Billboard Music Award for Top Song Sales Artist explained

Billboard Music Award
for Top Song Sales Artist
Presenter:Billboard
Country:United States
Year:2016
Year2:2023
Most Wins:Drake, BTS (2 each)
Most Nominations:Drake, Post Malone, The Weeknd (3 each)
Holder:Taylor Swift

The Billboard Music Award for Top Songs Sales Artist was first presented at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards. The Weeknd was the award's inaugural recipient. Drake and BTS are the most-awarded artists in the category, both having won twice: the former in 2017 and 2019, and the latter in 2021 and 2022. Drake, Post Malone, and The Weeknd are the most-nominated artists in the category, each having earned three nominations apiece since 2016. BTS became the first group and Korean artist in BBMA history to win the award, at the 2021 ceremony.

Winners and nominees

YearWinnerNominees
2016The Weeknd [1]
2017Drake [2]
2018Ed Sheeran [3]
2019Drake [4]
2020Lizzo [5]
2021BTS [6]
2022BTS [7]
2023Taylor Swift [8]

Notes and References

  1. Billboard Music Awards 2021 Winners: The Complete List. subscription. . May 23, 2016. Rolling Stone. https://web.archive.org/web/20200411143729/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/billboard-music-awards-2016-complete-winners-list-59331/. April 11, 2020. dead. May 23, 2021.
  2. Billboard Music Awards 2021 Winners: The Complete List. Bacle. Ariana. May 21, 2017. Entertainment Weekly. https://web.archive.org/web/20170522100854/https://ew.com/music/2017/05/21/bbmas-2017-winners-list/. May 22, 2017. live. May 23, 2021.
  3. Web site: Ed Sheeran Wins Top Artist at 2018 Billboard Music Awards; Complete Winners List. . May 20, 2018. Variety. https://web.archive.org/web/20180522145233/https://variety.com/2018/music/news/2018-billboard-music-awards-winners-list-1202817295/. May 22, 2018. live. May 23, 2021.
  4. Web site: Billboard Music Awards: Drake Nabs Top Artist, Sets Record for Most Wins Ever. Nordyke. Kimberly. May 1, 2019. The Hollywood Reporter. https://web.archive.org/web/20190503165421/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-billboard-music-awards-winners-updating-live-1199610/. May 3, 2019. live. May 23, 2021.
  5. Web site: 2020 Billboard Music Awards: The Complete Winners List. Gawley. Paige. October 14, 2020. ET Online. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017111337/https://www.etonline.com/2020-billboard-music-awards-the-complete-winners-list-154515. October 17, 2020. live. May 23, 2021.
  6. Web site: Billboard Music Awards 2021 Winners: The Complete List. Aiello. Mckenna. May 23, 2021. E! Online. https://archive.today/20210524000806/https://www.eonline.com/ap/news/1272581/billboard-music-awards-2021-winners-the-complete-list. May 24, 2021. live. May 23, 2021.
  7. Billboard Music Awards 2022: Winners List (Updating Live). Shafer. Elise. May 15, 2022. Variety. https://web.archive.org/web/20220515230518/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/billboard-awards-2022-winners-list-1235266875/. May 15, 2022. live. May 15, 2022.
  8. Taylor Swift, SZA, Morgan Wallen Lead Billboard Music Awards Nominations. Willman. Chris. October 26, 2023. Variety. https://web.archive.org/web/20231026154220/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/taylor-swift-leads-billboard-music-awards-nominations-sza-morgan-wallen-1235769335/. October 26, 2023. live. October 27, 2023.