American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist

The American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist has been awarded since 1974.

Years reflect the year in which the American Music Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year (until 2003 onward when awards were handed out on November of the same year).

The most-nominated in this category is Mariah Carey with ten nominations. The artist with the most wins in this category is a tie between Whitney Houston and Olivia Newton-John with four each.

1970s

Year	Winner	Nominees
1974	Helen Reddy	Roberta Flack Diana Ross
1975	Olivia Newton-John
1976	Olivia Newton-John	Linda Ronstadt Helen Reddy
1977	Olivia Newton-John	Linda Ronstadt Barbra Streisand
1978	Linda Ronstadt	Barbra Streisand Olivia Newton-John
1979	Linda Ronstadt	Barbra Streisand Donna Summer

1980s

Year	Winner	Nominees
1980	Donna Summer	Olivia Newton-John Barbra Streisand
1981	Barbra Streisand	Olivia Newton-John Linda Ronstadt
1982	Pat Benatar	Sheena Easton Juice Newton Dolly Parton
1983	Olivia Newton-John	Stevie Nicks Diana Ross
1984	Pat Benatar	Stevie Nicks Donna Summer Bonnie Tyler
1985	Cyndi Lauper	Madonna Linda Ronstadt
1986	Tina Turner	Whitney Houston Madonna
1987	Whitney Houston	Janet Jackson Madonna Tina Turner
1988	Whitney Houston	Janet Jackson Madonna
1989	Whitney Houston	Tracy Chapman Debbie Gibson

1990s

Year	Winner	Nominees
1990	Paula Abdul	Anita Baker Madonna
1991	Janet Jackson	Paula Abdul Mariah Carey
1992	Paula Abdul	Mariah Carey Whitney Houston
1993	Mariah Carey	Amy Grant Bonnie Raitt Vanessa L. Williams
1994	Whitney Houston	Mariah Carey Gloria Estefan Janet Jackson
1995	Mariah Carey	Janet Jackson Bonnie Raitt
1996	Mariah Carey	Melissa Etheridge Alanis Morissette
1997	Alanis Morissette	Mariah Carey Shania Twain
1998	Celine Dion	Toni Braxton Jewel
1999	Celine Dion	Brandy Shania Twain

2000s

Year	Winner	Nominees
2000	Shania Twain	Whitney Houston Britney Spears
2001	Faith Hill	Christina Aguilera Celine Dion Britney Spears
2002	Janet Jackson	Alicia Keys Jennifer Lopez
2003	Sheryl Crow	Celine Dion P!nk
2003 (November)	Jennifer Lopez	Celine Dion Avril Lavigne
2004	Sheryl Crow	Avril Lavigne Jessica Simpson
2005	Gwen Stefani	Mariah Carey Kelly Clarkson
2006	Kelly Clarkson	Mariah Carey Nelly Furtado
2007	Fergie	Beyoncé Avril Lavigne
2008	Rihanna	Mariah Carey Alicia Keys
2009	Taylor Swift	Beyoncé Lady Gaga

2010s

Year	Artist	Nominees
2010	Lady Gaga	Kesha Katy Perry
2011	Adele	Lady Gaga Katy Perry
2012	Katy Perry	Kelly Clarkson Nicki Minaj Rihanna
2013	Taylor Swift	P!nk Rihanna
2014	Katy Perry	Iggy Azalea Lorde
2015	Ariana Grande	Meghan Trainor Taylor Swift
2016	Selena Gomez	Adele Rihanna

Category facts

Most wins in category

Rank	1st	2nd	3rd
Artist	Olivia Newton-John Whitney Houston	Mariah Carey	Linda Ronstadt Pat Benatar Paula Abdul Janet Jackson Celine Dion Sheryl Crow Taylor Swift Katy Perry
Total wins	4 wins	3 wins	2 wins

Most nominations

Rank	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
Artist	Mariah Carey	Whitney Houston	Linda Ronstadt Madonna Olivia Newton-John Janet Jackson Celine Dion	Barbra Streisand	Rihanna Helen Reddy Katy Perry
Total nominations	10 nominations	7 nominations	6 nominations	5 nominations	4 nominations