bélyegkép|A kategória legsikeresebb előadója Bruce Springteen (Dave Grohl és Pat Smear mellett), aki 9 jelölésből 4 alkalommal vehette át a Grammy-díjat. A legjobb rockdalért járó Best Rock Song elnevezésű Grammy-díjat először 1992-ben adták át, a 34. Grammy-díjátadón.
Jellemzői A Grammy-díjat odaítélő Akadémia meghatározása szerint a legjobb rockdalért járó díjra az új dalok jelölhetők, illetve olyan dalok, melyek a jelölési időszakban tűntek ki. A hangmintákat nagy mértékben tartalmazó dalok, illetve a feldolgozások nem jelölhetőek a díjra. A Best Rock Song díját a dalszerzők kapják, szemben a Best Rock Performance kategóriával, ahol az előadót díjazzák.
A kategória első nyertese Sting volt. A legtöbb jelölést Bruce Springsteen kapta eddig, összesen kilencet, amelyből négyszer elnyerte a díjat. Azok közül, akik egyetlen egyszer sem nyertek még, legtöbbször a Coldplay volt jelölve a díjra, négy alkalommal.
Többször előfordult, hogy adott évben egy előadó két dala is kapott jelölést. 1994-ben az Aerosmith (Cryin’ és Livin’ on the Edge), 1995-ben Melissa Etheridge (Come to My Window és I’m the Only One), 1998-ban a The Wallflowers (a nyertes One Headlight és a The Difference), 2002-ben a U2 (Elevation és Walk On).
Díjazottak 1990-es évek
Év Dalszerző(k) Cím Előadó(k)JelöltekZárójelben az előadó(k)For.1992 Sting The Soul Cages Sting Bryan Adams, Robert Lange – Can’t Stop This Thing We Started (Bryan Adams) Eric Avery, Perry Farrell – Been Caught Stealing (Jane’s Addiction) Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich – Enter Sandman (Metallica) Tom Petty – Learning to Fly (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) Chris DeGarmo – Silent Lucidity (Queensrÿche)1993 Jim Gordon (Unplugged verzió) Peter Gabriel – Digging in the Dirt (Peter Gabriel) Kurt Cobain – Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana) Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament – Jeremy (Pearl Jam) Bruce Springsteen – Human Touch (Bruce Springsteen)1994 Soul Asylum Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Taylor Rhodes – Cryin’ (Aerosmith) Tyler, Perry, Mark Hudson – Livin’ on the Edge (Aerosmith) Lenny Kravitz, Craig Ross – Are You Gonna Go My Way (Lenny Kravitz) Jim Steinman – I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That) (Meat Loaf)1995 Melissa Etheridge – Come to My Window (Melissa Etheridge) Etheridge – I’m the Only One (Melissa Etheridge) Kurt Cobain – All Apologies (Nirvana) Chris Cornell – Black Hole Sun (Soundgarden)1996 Glen Ballard Bob Dylan – Dignity (Bob Dylan) Trent Reznor – Hurt (Nine Inch Nails) Bono – Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me (U2) Neil Young – Downtown (Neil Young)1997 Dave Matthews Band – Too Much (Dave Matthews Band) Garbage – Stupid Girl (Garbage) John Hiatt – Cry Love (John Hiatt) Noel Gallagher – Wonderwall (Oasis) Jakob Dylan – 6th Avenue Heartache (The Wallflowers)1998 The Wallflowers Fiona Apple – Criminal (Fiona Apple) Meredith Brooks, Shelly Peiken – Bitch (Meredith Brooks) Dave Matthews – Crash into Me (Dave Matthews Band) Jakob Dylan – The Difference (The Wallflowers)1999 John Hiatt – Have a Little Faith in Me (John Hiatt) Billy Corgan, Eric Erlandson, Courtney Love – Celebrity Skin (Hole) Dan Wilson – Closing Time (Semisonic) Richard Ashcroft, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards – Bitter Sweet Symphony (The Verve)
2000-es évek
Év Dalszerző(k) Cím Előadó(k)JelöltekZárójelben az előadó(k)For.2000 Red Hot Chili Peppers Red Hot Chili Peppers Melissa Etheridge, John Shanks – Angels Would Fall (Melissa Etheridge) Garbage – Special (Garbage) Tom Petty – Room at the Top (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) Bruce Springsteen – The Promise (Bruce Springsteen)2001 Mark Tremonti Creed Brad Arnold, Todd Harrell, Matt Roberts – Kryptonite (3 Doors Down) Lenny Kravitz – Again (Lenny Kravitz) Rob Thomas – Bent (Matchbox Twenty) Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith – Californication (Red Hot Chili Peppers)2002 Train Train Marti Frederiksen, Steven Tyler – Jaded (Aerosmith) Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin – Yellow (Coldplay) U2 – Elevation (U2) U2 – Walk On (U2)2003 Brad Arnold, Todd