Every Grammys Song of the Year winner

26 ceremonies, 2000–2025. 23 different winners.

Adele ×2Billie Eilish ×2U2 ×2

One band per year, because no winner here has ever gone back-to-back. Colored by label; scroll sideways for the full run.

Santana'00

U2'01

Alicia Keys'02

Norah Jones'03

Luther Vandross'04

John Mayer'05

U2'06

Dixie Chicks'07

Amy Winehouse'08

Coldplay'09

Beyoncé (Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It))'10

Lady Antebellum'11

Adele'12

Fun'13

Lorde'14

Sam Smith'15

Ed Sheeran'16

Adele'17

Bruno Mars'18

Childish Gambino'19

Billie Eilish'20

H.E.R.'21

Silk Sonic'22

Bonnie Raitt'23

Billie Eilish'24

Kendrick Lamar'25

Wins by label

Universal10Sony8Warner4Independent2Aware1pgLang1

Who kept losing

Counting nominations in this category only, 2000–2025.

Most nominated, never won

Taylor Swift7 noms
Beyoncé4 noms
Avril Lavigne2 noms
Brandi Carlile2 noms
Bruce Springsteen2 noms
Carrie Underwood2 noms

Most losses

Taylor Swift7L · 0W
Beyoncé4L · 0W
Billie Eilish3L · 2W
Adele2L · 2W
Avril Lavigne2L · 0W
Brandi Carlile2L · 0W

