The following is a list of recipients of the GMA Dove Award for Song of the Year:
1969 "Jesus Is Coming Soon" (R. E. Winsett)
1970 "The Night Before Easter" (Don Sumner, Dwayne Friend)
1971 Award vacated as a result of 1971 GMA Music Awards Scandal
Had been won by "The King is Coming", Bill and Gloria Gaither before the GMA vacated all awards after the discovery of voting irregularities.
1972 "The Lighthouse" (Ron Hinson)
1973 "Why Me?" (Kris Kristofferson)
1974 "Because He Lives" (Bill Gaither)
1975 "One Day at a Time" (Marijohn Wilkin, Kris Kristofferson)
1976 "Statue of Liberty" (Neil Enloe)
1977 "Learning to Lean" (John Stallings)
1978 "Rise Again" (Dallas Holm)
1980 "He's Alive" (Don Francisco)
1981 "Praise the Lord" (Brown Bannister, Mike Hudson)
1982 "We Shall Behold Him" (Dottie Rambo)
1983 "El Shaddai" (Michael Card, John Thompson)
1984 "More Than Wonderful" (Lanny Wolfe)
1985 "Upon This Rock" (Gloria Gaither, Dony McGuire)
1986 "Via Dolorosa" (Billy Sprague, Niles Borop)
1987 "How Excellent Is Thy Name" (Dick & Melodie Tunney, Paul Smith)
1988 "In the Name of the Lord" (Phil McHugh, Gloria Gaither, Sandi Patti Helvering)
1989 "Friend of a Wounded Heart" (Wayne Watson, Claire Cloninger)
1990 "Thank You" (Ray Boltz)
1991 "Another Time, Another Place" (Gary Driskell)
1992 "Place In This World" (Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Wayne Kirkpatrick)
1993 "The Great Adventure" (Steven Curtis Chapman, Geoff Moore)
1994 "In Christ Alone" (Shawn Craig, Don Koch)
1995 "God Is In Control" (Twila Paris)
1996 "Jesus Freak" (Mark Heimermann, Toby McKeehan)
1997 "Butterfly Kisses (song)" (Bob Carlisle, Randy Thomas)
1998 "On My Knees" (David Mullen, Nicole Coleman-Mullen, Michael Ochs)
1999 "My Deliverer" (Rich Mullins, Mitch McVicker)
2000 "This Is Your Time" (Michael W. Smith, Wes King)
2001 "Redeemer" (Nicole C. Mullen)
2002 "I Can Only Imagine" (Bart Millard)
2003 "Holy" (Nichole Nordeman, Mark Hammond)
2004 "Word of God Speak" (Pete Kipley, Bart Millard)
2005 "Who Am I" (Mark Hall, recorded by Casting Crowns)
2006 "How Great Is Our God" (Chris Tomlin)
2007 "My Savior My God" (Aaron Shust)
2008 "East to West" (Casting Crowns)
2009 "Give Me Your Eyes" (Brandon Heath)
2010 "By Your Side" (Tenth Avenue North)
2011 "Sometimes I Cry" (Jason Crabb)
2012 "Blessings" (Laura Story)
2013 "10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)" (Matt Redman)
2014 "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" (Hillsong United)
2015 "How Can It Be" (Lauren Daigle)
2016 "Good, Good Father" (Pat Barrett, Tony Brown)
