Taylor Swift Sets Record as Billboard Music Awards’ All-Time Top Winner with 10 New Trophies
Taylor Swift has solidified her status as the Billboard Music Awards’ most decorated artist of all time. At the 2024 ceremony, broadcast on Fox on Thursday, December 12, Swift took home 10 awards, pushing her career total to an unprecedented 49 wins. This feat breaks her previous tie with Drake, who now holds 42 wins after adding three to his tally this year.
For the second consecutive year, Swift dominated the BBMAs, collecting 10 awards in both 2023 and 2024—her most successful years yet. Her previous record for most wins in a single year was eight, achieved in 2013 and 2015. Swift’s journey with the BBMAs began in 2011 when she secured her first three trophies.
Breaking Records in Major Categories
Swift won Top Artist for a record-setting fourth time, surpassing Drake’s three wins in the category. She also became the first artist since Destiny’s Child in 2000 and 2001 to win this award in back-to-back years, having previously won in 2013, 2015, and 2023.
In the Top Female Artist category, Swift extended her record with a sixth win, securing the title in 2013, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2023, and now 2024. She has dominated this category in three of the past four years, with Olivia Rodrigo interrupting her streak in 2022.
Her dominance continued with a seventh win in the Top Billboard 200 Artist category, more than any other artist. This year’s award adds to her victories in 2011, 2013, 2015, 2021, 2022, and 2023.
Swift also made history in the Top Billboard 200 Album category, winning for a record-setting third time with The Tortured Poets Department. This achievement puts her ahead of two-time winners such as Adele, Drake, Eminem, and 50 Cent. Swift previously won this award for Red in 2013 and 1989 in 2015. All three albums were Grammy-nominated for Album of the Year, with 1989 winning. Fans await the fate of The Tortured Poets Department at the Grammys on February 2, 2025.
Expanding Her Achievements
Swift won Top Hot 100 Artist for the second time, previously earning the title in 2015. She also repeated wins in four categories from last year: Top Hot 100 Songwriter, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Billboard 200 Global Artist, and Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist.
In a new milestone, Swift claimed the Top Streaming Songs Artist award for the first time, proving there are still frontiers for her to conquer.
Tracking Period and Production
The tracking period for the 2024 Billboard Music Awards covered October 13, 2023, to October 10, 2024, aligning with Billboard chart dates from October 28, 2023, to October 19, 2024.
The Billboard Music Awards are produced by Dick Clark Productions, a subsidiary of Penske Media Corporation, which also owns Billboard.
With 49 career wins and a string of record-breaking accolades, Taylor Swift’s reign at the Billboard Music Awards underscores her unmatched influence in the music industry. Fans and critics alike eagerly anticipate what she’ll achieve next.
