The Grammy Award for Best Rock Song is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality songs in the rock music genre. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".
The award, reserved for songwriters, was first presented to English musician Sting in 1992. According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award honors new songs (containing both melody and lyrics) or songs "first achieving prominence" during the period of eligibility. Songs containing prominent samples or interpolations are not eligible.
The award goes to the songwriter. If the song contains samples or interpolations of earlier songs, the publisher and the original songwriter(s) can apply for a Winners Certificate.
Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl and Pat Smear hold the record for the most wins, having won four awards each. Springsteen also holds the record for most nominations with nine. Other winners of multiple awards include the other members of Foo Fighters (Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett) with three wins, and Alanis Morissette and the bands Red Hot Chili Peppers and U2, each with two. Award-winning songs have been performed by American artists more than any other nationality, though they have also been performed by musicians or groups originating from Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. There have been four instances in which one artist or group was nominated for two works in the same year: the group Aerosmith was nominated for both "Cryin'" and "Livin' on the Edge" in 1994, Melissa Etheridge received nominations for "Come to My Window" and "I'm the Only One" in 1995, Jakob Dylan of the Wallflowers won for "One Headlight" and was also nominated for "The Difference" in 1998, and U2 was nominated for the songs "Elevation" and "Walk On" in 2002. Chad Smith also received two nominations in 2023, receiving songwriting credits for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ozzy Osbourne songs nominated. Coldplay holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with four.
Recipients
right|upright|thumb|alt=A man in a white shirt standing behind a microphone stand and holding a guitar|[[Sting (musician)|Sting became the first award recipient in 1992 for the song "The Soul Cages".]]
right|upright|thumb|alt=A man on a stage wearing a blue shirt. He is holding a blue guitar behind a microphone.|[[Eric Clapton, 1993 award recipient for the song "Layla", performing in 2017]]
upright|right|thumb|alt=Five men on a stage; three in the forefront are holding guitars, while two in the background are behind a drum set and other equipment. Speakers, microphone stands and other equipment are also visible.|Members of the [[36th Grammy Awards|1994 award-winning band Soul Asylum in 2010]]
right|upright|thumb|alt=Black and white image of a man holding a guitar, wearing a dark vest and a cross hanging from a necklace|Four-time award winner [[Bruce Springsteen, performing in 1988]]
right|upright|thumb|alt=A woman wearing a black leather jacket smiling behind a microphone|Two-time award recipient [[Alanis Morissette, performing in 2014]]
upright|thumb|right|alt=A woman with dreadlocks standing behind a microphone stand. She is wearing a leather jacket and playing a guitar.|[[39th Grammy Awards|1997 award recipient Tracy Chapman at the 2009 Cactus Festival in Bruges, Belgium]]
thumb|upright|right|alt=A man wearing a red and black-striped shirt, a black jacket, dark jeans and a hat; he is standing behind a microphone stand on a stage and playing a guitar|[[Jakob Dylan, 1998 award winner for the song "One Headlight" and member of The Wallflowers, performing in 2007]]
right|upright|thumb|alt=On the left, a man in red pants and a black T-shirt with black hair down to his chin holding a red guitar. On the right, a woman wearing a white shirt with black polka dots standing behind a red microphone stand.|[[Jack White (musician)|Jack White and Meg White of the 2004 award-winning band The White Stripes]]
right|upright|thumb|alt=Four men on a stage, all wearing black clothing. Two are playing guitars, one is sitting behind a drum set, and one is singing into a microphone stand.|Members of the two-time award-winning band [[U2, performing on the Joshua Tree Tour 2017. From left to right: Larry Mullen Jr. (drumming), the Edge, Bono, and Adam Clayton]]
upright|thumb|right|alt=Three men on a stage, two in the forefront standing behind microphone stands and playing guitars and the third in the background sitting behind a drum set.|From left to right, [[Matthew Followill|Matthew, Caleb, and Nathan Followill of the 2010 award-winning band Kings of Leon, performing in 2007]]
upright|thumb|right|2019 recipient [[St. Vincent (musician)|St. Vincent performing at Glastonbury (2022)]]
upright|thumb|right|2020 recipient [[Gary Clark Jr. performing in 2013]]
upright|thumb|right|2024 recipient [[St. Vincent (musician)|St. Vincent performing in 2018]]
1990s
