Past winners of the APRA Song of the Year:
2009
| Title: |
White Noise |
| Artist: |
The Living End |
| Writer: |
Chris Cheney |
| Publisher: |
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd |
2008
| Title |
Straight Lines |
| Artist |
Silverchair |
| Writer |
Daniel Johns*/Julian Hamilton^ |
| Publisher |
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd*, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd^ |
2007
| Title |
One Crowded Hour |
| Artist |
Augie March |
| Writer |
Glenn Richards |
| Publisher |
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd |
2006
| Title |
Catch My Disease |
| Artist |
Ben Lee |
| Writer |
Ben Lee/McGowan Southworth (BMI) |
| Publisher |
BMG Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd |
2005
| Title |
Scar |
| Artist |
Missy Higgins |
| Writer |
Missy Higgins / Kevin Griffin (BMI) |
| Publisher |
Warner Chappell Music Aust Pty Ltd |
2004
| Title |
Zebra |
| Artist |
John Butler Trio |
| Writer |
John Butler |
2003
| Title |
Not Pretty Enough |
| Artist |
Kasey Chambers |
| Writer |
Kasey Chambers |
| Publisher |
Gibbon Music Publishing Pty Ltd, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd |
2002
| Title |
Amazing |
| Artist |
Alex Lloyd |
2001
| Title |
My Happiness |
| Artist |
Powderfinger |
2000
| Title |
Passenger |
| Artist |
Powderfinger |
| Writers |
Jonathan Coghill / John Collins / Ian Haug / Darren Middleton / Bernard Fanning |
| Publisher |
Gibbon Music Publishing Pty Ltd, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd |
1999
| Title |
Buses and Trains |
| Artist |
Bachelor Girl |
| Writer |
James Roche |
| Publisher |
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd |
1998
| Title |
Even When I’m Sleeping |
| Artist |
Leonardo's Bride |
| Writer |
Dean Manning |
| Publisher |
Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
1997
1996
| Title |
Wasn’t It Good |
| Artist |
Tina Arena |
| Writers |
Tina Arena, Robert Parde, Heather Field |
| Publishers |
Standard Music Pty Ltd / EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd |
1995
| Title |
My Island Home |
| Artist |
Christine Anu |
| Writer |
Neil Murray |
| Publisher |
Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd |
1994
| Title |
Distant Sun |
| Artist |
Crowded House |
| Writer |
Neil Finn |
| Publisher |
Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
1993
| Title |
Four Seasons in One Day |
| Artist |
Crowded House |
| Writer |
Neil Finn and Tim Finn |
| Publisher |
Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
1992
| Title |
Heaven Knows |
| Artist |
Rick Price, Heather Field |
1991
| Title |
Treaty |
| Artist |
Bakamana Yunipingu/Stuart Kellaway/Gurrumul Yunipingu/Milkayggu Mununggurr/Cal Williams/Paul Kelly |