Grammys Record of the Year Nominees

Every song that has been nominated and/or won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year since 1959!
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2025
"Not Like Us"
Kendrick Lamar
"360"
Charli XCX
"Birds of a Feather"
Billie Eilish
"Espresso"
Sabrina Carpenter
"Fortnight"
Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone
"Good Luck, Babe!"
Chappell Roan
"Now and Then"
The Beatles
"Texas Hold 'Em"
Beyoncé
 
 
2024
"Flowers"
Miley Cyrus
"Anti-Hero"
Taylor Swift
"Kill Bill"
SZA
"Not Strong Enough"
Boygenius
"On My Mama"
Victoria Monét
"Vampire"
Olivia Rodrigo
"What Was I Made For?"
Billie Eilish
"Worship"
Jon Batiste
 
 
2023
"About Damn Time"
Lizzo
"As It Was"
Harry Styles
"Bad Habit"
Steve Lacy
"Break My Soul"
Beyoncé
"Don't Shut Me Down"
ABBA
"Easy on Me"
Adele
"Good Morning Gorgeous"
Mary J. Blige
"The Heart Part 5"
Kendrick Lamar
"Woman"
Doja Cat
"You and Me on the Rock"
Brandi Carlile feat. Lucius
 
 
2022
"Leave the Door Open"
Silk Sonic
"Drivers License"
Olivia Rodrigo
"Freedom"
Jon Batiste
"Happier Than Ever"
Billie Eilish
"I Get a Kick Out of You"
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
"I Still Have Faith in You"
ABBA
"Kiss Me More"
Doja Cat feat. SZA
"Montero (Call Me By Your Name)"
Lil Nas X
"Peaches"
Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon
"Right on Time"
Brandi Carlile
 
 
2021
"Everything I Wanted"
Billie Eilish
"Black Parade"
Beyoncé
"Circles"
Post Malone
"Colors"
Black Pumas
"Don't Start Now"
Dua Lipa
"Rockstar"
DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch
"Savage"
Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé
"Say So"
Doja Cat
 
 
2020
"Bad Guy"
Billie Eilish
"7 Rings"
Ariana Grande
"Hard Place
H.E.R.
"Hey, Ma"
Bon Iver
"Old Town Road"
Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus
"Sunflower"
Post Malone & Swae Lee
"Talk"
Khalid
"Truth Hurts"
Lizzo
 
 
2019
"This Is America"
Childish Gambino
"All the Stars"
Kendrick Lamar & SZA
"God's Plan"
Drake
"I Like It"
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
"The Joke"
Brandi Carlile
"The Middle"
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
"Rockstar"
Post Malone feat. 21 Savage
"Shallow"
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
 
 
2018
"24K Magic"
Bruno Mars
"Despacito"
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber
"HUMBLE."
Kendrick Lamar
"Redbone"
Childish Gambino
"The Story of O.J."
Jay-Z
 
 
2017
"Hello"
Adele
"7 Years"
Lukas Graham
"Formation"
Beyoncé
"Stressed Out"
Twenty One Pilots
"Work"
Rihanna feat. Drake
 
 
2016
"Uptown Funk"
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars
"Blank Space"
Taylor Swift
"Can't Feel My Face"
The Weeknd
"Really Love"
D'Angelo & The Vanguard
"Thinking Out Loud"
Ed Sheeran
 
 
2015
"Stay with Me"
Sam Smith
"All About That Bass"
Meghan Trainor
"Chandelier"
Sia
"Fancy"
Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX
"Shake It Off"
Taylor Swift
 
 
2014
"Get Lucky"
Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers
"Blurred Lines"
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell Williams
"Radioactive"
Imagine Dragons
"Locked Out of Heaven"
Bruno Mars
"Royals"
Lorde
 
 
2013
"Somebody That I Used to Know"
Gotye feat. Kimbra
"Lonely Boy"
The Black Keys
"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"
Kelly Clarkson
"Thinkin Bout You"
Frank Ocean
"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
Taylor Swift
"We Are Young"
Fun. feat. Janelle Monae
 
 
2012
"Rolling in the Deep"
Adele
"The Cave"
Mumford & Sons
"Firework"
Katy Perry
"Grenade"
Bruno Mars
"Holocene"
Bon Iver
 
