This article is the list of winners and nominees for the Academy of Country Music's Song of the Year. The award was first given in 1967. The following is the list of winners, including their nominated work.
Unlike the Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year, this award is not only given to the songwriter(s). It's also given to the publisher(s), and artist(s) for their success in digital media and the impact of the song on consumers and the country music industry, with emphasis on the creative integrity of the song.
Any song released and achieved a Top 50 position on Billboard's Hot Country Songs or Mediabase Country charts during the eligibility period is eligible. However, if the song was released before the eligibility period, but achieved the highest chart position. It is considered eligible.
Winners and nominees
2020s YearWinnerNominees2026 "Choosin’ Texas" — Ella Langley, Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert, Joybeth Taylor "A Song to Sing" — Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert, Jenee Fleenor, Jesse Frasure "Am I Okay?" — Megan Moroney, Jessie Jo Dillon, Luke Laird "I Never Lie" — Zach Top, Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols "Somewhere Over Laredo" — Lainey Wilson, Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson, Andy Albert, Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg2025 "Dirt Cheap" — Josh Phillips "4x4xU" — Aaron Raitiere, Jon Decious, Lainey Wilson "The Architect" — Josh Osborne, Kacey Musgraves, Shane McAnally "I Had Some Help" — Ashley Gorley, Chandler Paul Walters, Ernest, Jonathan Hoskins, Louis Bell, Morgan Wallen, Ryan Vojtesak, Post Malone "You Look Like You Love Me" — Aaron Raitiere, Ella Langley, Riley Green2024 "Next Thing You Know" – Jordan Davis, Chase McGill, Greylan James, Josh Osborne "Fast Car" – Tracy Chapman "Heart Like a Truck" – Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson, Lainey Wilson "Tennessee Orange" – David Fanning, Megan Moroney, Paul Jenkins, Ben Williams "The Painter" – Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins, Ryan Larkins2023 "She Had Me at Heads Carolina" – Ashley Gorley, Cole Swindell, Jesse Frasure, Mark D. Sanders, Thomas Rhett and Tim Nichols "Sand in My Boots" – Ashley Gorley, Josh Osborne and Michael Hardy "'Til You Can't" – Ben Stennis and Matt Rogers "Wait in the Truck" – Hunter Phelps, Jordan Schmidt, Michael Hardy and Renee Blair "You Should Probably Leave" – Ashley Gorley, Chris DuBois and Chris Stapleton2022 "Things a Man Oughta Know" – Jason Nix, Jonathan Singleton, Lainey Wilson "7 Summers" – Morgan Wallen, Josh Osborne, Shane McAnally "Buy Dirt" – Jordan Davis, Jacob Davis, Josh Jenkins, Matt Jenkins "Fancy Like" – Cameron Bartolini, Walker Hayes, Josh Jenkins, Shane Stevens "Knowing You" – Adam James, Brett James, Kat Higgins2021 "The Bones" – Jimmy Robbins, Maren Morris, Laura Veltz "Bluebird" – Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert, Natalie Hemby "One Night Standards" – Ashley McBryde, Nicolette Hayford, Shane McAnally "Some People Do" – Jesse Frasure, Matt Ramsey, Thomas Rhett, Shane McAnally "Starting Over" – Chris Stapleton, Mike Henderson2020 "One Man Band" – Josh Osborne, Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Brad Tursi "10,000 Hours" – Dan Smyers, Shay Mooney, Justin Bieber, Jessie Jo Dillon, Jason Boyd, Jordan Reynolds "Girl Goin' Nowhere" – Ashley McBryde, Jeremy Bussey "God's Country" – Devin Dawson, Jordan Schmidt, Michael Hardy "Some of It" – Eric Church, Jeff Hyde, Clint Daniels, Bobby Pinson
2010s YearWinnerNominees2019 "Tequila" — Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers "Break Up in the End" — Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill, Jon Nite "Broken Halos" — Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton "Meant to Be" — David Garcia, Tyler Hubbard, Joshua Miller, Bebe Rexha "Space Cowboy" — Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves "Yours" — Casey Brown, Russell Dickerson, Parker Welling2018 "Tin Man" — Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert and Jon Randall "Better Man" — Taylor Swift "Body Like a Back Road" — Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne "Female" — Ross Copperman, Nicolle Galyon and Shane McAnally "Whiskey and You" — Lee Thomas Miller and Chris Stapleton2017 "Die a Happy Man" – Thomas Rhett, Sean Douglas, Joe Spargur "Blue Ain’t Your Color" – Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey, Steven Lee Olsen "Humble and Kind" – Lori McKenna "Kill a Word" – Eric Church, Luke Dick, Jeff Hyde "Tennessee Whiskey" – Dean Dillon, Linda Hargrove "Vice" – Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne2016 "Nobody to Blame – Barry Bales, Ronnie Bowman, Chris Stapleton "Girl Crush" – Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose "Burning House" – Jeff Bhasker, Cam, Tyler Johnson "Raise 'Em Up" – Tom Douglas, Jaren Johnston, Jeffrey Steele "She Don't Love You" – Eric Paslay & Jennifer Wayne2015 "Automatic" — Nicolle Galyon, Natalie Hemby, Miranda Lambert "American Kids" — Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird, Shane McAnally "Drink A Beer" — Jim Beavers, Chris Stapleton "Follow Your Arrow" — Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves "Give Me Back My Hometown" — Eric Church, Luke Laird "I Hold On" — Brett James, Dierks Bentley2014 "I Drive Your Truck" — Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington, Jimmy Yeary "Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)" — Gary Allan, Hillary Lindsey, Matthew Warren "Mama's Broken Heart" — Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves "Mine Would Be You" — Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington, Deric Ruttan "Wagon Wheel" — Bob Dylan, Ketch Secor2013 "Over You" — Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton "A Woman Like You" — Phil Barton, Johnny Bulford, Jon Stone "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" — Will Hoge, Eric Paslay "Springsteen" — Eric Church, Jeff Hyde, Ryan Tyndell "Wanted" — Hunter Hayes, Troy Verges2012 "Crazy Girl" – Lee Brice and Liz Rose "Home" – Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley and Dan Wilson "Just a Kiss" – Dallas Davidson, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott "Threaten Me With Heaven" – Amy Grant, Vince Gill, Dillon O'Brian and Will Owsley "You and Tequila" – Matraca Berg and Deana Carter2011 "The House That Built Me" – Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin "A Little More Country Than That" – Rory Lee Feek, Don Poythress and Wynn Varble "As She’s Walking Away" – Zac Brown and Wyatt Durrette "If I Die Young" – Kimberly Perry "Love Like Crazy" – Tim James and Doug Johnson2010 "Need You Now" – Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott "Cowboy Casanova" – Mike Elizondo, Brett James, Carrie Underwood "People Are Crazy" – Bobby Braddock, Troy Jones "White Liar" – Natalie Hemby, Miranda Lambert "You Belong With Me" – Liz Rose, Taylor Swift
2000s YearWinnerNominees2009 “In Color” — Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller, James Otto “I Saw God Today” — Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell, Wade Kirby “Johnny & June” — Deanna Bryant, Heidi Newfield, Stephony Smith “Waitin' On A Woman” — Don Sampson, Wynn Varble “You're Gonna Miss This” — Ashley Gorley and Lee Thomas Miller2008 “Stay” — Jennifer Nettles “Don’t Blink” — Casey Beathard, Chris Wallin “Lost in This Moment” — Keith Anderson, Rodney Clawson, John Rich “Moments” — Dave Berg, Annie Tate, Sam Tate “Watching You” — Rodney Atkins, Steve Dean, Brian White2007 “Give It Away” — Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon, Jamey Johnson “Amarillo Sky” — John Rich, Big Kenny, Rodney Clawson, Bart Pursley “Before He Cheats” — Chris Tompkins, Josh Kear “If You’re Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)” — Sam Tate, Annie Tate, Dave Berg “Would You Go With Me” — Shawn Camp, John Scott Sherrill2006 “Believe” — Ronnie Dunn and Craig Wiseman “Baby Girl” — Kristian Bush, Kristen Hall, Jennifer Nettles and Troy Bieser “Jesus, Take the Wheel” — Hillary Lindsey, Gordie Sampson and Brett James “Skin (Sarabeth)” — Doug Johnson and Joe Henry “When I Get Where I’m Going” — George Teren and Rivers Rutherford2005 "Live Like You Were Dying" — Craig Wiseman and Tim Nichols "American Soldier" — Toby Keith and Chuck Cannon "Bless The Broken