March 2005

www.songoftheyear.com

Winners- The Winners are the songwriters with the #1 rated song in their category in a given month. These songs will compete at the end of the year in their respective category to establish the yearly winner. The yearly winner from each category will then compete for the Grand Prize and status of “song of the year”.

 Finalists- The Finalists are the top four rated songwriters, after the winning song, in their respective category (If the votes are within a minimal range an extra song may be included as a finalist song). These submissions along with the winning submissions are sent out to the Song of the Year resources for further consideration.

Honorable Mentions- Honorable Mention means that the preliminary judges and/or the professionals offering the critiques have found your submissions exceptional for one reason or another. It could be the lyrics, melodies, music, etc...  If Song of the Year receives a lot of positive responses from our judges about a song, you will be place in the Honorable Mention category. This status indicates that a submission was found impressive by a number of the judges. 

Suggested Artists- Suggested Artists are musicians or songwriters that the Song of the Year staff found impressive and would suggest for listening. Unlike the Honorable Mention, the Suggested Artist is based on the Song of the Year staff, not the judges. Song of the Year keeps the listings updated on the website so that you can use it as a reference if you need to. Song of the Year wants anyone you refer to this listing to know that the staff thought that your song was found to be quite impressive. 

Runner Ups-  Runner Ups are based on the point system alone. The judges each month are given forms to rank the songs they receive on elements like structure, melodies, music, lyrics, etc......    This is what the Winners and Finalists are selected by. The Runner Ups are based on high scores from the judges. The Runner Ups are some of the highest ranked songs that did not make it into the top five picks.  

 

Runner Ups Honorable Mentions Suggested Artists
Adrienne Hamilton
Alan Veasey
Alan Moore
Alexandra Larsen 
Carolyn Webster
Christopher Walder
Christopher Ochs
Desmond Harper
Dori Turner
Drew Hepkins
Dustin Vogt
Eben van Renen
Ed Cox
Ed Daniels
Eden Hudson
Edward Virgin
Elaine Murray
Elizabeth Lay
Ellen Kynnear
Jane Carr
Jason Khan
Jay Park
Jay Sinclair
John Leep
John McDermott
John Evans
John Ruhre
Leah Hanna King
Margaret Smith
Marianne Baker
Mark Renburke
Mark Woodcock
Mike Carahaly
Mike McCleary
Paul Deorio
Paul Albert
Peter McCoy
Peter Hambleton
Peter Andreidesz- Kovacs
Pinguelo Bros 
R.B. Adams
Ramona Andersen
Ray Saunders
Rebecca Lowe
Reginald Duvalle
Renee Lopez
Rhonda Snyder
Richard Knowles
Richard McCoury
Richard Coburn
Robert Befumo
Robert Dugan
Robert Conaway
Roberta Boyle
A J Rafae
Alisher Aldashev
Allan Hurd
Amy Gerhartz
Arthur Harding
Bob Caputo
Brian MacIver
Christopher Bowers
Clarence Longenecker
Clarissa Campbell
Clark Buelow
Clifton Byrd
Clovis Camilien
Clyde Garceo
Connie Lim
Connie Butler
Ellen Kotheimer
Emma Dean
Eric Buggie
Esther Reece
Eugen Blaj
Frances Osullivan
Frank Pietrantoni
Frankie Paladino
Gastonleng Francois
Ged Flood
Geralynn Giagnorio
Gerard Provenza
Gerardo Giusti
Giannina Ashe
Giles Hulley
Gorane Cantalapiedra
Greg McClement
Greg Horne
Gregory Eddolls
Gregory Wawrznniak
Heather Cowles
Heather Carbonell
Herinder Rai
Hicham El Hammouchi
Ilona 
Ingvi Thor Kormaksson
Isaac White
Isaac Cabrera
Isaiah Mickelson
James Vittek
James Cook
James O Taylor
Jean Sandoval
Jennifer Mendoza
Jeremy Stotz
Jeremy Zavala
Jerry Gilmore
John Leep
John Bullard
John Nutt
Jon Gammell
Jonathan Perry
Jordan Tatter
Jorge Nobre
Joseph Terzi
Joseph Hysell
Ken Troutt
Ken Hart
Koula Konstandakos
Mark Baysa
Mark Gamiere
Mark Urquhart
Michael Elters
Michael Gagliani
Michael Figueroa
Michael Moody
Mike Hiltz
Rod Christian
Roger Danis
Roni Doyon
Ronny Lamberth
Rory Tosh
Rose Maloney
Rose Ludwig
Rose-Marie Loftus
Ryan Parise
Ryan Jansen
Samantha Pon
Sandie Collins
Sandie Collins
Sandy Rogers
Sara Zobel
Sarah Lundy
Shane Bowles
Shauna Evans

