O Grammy para Best Rock Song é um prêmio entregue durante o Grammy Awards, uma cerimônia criada em 1958 e originalmente chamada de "Prêmios Gramophone", aos artistas pelas músicas de qualidade contidas no gênero de rock. Os prêmios de cada categoria são entregados em uma cerimônia anual pela The Recording Academy, nos Estados Unidos, a fim de "reconhecer realização artística, experiência técnica e excelência global na indústria de gravação, sem levar em conta a quantidade de vendas de álbuns ou posição nas paradas musicais".
O prêmio, reservado para os compositores, foi concedido pela primeira vez em 1992, ao músico inglês Sting. De acordo com a descrição da categoria na 52ª edição, é um reconhecimento das novas músicas (considerando-se a letra e canção) ou músicas que "alcançam a fama pela primeira vez", durante o período de elegibilidade. Os temas que contém amostras (sons regravados com outro tipo de instrumento musical) evidentes ou são versões de outras já existentes não podem ser candidatas.
Bruce Springsteen detém o recorde de maior número de prêmios conquistados e nomeações, tendo recebido quatro prêmios de nove indicações. Outros vencedores de vários prêmios incluem Alanis Morissette, bem como as bandas Red Hot Chili Peppers e U2, com dois cada. Os artistas norte-americanos ganharam mais prêmios que os de qualquer outra nacionalidade, embora tenha sido premiados também músicos e grupos do Canadá, Irlanda e Reino Unido. Houve casos em que o artista ou banda recebeu indicações para dois trabalhos no mesmo ano: Aerosmith foi nomeado pela canção "Cryin'" e "Livin' on the Edge" em 1994, Melissa Etheridge, por "Come to My Window" e "I'm the Only One" em 1995, Jakob Dylan de The Wallflowers ganhou por "One Headlight" e foi elegido a partir da letras "The Difference" em 1998 e U2 foi nomeado pelos hits "Elevation" e "Walk On", em 2002. Etheridge e os grupos Aerosmith, Coldplay e Foo Fighters compartilharam o recorde de maior número de indicações sem vitória, com três cada.
Ganhadores e nomeados
AnoArtista(s)NacionalidadeCançãoCompositorNomeadosRef.1992 Sting "The Soul Cages" Sting Bryan Adams – "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" (Adams, Robert Lange) Jane's Addiction – "Been Caught Stealing" (Eric Avery, Perry Farrell) Metallica – "Enter Sandman" (Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich) Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – "Learning to Fly" (Petty) Queensrÿche – "Silent Lucidity" (Chris DeGarmo)1993 Eric Clapton "Layla" Eric Clapton Jim Gordon Peter Gabriel – "Digging in the Dirt" (Gabriel) Nirvana – "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Kurt Cobain, Nirvana) Pearl Jam – "Jeremy" (Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament) Bruce Springsteen – "Human Touch" (Springsteen)1994 Soul Asylum "Runaway Train" Dave Pirner Aerosmith – "Cryin'" (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Taylor Rhodes) Aerosmith – "Livin' on the Edge" (Tyler, Perry, Mark Hudson) Lenny Kravitz – "Are You Gonna Go My Way" (Kravitz, Craig Ross) Meat Loaf – "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" (Jim Steinman)1995 Bruce Springsteen "Streets of Philadelphia" Bruce Springsteen Melissa Etheridge – "Come to My Window" (Etheridge) Melissa Etheridge – "I'm the Only One" (Etheridge) Nirvana – "All Apologies" (Kurt Cobain) Soundgarden – "Black Hole Sun" (Chris Cornell)1996 Alanis Morissette "You Oughta Know" Glen BallardAlanis Morissette Bob Dylan – "Dignity" (Dylan) Nine Inch Nails – "Hurt" (Trent Reznor) U2 – "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" (Bono) Neil Young – "Downtown" (Young)1997 Tracy Chapman "Give Me One Reason" Tracy Chapman Dave Matthews Band – "Too Much" (Dave Matthews Band) Garbage – "Stupid Girl" (Garbage) John Hiatt – "Cry Love" (Hiatt) Oasis – "Wonderwall" (Noel Gallagher) The Wallflowers – "6th Avenue Heartache" (Jakob Dylan)1998 The Wallflowers "One Headlight" Jakob Dylan Fiona Apple – "Criminal" (Apple) Meredith Brooks – "Bitch" (Brooks, Shelly Peiken) Dave Matthews Band – "Crash into Me" (Dave Matthews) The Wallflowers – "The Difference" (Jakob Dylan)1999 Alanis Morissette "Uninvited" Alanis Morissette John Hiatt – "Have a Little Faith in Me" (Hiatt) Hole – "Celebrity Skin" (Billy Corgan, Eric Erlandson, Courtney Love) Semisonic – "Closing Time" (Dan Wilson) The Verve – "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (Richard Ashcroft, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)2000 Red Hot Chili Peppers "Scar Tissue" Red Hot Chili Peppers Melissa Etheridge – "Angels Would Fall" (Etheridge, John Shanks) Garbage – "Special" (Garbage) Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – "Room at the Top" (Petty) Bruce Springsteen – "The Promise" (Springsteen)2001 Creed "With Arms Wide Open" Scott StappMark Tremonti 3 Doors Down – "Kryptonite" (Brad Arnold, Todd Harrell, Matt Roberts) Lenny Kravitz – "Again" (Kravitz) Matchbox Twenty – "Bent" (Rob Thomas) Red