Golden Melody Award for Song of the Year | |
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Awarded for | Outstanding vocal recording tracks in the pop music genre |
Country | Taiwan |
Presented by | Ministry of Culture |
First awarded | 1990 |
Currently held by | Deserts Chang for "A Flash and How It Lasts" (2023) |
Website | gma |
The Golden Melody Award for Song of the Year (Chinese :金曲獎年度歌曲獎) is presented by the Ministry of Culture of Taiwan to honor outstanding vocal recording tracks in the pop music genre. The Song of the Year award is one of the most prestigious categories at the awards presented annually since the 1st Golden Melody Awards in 1990. The award was presented for additional years until being discontinued in 1997, and was then revived in 2006. It is awarded to a single or for a track from an album, and goes to the performing artist for that song.
Year | Performing artist(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
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1990 (Jan.) | Eagle Pan | "I Want a Home" |
| [1] [2] |
1990 (Oct.) | Emil Chau | "There Is Love in This City" |
| [3] [4] |
1991 | Lim Giong | "Marching Forward" |
| [5] [6] |
1992 | Sally Yeh | "Merry Go Round" |
| [7] [8] |
1993 | Jacky Cheung | "The Goodbye Kiss" |
| [9] [10] |
1994 | Jacky Cheung | "Best Wishes for You" |
| [11] [12] |
1996 | Yeh Chi-tien | "Butterfly Dreams Fly" |
| [13] [14] |
2006 | Ara Kimbo | "Pacific Wind" |
| [15] [16] |
2007 | David Tao & Jolin Tsai | "Marry Me Today" |
| [17] [18] |
2008 | Jay Chou | "Blue and White Porcelain" |
| [19] [20] |
2009 | Jay Chou | "Rice Field" |
| [21] [22] |
2010 | A-Mei | "Bold for My Love" |
| [23] [24] |
2011 | Jonathan Lee | "Jonathan's Song" |
| [25] [26] |
2012 | Mayday | "Noah's Ark" |
| [27] [28] |
2013 | Jolin Tsai | "The Great Artist" |
| [29] [30] |
2014 | Jonathan Lee | "Hills" |
| [31] [32] |
2015 | Fire EX. | "Island's Sunrise" |
| [33] [34] |
2016 | Suming | "Aka Pisawad" | [35] [36] | |
2017 | No Party for Cao Dong | "Simon Says" |
| [37] |
2018 | Crowd Lu | "He-R" |
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2019 | Jolin Tsai | "Womxnly" |
| [38] |
2020 | Abao | "Thank You" |
| [39] |
2021 | Crowd Lu | "Your Name Engraved Herein" |
| [40] |
2022 | EggPlantEgg | "Oh Love, You Are Much Greater Than I Imagined" |
| [41] |
2023 | Deserts Chang | "A Flash and How It Lasts" |
| [42] |
Most wins
Rank | 1st | 2nd |
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Artist | Jolin Tsai | Jacky Cheung Jay Chou Jonathan Lee |
Total wins | 3 wins | 2 wins |
Most nominations
Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
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Artist | Jonathan Lee | Jay Chou Mayday | Jody Chiang A-Mei Jolin Tsai |
Total nominations | 6 nominations | 5 nominations | 4 nominations |
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