Best Country Song

The Grammy Award for Best Country Song is a songwriter's award, recognizing excellence in songwriting on a country music recording. Eligible songs reflect the broad spectrum of country music style and culture.

16th Annual Grammy Awards • 1974

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 1972 and Aug 30, 1973

Charlie Rich won the 1974 Grammy Award for Best Country Song with "Behind Closed Doors"

Winners & Nominees 1974

Winner
Nominees

  • Behind Closed Doors

    Kenny O'Dell

  • (Old Dogs...Children And) Watermelon Wine (Single)

    Tom T. Hall

  • Dottie West

    Country Sunshine

    Billy Davis, Dottie West

  • The Most Beautiful Girl (Single)

    Rory Bourke, Billy Sherrill, Norris Wilson

  • Kris Kristofferson

    Why Me (Single)

    Kris Kristofferson

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2021 Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, Lori McKenna Crowded Table All Nominees
2020 Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth, Tanya Tucker Bring My Flowers Now All Nominees
2019 Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves Space Cowboy All Nominees
2018 Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton Broken Halos All Nominees
2017 Lori McKenna Humble And Kind All Nominees
2016 Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose Girl Crush All Nominees
2015 Glen Campbell, Julian Raymond I'm Not Gonna Miss You All Nominees
2014 Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves, Josh Osborne Merry Go 'Round All Nominees
2013 Josh Kear, Chris Tompkins Blown Away All Nominees
2012 Taylor Swift Mean All Nominees
2011 Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott Need You Now All Nominees
2010 Liz Rose, Taylor Swift White Horse All Nominees
2009 Jennifer Nettles Stay All Nominees
2008 Josh Kear, Chris Tompkins Before He Cheats All Nominees
2007 Brett James, Hillary Lindsey, Gordie Sampson Jesus, Take The Wheel All Nominees
2006 Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna, Marcus Hummon Bless The Broken Road All Nominees
2005 Tim Nichols, Craig Wiseman Live Like You Were Dying All Nominees
2004 Jim Brown, Don Rollins It's Five O'Clock Somewhere All Nominees
2003 Alan Jackson Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning) All Nominees
2002 Robert Lee Castleman The Lucky One All Nominees
2001 Mark D. Sanders, Tia Sillers I Hope You Dance All Nominees
2000 Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Shania Twain Come On Over All Nominees
1999 Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Shania Twain You're Still The One All Nominees
1998 Bob Carlisle, Randy Thomas Butterfly Kisses All Nominees
1997 Bill Mack Blue All Nominees
1996 Vince Gill Go Rest High On That Mountain All Nominees
1995 Gary Baker, Frank Myers I Swear All Nominees
1994 Lucinda Williams Passionate Kisses All Nominees
1993 Vince Gill, John Jarvis I Still Believe In You All Nominees
1992 John Jarvis, Naomi Judd, Paul Overstreet Love Can Build A Bridge All Nominees
1991 Don Henry, Jon Vezner Where've You Been All Nominees
1990 Rodney Crowell After All This Time All Nominees
1989 K.T. Oslin Hold Me All Nominees
1988 Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz Forever And Ever, Amen All Nominees
1987 Jamie O'Hara Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout The Good Old Days) All Nominees
1986 Jimmy L. Webb Highwayman All Nominees
1985 Steve Goodman City Of New Orleans All Nominees
1984 Mike Reid Stranger In My House All Nominees
1983 Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher, Mark James Always On My Mind All Nominees
1982 Dolly Parton 9 To 5 All Nominees
1981 Willie Nelson On The Road Again All Nominees
1980 Debbie Hupp, Bob Morrison You Decorated My Life All Nominees
1979 Don Schlitz The Gambler All Nominees
1978 Richard Leigh Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue All Nominees
1977 Larry Gatlin Broken Lady All Nominees
1976 Larry Butler, Chips Moman (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song All Nominees
1975 Billy Sherrill, Norris Wilson A Very Special Love Song All Nominees
1974 Kenny O'Dell Behind Closed Doors All Nominees
1973 Ben Peters Kiss An Angel Good Mornin' All Nominees
1972 Kris Kristofferson Help Me Make It Through The Night All Nominees
1971 Marty Robbins My Woman, My Woman, My Wife All Nominees
1970 Shel Silverstein A Boy Named Sue All Nominees
1969 Bobby Russell Little Green Apples All Nominees
1968 John Hartford Gentle On My Mind All Nominees
1967 Billy Sherrill, Glenn Sutton Almost Persuaded All Nominees
1966 Roger Miller King Of The Road All Nominees
1965 Roger Miller Dang Me All Nominees
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