Soul Train Music Award for Best Dance Performance

This page lists the winners and nominees for the Soul Train Music Award for Best Dance Performance. This category was created during the 2010 ceremony and since its creation, Ciara and Chris Brown are the only artists to win the award thrice.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2010s

Year	Artist	Song	Ref
2010
	Ciara	"Ride"	^[1]
	Janelle Monáe (featuring Big Boi)	"Tightrope"
	Ne-Yo	"Beautiful Monster"
	Rihanna	"Rude Boy"
	Usher (featuring will.i.am)	"OMG"
2011
	Beyoncé	"Run the World (Girls)"	^[2]
	Chris Brown	"She Ain't You"
	Keri Hilson	"Pretty Girl Rock"
	Mary Mary	"Walking"
	Rihanna (featuring Drake)	"What's My Name?"
	Kelly Rowland (featuring Lil Wayne)	"Motivation"
2012
	Beyoncé	"Love on Top"	^[3]
	Chris Brown	"Turn Up the Music"
	Nicki Minaj	"Starships"
	Rihanna	"Where Have You Been"
	Usher	"Scream"
2013
	Ciara	"Body Party"	^[4]
	Chris Brown	"Fine China"
	Bruno Mars	"Treasure"
	Janelle Monáe (featuring Erykah Badu)	"Q.U.E.E.N."
	Robin Thicke (featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams)	"Blurred Lines"
	Justin Timberlake (featuring Jay Z)	"Suit & Tie"
2014
	Chris Brown (featuring Lil Wayne and Tyga)	"Loyal"	^[5]
	Jason Derulo (featuring 2 Chainz)	"Talk Dirty"
	DJ Snake and Lil Jon	"Turn Down for What"
	Janelle Monáe (featuring Solange)	"Electric Lady"
	Tinashe (featuring Schoolboy Q)	"2 On"
	Usher	"Good Kisser"
2015
	Silentó	"Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)"	^[6]
	Beyoncé	"7/11"
	Chris Brown and Tyga	"Ayo"
	Janelle Monáe and Jidenna	"Yoga"
	Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars)	"Uptown Funk"
2016
	Kanye West (featuring Dance Performance by Teyana Taylor)	"Fade"	^[7]
	Beyoncé	"Formation"
	Drake	"Hotline Bling"
	Rihanna (featuring Drake)	"Work"
	Usher (featuring Young Thug)	"No Limit"
2017
	Bruno Mars	"24K Magic"	^[8]
	Chris Brown (featuring Usher and Gucci Mane)	"Party"
	DJ Khaled (featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller)	"Wild Thoughts"
	Solange (featuring Sampha)	"Don't Touch My Hair"
	Wizkid (featuring Drake)	"Come Closer"
2018
	Ciara	"Level Up"	^[9]
	Bruno Mars (featuring Cardi B)	"Finesse (Remix)"
	Chris Brown	"Tempo"
	HoodCelebrityy	"Walking Trophy"
	Janet Jackson (featuring Daddy Yankee)	"Made for Now"
2019
	Chris Brown (featuring Drake)	"No Guidance"	^[10]
	Beyoncé	"Spirit"
	Lizzo	"Juice"
	Normani	"Motivation"
	Teyana Taylor	"WTP"
	Danileigh (featuring Chris Brown)	"Easy (Remix)"

2020s

Year	Artist	Song	Ref
2020
	Chris Brown and Young Thug	"Go Crazy"	^[11]
	Beyoncé, Shatta Wale and Major Lazer	"Already"
	Chloe x Halle	"Do It"
	DaniLeigh (featuring DaBaby)	"Levi High"
	Missy Elliott	"Why I Still Love You"
	Teyana Taylor	"Bare Wit Me"
2021
	Normani (featuring Cardi B)	"Wild Side"	^[12]
	Chloe x Halle	"Ungodly Hour"
	Chris Brown and Young Thug	"City Girls"
	Lizzo (featuring Cardi B)	"Rumors"
	Usher	"Bad Habits"
2022
	Lizzo	"About Damn Time"	^[13]
	Ari Lennox	"Pressure"
	Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic	"Smokin out the Window"
	Chlöe	"Have Mercy"
	Chris Brown (featuring Wizkid)	"Call Me Every Day"
	Chris Brown	"WE (Warm Embrace)"
	Doechii	"Persuasive"
	Doja Cat	"Woman"
2023
	Victoria Monét	"On My Mama"	^[14]
	Chris Brown	"Summer Too Hot"
	Chris Brown	"Under the Influence"
	Ciara (featuring Summer Walker)	"Better Thangs"
	Ciara & Chris Brown	"How We Roll"
	SZA	"Snooze"
	Usher	"Boyfriend"
	Usher, Summer Walker & 21 Savage	"Good Good"

