| Year[I] | Recipient(s) | Work | Performing artist(s) | Nominees (Performer(s) in parentheses)[II] | Ref. |
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| 1965 | Roger Miller | "Dang Me" | Roger Miller | | |
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| 1966 | Roger Miller | "King of the Road" | Roger Miller | | |
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| 1967 | Billy Sherrill &Glenn Sutton | "Almost Persuaded" | David Houston | | |
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| 1968 | John Hartford | "Gentle on My Mind" | Glen Campbell | | |
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| 1969 | Bobby Russell | "Little Green Apples" | Roger Miller | | |
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| 1970 | Shel Silverstein | "A Boy Named Sue" | Johnny Cash | | |
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| 1971 | Marty Robbins | "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife" | Marty Robbins | | |
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| 1972 | Kris Kristofferson | "Help Me Make It Through the Night" | Sammi Smith | | |
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| 1973 | Ben Peters | "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'" | Charley Pride | | |
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| 1974 | Kenny O'Dell | "Behind Closed Doors" | Charlie Rich | | |
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| 1975 | Norro Wilson &Billy Sherrill | "A Very Special Love Song" | Charlie Rich | | |
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| 1976 | Chips Moman &Larry Butler | "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" | B. J. Thomas | | |
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| 1977 | Larry Gatlin | "Broken Lady" | Larry Gatlin | | |
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| 1978 | Richard Leigh | "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" | Crystal Gayle | | |
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| 1979 | Don Schlitz | "The Gambler" | Kenny Rogers | | |
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| 1980 | Debbie Hupp & Bob Morrison | "You Decorated My Life" | Kenny Rogers | | |
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| 1981 | Willie Nelson | "On the Road Again" | Willie Nelson | | |
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| 1982 | Dolly Parton | "9 to 5" | Dolly Parton | | |
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| 1983 | Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher &Mark James | "Always on My Mind" | Willie Nelson | | |
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| 1984 | Mike Reid | "Stranger in My House" | Ronnie Milsap | | |
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| 1985 | Steve Goodman | "City of New Orleans" | Willie Nelson | | |
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| 1986 | Jimmy Webb | "Highwayman" | The Highwaymen | | |
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| 1987 | Jamie O'Hara | "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days)" | The Judds | | |
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| 1988 | Paul Overstreet &Don Schlitz | "Forever and Ever, Amen" | Randy Travis | | |
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| 1989 | K. T. Oslin | "Hold Me" | K. T. Oslin | | |
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| 1990 | Rodney Crowell | "After All This Time" | Rodney Crowell | | |
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| 1991 | Don Henry &Jon Vezner | "Where've You Been" | Kathy Mattea | | |
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| 1992 | John Barlow Jarvis,Naomi Judd &Paul Overstreet | "Love Can Build a Bridge" | The Judds | | |
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| 1993 | Vince Gill &John Barlow Jarvis | "I Still Believe in You" | Vince Gill | | |
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| 1994 | Lucinda Williams | "Passionate Kisses" | Mary Chapin Carpenter | | |
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| 1995 | Gary Baker &Frank J. Myers | "I Swear" | John Michael Montgomery | | |
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| 1996 | Vince Gill | "Go Rest High on That Mountain" | Vince Gill | | |
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| 1997 | Bill Mack | "Blue" | LeAnn Rimes | | |
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| 1998 | Bob Carlisle &Randy Thomas | "Butterfly Kisses" | Bob Carlisle | | |
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| 1999 | Robert John "Mutt" Lange &Shania Twain | "You're Still the One" | Shania Twain | | |
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| 2000 | Robert John "Mutt" Lange &Shania Twain | "Come On Over" | Shania Twain | | |
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| 2001 | Mark D. Sanders &Tia Sillers | "I Hope You Dance" | Lee Ann Womack | | |