 
2011
"Need You Now"
Lady A
"Empire State of Mind"
Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys
"F*** You"
CeeLo Green
"Love the Way You Lie"
Eminem feat. Rihanna
"Nothin' on You"
B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars
 
 
2010
"Use Somebody"
Kings of Leon
"Halo"
Beyoncé
"I Gotta Feeling"
The Black Eyed Peas
"Poker Face"
Lady Gaga
"You Belong with Me"
Taylor Swift
 
 
2009
"Please Read the Letter"
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
"Bleeding Love"
Leona Lewis
"Chasing Pavements"
Adele
"Paper Planes"
M.I.A.
"Viva la Vida"
Coldplay
 
 
2008
"Rehab"
Amy Winehouse
"Irreplaceable"
Beyoncé
"The Pretender"
Foo Fighters
"Umbrella"
Rihanna feat. Jay-Z
"What Goes Around...Comes Around"
Justin Timberlake
 
 
2007
"Not Ready to Make Nice"
The Chicks
"Be Without You"
Mary J. Blige
"Crazy"
Gnarls Barkley
"Put Your Records On"
Corinne Bailey Rae
"You're Beautiful"
James Blunt
 
 
2006
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
Green Day
"Feel Good Inc."
Gorillaz feat. De La Soul
"Gold Digger"
Kanye West
"Hollaback Girl"
Gwen Stefani
"We Belong Together"
Mariah Carey
2005
"Here We Go Again"
Ray Charles & Norah Jones
"American Idiot"
Green Day
"Heaven"
Los Lonely Boys
"Let's Get It Started"
The Black Eyed Peas
"Yeah!"
Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris
 
 
2004
"Clocks"
Coldplay
"Crazy In Love"
Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z
"Hey Ya!"
Outkast
"Lose Yourself"
Eminem
"Where Is the Love?"
The Black Eyed Peas & Justin Timberlake
 
 
2003
"Don't Know Why"
Norah Jones
"Dilemma"
Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland
"How You Remind Me"
Nickelback
"A Thousand Miles"
Vanessa Carlton
"Without Me"
Eminem
 
 
2002
"Walk On"
U2
"Drops of Jupiter"
Train
"Fallin"
Alicia Keys
"Ms. Jackson"
Outkast
"Video"
India.Arie
 
 
2001
"Beautiful Day"
U2
"Bye Bye Bye"
*NSYNC
"I Try"
Macy Gray
"Music"
Madonna
"Say My Name"
Beyoncé
 
 
2000
"Smooth"
Santana feat. Rob Thomas
"Believe"
Cher
"I Want It That Way"
Backstreet Boys
"Livin' la Vida Loca"
Ricky Martin
"No Scrubs"
TLC
 
 
1999
"My Heart Will Go On"
Celine Dion
"The Boy Is Mine"
Brandy & Monica
"Iris"
Goo Goo Dolls
"Ray of Light"
Madonna
"You're Still the One"
Shania Twain
 
 
1998
"Sunny Came Home"
Shawn Colvin
"Everyday Is a Winding Road"
Sheryl Crow
"I Believe I Can Fly"
R. Kelly
"MMMBop"
Hanson
"Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?"
Paula Cole
 
 
1997
"Change the World"
Eric Clapton
"1979"
The Smashing Pumpkins
"Because You Loved Me"
Celine Dion
"Give Me One Reason"
Tracy Chapman
"Ironic"
Alanis Morissette
 
 
1996
"Kiss from a Rose"
Seal
"Gangsta's Paradise"
Coolio
"One of Us"
Joan Osborne
"One Sweet Day"
Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
"Waterfalls"
TLC
 
 
1995
"All I Wanna Do"
Sheryl Crow
"He Thinks He'll Keep Her
Mary Chapin Carpenter
"I'll Make Love to You"
Boyz II Men
"Love Sneakin' Up On You"
Bonnie Raitt
"Streets of Philadelphia"
Bruce Springsteen
 
 
1994
"I Will Always Love You"
Whitney Houston
"Harvest Moon"
Neil Young
"If I Ever Lose My Faith in You"
Sting
"The River of Dreams"
Billy Joel
"A Whole New World"
Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle
 
