Grammy Award for Best Country Song

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Grammy Award for Best Country Song
Chris Stapleton Concert (48519730107) (cropped).jpg
"White Horse" by Chris Stapleton is the most recent recipient
Awarded forQuality country songs
CountryUnited States
Presented by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded1965
Currently held by Chris Stapleton & "Dan Wilson" for "White Horse" (2024)
Website grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Country Song (sometimes known as the Country Songwriter's Award) has been awarded since 1965. The award is given to the songwriter(s) of the song, not to the artist, except if the artist is also the songwriter.

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There have been several minor changes to the name of the award:

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for music released in the previous year. Lori McKenna, Josh Kear, and Chris Stapleton hold the record of most wins in the category with three wins each.

Recipients

Two-time winner Roger Miller was the first recipient of the award. Roger Miller 1975.jpg
Two-time winner Roger Miller was the first recipient of the award.
1970 winner Shel Silverstein Portrait of Shel Silverstein in c. 1964 by Jerry Yulsman.jpg
1970 winner Shel Silverstein
1971 winner Marty Robbins Marty Robbins 1966.JPG
1971 winner Marty Robbins
1972 winner Kris Kristofferson 2018 Kris Kristofferson - by 2eight - DSC5043 cropped.jpg
1972 winner Kris Kristofferson
1977 winner Larry Gatlin Larry Gatlin.JPG
1977 winner Larry Gatlin
1981 winner Willie Nelson Willie Nelson Promotional Photo - cropped.jpg
1981 winner Willie Nelson
1982 winner Dolly Parton Dolly Parton accepting Liseberg Applause Award 2010 portrait.jpg
1982 winner Dolly Parton
1986 winner Jimmy Webb Jimmy Webb Deichmanske Oslo Jazzfestival (151806).jpg
1986 winner Jimmy Webb
1992 co-winner Naomi Judd Naomi Judd AHA.jpg
1992 co-winner Naomi Judd
Two-time winner Vince Gill Vince Gill.png
Two-time winner Vince Gill
1994 winner Lucinda Williams Lucinda Williams & guitar.jpg
1994 winner Lucinda Williams
Two-time winner Shania Twain ShaniaTwain3.jpg
Two-time winner Shania Twain
2003 winner Alan Jackson AlanJacksonApr10.jpg
2003 winner Alan Jackson
Two-time winner Hillary Lindsey Hillary Lindsey, ASCAP concert, 2011.jpg
Two-time winner Hillary Lindsey
2009 winner, Jennifer Nettles from Sugarland Jennifer Nettles at Ramstein Air Base 02, 2009.jpg
2009 winner, Jennifer Nettles from Sugarland
Two-time winner Taylor Swift Taylor Swift Sydney.jpg
Two-time winner Taylor Swift
2011 winner Lady A LadyAntebellumAwardsApr10.jpg
2011 winner Lady A
Two-time winner Shane McAnally Shane.Headshot.2019.jpg
Two-time winner Shane McAnally
Two-time winner Kacey Musgraves Kacey Musgraves 2016.jpg
Two-time winner Kacey Musgraves
2015 winner Glen Campbell Campbell1.jpg
2015 winner Glen Campbell
Three-time winner Lori McKenna LoriMcKennaNewBedfordSummerfest2006 (cropped).jpg
Three-time winner Lori McKenna
2018 winner Chris Stapleton Stapleton ACL 20161002005.jpg
2018 winner Chris Stapleton
2020 winner Tanya Tucker TanyaTuckerGraceland02202020.jpeg
2020 winner Tanya Tucker
Two-time Brandi Carlile Brandi-carlile1.jpg
Two-time Brandi Carlile
Year [I] Recipient(s)WorkPerforming artist(s)Nominees
(Performer(s) in parentheses) [II]
Ref.
1965 Roger Miller "Dang Me" Roger Miller
1966 Roger Miller "King of the Road" Roger Miller
1967 Billy Sherrill & Glenn Sutton "Almost Persuaded" David Houston
1968 John Hartford "Gentle on My Mind" Glen Campbell
1969 Bobby Russell "Little Green Apples" Roger Miller
1970 Shel Silverstein "A Boy Named Sue" Johnny Cash
1971 Marty Robbins "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife" Marty Robbins
1972 Kris Kristofferson "Help Me Make It Through the Night" Sammi Smith
1973 Ben Peters "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'" Charley Pride
1974 Kenny O'Dell "Behind Closed Doors" Charlie Rich
1975 Norro Wilson & Billy Sherrill "A Very Special Love Song" Charlie Rich