Hot Chili Peppers – "Californication" (Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith)2002 Train "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" Train <small> Aerosmith – "Jaded" (Marti Frederiksen, Steven Tyler) Coldplay – "Yellow" (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin) U2 – "Elevation (U2) U2 – "Walk on" (U2)<small>2003 Bruce Springsteen "The Rising" Bruce Springsteen 3 Doors Down – "When I'm Gone" (Brad Arnold, Todd Harrell, Chris Henderson, Matt Roberts) Foo Fighters – "All My Life" (Foo Fighters) Godsmack – "I Stand Alone" (Sully Erna) Chad Kroeger junto a Josey Scott – "Hero" (Kroeger)2004 The White Stripes "Seven Nation Army" Jack White Evanescence – "Bring Me to Life" (David Hodges, Amy Lee, Ben Moody) Nickelback – "Someday" (Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Ryan Vikedal) Bruce Springsteen and Warren Zevon – "Disorder in the House" (Jorge Calderón, Zevon) Train – "Calling All Angels" (Charlie Colin, Patrick Monahan, Jimmy Stafford, Scott Underwood)2005 U2 "Vertigo" U2 Green Day – "American Idiot" (Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool) The Killers – "Somebody Told Me" (Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci Jr.) Modest Mouse – "Float On" (Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci, Eric Judy, Benjamin Weikel) Velvet Revolver – "Fall to Pieces" (Duff, Dave Kushner, Slash, Matt Sorum Scott Weiland)2006 U2 "City of Blinding Lights" U2 Coldplay – "Speed of Sound" (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin) Foo Fighters – "Best of You" (Foo Fighters) Bruce Springsteen – "Devils & Dust" (Springsteen) Weezer – "Beverly Hills" (Rivers Cuomo)2007 Red Hot Chili Peppers "Dani California" Red Hot Chili Peppers Bob Dylan – "Someday Baby" (Dylan) The Killers – "When You Were Young" (Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci Jr.) Snow Patrol – "Chasing Cars" (Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Jonny Quinn, Tom Simpson) Neil Young – "Lookin' for a Leader" (Young)2008 Bruce Springsteen "Radio Nowhere" Daughtry – "It's Not Over" (Chris Daughtry, Gregg Wattenber, Mark Wilkerson, Brett Young) Foo Fighters – "The Pretender" (Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett) The White Stripes – "Icky Thump" (Jack White) Lucinda Williams – "Come On" (Williams)2009 Bruce Springsteen "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" Bruce Springsteen Coldplay – "Violet Hill" (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin) Death Cab for Cutie – "I Will Possess Your Heart" (Ben Gibbard, Nick Harme, Jason McGerr, Chris Walla) Kings of Leon – "Sex on Fire" (Kings of Leon) Radiohead – "House of Cards" (Radiohead)2010 Kings of Leon "Use Somebody" Kings of Leon Green Day – "21 Guns" (Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool) Pearl Jam –"The Fixer" (Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder) Bruce Springsteen – "Working on a Dream" (Springsteen) U2 – "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight" (Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen, Jr.)2011 Neil Young "Angry World" Neil Young The Black Keys – "Tighten Up" (Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney) Kings of Leon – "Radioactive" (Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill, Nathan Followill) Mumford & Sons – "Little Lion Man" (Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford, "Country" Winston Marshall) Muse – "Resistance" (Matthew Bellamy)2012 Foo Fighters "Walk" Foo Fighters Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin – "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" (Coldplay) Mumford & Sons, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford, Country Winston – "The Cave (canção)" (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 Dan Auerbach, Danger Mouse e Patrick Carney "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 Cut Me Some Slack "Cut Me Some Slack" Cut Me Some Slack Gary Clark Jr. – "Ain't Messin 'Round" The Rolling Stones –"Doom And Gloom" Black Sabbath – "God Is Dead?" Muse – "Panic Station"2015 Paramore "Ain't It Fun" Hayley Williams Taylor York Beck – "Blue Moon" The Black Keys –"Fever" Ryan Adams – "Gimme Something Good" Jack White – "Lazaretto"2016 Alabama Shakes "Don't Wanna Fight" Alabama Shakes <small> 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 "★" David Bowie <small> 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)2018Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear & Chris Shiflett "Run"Foo Fighters <small> 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, St. Vincent"Masseduction"St. 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 Nichols & Oliver Sykes - "Mantra" (Bring Me the Horizon) Tom Dalgety, A Ghoul Writer - "Rats" (Ghost)
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Grammy Award Prêmio Grammy para Melhor Álbum de Rock Rock
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