 
1993
"Tears in Heaven"
Eric Clapton
"Achy Breaky Heart"
Billy Ray Cyrus
"Beauty and the Beast"
Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson
"Constant Craving"
k.d. lang
"Save the Best for Last"
Vanessa Williams
 
 
1992
"Unforgettable"
Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole
"Baby Baby"
Amy Grant
"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"
Bryan Adams
"Losing My Religion"
R.E.M.
"Something to Talk About"
Bonnie Raitt
 
 
1991
"Another Day in Paradise"
Phil Collins
"From a Distance"
Bette Midler
"Nothing Compares 2 U"
Sinead O'Connor
"U Can't Touch This"
MC Hammer
"Vision of Love"
Mariah Carey
 
 
1990
"Wind Beneath My Wings"
Bette Midler
"The End of the Innocence"
Don Henley
"The Living Years"
Mike + The Mechanics
"She Drives Me Crazy"
Fine Young Cannibals
"We Didn't Start the Fire"
Billy Joel
 
 
1989
"Don't Worry, Be Happy"
Bobby McFerrin
"Fast Car"
Tracy Chapman
"Giving You the Best That I Got"
Anita Baker
"Man in the Mirror"
Michael Jackson
"Roll with It"
Steve Winwood
 
 
1988
"Graceland"
Paul Simon
"Back in the High Life Again"
Steve Winwood
"La Bamba"
Los Lobos
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
U2
"Luka"
Suzanne Vega
 
 
1987
"Higher Love"
Steve Winwood
"Addicted to Love"
Robert Palmer"
"Greatest Love of All"
Whitney Houston
"Sledgehammer"
Peter Gabriel
"That's What Friends Are For"
Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder
 
 
1986
"We Are the World"
USA for Africa
"Born in the U.S.A."
Bruce Springsteen
"The Boys of Summer"
Don Henley
"Money for Nothing"
Dire Straits
"The Power of Love"
Huey Lewis and the News
 
 
1985
"What's Love Got to Do with It"
Tina Turner
"Dancing in the Dark"
Bruce Springsteen
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
Cyndi Lauper
"Hard Habit to Break"
Chicago
"The Heart of Rock & Roll
Huey Lewis and the News
 
 
1984
"Beat It"
Michael Jackson
"All Night Long (All Night)"
Lionel Richie
"Every Breath You Take"
The Police
"Flashdance... What a Feeling"
Irene Cara
"Maniac"
Michael Sembello
 
 
1983
"Rosanna"
Toto
"Always on My Mind"
Willie Nelson
"Chariots of Fire"
Vangelis
"Ebony and Ivory"
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
"Steppin' Out"
Joe Jackson
 
 
1982
"Bette Davis Eyes"
Kim Carnes"
"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"
Christopher Cross
"Endless Love"
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
"Just the Two of Us"
Grover Washington Jr. with Bill Withers
"(Just Like) Starting Over"
John Lennon
1981
"Sailing"
Christopher Cross
"Lady"
Kenny Rogers
"The Rose"
Bette Midler
"Theme from New York, New York"
Frank Sinatra
"Woman in Love"
Barbra Streisand
 
 
1980
"What a Fool Believes"
The Doobie Brothers
"After the Love Has Gone"
Earth, Wind & Fire
"The Gambler"
Kenny Rogers
"I Will Survive"
Gloria Gaynor
"You Don't Bring Me Flowers"
Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond
 
 
1979
"Just the Way You Are"
Billy Joel
"Baker Street"
Gerry Rafferty
"Feels So Good"
Chuck Mangione
"Stayin' Alive"
Bee Gees
"You Needed Me"
Anne Murray
 
 
1978
"Hotel California"
Eagles
"Blue Bayou"
Linda Ronstadt
"Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue"
Crystal Gale
"Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)
Barbra Streisand
"You Light Up My Life"
Debby Boone
 
 
1977
"This Masquerade"
George Benson
"Afternoon Delight"
Starland Vocal Band
"50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"
Paul Simon
"I Write the Songs"
Barry Manilow
"If You Leave Me Now"
Chicago
 
 
1976
"Love Will Keep Us Together"
Captain & Tennille
"At Seventeen"
Janis Ian
"Lyin' Eyes"
Eagles
"Mandy"
Barry Manilow
"Rhinestone Cowboy"
Glen Campbell
 
