SOUL TRAIN MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST R&B SOUL SINGLE MALE

This page lists the winners and nominees for the Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single – Male. The award was given out every year since the first annual Soul Train Music Awards in 1987. From 1989 to 1992 the award was known as R&B/Urban Contemporary Single – Male. When the Soul Train Music Awards returned in 2009 the categories of Best R&B/Soul Single – Male and Best R&B/Soul Album – Male were consolidated into the Best R&B/Soul Male Artist category. Michael Jackson 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
	Gregory Abbott	" Shake You Down"	^[1]
	Freddie Jackson	" Tasty Love"
	Prince	" Kiss"
	Luther Vandross	" Give Me the Reason"
1988
	Michael Jackson	" Bad"	^[2]
	Prince	" U Got the Look"
	Luther Vandross	"So Amazing"
	Stevie Wonder	" Skeletons"
1989
	Michael Jackson	" Man in the Mirror"	^[3]
	Bobby Brown	" My Prerogative"
	Johnny Kemp	" Just Got Paid"
	Keith Sweat (featuring Jacci McGhee)	" Make It Last Forever"

1990s

Year	Artist	Single	Ref
1990
	Luther Vandross	" Here and Now"	^[4]
	Babyface	" It's No Crime"
	Bobby Brown	" Every Little Step"
	Eric Gable	" Remember (The First Time)"
1991
	Johnny Gill	" My, My, My"	^[5]
	Babyface	" Whip Appeal"
	MC Hammer	" U Can't Touch This"
	James Ingram	" I Don't Have the Heart"
1992
	Keith Washington	" Kissing You"	^[6]
	Michael Jackson	" Black or White"
	Tony Terry	"With You"
	Luther Vandross	" Power of Love/Love Power"
1993
	Michael Jackson	" Remember the Time"	^[7]
	Chuckii Booker	" Games"
	Bobby Brown	" Humpin' Around"
	Sir Mix-a-lot	" Baby Got Back"
1994
	Tevin Campbell	" Can We Talk"	^[8]
	Babyface	" Never Keeping Secrets"
	Dr. Dre	" Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang
	Luther Vandross	" Heaven Knows"
1995
	R. Kelly	" Bump n' Grind"	^[9]
	Babyface	" When Can I See You"
	Aaron Hall	" I Miss You"
	Barry White	" Practice What You Preach"
1996
	D'Angelo	" Brown Sugar"	^[10]
	Michael Jackson	" You Are Not Alone"
	Montell Jordan	" This Is How We Do It"
	Seal	" Kiss from a Rose"
1997
	Maxwell	" Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)"	^[11]
	D'Angelo	" Lady"
	Joe	" All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)"
	Keith Sweat	" Twisted"
1998
	Usher	" You Make Me Wanna..."	^[12]
	Joe	" Don't Wanna Be a Player"
	R. Kelly	" I Believe I Can Fly"
	Kenny Lattimore	" For You"
1999
	Brian McKnight	" Anytime"	^[13]
	Jon B.	" They Don't Know"
	Kirk Franklin (featuring R. Kelly, Mary J. Blige, Bono, Crystal Lewis and the Family)	" Lean on Me"
	R. Kelly	" Half on a Baby"

2000s

Year	Artist	Single	Ref
2000
	Maxwell	" Fortunate"	^[14]
	Ginuwine	" So Anxious"
	Donell Jones	" U Know What's Up"
	Brian McKnight	" Back at One"
2001
	R. Kelly	" I Wish"	^[15]
	Avant	" Separated"
	D'Angelo	" Untitled (How Does It Feel)"
	Carl Thomas	" I Wish"
2002
	Musiq Soulchild	" Love"	^[16]
	Jaheim	"Just in Case"
	Brian McKnight	" Love of My Life"
	Usher	" U Got It Bad"
2003
	Musiq Soulchild	" Dontchange"	^[17]
	Maxwell	" This Woman's Work"
	Justin Timberlake	" Like I Love You"
	Usher	" U Don't Have to Call"
2004
	Luther Vandross	" Dance with My Father"	^[18]
	Anthony Hamilton	" Comin' From Where I'm From"
	Jaheim	"Put That Woman First"
	Pharrell (featuring Jay Z)	" Frontin'"
2005
	Usher	" Confessions Part II"	^[19]
	Anthony Hamilton	" Charlene"
	Mario	" Let Me Love You"
	Prince	" Call My Name"
2006
	John Legend	" Ordinary People"	^[20]
	R. Kelly	" Trapped in the Closet"
	Bobby Valentino	" Slow Down"
	Charlie Wilson	" Charlie, Last Name Wilson"
2007
	John Legend	" Save Room"	^[21]
	Avant	" 4 Minutes"
	Chris Brown	" Yo (Excuse Me Miss)"
	Ne-Yo	" Sexy Love"

