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This page lists the winners and nominees for the Soul Train Music Award for Best Song of the Year. The award was originally entitled Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Song of the Year and first awarded during the 1989 ceremony. It was later retitled to its current title in 1993, before being renamed again to R&B/Soul or Rap Song of the Year in 1995. The award was retired following the 1996 ceremony, seeing the separated categories for male, female and group artists returning in its place. The award returned in 2009, along with its current title.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

1980s

Year Artist Song Ref
1989
Anita Baker "Giving You the Best That I Got"
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Michael Jackson "Man in the Mirror"
Keith Sweat "I Want Her"

1990s

Year Artist Song Ref
1990
Soul II Soul (featuring Caron Wheeler) "Keep On Movin'"
Paula Abdul "Straight Up"
Bobby Brown "Every Little Step"
Luther Vandross "Here and Now"
1991
MC Hammer "U Can't Touch This"
Mariah Carey "Vision of Love"
En Vogue "Hold On"
Johnny Gill "My, My, My"
1992
Color Me Badd "I Wanna Sex You Up"
Boyz II Men "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday"
Jodeci "Forever My Lady"
BeBe & CeCe Winans "Addictive Love"
1993
Boyz II Men "End of the Road"
Arrested Development "Tennessee"
En Vogue "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)"
Vanessa Williams "Save the Best for Last"
1994
Whitney Houston "I Will Always Love You"
Toni Braxton Breathe Again
Janet Jackson That's the Way Love Goes
Tony! Toni! Toné! Anniversary
1995
Barry White "Practice What You Preach"
69 Boyz "Tootsee Roll"
Boyz II Men "I'll Make Love to You"
R. Kelly "Bump n' Grind"
1996
The Notorious B.I.G. (featuring Faith Evans and Mary J. Blige) "One More Chance"
Whitney Houston "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
Method Man (featuring Mary J. Blige) "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By"
TLC "Waterfalls"
1997 – 1999 —

2000s

Year Artist Song Ref
2009
Beyoncé "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
Keri Hilson (featuring Lil Wayne) "Turnin Me On"
Jennifer Hudson "Spotlight"
Mary Mary "God in Me"
Maxwell "Pretty Wings"

2010s

Year Artist Song Ref
2010 B.o.B (featuring Bruno Mars) "Nothin' on You"
Alicia Keys "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)"
Monica "Everything to Me"
Sade "Soldier of Love"
Usher "There Goes My Baby"
2011 Kelly Rowland (featuring Lil Wayne) "Motivation"
Adele "Rolling in the Deep"
Chris Brown "She Ain't You"
Miguel "Sure Thing"
Jill Scott (featuring Anthony Hamilton) "So in Love"
Kanye West (featuring Rihanna) "All of the Lights"
2012 Tyrese "Stay"
Estelle "Thank You"
John Legend (featuring Ludacris) "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)"
Trey Songz "Heart Attack"
Usher "Climax"
Wale (featuring Miguel) "Lotus Flower Bomb"
2013 Robin Thicke (featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams) "Blurred Lines"
Tamar Braxton "Love and War"
Chris Brown "Fine China"
Kendrick Lamar (featuring Drake) "Poetic Justice"
Rihanna "Diamonds"
Justin Timberlake (featuring Jay Z) "Suit & Tie"
2014 Pharrell Williams "Happy"
Beyoncé (featuring Jay Z) "Drunk in Love"
Chris Brown (featuring Lil Wayne and Tyga) "Loyal"
Drake (featuring Majid Jordan) "Hold On, We're Going Home"
Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake "Love Never Felt So Good"
John Legend "All of Me"
2015 Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars) "Uptown Funk"
Common and John Legend "Glory
Jidenna and Roman GianArthur "Classic Man"
Rihanna "B**** Better Have My Money"
The Weeknd "Earned It"
2016 Beyoncé "Formation"
Adele "Hello"
Drake "Controlla"
Rihanna (featuring Drake) "Work"
Bryson Tiller "Don't"
2017 Bruno Mars "That's What I Like"
Childish Gambino "Redbone"
DJ Khaled (featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller) "Wild Thoughts"
Khalid "Location"
Solange "Cranes in the Sky"
2018 Ella Mai "Boo'd Up"
Bruno Mars (featuring Cardi B) "Finesse (Remix)"
H.E.R. "Every Kind of Way"
SZA "The Weekend"
The Internet "Come Over"
2019 Chris Brown (featuring Drake) "No Guidance"
Beyoncé "Before I Let Go"
Ella Mai "Shot Clock"
Khalid "Talk"
Lizzo "Juice"
Summer Walker (featuring Drake) "Girls Need Love (Remix)"

2020s

Year Artist Song Ref
2020 Chris Brown and Young Thug '"Go Crazy"'
Beyoncé "Black Parade"
Chloe x Halle "Do It"
H.E.R. (featuring YG) "Slide"
Summer Walker and Usher "Come Thru"
Usher (featuring Ella Mai) "Don't Waste My Time"
2021 Bruno Mars, Anderson Paak, Silk Sonic "Leave the Door Open"
Blxst (featuring Ty Dolla Sign and Tyga) "Chosen"
H.E.R. "Damage"
Jazmine Sullivan "Pick Up Your Feelings"
Wizkid (featuring Tems) "Essence"
Yung Bleu (featuring Drake) "You're Mines Still"
2022 Beyoncé "Break My Soul"
Mary J. Blige "Good Morning Gorgeous"
Burna Boy "Last Last"
Steve Lacy "Bad Habit"
Ari Lennox "Pressure"
Lizzo "About Damn Time"
Muni Long "Hrs and Hrs"
2023 SZA "Snooze"
Coco Jones "ICU"
October London "Back to Your Place"
Janelle Monáe "Lipstick Lover"
Victoria Monét "On My Mama"
SZA "Kill Bill"
Toosii "Favorite Song"
Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage "Good Good"

See also

References

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