 
1975
"I Honestly Love You"
Olivia Newton-John
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
Elton John
"Feel Like Makin' Love"
Roberta Flack
"Help Me"
Joni Mitchell
"Midnight at the Oasis
Maria Muldaur
 
 
1974
"Killing Me Softly with His Song"
Roberta Flack
"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
Jim Croce
"Behind Closed Doors"
Charlie Rich
"You Are the Sunshine of My Life"
Stevie Wonder
"You're So Vain"
Carly Simon
 
 
1973
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
Roberta Flack
"Alone Again (Naturally)"
Gilbert O'Sullivan
"American Pie"
Don McLean
"Song Sung Blue"
Neil Diamond
"Without You"
Harry Nilsson
 
 
1972
"It's Too Late"
Carole King
"Joy to the World"
Three Dog Night
"My Sweet Lord"
George Harrison
"Theme from Shaft"
Isaac Hayes
"You've Got a Friend"
James Taylor
 
 
1971
"Bridge over Troubled Water"
Simon & Garfunkel
"(They Long to Be) Close to You"
The Carpenters
"Everything Is Beautiful"
Ray Stevens
"Fire and Rain"
James Taylor
"Let It Be"
The Beatles
 
 
1970
"Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In"
The 5th Dimension
"A Boy Named Sue"
Johnny Cash
"Is That All There Is?"
Peggy Lee
"Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet"
Henry Mancini
"Spinning Wheel"
Blood, Sweat & Tears
 
 
1969
"Mrs. Robinson"
Simon & Garfunkel
"Harper Valley PTA
Jeannie C. Riley
"Hey Jude"
The Beatles"
"Honey"
Bobby Goldsboro
"Wichita Lineman"
Glen Campbell
 
 
1968
"Up, Up and Away"
The 5th Dimension
"By the Time I Get to Phoenix"
Glen Campbell
"My Cup Runneth Over"
Ed Ames
"Ode to Billie Joe"
Bobbie Gentry
"Somethin' Stupid
Frank Sinatra & Nancy Sinatra
 
 
1967
"Strangers in the Night"
Frank Sinatra
"Almost Persuaded"
David Houston
"Monday, Monday"
The Mamas and the Papas
"What Now My Love"
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
"Winchester Cathedral"
The New Vaudeville Band
 
 
1966
"A Taste of Honey"
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
"The 'In' Crowd"
Ramsey Lewis Trio
"King of the Road"
Roger Miller
"The Shadow of Your Smile (Love Theme From "The Sandpiper")"
Tony Bennett
"Yesterday"
The Beatles
 
 
1965
"The Girl from Ipanema"
Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto
"Downtown"
Petula Clark
"Hello, Dolly!"
Louis Armstrong
"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
The Beatles
"People"
Barbra Streisand
 
 
1964
"Days of Wine and Roses"
Henry Mancini
"Dominique"
The Singing Nun
"Happy Days Are Here Again
Barbra Streisand
"I Wanna Be Around"
Tony Bennett
"Wives and Lovers"
Jack Jones
 
 
1963
"I Left My Heart in San Francisco"
Tony Bennett
"Desafinado"
Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd
"Fly Me to the Moon Bossa Nova"
Joe Harnell & His Orchestra
"I Can't Stop Loving You"
Ray Charles
"What Kind of Fool Am I?"
Sammy Davis Jr.
 
 
1962
"Moon River"
Henry Mancini
"Big Bad John"
Jimmy Dean
"The Second Time Around"
Frank Sinatra
"Take Five"
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
"(Up a Lazy River"
Si Zentner
 
 
1961
"Theme from A Summer Place"
Percy Faith
"Are You Lonesome Tonight?"
Elvis Presley
"Georgia on My Mind"
Ray Charles
"Mack the Knife"
Ella Fitzgerald
"Nice 'n' Easy"
Frank Sinatra
 
 
1959 (Nov.)
"Mack the Knife"
Bobby Darin
"A Fool Such as I"
Elvis Presley
"High Hopes"
Frank Sinatra
"Like Young"
André Previn
"The Three Bells"
The Browns
 
 
1959 (May)
"Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)"
Domenico Modungo
"Catch a Falling Star"
Perry Como
"The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)"
Dave Seville
"Fever"
Peggy Lee
"Witchcraft"
Frank Sinatra
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