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| Năm | Đoạt giải | Đề cử | Nguồn |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1984 | Cyndi Lauper — "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" |  Pat Benatar — "Love Is a Battlefield"  Cyndi Lauper — "Time After Time"  Bette Midler — "Beast of Burden"  Donna Summer — "She Works Hard for the Money" |  |
| 1985 | Tina Turner — "What's Love Got to Do with It" |  Cyndi Lauper — "She Bop"  Madonna — "Material Girl"  Sade — "Smooth Operator"  Sheila E. — "The Glamorous Life" |  |
| 1986 | Whitney Houston — "How Will I Know" |  Kate Bush — "Running Up That Hill"  Aretha Franklin — "Freeway of Love"  Grace Jones — "Slave to the Rhythm"  Tina Turner — "We Don't Need Another Hero"  |  |
| 1987 | Madonna — "Papa Don't Preach" |  Kate Bush — "The Big Sky"  Janet Jackson — "Nasty"  Cyndi Lauper — "True Colors"  Madonna — "Open Your Heart" |  |
| 1988 | Suzanne Vega — "Luka" |  Cher — "I Found Someone"  Lita Ford — "Kiss Me Deadly"  Janet Jackson — "The Pleasure Principle"  Jody Watley — "Some Kind of Lover" |  |
| 1989 | Paula Abdul — "Straight Up" |  Tracy Chapman — "Fast Car"  Madonna — "Express Yourself"  Tanita Tikaram — "Twist in My Sobriety" Jody Watley — "Real Love" |  |
| 1990 | Sinéad O'Connor — "Nothing Compares 2 U" |  Paula Abdul — "Opposites Attract"  Madonna — "Vogue"  Alannah Myles — "Black Velvet"  Michelle Shocked — "On the Greener Side" |  |
| 1991 | Janet Jackson — "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" |  Paula Abdul — "Rush Rush"  Neneh Cherry — "I've Got You Under My Skin"  Amy Grant — "Baby Baby" Madonna — "Like a Virgin (phiên bản trong Truth or Dare)" |  |
| 1992 | Annie Lennox — "Why" |  Tori Amos — "Silent All These Years"  Madonna — "Holiday (phiên bản trong Truth or Dare)"  Vanessa L. Williams — "Save the Best for Last" |  |
| 1993 | k.d. lang — "Constant Craving" |  Neneh Cherry — "Buddy X"  Janet Jackson — "That's the Way Love Goes"  Annie Lennox — "Walking on Broken Glass" |  |
| 1994 | Janet Jackson — "If" |  Björk — "Human Behaviour"  Sheryl Crow — "Leaving Las Vegas"  Me'Shell NdegéOcello — "If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)" |  |
| 1995 | Madonna — "Take a Bow" |  Des'ree — "You Gotta Be"  PJ Harvey — "Down by the Water"  Annie Lennox — "No More I Love You's" |  |
| 1996 | Alanis Morissette — "Ironic" |  Björk — "It's Oh So Quiet"  Tracy Chapman — "Give Me One Reason"  Jewel — "Who Will Save Your Soul" |  |
| 1997 | Jewel — "You Were Meant for Me" |  Erykah Badu — "On & On"  Toni Braxton — "Un-Break My Heart"  Meredith Brooks — "Bitch"  Paula Cole — "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone" |  |
| 1998 | Madonna — "Ray of Light" |  Fiona Apple — "Criminal"  Mariah Carey — "Honey" (remix)  Natalie Imbruglia — "Torn" Shania Twain — "You're Still the One" |  |
| 1999 | Lauryn Hill — "Doo Wop (That Thing)" |  Jennifer Lopez — "If You Had My Love"  Madonna — "Beautiful Stranger"  Britney Spears — "Baby One More Time"  |  |
| 2000 | Aaliyah — "Try Again" |  Christina Aguilera — "What a Girl Wants"  Toni Braxton — "He Wasn't Man Enough"  Macy Gray — "I Try"  Britney Spears — "Oops!...I Did It Again" |  |
