This page lists the winners and nominees for the Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single – Female. The award was given out every year since the first annual Soul Train Music Awards in 1987. From 1989-1992 the award was known as R&B/Urban Contemporary Single – Female. When the Soul Train Music Awards returned in 2009 the categories of Best R&B/Soul Single – Female and Best R&B/Soul Album – Female were consolidated into the Best R&B/Soul Female Artist category. Anita Baker has won the most awards in this category, with a total of three wins.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
1980s Year Artist Single Ref 1987 Anita Baker "Sweet Love" Whitney Houston "The Greatest Love of All" Janet Jackson "What Have You Done for Me Lately" Meli'sa Morgan "Do Me Baby" 1988 Natalie Cole "I Live for Your Love" Janet Jackson "The Pleasure Principle" Jody Watley "Looking for a New Love" Angela Winbush "Angel" 1989 Anita Baker "Giving You the Best That I Got" Whitney Houston "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" Karyn White "Superwoman" Vanessa Williams "The Right Stuff"
1990s Year Artist Single Ref 1990 Janet Jackson "Miss You Much" Regina Belle "Baby Come to Me" Vesta "Congratulations" Karyn White "Secret Rendezvous" 1991 Mariah Carey "Vision of Love" Anita Baker "Talk to Me" Janet Jackson "Alright" Lisa Stansfield "All Around the World" 1992 Lisa Fischer "How Can I Ease the Pain" Natalie Cole "Unforgettable" Whitney Houston "All the Man That I Need" Patti LaBelle "Feels Like Another One" 1993 Whitney Houston "I Will Always Love You" Mary J. Blige "Real Love" Toni Braxton "Love Shoulda Brought You Home" Vanessa Williams "Save the Best For Last" 1994 Toni Braxton "Breathe Again" Oleta Adams "I Just Had to Hear Your Voice" Whitney Houston "I Have Nothing Janet Jackson "That's the Way Love Goes" 1995 Anita Baker "Body & Soul" Brandy "I Wanna Be Down" Toni Braxton "You Mean the World to Me" Janet Jackson "Any Time, Any Place" 1996 Whitney Houston "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" Mary J. Blige "I'm Going Down" Brandy "Brokenhearted" Monica "Like This and Like That" / "Before You Walk Out of My Life" 1997 Toni Braxton "You're Makin' Me High" / "Let It Flow" Mary J. Blige "Not Gon' Cry" Brandy "Sittin' Up in My Room" Monica "Why I Love You So Much" 1998 Erykah Badu "On and On" Aaliyah "One in a Million" Mary J. Blige "Everything" Monica "For You I Will" 1999 Deborah Cox "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" Lauryn Hill "Doo Wop (That Thing)" Janet Jackson "I Get Lonely" Kelly Price "Friend of Mine"
2000s Year Artist Single Ref 2000 Lauryn Hill "Ex-Factor" Mariah Carey "Heartbreaker" Whitney Houston "My Love Is Your Love" Chanté Moore "Chanté's Got a Man" 2001 Yolanda Adams "Open My Heart" Erykah Badu "Bag Lady" Mary J. Blige "Your Child" Jill Scott "Gettin' In the Way" 2002 Aaliyah "Rock the Boat" India.Arie "Video" Alicia Keys "Fallin''" Angie Stone "Brotha" 2003 Ashanti "Foolish" Amerie "Why Don't We Fall in Love" Erykah Badu "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop)" India.Arie "Little Things" 2004 Alicia Keys "You Don't Know My Name" Ashanti "Rain on Me" Erykah Badu "Danger" Beyoncé "Crazy in Love" 2005 Alicia Keys "If I Ain't Got You" Beyoncé "Naughty Girl" Ciara "Goodies" Jill Scott "Golden" 2006 Mariah Carey "We Belong Together" Keyshia Cole "I Should Have Cheated" Alicia Keys "Unbreakable" Gwen Stefani "Hollaback Girl" 2007 Beyoncé "Irreplaceable" Mary J. Blige "Take Me As I Am" Keyshia Cole "Love" LeToya "Torn"
See also
List of music awards honoring women
References