Penghargaan Grammy untuk Lagu Rock Terbaik
Penerima

| Tahun | Penulis lagu | Karya | Artis yang mementaskan | Nominee | Ref>  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1992 | Sting | The Soul Cages "The Soul Cages" | Sting |  Bryan Adams, Robert Lange – "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" (Bryan Adams)  Eric Avery, Perry Farrell – "Been Caught Stealing" (Jane's Addiction)  Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich – "Enter Sandman" (Metallica)  Tom Petty – "Learning to Fly" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)  Chris DeGarmo – "Silent Lucidity" (Queensrÿche) |  |
| 1993 | Clapton, EricEric Clapton Jim Gordon | Layla "Layla" (versi Unplugged) | Clapton, EricEric Clapton |  Peter Gabriel – "Digging in the Dirt" (Peter Gabriel)  Kurt Cobain – "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Nirvana)  Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament – "Jeremy" (Pearl Jam)  Bruce Springsteen – "Human Touch" (Bruce Springsteen) |  |
| 1994 | Pirner, DaveDave Pirner | Runaway Train "Runaway Train" | Soul Asylum |  Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Taylor Rhodes – "Cryin'" (Aerosmith)  Tyler, Perry, Mark Hudson – "Livin' on the Edge" (Aerosmith)  Lenny Kravitz, Craig Ross – "Are You Gonna Go My Way" (Lenny Kravitz)  Jim Steinman – "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" (Meat Loaf) |  |
| 1995 | Springsteen, BruceBruce Springsteen | Streets of Philadelphia "Streets of Philadelphia" | Springsteen, BruceBruce Springsteen |  Melissa Etheridge – "Come to My Window" (Melissa Etheridge)  Etheridge – "I'm the Only One" (Melissa Etheridge)  Kurt Cobain – "All Apologies" (Nirvana)  Chris Cornell – "Black Hole Sun" (Soundgarden) |  |
| 1996 | Morissette, AlanisAlanis Morissette Glen Ballard | You Oughta Know "You Oughta Know" | Morissette, AlanisAlanis Morissette |  Bob Dylan – "Dignity" (Bob Dylan)  Trent Reznor – "Hurt" (Nine Inch Nails)  Bono – "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" (U2)  Neil Young – "Downtown" (Neil Young) |  |
| 1997 | Chapman, TracyTracy Chapman | Give Me One Reason "Give Me One Reason" | Chapman, TracyTracy Chapman |  Dave Matthews Band – "Too Much" (Dave Matthews Band)  Garbage – "Stupid Girl" (Garbage)  John Hiatt – "Cry Love" (John Hiatt)  Noel Gallagher – "Wonderwall" (Oasis)  Jakob Dylan – "6th Avenue Heartache" (The Wallflowers) |  |
| 1998 | Dylan, JakobJakob Dylan | One Headlight "One Headlight" | The Wallflowers |  Fiona Apple – "Criminal" (Fiona Apple)  Meredith Brooks, Shelly Peiken) – "Bitch" (Meredith Brooks)  Dave Matthews – "Crash into Me" (Dave Matthews Band)  Jakob Dylan – "The Difference" (The Wallflowers) |  |
| 1999 | Morissette, AlanisAlanis Morissette | Uninvited "Uninvited" | Morissette, AlanisAlanis Morissette |  John Hiatt – "Have a Little Faith in Me" (John Hiatt)  Billy Corgan, Eric Erlandson, Courtney Love – "Celebrity Skin" (Hole)  Dan Wilson – "Closing Time" (Semisonic)  Richard Ashcroft, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards – "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (The Verve) |  |
| 2000 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Scar Tissue "Scar Tissue" | Red Hot Chili Peppers |  Melissa Etheridge, John Shanks – "Angels Would Fall" (Melissa Etheridge)  Garbage – "Special" (Garbage)  Tom Petty – "Room at the Top" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)  Bruce Springsteen – "The Promise" (Bruce Springsteen) |  |
| 2001 | Stapp, ScottScott Stapp Mark Tremonti | With Arms Wide Open "With Arms Wide Open" | Creed |  Brad Arnold, Todd Harrell, Matt Roberts – "Kryptonite" (3 Doors Down)  Lenny Kravitz – "Again" (Lenny Kravitz)  Rob Thomas – "Bent" (Matchbox Twenty)  Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith – "Californication" (Red Hot Chili Peppers) |  |
| 2002 | Train | Drops of Jupiter "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" | Train |  Marti Frederiksen, Steven Tyler – "Jaded" (Aerosmith)  Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin – "Yellow" (Coldplay)  U2 – "Elevation" (U2)  U2 – "Walk On" (U2) |  |
| 2003 | Springsteen, BruceBruce Springsteen | The Rising "The Rising" | Springsteen, BruceBruce Springsteen |  Brad Arnold, Todd Harrell, Chris Henderson, Matt Roberts – "When I'm Gone" (3 Doors Down)  Foo Fighters – "All My Life" (Foo Fighters)  Sully Erna – "I Stand Alone" (Godsmack)  Chad Kroeger – "Hero" (Chad Kroeger bersama Josey Scott) |  |
| 2004 | White, JackJack White | Seven Nation Army "Seven Nation Army" | The White Stripes |  David Hodges, Amy Lee, Ben Moody – "Bring Me to Life" (Evanescence)  Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Ryan Vikedal – "Someday" (Nickelback)  Jorge Calderón, Warren Zevon – "Disorder in the House" (Bruce Springsteen dan Warren Zevon)  Charlie Colin, Patrick Monahan, Jimmy Stafford, Scott Underwood – "Calling All Angels" (Train)  |  |
| 2005 | U2 | Vertigo "Vertigo" | U2 |  Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool – "American Idiot" (Green Day)  Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci Jr.  – "Somebody Told Me" (The Killers)  Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci, Eric Judy, Benjamin Weikel – "Float On" (Modest Mouse)  Duff, Dave Kushner, Slash, Matt Sorum, Scott Weiland – "Fall to Pieces" (Velvet Revolver) |  |
