| Year | Songwriter | Song | Performing artist | Result | Ref. |
| 1990 | B.A. Robertson and Mike Rutherford | "The Living Years" | Mike + The Mechanics | Won | |
| 1990 | Phil Collins | "Another Day in Paradise" | Phil Collins | | |
| 1990 | Marcus Vere, Richard Darbyshire, Albert Hammond | "Room in Your Heart" | Living in a Box | | |
| 1991 | Elton John, Bernie Taupin | "Sacrifice" | Elton John | Won | |
| 1991 | Justin Currie | "Nothing Ever Happens" | Del Amitri | | |
| 1991 | Paddy McAloon | "We Let the Stars Go" | Prefab Sprout | | |
| 1992 | Mike Scott | "The Whole of the Moon" | The Waterboys | Won | |
| 1992 | Mick Hucknall | "Stars" | Simply Red | | |
| 1992 | Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon | "The Show Must Go On" | Queen | | |
| 1993 | Annie Lennox | "Why" | Annie Lennox | Won | |
| 1993 | Eric Clapton, Will Jennings | "Tears in Heaven" | Eric Clapton | | |
| 1993 | Andy Partridge | "The Disappointed" | XTC | | |
| 1994 | Sting | "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" | Sting | Won | |
| 1994 | Steve Duberry, Billy Lawrie, Lulu | "I Don't Wanna Fight" | Tina Turner | | |
| 1994 | Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Warren Cuccurullo | "Ordinary World" | Duran Duran | | |
| 1995 | Andy Hill, Peter Sinfield | "Think Twice" | Celine Dion | Won | |
| 1995 | Mark Nevin, Kirsty McColl | "Dear John" | Eddi Reader | | |
| 1995 | Boo Hewerdine | "Patience of Angels" | Eddi Reader | | |
| 1996 | Jarvis Cocker, Nick Banks, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey, Russell Senior | "Common People" | Pulp | Won | |
| 1996 | Gary Barlow | "Back for Good" | Take That | | |
| 1996 | David Freeman, Joseph Hughes | "No More "I Love You's"" | Annie Lennox | | |
| 1997 | Brian May, Frank Musker, Elizabeth Lamers | "Too Much Love Will Kill You" | Brian May | Won | |
| 1997 | Terence Martin, Karen Poole, Michelle Poole | "I Am, I Feel" | Alisha's Attic | | |
| 1997 | Thomas Scott, Andrew Parle, James Edwards, Franny Griffiths | "Neighbourhood" | Space | | |
| 1998 | Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Phil Selway, Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien | "Paranoid Android" | Radiohead | Won | |
| 1998 | Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers | "Angels" | Robbie Williams | | |
| 1998 | Tjinder Singh | "Brimful of Asha" | Cornershop | | |
| 1999 | Brian Higgins, Steve Torch, Paul Barry, Stuart McLennan, Tim Powell, Matt Gray | "Believe" | Cher | Won | |
| 1999 | Tracy Ackerman, Ray Hedges, Martin Brannigan, Edele Lynch, Keavy Lynch, Lindsay Armaou, Sinead O'Carroll | "C'est la Vie" | B*Witched | | |
| 1999 | Jarvis Cocker, Nick Banks, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey, Mark Webber | "A Little Soul" | Pulp | | |
| Year | Songwriter | Song | Performing artist | Result | Ref. |
| 2010 | Lily Allen, Greg Kurstin | "The Fear" | Lily Allen | Won | |
| 2010 | Nick Hemming | "Save It for Someone Who Cares" | The Leisure Society | | |
| 2010 | Ed Adlard, Will Adlard, Ali Digby, George Eddy | "The Last Bus" | Patch William | | |
| 2011 | Conor O'Brien | "Becoming a Jackal" | Villagers | Won | |
| 2011 | Jonathan Higgs, Jeremy Pritchard, Alexander Robertshaw, Michael Spearman | "My Kz, Ur Bf" | Everything Everything | | |
| 2011 | Jack Bevan, Edwin Congreave, Walter Gervers, Yannis Philippakis, James Smith | "Spanish Sahara" | Foals | | |
| 2012 | Ed Sheeran | "The A Team" | Ed Sheeran | Won | |
| 2012 | Adele, Paul Epworth | "Rolling in the Deep" | Adele | | |
| 2012 | Paul Epworth, Kid Harpoon, Florence Welch | "Shake It Out" | Florence + the Machine | | |
| 2013 | Hugo Chegwin, Harry Craze, Anup Paul, Emeli Sandé | "Next to Me" | Emeli Sandé | Won | |
| 2013 | Natasha Khan, Justin Parker | "Laura" | Bat for Lashes | | |
| 2013 | Iain Archer, Jake Bugg | "Two Fingers" | Jake Bugg | | |
| 2014 | Dominic Major, Hannah Reid, Daniel Rothman | "Strong" | London Grammar | Won | |
| 2014 | Will Doyle, Sam Fryer, Chilli Jesson, Pete Mayhew | "Best of Friends" | Palma Violets | | |
| 2014 | John Newman, Steve Booker | "Love Me Again" | John Newman | | |
| 2015 | Andrew Hozier-Byrne | "Take Me to Church" | Hozier | Won | |
| 2015 | Andrew Davie | "Above the Clouds of Pompeii" | Bear's Den | | |
| 2015 | Ben Howard | "I Forget Where We Were" | Ben Howard | | |
| 2016 | Jamie Lawson | "Wasn't Expecting That" | Jamie Lawson | Won | |
| 2016 | Piers Aggett, Kesi Dryden, Amir Izadkhah, Gary Lightbody, Johnny McDaid, Leon Rolle, Ed Sheeran | "Bloodstream" | Ed Sheeran | | |
| 2016 | Ellie Rowsell | "Bros" | Wolf Alice | | |
| 2017 | Dean 'Inflo' Joisah Cover, Michael Kiwanuka | "Black Man in a White World" | Michael Kiwanuka | Won | |
| 2017 | Laura Mvula, Nile Rodgers | "Overcome" | Laura Mvula | | |
| 2017 | Blaine Harrison, Henry Harrison | "Telomere" | Mystery Jets | | |
| 2018 | Guy Garvey, Craig Potter, Mark Potter, Pete Turner | "Magnificent " | Elbow | Won | |
| 2018 | Jonathan Higgs, Jeremy Pritchard, Alex Robertshaw, Michael Spearman | "Can't Do" | Everything Everything | | |
| 2018 | Sampha | " Like the Piano" | Sampha | | |
| 2019 | Ben Howard | "Nica Libres at Dusk" | Ben Howard | Won | |
| 2019 | Alex Turner | "Four Out of Five" | Arctic Monkeys | | |
| 2019 | Andrew Hozier-Byrne | "Nina Cried Power" | Hozier | | |