The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Song:
| Year | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Isaac Hayes | "Theme From Shaft" |
| 1996 | Whitney Houston | "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" |
| 1997 | R. Kelly | "I Believe I Can Fly" |
| 1998 | Boyz II Men | A Song for Mama |
| 1999 | Kirk Franklin | "Lean on Me" |
| 2000 | Eric Benét & Tamia | "Spend My Life with You" |
| 2001 | Yolanda Adams | "Open My Heart" |
| 2002 | Alicia Keys | "A Woman's Worth" |
| 2003 | Kirk Franklin | "Brighter Day" |
| 2004 | Luther Vandross | "Dance With My Father" |
| 2005 | Alicia Keys | "If I Ain't Got You" |
| 2006 | Alicia Keys | "Unbreakable" |
| 2007 | India.Arie | "I Am Not My Hair" |
| 2008 | Alicia Keys | "Like You'll Never See Me Again" |
| 2009 | will.i.am | "Yes We Can" |
| 2010 | Mary Mary | "God In Me" |
| 2011 | Fantasia Barrino | "Bittersweet" |
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