Billboard Music Award for Top Country Song

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The Billboard Music Award winners for Top Country Song. Notable winners include Wynonna Judd, Taylor Swift, Florida Georgia Line, and Thomas Rhett.

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Winners and nominees

YearSongArtistOther Nominees
1992 I Saw the Light [1] Wynonna Judd
1996 My Maria [2] Brooks & Dunn
2001 Ain't Nothing 'Bout You [3] Brooks & Dunn
2011 Need You Now [4] Lady Antebellum
2012 Dirt Road Anthem [5] Jason Aldean
2013 We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together [6] Taylor Swift
2014 Cruise [7] Florida Georgia Line and Nelly
2015 Burnin' It Down [8] Jason Aldean
2016 Die a Happy Man [9] Thomas Rhett
2017 H.O.L.Y. Florida Georgia Line [10]
2018 Body Like a Back Road Sam Hunt [11]
2019 Meant to Be Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line
2020 10,000 Hours Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber
2021 I Hope Gabby Barrett (featuring Charlie Puth)
2022 Fancy Like Walker Hayes
2023 Last Night Morgan Wallen
2024 A Bar Song (Tipsy) Shaboozey


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