Winners and nominees
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |
|---|---|
| † | Indicates a posthumous winner |
1950s
Note: The category for Best Playback Singer was established in 1959, and until 1967 both male and female singers used to compete for a single award.
| Year | Photos of winners | Singer | Song | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 (6th) | Award was Won by a Female Singer | [1] | |||
1960s
| Year | Photos of winners | Singer | Song | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 (7th) |  | Mukesh ‡ | "Sab Kuch Seekha Humne" | Anari | [2] |
| Talat Mahmood | "Jalte Hain Jiske Liye" | Sujata | |||
| 1961 (8th) |  | Mohammed Rafi ‡ | "Chaudhvin Ka Chand" | Chaudhvin Ka Chand | [3] |
| Other Nominees were Female Singers | |||||
| 1962 (9th) | Mohammed Rafi ‡ | "Teri Pyari Pyari Surat Ko" | Sasural | [4] | |
| Mohammad Rafi | "Husn Wale Tera" | Gharana | |||
| Mukesh | "Hothon Pe Sacchai" | Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai | |||
| 1963 (10th) | Award Won by a Female Singer | [5] | |||
| Mohammed Rafi | "Ae Gulbadan" | Professor | |||
| 1964 (11th) | Mahendra Kapoor ‡ | "Chalo Ek Bar Phir Se" | Gumrah | [6] | |
| Mohammed Rafi | "Mere Mehboob Tujhe" | Mere Mehboob | |||
| 1965 (12th) | | Mohammed Rafi ‡ | "Chahunga Main Tujhe" | Dosti | [7] |
| Mukesh | "Dost Dost Na Raha" | Sangam | |||
| 1966 (13th) | Award Won by a Female Singer | [8] | |||
| Mohammed Rafi | "Chho Lene Do" | Kaajal | |||
| 1967 (14th) | | Mohammed Rafi ‡ | "Baharon Phool Barsaao" | Suraj | [9] |
| Other Nominees were Female Singers | |||||
| 1968 (15th) | Mahendra Kapoor ‡ | "Neele Gagan Ke Tale" | Hamraaz | [10] | |
| Mahendra Kapoor | "Mere Desh Ki Dharti" | Upkar | |||
| Mukesh | "Sawan Ka Mahina" | Milan | |||
| 1969 (16th) | | Mohammed Rafi ‡ | "Dil Ke Jharokhe Mein" | Brahmachari | [11] |
| Mohammed Rafi | "Babul Ki Duvayen" | Neel Kamal | |||
| "Main Gaoon Tum So Jao" | Brahmachari | ||||
1970s
| Year | Photos of winners | Singer | Song | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 (17th) |  | Kishore Kumar ‡ | "Roop Tera Mastana" | Aradhana | [12] |
| Manna Dey | "Kaal Ka Paiya" | Chanda Aur Bijli | |||
| Mohammed Rafi | "Badi Mastani Hai" | Jeene Ki Raah | |||
| 1971 (18th) | | Mukesh ‡ | "Sabse Bada Nadaan" | Pehchan | [13] |
| Mohammed Rafi | "Khilona Jankar" | Khilona | |||
| Mukesh | "Bas Yehi Apradh" | Pehchan | |||
| 1972 (19th) |  | Manna Dey ‡ | "Ae Bhai Zara Dekh Ke Chalo" | Mera Naam Joker | [14] |
| Kishore Kumar | "Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana" | Andaz | |||
| "Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai" | Kati Patang | ||||
| 1973 (20th) | | Mukesh ‡ | "Jai Bolo Be-Imaan Ki" | Be-Imaan | [15] |
| Mukesh | "Ek Pyar Ka Nagma Hain" | Shor | |||
| Kishore Kumar | "Chingari Koi Bhadke" | Amar Prem | |||
| 1974 (21st) | – | Narendra Chanchal ‡ | "Beshak Mandir Masjid" | Bobby | [16] |
| Kishore Kumar | "Mere Dil Mein Aaj" | Daag: A Poem of Love | |||
| Manna Dey | "Yaari Hai Imaan Mera" | Zanjeer | |||
| Mohammed Rafi | "Hum Ko Jaan Se Pyaari Hai" | Naina | |||
| Shailendra Singh | "Main Shayar To Nahin" | Bobby | |||
| 1975 (22nd) | Mahendra Kapoor ‡ | "Aur Nahi Bus Aur Nahi" | Roti Kapda Aur Makaan | [17] | |
| Kishore Kumar | "Gaadi Bula Rahi Hai" | Dost | |||
| "Mera Jeevan Kora Kagaz" | Kora Kagaz | ||||
