Soul Train Music Award for Best Video of the Year
This page lists the winners and nominees for the Soul Train Music Award for Video of the Year. Originally entitled Best Music Video, the award has been retitled a further two times, including to The Michael Jackson Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video before being retitled again to its current title in 2013. Janet Jackson has won this award a record six times and Beyoncé is the only artist with multiple nominations in one year.
Winners and nominees[]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
1980s[]
Year | Artist | Video | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
1987 | |||
Janet Jackson | "What Have You Done for Me Lately" | [1] | |
Anita Baker | "Sweet Love" | ||
Cameo | "Word Up" | ||
Peter Gabriel | "Sledgehammer" | ||
1988 | |||
Janet Jackson | "Control" | [2] | |
Whitney Houston | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | ||
Michael Jackson | "The Way You Make Me Feel" | ||
Jody Watley | "Looking for a New Love" | ||
1989 | |||
Michael Jackson | "Man in the Mirror" | [3] | |
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince | "Parents Just Don't Understand" | ||
Kool Moe Dee | "Wild Wild West" | ||
Stevie Wonder | "Skeletons" |
1990s[]
2000s[]
Year | Artist | Video | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
2000 | |||
Busta Rhymes (featuring Janet Jackson) | "What's It Gonna Be?!" | [13] | |
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott (featuring Nas, Eve and Q-Tip) | "Hot Boyz" | ||
Q-Tip | "Vivrant Thing" | ||
Will Smith | "Will 2K" | ||
2001 | |||
Mystikal | "Shake Ya Ass" | [14] | |
D'Angelo | "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" | ||
Eminem | "Stan" | ||
OutKast | "Ms. Jackson" | ||
2002 | |||
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott | "Get Ur Freak On" | [15] | |
Isley Brothers Featuring Ron Isley | "Contagious" | ||
Jay Z | " Girls, Girls, Girls" | ||
Busta Rhymes | "Break Ya Neck" | ||
2003 | |||
Missy Elliott | "Work It" | [16] | |
50 Cent | "Wanksta" | ||
Nelly (featuring Kelly Rowland) | "Dilemma" | ||
Busta Rhymes (featuring P. Diddy and Pharrell) | "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II" | ||
2004 | |||
OutKast | "Hey Ya!" | [17] | |
Beyoncé (featuring Jay Z) | "Crazy in Love" | ||
Missy Elliott (featuring Ludacris) | "Gossip Folks" | ||
Lil' Jon & The Eastside Boyz (featuring Ying Yang Twins) | "Get Low" | ||
2005 | |||
Jay Z | "99 Problems" | [18] | |
OutKast | "Roses" | ||
Usher (featuring Ludacris and Lil' Jon) | "Yeah!" | ||
Kanye West | "Jesus Walks" | ||
2006 | |||
Kanye West (featuring Jamie Foxx) | "Gold Digger" | [19] | |
Common | "Testify" | ||
Missy Elliott (featuring Ciara and Fat Man Scoop) | "Lose Control" | ||
R. Kelly | "Trapped in the Closet" | ||
LeToya | "Torn" | ||
2007 | |||
Jay Z | "Show Me What You Got" | [20] | |
Beyoncé | "Irreplaceable" | ||
Busta Rhymes (featuring will.i.am and Kelis) | "I Love My Chick" | ||
Jim Jones | "We Fly High" | ||
LeToya | "She Don't" | ||
2008 – 2009 | N/A |
2010s[]
Year | Artist | Video | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
2010 – 2012 | N/A | ||
2013 | Janelle Monáe (featuring Erykah Badu) | "Q.U.E.E.N." | [21] |
Tamar Braxton | "Love and War" | ||
Chris Brown | "Fine China" | ||
Drake | "Started from the Bottom" | ||
Kendrick Lamar (featuring Drake) | "Poetic Justice" | ||
Robin Thicke (featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams) | "Blurred Lines" | ||
2014 | Pharrell Williams | "Happy" | [22] |
Jhené Aiko | "The Worst" | ||
Aloe Blacc | "The Man" | ||
Beyoncé (featuring Jay Z) | "Drunk in Love" | ||
Chris Brown (featuring Usher and Rick Ross) | "New Flame" | ||
Usher | "Good Kisser" | ||
2015 | Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars) | "Uptown Funk" | [23] |
Beyoncé | "7/11" | ||
Jidenna and Roman GianArthur | "Classic Man" | ||
Kendrick Lamar | "Alright" | ||
The Weeknd | "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)" | ||
2016 | Beyoncé | "Formation" | [24] |
Beyoncé | "Sorry" | ||
Drake | "Hotline Bling" | ||
Rihanna (featuring Drake) | "Work" | ||
Kanye West | "Fade" | ||
2017 | Bruno Mars | "24K Magic" | [25] |
Beyoncé | "All Night" | ||
Chris Brown (featuring Usher and Gucci Mane) | "Party" | ||
DJ Khaled (featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller) | "Wild Thoughts" | ||
Solange | "Cranes in the Sky" | ||
2018 | Bruno Mars (featuring Cardi B) | "Finesse (Remix)" | [26] |
Ella Mai | "Boo'd Up" | ||
H.E.R. | "Avenue" | ||
SZA | "Broken Clocks" | ||
The Internet | "Come Over" | ||
2019 | Lizzo | "Juice" | [27] |
Alicia Keys | "Raise a Man" | ||
Beyoncé | "Spirit" | ||
Childish Gambino | "Feels Like Summer" | ||
Chris Brown (featuring Drake) | "No Guidance" | ||
Khalid | "Better" |
2020s[]
Year | Artist | Video | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, Saint Jhn and Wizkid | "Brown Skin Girl" | [28] |
Chloe x Halle | "Do It" | ||
Chris Brown and Young Thug | "Go Crazy" | ||
H.E.R. (featuring YG) | "Slide" | ||
Lizzo | "Good as Hell" | ||
Skip Marley and H.E.R. | "Slow Down" | ||
2021 | Bruno Mars, Anderson Paak, Silk Sonic | "Leave the Door Open" | [29] |
Chris Brown and Young Thug (featuring Future, Lil Durk, and Latto) | "Go Crazy" | ||
H.E.R. | "Damage" | ||
Jazmine Sullivan | "Pick Up Your Feelings" | ||
Normani (featuring Cardi B) | "Wild Side" | ||
Wizkid (featuring Tems) | "Essence" |
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