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Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song

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The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song was awarded between 1959 and 1971. The award had several minor name changes:

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  • In 1959 the award was known as Best Performance by a "Top 40" Artist
  • In 1961 it was awarded as Best Performance by a Pop Single Artist
  • From 1962 to 1965 it was awarded as Best Rock & Roll Recording
  • In 1966 it was awarded as Contemporary (R&R) Single
  • In 1967 it was awarded as Best Contemporary (R&R) Recording
  • In 1968 it was awarded as Best Contemporary Single
  • From 1970 to 1971 it was awarded as Best Contemporary Song

    • Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

    1970s

  • 1971: Paul Simon (songwriter) for "Bridge over Troubled Water" performed by Simon & Garfunkel
  • James Taylor (songwriter) for "Fire and Rain"
  • John Lennon and Paul McCartney (songwriter) for "Let It Be" performed by The Beatles
  • Paul Williams and Roger Nichols (songwriter) for "We've Only Just Begun" performed by The Carpenters
  • Ray Stevens (songwriter) for "Everything Is Beautiful"
  • 1970: Joe South for "Games People Play"
  • David Clayton-Thomas (songwriter) for "Spinning Wheel" performed by Blood, Sweat & Tears
  • Hal David and Burt Bacharach (songwriter) for "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" performed by B. J. Thomas
  • Mac Davis (songwriter) for "In the Ghetto" performed by Elvis Presley
  • Rod McKuen (songwriter) for "Jean" performed by Oliver

    • 1960s

  • 1968: Johnny Rivers & Marc Gordon (producers) & The 5th Dimension for "Up, Up and Away"
  • Bobbie Gentry and Kelly Gordon (producers) for "Ode to Billie Joe"
  • Glen Campbell and Al De Lory (producers) for "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"
  • Petula Clark and Tony Hatch (producers) for "Don't Sleep in the Subway"
  • Ray Charles and Joe Adams (producers) for "Yesterday"
  • 1967: New Vaudeville Band for "Winchester Cathedral"
  • The Association for "Cherish"
  • The Beach Boys for "Good Vibrations"
  • The Beatles for "Eleanor Rigby"
  • The Mamas & the Papas for "Monday, Monday"
  • The Monkees for "Last Train to Clarksville"
  • 1966: Roger Miller for "King of the Road"
  • Glenn Yarbrough for "Baby the Rain Must Fall"
  • Jackie DeShannon for "What the World Needs Now Is Love"
  • The Beatles for "Yesterday"
  • Tom Jones for "It's Not Unusual"
  • 1965: Petula Clark for "Downtown"
  • Bobby Vinton for "Mr. Lonely"
  • Roy Orbison for "Oh, Pretty Woman"
  • The Beatles for "A Hard Day's Night"
  • The Righteous Brothers for "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"
  • 1964: April Stevens & Nino Tempo for "Deep Purple"
  • Chet Atkins for "Teen Scene"
  • Lesley Gore for "It's My Party"
  • Peggy March for "I Will Follow Him"
  • Ruby & the Romantics for "Our Day Will Come"
  • 1963: Bent Fabric for "Alley Cat"
  • Mary Wells for "You Beat Me to the Punch"
  • Neil Sedaka for "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"
  • Sam Cooke for "Twistin' the Night Away"
  • The Drifters for "Up on the Roof"
  • The Four Seasons for "Big Girls Don't Cry"
  • 1962: Chubby Checker for "Let's Twist Again"
  • Chris Kenner for "I Like It Like That"
  • Ike & Tina Turner for "It's Gonna Work Out Fine"
  • James Darren for "Goodbye Cruel World"
  • The Tokens for "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
  • 1961: Ray Charles for "Georgia on My Mind"
  • Ella Fitzgerald for "Mack the Knife"
  • Elvis Presley for "Are You Lonesome Tonight?"
  • Frank Sinatra for "Nice 'N' Easy"
  • Peggy Lee for "Heart"
  • 1959 (November): Nat King Cole for "Midnight Flyer"
  • Elvis Presley for "A Big Hunk o' Love"
  • The Coasters for "Charlie Brown"
  • Floyd Robinson for "Makin' Love"
  • Neil Sedaka for "The Diary"

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