Song of the Year is technically a songwriting award, and I’m sure there is more deliberation that goes into these nominations than I could imagine. Still, I wish to ignore the rules just for today and take you through a few songs that didn’t get nominated for any Grammys but were definitely some of my songs of the year.

After releasing his third studio album, “People Watching,” in February, Sam Fender played to a crowd of 82,500 at London Stadium, headlined three shows at his hometown’s St. James’ Park and even toured a few U.S. cities in the spring — but not Boston. In fact, Fender had never played a show in Boston before Wednesday, so when the northern Englishman finally announced the New England tour stop alongside additional U.S. dates on May 27, it was to much anticipation: The general sale sold out instantly.