| 2006 | U2 | City of Blinding Lights "City of Blinding Lights" | U2 |  Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin – "Speed of Sound" (Coldplay)  Foo Fighters – "Best of You" (Foo Fighters)  Bruce Springsteen – "Devils & Dust" (Bruce Springsteen)  Rivers Cuomo – "Beverly Hills" (Weezer) |  |
| 2007 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Dani California "Dani California" | Red Hot Chili Peppers |  Bob Dylan – "Someday Baby" (Bob Dylan)  Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci Jr. – "When You Were Young" (The Killers)  Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Jonny Quinn, Tom Simpson – "Chasing Cars" (Snow Patrol)  Neil Young – "Lookin' for a Leader" (Neil Young) |  |
| 2008 | Springsteen, BruceBruce Springsteen | Radio Nowhere "Radio Nowhere" | Springsteen, BruceBruce Springsteen |  Chris Daughtry, Gregg Wattenberg, Mark Wilkerson, Brett Young – "It's Not Over" (Daughtry)  Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett – "The Pretender" (Foo Fighters)  Jack White – "Icky Thump" (The White Stripes)  Lucinda Williams – "Come On" (Lucinda Williams) |  |
| 2009 | Springsteen, BruceBruce Springsteen | Girls in Their Summer Clothes "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" | Springsteen, BruceBruce Springsteen |  Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin – "Violet Hill" (Coldplay)  Ben Gibbard, Nick Harmer, Jason McGerr, Chris Walla– "I Will Possess Your Heart" (Death Cab for Cutie)  Kings of Leon – "Sex on Fire" (Kings of Leon)  Radiohead – "House of Cards" (Radiohead) |  |
| 2010 | Caleb Followill Jared Followill Matthew Followill Nathan Followill | Use Somebody "Use Somebody" | Kings of Leon |  Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool – "21 Guns" (Green Day)  Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder – "The Fixer" (Pearl Jam)  Bruce Springsteen – "Working on a Dream" (Bruce Springsteen)  Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen, Jr. – "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight" (U2) |  |
| 2011 | Young, NeilNeil Young | Angry World "Angry World" | Neil Young |  Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney – "Tighten Up" (The Black Keys)  Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill, Nathan Followill – "Radioactive" (Kings of Leon)  Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford, "Country" Winston Marshall – "Little Lion Man" (Mumford & Sons)  Matthew Bellamy – "Resistance" (Muse) |  |
| 2012 | Foo Fighters | "Walk" | Foo Fighters |  Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin – "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" (Coldplay)  Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford dan Country Winston – "The Cave" (Mumford & Sons)  Colin Meloy – "Down by the Water" (The Decemberists)  Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Phil Selway dan  Thom Yorke – "Lotus Flower" (Radiohead) |  |
| 2013 | Dan Auerbach Brian Burton Patrick Carney | "Lonely Boy" | The Black Keys |  Matthew Bellamy – "Madness" (Muse)  Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall, dan Marcus Mumford – "I Will Wait" (Mumford & Sons)  Bruce Springsteen – "We Take Care of Our Own" (Bruce Springsteen)  Jack White – "Freedom at 21" (Jack White) |  |
| 2014 | Dave Grohl Paul McCartney Krist Novoselic Pat Smear | "Cut Me Some Slack" | Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic dan Pat Smear |  Matthew Bellamy – "Panic Station" (Muse)  Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi dan Ozzy Osbourne – "God Is Dead?" (Black Sabbath)  Gary Clark, Jr. – "Ain't Messin 'Round" (Gary Clark, Jr.)  Mick Jagger dan Keith Richards – "Doom and Gloom" (The Rolling Stones) |  |
| 2015 | Hayley Williams Taylor York | "Ain't It Fun" | Paramore |  Ryan Adams – "Gimme Something Good" (Ryan Adams)  Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton dan Patrick Carney – "Fever" (The Black Keys)  Beck Hansen – "Blue Moon" (Beck)  Jack White – "Lazaretto" (Jack White)  |  |
| 2016 | Alabama Shakes | "Don't Wanna Fight" | Alabama Shakes |  Dave Bassett dan Elle King – "Ex's & Oh's" (Elle King)  Iain Archer dan James Bay – "Hold Back the River" (James Bay)  Richard Meyer, Ryan Meyer dan Johnny Stevens – "Lydia" (Highly Suspect)  John Hill, Tom Hull dan Florence Welch – "What Kind of Man" (Florence + the Machine)  |  |
| 2017 | David Bowie | "Blackstar" | David Bowie |  Radiohead – "Burn the Witch" (Radiohead)  James Hetfield dan Lars Ulrich – "Hardwired" (Metallica)  Tyler Joseph – "Heathens" (Twenty One Pilots)  Richard Meyer, Ryan Meyer dan Johnny Stevens – "My Name Is Human" (Highly Suspect)  |  |
| 2018 | Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear & Chris Shiflett | "Run" | Foo Fighters |  James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich – "Atlas, Rise!" (Metallica)  Kristine Flaherty & Justin Daly – "Blood In the Cut" (K.Flay)  Nothing More – "Go to War" (Nothing More)  Avenged Sevenfold – "The Stage" (Avenged Sevenfold)  |  |

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