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 Lauryn Hill
2000s Year Artist Ref 2000 DMX Mary J. Blige 2001 Jay Z Destiny's Child 2002 Dr. Dre Alicia Keys 2003 Nelly 2004 Outkast Beyoncé 2005 Usher Ciara 2006 John Legend 2007 Jennifer Hudson 2008 colspan="2" 2009 Michael Jackson
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