# The 18 Greatest Grammy Song of the Year Winners of All Time

> From sweeping ballads to timeless pop anthems, these Grammy-winning songs span decades of iconic music history. Which song stands above them all?

*By YPB Team · Published June 17, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/the-18-greatest-grammy-song-of-the-year-winners-of-all-time*

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## Current results (3 votes)

1. **My Heart Will Go On** — 33.33% (1 votes · score 1000/1000)
   Céline Dion's epic theme from Titanic, one of the best-selling singles of all time and a Grammy Song of the Year winner.
2. **We Are the World** — 33.33% (1 votes · score 1000/1000)
   The 1985 all-star charity anthem recorded by USA for Africa to raise funds for famine relief in Africa, earning Grammy Song of the Year.
3. **Streets of Philadelphia** — 33.33% (1 votes · score 835/1000)
   Bruce Springsteen's haunting 1994 theme from the film Philadelphia, winning Grammy Song of the Year for its emotional portrayal of the AIDS crisis.
4. **Kiss From a Rose** — 0% (0 votes · score 800/1000)
   Seal's sweeping 1994 ballad featured in Batman Forever that became one of the biggest hits of the 90s and won Grammy Song of the Year.
5. **Don't Know Why** — 0% (0 votes · score 734/1000)
   Norah Jones's intimate 2002 jazz-pop ballad that won Grammy Song of the Year and propelled Come Away with Me to mega-success.
6. **Hello** — 0% (0 votes · score 659/1000)
   Adele's powerful 2015 comeback single about reconnecting with the past, which broke streaming records and won Grammy Song of the Year.
7. **The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face** — 0% (0 votes · score 659/1000)
   Roberta Flack's timeless 1972 love song that swept the Grammys, winning Song of the Year in 1973.
8. **Bridge Over Troubled Water** — 0% (0 votes · score 571/1000)
   Simon & Garfunkel's 1970 gospel-influenced ballad, one of the best-selling singles ever and a Grammy Song of the Year winner.
9. **What's Love Got to Do with It** — 0% (0 votes · score 467/1000)
   Tina Turner's 1984 comeback hit and Grammy Song of the Year winner that re-launched her solo career.
10. **Smooth** — 0% (0 votes · score 467/1000)
   Santana and Rob Thomas's Latin-rock crossover smash that swept the 2000 Grammys, winning Song of the Year and breaking records.
11. **Don't Worry, Be Happy** — 0% (0 votes · score 467/1000)
   Bobby McFerrin's a cappella 1988 feel-good hit that became the first a cappella song to win Grammy Song of the Year.
12. **Daughters** — 0% (0 votes · score 467/1000)
   John Mayer's reflective acoustic ballad about the impact of fathers on daughters that won Grammy Song of the Year in 2005.
13. **Bad Guy** — 0% (0 votes · score 190/1000)
   Billie Eilish's subversive 2019 debut hit that flipped pop norms and made her the youngest artist to win Grammy Song of the Year.
14. **What Was I Made For?** — 0% (0 votes · score 190/1000)
   Billie Eilish's hauntingly introspective theme from the Barbie film that earned her a second Grammy Song of the Year in 2024.
15. **Killing Me Softly With His Song** — 0% (0 votes · score 190/1000)
   Roberta Flack's iconic 1973 ballad that became one of the defining Grammy Song of the Year winners of the decade.
16. **The Way We Were** — 0% (0 votes · score 190/1000)
   Barbra Streisand's sweeping 1973 film theme that won Grammy Song of the Year and became an enduring classic.
17. **Stay With Me** — 0% (0 votes · score 190/1000)
   Sam Smith's soulful 2014 heartbreak ballad that introduced the British singer to global audiences and won Grammy Song of the Year.
18. **This Is America** — 0% (0 votes · score 190/1000)
   Childish Gambino's provocative 2018 commentary on gun violence and race in America that made history as the first rap song to win Grammy Song of the Year.

Tags: pop, music, 80s, classics, legends, all-time