Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Song
This page lists the winners and nominees for the Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Song. This award was first given in 1992 and since its conception, Pharrell Williams and The Weeknd are the only artists to win the award twice.
Winners and nominees[]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
1990s[]
| Year | Song | Artist | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | |||
| "Come and Talk to Me" | Jodeci | [1] | |
| 1993 | |||
| "I Will Always Love You" | Whitney Houston | [2] | |
| 1994 | N/A | ||
| 1995 | |||
| "Creep" | TLC | [3] | |
| "If You Love Me" | Brownstone | ||
| "One More Chance" | The Notorious B.I.G. | ||
| "This Is How We Do It" | Montell Jordan | ||
| 1996 | |||
| "You're Makin' Me High" | Toni Braxton | [4] | |
| "All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)" | Joe | ||
| "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)" | R. Kelly (feat. The Isley Brothers) | ||
| "Tha Crossroads" | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | ||
| 1997 | |||
| "In My Bed" | Dru Hill | [5] | |
| "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" | Puff Daddy (feat. Mase) | ||
| "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." | Changing Faces | ||
| "I'll Be Missing You" | Puff Daddy (feat. Faith Evans and 112) | ||
| 1998 | |||
| "Too Close" | Next | [6] | |
| "Are U Still Down" / "They Don't Know" | Jon B. | ||
| "The Boy is Mine" | Brandy and Monica | ||
| "No, No, No" | Destiny's Child | ||
| 1999 | |||
| "Fortunate" | Maxwell | [7] | |
| "Heartbreak Hotel" | Whitney Houston (feat. Faith Evans and Kelly Price) | ||
| "No Scrubs" | TLC | ||
| "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" | Deborah Cox | ||
2000s[]
| Year | Song | Artist | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | N/A | ||
| 2001 | |||
| "Fiesta" | R. Kelly (feat. Jay Z) | [8] | |
| "Love" | Musiq | ||
| "Missing You" | Case | ||
| "Where the Party At" | Jagged Edge (feat. Nelly) | ||
| 2002 | |||
| "Foolish" | Ashanti | [9] | |
| "Halfcrazy" | Musiq | ||
| "Hot in Herre" | Nelly | ||
| "U Don't Have to Call" | Usher | ||
| 2003 | N/A | ||
| 2004 | |||
| "If I Ain't Got You" | Alicia Keys | [10] | |
| "Diary" | Alicia Keys | ||
| "Yeah!" | Usher (feat. Lil Jon and Ludacris) | ||
| 2005 | |||
| "Let Me Love You" | Mario | [11] | |
| "Lovers and Friends" | Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz (feat. Usher and Ludacris) | ||
| "Truth Is" | Fantasia | ||
| "We Belong Together" | Mariah Carey | ||
| 2006 | |||
| "Be Without You" | Mary J. Blige | [12] | |
| "It's Goin' Down" | Yung Joc | ||
| "So Sick" | Ne-Yo | ||
| "Unpredictable" | Jamie Foxx (feat. Ludacris) | ||
| 2007–09 | N/A | ||
2010s[]
| Year | Song | Artist | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | N/A | ||
| 2011 | |||
| "OMG" | Usher (feat. Will.i.am) | [13] | |
| "Bottoms Up" | Trey Songz (feat. Nicki Minaj) | ||
| "There Goes My Baby" | Usher | ||
| "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" | Alicia Keys | ||
| "What's My Name?" | Rihanna (feat. Drake) | ||
| 2012 | |||
| "Motivation" | Kelly Rowland (feat. Lil Wayne) | [14] | |
| "Down on Me" | Jeremih (feat. 50 Cent) | ||
| "Fuck You" | CeeLo Green | ||
| "She Ain't You" | Chris Brown | ||
| "Sure Thing" | Miguel | ||
| 2013 | |||
| "Diamonds" | Rihanna | [15] | |
| "Adorn" | Miguel | ||
| "Girl on Fire" | Alicia Keys (feat. Nicki Minaj) | ||
| "Heart Attack" | Trey Songz | ||
| "Thinkin Bout You" | Frank Ocean | ||
| 2014 | |||
| "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke (feat. T.I. and Pharrell Williams) | [16] | |
| "Drunk in Love" | Beyoncé (feat. Jay Z) | ||
| "Happy" | Pharrell Williams | ||
| "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake (feat. Majid Jordan) | ||
| "Suit & Tie" | Justin Timberlake (feat. Jay Z) | ||
| 2015 | |||
| "Happy" | Pharrell Williams | [17] | |
| "All of Me" | John Legend | ||
| "Don't Tell 'Em" | Jeremih (feat. YG) | ||
| "Loyal" | Chris Brown (feat. Lil Wayne, French Montana, Too $hort and Tyga) | ||
| "Talk Dirty" | Jason Derulo (feat. 2 Chainz) | ||
| 2016 | |||
| "The Hills" | The Weeknd | [18] | |
| "Can't Feel My Face" | The Weeknd | ||
| "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)" | |||
| "Here" | Alessia Cara | ||
| "Post to Be" | Omarion (feat. Chris Brown and Jhené Aiko) | ||
| 2017 | |||
| "One Dance" | Drake (feat. WizKid and Kyla) | [19] | |
| "24K Magic" | Bruno Mars | ||
| "Needed Me" | Rihanna | ||
| "Starboy" | The Weeknd (feat. Daft Punk) | ||
| "Work" | Rihanna (feat. Drake) | ||
| 2018 | |||
| "That's What I Like" | Bruno Mars | [20] | |
| "Finesse" | Bruno Mars (featuring Cardi B) | ||
| "Redbone" | Childish Gambino | ||
| "Wild Thoughts" | DJ Khaled (featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller) | ||
| "Young Dumb & Broke" | Khalid | ||
| 2019 | |||
| "Boo'd Up" | Ella Mai | [21] | |
| "No Brainer" | DJ Khaled (featuring Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper & Quavo) | ||
| "Trip " | Ella Mai | ||
| "Better" | Khalid | ||
| "Freaky Friday " | Lil Dicky (featuring Chris Brown) | ||
2020s[]
| Year | Song | Artist | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| "Talk" | Khalid | ||
| "Juicy" | Doja Cat & Tyga | ||
| "No Guidance" | Chris Brown (featuring Drake) | ||
| "Good as Hell" | Lizzo | ||
| "Spirit " | Beyoncé | ||
| 2021 | |||
| "Blinding Lights" | The Weeknd | ||
| "B.S." | Jhené Aiko (featuring H.E.R.) | ||
| "Intentions" | Justin Bieber (featuring Quavo) | ||
| "Go Crazy" | Chris Brown & Young Thug | ||
| "Say So" | Doja Cat |
Multiple wins and nominations[]
Wins[]
2 wins
Nominations[]
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6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
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2 nominations
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References[]
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- ^ "Whitney Houston Attains Eleven Awards at 1993 Billboard Music Awards". UPI. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "1994 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "1996 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "1997 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "1998 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "1999 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "2001 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "2002 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "2004 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
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- ^ "2006 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "2011 Billboard Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "Adele Wins 12 Gongs at Billboard Music Awards 2012". MTV. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ "Billboard Music Awards 2013: The Complete Winners List". MTV. May 19, 2013.
- ^ "Billboard Music Awards: Full Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ^ "2015 Billboard Music Awards". Variety. May 17, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard.com. May 22, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "Here is the Complete List of Winners from the 2017 Billboard Music Awards".
- ^ "Here Are All the Winners From the 2018 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard.com. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "2019 Billboard Music Awards Winners: The Complete List". Billboard.com. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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