Winners Database

Use the search fields below to search all past winners.

Tip: Use “quotes” around search terms to find an exact name or title.

Search Results

Year	Category	Winners
1997	Adult Contemporary Artist	Toni Braxton
1997	Adult Contemporary Song	Toni Braxton “Un-break My Heart”
1997	Rock Track	Tonic “If You Could Only See”
1997	New Artist	Spice Girls
1997	Special Billboard Award (Honoring "Candle In the Wind 1997" as the all-time best selling single)	Elton John “Candle in the Wind 1997”
1997	Modern Rock Artist	Sublime
1997	Single of the Year	Elton John “Candle in the Wind 1997”
1997	R&B Album	The Notorious B.I.G. “Life After Death”
1997	Singles Artist	Elton John
1997	Modern Rock Track	Third Eye Blind “Semi-Charmed Life”
1997	Singles Sales Artist	Elton John
1997	Female R&B Artist	Toni Braxton
1997	Rap Single	Faith Evans “I’ll Be Missing You” (Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112)
1997	Rap Single	112 “I’ll Be Missing You” (Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112)
1997	Artist Achievement Award	Garth Brooks
1997	Contemporary Jazz Artist	Kenny G
1997	Country Artist	LeAnn Rimes
1997	Country Albums Artist	LeAnn Rimes
1997	Artist of the Year	LeAnn Rimes
1997	Rock Artist	Metallica
1997	Rap Artist	Puff Daddy
1997	Rap Single	Puff Daddy “I’ll Be Missing You” (Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112)
1997	Album of the Year	Spice Girls “Spice”
1997	R&B Singles Artist	Dru Hill
1997	Special Billboard Award (Honoring "Candle In the Wind 1997" as the all-time best selling single)	Bernie Taupin “Candle in the Wind 1997”
1997	Century Award	Chet Atkins
1997	Songwriter of the Year	Diane Warren
1997	R&B Single	Dru Hill “In My Bed”
1997	R&B Artist	Dru Hill