| 2025 |  Germany | Abor & Tynna Baller | 15 | 151 |
| 2024 | Germany | Isaak Always on the Run | 12 | 117 |
| 2023 | Germany | Lord Of The Lost Blood & Glitter | 26 | 18 |
| 2022 | Germany | Malik Harris Rockstars | 25 | 6 |
| 2021 | Germany | Jendrik I Don't Feel Hate | 25 | 3 |
| 2020 | Germany | Ben Dolic Violent Thing | — | — |
| 2019 | Germany | S!sters Sister | 25 | 24 |
| 2018 | Germany | Michael Schulte You Let Me Walk Alone | 4 | 340 |
| 2017 | Germany | Levina Perfect Life | 25 | 6 |
| 2016 | Germany | Jamie-Lee Ghost | 26 | 11 |
| 2015 | Germany | Ann Sophie Black Smoke | 27 | 0 |
| 2014 | Germany | Elaiza Is It Right | 18 | 39 |
| 2013 | Germany | Cascada Glorious | 21 | 18 |
| 2012 | Germany | Roman Lob Standing Still | 8 | 110 |
| 2011 | Germany | Lena Taken By A Stranger | 10 | 107 |
| 2010 | Germany | Lena Satellite | 1 | 246 |
| 2009 | Germany | Alex Swings Oscar Sings! Miss Kiss Kiss Bang | 20 | 35 |
| 2008 | Germany | No Angels Disappear | 23 | 14 |
| 2007 | Germany | Roger Cicero Frauen regier'n die Welt | 19 | 49 |
| 2006 | Germany | Texas Lightning No, No, Never | 14 | 36 |
| 2005 | Germany | Gracia Run & Hide | 24 | 4 |
| 2004 | Germany | Max Can't Wait Until Tonight | 8 | 93 |
| 2003 | Germany | Lou Let's Get Happy | 11 | 53 |
| 2002 | Germany | Corinna May I Can't Live Without Music | 21 | 17 |
| 2001 | Germany | Michelle Wer Liebe lebt | 8 | 66 |
| 2000 | Germany | Stefan Raab Wadde hadde dudde da? | 5 | 96 |
| 1999 | Germany | Sürpriz Reise nach Jerusalem – Kudüs'e seyahat | 3 | 140 |
| 1998 | Germany | Guildo Horn Guildo hat euch lieb | 7 | 86 |
| 1997 | Germany | Bianca Shomburg Zeit | 18 | 22 |
| 1996 | Germany | Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 | — | — |
| 1995 | Germany | Stone and Stone Verliebt in Dich | 23 | 1 |
| 1994 | Germany | MeKaDo Wir geben 'ne Party | 3 | 128 |
| 1993 | Germany | Münchener Freiheit Viel zu weit | 18 | 18 |
| 1992 | Germany | Wind Träume sind für alle da | 16 | 27 |
| 1991 | Germany | Atlantis 2000 Dieser Traum darf niemals sterben | 18 | 10 |
| 1990 | Germany | Chris Kempers & Daniel Kovac Frei zu leben | 9 | 60 |
| 1989 | Germany | Nino de Angelo Flieger | 14 | 46 |
| 1988 | Germany | Maxi & Chris Garden Lied für einen Freund | 14 | 48 |
| 1987 | Germany | Wind Laß die Sonne in dein Herz | 2 | 141 |
| 1986 | Germany | Ingrid Peters Über die Brücke geh'n | 8 | 62 |
| 1985 | Germany | Wind Für alle | 2 | 105 |
| 1984 | Germany | Mary Roos Aufrecht geh'n | 13 | 34 |
| 1983 | Germany | Hoffmann und Hoffmann Rücksicht | 5 | 94 |
| 1982 | Germany | Nicole Ein bißchen Frieden | 1 | 161 |
| 1981 | Germany | Lena Valaitis Johnny Blue | 2 | 132 |
| 1980 | Germany | Katja Ebstein Theater | 2 | 128 |
| 1979 | Germany | Dschinghis Khan Dschinghis Khan | 4 | 86 |
| 1978 | Germany | Ireen Sheer Feuer | 6 | 84 |
| 1977 | Germany | Silver Convention Telegram | 8 | 55 |
| 1976 | Germany | Les Humphries Singers Sing, Sang, Song | 15 | 12 |
| 1975 | Germany | Joy Fleming Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein | 17 | 15 |
| 1974 | Germany | Cindy & Bert Die Sommermelodie | 14 | 3 |
| 1973 | Germany | Gitte Junger Tag | 8 | 85 |
| 1972 | Germany | Mary Roos Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben | 3 | 107 |
| 1971 | Germany | Katja Ebstein Diese Welt | 3 | 100 |
| 1970 | Germany | Katja Ebstein Wunder gibt es immer wieder | 3 | 12 |
| 1969 | Germany | Brita Borg Primaballerina | 9 | 8 |
| 1968 | Germany | Wencke Myhre Ein Hoch der Liebe | 6 | 11 |
| 1967 | Germany | Inge Brück Anouschka | 8 | 7 |
| 1966 | Germany | Margot Eskens Die Zeiger der Uhr | 10 | 7 |
| 1965 | Germany | Ulla Wiesner Paradies, wo bist du | 15 | 0 |
| 1964 | Germany | Nora Nova Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne | 13 | 0 |
| 1963 | Germany | Heidi Brühl Marcel | 9 | 5 |
| 1962 | Germany | Conny Froboess Zwei kleine Italiener | 6 | 9 |
| 1961 | Germany | Lale Andersen Einmal sehen wir uns wieder | 13 | 3 |
| 1960 | Germany | Wyn Hoop Bonne nuit ma chérie | 4 | 11 |
| 1959 | Germany | Alice and Ellen Kessler Heut' woll'n wir tanzen geh'n | 8 | 5 |
| 1958 | Germany | Margot Hielscher Für zwei Groschen Musik | 7 | 5 |
| 1957 | Germany | Margot Hielscher Telefon, Telefon | 4 | 8 |
| 1956 | Germany | Walter Andreas Schwarz Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück | — | — |
