Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Song


This is a list of the winners of, and nominees for, the Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Song, given at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. It was also titled 'Favorite Song Of The Year' from 2015 to 2016.

Winners and nominees

The winning songs are listed in bold.
YearWinnersNominees
1988 "La Bamba" – Los Lobos
1989 "Kokomo" – The Beach Boys
  • "Don't Worry Be Happy" – Bobby McFerrin
  • "Parents Just Don't Understand" – DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
    • 1990 "Hangin' Tough" – New Kids on the Block
  • "Every Little Step" – Bobby Brown
  • "Girl You Know It's True" – Milli Vanilli
    • 1991 "Ice Ice Baby" – Vanilla Ice
  • "Step by Step" – New Kids on the Block
  • "U Can't Touch This" – MC Hammer
    • 1992 "Jump" – Kris Kross
  • "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" – TLC
  • "Motownphilly" – Boyz II Men
    • 1994 "Whoomp! (There It Is)" – Tag Team
  • "Again" – Janet Jackson
  • "Hey Mr. D.J." – Zhané
    • 1995 "Creep" – TLC
  • "I'll Make Love to You" – Boyz II Men
  • "On Bended Knee" – Boyz II Men
    • 1996 "Gangsta's Paradise" – Coolio
  • "Baby" – Brandy
  • "One Sweet Day" – Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men
  • "Waterfalls" – TLC
    • 1997 "Killing Me Softly" – Fugees
  • "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" - Quad City DJ's
  • "Always Be My Baby" – Mariah Carey
  • "I Love You Always Forever" - Donna Lewis
    • 1998 "MMMBop" – Hanson
  • "Don't Speak" – No Doubt
  • "I'll Be Missing You" – Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112
  • "Men in Black" – Will Smith
    • 1999 "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" – Backstreet Boys
  • "Are You That Somebody?" – Aaliyah
  • "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" – Will Smith
  • "Miami" – Will Smith
    • 2000 "Wild Wild West" – Will Smith
  • "(You Drive Me) Crazy" – Britney Spears
  • "All Star" – Smash Mouth
  • "Bug-a-Boo" – Destiny's Child
    • 2001 "Who Let the Dogs Out?" – Baha Men
  • "Bounce with Me" – Lil' Bow Wow
  • "Bye Bye Bye" – *NSYNC
  • "Oops... I Did It Again" – Britney Spears
    • 2002 "Get the Party Started" – P!nk
  • "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" – Britney Spears
  • "I'm a Believer" – Smash Mouth
  • "Pop" – *NSYNC
    • 2003 "Sk8er Boi" – Avril Lavigne
  • "Dilemma" – Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland
  • "Girlfriend (The Neptunes Remix)" – *NSYNC feat. Nelly
  • "Jenny From the Block" – Jennifer Lopez
    • 2004 "Hey Ya!" – Outkast
  • "Bump, Bump, Bump" – B2K
  • "Crazy in Love" – Beyoncé
  • "Where Is the Love?" – The Black Eyed Peas
    • 2005 "Burn" – Usher
  • "Lose My Breath" – Destiny's Child
  • "My Boo" – Usher ft. Alicia Keys
  • "Toxic" – Britney Spears
    • 2006 "Wake Me Up When September Ends" – Green Day
  • "1, 2 Step" – Ciara
  • "Hollaback Girl" – Gwen Stefani
  • "We Belong Together" – Mariah Carey
    • 2007 "Irreplaceable" – Beyoncé
  • "Bad Day" – Daniel Powter
  • "Crazy" – Gnarls Barkley
  • "Hips Don't Lie" – Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean
    • 2008 "Girlfriend" – Avril Lavigne
  • "Beautiful Girls" – Sean Kingston
  • "Big Girls Don't Cry" – Fergie
  • "Don't Matter" – Akon
    • 2009 "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Beyoncé
  • "Don't Stop the Music" – Rihanna
  • "I Kissed a Girl" – Katy Perry
    • 2010 "You Belong With Me" – Taylor Swift
  • "I Gotta Feeling" – The Black Eyed Peas
  • "Paparazzi" – Lady Gaga
  • "Party in the U.S.A." – Miley Cyrus
    • 2011 "Baby" – Justin Bieber feat. Ludacris
  • "California Gurls" – Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg
  • "Hey, Soul Sister" – Train
  • "Mine" – Taylor Swift
    • 2012 "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO
  • "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga
  • "Firework" by Katy Perry
  • "Sparks Fly" by Taylor Swift
    • 2013 "What Makes You Beautiful" – One Direction
  • "Call Me Maybe" – Carly Rae Jepsen
  • "Gangnam Style" – PSY
  • "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" – Taylor Swift
    • 2014 "Story of My Life" – One Direction
  • "I Knew You Were Trouble" – Taylor Swift
  • "Roar" – Katy Perry
  • "Wrecking Ball" – Miley Cyrus
    • 2015 "Bang Bang" – Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj
  • "All About That Bass" – Meghan Trainor
  • "Dark Horse" – Katy Perry feat. Juicy J
  • "Fancy" – Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX
  • "Problem" – Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea
  • "Shake It Off" – Taylor Swift
    • 2016 "Hello" – Adele
  • "Bad Blood" – Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar
  • "Can't Feel My Face" – The Weeknd
  • "Hotline Bling" – Drake
  • "Thinking Out Loud" – Ed Sheeran
  • "What Do You Mean?" – Justin Bieber
    • 2017 "Work from Home" – Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign
  • "24K Magic" – Bruno Mars
  • "Can't Stop the Feeling!" – Justin Timberlake
  • "Heathens" – Twenty One Pilots
  • "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" – Adele
  • "Side to Side" – Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj
    • 2018 "Shape of You" – Ed Sheeran
  • "Despacito (Remix)" – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber
  • "HUMBLE." – Kendrick Lamar
  • "I'm the One" – DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne
  • "It Ain't Me" – Kygo & Selena Gomez
  • "Look What You Made Me Do" – Taylor Swift
  • "That's What I Like" – Bruno Mars
  • "Thunder" – Imagine Dragons
    • 2019 "Thank U, Next" – Ariana Grande
  • "Delicate" – Taylor Swift
  • "In My Blood" – Shawn Mendes
  • "In My Feelings" – Drake
  • "Natural" – Imagine Dragons
  • "Youngblood" – 5 Seconds of Summer
    • 2020 "Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish
  • "7 Rings" – Ariana Grande
  • "Memories" – Maroon 5
  • "Old Town Road" – Lil Nas X
  • "Sucker" – Jonas Brothers
  • "You Need to Calm Down" – Taylor Swift
    • 2021 "Dynamite" – BTS
  • "Blinding Lights" – The Weeknd
  • "Cardigan" – Taylor Swift
  • "Toosie Slide" – Drake
  • "Wonder" – Shawn Mendes
  • "Yummy" – Justin Bieber
    • 2022 "Happier Than Ever" – Billie Eilish
  • "All Too Well (Taylor's Version)" – Taylor Swift
  • "Bad Habits" – Ed Sheeran
  • "Easy on Me" – Adele
  • "Take My Breath" – The Weeknd
  • "Up" – Cardi B
    • 2023 "As It Was" – Harry Styles
  • "About Damn Time" – Lizzo
  • "Anti-Hero" – Taylor Swift
  • "Bejeweled" – Taylor Swift
  • "Break My Soul" – Beyoncé
  • "First Class" – Jack Harlow
  • "I Ain't Worried" – OneRepublic
  • "Lift Me Up" – Rihanna
    • 2024 "What Was I Made For?" – Billie Eilish
  • "Dance the Night" – Dua Lipa
  • "Fast Car" – Luke Combs
  • "Flowers" – Miley Cyrus
  • "Paint The Town Red" – Doja Cat
  • "Selfish" – Justin Timberlake
  • "Texas Hold 'Em" – Beyoncé
  • "Yes, And?" – Ariana Grande
    • 2025 "Taste" – Sabrina Carpenter
  • "Abracadabra" – Lady Gaga
  • "Cry for Me" – The Weeknd
  • "I Can Do It with a Broken Heart" – Taylor Swift
  • "Squabble Up" – Kendrick Lamar
  • "Wildflower" – Billie Eilish