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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" [1]
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" [2]
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" [3]
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" [4]
Regina Belle " Baby Come to Me"
Vesta " Congratulations"
Karyn White " Secret Rendezvous"
1991
Mariah Carey " Vision of Love" [5]
Anita Baker " Talk to Me"
Janet Jackson " Alright"
Lisa Stansfield " All Around the World"
1992
Lisa Fischer " How Can I Ease the Pain" [6]
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" [7]
Mary J. Blige " Real Love"
Toni Braxton " Love Shoulda Brought You Home"
Vanessa Williams " Save the Best For Last"
1994
Toni Braxton " Breathe Again" [8]
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" [9]
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)" [10]
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" [11]
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" [12]
Aaliyah " One in a Million"
Mary J. Blige " Everything"
Monica " For You I Will"
1999
Deborah Cox " Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" [13]
Lauryn Hill " Doo Wop (That Thing)"
Janet Jackson (featuring Blackstreet) " I Get Lonely"
Kelly Price " Friend of Mine"

2000s

Year Artist Single Ref
2000
Lauryn Hill " Ex-Factor" [14]
Mariah Carey (featuring Jay Z) " Heartbreaker"
Whitney Houston " My Love Is Your Love"
Chanté Moore " Chanté's Got a Man"
2001
Yolanda Adams " Open My Heart" [15]
Erykah Badu " Bag Lady"
Mary J. Blige " Your Child"
Jill Scott " Gettin' In the Way"
2002
Aaliyah " Rock the Boat" [16]
India.Arie " Video"
Alicia Keys " Fallin''"
Angie Stone " Brotha"
2003
Ashanti " Foolish" [17]
Amerie " Why Don't We Fall in Love"
Erykah Badu (featuring Common) " Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop)"
India.Arie " Little Things"
2004
Alicia Keys " You Don't Know My Name" [18]
Ashanti " Rain on Me"
Erykah Badu " Danger"
Beyoncé (featuring Jay Z) " Crazy in Love"
2005
Alicia Keys " If I Ain't Got You" [19]
Beyoncé " Naughty Girl"
Ciara (featuring Petey Pablo) " Goodies"
Jill Scott " Golden"
2006
Mariah Carey " We Belong Together" [20]
Keyshia Cole " I Should Have Cheated"
Alicia Keys " Unbreakable"
Gwen Stefani " Hollaback Girl"
2007
Beyoncé " Irreplaceable" [21]
Mary J. Blige " Take Me As I Am"
Keyshia Cole " Love"
LeToya " Torn"

See also

References

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  5. ^ "Soul Train Music Awards 1991 Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2016-10-15.
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  21. ^ "2007 Soul Train Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved 2016-07-12.