# Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single – Female

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 |
| 1987 |
| 1987 | Anita Baker | "Sweet Love" |
| 1987 | Whitney Houston | "The Greatest Love of All" |
| 1987 | Janet Jackson | "What Have You Done for Me Lately" |
| 1987 | Meli'sa Morgan | "Do Me Baby" |
| 1988 | | |
| 1988 | Natalie Cole | "I Live for Your Love" |
| 1988 | Janet Jackson | "The Pleasure Principle" |
| 1988 | Jody Watley | "Looking for a New Love" |
| 1988 | Angela Winbush | "Angel" |
| 1989 | | |
| 1989 | Anita Baker | "Giving You the Best That I Got" |
| 1989 | Whitney Houston | "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" |
| 1989 | Karyn White | "Superwoman" |
| 1989 | Vanessa Williams | "The Right Stuff" |

### 1990s

| Year | Artist | Single |
| 1990 |
| 1990 | Janet Jackson | "Miss You Much" |
| 1990 | Regina Belle | "Baby Come to Me" |
| 1990 | Vesta | "Congratulations" |
| 1990 | Karyn White | "Secret Rendezvous" |
| 1991 | | |
| 1991 | Mariah Carey | "Vision of Love" |
| 1991 | Anita Baker | "Talk to Me" |
| 1991 | Janet Jackson | "Alright" |
| 1991 | Lisa Stansfield | "All Around the World" |
| 1992 | | |
| 1992 | Lisa Fischer | "How Can I Ease the Pain" |
| 1992 | Natalie Cole | "Unforgettable" |
| 1992 | Whitney Houston | "All the Man That I Need" |
| 1992 | Patti LaBelle | "Feels Like Another One" |
| 1993 | | |
| 1993 | Whitney Houston | "I Will Always Love You" |
| 1993 | Mary J. Blige | "Real Love" |
| 1993 | Toni Braxton | "Love Shoulda Brought You Home" |
| 1993 | Vanessa Williams | "Save the Best For Last" |
| 1994 | | |
| 1994 | Toni Braxton | "Breathe Again" |
| 1994 | Oleta Adams | "I Just Had to Hear Your Voice" |
| 1994 | Whitney Houston | "I Have Nothing |
| 1994 | Janet Jackson | "That's the Way Love Goes" |
| 1995 | | |
| 1995 | Anita Baker | "Body & Soul" |
| 1995 | Brandy | "I Wanna Be Down" |
| 1995 | Toni Braxton | "You Mean the World to Me" |
| 1995 | Janet Jackson | "Any Time, Any Place" |
| 1996 | | |
| 1996 | Whitney Houston | "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" |
| 1996 | Mary J. Blige | "I'm Going Down" |
| 1996 | Brandy | "Brokenhearted" |
| 1996 | Monica | "Like This and Like That" / "Before You Walk Out of My Life" |
| 1997 |
| 1997 | Toni Braxton | "You're Makin' Me High" / "Let It Flow" |
| 1997 | Mary J. Blige | "Not Gon' Cry" |
| 1997 | Brandy | "Sittin' Up in My Room" |
| 1997 | Monica | "Why I Love You So Much" |
| 1998 | | |
| 1998 | Erykah Badu | "On and On" |
| 1998 | Aaliyah | "One in a Million" |
| 1998 | Mary J. Blige | "Everything" |
| 1998 | Monica | "For You I Will" |
| 1999 | | |
| 1999 | Deborah Cox | "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" |
| 1999 | Lauryn Hill | "Doo Wop (That Thing)" |
| 1999 | Janet Jackson (featuring Blackstreet) | "I Get Lonely" |
| 1999 | Kelly Price | "Friend of Mine" |

### 2000s

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