The Billboard Music Award for Top Country Artist recognizes the most successful country artists on the Billboard Charts over the past year. Garth Brooks and Taylor Swift has won the most awards with three each. Luke Bryan is the only artist to be nominated for it every year it was awarded until 2015 and 2016. Dixie Chicks became the first group to win it in the 1999 Billboard Music Awards.
Winners and nominees
Garth Brooks (left) and Taylor Swift (right) are the most awarded artist in the category.
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1993 | ![]() |
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1995 | ![]() |
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1996 | ![]() |
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1997 | ![]() |
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1998 | ![]() |
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1999 | ![]() |
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2000 | ![]() |
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2003 | ![]() |
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2005 | ![]() |
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2011 | ![]() |
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2012 | ![]() |
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2013 | ![]() |
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2014 | ![]() |
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2015 | ![]() |
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2016 | ![]() |
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2017 | ![]() |
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2018 | ![]() |
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2019 | ![]() |
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2021 | ![]() |
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2022 | ![]() |
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2023 | ![]() |
Most wins and nominations
The following individuals received two or more Top Country Artist Awards:
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The following individuals received two or more Top Country Artist nominations:
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References
- ^ "Winners Database: 1991". Billboard Music Awards. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ^ "Winners Database: 1993". Billboard Music Awards. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ^ "Winners Database: 1995". Billboard Music Awards. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ^ "2011 Billboard Music Awards Winners Page 3". billboard.com. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ^ "The 2012 Billboard Music Awards". wordpress.com. June 13, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ^ "Billboard Awards 2013: Winners in full". digitalspy.com. May 20, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ^ "Billboard Music Awards 2014 nominees list". abc7.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ^ "Billboard Music Awards 2015: See the Full Winners List". billboard.com. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ^ "2016 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard.com. May 22, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ "Here Is the Complete List of Winners From the 2017 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard. May 21, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
- ^ "Here Are All the Winners From the 2018 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard. May 20, 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2018.