Harrell, Chris Henderson, Matt Roberts – When I’m Gone (3 Doors Down) Foo Fighters – All My Life (Foo Fighters) Sully Erna – I Stand Alone (Godsmack) Chad Kroeger – Hero (Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott)2004 The White Stripes David Hodges, Amy Lee, Ben Moody – Bring Me to Life (Evanescence) Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Ryan Vikedal – Someday (Nickelback) Jorge Calderón, Warren Zevon – Disorder in the House (Bruce Springsteen & Warren Zevon) Charlie Colin, Patrick Monahan, Jimmy Stafford, Scott Underwood – Calling All Angels (Train)2005 U2 U2 Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool – American Idiot (Green Day) Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci Jr. – Somebody Told Me (The Killers) Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci, Eric Judy, Benjamin Weikel – Float On (Modest Mouse) Duff, Dave Kushner, Slash, Matt Sorum, Scott Weiland – Fall to Pieces (Velvet Revolver)2006 U2 U2 Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin – Speed of Sound (Coldplay) Foo Fighters – Best of You (Foo Fighters) Bruce Springsteen – Devils & Dust (Bruce Springsteen) Rivers Cuomo – Beverly Hills (Weezer)2007 Red Hot Chili Peppers Red Hot Chili Peppers Bob Dylan – Someday Baby (Bob Dylan) Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci Jr. – When You Were Young (The Killers) Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Jonny Quinn, Tom Simpson – Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol) Neil Young – Lookin’ for a Leader (Neil Young)2008 Chris Daughtry, Gregg Wattenberg, Mark Wilkerson, Brett Young – It’s Not Over (Daughtry) Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett – The Pretender (Foo Fighters) Jack White – Icky Thump (The White Stripes) Lucinda Williams – Come On (Lucinda Williams)2009 Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin – Violet Hill (Coldplay) Ben Gibbard, Nick Harmer, Jason McGerr, Chris Walla– I Will Possess Your Heart (Death Cab for Cutie) Kings of Leon – Sex on Fire (Kings of Leon) Radiohead – House of Cards (Radiohead)
2010-es évek
Év Dalszerző(k) Cím Előadó(k)JelöltekZárójelben az előadó(k)Ref.2010 Kings of Leon Kings of Leon Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool – 21 Guns (Green Day) Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder – The Fixer (Pearl Jam) Bruce Springsteen – Working on a Dream (Bruce Springsteen) Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen, Jr. – I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight (U2)2011 Neil Young Neil Young Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney – Tighten Up (The Black Keys) Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill, Nathan Followill – Radioactive (Kings of Leon) Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford, Country Winston Marshall – Little Lion Man (Mumford & Sons) Matthew Bellamy – Resistance (Muse)2012 Foo Fighters Walk Foo Fighters Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin – Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall (Coldplay) Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston – The Cave (Mumford & Sons) Colin Meloy – Down by the Water (The Decemberists) Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Phil Selway & Thom Yorke – Lotus Flower (Radiohead)2013 The Black KeysBrian Burton Lonely Boy The Black Keys Matthew Bellamy – Madness (Muse) Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall, & Marcus Mumford – I Will Wait (Mumford & Sons) Bruce Springsteen – We Take Care of Our Own (Bruce Springsteen) Jack White – Freedom at 21 (Jack White)2014 Dave GrohlPaul McCartneyKrist NovoselicPat Smear Cut Me Some Slack Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear Matthew Bellamy – Panic Station (Muse) Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi & Ozzy Osbourne – God Is Dead? (Black Sabbath) Gary Clark, Jr. – Ain’t Messin ’Round (Gary Clark, Jr.) Mick Jagger & Keith Richards – Doom and Gloom (The Rolling Stones)2015 Hayley WilliamsTaylor York Ain’t It Fun Paramore Ryan Adams – Gimme Something Good (Ryan Adams) Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton & Patrick Carney – Fever (The Black Keys) Beck Hansen – Blue Moon (Beck) Jack White – Lazaretto (Jack White)2016 Alabama Shakes Don’t Wanna Fight Alabama Shakes Dave Bassett & Elle King – Ex’s & Oh’s (Elle King) Iain Archer & James Bay – Hold Back the River (James Bay) Richard Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens – Lydia (Highly Suspect) John Hill, Tom Hull & Florence Welch – What Kind of Man (Florence + the Machine)2017 David Bowie Blackstar David Bowie Radiohead – Burn the Witch (Radiohead) James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich – Hardwired (Metallica) Tyler Joseph – Heathens (Twenty One Pilots) Richard Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens – My Name Is Human (Highly Suspect)2018Foo FightersRunFoo Fighters James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich – Atlas, Rise! (Metallica) Kristine Flaherty & Justin Daly – Blood In the Cut (K.Flay) Nothing More – Go to War (Nothing More) Avenged Sevenfold – The Stage (Avenged Sevenfold)2019Jack Antonoff & Annie ClarkMasseductionSt. Vincent Jacob Thomas Kiszka, Joshua Michael Kiszka, Samuel Francis Kiszka & Daniel Robert Wagner – "Black Smoke Rising" (Greta Van Fleet) Tyler Joseph – "Jumpsuit" (Twenty One Pilots) Jordan Fish, Matthew Kean, Lee Malia, Matthew Nicholls & Oliver Sykes – "Mantra" (Bring Me The Horizon) Tom Dalgety & A Ghoul Writer – "Rats" (Ghost)Grammy.com, 7 December 2018
2020-as évek
ÉvDalszerző(k)CímElőadó(k)JelöltekFor.2020Gary Clark Jr.This LandGary Clark Jr. Danny Carey, Justin Chancellor, Adam Jones & Maynard James Keenan – Fear Inoculum (Tool) George Daniel, Adam Hann, Matthew Healy & Ross MacDonald – Give Yourself a Try (The 1975) Ezra Koenig – Harmony Hall (Vampire Weekend) Brittany Howard – History Repeats (Brittany Howard)2021Brittany HowardStay HighBrittany Howard Phoebe Bridgers, Morgan Nagler & Marshall Vore – Kyoto (Phoebe Bridgers) Kevin Parker – Lost in Yesterday (Tame Impala) Adrianne Lenker – Not (Big Thief) Fiona Apple – Shameika (Fiona Apple)2022Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett és Pat SmearWaiting on a WarFoo Fighters Rivers Cuomo, Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson és Ilsey Juber – All My Favorite Songs (Weezer) Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill és Nathan Followill – The Bandit (Kings of Leon) Wolfgang Van Halen – Distance (Mammoth WVH) Paul McCartney – Find My Way (Paul McCartney)2023Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim HanserothBroken HorsesBrandi Carlile Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith – Black Summer (Red Hot Chili Peppers) Brady Ebert, Daniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory, Brendan Yates – Blackout (Turnstile) Robbie Bennett, Adam Granduciel – Harmonia’s Dream (The War On Drugs) John Osbourne, Chad Smith, Ali Tamposi, Robert Trujillo, Andrew Wotman – Patient Number 9 (Ozzy Osbourne, Jeff Beck közreműködésével)2024Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy DacusNot Strong EnoughBoygenius Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Andrew Watt – Angry (The Rolling Stones) Dan Nigro, Olivia Rodrigo – Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl (Olivia Rodrigo) Dean Fertita, Joshua Homme, Michael Shuman, Jon Theodore, Troy Van Leeuwen – Emotion Sickness (Queens of the Stone Age) Dave Grohl, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear – Rescued (Foo Fighters)2025Annie ClarkBroken ManSt. Vincent Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, Beck Hansen, Daniel Nakamura – Beautiful People (Stay High) (The Black Keys) Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder, Andrew Watt – Dark Matter (Pearl Jam) Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool, Mike Dirnt – Dilemma (Green Day) Jon Beavis, Mark Bowen, Adam Devonshire, Lee Kiernana, Joe Talbot – Gift Horse (Idles)2026Trent Reznor és Atticus RossAs Alive as You Need Me to BeNine Inch Nails Vessel és II – Caramel (Sleep Token) Daniel James és Hayley Williams – Glum (Hayley Williams) Daniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory, Meg Mills és Brendan Yates – Never Enough (Turnstile) Dominic Harrison és Matt Schwartz – Zombie (Yungblud)
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