{| class="wikitable"
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| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" | 1992<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "The Soul Cages"
| Sting
| Sting
|-
| "Been Caught Stealing"
| Eric Avery and Perry Farrell
| Jane's Addiction
|-
| "Can't Stop This Thing We Started"
| Bryan Adams and Mutt Lange
| Bryan Adams
|-
| "Enter Sandman"
| Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
| Metallica
|-
| "Learning to Fly"
| Tom Petty
| Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
|-
| "Silent Lucidity"
| Chris DeGarmo
| Queensrÿche
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 1993<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "Layla" (Unplugged Version)
| and Jim Gordon
|
|-
| "Digging in the Dirt"
| Peter Gabriel
| Peter Gabriel
|-
| "Human Touch"
| Bruce Springsteen
| Bruce Springsteen
|-
| "Jeremy"
| Eddie Vedder and Jeff Ament
| Pearl Jam
|-
| "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
| Kurt Cobain
| Nirvana
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 1994<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "Runaway Train"
|
| Soul Asylum
|-
| "Are You Gonna Go My Way"
| Lenny Kravitz and Craig Ross
| Lenny Kravitz
|-
| "Cryin'"
| Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and Taylor Rhodes
| Aerosmith
|-
| "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)"
| Jim Steinman
| Meat Loaf
|-
| "Livin' on the Edge"
| Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and Mark Hudson
| Aerosmith
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 1995<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "Streets of Philadelphia"
|
|
|-
| "All Apologies"
| Kurt Cobain
| Nirvana
|-
| "Black Hole Sun"
| Chris Cornell
| Soundgarden
|-
| "Come to My Window"
| rowspan=2| Melissa Etheridge
| rowspan=2| Melissa Etheridge
|-
| "I'm the Only One"
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 1996<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "You Oughta Know"
| and Glen Ballard
|
|-
| "Dignity"
| Bob Dylan
| Bob Dylan
|-
| "Downtown"
| Neil Young
| Neil Young
|-
| "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"
| Bono
| U2
|-
| "Hurt"
| Trent Reznor
| Nine Inch Nails
|-
| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" | 1997<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "Give Me One Reason"
|
|
|-
| "Cry Love"
| John Hiatt
| John Hiatt
|-
| "6th Avenue Heartache"
| Jakob Dylan
| The Wallflowers
|-
| "Stupid Girl"
| Duke Erikson, Shirley Manson, Steve Marker and Butch Vig
| Garbage
|-
| "Too Much"
| Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore and Boyd Tinsley
| Dave Matthews Band
|-
| "Wonderwall"
| Noel Gallagher
| Oasis
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 1998<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "One Headlight"
|
| The Wallflowers
|-
| "Bitch"
| Meredith Brooks and Shelly Peiken
| Meredith Brooks
|-
| "Crash into Me"
| Dave Matthews
| Dave Matthews Band
|-
| "Criminal"
| Fiona Apple
| Fiona Apple
|-
| "The Difference"
| Jakob Dylan
| The Wallflowers
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 1999<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "Uninvited"
|
|
|-
| "Bitter Sweet Symphony"
| Richard Ashcroft, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
| The Verve
|-
| "Celebrity Skin"
| Billy Corgan, Eric Erlandson and Courtney Love
| Hole
|-
| "Closing Time"
| Dan Wilson
| Semisonic
|-
| "Have a Little Faith in Me"
| John Hiatt
| John Hiatt
|-
|}
2000s
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| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2000<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "Scar Tissue"
| Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith
| Red Hot Chili Peppers
|-
| "Angels Would Fall"
| Melissa Etheridge and John Shanks
| Melissa Etheridge
|-
| "The Promise"
| Bruce Springsteen
| Bruce Springsteen
|-
| "Room at the Top"
| Tom Petty
| Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
|-
| "Special"
| Duke Erikson, Shirley Manson, Steve Marker and Butch Vig
| Garbage
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2001<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "With Arms Wide Open"
| and Mark Tremonti
| Creed
|-
| "Again"
| Lenny Kravitz
| Lenny Kravitz
|-
| "Bent"
| Rob Thomas
| Matchbox Twenty
|-
| "Californication"
| Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith
| Red Hot Chili Peppers
|-
| "Kryptonite"
| Brad Arnold, Todd Harrell and Matt Roberts
| 3 Doors Down
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2002<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)"
| Charlie Colin, Rob Hotchkiss, Pat Monahan, Jimmy Stafford and Scott Underwood
| Train
|-
| "Elevation"
| Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen Jr.
| U2
|-
| "Jaded"
| Marti Frederiksen and Steven Tyler
| Aerosmith
|-
| "Walk On"
| Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen Jr.
