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 the following year under the title Artist of the Year. It was later renamed to its current title in 2011. Taylor Swift is the artist with the most win in this category, won the award four times. Swift is also the most nominated artist in this category with ten nominations.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
1990s Year Artist 1993 Whitney Houston 1994 colspan="2" 1995 TLC Boyz II Men Hootie & the Blowfish Real McCoy 1996 Alanis Morissette Hootie & The BlowfishMariah Carey Celine Dion 1997 LeAnn Rimes Toni Braxton Jewel Spice Girls 1998 Usher LeAnn Rimes Savage Garden Shania Twain 1999 Backstreet Boys Britney SpearsTLCShania Twain
2000s Year Artist 2000 Destiny's Child SantanaChristina Aguilera NSYNC 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 2007-2009 colspan="2"
2010s Year Artist 2010 colspan="2" 2011 Eminem 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 SheeranDrakeKendrick LamarBruno MarsTaylor Swift 2019 DrakeCardi BAriana GrandePost MaloneTravis Scott
2020s Year Artist 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 2024 Taylor Swift Zach Bryan Sabrina Carpenter Drake Morgan Wallen
Multiple wins and nominations Wins 4 wins
Taylor Swift
3 wins Drake
2 wins 50 Cent Adele Destiny's Child Usher
Nominations 10 nominations Taylor Swift
7 nominations Drake
4 nominations Justin Bieber Rihanna The Weeknd
3 nominations Adele Katy Perry Ariana Grande
2 nominations TLC Hootie & the Blowfish 50 Cent Destiny's Child Eminem Lady Gaga LeAnn Rimes Maroon 5 Mariah Carey Nelly One Direction Sean Paul Post Malone Justin Timberlake Usher Bruno Mars Morgan Wallen
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