The Grammy Award for Song of the Year is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. The Song of the Year award is one of the four most prestigious categories at the awards, presented annually since the 1st Grammy Awards in 1959. According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide, the award is presented:to honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position.
The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is an award presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales, chart position, or critical reception." Commonly known as "The Big Award", Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammy Awards, and is one of the four general field categories alongside Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year that have been presented annually since the 1st Annual Grammy Awards in 1959. Taylor Swift is the most frequent winner of the award with four wins and also the most nominated woman in the category with six nominations.
Frank Sinatra was the first two-time winner and three-time winner. He won in 1960, 1966 and 1967. He is the most nominated artist in this category with 8 nominations.
Three-time winner Stevie Wonder won in 1974, 1975 and 1977.
Three-time winner Paul Simon won twice as the main credited artist, in 1976 and 1987.