| 2017/2018 | | Lionel Messi | | FC Barcelona | 34 |
| 2016/2017 | | Lionel Messi | | FC Barcelona | 37 |
| 2015/2016 | | Luis Suárez | | FC Barcelona | 40 |
| 2014/2015 | | Cristiano Ronaldo | | Real Madrid | 48 |
| 2013/2014 | | Cristiano Ronaldo | | Real Madrid | 31 |
| 2012/2013 | | Lionel Messi | | FC Barcelona | 46 |
| 2011/2012 | | Lionel Messi | | FC Barcelona | 50 |
| 2010/2011 | | Cristiano Ronaldo | | Real Madrid | 41 |
| 2009/2010 | | Lionel Messi | | FC Barcelona | 34 |
| 2008/2009 | | Diego Forlán | | Atlético Madrid | 32 |
| 2007/2008 | | Güiza | | RCD Mallorca | 27 |
| 2006/2007 | | Ruud van Nistelrooy | | Real Madrid | 25 |
| 2005/2006 | | Samuel Eto’o | | FC Barcelona | 27 |
| 2004/2005 | | Diego Forlán | | Villarreal CF | 25 |
| 2003/2004 | | Ronaldo | | Real Madrid | 24 |
| 2002/2003 | | Roy Makaay | | Deportivo La Coruña | 29 |
| 2001/2002 | | Tristán | | Deportivo La Coruña | 20 |
| 2000/2001 | | Raúl | | Real Madrid | 24 |
| 1999/2000 | | Salva | | Racing Santander | 27 |
| 1998/1999 | | Raúl | | Real Madrid | 25 |
| 1997/1998 | | Christian Vieri | | Atlético Madrid | 24 |
| 1996/1997 | | Ronaldo | | FC Barcelona | 34 |
| 1995/1996 | | Pizzi | | CD Tenerife | 31 |
| 1994/1995 | | Ivan Zamorano | | Real Madrid | 28 |
| 1993/1994 | | Romário | | FC Barcelona | 30 |
| 1992/1993 | | Bebeto | | Deportivo La Coruña | 29 |
| 1991/1992 | | Manolo | | Atlético Madrid | 27 |
| 1990/1991 | | Butragueño | | Real Madrid | 19 |
| 1989/1990 | | Hugo Sánchez | | Real Madrid | 38 |
| 1988/1989 | | Baltazar | | Atlético Madrid | 35 |
| 1987/1988 | | Hugo Sánchez | | Real Madrid | 29 |
| 1986/1987 | | Hugo Sánchez | | Real Madrid | 34 |
| 1985/1986 | | Hugo Sánchez | | Real Madrid | 22 |
| 1984/1985 | | Hugo Sánchez | | Atlético Madrid | 19 |
| 1983/1984 | | Jorge Da Silva | | Real Valladolid | 17 |
| | Juanito | | Real Madrid | 17 |
| 1982/1983 | | Rincón | | Real Betis | 20 |
| 1981/1982 | | Quini | | FC Barcelona | 27 |
| 1980/1981 | | Quini | | FC Barcelona | 20 |
| 1979/1980 | | Quini | | Sporting Gijón | 24 |
| 1978/1979 | | Hans Krankl | | FC Barcelona | 29 |
| 1977/1978 | | Mario Kempes | | Valencia CF | 28 |
| 1976/1977 | | Mario Kempes | | Valencia CF | 24 |
| 1975/1976 | | Quini | | Sporting Gijón | 21 |
| 1974/1975 | | Carlos Ruiz | | Athletic Bilbao | 19 |
| 1973/1974 | | Quini | | Sporting Gijón | 20 |
| 1972/1973 | | Marianin | | Real Oviedo | 19 |
| 1971/1972 | | Porta | | Granada CF | 20 |
| 1970/1971 | | José Gárate | | Atlético Madrid | 17 |
| | Rexach | | FC Barcelona | 17 |
| 1969/1970 | | José Gárate | | Atlético Madrid | 16 |
| | Amaro Amancio | | Real Madrid | 16 |
| | Luis Aragonés | | Atlético Madrid | 16 |
| 1968/1969 | | José Gárate | | Atlético Madrid | 14 |
| | Amaro Amancio | | Real Madrid | 14 |
| 1967/1968 | | Uriarte | | Athletic Bilbao | 22 |
| 1966/1967 | | Waldo | | Valencia CF | 24 |
| 1965/1966 | | Vavá | | Elche CF | 18 |
| | Luis Aragonés | | Atlético Madrid | 18 |
| 1964/1965 | | Cayetano Ré | | FC Barcelona | 26 |
| 1963/1964 | | Ferenc Puskas | | Real Madrid | 21 |
| 1962/1963 | | Ferenc Puskas | | Real Madrid | 26 |
| 1961/1962 | | Juan Seminario | | Real Zaragoza | 25 |
| 1960/1961 | | Ferenc Puskas | | Real Madrid | 28 |
| 1959/1960 | | Ferenc Puskas | | Real Madrid | 25 |
| 1958/1959 | | Alfrédo di Stefano | | Real Madrid | 23 |
| 1957/1958 | | Alfrédo di Stefano | | Real Madrid | 19 |
| | Ricardo Alós | | Valencia CF | 19 |
| | Badenes | | Real Valladolid | 19 |
| 1956/1957 | | Alfrédo di Stefano | | Real Madrid | 31 |
| 1955/1956 | | Mauro | | Celta Vigo | 24 |
| | Alfrédo di Stefano | | Real Madrid | 24 |
| 1954/1955 | | Arza | | Sevilla FC | 29 |
| 1953/1954 | | Alfrédo di Stefano | | Real Madrid | 27 |
| 1952/1953 | | Zarra | | Athletic Bilbao | 24 |
| 1951/1952 | | Pahiño | | Real Madrid | 28 |
| 1950/1951 | | Zarra | | Athletic Bilbao | 38 |
| 1949/1950 | | Zarra | | Athletic Bilbao | 24 |
| 1948/1949 | | César | | FC Barcelona | 28 |
| 1947/1948 | | Peralta | | Gimnàstic | 20 |
| | Pahiño | | Celta Vigo | 20 |
| 1946/1947 | | Zarra | | Athletic Bilbao | 33 |
| 1945/1946 | | Zarra | | Athletic Bilbao | 24 |
| 1944/1945 | | Zarra | | Athletic Bilbao | 20 |
| 1943/1944 | | Mundo | | Valencia CF | 28 |
| 1942/1943 | | Mariano Martín Alonso | | FC Barcelona | 30 |
| 1941/1942 | | Mundo | | Valencia CF | 27 |
| 1940/1941 | | Pruden | | Atlético Madrid | 33 |
| 1939/1940 | | Victor Unamuno | | Athletic Bilbao | 20 |
| 1935/1936 | | Lángara | | Real Oviedo | 28 |
| 1934/1935 | | Lángara | | Real Oviedo | 27 |
| 1933/1934 | | Lángara | | Real Oviedo | 26 |
| 1932/1933 | | Olivares | | Real Madrid | 16 |
| 1931/1932 | | Bata | | Athletic Bilbao | 13 |
| 1930/1931 | | Bata | | Athletic Bilbao | 27 |
| 1929/1930 | | Gorostiza | | Athletic Bilbao | 20 |
| 1928/1929 | | Bienzobas | | Real Sociedad | 17 |
