| | 2008 - Amy Winehouse for "Rehab" performed by Amy Winehouse |
| | 2007 - Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison, and Dan Wilson for "Not Ready To Make Nice" performed by Dixie Chicks |
| | 2006 - U2 for "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" |
| | 2005 - John Mayer for "Daughters" |
| | 2004 - Richard Marx and Luther Vandross for "Dance with My Father" performed by Luther Vandross |
| | 2003 - Jesse Harris for "Don't Know Why" performed by Norah Jones |
| | 2002 - Alicia Keys for "Fallin'" |
| | 2001 - U2 for "Beautiful Day" |
| | 2000 - Itaal Shur & Rob Thomas for "Smooth" performed by Santana featuring Rob Thomas |
| | 1999 - James Horner & Will Jennings for "My Heart Will Go On" performed by Céline Dion |
| | 1998 - John Leventhal & Shawn Colvin for "Sunny Came Home" performed by Shawn Colvin |
| | 1997 - Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick & Tommy Sims for "Change the World" performed by Eric Clapton & Babyface / Wynonna |
| | 1996 - Seal for "Kiss From a Rose" |
| | 1995 - Bruce Springsteen for "Streets of Philadelphia" |
| | 1994 - Alan Menken & Tim Rice for "A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)" performed by Regina Belle & Peabo Bryson |
| | 1993 - Eric Clapton & Will Jennings for "Tears in Heaven" performed by Eric Clapton |
| | 1978 - Joe Brooks for "You Light Up My Life" performed by Debby Boone |
| | 1992 - Irving Gordon for "Unforgettable" performed by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole |
| | 1991 - Julie Gold for "From a Distance" performed by Bette Midler |
| | 1990 - Larry Henley & Jeff Silbar for "Wind Beneath My Wings" performed by Bette Midler |
| | 1989 - Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy" |
| | 1988 - James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil for "Somewhere Out There" performed by James Ingram & Linda Ronstadt |
| | 1987 - Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager for "That's What Friends Are For" performed by Elton John, Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick & Stevie Wonder |
| | 1986 - Lionel Richie & Michael Jackson for "We Are the World" performed by USA for Africa |
| | 1985 - Terry Britten & Graham Lyle for "What's Love Got to Do with It?" performed by Tina Turner |
| | 1984 - Sting for "Every Breath You Take" performed by The Police |
| | 1983 - Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher & Mark James for "Always on My Mind" performed by Willie Nelson |
| | 1982 - Jackie DeShannon & Donna Weiss for "Bette Davis Eyes" performed by Kim Carnes |
| | 1981 - Christopher Cross for "Sailing" |
| | 1980 - Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald for "What a Fool Believes" performed by The Doobie Brothers |
| | 1979 - Billy Joel for "Just the Way You Are" |
| | 1978 - Barbra Streisand & Paul Williams for "Evergreen" performed by Barbra Streisand |
| | 1977 - Bruce Johnston (songwriter) for "I Write the Songs" performed by Barry Manilow |
| | 1976 - Stephen Sondheim for "Send in the Clowns" performed by Judy Collins |
| | 1975 - Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch for "The Way We Were" performed by Barbra Streisand |
| | 1974 - Charles Fox & Norman Gimbel for "Killing Me Softly With His Song" performed by Roberta Flack |
| | 1973 - Ewan MacColl for "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" performed by Roberta Flack |
| | 1972 - Carole King for "You've Got a Friend" |
| | 1971 - Paul Simon for "Bridge Over Troubled Water" performed by Simon and Garfunkel |
| | 1970 - Joe South for "Games People Play" |
| | 1969 - Bobby Russell for "Little Green Apples" performed by Roger Miller / O.C. Smith |
| | 1968 - Jimmy L. Webb for "Up, Up and Away" performed by 5th Dimension |
| | 1967 - John Lennon & Paul McCartney for "Michelle" performed by The Beatles |
| | 1966 - Johnny Mandel & Paul Francis Webster for "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Love Theme From The Sandpiper) performed by Tony Bennett |
| | 1965 - Jerry Herman for "Hello, Dolly!" performed by Louis Armstrong |
| | 1964 - Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer for "Days of Wine and Roses" performed by Henry Mancini |
| | 1963 - Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley for "What Kind of Fool Am I" performed by Anthony Newley |
| | 1962 - Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer for "Moon River" performed by Henry Mancini |
| | 1961 - Ernest Gold for "Theme From Exodus" |
| | 1960 - Jimmy Driftwood for "The Battle of New Orleans" |
| | 1959 - Domenico Modugno for "Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)" |