is the latest in a series of awards recognizing superior vocal performance by a female in the pop category, the first of which was presented in 1959. The awards have quite a convoluted history:
In the years where more than one award was presented (1961, 1966, 1968), both are listed on separate lines.
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.
| Year
| Winner
| Nominations
|
| 2008
| Rehab performed by Amy Winehouse
| Candyman performed by Christina Aguilera, 1234 performed by Feist, Big Girls Don't Cry performed by Fergie, Say It Right performed by Nelly Furtado |
| 2007
| Ain't No Other Man performed by Christina Aguilera
| Unwritten performed by Natasha Bedingfield, You Can Close Your Eyes performed by Sheryl Crow, Stupid Girls performed by Pink, Black Horse and the Cherry Tree performed by KT Tunstall |
| 2006
| Since U Been Gone performed by Kelly Clarkson
| It's Like That performed by Mariah Carey, Good Is Good performed by Sheryl Crow, I Will Not Be Broken performed by Bonnie Raitt, Hollaback Girl performed by Gwen Stefani |
| 2005
| Sunrise performed by Norah Jones
| Oceania performed by Björk, The First Cut Is the Deepest performed by Sheryl Crow, What You Waiting For? performed by Gwen Stefani, You Had Me performed by Joss Stone |
| 2004
| Beautiful performed by Christina Aguilera
| Miss Independent performed by Kelly Clarkson, White Flag performed by Dido, I'm With You performed by Avril Lavigne, Fallen performed by Sarah McLachlan |
| 2003
| Don't Know Why performed by Norah Jones
| Soak Up the Sun performed by Sheryl Crow, Complicated performed by Avril Lavigne, Get the Party Started performed by Pink, Overprotected performed by Britney Spears |
| 2002
| I'm like a Bird performed by Nelly Furtado
| There You'll Be performed by Faith Hill, Someone to Call My Lover performed by Janet Jackson, By Your Side performed by Sade, Essence performed by Lucinda Williams |
| 2001
| I Try performed by Macy Gray
| What a Girl Wants performed by Christina Aguilera, Music performed by Madonna, Save Me performed by Aimee Mann, Both Sides Now performed by Joni Mitchell, Oops!... I Did It Again performed by Britney Spears |
| 2000
| I Will Remember You performed by Sarah McLachlan
| Genie in a Bottle performed by Christina Aguilera, Beautiful Stranger performed by Madonna, Thank U performed by Alanis Morissette, ...Baby One More Time performed by Britney Spears |
| Year
| Winner
| Nominations
|
| 1999
| My Heart Will Go On performed by Celine Dion
| My Favorite Mistake performed by Sheryl Crow, Can't Take My Eyes Off You performed by Lauryn Hill, Torn performed by Natalie Imbruglia, Adia performed by Sarah McLachlan |
| 1998
| Building a Mystery performed by Sarah McLachlan
| Butterfly performed by Mariah Carey, Where Have All the Cowboys Gone performed by Paula Cole, Sunny Came Home performed by Shawn Colvin, Foolish Games performed by Jewel |
| 1997
| Un-Break My Heart performed by Toni Braxton
| Get Out of This House performed by Shawn Colvin, Because You Loved Me performed by Celine Dion, Reach performed by Gloria Estefan, Who Will Save Your Soul performed by Jewel |
| 1996
| No More I Love You's performed by Annie Lennox
| Fantasy performed by Mariah Carey, I Know performed by Dionne Farris, One of Us performed by Joan Osborne, You Got It performed by Bonnie Raitt, Colors of the Wind performed by Vanessa L. Williams |
| 1995
| All I Wanna Do performed by Sheryl Crow
| Hero performed by Mariah Carey, The Power of Love performed by Celine Dion, Longing in Their Hearts performed by Bonnie Raitt, Ordinary Miracles performed by Barbra Streisand |
| 1994
| I Will Always Love You performed by Whitney Houston
| Dreamlover performed by Mariah Carey, I Don't Know Why performed by Shawn Colvin, Miss Chatelaine performed by k.d. lang, I Don't Wanna Fight performed by Tina Turner |
| 1993
| Constant Craving performed by k.d. lang
| MTV Unplugged performed by Mariah Carey, Celine Dion performed by Celine Dion, Diva performed by Annie Lennox, Save the Best for Last performed by Vanessa L. Williams |
| 1992
| Something to Talk About performed by Bonnie Raitt
| Get Here performed by Oleta Adams, Emotions performed by Mariah Carey, Baby Baby performed by Amy Grant, All the Man That I Need performed by Whitney Houston |
| 1991
| Vision of Love performed by Mariah Carey
| I'm Your Baby Tonight performed by Whitney Houston, From a Distance performed by Bette Midler, Nothing Compares 2 U performed by Sinéad O'Connor, All Around the World performed by Lisa Stansfield |
| 1990
| Nick of Time performed by Bonnie Raitt
| Straight Up performed by Paula Abdul, Don't Wanna Lose You performed by Gloria Estefan, Wind Beneath My Wings performed by Bette Midler, Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind performed by Linda Ronstadt |
| Year
| Winner
| Nominations
|
| 1989
| Fast Car performed by Tracy Chapman
| Tell It to My Heart performed by Taylor Dayne, One Moment in Time performed by Whitney Houston, Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm performed by Joni Mitchell, Get Here performed by Brenda Russell |
| 1988
| I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) performed by Whitney Houston
| Heaven Is a Place on Earth performed by Belinda Carlisle, Coming Around Again performed by Carly Simon, One Voice performed by Barbra Streisand, Luka performed by Suzanne Vega |
| 1987
| The Broadway Album performed by Barbra Streisand
| True Colors performed by Cyndi Lauper, Papa Don't Preach performed by Madonna, Typical Male performed by Tina Turner, That's What Friends Are For performed by Dionne Warwick |
| 1986
| Saving All My Love for You performed by Whitney Houston
| We Belong performed by Pat Benatar, Crazy for You performed by Madonna, Lush Life performed by Linda Ronstadt, We Don't Need Another Hero performed by Tina Turner |
| 1985
| What's Love Got to Do with It performed by Tina Turner
| The Glamorous Life performed by Sheila E., Strut performed by Sheena Easton, Girls Just Want to Have Fun performed by Cyndi Lauper, Let's Hear It for the Boy performed by Deniece Williams |
| 1984
| Flashdance... What a Feeling performed by Irene Cara
| Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) performed by Sheena Easton, What's New performed by Linda Ronstadt, She Works Hard for the Money performed by Donna Summer, Total Eclipse of the Heart performed by Bonnie Tyler |
| 1983
| You Should Hear How She Talks about You performed by Melissa Manchester
| Gloria performed by Laura Branigan, Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me performed by Juice Newton, Heart Attack performed by Olivia Newton-John, Get Closer performed by Linda Ronstadt |
| 1982
| Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music performed by Lena Horne
| Bette Davis Eyes performed by Kim Carnes, For Your Eyes Only performed by Sheena Easton, Angel of the Morning performed by Juice Newton, Physical performed by Olivia Newton-John |
| 1981
| The Rose performed by Bette Midler
| Fame performed by Irene Cara, Magic performed by Olivia Newton-John, Woman in Love performed by Barbra Streisand, On the Radio performed by Donna Summer |
| 1980
| I'll Never Love This Way Again performed by Dionne Warwick
| I Will Survive performed by Gloria Gaynor, Chuck E.'s in Love performed by Rickie Lee Jones, Don't Cry Out Loud performed by Melissa Manchester, Bad Girls performed by Donna Summer |
| Year
| Winner
| Nominations
|
| 1979
| You Needed Me performed by Anne Murray
| Hopelessly Devoted to You performed by Olivia Newton-John, You Belong to Me performed by Carly Simon, You Don't Bring Me Flowers performed by Barbra Streisand, MacArthur Park performed by Donna Summer |
| 1978
| Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen) performed by Barbra Streisand
| You Light Up My Life performed by Debby Boone, Here You Come Again performed by Dolly Parton, Blue Bayou performed by Linda Ronstadt, Nobody Does It Better performed by Carly Simon |
| 1977
| Hasten Down the Wind performed by Linda Ronstadt
| Natalie performed by Natalie Cole, Here, There and Everywhere performed by Emmylou Harris, The Hissing of Summer Lawns performed by Joni Mitchell, Turn the Beat Around performed by Vicki Sue Robinson |
| 1976
| At Seventeen performed by Janis Ian
| Send in the Clowns performed by Judy Collins, Have You Never Been Mellow performed by Olivia Newton-John, Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady performed by Helen Reddy, Heart Like a Wheel performed by Linda Ronstadt |
| 1975
| I Honestly Love You performed by Olivia Newton-John
| Feel Like Makin' Love performed by Roberta Flack, Jazzman performed by Carole King, Cleo Laine Live at Carnegie Hall performed by Cleo Laine, Court and Spark performed by Joni Mitchell |
| 1974
| Killing Me Softly with His Song performed by Roberta Flack
| Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy performed by Bette Midler, Danny's Song performed by Anne Murray, Touch Me in the Morning performed by Diana Ross, You're So Vain performed by Carly Simon |
| 1973
| I Am Woman performed by Helen Reddy
