Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year
Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year | |
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Country | United States |
Presented by | Country Music Association |
First awarded | 1967 |
Currently held by | Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton (2021) |
The following list shows the recipients for the Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year.[1]This Award goes to the songwriter(s) and is for artistic achievement in songwriting. Any Country Music song with original words and music is eligible based upon the song’s Country singles chart activity during the eligibility period.[2]
It was first handed out at the inaugural 1967 CMA Awards to Dallas Frazier for his song "There Goes My Everything" which had been popularised at that time by Jack Greene. Song of the Year is awarded to the songwriters rather than the artist (unless the artist helped to co-write the song). To date, thirteen men: Dallas Frazier (1967), Bobby Russell (1968), Bob Ferguson (1969), Kris Kristofferson (1970), Freddie Hart (1971-2), Kenny O'Dell (1973), Don Wayne (1974), John Denver (1975), Larry Weiss (1976), Richard Leigh (1978), Don Schlitz (1979), Lee Greenwood (1985) and Vince Gill (1996) and six women: K.T. Oslin (1988), Gretchen Peters (1995), Jennifer Nettles (2008), Kimberly Perry (2011), Taylor Swift (2018) and Lori McKenna (2019) have won the Song of the Year award with a solo composition.
To date, only three songs, "Easy Loving", "Always on My Mind" and "He Stopped Loving Her Today", have received the award in consecutive years and only Freddie Hart, Don Schlitz, Vince Gill and Lori McKenna have won in consecutive years.
Recipients[]
2020's[]
Year | Songwriter(s) | Title | Nominees |
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2021 | Mike Henderson Chris Stapleton |
"Starting Over" |
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2020[3] | Maren Morris Jimmy Robbins Laura Veltz |
"The Bones" |
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2010's[]
Year | Songwriter(s) | Title | Nominees |
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2019[4] | Luke Combs Wyatt Durrette Robert Williford |
"Beautiful Crazy" |
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2018[5] | Mike Henderson Chris Stapleton |
"Broken Halos" |
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2017 | Taylor Swift | "Better Man" |
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2016 | Lori McKenna | "Humble and Kind" |
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2015 | Hillary Lindsey Lori McKenna Liz Rose |
"Girl Crush" |
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2014 | Brandy Clark Shane McAnally Kacey Musgraves |
"Follow Your Arrow" |
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2013 | Jessi Alexander Connie Harrington Jimmy Yeary |
"I Drive Your Truck" |
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2012 | Miranda Lambert Blake Shelton |
"Over You" |
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2011 | Kimberly Perry | "If I Die Young" |
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2010 | Tom Douglas Allen Shamblin |
"The House That Built Me" |
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2000's[]
Year | Songwriter(s) | Title | Nominees |
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2009 | Jamey Johnson Lee Thomas Miller James Otto |
"In Color" |
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2008 | Jennifer Nettles | "Stay" |
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2007 | Bill Anderson Buddy Cannon Jamey Johnson |
"Give It Away" |
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2006 | Ronnie Dunn | "Believe" |
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2005 | Bill Anderson Jon Randall |
"Whiskey Lullaby" |
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2004 | Tim Nichols Craig Wiseman |
"Live Like You Were Dying" |
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2003 | Doug Johnson Kim Williams |
"Three Wooden Crosses" |
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2002 | Alan Jackson | "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" |
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2001 | Larry Cordle Larry Shell |
"Murder on Music Row" |
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2000 | Mark D. Sanders Tia Sillers |
"I Hope You Dance" |
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1990's[]
Year | Songwriter(s) | Title | Nominees |
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1999 | Beth Nielsen Chapman Robin Lerner Annie Roboff |
"This Kiss" |
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1998 | Billy Kirsch Steve Wariner |
"Holes in the Floor of Heaven" |
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1997 | Matraca Berg Gary Harrison |
"Strawberry Wine" |
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1996 | Vince Gill | "Go Rest High on That Mountain" |
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1995 | Gretchen Peters | "Independence Day" |
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1994 | Jim McBride Alan Jackson |
"Chattahoochee" |
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1993 | Vince Gill John Barlow Jarvis |
"I Still Believe in You" |
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1992 | Max D. Barnes Vince Gill |
"Look at Us" |
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1991 | Tim DuBois Vince Gill |
"When I Call Your Name" |
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1990 | Don Henry Jon Vezner |
"Where've You Been" |
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1980's[]
Year | Songwriter(s) | Title | Nominees |
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1989 | Max D. Barnes Vern Gosdin |
"Chiseled in Stone" |
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1988 | K. T. Oslin | "80's Ladies" |
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1987 | Paul Overstreet Don Schlitz |
"Forever and Ever, Amen" |
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1986 | Paul Overstreet Don Schlitz |
"On the Other Hand" |
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1985 | Lee Greenwood | "God Bless the U.S.A." |
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1984 | Larry Henley Jeff Silbar |
"Wind Beneath My Wings" |
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1983 | Wayne Carson Johnny Christopher Mark James |
"Always on My Mind" |
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1982 |
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1981 | Bobby Braddock Curly Putman |
"He Stopped Loving Her Today" |
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1980 |
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1970's[]
Year | Songwriter(s) | Title | Nominees |
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1979 | Don Schlitz | "The Gambler" |
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1978 | Richard Leigh | "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" |
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1977 | Roger Bowling Hal Bynum |
"Lucille" |
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1976 | Larry Weiss | "Rhinestone Cowboy" |
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1975 | John Denver | "Back Home Again" |
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1974 | Don Wayne | "Country Bumpkin" |
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1973 | Kenny O'Dell | "Behind Closed Doors" |
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1972 | Freddie Hart | "Easy Loving" |
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1971 |
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1970 | Kris Kristofferson | "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" |
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1960's[]
Year | Songwriter(s) | Title | Nominees |
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1969 | Bob Ferguson | "The Carroll County Accident" |
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1968 | Bobby Russell | "Honey" |
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1967 | Dallas Frazier | "There Goes My Everything" |
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Category facts[]
Most wins[]
Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
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Artist | Vince Gill | Don Schlitz | Various artists |
Total wins | 4 wins | 3 wins | 2 wins |
Most nominations[]
Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
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Artist | Alan Jackson | Shane McAnally | Bob McDill |
Total wins | 10 nominations | 9 nominations | 7 nominations |
References[]
- ^ "CMA Awards Past Winners & Nominees".
- ^ "About". CMA Awards 2021 | Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 8|7c on ABC. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ^ "CMA Awards 2020: Here's the full list of nominees".
- ^ "Maren Morris Leads 2019 CMA Awards Nominations". Rolling Stone. 28 August 2019.
- ^ "2018 CMA Awards Winners List". The Boot. November 14, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
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