The American Music Award for Single of the Year was awarded from 2013. In 2016, the category was divided to honor songs by their separate genres. Years reflect the year in which the awards were presented, for works released in the previous year (until 2003 onward when awards were handed out on November of the same year). Pharrell Williams is the most nominated artist with 2 nominations.
| American Music Awards for Single of the Year | |
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| Country | United States |
| Presented by | American Music Awards |
| First awarded | 2013 |
| Last awarded | 2015 |
| Currently held by | Taylor Swift – "Blank Space" |
| Most nominations | Pharrell Williams (2) |
| Website | theamas.com |
| Year | Artist | Song | Ref |
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| 2013 (41st) | |||
| Florida Georgia Line (featuring Nelly) | "Cruise" | [1] | |
| Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (featuring Wanz) | "Thrift Shop" | ||
| Robin Thicke (featuring Pharrell Williams and T.I.) | "Blurred Lines" | ||
| 2014 (42nd) | |||
| Katy Perry (featuring Juicy J) | "Dark Horse" | [2] | |
| Iggy Azalea (featuring Charli XCX) | "Fancy" | ||
| John Legend | "All of Me" | ||
| Magic! | "Rude" | ||
| Pharrell Williams | "Happy" | ||
| 2015 (43rd) | |||
| Taylor Swift | "Blank Space" | [3] | |
| Wiz Khalifa (featuring Charlie Puth) | "See You Again" | ||
| Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars) | "Uptown Funk" | ||
| Ed Sheeran | "Thinking Out Loud" | ||
| The Weeknd | "Can't Feel My Face" |