Grammy Song of the Year Winners

A Grammy is an award presented to people in the music industry to recognize achievements. The Grammy awarded is judged by The Recording Academy. The awards show recognizes the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year (example: October 1 to August 31). Here is a list of past Grammy award winners for the song of the year.

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Grammy Song of the Year List of Winners

1959 Volare – Domenico Modugno

1960s Grammy Song of the Year Winners

1960 The Battle of New Orleans – Johnny Horton

1961 Theme of Exodus – Instrumental (Various Artists)

1962 Moon River – Henry Mancini

1963 What Kind of Fool Am I? – Sammy Davis Jr.

1964 Days of Wine and Roses – Henry Mancini

1965 Hello, Dolly! – Louis Armstrong

1966 The Shadow of Your Smile – Tony Bennett

1967 Michelle – The Beatles

1968 Up, Up, and Away – The 5th Dimension

1969 Little Green Apples – O. C. Smith

1970s Grammy Song of the Year Winners

1970 Games People Play – Joe South

1971 Bridge over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel

1972 You’ve Got a Friend – James Taylor & Carole King

1973 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Roberta Flack

1974 Killing Me Softly with His Song – Roberta Flack

1975 The Way We Were – Barbra Streisand

1976 Send in the Clowns – Judy Collins

1977 I Write The Songs – Barry Manilow

1978 Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born) – Barbra Streisand

1979 Just the Way You Are – Billy Joel

1980s Grammy Song of the Year Winners

1980 What a Fool Believes – The Doobie Brothers

1981 Sailing – Christopher Cross

1982 Bette Davis Eyes – Kim Carnes

1983 Always on My Mind – Willie Nelson

1984 Every Breath You Take – The Police

1985 What’s Love Got to Do with It – Tina Turner

1986 We Are the World – USA for Africa

1987 That’s What Friends Are For – Dionne Warwick & Friends (Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder)

1988 Somewhere Out There – Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram

1989 Don’t Worry, Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin

1990s Grammy Song of the Year Winners

1990 Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler

1991 From a Distance – Bette Midler

1992 Unforgettable – Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole

1993 Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton

1994 A Whole New World – Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle

1995 Streets of Philadelphia – Bruce Springsteen

1996 Kiss from a Rose – Seal

1997 Change the World – Eric Clapton

1998 Sunny Came Home – Shawn Colvin

1999 My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion

2000s Grammy Song of the Year Winners

2000 Smooth – Santana featuring Rob Thomas

2001 Beautiful Day – U2

2002 Fallin’ – Alicia Keys

2003 Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones

2004 Dance with My Father – Luther Vandross

2005 Daughters – John Mayer

2006 Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own – U2

2007 Not Ready to Make Nice – Chicks

2008 Rehab – Amy Winehouse

2009 Viva la Vida – Coldplay

2010s Grammy Song of the Year Winners

2010 Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) – Beyoncé

2011 Need You Now – Lady A

2012 Rolling in the Deep – Adele

2013 We Are Young – Fun featuring Janelle Monáe

2014 Royals – Lorde

2015 Stay with Me – Sam Smith

2016 Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran

2017 Hello – Adele

2018 That’s What I Like – Bruno Mars

2019 This Is America – Childish Gambino

2020 Bad Guy – Billie Eilish

Do you have a favorite Grammy song of the year winner? Please tell us what you think in the comments. I am surprised by the multiple-year winners such as Bette Midler, Henry Mancini, Roberta Flack, Barbra Streisand, Adele, and U2.

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