Road" — Marcus Hummon, Bobby Boyd and Jeff Hanna "I May Hate Myself In The Morning" — Odie Blackmon "Whiskey Lullaby" — Bill Anderson and Jon Randall2004 "Three Wooden Crosses" — Doug Johnson, Kim Williams "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" — Jim Brown, Donald Rollins "Red Dirt Road" — Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn (Brooks & Dunn) "Remember When" — Alan Jackson "There Goes My Life" — Wendell Mobley and Neil Thrasher2003 "I'm Movin' On" — Phillip Brian White and David Vincent Williams "A Lot of Things Different" — Bill Anderson and Dean Dillon "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue (The Angry American)" — Toby Keith "Drive (For Daddy Gene)" — Alan Jackson "Forgive" — Rebecca Lynn Howard and Trey Bruce2002 "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)" — Alan Jackson "Angels in Waiting" — Tammy Cochran, Stewart Harris and Jim McBride "I Wanna Talk About Me" — Bobby Braddock "One More Day" — Bobby Tomberlin and Steven Dale Jones "Only in America" — Kix Brooks, Don Cook and Ronnie Rogers2001 "I Hope You Dance" — Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sillers "How Do You Like Me Now?!" — Toby Keith and Chuck Cannon "The Little Girl" — Harley Allen "One Voice" — Don Cook and David Malloy "We Danced" — Brad Paisley and Chris DuBois2000 "Amazed" — Aimee Mayo, Chris Lindsey, Marv Green "Breathe" — Stephanie Bentley, Holly Lamar "Choices" — Billy Yates, Mike Curtis "He Didn't Have to Be" — Brad Paisley, Kelley Lovelace "Please Remember Me" — Rodney Crowell, Will Jennings
1990s YearWinnerNominees1999 "Holes in the Floor of Heaven" — Billy Kirsch, Steve Wariner "A Broken Wing" — James House, Sam Hogin, Phil Barnhart "Don't Laugh at Me" — Steve Seskin, Allen Shamblin "Husbands and Wives" — Roger Miller "This Kiss" — Beth Nielsen Chapman, Robin Lerner, Annie Roboff1998 "It's Your Love" — Stephony Smith "All the Good Ones Are Gone" — Dean Dillon, Bob McDill "How Do I Live" — Diane Warren "Something That We Do" — Clint Black, Skip Ewing "The Fool" — Charley Stefl, Gene Ellsworth, Marla Cannon1997 "Blue" — Bill Mack "Carried Away" — Jeff Stevens, Steve Bogard "My Maria" — B.W. Stevenson, Daniel Moore "Strawberry Wine" — Matraca Berg, Gary Harrison "Time Marches On" — Bobby Braddock1996 "The Keeper of the Stars" — Dickey Lee, Karen Staley, Danny Mayo "I Like It, I Love It" — Jeb Stuart Anderson, Mark Hall, Steve Dukes "Standing on the Edge of Goodbye" — John Berry, Stewart Harris "You Don't Even Know Who I Am" — Gretchen Peters "You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone" — Don Cook, Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn1995 "I Swear" — Frank J. Myers, Gary Baker "Don't Take the Girl" — Craig Martin, Larry W. Johnson "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye" — Karen Taylor-Good, Burton Banks Collins "Livin' on Love" — Alan Jackson "When Love Finds You" — Vince Gill, Michael Omartian1994 "I Love the Way You Love Me" — Chuck Cannon, Victoria Shaw "Can I Trust You with My Heart" — Travis Tritt, Stewart Harris "Chattahoochee" — Alan Jackson, Jim McBride "Does He Love You" — Billy Stritch, Sandy Knox "I Don't Call Him Daddy" — Reed Nielsen1993 "I Still Believe in You" — Vince Gill, John Barlow Jarvis "Boot Scootin' Boogie" — Ronnie Dunn "I Feel Lucky" — Mary Chapin Carpenter, Don Schlitz "Something in Red" — Angela Kaset "Two Sparrows in a Hurricane" — Mark Alan Springer1992 "Somewhere in My Broken Heart" — Billy Dean, Richard Leigh "Don't Rock the Jukebox" — Alan Jackson, Roger Murrah, Keith Stegall "Down at the Twist and Shout" — Mary Chapin Carpenter "Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)" — Travis Tritt "Pocket Full of Gold" — Vince Gill, Brian Allsmiller1991 "The Dance" — Tony Arata "Friends in Low Places" — Dewayne Blackwell, Earl Bud Lee "Here in the Real World" — Alan Jackson, Mark Irwin "Jukebox in My Mind" — Dave Gibson, Ronnie Rogers "When I Call Your Name" — Vince Gill, Tim DuBois1990 "Where've You Been" — Jon Vezner,Don Henry "After All This Time" — Rodney Crowell "If Tomorrow Never Comes" — Garth Brooks, Kent Blazy "Killin' Time" — Clint Black, Hayden Nicholas "There's a Tear in My Beer" — Hank Williams
1980s