Billboard Music Award for Top Artist
Annual American music award
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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.
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| Billboard Music Awards for Top Artist | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Billboard |
| First award | 1993 |
| Currently held by | Taylor Swift (2024) |
| Most wins | Taylor Swift (4) |
| Most nominations | Taylor Swift (10) |
| Website | billboardmusicawards |
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
1990s
| Year | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Whitney Houston | [citation needed] |
| 1994 | N/a | |
| 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
2010s
2020s
Multiple wins and nominations
Wins
4 wins
3 wins
2 wins
Nominations
10 nominations
|
7 nominations 4 nominations 3 nominations |
2 nominations |