The full list

Year	Winner	Label
2025	Kendrick Lamar (Not Like Us) beat 7 others Shaboozey (A Bar Song (Tipsy)) Billie Eilish (Birds of a Feather) Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars (Die with a Smile) Taylor Swift (Fortnight) Chappell Roan (Good Luck, Babe!) Sabrina Carpenter (Please Please Please) Beyoncé (Texas Hold 'Em)	pgLang/Interscope
2024	Billie Eilish (What Was I Made For?) beat 7 others Lana Del Rey (A&W) Taylor Swift (Anti-Hero) Jon Batiste (Butterfly) Dua Lipa (Dance the Night) Miley Cyrus (Flowers) SZA (Kill Bill) Olivia Rodrigo (Vampire)	Interscope/Atlantic
2023	Bonnie Raitt (Just Like That) beat 9 others Gayle (ABCDEFU) Lizzo (About Damn Time) Taylor Swift (All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film)) Harry Styles (As It Was) Steve Lacy (Bad Habit) Beyoncé (Break My Soul) Adele (Easy on Me) DJ Khaled (God Did) Kendrick Lamar (The Heart Part 5)	Redwing
2022	Silk Sonic (Leave the Door Open) beat 9 others Ed Sheeran (Bad Habits) Alicia Keys & Brandi Carlile (A Beautiful Noise) Olivia Rodrigo (Drivers License) H.E.R. (Fight for You) Billie Eilish (Happier Than Ever) Doja Cat (Kiss Me More) Lil Nas X (Montero (Call Me by Your Name)) Justin Bieber (Peaches) Brandi Carlile (Right on Time)	Aftermath/Atlantic
2021	H.E.R. (I Can't Breathe) beat 7 others Beyoncé (Black Parade) Roddy Ricch (The Box) Taylor Swift (Cardigan) Post Malone (Circles) Dua Lipa (Don't Start Now) Billie Eilish (Everything I Wanted) JP Saxe (If the World Was Ending)	RCA/MBK
2020	Billie Eilish (Bad Guy) beat 7 others Lady Gaga (Always Remember Us This Way) Tanya Tucker (Bring My Flowers Now) H.E.R. (Hard Place) Taylor Swift (Lover) Lana Del Rey (Norman Fucking Rockwell) Lewis Capaldi (Someone You Loved) Lizzo (Truth Hurts)	Interscope/Darkroom
2019	Childish Gambino (This Is America) beat 7 others Kendrick Lamar & SZA (All the Stars) Ella Mai (Boo'd Up) Drake (God's Plan) Shawn Mendes (In My Blood) Brandi Carlile (The Joke) Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey (The Middle) Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper (Shallow)	RCA/mcDJ
2018	Bruno Mars (That's What I Like) beat 4 others Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee (Despacito) Jay-Z (4:44) Julia Michaels (Issues) Logic (1-800-273-8255)	Atlantic
2017	Adele (Hello) beat 4 others Beyoncé (Formation) Mike Posner (I Took a Pill in Ibiza) Justin Bieber (Love Yourself) Lukas Graham (7 Years)	Columbia/XL
2016	Ed Sheeran (Thinking Out Loud) beat 4 others Kendrick Lamar (Alright) Taylor Swift (Blank Space) Little Big Town (Girl Crush) Wiz Khalifa (See You Again)	Asylum/Atlantic
2015	Sam Smith (Stay with Me) beat 4 others Meghan Trainor (All About That Bass) Sia (Chandelier) Taylor Swift (Shake It Off) Hozier (Take Me to Church)	Capitol
2014	Lorde (Royals) beat 4 others Pink (Just Give Me a Reason) Bruno Mars (Locked Out of Heaven) Katy Perry (Roar) Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Same Love)	Lava/Republic
2013	Fun (We Are Young) beat 4 others Ed Sheeran (The A Team) Miguel (Adorn) Carly Rae Jepsen (Call Me Maybe) Kelly Clarkson (Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You))	Fueled by Ramen
2012	Adele (Rolling in the Deep) beat 4 others Kanye West (All of the Lights) Mumford & Sons (The Cave) Bruno Mars (Grenade) Bon Iver (Holocene)	XL/Columbia
2011	Lady Antebellum (Need You Now) beat 4 others Ray LaMontagne (Beg, Steal or Borrow) CeeLo Green (F**k You) Miranda Lambert (The House That Built Me) Eminem (Love the Way You Lie)	Capitol Nashville
2010	Beyoncé (Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)) beat 4 others Lady Gaga (Poker Face) Maxwell (Pretty Wings) Kings of Leon (Use Somebody) Taylor Swift (You Belong with Me)	Columbia
2009	Coldplay (Viva la Vida) beat 4 others Estelle (American Boy) Adele (Chasing Pavements) Jason Mraz (I'm Yours) Sara Bareilles (Love Song)	Parlophone/Capitol
2008	Amy Winehouse (Rehab) beat 4 others Carrie Underwood (Before He Cheats) Plain White T's (Hey There Delilah) Corinne Bailey Rae (Like a Star) Rihanna (Umbrella)	Universal Republic/Island
2007	Dixie Chicks (Not Ready to Make Nice) beat 4 others Mary J. Blige (Be Without You) Carrie Underwood (Jesus, Take the Wheel) Corinne Bailey Rae (Put Your Records On) James Blunt (You're Beautiful)	Columbia
2006	U2 (Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own) beat 4 others Rascal Flatts (Bless the Broken Road) Bruce Springsteen (Devils & Dust) John Legend (Ordinary People) Mariah Carey (We Belong Together)	Interscope/Island
2005	John Mayer (Daughters) beat 4 others Alicia Keys (If I Ain't Got You) Kanye West (Jesus Walks) Tim McGraw (Live Like You Were Dying) Hoobastank (The Reason)	Aware/Columbia
2004	Luther Vandross (Dance with My Father) beat 4 others Christina Aguilera (Beautiful) Avril Lavigne (I'm with You) Warren Zevon (Keep Me in Your Heart) Eminem (Lose Yourself)	J Records
2003	Norah Jones (Don't Know Why) beat 4 others Avril Lavigne (Complicated) Bruce Springsteen (The Rising) Vanessa Carlton (A Thousand Miles) Alan Jackson (Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning))	Blue Note
2002	Alicia Keys (Fallin') beat 4 others Train (Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)) Nelly Furtado (I'm Like a Bird) U2 (Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of) India.Arie (Video)	J Records
2001	U2 (Beautiful Day) beat 4 others Faith Hill (Breathe) Lee Ann Womack (I Hope You Dance) Macy Gray (I Try) Destiny's Child (Say My Name)	Interscope/Island
2000	Santana (Smooth) beat 4 others Backstreet Boys (I Want It That Way) Ricky Martin (Livin' la Vida Loca) TLC (Unpretty) Shania Twain (You've Got a Way)	Arista

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