Year | Winner | Other nominees | 1988}} | INXS – "Need You Tonight/Mediate"- {{small|George Harrison – "When We Was Fab"}}
- {{small|Squeeze – "Hourglass"}}
- {{small|Suzanne Vega – "Luka"}}
- {{small|XTC – "Dear God"}}
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1989}} | Art of Noise (featuring Tom Jones) – "Kiss"- {{small|Paula Abdul – "Straight Up"}}
- {{small|Elvis Costello – "Veronica"}}
- {{small|The Escape Club – "Wild, Wild West"}}
- {{small|Fine Young Cannibals – "She Drives Me Crazy"}}
- {{small|Michael Jackson – "Leave Me Alone"}}
- {{small|Jody Watley – "Real Love"}}
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1990}} | Tears for Fears – "Sowing the Seeds of Love"- {{small|Paula Abdul – "Opposites Attract"}}
- {{small|Sinéad O'Connor – "Nothing Compares 2 U"}}
- {{small|Red Hot Chili Peppers – "Higher Ground"}}
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1991}} | R.E.M. – "Losing My Religion"- {{small|Deee-Lite – "Groove Is in the Heart"}}
- {{small|Enigma – "Sadeness (Part I)"}}
- {{small|Seal – "Crazy"}}
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1992}} | Red Hot Chili Peppers – "Give It Away"- {{small|Tori Amos – "Silent All These Years"}}
- {{small|David Byrne – "She's Mad"}}
- {{small|Van Halen – "Right Now"}}
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1993}} | Los Lobos – "Kiko and the Lavender Moon"- {{small|Aerosmith – "Livin' on the Edge"}}
- {{small|Terence Trent D'Arby – "She Kissed Me"}}
- {{small|Green Jellÿ – "Three Little Pigs"}}
- {{small|George Michael – "Killer/Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"}}
- {{small|Porno for Pyros – "Pets"}}
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1994}} | R.E.M. – "Everybody Hurts"- {{small|Beastie Boys – "Sabotage"}}
- {{small|Björk – "Human Behaviour"}}
- {{small|Deep Forest – "Sweet Lullaby"}}
- {{small|Nine Inch Nails – "Closer"}}
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1995}} | Weezer – "Buddy Holly"- {{small|Green Day – "Basket Case"}}
- {{small|Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson – "Scream"}}
- {{small|TLC – "Waterfalls"}}
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1996}} | The Smashing Pumpkins – "Tonight, Tonight"- {{small|Björk – "It's Oh So Quiet"}}
- {{small|Busta Rhymes – "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check"}}
- {{small|Foo Fighters – "Big Me"}}
- {{small|Garbage – "Queer"}}
- {{small|Radiohead – "Just"}}
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1997}} | Jamiroquai – "Virtual Insanity"- {{small|The Chemical Brothers – "Setting Sun"}}
- {{small|Daft Punk – "Da Funk"}}
- {{small|Missy Elliott – "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)"}}
- {{small|Radiohead – "Paranoid Android"}}
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1998}} | The Prodigy – "Smack My Bitch Up"- {{small|Busta Rhymes – "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See"}}
- {{small|Garbage – "Push It"}}
- {{small|Sean Lennon – "Home"}}
- {{small|Madonna – "Ray of Light"}}
- {{small|Roni Size/Reprazent – "Brown Paper Bag"}}
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1999}} | Fatboy Slim – "Praise You"- {{small|Busta Rhymes – "Gimme Some More"}}
- {{small|Eels – "This Town"}}
- {{small|Eminem (featuring Dr. Dre) – "Guilty Conscience"}}
- {{small|Korn – "Freak on a Leash"}}
- {{small|Unkle (featuring Thom Yorke) – "Rabbit in Your Headlights"}}
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2000}} | Björk – "All Is Full of Love"- {{small|Blur – "Coffee & TV"}}
- {{small|The Chemical Brothers – "Let Forever Be"}}
- {{small|Nine Inch Nails – "Into the Void"}}
- {{small|Supergrass – "Pumping on Your Stereo"}}
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2001}} | Fatboy Slim – "Weapon of Choice"- {{small|Common (featuring Macy Gray) – "Geto Heaven (remix)"}}
- {{small|Gorillaz – "Clint Eastwood"}}
- {{small|'N Sync – "Pop"}}
- {{small|R.E.M. – "Imitation of Life"}}
- {{small|Robbie Williams – "Rock DJ"}}
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2002}} | The White Stripes – "Fell in Love with a Girl"- {{small|Cake – "Short Skirt/Long Jacket"}}
- {{small|Coldplay – "Trouble"}}
- {{small|The Crystal Method – "Name of the Game"}}
- {{small|DMX – "Who We Be"}}
- {{small|Maxwell – "This Woman's Work"}}
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2003}} | Coldplay – "The Scientist"- {{small|Floetry – "Floetic"}}
- {{small|Kenna – "Freetime"}}
- {{small|Queens of the Stone Age – "Go with the Flow"}}
- {{small|Sum 41 – "The Hell Song"}}
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2004}} | Franz Ferdinand – "Take Me Out" | - {{small|Modest Mouse – "Float On"}}
- {{small|New Found Glory – "All Downhill from Here"}}
- {{small|Steriogram – "Walkie Talkie Man"}}
- {{small|Kanye West (featuring Syleena Johnson) – "All Falls Down"}}
- {{small|The White Stripes – "The Hardest Button to Button"}}
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2005}} | Gorillaz – "Feel Good Inc."- {{small|Missy Elliott (featuring Ciara and Fatman Scoop) – "Lose Control"}}
- {{small|Eminem – "Mosh"}}
- {{small|Sarah McLachlan – "World on Fire"}}
- {{small|U2 – "Vertigo"}}
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2006}} | No award given |
2007}} |
2008}} |
2009}} | Matt & Kim – "Lessons Learned"- {{small|Anjulie – "Boom"}}
- {{small|Bat for Lashes – "Daniel"}}
- {{small|Chairlift – "Evident Utensil"}}
- {{small|Cold War Kids – "I've Seen Enough"}}
- {{small|Death Cab for Cutie – "Grapevine Fires"}}
- {{small|Gnarls Barkley – "Who's Gonna Save My Soul"}}
- {{small|Major Lazer – "Hold the Line"}}
- {{small|Passion Pit – "The Reeling"}}
- {{small|Yeah Yeah Yeahs – "Heads Will Roll"}}
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2010}} | The Black Keys – "Tighten Up"- {{small|Dan Black – "Symphonies"}}
- {{small|Coldplay – "Strawberry Swing"}}
- {{small|Gorillaz (featuring Bobby Womack and Mos Def) – "Stylo"}}
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