Year[I]
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Recipient(s)
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Work
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Performing artist(s)
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Nominees (Performer(s) in parentheses)[II]
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Ref.
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1965
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Roger Miller
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"Dang Me"
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Roger Miller
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1966
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Roger Miller
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"King of the Road"
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Roger Miller
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1967
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Billy Sherrill & Glenn Sutton
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"Almost Persuaded"
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David Houston
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1968
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John Hartford
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"Gentle on My Mind"
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Glen Campbell
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1969
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Bobby Russell
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"Little Green Apples"
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Roger Miller
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1970
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Shel Silverstein
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"A Boy Named Sue"
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Johnny Cash
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1971
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Marty Robbins
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"My Woman, My Woman, My Wife"
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Marty Robbins
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1972
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Kris Kristofferson
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"Help Me Make It Through the Night"
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Sammi Smith
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1973
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Ben Peters
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"Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'"
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Charley Pride
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1974
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Kenny O'Dell
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"Behind Closed Doors"
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Charlie Rich
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1975
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Norro Wilson & Billy Sherrill
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"A Very Special Love Song"
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Charlie Rich
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1976
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Chips Moman & Larry Butler
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"(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song"
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B. J. Thomas
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1977
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Larry Gatlin
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"Broken Lady"
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Larry Gatlin
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1978
|
Richard Leigh
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"Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue"
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Crystal Gayle
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1979
|
Don Schlitz
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"The Gambler"
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Kenny Rogers
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1980
|
Debbie Hupp & Bob Morrison
|
"You Decorated My Life"
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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"
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Dolly Parton
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1983
|
Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher & Mark James
|
"Always on My Mind"
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Willie Nelson
|
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1984
|
Mike Reid
|
"Stranger in My House"
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Ronnie Milsap
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1985
|
Steve Goodman
|
"City of New Orleans"
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Willie Nelson
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1986
|
Jimmy Webb
|
"Highwayman"
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The Highwaymen
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1987
|
Jamie O'Hara
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"Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days)"
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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
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"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
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"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"
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Mary Chapin Carpenter
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1995
|
Gary Baker & Frank J. Myers
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"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
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"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
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"The Lucky One"
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Alison Krauss & Union Station
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2003
|
Alan Jackson
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"Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)"
|
Alan Jackson
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2004
|
Jim "Moose" Brown & Don Rollins
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"It's Five O'Clock Somewhere"
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Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
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2005
|
Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman
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"Live Like You Were Dying"
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Tim McGraw
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2006
|
Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna, & Marcus Hummon
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"Bless the Broken Road"
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Rascal Flatts
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2007
|
Hillary Lindsey, Brett James & Gordie Sampson
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"Jesus, Take the Wheel"
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Carrie Underwood
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2008
|
Chris Tompkins & Josh Kear
|
"Before He Cheats"
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Carrie Underwood
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2009
|
Jennifer Nettles
|
"Stay"
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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"
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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
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[1]
|
2015
|
Glen Campbell & Julian Raymond
|
"I'm Not Gonna Miss You"
|
Glen Campbell
|
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[2]
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2016
|
Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, & Liz Rose
|
"Girl Crush"
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Little Big Town
|
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[2]
|
2017
|
Lori McKenna
|
"Humble and Kind"
|
Tim McGraw
|
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[3]
|
2018
|
Mike Henderson & Chris Stapleton
|
"Broken Halos"
|
Chris Stapleton
|
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[4]
|
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 with Vince 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)
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[5]
|
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)
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[6]
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2021
|
Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby & Lori McKenna
|
"Crowded Table"
|
The Highwomen
|
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[7]
|
2022
|
Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure, Derek Mixon & Chris Stapleton
|
"Cold"
|
Chris Stapleton
|
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[8]
|
2023
|
Matt Rogers & Ben Stennis
|
"'Til You Can't"
|
Cody Johnson
|
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[9]
|
2024
|
Chris Stapleton & Dan Wilson
|
"White Horse"
|
Chris Stapleton
|
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[10]
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