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| 2002 | Robert Lee Castleman | "The Lucky One" | Alison Krauss & Union Station | | |
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| 2003 | Alan Jackson | "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" | Alan Jackson | | |
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| 2004 | Jim "Moose" Brown & Don Rollins | "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" | Alan Jackson &Jimmy Buffett | | |
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| 2005 | Tim Nichols &Craig Wiseman | "Live Like You Were Dying" | Tim McGraw | | |
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| 2006 | Bobby Boyd,Jeff Hanna, &Marcus Hummon | "Bless the Broken Road" | Rascal Flatts | | |
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| 2007 | Hillary Lindsey,Brett James &Gordie Sampson | "Jesus, Take the Wheel" | Carrie Underwood | | |
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| 2008 | Chris Tompkins &Josh Kear | "Before He Cheats" | Carrie Underwood | | |
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| 2009 | Jennifer Nettles | "Stay" | Sugarland | | |
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| 2010 | Liz Rose &Taylor Swift | "White Horse" | Taylor Swift | | |
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| 2011 | Dave Haywood,Josh Kear,Charles Kelley &Hillary Scott | "Need You Now" | Lady Antebellum | | |
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| 2012 | Taylor Swift | "Mean" | Taylor Swift | | |
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| 2013 | Josh Kear &Chris Tompkins | "Blown Away" | Carrie Underwood | | |
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| 2014 | Shane McAnally,Kacey Musgraves, & Josh Osborne | "Merry Go 'Round" | Kacey Musgraves | | [1] |
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| 2015 | Glen Campbell &Julian Raymond | "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" | Glen Campbell | | [2] |
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| 2016 | Hillary Lindsey,Lori McKenna, &Liz Rose | "Girl Crush" | Little Big Town | | [2] |
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| 2017 | Lori McKenna | "Humble and Kind" | Tim McGraw | | [3] |
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| 2018 | Mike Henderson &Chris Stapleton | "Broken Halos" | Chris Stapleton | | [4] |
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| 2019 | Luke Laird,Shane McAnally, &Kacey Musgraves | "Space Cowboy" | Kacey Musgraves | - Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill, &Jon Nite for "Break Up in the End" (Cole Swindell)
- Tom Douglas,David Hodges, &Maren Morris for "Dear Hate" (Maren Morris withVince Gill)
- Rhett Akins,Ross Copperman,Ashley Gorley, &Ben Hayslip for "I Lived It" (Blake Shelton)
- Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds, & Dan Smyers for "Tequila" (Dan + Shay)
- Hillary Lindsey, Chase McGill, &Lori McKenna for "When Someone Stops Loving You" (Little Big Town)
| [5] |
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| 2020 | Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth, &Tanya Tucker | "Bring My Flowers Now" | Tanya Tucker | - Jeremy Bussey &Ashley McBryde for "Girl Goin' Nowhere" (Ashley McBryde)
- Miranda Lambert,Hillary Lindsey,Lori McKenna, &Liz Rose for "It All Comes Out in the Wash" (Miranda Lambert)
- Eric Church,Clint Daniels, Jeff Hyde, &Bobby Pinson, for "Some of It" (Eric Church)
- Shay Mooney, Jordan Reynolds,Dan Smyers, &Laura Veltz for "Speechless" (Dan + Shay)
| [6] |
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| 2021 | Brandi Carlile,Natalie Hemby &Lori McKenna | "Crowded Table" | The Highwomen | | [7] |
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| 2022 | Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure, Derek Mixon &Chris Stapleton | "Cold" | Chris Stapleton | | [8] |
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| 2023 | Matt Rogers & Ben Stennis | "'Til You Can't" | Cody Johnson | | [9] |
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| 2024 | Chris Stapleton &Dan Wilson | "White Horse" | Chris Stapleton | | [10] |
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| 2025 | Shane McAnally,Kacey Musgraves &Josh Osborne | "The Architect" | Kacey Musgraves | - Sean Cook,Collins Obinna Chibueze & Nevin Sastry for "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" (Shaboozey)
- Casey Brown,Jason DeFord,Ashley Gorley & Taylor Phillips for "I Am Not Okay" (Jelly Roll)
- Louis Bell,Ashley Gorley, Hoskins,Austin Post, Ernest Smith, Ryan Vojtesak,Morgan Wallen & Chandler Paul Walters for "I Had Some Help" (Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen)
- Brian Bates,Beyoncé,Elizabeth Lowell Boland,Atia Boggs,Megan Bülow,Nathan Ferraro &Raphael Saadiq for "Texas Hold 'Em" (Beyoncé)
| [11] |
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| 2026 | TBA | TBA | TBA | | [12] |
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