- Singing News Fan Awards for Song of the Year
The "Song of the Year" award is awarded yearly in the
Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor the songSinging News magazine readers select as their favorite that year.The group popularizing the song was not officially named until 1995, so the listing for awards from 1970 through 1994 lists the group or groups primarily known for popularizing the song. However, this was not an official part of the award and is given for informational purposes only.
Honorees
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1970 : "Sheltered in the Arms of God," (popularized byThe Rambos )
*1971 : "I Know" (popularized by theOak Ridge Boys )
*1972 : "The Lighthouse" (popularized byThe Hinsons andThe Happy Goodman Family , among other groups
*1973 : "He Pilots My Ship" (popularized byThe Hinsons )
*1974 : "Touring That City" (popularized byThe Inspirations )
*1975 : "What a Beautiful Day (For the Lord to Come Again)" (popularized byThe Happy Goodman Family )
*1976 : "Jesus is Mine" (popularized byThe Inspirations
*1977 : "Learning to Lean" (popularized by theBlackwood Brothers )
*1978 : "Standing on the Solid Rock" (popularized by theFlorida Boys and theSpeer Family )
*1979 : "Standing on the Solid Rock" (popularized by theFlorida Boys and theSpeer Family )
*1980 : "Come Morning"
*1981 : "Sweet Beulah Land" (popularized bySquire Parsons and The Kingsmen)
*1982 : "Canaanland is Just in Sight" (popularized byHeaven Bound )
*1983 : "Step Into the Water" (popularized by theCathedral Quartet )
*1984 : "Oh For a Thousand Tongues" (popularized by theRex Nelon Singers )
*1985 : "When He Was On the Cross (I Was On His Mind)" (popularized by theFlorida Boys
*1986 : "When He Was On the Cross (I Was On His Mind)" (popularized by theFlorida Boys
*1987 : "When I Get Carried Away" (popularized byGold City )
*1988 : "Midnight Cry" (popularized byGold City
*1989 : "God on the Mountain" (popularized byThe McKameys )
*1990 : "Here I Am" (popularized byThe Hoppers )
*1991 : "Somebody Touched the Lord" (popularized byPerfect Heart )
*1992 : "Wish You Were Here" (popularized by The Kingsmen)
*1993 : "There Rose a Lamb" (popularized byGold City )
*1994 : "Arise" -The McKameys
*1995 : "Jesus Has Risen" -Cathedral Quartet
*1996 : "Serenaded by Angels" -Kirk Talley
*1997 : "Yes, I Know" -Gaither Vocal Band
*1998 : "I Am Redeemed" -Poet Voices
*1999 : "My Name is Lazarus" -Greater Vision
*2000 : "Just One More Soul" -Greater Vision
*2001 : "Four Days Late" -Karen Peck and New River
*2002 : "I'll Not Turn My Back on Him Now" -The Inspirations
*2003 : "We Need to Thank God" -The Inspirations
*2004 : "Just Ask" -Greater Vision
*2005 : "Faces" -Greater Vision
*2006 : "He Saw it All" -The Booth Brothers
*2007 : "I Have Not Forgotten" -The Inspirations
*2008 : "Look for Me At Jesus' Feet" -Booth Brothers
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