| 2001 | Eve (hợp tác với Gwen Stefani) — "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" |  Dido — "Thank You"  Missy Elliott — "Get Ur Freak On"  Janet Jackson — "All for You"  Jennifer Lopez — "Love Don't Cost a Thing"  Madonna — "Don't Tell Me" |  |
| 2002 | Pink — "Get the Party Started" |  Ashanti — "Foolish"  Michelle Branch — "All You Wanted"  Shakira — "Whenever, Wherever"  Britney Spears — "I'm a Slave 4 U" |  |
| 2003 | Beyoncé (hợp tác với Jay-Z) — "Crazy in Love" |  Christina Aguilera (hợp tác với Redman) — "Dirrty"  Missy Elliott — "Work It"  Avril Lavigne — "I'm with You"  Jennifer Lopez — "I'm Glad" |  |
| 2004 | Beyoncé — "Naughty Girl" |  Christina Aguilera — "The Voice Within"  Alicia Keys — "If I Ain't Got You"  Jessica Simpson — "With You"  Britney Spears — "Toxic" |  |
| 2005 | Kelly Clarkson — "Since U Been Gone" |  Amerie — "1 Thing"  Mariah Carey — "We Belong Together"  Shakira (hợp tác với Alejandro Sanz) — "La Tortura" Gwen Stefani — "Hollaback Girl" |  |
| 2006 | Kelly Clarkson — "Because of You" |  Christina Aguilera — "Ain't No Other Man"  Nelly Furtado (hợp tác với Timbaland) — "Promiscuous"  Madonna — "Hung Up"  Shakira (hợp tác với Wyclef Jean) — "Hips Don't Lie" |  |
| 2007 | Fergie |  Beyoncé  Nelly Furtado  Rihanna  Amy Winehouse |  |
| 2008 | Britney Spears — "Piece of Me" |  Mariah Carey — "Touch My Body"  Katy Perry — "I Kissed a Girl"  Rihanna — "Take a Bow"  Jordin Sparks (hợp tác với Chris Brown) — "No Air" |  |
| 2009 | Taylor Swift — "You Belong with Me" |  Beyoncé — "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"  Kelly Clarkson — "My Life Would Suck Without You"  Lady Gaga — "Poker Face"  Katy Perry — "Hot N Cold"  Pink — "So What" |  |
| 2010 | Lady Gaga — "Bad Romance" |  Beyoncé (hợp tác với Lady Gaga) — "Video Phone (phiên bản phối mở rộng)"  Ke$ha — "Tik Tok"  Katy Perry (hợp tác với Snoop Dogg) — "California Gurls"  Taylor Swift — "Fifteen" |  |
| 2011 | Lady Gaga — "Born This Way" |  Adele — "Rolling in the Deep"  Beyoncé — "Run the World (Girls)"  Nicki Minaj — "Super Bass"  Katy Perry — "Firework" |  |
| 2012 | Nicki Minaj — "Starships" |  Beyoncé — "Love on Top"  Selena Gomez & the Scene — "Love You Like a Love Song"  Katy Perry — "Part of Me"  Rihanna (hợp tác với Calvin Harris) — "We Found Love" |  |
| 2013 | Taylor Swift — "I Knew You Were Trouble" |  Miley Cyrus — "We Can't Stop"  Demi Lovato — "Heart Attack"  Pink (hợp tác với Nate Ruess) — "Just Give Me a Reason"  Rihanna (hợp tác với Mikky Ekko) — "Stay" |  |
| 2014 | Katy Perry (hợp tác với Juicy J) — "Dark Horse" |  Iggy Azalea (hợp tác với Charli XCX) — "Fancy"  Beyoncé — "Partition"  Ariana Grande (hợp tác với Iggy Azalea) — "Problem"  Lorde — "Royals" |  |
| 2015 | Taylor Swift — "Blank Space" |  Beyoncé — "7/11"  Ellie Goulding — "Love Me like You Do"  Nicki Minaj — "Anaconda"  Sia — "Elastic Heart" |  |
| 2016 | Beyoncé – "Hold Up" |  Adele – "Hello"  Ariana Grande – "Into You"  Rihanna (hợp tác với Drake) – "Work"  Sia – "Cheap Thrills" |  |