Penghargaan Grammy untuk Lagu Terbaik Tahun Ini
1980-an

| Tahun | Pemenang | Nominasi |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1980 | Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald for "What a Fool Believes"* performed by The Doobie Brothers |  David Foster, Jay Graydon & Bill Champlin for "After the Love Has Gone" performed by Earth, Wind & Fire  Rickie Lee Jones for "Chuck E.'s in Love" performed by Rickie Lee Jones  Billy Joel for "Honesty" performed by Billy Joel  Dino Fekaris & Freddie Perren for "I Will Survive" performed by Gloria Gaynor  Lester Abrams & Michael McDonald for "Minute by Minute" performed by The Doobie Brothers  Dino Fekaris & Freddie Perren for "Reunited" performed by Peaches & Herb  Steve Gibb for "She Believes in Me" performed by Kenny Rogers |
| 1981 | Christopher Cross for "Sailing"* performed by Christopher Cross |  Michael Gore & Dean Pitchford for "Fame" performed by Irene Cara  Amanda McBroom for "The Rose" performed by Bette Midler  Lionel Richie for "Lady" performed by Kenny Rogers  John Kander & Fred Ebb for "Theme from New York, New York" performed by Frank Sinatra  Barry Gibb & Robin Gibb for "Woman in Love" performed by Barbra Streisand |
| 1982 | Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon for "Bette Davis Eyes"* performed by Kim Carnes |  Peter Allen, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager & Christopher Cross for "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" performed by Christopher Cross  Lionel Richie for "Endless Love" performed by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie  Bill Withers, William Salter & Ralph McDonald for "Just the Two of Us" performed by Grover Washington, Jr. with Bill Withers  Dolly Parton for "9 to 5" performed by Dolly Parton |
| 1983 | Johnny Christopher, Mark James & Wayne Carson for "Always on My Mind" performed by Willie Nelson |  Paul McCartney for "Ebony and Ivory" performed by Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder  David Paich for "Rosanna" performed by Toto  Frankie Sullivan & Jim Peternik for "Eye of the Tiger" performed by Survivor  Donald Fagen for "I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)" performed by Donald Fagen |
| 1984 | Sting for "Every Breath You Take" performed by The Police |  Lionel Richie for "All Night Long (All Night)" performed by Lionel Richie  Michael Jackson for "Beat It" performed by Michael Jackson  Michael Jackson for "Billie Jean" performed by Michael Jackson  Michael Sembello & Dennis Matkosky for "Maniac" performed by Michael Sembello |
| 1985 | Graham Lyle & Terry Britten for "What's Love Got to Do with It"* performed by Tina Turner |  Phil Collins for "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" performed by Phil Collins  Lionel Richie for "Hello" performed by Lionel Richie  Stevie Wonder for "I Just Called to Say I Love You" performed by Stevie Wonder  Cyndi Lauper & Rob Hyman for "Time after Time" performed by Cyndi Lauper |
| 1986 | Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie for "We Are the World"* performed by USA for Africa |  Mark Knopfler & Sting for "Money for Nothing" performed by Dire Straits  Don Henley & Mike Campbell for "The Boys of Summer" performed by Don Henley  Daryl Hall for "Everytime You Go Away" performed by Paul Young  Mick Jones for "I Want to Know What Love Is" performed by Foreigner |
| 1987 | Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager for "That's What Friends Are For" performed by Dionne Warwick & Friends |  Peter Gabriel for "Sledgehammer" performed by Peter Gabriel  Robert Palmer for "Addicted to Love" performed by Robert Palmer  Steve Winwood & Will Jennings for "Higher Love" performed by Steve Winwood  Paul Simon for "Graceland" performed by Paul Simon |
| 1988 | James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil for "Somewhere Out There" performed by Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram |  Ritchie Valens for "La Bamba" performed by Los Lobos  U2 for "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" performed by U2  Suzanne Vega for "Luka" performed by Suzanne Vega  Michael Masser & Will Jennings for "Didn't We Almost Have It All" performed by Whitney Houston |
| 1989 | Bobby McFerrin for "Don't Worry, Be Happy"* performed by Bobby McFerrin |  Anita Baker, Skip Scarborough & Randy Holland for "Giving You the Best That I Got" performed by Anita Baker  Tracy Chapman for "Fast Car" performed by Tracy Chapman  Sting for "Be Still My Beating Heart" performed by Sting  Brenda Russell, Jeff Hall & Scott Cutler for "Piano in the Dark" performed by Brenda Russell |