References

^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1987 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1988 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1989 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1990 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1991 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1992 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1993 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1994 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1994 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1996 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "11th Annual (1997) Soul Train Music Awards". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on October 16, 2002. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1998 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1999 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Soul Train Music Awards 2000 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Soul Train Music Awards 2001 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Soul Train Music Awards 2002 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Soul Train Music Awards 2003 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "2004 Soul Train Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
^ "2005 Soul Train Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
^ "2006 Soul Train Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
^ "2007 Soul Train Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved 2016-07-12.

[1] "Soul Train Music Awards 1987 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[2] "Soul Train Music Awards 1988 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[3] "Soul Train Music Awards 1989 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[4] "Soul Train Music Awards 1990 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[5] "Soul Train Music Awards 1991 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[6] "Soul Train Music Awards 1992 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[7] "Soul Train Music Awards 1993 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[8] "Soul Train Music Awards 1994 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[9] "Soul Train Music Awards 1994 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[10] "Soul Train Music Awards 1996 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[11] "11th Annual (1997) Soul Train Music Awards". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on October 16, 2002. Retrieved 2015-03-08.

[12] "Soul Train Music Awards 1998 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[13] "Soul Train Music Awards 1999 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[14] "Soul Train Music Awards 2000 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[15] "Soul Train Music Awards 2001 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[16] "Soul Train Music Awards 2002 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[17] "Soul Train Music Awards 2003 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[18] "2004 Soul Train Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved 2016-07-12.

[19] "2005 Soul Train Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved 2016-07-12.

[20] "2006 Soul Train Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved 2016-07-12.

[21] "2007 Soul Train Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved 2016-07-12.

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v t e Soul Train Music Awards
Categories	Album of the Year Song of the Year Video of the Year The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award New Artist R&B/Soul Male Artist R&B/Soul Female Artist Soul Train Certified Award Rhythm & Bars Award Gospel/Inspirational Song Dance Performance Collaboration
Discontinued	R&B/Soul Album – Female R&B/Soul Album – Male R&B/Soul Album – Group, Band or Duo R&B/Soul of Rap Dance Cut R&B/Soul Single – Female R&B/Soul Single – Male R&B/Soul Single – Group, Band or Duo Rap Single Gospel Album – Solo Gospel Album – Group or Band Jazz Album – Solo Jazz Album – Group, Band or Duo Gospel Album Jazz Album Rap Album
Special awards	Quincy Jones Award Heritage Award Sammy Davis Jr. Award Artist of the Decade Award Stevie Wonder Award
Awards ceremonies	1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Soul Train Music Awards
Categories	Album of the Year Song of the Year Video of the Year The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award New Artist R&B/Soul Male Artist R&B/Soul Female Artist Soul Train Certified Award Rhythm & Bars Award Gospel/Inspirational Song Dance Performance Collaboration
Discontinued	R&B/Soul Album – Female R&B/Soul Album – Male R&B/Soul Album – Group, Band or Duo R&B/Soul of Rap Dance Cut R&B/Soul Single – Female R&B/Soul Single – Male R&B/Soul Single – Group, Band or Duo Rap Single Gospel Album – Solo Gospel Album – Group or Band Jazz Album – Solo Jazz Album – Group, Band or Duo Gospel Album Jazz Album Rap Album
Special awards	Quincy Jones Award Heritage Award Sammy Davis Jr. Award Artist of the Decade Award Stevie Wonder Award
Awards ceremonies	1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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