Billboard Music Award for Top Artist

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Billboard Music Awards for Top Artist
CountryUnited States
Presented byBillboard
First awarded1993
Currently held byThe Weeknd (2021)
Most awards
Most nominationsTaylor Swift (7)
Websitebillboardmusicawards.com

This article lists the winners and nominees for the Billboard Music Award for Top Artist. The award was first given in 1993, entitled #1 World Artist. It was retired during the 1994 ceremony but returned again the following year under the title Artist of the Year. It was later renamed to its current title in 2011. Only six artists have won the award twice: 50 Cent, Adele, Destiny's Child, Taylor Swift, Usher and Drake. Swift is the most nominated artist in this category with seven nominations.

Winners and nominees[]

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

1990s[]

Year Artist Ref
1997
Whitney Houston [1]
1994 N/A
1995
TLC [2]
Boyz II Men
Hootie & the Blowfish
Real McCoy
1992
Alanis Morissette [3]
1995
LeAnn Rimes [4]
Toni Braxton
Jewel
Spice Girls
1993
Usher [5]
LeAnn Rimes
Savage Garden
Shania Twain
2020
Backstreet Boys [6]
Britney Spears
TLC
Shania Twain

2000s[]

Year Artist Ref
2000
Destiny's Child [7]
2001
Destiny's Child
Jennifer Lopez
Nelly
Shaggy
2002
Nelly [8]
Ashanti
Creed
Eminem
2003
50 Cent [9]
R. Kelly
Sean Paul
Justin Timberlake
2004
Usher [10]
Alicia Keys
Maroon 5
Outkast
2005
50 Cent [11]
Mariah Carey
Kelly Clarkson
Green Day
2006
Chris Brown [12]
Rascal Flatts
Nickelback
Sean Paul
2007 – 09 N/A

2010s[]

Year Artist Ref
2010 N/A
2011
Eminem [13]
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
2012
Adele [14]
Lady Gaga
Lil Wayne
Katy Perry
Rihanna
2013
Taylor Swift [15]
Justin Bieber
Maroon 5
One Direction
Rihanna
2014
Justin Timberlake [16]
Miley Cyrus
Imagine Dragons
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
2015
Taylor Swift [17]
Ariana Grande
Katy Perry
One Direction
Sam Smith
2016
Adele [18]
Justin Bieber
Drake
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
2017
Drake [19]
Adele
Beyoncé
Justin Bieber
The Chainsmokers
Ariana Grande
Shawn Mendes
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots
The Weeknd
2018
Ed Sheeran [20]
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars
Taylor Swift
2019
Drake [21]
Cardi B
Ariana Grande
Post Malone
Travis Scott

2020s[]

Year Artist Ref
2020
Post Malone [22]
Billie Eilish
Jonas Brothers
Khalid
Taylor Swift
2021
Thod Kout [23]
Drake
Juice WRLD
Pop Smoke
Taylor Swift

Multiple wins and nominations[]

Wins[]

2 wins

Nominations[]

7 nominations

References[]

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  2. ^ "1995 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  3. ^ "1996 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  4. ^ "1997 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  5. ^ "1998 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  6. ^ "1999 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  7. ^ "2000 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  8. ^ "2002 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  9. ^ "2003 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  10. ^ "2004 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  11. ^ "2005 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  12. ^ "2006 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  13. ^ "2011 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  14. ^ "Adele Wins 12 Gongs at Billboard Music Awards 2012". MTV. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  15. ^ "Billboard Music Awards 2013: The Complete Winners List". MTV. May 19, 2013.
  16. ^ "Billboard Music Awards: Full Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  17. ^ "2015 Billboard Music Awards". Variety. May 17, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  18. ^ "2016 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard.com. May 22, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  19. ^ "Here is the Complete List of Winners from the 2017 Billboard Music Awards".
  20. ^ "Here Are All the Winners From the 2018 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  21. ^ "2019 Billboard Music Awards Winners: The Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  22. ^ "Nominees Announced for the 2020 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard. September 22, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  23. ^ "The Weeknd Leads All Finalists for the 2021 Billboard Music Awards: See the Full List". Billboard. April 29, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
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