NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song

This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song. The award was first given in 1972, before being retired until the 1996 ceremony. In 2017 the category was divided, honoring traditional and contemporary songs separately. Since its conception, Alicia Keys holds the record for most wins in this category with five.

Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

Wins

 * 5 wins
 * Alicia Keys
 * 3 wins
 * Beyoncé


 * 2 wins
 * Kirk Franklin
 * Whitney Houston
 * Kendrick Lamar
 * R. Kelly

Nominations

 * 10 nominations
 * Alicia Keys


 * 9 nominations
 * Beyoncé


 * 5 nominations
 * Kirk Franklin
 * John Legend
 * Bruno Mars
 * Maxwell


 * 4 nominations
 * India Arie
 * Mary J. Blige


 * 3 nominations
 * Erykah Badu
 * Common
 * Whitney Houston


 * Kem
 * Kendrick Lamar
 * Jill Scott


 * 2 nominations
 * Fantasia
 * CeeLo Green
 * Anthony Hamilton
 * H.E.R.
 * Lauryn Hill
 * R. Kelly
 * Lizzo
 * MAJOR.
 * Jazmine Sullivan
 * Usher
 * Kanye West
 * Pharrell Williams