| Mohammed Rafi | "Accha Hi Hua Dil Toot Gaya" | Maa Bahen Aur Biwi | |||
| Mukesh | "Main Na Bhooloonga" | Roti Kapda Aur Makaan | |||
| 1976 (23rd) | | Kishore Kumar ‡ | "Dil Aisa Kisi Ne" | Amanush | [18] |
| Kishore Kumar | "Main Pyaasa Tu Sawan" | Faraar | |||
| "O Manjhi Re" | Khushboo | ||||
| Manna Dey | "Kya Mar Sakegi" | Sanyasi | |||
| R. D. Burman | "Mehbooba O Mehbooba" | Sholay | |||
| 1977 (24th) | | Mukesh (posthumous) † | "Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein" | Kabhi Kabhie | [19] |
| Kishore Kumar | "Mere Naina Sawan Bhadon" | Mehbooba | |||
| Mahendra Kapoor | "Sunke Teri Pukar" | Fakira | |||
| Mukesh (posthumous) | "Ek Din Bik Jaayega" | Dharam Karam | |||
| "Main Pal Do Pal Ka Shayar Hoon" | Kabhi Kabhie | ||||
| K. J. Yesudas | "Gori Tera Gaon" | Chitchor | |||
| 1978 (25th) | | Mohammed Rafi ‡ | "Kya Hua Tera Waada" | Hum Kisise Kum Naheen | [20] |
| Kishore Kumar | "Aap Ke Anurodh Pe" | Anurodh | |||
| Mohammed Rafi | "Parda Hai Parda" | Amar Akbar Anthony | |||
| Mukesh (posthumous) | "Suhaani Chandni" | Mukti | |||
| K. J. Yesudas | Ka Karoon Sajni Aye Na Baalam | Swami | |||
| 1979 (26th) | | Kishore Kumar ‡ | "Khaike Paan Banaraswala" | Don | [21] |
| Kishore Kumar | "O Saathi Re" | Muqaddar Ka Sikandar | |||
| "Hum Bewafa Harghiz Na" | Shalimar | ||||
| Mohammed Rafi | "Aadmi Musafir Hai" | Apnapan | |||
| Mukesh (posthumous) | "Chanchal Sheetal" | Satyam Shivam Sundaram |
1980s
| Year | Photos of winners | Singer | Song | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 (27th) |  | K. J. Yesudas ‡ | "Dil Ke Tukde" | Dada | [22] |
| Kishore Kumar | "Ek Rasta Hai Zindagi" | Kaala Patthar | |||
| Mohammed Rafi | "Chalo Re Doli Uthao" | Jaani Dushman | |||
| Nitin Mukesh | "Aaja Re Mere Dilbar" | Noorie | |||
| 1981 (28th) | | Kishore Kumar ‡ | "Hazaar Raahen Mud Ke Dekhi" | Thodisi Bewafaii | [23] |
| Kishore Kumar | "Om Shanti Om" | Karz | |||
| Mohammed Rafi (posthumous) | "Dard-e-Dil" | ||||
| "Maine Puchha Chand Se" | Abdullah | ||||
| "Mere Dost Kissa" | Dostana | ||||
| 1982 (29th) |  | Amit Kumar ‡ | "Yaad Aa Rahi Hai" | Love Story | [24] |
| Jagjit Singh | "Hothon Se Chhoo Lo Tum" | Prem Geet | |||
| Kishore Kumar | "Hamen Tum Se Pyaar Kitna" | Kudrat | |||
| "Chhoo Kar Mere Man Ko" | Yaarana | ||||
| S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | "Tere Mere Beech Mein" | Ek Duuje Ke Liye | |||
| 1983 (30th) | | Kishore Kumar ‡ | "Pag Ghungroo Bandh" | Namak Halaal | [25] |
| Amit Kumar | "Yeh Zameen Gaa Rahi Hai" | Teri Kasam | |||
| Suresh Wadkar | "Mein Hoon Prem Rogi" | Prem Rog | |||
| "Meri Kismat Tu" | |||||
| 1984 (31st) | Kishore Kumar ‡ | "Agar Tum Na Hote" | Agar Tum Na Hote | [26] | |
| Kishore Kumar | "Shayad Meri Shaadi" | Souten | |||
| "Jab Hum Jawaan Honge" | Betaab | ||||
| "Parvaton Se Aaj Mein" | |||||
| "Yaad Teri Aayengi" | Ek Jaan Hai Hum | ||||
| 1985 (32nd) | Kishore Kumar ‡ | "Manzilein Apni Jagah Hain" | Sharaabi | [27] | |
| Kishore Kumar | "De De Pyaar De" | Sharaabi | |||
| "Inteha Ho Gayi" | |||||
| "Log Kehte Hai" | |||||
| 1986 (33rd) | Kishore Kumar ‡ | "Saagar Kinare" | Saagar | [28] | |
| Shabbir Kumar | "Tum Se Milkar Na Jane Kyon" | Pyaar Jhukta Nahin | |||
| Suresh Wadkar | "Main Hi Main Hoon" | Ram Teri Ganga Maili | |||
| 1987 | NO CEREMONY | ||||
| 1988 | NO CEREMONY | ||||
