- Source: Billboard Music Award for Top Artist
- Billboard Music Award
- BTS
- Billboard Music Award untuk Top Billboard 200 Artist
- Bruno Mars
- Taylor Swift
- Selena Gomez
- Cardi B
- Big Bang (grup musik)
- One Direction
- Billie Eilish
- Billboard Music Award for Top Artist
- Billboard Music Award for Top Female Artist
- Billboard Music Awards
- Billboard Music Award for Top Social Artist
- Billboard Music Award for Top New Artist
- Billboard Music Award for Top Billboard 200 Artist
- Billboard Music Award for Top Rock Artist
- Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Artist
- Billboard Music Award for Top Country Artist
- Billboard Music Award for Top Streaming Songs 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. 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.
The first artist to receive this honor was Whitney Houston in 1993 due to her massive success of The Bodyguard. Houston also took home a then record breaking 11 awards in one night.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
= 1990s
== 2000s
== 2010s
== 2020s
=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