Grammy Award for Best Country Song

The Grammy Award for Best Country Song has been awarded since 1965. The award is given to the songwriter of the song, not to the artist, unless the artist is also the songwriter.
There have been several minor changes to the name of the award:

From 1965 to 1968, it was known as "Best Country & Western Song"
From 1969 to 1983, it was awarded as "Best Country Song"
In 1984, it was awarded as "Best New Country Song "
From 1985 to the present, it has again been awarded as "Best Country Song"

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for music released in the previous year. Lori McKenna, Josh Kear, Chris Stapleton, and current winner Kacey Musgraves hold the record of most wins in the category with three wins each.

Recipients

Year	Recipient	Work	Performing artist	Nominees	Ref.
1965	Roger Miller	"Dang Me"	Roger Miller
1966	Roger Miller	"King of the Road"	Roger Miller
1967	Billy Sherrill & Glenn Sutton	"Almost Persuaded"	David Houston
1968	John Hartford	"Gentle on My Mind"	Glen Campbell
1969	Bobby Russell	"Little Green Apples"	Roger Miller
1970	Shel Silverstein	"A Boy Named Sue"	Johnny Cash
1971	Marty Robbins	"My Woman, My Woman, My Wife"	Marty Robbins
1972	Kris Kristofferson	"Help Me Make It Through the Night"	Sammi Smith
1973	Ben Peters	"Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'"	Charley Pride
1974	Kenny O'Dell	"Behind Closed Doors"	Charlie Rich
1975	Norro Wilson & Billy Sherrill	"A Very Special Love Song"	Charlie Rich
1976	Chips Moman & Larry Butler	" Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song"	B. J. Thomas
1977	Larry Gatlin	"Broken Lady"	Larry Gatlin
1978	Richard Leigh	"Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue"	Crystal Gayle
1979	Don Schlitz	"The Gambler"	Kenny Rogers
1980	Debbie Hupp & Bob Morrison	"You Decorated My Life"	Kenny Rogers
1981	Willie Nelson	"On the Road Again"	Willie Nelson
1982	Dolly Parton	"9 to 5"	Dolly Parton
1983	Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher & Mark James	"Always on My Mind"	Willie Nelson
1984	Mike Reid	"Stranger in My House"	Ronnie Milsap
1985	Steve Goodman	"City of New Orleans"	Willie Nelson
1986	Jimmy Webb	"Highwayman"	The Highwaymen
1987	Jamie O'Hara	"Grandpa "	The Judds
1988	Paul Overstreet & Don Schlitz	"Forever and Ever, Amen"	Randy Travis
1989	K. T. Oslin	"Hold Me"	K. T. Oslin
1990	Rodney Crowell	"After All This Time"	Rodney Crowell
1991	Don Henry & Jon Vezner	"Where've You Been"	Kathy Mattea
1992	John Barlow Jarvis, Naomi Judd & Paul Overstreet	"Love Can Build a Bridge"	The Judds
1993	Vince Gill & John Barlow Jarvis	"I Still Believe in You"	Vince Gill
1994	Lucinda Williams	"Passionate Kisses"	Mary Chapin Carpenter
1995	Gary Baker & Frank J. Myers	"I Swear"	John Michael Montgomery
1996	Vince Gill		Vince Gill
1997	Bill Mack		LeAnn Rimes
1998	Bob Carlisle & Randy Thomas		Bob Carlisle
1999	Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Shania Twain		Shania Twain
2000	Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Shania Twain		Shania Twain
2001	Mark D. Sanders & Tia Sillers		Lee Ann Womack
2002	Robert Lee Castleman		Alison Krauss & Union Station
2003	Alan Jackson		Alan Jackson
2004	Jim "Moose" Brown & Don Rollins		Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
2005	Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman		Tim McGraw
2006	Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna, & Marcus Hummon		Rascal Flatts
2007	Hillary Lindsey, Brett James & Gordie Sampson		Carrie Underwood
2008	Chris Tompkins & Josh Kear		Carrie Underwood
2009	Jennifer Nettles		Sugarland
2010	Liz Rose & Taylor Swift		Taylor Swift
2011	Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott		Lady Antebellum
2012	Taylor Swift		Taylor Swift
2013	Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins		Carrie Underwood
2014	Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves, & Josh Osborne		Kacey Musgraves
2015	Glen Campbell & Julian Raymond		Glen Campbell
2016	Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, & Liz Rose	"Girl Crush"	Little Big Town
2017	Lori McKenna	"Humble and Kind"	Tim McGraw
2018	Mike Henderson & Chris Stapleton	"Broken Halos"	Chris Stapleton
2019	Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, & Kacey Musgraves	"Space Cowboy"	Kacey Musgraves
2020	Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth, & Tanya Tucker	"Bring My Flowers Now"	Tanya Tucker
2021	Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby & Lori McKenna	"Crowded Table"	The Highwomen
2022	Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure, Derek Mixon & Chris Stapleton	"Cold"	Chris Stapleton
2023	Matt Rogers & Ben Stennis	"'Til You Can't"	Cody Johnson
2024	Chris Stapleton & Dan Wilson	"White Horse"	Chris Stapleton
2025	Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne	"The Architect"	Kacey Musgraves
2026

Songwriters with multiple wins

;3 wins

Josh Kear
Lori McKenna
Chris Stapleton
Kacey Musgraves

;2 wins

Brandi Carlile
Vince Gill
John Barlow Jarvis
Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Hillary Lindsey
Shane McAnally
Roger Miller
Josh Osborne
Paul Overstreet
Liz Rose
Don Schlitz
Billy Sherrill
Taylor Swift
Chris Tompkins
Shania Twain
Songwriters with multiple nominations

;9 nominations

Shane McAnally

;8 nominations

Vince Gill

;7 nominations

Ashley Gorley
Miranda Lambert

;6 nominations

Lori McKenna
Kacey Musgraves
Chris Stapleton

;5 nominations

Hillary Lindsey
Maren Morris
Josh Osborne
Billy Sherrill
Taylor Swift

;4 nominations

Bill Anderson
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Rodney Crowell
Tom Douglas
Kris Kristofferson
Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Don Schlitz
Shania Twain

;3 nominations

Casey Beathard
Matraca Berg
Eric Church
Jesse Frasure
Jessie Jo Dillon
Natalie Hemby
Alan Jackson
Jamey Johnson
Josh Kear
Luke Laird
Lee Thomas Miller
Roger Miller
K. T. Oslin
Thomas Rhett
Liz Rose
Laura Veltz

;2 nominations

Gary Baker
Brandi Carlile
Tyler Childers
Robert Lee Castleman
Larry Gatlin
Dave Haywood
Marcus Hummon
John Barlow Jarvis
Charles Kelley
Richard Leigh
Chips Moman
Bob Morrison
Kenny O'Dell
Paul Overstreet
Dolly Parton
Ben Peters
Mike Reid
Marty Robbins
Bobby Russell
Hillary Scott
Chris Tompkins
Ryan Vojtesak
Norro Wilson
Songwriters with multiple nominations and no wins