The Brit Award for Song of the Year is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom.[1] The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music.[2] The winners and nominees are determined by the Brit Awards voting academy with over one-thousand members, which comprise record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees.[3] The award was first known as Brit Award for British Single, from the inaugural 1977 Brit Awards[4] through to the 2019 Brit Awards,[5] was first renamed as Song of the Year in 2020,[6] returned to the name British Single in 2021,[7] then returned to Song of the Year in 2022.[8]
In 1984 and 1991, the category was non-competitive, with the award given directly to the highest-selling single of the year.
The inaugural recipients in this category were Queen and Procol Harum, who both won in 1977. The current holder of the award is Harry Styles, who won in 2023 for "As It Was".
Robbie Williams holds the record for most wins in this category at six, including three as a member of Take That, who have five wins. They are followed by Adele, who has three victories and Queen and Harry Styles, who each have two wins. Williams leads all performers with twelve nominations, followed by Calvin Harris who has eight. Take That have the most nominations as a group with seven. Jess Glynne, Adele and Dua Lipa have the most nods amongst female artists with five each. Ed Sheeran holds the record for most nominations without a win, with seven.
Take That were the first act to win British Single in two consecutive years: for the 1993 ("Could It Be Magic") and 1994 ("Pray"); and they achieved this feat twice, winning in 2007 with "Patience" and 2008 with "Shine". That record was overtaken by Robbie Williams, a former member of the band, when he had three wins in a row with "Angels" (1999), "She's the One" (2000), and "Rock DJ" (2001).
The first female act to win the award was Spice Girls in 1997, for "Wannabe". Dido became the first female solo performer to win in 2004, for "White Flag". Adele is the first female artist to win the award twice, winning for "Skyfall" in 2013 and "Hello" in 2016 and then became the first woman to win three times with 2022's "Easy on Me".
Unlike other categories, international artists are eligible for Single/Song of the Year if the primary artist is British. The only foreign artist to ever win this award is Bruno Mars in 2015 as a featured artist on Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk".
Robbie Williams holds the record for most wins in this category, with six. Williams won three of his awards as a member of Take That, and three as a solo artist.
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The Brit Award for Song of the Year is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry BPI an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom 1 The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards an annual celebration of British and international music 2 The winners and nominees are determined by the Brit Awards voting academy with over one thousand members which comprise record labels publishers managers agents media and previous winners and nominees 3 The award was first known as Brit Award for British Single from the inaugural 1977 Brit Awards 4 through to the 2019 Brit Awards 5 was first renamed as Song of the Year in 2020 6 returned to the name British Single in 2021 7 then returned to Song of the Year in 2022 8 Brit Award for Song of the Year2023 winner Harry StylesAwarded forAchievement in excellent songCountryUnited KingdomPresented byBritish Phonographic Industry BPI First awarded1977Currently held byHarry Styles 3 As It Was Most awardsTake That 5 Most nominationsCalvin Harris 8 Websitewww wbr brits wbr co wbr ukIn 1984 and 1991 the category was non competitive with the award given directly to the highest selling single of the year The inaugural recipients in this category were Queen and Procol Harum who both won in 1977 The current holder of the award is Harry Styles who won in 2023 for As It Was Contents 1 Achievements 2 Recipients 2 1 1970s 2 2 1980s 2 3 1990s 2 4 2000s 2 5 2010s 2 6 2020s 3 Artists with multiple wins 4 Artists with multiple nominations 5 Notes 6 ReferencesAchievements EditRobbie Williams holds the record for most wins in this category at six including three as a member of Take That who have five wins They are followed by Adele who has