Winners of the Dove Award of the Gospel Music Association for Song of the Year are:

• 2003 "Revolution" (Kirk Franklin)
• 2002 "I Can Only Imagine" (Bart Millard)
• 2001 "Redeemer" (Nicole C. Mullen)
• 2000 "This Is Your Time" (Michael W. Smith, Wes King)
• 1999 "My Deliverer" (Rich Mullins, Mitch McVicker)
• 1998 "On My Knees" (David Mullen, Nicole Coleman-Mullen, Michael Ochs)
• 1997 "Butterfly Kisses" (Bob Carlisle, Randy Thomas)
• 1996 "Jesus Freak" (Mark Heimermann, Toby McKeehan)
• 1995 "God Is In Control" (Twila Paris)
• 1994 "In Christ Alone" (Shawn Craig, Don Koch)
• 1993 "The Great Adventure" (Steven Curtis Chapman, Geoff Moore)
• 1992 "Place In This World" (Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Wayne Kirkpatrick)
• 1991 "Another Time, Another Place" (Gary Driskell)
• 1990 "Thank You" (Ray Boltz)
• 1989 "Friend Of A Wounded Heart" (Wayne Watson, Claire Cloninger)
• 1988 "In The Name Of The Lord" (Phil McHugh, Gloria Gaither, Sandi Patti Helvering)
• 1987 "How Excellent Is Thy Name" (Dick & Melodie Tunney, Paul Smith)
• 1986 "Via Dolorosa" (Billy Sprague, Niles Borop)
• 1985 "Upon This Rock" (Gloria Gaither, Dony McGuire)
• 1984 "More Than Wonderful" (Lanny Wolfe)
• 1983 "El Shaddai" (Michael Card, John Thompson)
• 1982 "We Shall Behold Him" (Dottie Rambo)
• 1981 "Praise The Lord" (Brown Bannister, Mike Hudson)
• 1980 "He's Alive" (Don Francisco)
• 1979 No Awards
• 1978 "Rise Again" (Dallas Holm)
• 1977 "Learning To Lean" (John Stallings)
• 1976 "Statue Of Liberty" (Neil Enloe)
• 1975 "One Day At A Time" (Marijohn Wilkin, Kris Kristofferson)
• 1974 "Because He Lives" (Bill Gaither)
• 1973 "Why Me, Lord?" (Kris Kristofferson)
• 1972 "The Lighthouse" (Ron Hinson)
• 1971 No Awards
• 1970 "The Night Before Easter" (Don Sumner, Dwayne Friend)
• 1969 "Jesus Is Coming Soon" (R. E. Winsett)