Records & Statistics
Awards by Class
Number of awards won by each class.
Wins by Grade
Number of wins in each grade and division.
Highest Scores
The highest scoring songs since 1990.
Song Directors
Past song directors and their songs.
Judges by Year
Past Song Contest judges, by year.
Song Scores
This page lists the highest-scoring songs performed at Song Contest since 1990, when the current scoring system was adopted. Under the current system, a perfect score is 204 points.
The scoring system has changed several times over the decades. Perfect scores under previous scoring systems include:
- 204 points (1990–present)
- 128 points (1982–1989)
- 500 points (1969–1981)
- 100 points (1964–1968)
Learn more about how scoring works →
Highest Scores since 1990
The list below includes all songs that scored at least 190 points since 1990. Most of these songs won their division (i.e. men, women, or co-ed), but some were outscored by another song in the same year. A trophy icon () indicates a division win.
Class | Score | Song |
---|---|---|
2001 | 204 | |
1997 | 202 | |
1998 | 202 | |
2009 | 201 | |
2011 | 201 | |
2018 | 201 | |
2014 | 200 | |
2022 | 200 | |
1990 | 199 | |
1994 | 198 | |
1996 | 198 | |
1998 | 198 | |
2005 | 198 | |
2008 | 198 | |
2010 | 198 | |
2013 | 198 | |
2017 | 198 | |
2010 | 197 | |
2011 | 197 | |
2012 | 197 | |
2017 | 197 | |
2006 | 196 | |
2010 | 196 | |
2018 | 196 | |
1995 | 195 | |
1995 | 195 | |
2001 | 195 | |
2002 | 195 | |
2009 | 195 | |
2013 | 195 | |
2024 | 195 | |
1998 | 194 | |
2000 | 194 | |
2003 | 194 | |
2009 | 194 | |
1996 | 193 | |
1999 | 193 | |
2001 | 193 | |
2006 | 193 | |
2007 | 193 | |
2007 | 193 | |
2012 | 193 | |
2014 | 193 | |
2024 | 193 | |
1993 | 192 | |
2002 | 192 | |
2006 | 192 | |
2015 | 192 | |
2020 | 192 | |
1995 | 191 | |
1998 | 191 | |
2009 | 191 | |
2010 | 191 | |
2015 | 191 | |
2019 | 191 | |
2020 | 191 | |
2022 | 191 | |
1990 | 190 | |
2011 | 190 | |
2014 | 190 | |
2015 | 190 | |
2015 | 190 | |
2016 | 190 |