three victories and Queen and Harry Styles who each have two wins Williams leads all performers with twelve nominations followed by Calvin Harris who has eight Take That have the most nominations as a group with seven Jess Glynne Adele and Dua Lipa have the most nods amongst female artists with five each Ed Sheeran holds the record for most nominations without a win with seven Take That were the first act to win British Single in two consecutive years for the 1993 Could It Be Magic and 1994 Pray and they achieved this feat twice winning in 2007 with Patience and 2008 with Shine That record was overtaken by Robbie Williams a former member of the band when he had three wins in a row with Angels 1999 She s the One 2000 and Rock DJ 2001 The first female act to win the award was Spice Girls in 1997 for Wannabe Dido became the first female solo performer to win in 2004 for White Flag Adele is the first female artist to win the award twice winning for Skyfall in 2013 and Hello in 2016 and then became the first woman to win three times with 2022 s Easy on Me The first and only tie in this category in Brits history happened at the inaugural ceremony in 1977 when both Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen and A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum won the award Unlike other categories international artists are eligible for Single Song of the Year if the primary artist is British The only foreign artist to ever win this award is Bruno Mars in 2015 as a featured artist on Mark Ronson s Uptown Funk Recipients Edit1970s Edit Joint inaugural winners Procol Harum Year Single Artist s 1977 1st Bohemian Rhapsody Queen A Whiter Shade of Pale Procol Harum I m Not in Love 10cc She Loves You The Beatles1980s Edit 1984 winners Culture Club received the award for their iconic single Karma Chameleon 1987 recipients Pet Shop Boys Rick Astley won in 1988 for Never Gonna Give You Up Year Single Artist s 1982 2nd Tainted Love Soft Cell Prince Charming Adam and the Ants Stand and Deliver Adam and the Ants1983 3rd Come On Eileen Dexys Midnight Runners Eye of the Tiger Survivor Fame Irene Cara1984 4th Karma Chameleon Culture Club1985 5th Relax Frankie Goes to Hollywood Careless Whisper Wham Smalltown Boy Bronski Beat Smooth Operator Sade Two Tribes Frankie Goes to Hollywood1986 6th Everybody Wants to Rule the World Tears for Fears 19 Paul Hardcastle Dancing in the Street David Bowie amp Mick Jagger Money for Nothing Dire Straits Running Up That Hill Kate Bush1987 7th West End Girls Pet Shop Boys Don t Leave Me This Way The Communards amp Sarah Jane Morris Holding Back the Years Simply Red The Lady in Red Chris de Burgh Sledgehammer Peter Gabriel1988 8th Never Gonna Give You Up Rick Astley China in Your Hand T Pau It s a Sin Pet Shop Boys Love in the First Degree Bananarama Pump Up the Volume MARRS1989 9th Perfect Fairground Attraction Kiss Art of Noise featuring Tom Jones Real Gone Kid Deacon Blue She Makes My Day Robert Palmer Twist in My Sobriety Tanita Tikaram1990s Edit Phil Collins won the award in 1990 1991 recipients Depeche Mode Two time winners Queen Five time winners Take That Spice Girls won for their worldwide smash Wannabe Robbie Williams holds the record for most wins in this category with six Williams won three of his awards as a member of Take That and three as a solo artist Year Single Artist s 1990 10th Another Day in Paradise Phil Collins All Around the World Lisa Stansfield Back to Life However Do You Want Me Soul II Soul featuring Caron Wheeler Belfast Child Simple Minds Do They Know It s Christmas Band Aid II Ferry Cross the Mersey The Christians Holly Johnson Paul McCartney Gerry Marsden amp Stock Aitken Waterman Let s Party Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers Sealed with a Kiss Jason Donovan Something s Gotten Hold of My Heart Marc Almond featuring Gene Pitney Swing the Mood Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers That s What I Like Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers Too Many Broken Hearts Jason Donovan You ll Never Stop Me Loving You Sonia1991 11th Enjoy the Silence Depeche Mode1992 12th These Are the Days of Our Lives Queen 3 a m Eternal The KLF Any Dream Will Do Jason Donovan Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter Iron Maiden Dizzy Vic Reeves amp The Wonder Stuff The Stonk Gareth Hale amp Norman Pace1993 13th Could It Be Magic Take That Goodnight