1976 Chips Moman & Larry Butler "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" B. J. Thomas
1977 Larry Gatlin "Broken Lady" Larry Gatlin
1978 Richard Leigh "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" Crystal Gayle
1979 Don Schlitz "The Gambler" Kenny Rogers
1980 Debbie Hupp & Bob Morrison"You Decorated My Life" Kenny Rogers
1981 Willie Nelson "On the Road Again" Willie Nelson
1982 Dolly Parton "9 to 5" Dolly Parton
1983 Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher & Mark James "Always on My Mind" Willie Nelson
1984 Mike Reid "Stranger in My House" Ronnie Milsap
1985 Steve Goodman "City of New Orleans" Willie Nelson
1986 Jimmy Webb "Highwayman" The Highwaymen
1987 Jamie O'Hara "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days)" The Judds
1988 Paul Overstreet & Don Schlitz "Forever and Ever, Amen" Randy Travis
1989 K. T. Oslin "Hold Me" K. T. Oslin
1990 Rodney Crowell "After All This Time" Rodney Crowell
1991 Don Henry & Jon Vezner "Where've You Been" Kathy Mattea
1992 John Barlow Jarvis, Naomi Judd & Paul Overstreet "Love Can Build a Bridge" The Judds
1993 Vince Gill & John Barlow Jarvis "I Still Believe in You" Vince Gill
1994 Lucinda Williams "Passionate Kisses" Mary Chapin Carpenter
1995 Gary Baker & Frank J. Myers "I Swear" John Michael Montgomery
1996 Vince Gill "Go Rest High on That Mountain" Vince Gill
1997 Bill Mack "Blue" LeAnn Rimes
1998 Bob Carlisle & Randy Thomas "Butterfly Kisses" Bob Carlisle
1999 Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Shania Twain "You're Still the One" Shania Twain
2000 Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Shania Twain "Come On Over"Shania Twain
2001 Mark D. Sanders & Tia Sillers "I Hope You Dance" Lee Ann Womack
2002 Robert Lee Castleman "The Lucky One" Alison Krauss & Union Station
2003 Alan Jackson "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" Alan Jackson
2004 Jim "Moose" Brown & Don Rollins"It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
2005 Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman "Live Like You Were Dying" Tim McGraw
2006 Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna, & Marcus Hummon "Bless the Broken Road" Rascal Flatts
2007 Hillary Lindsey, Brett James & Gordie Sampson "Jesus, Take the Wheel" Carrie Underwood
2008 Chris Tompkins & Josh Kear "Before He Cheats" Carrie Underwood
2009 Jennifer Nettles "Stay" Sugarland
2010 Liz Rose & Taylor Swift "White Horse"Taylor Swift
2011 Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott "Need You Now" Lady Antebellum
2012 Taylor Swift "Mean"Taylor Swift
2013 Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins "Blown Away" Carrie Underwood
2014 Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves, & Josh Osborne"Merry Go 'Round"Kacey Musgraves [1]
2015 Glen Campbell & Julian Raymond "I'm Not Gonna Miss You"Glen Campbell [2]
2016 Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, & Liz Rose "Girl Crush" Little Big Town [2]
2017 Lori McKenna "Humble and Kind" Tim McGraw
[3]
2018 Mike Henderson & Chris Stapleton "Broken Halos"Chris Stapleton [4]
2019 Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, & Kacey Musgraves "Space Cowboy"Kacey Musgraves [5]
2020 Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth, & Tanya Tucker "Bring My Flowers Now"Tanya Tucker
[6]
2021 Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby & Lori McKenna "Crowded Table" The Highwomen
[7]
2022 Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure, Derek Mixon & Chris Stapleton "Cold"Chris Stapleton
[8]
2023 Matt Rogers & Ben Stennis"'Til You Can't" Cody Johnson
[9]
2024 Chris Stapleton & Dan Wilson "White Horse" Chris Stapleton
[10]
2025 TBATBATBA
[11]

Songwriters with multiple wins

Songwriters with multiple nominations

Songwriters with multiple nominations and no wins

6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

Artists with multiple nominations and wins

9 nominations
8 nominations
7 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

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