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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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[]
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
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2 nominations
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References[]
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- ^ "2015 Billboard Music Awards". Variety. May 17, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
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- ^ "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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