Girl Wet Wet Wet It Only Takes a Minute Take That A Million Love Songs Take That Stay Shakespears Sister1994 14th Pray Take That Animal Nitrate Suede Creep Radiohead Don t Be a Stranger Dina Carroll Wild Wood Paul WellerEliminated Boom Shack A Lak Apache Indian Dreams Gabrielle Moving On Up M People Oh Carolina Shaggy Regret New Order1995 15th Parklife Blur featuring Phil Daniels Girls amp Boys Blur Live Forever Oasis Love Is All Around Wet Wet Wet Stay Another Day East 17Eliminated If I Only Knew Tom Jones Searching China Black Sweetness Michelle Gayle Texas Cowboys The Grid Things Can Only Get Better D Ream1996 16th Back for Good Take That Common People Pulp Country House Blur Missing Everything but the Girl Wonderwall OasisEliminated Alright Supergrass Fairground Simply Red A Girl Like You Edwyn Collins No More I Love You s Annie Lennox Roll with It Oasis1997 17th Wannabe Spice Girls Born Slippy Underworld A Design for Life Manic Street Preachers Don t Look Back in Anger Oasis Fastlove George Michael Firestarter The Prodigy Lifted Lighthouse Family Return of the Mack Mark Morrison Tattva Kula Shaker You re Gorgeous Babybird1998 18th Never Ever All Saints Bitter Sweet Symphony The Verve I Wanna Be the Only One Eternal featuring BeBe Winans Old Before I Die Robbie Williams Paranoid Android Radiohead Say What You Want Texas Something About the Way You Look Tonight Candle in the Wind 1997 Elton John Song 2 Blur Tubthumping Chumbawamba You re Not Alone Olive1999 19th Angels Robbie Williams Brimful of Asha Cornershop If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next Manic Street Preachers Life Des ree Millennium Robbie Williams Outside George Michael Perfect 10 The Beautiful South Road Rage Catatonia The Rockafeller Skank Fatboy Slim Teardrop Massive Attack2000s Edit 2002 winners S Club 7 Dido became the first solo female winner in 2004 for White Flag Will Young received the award in 2005 2006 winners Coldplay Girls Aloud won for their comeback single The Promise Year Single Artist s 2000 20th She s the One Robbie Williams Hey Boy Hey Girl The Chemical Brothers Moving Supergrass Praise You Fatboy Slim Red Alert Basement Jaxx featuring Blu James Sing It Back Moloko Sweet like Chocolate Shanks amp Bigfoot Tender Blur Why Does It Always Rain on Me Travis You Stole the Sun from My Heart Manic Street Preachers2001 21st Rock DJ Robbie Williams 7 Days Craig David Babylon David Gray Dancing in the Moonlight Toploader Groovejet If This Ain t Love Spiller featuring Sophie Ellis Bextor It Feels So Good Sonique Overload Sugababes Pure Shores All Saints The Time Is Now Moloko Yellow Coldplay2002 22nd Don t Stop Movin S Club 7 21 Seconds So Solid Crew Clint Eastwood Gorillaz featuring Del the Funky Homosapien Do You Really Like It DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies Eternity The Road to Mandalay Robbie Williams Gotta Get Thru This Daniel Bedingfield It s Raining Men Geri Halliwell Mambo No 5 Bob the Builder Pure and Simple Hear Say Whole Again Atomic Kitten2003 23rd Just a Little Liberty X Anyone of Us Stupid Mistake Gareth Gates Anything Is Possible Will Young The Tide Is High Atomic Kitten Unchained Melody Gareth Gates2004 24th White Flag Dido Scandalous Mis Teeq Spirit in the Sky Gareth Gates Superstar Jamelia Sweet Dreams My LA Ex Rachel Stevens2005 25th Your Game Will Young Amazing George Michael Do They Know It s Christmas Band Aid 20 Dry Your Eyes The Streets Everybody s Changing Keane In the Middle Sugababes Lola s Theme The Shapeshifters Take Me to the Clouds Above LMC vs U2 Thank You Jamelia These Words Natasha Bedingfield2006 26th Speed of Sound Coldplay Is This the Way to Amarillo Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay Push the Button Sugababes That s My Goal Shayne Ward You re Beautiful James Blunt2007 27th Patience Take That All Time Love Will Young America Razorlight Chasing Cars Snow Patrol Fill My Little World The FeelingEliminated I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker With Flowers in My Hair Sandi Thom A Moment Like This Leona Lewis Put Your Records On Corinne Bailey Rae She Moves in Her Own Way The Kooks Smile Lily Allen2008 28th Shine Take That Bleeding Love Leona Lewis Grace Kelly Mika Valerie Mark Ronson featuring Amy Winehouse Worried About Ray The HoosiersEliminated 1973 James Blunt About You Now Sugababes Foundations Kate Nash Real Girl Mutya Buena Ruby Kaiser Chiefs2009 