| U2
|-
| "Yellow"
| Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin
| Coldplay
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2003<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "The Rising"
|
|
|-
| "All My Life"
| Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett
| Foo Fighters
|-
| "Hero"
| Chad Kroeger
| Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott
|-
| "I Stand Alone"
| Sully Erna
| Godsmack
|-
| "When I'm Gone"
| Brad Arnold, Todd Harrell, Chris Henderson and Matt Roberts
| 3 Doors Down
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2004<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "Seven Nation Army"
|
| The White Stripes
|-
| "Bring Me to Life"
| David Hodges, Amy Lee and Ben Moody
| Evanescence
|-
| "Calling All Angels"
| Charlie Colin, Patrick Monahan, Jimmy Stafford and Scott Underwood
| Train
|-
| "Disorder in the House"
| Jorge Calderón and Warren Zevon
| Bruce Springsteen and Warren Zevon
|-
| "Someday"
| Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake and Ryan Vikedal
| Nickelback
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2005<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "Vertigo"
| Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen Jr.
| U2
|-
| "American Idiot"
| Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool
| Green Day
|-
| "Fall to Pieces"
| Duff, Dave Kushner, Slash, Matt Sorum and Scott Weiland
| Velvet Revolver
|-
| "Float On"
| Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci, Eric Judy and Benjamin Weikel
| Modest Mouse
|-
| "Somebody Told Me"
| Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci Jr.
| The Killers
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2006<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "City of Blinding Lights"
| Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen Jr.
| U2
|-
| "Best of You"
| Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett
| Foo Fighters
|-
| "Beverly Hills"
| Rivers Cuomo
| Weezer
|-
| "Devils & Dust"
| Bruce Springsteen
| Bruce Springsteen
|-
| "Speed of Sound"
| Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin
| Coldplay
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2007<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "Dani California"
| Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith
| Red Hot Chili Peppers
|-
| "Chasing Cars"
| Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Jonny Quinn and Tom Simpson
| Snow Patrol
|-
| "Lookin' for a Leader"
| Neil Young
| Neil Young
|-
| "Someday Baby"
| Bob Dylan
| Bob Dylan
|-
| "When You Were Young"
| Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci Jr.
| The Killers
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2008<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "Radio Nowhere"
|
|
|-
| "Come On"
| Lucinda Williams
| Lucinda Williams
|-
| "Icky Thump"
| Jack White
| The White Stripes
|-
| "It's Not Over"
| Chris Daughtry, Gregg Wattenberg, Mark Wilkerson and Brett Young
| Daughtry
|-
| "The Pretender"
| Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett
| Foo Fighters
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2009<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "Girls in Their Summer Clothes"
|
|
|-
| "House of Cards"
| Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Phil Selway and Thom Yorke
| Radiohead
|-
| "I Will Possess Your Heart"
| Ben Gibbard, Nick Harmer, Jason McGerr and Chris Walla
| Death Cab for Cutie
|-
| "Sex on Fire"
| Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill and Nathan Followill
| Kings of Leon
|-
| "Violet Hill"
| Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin
| Coldplay
|-
|}
2010s
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|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2010<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "Use Somebody"
| Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill and Nathan Followill
| Kings of Leon
|-
| "The Fixer"
| Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready and Eddie Vedder
| Pearl Jam
|-
| "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight"
| Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen Jr.
| U2
|-
| "21 Guns"
| Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool
| Green Day
|-
| "Working on a Dream"
| Bruce Springsteen
| Bruce Springsteen
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2011<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "Angry World"
|
| Neil Young
|-
| "Little Lion Man"
| Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford and Winston Marshall
| Mumford & Sons
|-
| "Radioactive"
| Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill and Nathan Followill
| Kings of Leon
|-
| "Resistance"
| Matthew Bellamy
| Muse
|-
| "Tighten Up"
| Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney
| The Black Keys
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2012<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "Walk"
| Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear
| Foo Fighters
|-
| "The Cave"
| Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford and Winston Marshall
| Mumford & Sons
|-
| "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"
| Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin
| Coldplay
|-
| "Down by the Water"
| Colin Meloy
| The Decemberists
|-
| "Lotus Flower"
| Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Phil Selway and Thom Yorke
| Radiohead
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2013
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "Lonely Boy"
| Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton and Patrick Carney
| The Black Keys
|-
| "Freedom at 21"
| Jack White
| Jack White
|-
| "I Will Wait"
| Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall and Marcus Mumford
| Mumford & Sons
|-
| "Madness"
| Matthew Bellamy
| Muse
|-
| "We Take Care of Our Own"
| Bruce Springsteen
| Bruce Springsteen
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2014<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "Cut Me Some Slack"
| Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear
| Paul McCartney and Nirvana
|-
| "Ain't Messin 'Round"
| Gary Clark Jr.
| Gary Clark Jr.
|-
| "Doom and Gloom"
| Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
| The Rolling Stones
|-
| "God Is Dead?"
| Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi and Ozzy Osbourne
| Black Sabbath
|-
| "Panic Station"
| Matthew Bellamy
| Muse
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2015<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "Ain't It Fun"
| Hayley Williams and Taylor York
| Paramore
|-
| "Blue Moon"
| Beck Hansen
| Beck
|-
| "Fever"
| Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton and Patrick Carney
| The Black Keys
|-
| "Gimme Something Good"
| Ryan Adams
| Ryan Adams
|-
| "Lazaretto"
| Jack White
| Jack White
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2016
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "Don't Wanna Fight"
| Zac Cockrell, Heath Fogg, Brittany Howard and Steve Johnson
| Alabama Shakes
|-
| "Ex's & Oh's"
| Dave Bassett and Elle King
| Elle King
|-
| "Hold Back the River"
| Iain Archer and James Bay
| James Bay
|-
| "Lydia"
| Richard Meyer, Ryan Meyer and Johnny Stevens
| Highly Suspect
|-
| "What Kind of Man"
| John Hill, Tom Hull and Florence Welch
| Florence + the Machine
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2017
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "Blackstar"
| David Bowie
| David Bowie
|-
| "Burn the Witch"
| Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Philip Selway and Thom Yorke
| Radiohead
|-
| "Hardwired"
| James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
| Metallica
|-
| "Heathens"
| Tyler Joseph
| Twenty One Pilots
|-
| "My Name Is Human"
| Richard Meyer, Ryan Meyer and Johnny Stevens
| Highly Suspect
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2018<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "Run"
| Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear
| Foo Fighters
|-
| "Atlas, Rise!"
| James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
| Metallica
|-
| "Blood in the Cut"
| Kristine Flaherty and Justin Daly
| K.Flay
|-
| "Go to War"
| Ben Anderson, Jonny Hawkins, Will Hoffman, Daniel Oliver, David Pramik and Mark Vollelunga
| Nothing More
|-
| "The Stage"
| Zachary Baker, Brian Haner, Matthew Sanders, Jonathan Seward and Brooks Wackerman
| Avenged Sevenfold
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2019<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "Masseduction"
| Jack Antonoff and Annie Clark
| St. Vincent
|-
| "Black Smoke Rising"
| Jacob Thomas Kiszka, Joshua Michael Kiszka, Samuel Francis Kiszka and Daniel Robert Wagner
| Greta Van Fleet
|-
| "Jumpsuit"
| Tyler Joseph
| Twenty One Pilots
|-
| "Mantra"
| Jordan Fish, Matthew Kean, Lee Malia, Matthew Nicholls and Oliver Sykes
| Bring Me the Horizon
|-
| "Rats"
| Tom Dalgety and A Ghoul Writer
| Ghost
|-
|}
2020s
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|- bgcolor="#bebebe"
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! width="30%" | Song
! width="40%" | Songwriter(s)
! width="25%" | Artist(s)
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2020
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "This Land"
| Gary Clark Jr.
| Gary Clark Jr.