Adam Ragusea
Adrian Menig
Amy Sewell
Amy Zvorsky
Andreas Orphanides 
Andrew Hicks
Andrey Russanov
Angela Ramsey
Angie Smith
Ann marie Ciantar
Arbinne Denton
Arlen Cameron
Athena Morrow
Aubrey Holman
Barbara Long
Becket O'Reilly
Ben Foot
Benjamin Rodriguez
Bennie D'Agostino
Beth Walker
Bev Cobbett
Brian Lorente
Buddy Lee
Candice Carter
Canita Rogers
Carla Hassett
Carmine Natale
Carrin Torres
Celeste Bell
Cheri Barkman
Chris Berg
Chris Gill
Christine Silvera
Christine Altamirano
Collen Middleton
Courtenay Benoit
Cynthia Papierniak
Dakota Wade
Dani Ben-Ari
Daniel Bergeron
Danny Sheffield
Darrell Kirchhevel
David Alyassin
David Cope
David Owen
David Atkinson
David Alvarado
David Lorenz
Dean Valley
Demontric Doddles
Denisa Stanislavova
Derek Thomas
Deserie Dowell
Jesse Davis
Jim Doyle
Jim Tomlinson
Jimel Fraser
Joan Arthurs
Joe Silva
John Littlejohn
Juan Jiménez 
Justin Brown
Justin Walpole
Karen Buckley
Katherine Schell
Katrina Lenk
Kelly Mercado
Kelly Malone
Ken Troutt
Kenny Simeone
Kitty Arceneaux
Kristin Hunt
Kwame Collins
Kyle Krakow
Kyle Robertson
Lance Barnett
Lane Lenhart
Lasse Nielsen
Lee Hamilton
Len Tambagahan
Leslie Harris
Lessia Boutime
Linda Willhauck
Lindsay Garfield
Louie Ehrlich
Louis Dimuzio
Margaret Smith
Mark Baysa
Martial Celestin
Martin Kember
Mary Pollatos
Mauricio Tabares
Melita James
Michael Maye
Michael Saiz
Michael Schultz
Michael James Reich
Michelle Murray
Michelle Ferris
Michelle Briers
Michelle Hemmer
Mike Carahaly
Misty Beck
Mo Morrisson
Murray Wilde
Mykal Fury
Naomi Mal
Natalie Grace
Nick Ramsey
Niki Fontaine
Noreen Inglesi
On D'Agostind
Pablo Gonzalez
Pamela Messick
Panagio Tsakalakos
Patricia Reese
Patrick Lockwood
Patrick Facey
Sharon Blythe
Shawn Eiferman
Shawn Hart
Sheila Aldrich
Shooka 
Shorty B. 
Show Pony
Spencer Davis
Stephen Goulet
Stephen Darland
Steve Ensing
Steve Andrews
Steven Love
Steven Arkley
Summer Sauls
Sundjata Kone
Sundjata Kone
Susan Zetty
Sylvester Bowen
Sylvia Espiricueta
Tanya Testi
Timothy Chanko
Tom Turner
Toni Geiling
Tony Ellis
Tracey Johnson
Tracy Hadaway
Travis Brown
Tresa Jose
Ulf Anneken
Usama Kadri
Victor Ocasio
Victoria James
Wanda Hardman
Wents Reinbergs
Wilbert Gregory
William Hibpshman
William Mulroney
William Schereck
William Houck
Yvonne Manning

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