Billboard magazine has given out several career-achievement awards through the years. The Artist Achievement Award was given from 1993-2005. The Millenium Award has been given out three times (2011, 2012, 2016) to recognize music singers and contributions. The Icon Award was first given in 2011. The Billboard Century Award was given from 1992-2006. Michael Jackson and Katy Perry have received Spotlight Awards for being the only two artists with five consecutive number one singles from one album. There were also awards given for Artist of the Decade for the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. This page lists the recipients of all the aforementioned awards.
See other lifetime achievement awards.
- Aerosmith (Artist Achievement, 1999)
- Chet Atkins (Century, 1997)
- Beyoncé (Millennium, 2011)
- Tony Bennett (Century, 2006)
- Garth Brooks (Artist Achievement: 1997, Icon: 2020)
- Mariah Carey (Millennium: 1999, Artist of the Decade: 1990s, Icon: 2019)
- Cher (Artist Achievement: 2002, Icon: 2017)
- Destiny’s Child (Artist Achievement, 2004)
- Neil Diamond (Icon, 2011)
- Celine Dion (Icon, 2016)
- Drake (Artist of the Decade: 2010s)
 Drake shows off his hardware at 2021 Billboard Music Awards;
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- Eminem (Artist of the Decade: 2000s)
- Buddy Guy (Century, 1993)
- Emmylou Harris (Century, 1999)
- George Harrison (Century, 1992)
- Whitney Houston (Artist Achievement: 1994, Millennium: 2012)
- Janet Jackson (Artist Achievement: 1995 and 2001, Icon: 2018)
- Michael Jackson (Spotlight, 1988)
- Billy Joel (Century, 1994)
- Annie Lennox (Century, 2002)
- Jennifer Lopez (Icon, 2014)
- Madonna (Artist Achievement, 1996)
- John Mellencamp (Century, 2001)
- Joni Mitchell (Century, 1995)
- Randy Newman (Century, 2000)
- Katy Perry (Spotlight, 2012)
- Tom Petty (Century, 2005)
- Pink (Icon, 2021)
 Pink receives the Icon Award from Jon Bon Jovi at 2021 Billboard Music Awards;
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- Prince (Icon, 2013)
- Carlos Santana (Century, 1996)
- Britney Spears (Millennium, 2016)
- Rod Stewart (Artist Achievement, 1993)
- Sting (Century, 2003)
- James Taylor (Century, 1998)
- Kanye West (Artist Achievement, 2005)
- Stevie Wonder (2004) (Icon, 2012)
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First posted 5/1/2016; last updated 5/23/2021. |
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