|-
| "Fear Inoculum"
| Danny Carey, Justin Chancellor, Adam Jones and Maynard James Keenan
| Tool
|-
| "Give Yourself a Try"
| George Daniel, Adam Hann, Matthew Healy and Ross MacDonald
| The 1975
|-
| "Harmony Hall"
| Ezra Koenig
| Vampire Weekend
|-
| "History Repeats"
| Brittany Howard
| Brittany Howard
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2021<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "Stay High"
| Brittany Howard
| Brittany Howard
|-
| "Kyoto"
| Phoebe Bridgers, Morgan Nagler and Marshall Vore
| Phoebe Bridgers
|-
| "Lost in Yesterday"
| Kevin Parker
| Tame Impala
|-
| "Not"
| Adrianne Lenker
| Big Thief
|-
| "Shameika"
| Fiona Apple
| Fiona Apple
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2022<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "Waiting on a War"
| Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear
| Foo Fighters
|-
| "All My Favorite Songs"
| Rivers Cuomo, Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson and Ilsey Juber
| Weezer
|-
| "The Bandit"
| Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill and Nathan Followill
| Kings of Leon
|-
| "Distance"
| Wolfgang Van Halen
| Mammoth WVH
|-
| "Find My Way"
| Paul McCartney
| Paul McCartney
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2023<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "Broken Horses"
| Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth
| Brandi Carlile
|-
| "Black Summer"
| Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith
| Red Hot Chili Peppers
|-
| "Blackout"
| Brady Ebert, Daniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory and Brendan Yates
| Turnstile
|-
| "Harmonia's Dream"
| Robbie Bennett and Adam Granduciel
| The War On Drugs
|-
| "Patient Number 9"
| John Osbourne, Chad Smith, Ali Tamposi, Robert Trujillo and Andrew Wotman
| Ozzy Osbourne featuring Jeff Beck
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2024<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "Not Strong Enough"
| Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus
| Boygenius
|-
| "Angry"
| Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Andrew Watt
| The Rolling Stones
|-
| "Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl"
| Dan Nigro and Olivia Rodrigo
| Olivia Rodrigo
|-
| "Emotion Sickness"
| Dean Fertita, Joshua Homme, Michael Shuman, Jon Theodore and Troy Van Leeuwen
| Queens of the Stone Age
|-
| "Rescued"
| Dave Grohl, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear
| Foo Fighters
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2025<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "Broken Man"
| Annie Clark
| St. Vincent
|-
| "Beautiful People (Stay High)"
| Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, Beck Hansen and Daniel Nakamura
| The Black Keys
|-
| "Dark Matter"
| Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder and Andrew Watt
| Pearl Jam
|-
| "Dilemma"
| Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool and Mike Dirnt
| Green Day
|-
| "Gift Horse"
| Jon Beavis, Mark Bowen, Adam Devonshire, Lee Kiernan and Joe Talbot
| IDLES
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2026<br>
|- style="background:#FAEB86;"
| "As Alive as You Need Me to Be"
| Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
| Nine Inch Nails
|-
| "Caramel"
| Vessel and II
| Sleep Token
|-
| "Glum"
| Daniel James and Hayley Williams
| Hayley Williams
|-
| "Never Enough"
| Daniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory, Meg Mills and Brendan Yates
| Turnstile
|-
| "Zombie"
| Dominic Harrison and Matt Schwartz
| Yungblud
|-
|}
- <sup></sup> The performing artist is only listed but does not receive the award.
- <sup></sup> Showing the name of the songwriter(s), the nominated song and in parentheses the performer's name(s).
Multiple wins
;4 wins
- Dave Grohl
- Pat Smear
- Bruce Springsteen
;3 wins
- Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett
;2 wins
- Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen, Jr.
- Annie Clark
- Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith
- Rami Jaffee
- Alanis Morissette
- Brittany Howard
Multiple nominations
;10 nominations
- Bruce Springsteen
;8 nominations
- Dave Grohl
;7 nominations
- Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett
;6 nominations
- Bono
- Taylor Hawkins
;5 nominations
- Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen, Jr.
- Pat Smear
- Chad Smith
;4 nominations
- Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney
- Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin
- Flea, John Frusciante and Anthony Kiedis
- Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill and Nathan Followill
- Jack White
;3 nominations
- Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool
- Matthew Bellamy
- Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford and Winston Marshall
- Jakob Dylan
- Melissa Etheridge
- Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Phil Selway and Thom Yorke
- James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
- Brittany Howard
- Rami Jaffee
- Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
- Steven Tyler
- Eddie Vedder
- Neil Young
;2 nominations
- Jeff Ament
- Fiona Apple
- Brad Arnold, Todd Harrell and Chris Henderson
- Phoebe Bridgers
- Brian Burton
- Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard and Mike McCready
- Annie Clark
- Gary Clark Jr.
- Kurt Cobain
- Charlie Colin, Patrick Monahan, Jimmy Stafford and Scott Underwood
- Rivers Cuomo
- Bob Dylan
- Duke Erikson, Shirley Manson, Steve Marker and Butch Vig
- Daniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory and Brendan Yates
- Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci Jr.
- Beck Hansen
- John Hiatt
- Tyler Joseph
- Lenny Kravitz
- Chad Kroeger
- Dave Matthews
- Paul McCartney
- Richard Meyer, Ryan Meyer and Johnny Stevens
- Alanis Morissette
- Ozzy Osbourne
- Joe Perry
- Tom Petty
- Trent Reznor
- Andrew Watt
See also
- List of Grammy Award categories
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Rock Songs
References
;General
- Note: User must select the "Rock" category as the genre under the search feature.
;Specific
External links
- Official site of the Grammy Awards