Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Artist

This page lists the winners and nominees for the Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Artist. This category was one of the first created and has been given out since the award's conception in 1990. R. Kelly holds the record for most wins in this category with four.

Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

Wins
4 wins
 * R. Kelly

3 wins
 * Usher

2 wins
 * 50 Cent
 * The Weeknd

Nominations
8 nominations
 * Chris Brown
 * The Weeknd

7 nominations
 * Rihanna

6 nominations
 * R. Kelly

5 nominations
 * Beyoncé

4 nominations
 * Usher

3 nominations
 * Jay Z
 * Alicia Keys
 * Khalid

2 nominations
 * 50 Cent
 * Toni Braxton
 * Mariah Carey
 * Doja Cat
 * Janet Jackson
 * Bruno Mars
 * Monica
 * Ne-Yo
 * Trey Songz
 * SZA
 * Summer Walker
 * Pharrell Williams