Billboard Music Award for Top Selling Song

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Billboard Music Award
for Top Selling Song
Awarded forSong Sales
CountryUnited States
Presented by Billboard
First awarded2016
Last awarded2022
Currently held by BTS
Most awards BTS (2)
Most nominations Cardi B & BTS (3)

The Billboard Music Award for Top Selling Song was first presented at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards. "Hello" by Adele was the first song to be awarded this honor. As of 2022, BTS hold the record for most wins in this category, with two awards. BTS also hold the record for most nominations in this category, as a tie with Cardi B (each with three nods). The Chainsmokers, Drake, Halsey, Imagine Dragons, Megan Thee Stallion, Charlie Puth, and The Weeknd, are the only other artists with multiple nominations, each have been nominated twice.

Recipients

WinnerYearOther nomineesRef.
"Hello" – Adele 2016 [1]
"Can't Stop the Feeling!" – Justin Timberlake 2017 [2]
"Despacito" – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber 2018 [3]
"Girls Like You" – Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B 2019 [4]
"Old Town Road" – Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus 2020 [5]
"Dynamite" – BTS 2021 [6]
"Butter" – BTS 2022 [7]
2023 [8]


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References

  1. ↑ "Billboard Music Awards – all the nominees and winners". TheGuardian.com . May 23, 2016. Archived from the original on May 24, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Billboard Music Awards 2017: Complete Winners List". Rolling Stone . May 22, 2017. Archived from the original on October 23, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  3. ↑ Rossi, Rosemary (May 20, 2018). "Billboard Music Awards 2018: Complete Winners List". TheWrap . Archived from the original on May 27, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  4. ↑ Nordyke, Kimberly (May 1, 2019). "Billboard Music Awards: Drake Nabs Top Artist, Sets Record for Most Wins Ever". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on May 3, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  5. ↑ Bucksbaum, Sydney (October 14, 2020). "Post Malone claims top prize at Billboard Music Awards: See the full winners list". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on October 15, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  6. ↑ "(2nd LD) BTS scoops up four Billboard Awards". Yonhap News Agency . May 24, 2021. Archived from the original on May 24, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  7. ↑ Shafer, Elise (May 15, 2022). "Billboard Music Awards 2022: Winners List (Updating Live)". Variety . Archived from the original on May 15, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Taylor Swift Leads Finalists for 2023 Billboard Music Awards: Full List". Billboard. October 26, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
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