Nakama Record Award for Song of the Year

The Nakama Record Award for Song of the Year is presented by the Nakama Recording Academy to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position." The Song of the Year award is one of the four most prestigious categories at the awards (alongside Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Album of the Year) presented annually since the 1st Nakama Record Awards in 1973.

Recipients
An asterisk (*) indicates the composition won Record of the Year as well or the winner of Record of the Year instead.