Der American Music Award für den Favorite Song – Pop/Rock (ehemals Favorite Pop/Rock Single von 1974 bis 1995) war eine der ersten Kategorien des Awards und wurde 1974 eingeführt. Ab 1995 pausierte der Award, kehrte jedoch bei den American Music Awards 2016 zurück. Am häufigsten gewannen Justin Bieber, Boyz II Men, Whitney Houston und Lionel Richie, die alle je zwei Awards erhielten.
Gewinner und Nominierte 1970er Jahr Künstler Lied Ref 1974 Tony Orlando & Dawn Tie a Yellow Ribbon Jim Croce Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Roberta Flack Killing Me Softly 1975 Olivia Newton-John I Honestly Love You Terry Jacks Seasons in the Sun Barbra Streisand The Way We Were 1976 Glen Campbell Rhinestone Cowboy Captain & Tennille Love Will Keep Us Together Elton John Philadelphia Freedom 1977 Elton John and Kiki Dee Don’t Go Breaking My Heart The Manhattans Kiss and Say Goodbye Wild Cherry Play That Funky Music 1978 Debby Boone You Light Up My Life Andy Gibb I Just Want to Be Your Everything Meco Star Wars Medley 1979 Commodores Three Times a Lady Bee Gees Stayin’ Alive Debby Boone You Light Up My Life
1980er Jahr Künstler Lied Ref 1980 Donna Summer Bad Girls The Knack My Sharona Rod Stewart Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? 1981 Queen Another One Bites the Dust Pink Floyd Another Brick in the Wall Diana Ross Upside Down 1982 Lionel Richie and Diana Ross Endless Love Kim Carnes Bette Davis Eyes REO Speedwagon Keep On Loving You Rick Springfield Jessie’s Girl 1983 Lionel Richie Truly Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder Ebony and Ivory Survivor Eye of the Tiger 1984 Michael Jackson Billie Jean Irene Cara Flashdance... What a Feeling The Police Every Breath You Take Bonnie Tyler Total Eclipse of the Heart 1985 Bruce Springsteen Dancing in the Dark Prince When Doves Cry Tina Turner What’s Love Got to Do with It 1986 Huey Lewis and the News The Power of Love Dire Straits Money for Nothing Wham! Careless Whisper 1987 Billy Ocean There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) Madonna Live to Tell Pet Shop Boys West End Girls Steve Winwood Higher Love 1988 Whitney Houston I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) Bon Jovi Livin' on a Prayer Bob Seger Shakedown 1989 Guns N’ Roses Sweet Child o’ Mine Rick Astley Never Gonna Give You Up Steve Winwood Roll with It
1990er Jahr Künstler Lied Ref 1990 Milli Vanilli Girl You Know It’s True Bon Jovi I’ll Be There for You Gloria Estefan Don’t Wanna Lose You 1991 Jon Bon Jovi Blaze of Glory Madonna Vogue Wilson Phillips Hold On 1992 Bryan Adams (Everything I Do) I Do It for You Color Me Badd I Wanna Sex You Up Extreme More Than Words 1993 Boyz II Men End of the Road Mariah Carey I’ll Be There Red Hot Chili Peppers Under the Bridge 1994 Whitney Houston I Will Always Love You Tag Team Whoomp! (There It Is) UB40 Can’t Help Falling in Love 1995 Boyz II Men I’ll Make Love to You Ace of Base The Sign Celine Dion The Power of Love
2010er Jahr Künstler Lied Ref 2016 Justin Bieber Love Yourself Adele Hello Drake (featuring Wizkid and Kyla) One Dance 2017 Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee (featuring Justin Bieber) Despacito The Chainsmokers (featuring Halsey) Closer Ed Sheeran Shape of You 2018 Camila Cabello (featuring Young Thug) Havana Drake God’s PlanEd Sheeran Perfect 2019 Halsey Without Me Jonas Brothers Sucker Lil Nas X (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) Old Town Road Panic! at the Disco High Hopes Post Malone and Swae Lee Sunflower
2020er Jahr KünstlerLied Ref2020Dua Lipa Don’t Start Now Lewis Capaldi Someone You LovedPost Malone CirclesRoddy Ricch The BoxThe Weeknd Blinding Lights2021BTS ButterDoja Cat (featuring SZA) Kiss Me MoreDua Lipa LevitatingOlivia Rodrigo Drivers LicenseThe Weeknd and Ariana Grande Save Your Tears (Remix)2022 Harry Styles As It Was Adele Easy on Me Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz and the Encanto Cast We Don’t Talk About Bruno The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber Stay Lizzo About Damn Time
Statistiken Mehrfach-Sieger 2 Siege Justin Bieber Boyz II Men Whitney Houston Lionel Richie
Mehrfach-Nominierungen 3 Nominierungen Justin Bieber
2 Nominierungen Adele Bon Jovi Debby Boone Boyz II Men Whitney Houston Elton John Dua Lipa Madonna Lionel Richie Diana Ross Steve Winwood Ed Sheeran Halsey The Weeknd
Einzelnachweise
Pop/Rock Song Kategorie:Erstverleihung 1974