| Quiet Fire performed by Roberta Flack, Day Dreaming performed by Aretha Franklin, Anticipation performed by Carly Simon, Sweet Inspiration/Where You Lead performed by Barbra Streisand |
| 1972
| Tapestry performed by Carole King
| The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down performed by Joan Baez, Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves performed by Cher, Me and Bobby McGee performed by Janis Joplin, That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be performed by Carly Simon |
| 1971
| I'll Never Fall in Love Again performed by Dionne Warwick
| Fancy performed by Bobbie Gentry, Snowbird performed by Anne Murray, Long, Long Time performed by Linda Ronstadt, Ain't No Mountain High Enough performed by Diana Ross |
| 1970
| Is That All There Is? performed by Peggy Lee
| With Pen in Hand performed by Vikki Carr, Put a Little Love in Your Heart performed by Jackie DeShannon, Johnny One Time performed by Brenda Lee, Son of a Preacher Man performed by Dusty Springfield, This Girl's in Love with You performed by Dionne Warwick |
| Year
| Winner
| Nominations
|
| 1969
| Do You Know the Way to San Jose performed by Dionne Warwick
| I Say a Little Prayer performed by Aretha Franklin, Those Were the Days performed by Mary Hopkins, Angel of the Morning performed by Merrilee Rush, Funny Girl performed by Barbra Streisand |
| 1968 - Vocal
| "Ode to Billie Joe" performed by Bobbie Gentry
| It Must Be Him performed by Vikki Carr, Don't Sleep in the Subway performed by Petula Clark, Respect performed by Aretha Franklin, "Alfie" performed by Dionne Warwick |
| 1968 - Contemporary Solo Vocal
| "Ode to Billie Joe" performed by Bobbie Gentry
| It Must Be Him performed by Vikki Carr, Don't Sleep in the Subway performed by Petula Clark, (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman performed by Aretha Franklin, I Say a Little Prayer performed by Dionne Warwick |
| 1967
| If He Walked into My Life Today performed by Eydie Gorme
| Ella at Duke's Place performed by Ella Fitzgerald, Born a Woman performed by Sandy Posey, These Boots Are Made for Walkin' performed by Nancy Sinatra, Color Me Barbra performed by Barbra Streisand |
| 1966 - Vocal
| My Name Is Barbra performed by Barbra Streisand
| Downtown performed by Petula Clark, What the World Needs Now is Love performed by Jackie DeShannon, The Astrud Gilberto Album performed by Astrud Gilberto, Gentle Is My Love performed by Nancy Wilson |
| 1966 - Contemporary R&R Vocal
| I Know a Place performed by Petula Clark
| Rescue Me performed by Fontella Bass, What the World Needs Now is Love performed by Jackie DeShannon, Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows performed by Lesley Gore, Baby, I'm Yours performed by Barbara Lewis |
| 1965
| People performed by Barbra Streisand
| Downtown performed by Petula Clark, We'll Sing in the Sunshine performed by Gale Garnett, The Girl from Ipanema performed by Astrud Gilberto, How Glad I Am performed by Nancy Wilson |
| 1964
| The Barbra Streisand Album performed by Barbra Streisand
| Blame It on the Bossa Nova performed by Eydie Gorme, I'm a Woman performed by Peggy Lee, The World of Miriam Makeba performed by Miriam Makeba, Dominique performed by The Singing Nun |
| 1963
| Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson performed by Ella Fitzgerald
| No, Strings performed by Diahann Carroll, Lena...Lovely and Alive performed by Lena Horne, I'm a Woman performed by Peggy Lee, Love Letters performed by Ketty Lester, My Coloring Book performed by Sandy Stewart, Slightly Out of Time performed by Pat Thomas |
| 1962
| Judy at Carnegie Hall performed by Judy Garland
| Mr. Paganini performed by Ella Fitzgerald, The Essential Billie Holliday performed by Billie Holliday, Lena at the Sands performed by Lena Horne, Basin Street East performed by Peggy Lee |
| 1961 - Album
| Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife performed by Ella Fitzgerald
| Clap Hands, Here Comes Rosie performed by Rosemary Clooney, Latin a la Lee performed by Peggy Lee, Miriam Makeba performed by Miriam Makeba, Della performed by Della Reese |
| 1961 - Single
| Mack the Knife performed by Ella Fitzgerald
| The Sound of Music performed by Doris Day, I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues performed by Eileen Farrell, I'm Sorry performed by Brenda Lee, I'm Gonna Go Fishin' performed by Peggy Lee |
| 1960
| But Not for Me performed by Ella Fitzgerald
| Porgy and Bess performed by Lena Horne, Alright, Okay performed by Peggy Lee, Broadway '59 performed by Pat Suzuki, La Starda del Amore performed by Caterina Valenta |
