The Mirchi Music Award for Lyricist of The Year is given yearly by Radio Mirchi as a part of its annual Mirchi Music Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a lyricist who has delivered an outstanding performance in a film song.

Superlatives

List of winners

• 2008 Javed Akhtar - "Jashn-e-Bahara from Jodha Akbar^[1]
  • Prasoon Joshi - "Behka" from Ghajini
  • Prasoon Joshi - "Guzarish" from 'Ghajini
  • Anvita Dutt Guptan - "Khuda Jaane" from Bachna Ae Haseeno
  • Prasoon Joshi - "Kaise Mujhe" from Ghajini
• 2009 Prasoon Joshi - "Masakali" from Delhi-6^[2]
• 2010 Gulzar - "Dil To Bachcha Hai" from Ishqiya^[3]
  • Niranjan Iyengar - "Sajdaa" from My Name is Khan
  • Faaiz Anwaar - "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain" from Dabangg
  • Niranjan Iyengar - "Tere Naina" from My Name is Khan
  • Gulzar - "Surili Akhiyon Wale" from Veer
• 2011 Javed Akhtar - "Khwabon Ke Parindey" from Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara^[4]
  • Rajat Aroraa - "Ishq Sufiyana" from The Dirty Picture
  • Irshad Kamil - "Nadaan Parinde" from Rockstar
  • Javed Akhtar - "Senorita" from Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
  • Shabbir Ahmed & Neelesh Misra -"Teri Meri" from Bodyguard
• 2012 Javed Akhtar - "Jee Le Zara" from Talaash^[5]
  • Amitabh Bhattacharya - "Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin" from Agneepath
  • Neelesh Misra - "Kyon" from Barfi!
  • Sameer Anjaan - "Dagabaaz Re" Dabangg 2
  • Gulzar - "Saans" from Jab Tak Hai Jaan
• 2013 Prasoon Joshi - "Maston Ka Jhund" from Bhaag Milkha Bhaag^[6]
  • Mithoon - "Tum Hi Ho" from Aashiqui 2
  • Prasoon Joshi - "Zinda" from Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
  • Amitabh Bhattacharya - "Sawar Loon" from Lootera
  • Amitabh Bhattacharya - "Kabira" from Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
• 2014 Irshad Kamil - "Manwa Laage" from Happy New Year^[7]
  • Kausar Munir - "Suno Na Sangemarmar" from Youngistaan
  • Gulzar - "Bismil" from Haider
  • Manoj Muntashir - "Galliyan" from Ek Villain
  • Rashmi Singh - "Muskurane" from CityLights
• 2015 Varun Grover - "Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" from Dum Laga Ke Haisha^[8]
  • Irshad Kamil - "Agar Tum Saath Ho" - Tamasha
  • Javed Akhtar - "Phir Bhi Yeh Zindagi" from Dil Dhadakne Do
  • Siddharth-Garima, Nasir Faraaz & Ganesh Chandanshive - "Dewaani Mastani" from Bajirao Mastani
  • Mayur Puri - "Chunar" from ABCD 2
• 2016 Amitabh Bhattacharya - "Channa Mereya" from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil^[9]
  • Amitabh Bhattacharya - "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
  • Amitabh Bhattacharya - "Bulleya" from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
  • Amitabh Bhattacharya - "Haanikaraak Bapu" from Dangal
  • Irshad Kamil - "Jag Ghoomeya" from Sultan
• 2017 Irshad Kamil - "Hawayein" from Jab Harry Met Sejal^[10]
  • Anvita Dutt - "Sahiba" from Phillauri
  • Kumaar - "Pyar Ho" from Munna Michael
  • Kausar Munir - "Maana Ke Hum Yaar Nahin" from Meri Pyaari Bindu
  • Irshad Kamil - "Safar" from Jab Harry Met Sejal
  • Arafat Mehmood & Tanishk Bagchi - "Baarish" from Half Girlfriend
• 2018 Gulzar - "Ae Watan (Male)" from Raazi^[11]
  • Kumaar - "Tera Yaar Hoon Main" from Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety
  • A. M. Turaz - "Ek Dil Ek Jaan" from Padmaavat
  • Gulzar - "Dilbaro" from Raazi
  • Irshad Kamil - "Aahista" from Laila Majnu
• 2019 Amitabh Bhattacharya - "Kalank" from Kalank^[12]
  • Irshad Kamil - "Bekhayali" from Kabir Singh
  • Manoj Muntashir - "Teri Mitti" from Kesari
  • Prasoon Joshi - "Bharat" from Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi
  • Raj Shekhar - "Beh Chala" from Uri: The Surgical Strike
• 2020 Amitabh Bhattacharya (Lyricist of the Decade) - "Channa Mereya" from "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil^[13]
• 2021 Tanishk Bagchi – "Raataan Lambiyan" from Shershaah^[14]
  • Anvita Dutt – "Ranjha" from Shershaah
  • Gulzar – "Chhapaak (Title Track)" from Chhapaak
  • Irshad Kamil – "Chaka Chak" from Atrangi Re
  • Jaani – "Mann Bharryaa 2.0" from Shershaah
• 2022 Amitabh Bhattacharya – "Tur Kalleyan" from Laal Singh Chaddha^[15]
  • Amitabh Bhattacharya – "Kesariya" from Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva
  • Amitabh Bhattacharya – "Ghodey Pe Sawar" from Qala
  • Kausar Munir – "Phero Na Najariya" from Qala
  • A. M. Turaz – "Jab Saiyaan" from Gangubai Kathiawadi