AMA Artist of the Year winners list tracks fan-voted honorees from 1996 through May 2026. Taylor Swift leads with seven trophies; BTS, Bieber, and One Direction share multiple-win ranks.

Garth Brooks won in 1996 but declined live, so TLC accepted. Brooks won again in 1999. The category skipped 1997 and 1998 before the AMA Artist of the Year winners list found its rhythm.

Justin Bieber won at age sixteen in 2010 and again in 2012. One Direction swept 2014 and 2015 back to back. Taylor Swift claimed four wins that decade on the AMA Artist of the Year winners list.

Taylor Swift owns seven Artist of the Year trophies and the only three-peat from 2018 through 2020. Her 2022 Midnights win extended the AMA Artist of the Year winners list record beyond any peer.

BTS became the first K-pop group to win in 2021, then reclaimed Artist of the Year at the 52nd AMAs in May 2026. Global fandom voting reshaped the AMA Artist of the Year winners list forever.