NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song
This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song. The award was first given in 1972, before being retired until the 1996 ceremony. In 2017 the category was divided, honoring traditional and contemporary songs separately. Since its conception, Alicia Keys holds the record for most wins in this category with five.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
=1970s=
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| rowspan="2" align="center"| 1972 |
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| "Theme from Shaft" | align="center"| {{citation needed|date=October 2022}} |
| align="center"| 1973 – 79
| colspan="3" {{n/a}} |
=1990s=
=2000s=
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| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2000 |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Eric Benét {{small|(featuring Tamia)}} | rowspan="6" align="center"| {{citation needed|date=October 2022}} |
| Lauryn Hill |
| Whitney Houston |
| Lenny Kravitz
| "Fly Away" |
| Chanté Moore |
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 2001 |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
| "Open My Heart" | rowspan="2" align="center"| {{citation needed|date=October 2022}} |
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2002 |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
| "A Woman's Worth" |
| Alicia Keys
| "Fallin'" |
| Jill Scott |
| Musiq Soulchild
| "Love" |
| Michael Jackson |
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2003 |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
| "Brighter Day" | rowspan="6" align="center"| {{citation needed|date=October 2022}} |
| India Arie
| "Little Things" |
| Erykah Badu {{small|(featuring Common)}} |
| Mary J. Blige
| "No More Drama" |
| Missy Elliott
| "Work It |
| rowspan="5" align="center"| 2004 |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
| rowspan="5" align="center"| {{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000345/2004|title=2004 Image Award Winners|website=IMDb|access-date=August 2, 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1484218/outkast-beyonce-r-kelly-nominated-for-naacp-image-awards/|title=Outkast, Beyonce, R. Kelly Nominated for NAACP Image Awards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923002416/https://www.mtv.com/news/1484218/outkast-beyonce-r-kelly-nominated-for-naacp-image-awards/|archive-date=2020-09-23 |url-status=dead }} |
| Beyoncé {{small|(feat. Jay Z)}}
| "Crazy in Love" |
| rowspan="2"| Outkast
| "Hey Ya!" |
| "The Way You Move" |
| rowspan="4" align="center"| 2005 |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
| rowspan="4" align="center"| {{citation needed|date=October 2022}} |
| Jill Scott
| "Golden" |
| Usher {{small|(featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris)}}
| "Yeah!" |
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2006 |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
| "Unbreakable" | rowspan="6" align="center"| {{citation needed|date=October 2022}} |
| Mariah Carey |
| Common
| "Testify" |
| Destiny's Child |
| Kanye West |
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2007 |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
| "I Am Not My Hair" | rowspan="6" align="center"| {{citation needed|date=October 2022}} |
| Gnarls Barkley
| "Crazy" |
| Beyoncé
| "Irreplaceable" |
| Mary J. Blige
| "Be Without You" |
| John Legend
| "Save Room" |
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2008 |
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| "Like You'll Never See Me Again" | rowspan="6" align="center"| {{citation needed|date=October 2022}} |
| India Arie
| "Beautiful Flower" |
| Mary J. Blige
| "Just Fine" |
| Rihanna {{small|(featuring Jay Z)}}
| "Umbrella" |
| Kanye West
| "Stronger" |
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2009 |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
| "Yes We Can" | rowspan="6" align="center"| {{citation needed|date=October 2022}} |
| Beyoncé |
| Jennifer Hudson
| "Spotlight" |
| Alicia Keys
| "Superwoman" |
| John Legend
| "Green Light" |
=2010s=
=2020s=
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| rowspan="11" align="center"| 2020 |
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| Beyoncé | "Before I Let Go" | rowspan="10" align="center"|{{cite web |last1=Schaffstall |first1=Katherine |last2=Howard |first2=Annie |title=NAACP Image Awards: Lizzo Named Entertainer of the Year; 'Just Mercy,' 'Black-ish' Among Top Winners |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2020-naacp-image-award-winners-complete-list-updating-1276771 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=February 22, 2020}} |
| H.E.R.
|"Hard Place" |
| Lizzo
|"Juice" |
| Normani
|"Motivation" |
| Khalid
|"Talk" |
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|"Spirit" |
| Fantasia
|"Enough" |
| Lizzo
|"Jerome" |
| Cynthia Erivo
|"Stand Up" |
| India Arie
|"Steady Love" |
Multiple wins and nominations
=Wins=
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; 5 wins
; 3 wins
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; 2 wins
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=Nominations=
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; 10 nominations
; 9 nominations
; 5 nominations
; 4 nominations
; 3 nominations
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; 2 nominations
- Fantasia
- CeeLo Green
- Anthony Hamilton
- H.E.R.
- Lauryn Hill
- R. Kelly
- Lizzo
- MAJOR.
- Jazmine Sullivan
- Usher
- Kanye West
- Pharrell Williams
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References
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