This page lists the winners and nominees for the Soul Train Music Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year. At times the award was given out twice in a year, honoring male and female artists separately. Beyoncé was the only artist to have won this award twice in the show's history (once solo and once with Destiny's Child) until 2009, when Michael Jackson was posthumously awarded his second Entertainer of the Year.
Winners
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
1980s
| Year | Artist | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | ||
| Michael Jackson |
1990s
| Year | Artist | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ||
| Arsenio Hall | ||
| 1991 | ||
| MC Hammer | ||
| 1992 | ||
| Janet Jackson | ||
| 1993 | ||
| En Vogue | ||
| 1994 | ||
| Whitney Houston | ||
| 1995 | ||
| Queen Latifah | ||
| 1996 | ||
| Boyz II Men | ||
| 1997 | ||
| Babyface | ||
| 1998 | ||
| Sean "Puffy" Combs | ||
| 1999 | ||
| R. Kelly (Male) | ||
| Lauryn Hill (Female) |
2000s
| Year | Artist | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ||
| DMX (Male) | ||
| Mary J. Blige (Female) | ||
| 2001 | ||
| Jay Z (Male) | ||
| Destiny's Child (Female) | ||
| 2002 | ||
| Dr. Dre (Male) | ||
| Alicia Keys (Female) | ||
| 2003 | ||
| Nelly | ||
| 2004 | ||
| Outkast (Male) | ||
| Beyoncé (Female) | ||
| 2005 | ||
| Usher (Male) | ||
| Ciara (Female) | ||
| 2006 | ||
| John Legend | ||
| 2007 | ||
| Jennifer Hudson | ||
| 2008 | ||
| — | ||
| 2009 | ||
| Michael Jackson | ||
References
- "Soul Train Music Awards 1987 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- "Soul Train Music Awards 1990 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- "Soul Train Music Awards 1991 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- "Soul Train Music Awards 1992 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- "Soul Train Music Awards 1993 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- "Soul Train Music Awards 1994 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- "Soul Train Music Awards 1994 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- "Soul Train Music Awards 1996 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- "Soul Train Music Awards 1997 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- "Soul Train Music Awards 1998 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- "Soul Train Music Awards 1999 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- "Soul Train Music Awards 2000 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- "Soul Train Music Awards 2001 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- "Soul Train Music Awards 2002 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- "Soul Train Music Awards 2003 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- "Soul Train Music Awards 2004 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- "Soul Train Music Awards 2005 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- "2006 Soul Train Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
- "2007 Soul Train Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
- "2009 Soul Train Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved 2016-07-12.