The Billboard Music Award for Top Country Artist recognizes the most successful country artists on the Billboard Charts over the past year. Garth Brooks, Taylor Swift, and Morgan Wallen have won the most awards with three each. Dixie Chicks became the first group to win it in the 1999 Billboard Music Awards.
Winners and nominees
YearWinnerNomineesRef.1991 Garth Brooks 1993 Garth Brooks Billy Ray Cyrus Reba McEntire Brooks & Dunn 1995 John Michael Montgomery 1996 George Strait Garth Brooks Vince Gill Shania Twain 1997 LeAnn Rimes Alan Jackson George Strait Deana Carter 1998 Garth Brooks LeAnn Rimes George Strait Tim McGraw 1999 Dixie Chicks Tim McGraw Martina McBride George Strait 2000 Dixie Chicks Faith Hill Tim McGraw George Strait 2001 Tim McGraw Kenny Chesney Toby Keith Travis Tritt 2003 Shania Twain Dixie Chicks Toby Keith Tim McGraw 2005 Toby Keith Kenny Chesney Rascal Flatts Gretchen Wilson 2011 Taylor Swift Jason Aldean Kenny Chesney Lady Antebellum Zac Brown Band2012 Lady Antebellum Jason Aldean Zac Brown Band Blake Shelton Taylor Swift2013 Taylor Swift Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Hunter Hayes Carrie Underwood2014 Luke Bryan Florida Georgia Line Darius Rucker Blake Shelton Taylor Swift2015 Florida Georgia Line Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Brantley Gilbert Blake Shelton2016 Luke Bryan Zac Brown Band Sam Hunt Chris Stapleton Carrie Underwood 2017 Blake SheltonFlorida Georgia Line Keith Urban Chris Stapleton Jason Aldean2018 Chris StapletonKane Brown Luke Combs Sam Hunt Thomas Rhett2019 Luke CombsKane Brown Jason Aldean Florida Georgia Line Dan + Shay2020 Luke CombsKane Brown Dan + Shay Maren Morris Thomas Rhett2021 Morgan WallenGabby Barrett Kane Brown Luke Combs Chris Stapleton2022 Taylor SwiftLuke Combs Walker Hayes Chris Stapleton Morgan Wallen2023 Morgan WallenZach Bryan Luke Combs Taylor Swift Bailey Zimmerman2024 Morgan WallenZach Bryan Luke Combs Post Malone Chris Stapleton
Most wins and nominations
The following individuals received two or more Top Country Artist Awards:
Wins Artist 3 Garth Brooks Taylor Swift 2 Luke Bryan Dixie Chicks Luke Combs Morgan Wallen
The following individuals received two or more Top Country Artist nominations: Nominations Artist 5 Tim McGraw George Strait Jason Aldean Taylor Swift4 Garth Brooks Kane Brown Luke Bryan Luke Combs Blake Shelton Chris Stapleton3 Kenny Chesney Dixie Chicks Florida Georgia Line Toby Keith Zac Brown Band2 Lady Antebellum LeAnn Rimes Shania Twain Carrie Underwood Morgan Wallen
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