| 1989 (34th) |  | Udit Narayan ‡ | "Papa Kehte Hain" | Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak | [29] |
| Amit Kumar | "Ek Do Teen" | Tezaab | |||
| Kirti Kumar | "Main To Hoon Sab Ka" | Hatya | |||
1990s
| Year | Photos of winners | Singer | Song | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 (35th) |  | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam ‡ | "Dil Deewana" | Maine Pyar Kiya | [30] |
| Amit Kumar | "Tirchhi Topiwale" | Tridev | |||
| Mohammed Aziz | "My Name Is Lakhan" | Ram Lakhan | |||
| Suresh Wadkar | "Lagi Aaj Sawan Ki" | Chandni | |||
| 1991 (36th) |  | Kumar Sanu ‡ | "Ab Tere Bin" | Aashiqui | [31] |
| Amit Kumar | "Kaisa Lagta Hai" | Baaghi: A Rebel for Love | |||
| Suresh Wadkar | "O Priya Priya" | Dil | |||
| 1992 (37th) | Kumar Sanu ‡ | "Mera Dil Bhi" | Saajan | [32] | |
| Pankaj Udhas | "Jeeye To Jeeye" | Saajan | |||
| S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | "Tum Se Milne Ki Tamanna Hai" | ||||
| Sudesh Bhonsle | "Jumma Chumma" | Hum | |||
| 1993 (38th) | Kumar Sanu ‡ | "Sochenge Tumhe Pyaar" | Deewana | [33] | |
| Udit Narayan | "Pehla Nasha" | Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar | |||
| Vinod Rathod | "Aisi Deewangi" | Deewana | |||
| 1994 (39th) | Kumar Sanu ‡ | "Yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhen" | Baazigar | [34] | |
| Kumar Sanu | "Baazigar O Baazigar" | Baazigar | |||
| Udit Narayan | "Phoolon Sa Chehra Tera" | Anari | |||
| "Jaadu Teri Nazar" | Darr | ||||
| Vinod Rathod | "Nayak Nahin Kahlnayak Hoon Main" | Khalnayak | |||
| 1995 (40th) | Kumar Sanu ‡ | "Ek Ladki Ko Dekha" | 1942: A Love Story | [35] | |
| Kumar Sanu | "Kuch Na Kaho" | 1942: A Love Story | |||
| Abhijeet | "Ole Ole" | Yeh Dillagi | |||
| S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | "Hum Aapke Hain Koun" | Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! | |||
| Udit Narayan | "Tu Cheez Badi" | Mohra | |||
| 1996 (41st) | | Udit Narayan ‡ | "Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna" | Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge | [36] |
| Hariharan | "Dil Ne Dil Se" | Haqeeqat | |||
| Kumar Sanu | "Tum Mile Dil Khile" | Criminal | |||
| "Tujhe Dekha To" | Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge | ||||
| Udit Narayan | "Raja Ko Rani Se Pyaar" | Akele Hum Akele Tum | |||
| 1997 (42nd) | Udit Narayan ‡ | "Pardesi Pardesi" | Raja Hindustani | [37] | |
| Abhijeet | "Yeh Teri Aankhen Jhuki Jhuki" | Fareb | |||
| Hariharan and Suresh Wadkar | "Chappa Chappa Charkha Chale" | Maachis | |||
| Udit Narayan | "Ho Nahi Sakta" | Diljale | |||
| "Ghar Se Nikalte Hi" | Papa Kahte Hain | ||||
| 1998 (43rd) |  | Abhijeet ‡ | "Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaaun" | Yes Boss | [38] |
| Hariharan | "I Love My India" | Pardes | |||
| Kumar Sanu | "Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain" | ||||
| Sonu Nigam and Roop Kumar Rathod | "Sandese Aate Hai" | Border | |||
| Udit Narayan | "Dil To Pagal Hai" | Dil To Pagal Hai | |||
| 1999 (44th) |  | Sukhwinder Singh ‡ | "Chaiyya Chaiyya" | Dil Se.. | [39] |
| Aamir Khan | "Aati Kya Khandala" | Ghulam | |||
| Kamaal Khan | "O O Jaane Jaana" | Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya | |||
| Kumar Sanu | "Ladki Badi Anjaani Hai" | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | |||
| Udit Narayan | "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" |