29th The Promise Girls Aloud Better in Time Leona Lewis Heartbeat Scouting for Girls Mercy Duffy Viva la Vida ColdplayEliminated American Boy Estelle featuring Kanye West Chasing Pavements Adele Dance wiv Me Dizzee Rascal featuring Calvin Harris amp Chrome Hallelujah Alexandra Burke Hero The X Factor Finalists 20082010s Edit 2011 winner Tinie Tempah One Direction won for their debut single What Makes You Beautiful Three time recipient Adele 2015 winner Mark Ronson Bruno Mars is the only non British recipient of the award winning as a featured artist on Ronson s Uptown Funk Little Mix won the award in 2017 2018 winner Rag n Bone Man 2019 winner and eight time nominee Calvin Harris Dua Lipa won the award for featuring on Harris One Kiss Year Single Artist s 2010 30th Beat Again JLS Bad Boys Alexandra Burke featuring Flo Rida Break Your Heart Taio Cruz Breathe Slow Alesha Dixon The Climb Joe McElderry The Fear Lily Allen Fight for This Love Cheryl In for the Kill La Roux Mama Do Uh Oh Uh Oh Pixie Lott Number 1 Tinchy Stryder featuring N Dubz2011 31st Pass Out Tinie Tempah featuring Labrinth All Night Long Alexandra Burke featuring Pitbull All Time Low The Wanted Dynamite Taio Cruz Many of Horror Matt Cardle Parachute Cheryl Please Don t Let Me Go Olly Murs She Said Plan B This Ain t a Love Song Scouting for Girls You Got the Love Florence and the Machine2012 32nd What Makes You Beautiful One Direction The A Team Ed Sheeran All About Tonight Pixie Lott Changed the Way You Kiss Me Example Glad You Came The Wanted Heart Skips a Beat Olly Murs featuring Rizzle Kicks Price Tag Jessie J featuring B o B She Makes Me Wanna JLS featuring Dev Someone like You Adele Wherever You Are Military Wives featuring Gareth Malone2013 33rd Skyfall Adele Beneath Your Beautiful Labrinth featuring Emeli Sande Black Heart Stooshe Candy Robbie Williams Domino Jessie J Feel the Love Rudimental featuring John Newman Hot Right Now DJ Fresh featuring Rita Ora Impossible James Arthur Mama Do the Hump Rizzle Kicks Next to Me Emeli Sande Princess of China Coldplay amp Rihanna R I P Rita Ora featuring Tinie Tempah Spectrum Say My Name Florence and the Machine Too Close Alex Clare Troublemaker Olly Murs featuring Flo Rida2014 34th Waiting All Night Rudimental featuring Ella Eyre Burn Ellie Goulding Dear Darlin Olly Murs I Need Your Love Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding La La La Naughty Boy featuring Sam Smith Let Her Go Passenger Love Me Again John Newman One Way or Another Teenage Kicks One Direction Pompeii Bastille White Noise Disclosure featuring AlunaGeorge2015 35th Uptown Funk Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars Budapest George Ezra Ghost Ella Henderson I Got U Duke Dumont featuring Jax Jones My Love Route 94 featuring Jess Glynne Nobody to Love Sigma Rather Be Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne Stay with Me Sam Smith Summer Calvin Harris Thinking Out Loud Ed Sheeran2016 36th Hello Adele Black Magic Little Mix Bloodstream Ed Sheeran amp Rudimental Hold Back the River James Bay Hold My Hand Jess Glynne How Deep Is Your Love Calvin Harris amp Disciples King Years amp Years Love Me like You Do Ellie Goulding Up Olly Murs featuring Demi Lovato Wish You Were Mine Philip George2017 37th Shout Out to My Ex Little Mix Dancing on My Own Calum Scott Faded Alan Walker Fast Car Jonas Blue featuring Dakota Girls Like Tinie Tempah featuring Zara Larsson Hymn for the Weekend Coldplay Pillowtalk Zayn Rockabye Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul amp Anne Marie Say You Won t Let Go James Arthur This Is What You Came For Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna2018 38th Human Rag n Bone Man Did You See J Hus Feels Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell Williams Katy Perry amp Big Sean Mama Jonas Blue featuring William Singe New Rules Dua Lipa Shape of You Ed Sheeran Strip That Down Liam Payne featuring Quavo Symphony Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson Touch Little Mix You Don t Know Me Jax Jones featuring Raye2019 39th One Kiss Calvin Harris amp Dua Lipa 2002 Anne Marie Barking Ramz I ll Be There Jess Glynne IDGAF Dua Lipa Leave a Light On Tom Walker Lullaby Sigala amp Paloma Faith Shotgun George Ezra Solo Clean Bandit featuring Demi Lovato These Days Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne Macklemore amp Dan Caplen2020s Edit 2020 award recipient