Billboard Music Award for Top Artist

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 is the only artist to have won the award three times. Taylor Swift is the most nominated artist in this category with eight nominations.

Billboard Music Awards for Top Artist
CountryUnited States
Presented byBillboard
First awarded1993
Currently held byDrake (2022)
Most awardsDrake (3)
Most nominationsTaylor Swift (8)
Websitebillboardmusicawards.com

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

1990s

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

2000s

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

2010s

Year Artist Ref
2010
2011
Eminem
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
2012
Adele [1]
Lady Gaga
Lil Wayne
Katy Perry
Rihanna
2013
Taylor Swift [2]
Justin Bieber
Maroon 5
One Direction
Rihanna
2014
Justin Timberlake [3]
Miley Cyrus
Imagine Dragons
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
2015
Taylor Swift [4]
Ariana Grande
Katy Perry
One Direction
Sam Smith
2016
Adele [5]
Justin Bieber
Drake
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
2017
Drake [6]
Adele
Beyoncé
Justin Bieber
The Chainsmokers
Ariana Grande
Shawn Mendes
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots
The Weeknd
2018
Ed Sheeran [7]
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars
Taylor Swift
2019
Drake [8]
Cardi B
Ariana Grande
Post Malone
Travis Scott

2020s

Year Artist Ref
2020
Post Malone [9]
Billie Eilish
Jonas Brothers
Khalid
Taylor Swift
2021
The Weeknd [10]
Drake
Juice WRLD
Pop Smoke
Taylor Swift
2022
Drake [11]
Doja Cat
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

3 wins

2 wins

Nominations

8 nominations

References

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