Billboard Music Award for Top Song Sales Artist

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Billboard Music Award
for Top Song Sales Artist
CountryUnited States
Presented by Billboard
First awarded2016
Last awarded2022
Currently held by BTS
Most awards Drake, BTS (2 each)
Most nominations Drake, Post Malone, The Weeknd (3 each)

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

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

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References

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  2. Bacle, Ariana (May 21, 2017). "Billboard Music Awards 2021 Winners: The Complete List". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on May 22, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
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