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Year-End Top Artist (also known as Artist of the Year) is the annual top-charting music artist in the United States. The accolade has been published by Billboard magazine since 1981, based on a combined statistical performances on the weekly charts of the Billboard 200 and the Billboard Hot 100.

The Year-End Top Artist did not always correspond with the Billboard Music Award for Top Artist. The 2011 Year-End Top Artist was Adele, but Eminem received the Top Artist throphy at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards. Other Year-End Top Artists who did not win the trophy include One Direction in 2014.