Lewis Capaldi Three time winner Harry Styles received the award in 2012 as a member of One Direction and 2021 and 2023 as a solo artist Year Single Artist s 2020 40th Someone You Loved Lewis Capaldi Dancing with a Stranger Sam Smith amp Normani Don t Call Me Up Mabel Giant Calvin Harris amp Rag n Bone Man I Don t Care Ed Sheeran amp Justin Bieber Just You and I Tom Walker Ladbroke Grove AJ Tracey Location Dave featuring Burna Boy Nothing Breaks Like a Heart Mark Ronson featuring Miley Cyrus Vossi Bop Stormzy2021 41st Watermelon Sugar Harry Styles Ain t It Different Headie One featuring AJ Tracey amp Stormzy Don t Need Love 220 Kid amp Gracey Don t Rush Young T amp Bugsey featuring Headie One Head amp Heart Joel Corry featuring MNEK Lighter Nathan Dawe featuring KSI Physical Dua Lipa Rain Aitch amp AJ Tracey featuring Tay Keith Rover S1mba featuring DTG Secrets Regard amp Raye2022 42nd Easy on Me Adele Bad Habits Ed Sheeran Bed Joel Corry Raye amp David Guetta Body Tion Wayne amp Russ Millions Clash Dave featuring Stormzy Cold Heart Elton John amp Dua Lipa Don t Play Anne Marie KSI amp Digital Farm Animals Friday Riton amp Nightcrawlers featuring Mufasa amp Hypeman Heat Waves Glass Animals Holiday KSI Latest Trends A1 x J1 Little Bit of Love Tom Grennan Obsessed with You Central Cee Remember Becky Hill amp David Guetta Wellerman 220 Kid x Billen Ted remix Nathan Evans 220 Kid amp Billen Ted2023 43rd As It Was Harry Styles Baby Aitch amp Ashanti Go Cat Burns Starlight Dave Merry Christmas Ed Sheeran amp Elton John B O T A Baddest of Them All Eliza Rose amp Interplanetary Criminal Green Green Grass George Ezra Forget Me Lewis Capaldi Afraid to Feel LF System Unholy Sam Smith amp Kim PetrasArtists with multiple wins EditArtists that received multiple awards Awards Artist6 Robbie Williams a 5 Take That3 AdeleHarry Styles b 2 Queen Including his three wins as a member of Take That Including his 2012 win as a member of One Direction Artists with multiple nominations Edit12 nominationsRobbie Williams a 8 nominationsCalvin Harris7 nominationsEd Sheeran Take That 5 nominationsAdele Blur Coldplay Jess Glynne Dua Lipa Olly Murs 4 nominationsClean Bandit George Michael b Oasis Rudimental Sam Smith Harry Styles c Sugababes 3 nominationsAnne Marie Alexandra Burke Cheryl d Dave Jason Donovan George Ezra Gareth Gates Ellie Goulding Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers KSI Leona Lewis Little Mix Manic Street Preachers Raye Stormzy Tinie Tempah AJ Tracey Will Young 2 nominations220 Kid Adam and the Ants Aitch All Saints Lily Allen James Arthur Atomic Kitten Jonas Blue James Blunt Lewis Capaldi Joel Corry Taio Cruz Alesha Dixon e Siobhan Fahey f Fatboy Slim Florence and the Machine Frankie Goes to Hollywood David Guetta Geri Halliwell g Jamelia Jessie J JLS Elton John Jax Jones Tom Jones Labrinth Zara Larsson Pixie Lott Demi Lovato Moloko John Newman One Direction Headie One Rita Ora Pet Shop Boys Queen Radiohead Rag n Bone Man Rihanna Rizzle Kicks Mark Ronson Emeli Sande Rachel Stevens h Tom Walker Notes Including five as a member of Take That Including one as a member of Wham Including two as a member of One Direction Including one as a member of Girls Aloud Including one as a member of Mis Teeq Including one as a member of Bananarama and one as a member of Shakespears Sister Including one as a member of the Spice Girls Including one as a member of S Club 7 Notes Edit Do They Know It s Christmas 1990 2005 Double Nominated Pray 1994 Parklife 1995 Never Ever 1998 She s the One 2000 Rock DJ 2001 also won Brit Award for British Video of the Year Angels 2005 also won Brit Award for British Song of Twenty Five Year Wannabe 2010 also won Brit Award for Live Performance of Thirty YearReferences Edit About the BPI British Phonographic Industry BPI Retrieved 22 February 2014 BRIT Awards British Phonographic Industry BPI Retrieved 22 February 2014 And the nominees are Brits co uk British Phonographic Industry BPI Retrieved 22 February 2014 The BRITs 1977 BRIT Awards Ltd 1977 10 18 Archived from the original on 2012 11 02 Retrieved 2022 05 02 note set to access the archived copy which gives more information and includes nominees of all awards as well as both winners of the award for British Single as Queen is missing from the May 2022 URL 2019 20 02 2019 The O2 Hosted By Jack Whitehall BRIT Awards Ltd 2019 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