Billboard Music Award for Top Artist

Billboard Music Awards for Top Artist
CountryUnited States
Presented byBillboard
First awarded1993
Currently held byTaylor Swift (2023)
Most awardsDrake and Taylor Swift (3)
Most nominationsTaylor Swift (9)
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. Drake and Taylor Swift are the artists with the most win in this category, won the award three times for each. Swift is also the most nominated artist in this category with nine nominations.

The first artist to receive this honor was Whitney Houston in 1993 due to her massive success of The Bodyguard. Houston also took home a then record breaking 11 awards in one night.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

1990s

Year Artist Ref
1993
Whitney Houston [citation needed]
1994
1995
TLC [citation needed]
Boyz II Men
Hootie & the Blowfish
Real McCoy
1996
Alanis Morissette [citation needed]
1997
LeAnn Rimes [citation needed]
Toni Braxton
Jewel
Spice Girls
1998
Usher [citation needed]
LeAnn Rimes
Savage Garden
Shania Twain
1999
Backstreet Boys [citation needed]
Britney Spears
TLC
Shania Twain

2000s

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

2010s

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

2020s

Year Artist Ref
2020
Post Malone
Billie Eilish
Jonas Brothers
Khalid
Taylor Swift
2021
The Weeknd
Drake
Juice WRLD
Pop Smoke
Taylor Swift
2022
Drake
Doja Cat
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
2023
Taylor Swift
Drake
Luke Combs
SZA
Morgan Wallen

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

3 wins

2 wins

Nominations

9 nominations


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