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 1992 "Come and Talk to Me" Jodeci 1993 "I Will Always Love You" Whitney Houston 1994 colspan="3" 1995 "Creep" TLC "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 "All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)" Joe "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)" R. Kelly "Tha Crossroads" Bone Thugs-N-Harmony 1997 "In My Bed" Dru Hill "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" Puff Daddy "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." Changing Faces "I'll Be Missing You" Puff Daddy 1998 "Too Close" Next "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 "Heartbreak Hotel" Whitney Houston "No Scrubs" TLC "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" Deborah Cox
2000s Year Song Artist 2000 colspan="3" 2001 "Fiesta" R. Kelly "Love" Musiq "Missing You" Case "Where the Party At" Jagged Edge 2002 "Foolish" Ashanti "Halfcrazy" Musiq "Hot in Herre" Nelly "U Don't Have to Call" Usher 2003 colspan="3" 2004 "If I Ain't Got You" Alicia Keys "Diary" Alicia Keys "Yeah!" Usher 2005 "Let Me Love You" Mario "Lovers and Friends" Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz "Truth Is" Fantasia "We Belong Together" Mariah Carey 2006 "Be Without You" Mary J. Blige "It's Goin' Down" Yung Joc "So Sick" Ne-Yo "Unpredictable" Jamie Foxx 2007–09 colspan="3"
2010s Year Song Artist 2010 colspan="3" 2011 "OMG" Usher "Bottoms Up" Trey Songz "There Goes My Baby" Usher "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" Alicia Keys "What's My Name?" Rihanna 2012 "Motivation" Kelly Rowland "Down on Me" Jeremih "Fuck You" CeeLo Green "She Ain't You" Chris Brown "Sure Thing" Miguel 2013 "Diamonds" Rihanna "Adorn" Miguel "Girl on Fire" Alicia Keys "Heart Attack" Trey Songz "Thinkin Bout You" Frank Ocean 2014 "Blurred Lines" Robin Thicke "Drunk in Love" Beyoncé "Happy" Pharrell Williams "Hold On, We're Going Home" Drake "Suit & Tie" Justin Timberlake 2015 "Happy" Pharrell Williams "All of Me" John Legend "Don't Tell 'Em" Jeremih "Loyal" Chris Brown "Talk Dirty" Jason Derulo 2016 "The Hills" The Weeknd "Can't Feel My Face" The Weeknd "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)" "Here" Alessia Cara "Post to Be" Omarion 2017 "One Dance" Drake "24K Magic" Bruno Mars "Needed Me" Rihanna "Starboy" The Weeknd "Work" Rihanna 2018 "That's What I Like" Bruno Mars "Finesse" Bruno Mars "Redbone" Childish Gambino "Wild Thoughts" DJ Khaled "Young Dumb & Broke" Khalid 2019 "Boo'd Up" Ella Mai "No Brainer"DJ Khaled "Trip " Ella Mai "Better" Khalid "Freaky Friday " Lil Dicky
2020s Year Song Artist 2020 "Talk" Khalid "Juicy" Doja Cat & Tyga "No Guidance" Chris Brown "Good as Hell" Lizzo "Spirit " Beyoncé 2021 "Blinding Lights" The Weeknd "B.S." Jhené Aiko "Intentions" Justin Bieber "Go Crazy" Chris Brown & Young Thug "Say So" Doja Cat 2022 "Leave the Door Open" Silk Sonic "Peaches" Justin Bieber "You Right" Doja Cat & The Weeknd "Heartbreak Anniversary" Giveon "Essence" Wizkid 2023 "Kill Bill" SZA "Creepin'" Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage "Sure Thing" Miguel "Snooze" SZA "Die for You" The Weeknd & Ariana Grande 2024 "Million Dollar Baby" Tommy Richman "Act II: Date @ 8 (Remix)" 4Batz featuring Drake "Made for Me" Muni Long "Saturn" SZA "Water" Tyla
Multiple wins and nominations Wins 2 wins Pharrell Williams The Weeknd
Nominations
8 nominations The Weeknd
6 nominations Chris Brown Drake
5 nominations Usher
4 nominations Justin Bieber Alicia Keys Rihanna
3 nominations Bruno Mars Doja Cat Jay Z Khalid Ludacris Miguel SZA Pharrell Williams
2 nominations Jhené Aiko Ella Mai Faith Evans Giveon Whitney Houston Jeremih DJ Khaled R. Kelly Lil Jon Lil Wayne Musiq Nicki Minaj Nelly Quavo Puff Daddy Trey Songz TLC Tyga
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