Penghargaan Grammy untuk Lagu Terbaik Tahun Ini
1960-an

| Tahun | Pemenang | Nominasi |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1960 | Jimmy Driftwood for "The Battle of New Orleans" performed by Johnny Horton |  Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen for "High Hopes" performed by Frank Sinatra  Karl Stutz & Edith Linderman for "I Know" performed by Perry Como  Paul Francis Webster & André Previn for "Like Young" performed by André Previn  Jule Styne & Stephen Sondheim for "Small World" performed by Johnny Mathis |
| 1961 | Ernest Gold for "Theme from Exodus" performed by Various Artists |  Charles Randolph Grean, Joe Allison & Audrey Allison for "He'll Have to Go" performed by Jim Reeves  Lew Spence, Marilyn Keith & Alan Bergman for "Nice 'n' Easy" performed by Frank Sinatra  Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen for "Second Time Around" performed by Andy Williams  Max Steiner for "Theme from A Summer Place" performed by Percy Faith |
| 1962 | Henry Mancini for "Moon River" performed by Andy Williams |  Jimmy Dean for "Big Bad John" performed by Jimmy Dean  Hank Cochran for "A Little Bitty Tear" performed by Burl Ives  Tony Velona for "Lollipops and Roses" performed by Jack Jones  Jule Styne, Betty Comden & Adolph Green for "Make Someone Happy" performed by Various Artists |
| 1963 | Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley for "What Kind of Fool Am I?" performed by Sammy Davis, Jr. |  Lionel Bart for "As Long as He Needs Me" performed by Shirley Bassey  Douglas Cross & George Cory for "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" performed by Tony Bennett  John Kander & Fred Ebb for "My Coloring Book" performed by Sandy Stewart  Richard Rodgers for "The Sweetest Sounds" performed by Various Artists |
| 1964 | Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini for "Days of Wine and Roses" performed by Andy Williams |  Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen for "Call Me Irresponsible" performed by Frank Sinatra  Sacha Distel & Jack Reardon for "The Good Life" performed by Tony Bennett  Sadie Vimmerstedt & Johnny Mercer for "I Wanna Be Around" performed by Tony Bennett  Burt Bacharach & Hal David for "Wives and Lovers" performed by Jack Jones |
| 1965 | Jerry Herman for "Hello, Dolly!" performed by Louis Armstrong |  John Lennon & Paul McCartney for "A Hard Day's Night" performed by The Beatles  Henry Mancini, Ray Evans & Jay Livingston for "Dear Heart" performed by Andy Williams  Jule Styne & Bob Merrill for "People" performed by Barbra Streisand  Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley for "Who Can I Turn To?" performed by Tony Bennett |
| 1966 | Paul Francis Webster & Johnny Mandel for "The Shadow of Your Smile" performed by Tony Bennett |  Michel Legrand, Norman Gimbel & Jacques Demy for "I Will Wait for You" performed by Connie Francis  Jimmy Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn for "The September of My Years" performed by Frank Sinatra  John Lennon & Paul McCartney for "Yesterday" performed by The Beatles  Roger Miller for "King of the Road" performed by Roger Miller |
| 1967 | John Lennon & Paul McCartney for "Michelle" performed by The Beatles |  John Barry & Don Black for "Born Free" performed by Andy Williams  Mitch Leigh & Joe Darion for "The Impossible Dream" performed by Richard Kiley  Paul Francis Webster & Maurice Jarre for "Somewhere, My Love" performed by Ray Conniff  Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton & Eddie Snyder for "Strangers in the Night" performed by Frank Sinatra |
| 1968 | Jimmy Webb for "Up, Up, and Away" performed by The 5th Dimension |  Jimmy Webb for "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" performed by Glen Campbell  Tom Jones & Harvey Schmidt for "My Cup Runneth Over" performed by Ed Ames  Bobbie Gentry for "Ode to Billie Joe" performed by Bobbie Gentry  John Hartford for "Gentle on My Mind" performed by Glen Campbell |
| 1969 | Bobby Russell for "Little Green Apples" performed by O.C. Smith |  Tom T. Hall for "Harper Valley PTA" performed by Jeannie C. Riley  John Lennon & Paul McCartney for "Hey Jude" performed by The Beatles  Bobby Russell for "Honey" performed by Bobby Goldsboro  Paul Simon for "Mrs. Robinson" performed by Simon & Garfunkel |