The following list shows the recipients for the Country Music Association Award for Single of the Year. It was first handed out at the inaugural 1967 CMA Awards to Jack Greene for his recording of "There Goes My Everything" by Dallas Frazier. While its sister category, Song of the Year recognises the songwriters, Single of the Year is awarded to the artist. Starting in 1989 and 2016 respectively, the producer and mix engineer of the track also received an award. Rules state the track must have reached the Top 10 of Billboard’s Country Airplay Chart, Billboard’s Hot Country Songs Chart, or Country Aircheck Chart for the first time during the eligibility period. If the single charted in the Top 10 on the above charts and was released prior to the eligibility period but achieved its highest