References

^ "R. Kelly Kicks Off the Most Soulful Night in Entertainment at the 2010 Soul Train Awards". Soul Train.com. October 18, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
^ Joseph, Justin (November 27, 2011). "Soul Train Award 2011 Winners". Centric. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
^ Daniel, Danica (November 25, 2012). "Soul Train Awards 2012 Complete Winners List". Centric. Archived from the original on November 28, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
^ "Soul Train Awards 2013, Hosted by Anthony Anderson". BET. Archived from the original on August 29, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
^ "Centric Announces 'Soul Train Awards 2014' Nominees Including Beyoncé & Pharrell". TV by the Numbers. Tribune Media Services. October 13, 2014. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
^ "2015 Soul Train Awards Nominees Include The Weeknd, Bruno Mars, Beyoncé & More". The Boombox. October 16, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
^ "Erykah Badu Returns to Host the 2016 Soul Train Music Awards as Drake, Beyoncé Lead Nominations". Billboard. October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
^ "Solange, Bruno Mars Lead 2017 Soul Train Awards Nominations". Billboard. October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
^ Mitchell, Gail. "2018 Soul Train Awards Exclusive: H.E.R., Bruno Mars & Cardi B Top Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
^ Mitchell, Gail. "Chris Brown, Drake, Beyoncé & Lizzo Top Nominees For 2019 Soul Train Awards: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
^ Grein, Paul. "H.E.R. & Chris Brown Lead 2020 Soul Train Awards Nominations: Here's the Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
^ "H.E.R. Is Top Nominee at 2021 Soul Train Awards; Maxwell & Ashanti to Receive Special Awards: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
^ "Beyoncé & Mary J. Blige Lead Soul Train Awards 2022 Nominations: Full List". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
^ "SZA, Usher & Summer Walker Lead 2023 Soul Train Awards Nominations: Full List". Billboard. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

[1] "R. Kelly Kicks Off the Most Soulful Night in Entertainment at the 2010 Soul Train Awards". Soul Train.com. October 18, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2016.

[2] Joseph, Justin (November 27, 2011). "Soul Train Award 2011 Winners". Centric. Retrieved November 28, 2011.

[3] Daniel, Danica (November 25, 2012). "Soul Train Awards 2012 Complete Winners List". Centric. Archived from the original on November 28, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.

[4] "Soul Train Awards 2013, Hosted by Anthony Anderson". BET. Archived from the original on August 29, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2016.

[5] "Centric Announces 'Soul Train Awards 2014' Nominees Including Beyoncé & Pharrell". TV by the Numbers. Tribune Media Services. October 13, 2014. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.

[6] "2015 Soul Train Awards Nominees Include The Weeknd, Bruno Mars, Beyoncé & More". The Boombox. October 16, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2016.

[7] "Erykah Badu Returns to Host the 2016 Soul Train Music Awards as Drake, Beyoncé Lead Nominations". Billboard. October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.

[8] "Solange, Bruno Mars Lead 2017 Soul Train Awards Nominations". Billboard. October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.

[9] Mitchell, Gail. "2018 Soul Train Awards Exclusive: H.E.R., Bruno Mars & Cardi B Top Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2018.

[10] Mitchell, Gail. "Chris Brown, Drake, Beyoncé & Lizzo Top Nominees For 2019 Soul Train Awards: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2019.

[11] Grein, Paul. "H.E.R. & Chris Brown Lead 2020 Soul Train Awards Nominations: Here's the Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.

[12] "H.E.R. Is Top Nominee at 2021 Soul Train Awards; Maxwell & Ashanti to Receive Special Awards: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2021.

[13] "Beyoncé & Mary J. Blige Lead Soul Train Awards 2022 Nominations: Full List". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2022.

[14] "SZA, Usher & Summer Walker Lead 2023 Soul Train Awards Nominations: Full List". Billboard. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

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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

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