon
  • Liz Rose and Taylor Swift for "You Belong With Me" performed by Taylor Swift
2011 Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott for "Need You Now"* performed by Lady Antebellum
  • Ray LaMontagne for "Beg Steal or Borrow" performed by Ray LaMontagne and The Pariah Dogs
  • Cee Lo Green, Phillip Lawrence, and Bruno Mars for "Fuck You" performed by Cee Lo Green
  • Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin for "The House That Built Me" performed by Miranda Lambert
  • Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman, and Marshall Mathers for "Love the Way You Lie" performed by Eminem featuring Rihanna