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4/10/2017
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Drake

Adele
Beyonce
Justin Bieber
The Chainsmokers 
Drake
Ariana Grande 
Shawn Mendes
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots
The Weeknd

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Top New Artist

Alessia Cara
Desiigner
Lil Uzi Vert
Lukas Graham
Zayn

Christopher Polk/Getty Images for A+E Networks
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Nicki Minaj

Luke Bryan
Nicki Minaj
The Chainsmokers
The Weeknd
Twenty One Pilots

Koury Angelo 
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Top Male Artist

Justin Bieber
Drake
Future
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd

Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NARAS
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Adele

Adele
Beyonce
Ariana Grande
Rihanna
Sia

Sam Kolder
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Top Duo/Group

The Chainsmokers
Coldplay
Florida Georgia Line
Guns N’ Roses
Twenty One Pilots

Daniela Vesco/Invision for Parkwood Entertainment/AP Images
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Beyoncé in Amsterdam

Beyonce
Drake
Prince
Twenty One Pilots
The Weeknd

Christopher Polk/Getty Images for WESTBURY ROAD ENTERTAINMENT LLC
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Top Female Artist

The Chainsmokers
Drake
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots
The Weeknd

Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
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Top Song Sales Artist

The Chainsmokers
Drake
Prince
Justin Timberlake
Twenty One Pilots
 

Erika Goldring/Getty Images
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Drake in New Orleans

Justin Bieber
The Chainsmokers
Drake
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots

Dustin Cohen
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Desiigner

The Chainsmokers
Desiigner
Drake
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots

Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images
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Selena Gomez in Singapore

Justin Bieber
BTS
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Shawn Mendes

Zoey Grossman
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Turning Things Around

Justin Bieber
Beyonce
Coldplay
Guns N’ Roses
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

Dave Hogan/MTV 2016/Getty Images for MTV
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Bruno Mars

Beyonce
Bruno Mars
Frank Ocean
Rihanna
The Weeknd

 

Michael Campanella/Redferns
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Rihanna in Sweden

Beyonce
Lionel Richie
Rihanna

Meredith Jenks
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Future

J. Cole
Desiigner
Drake
Future
Rae Sremmurd

Kevin Winter/Getty Images
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Top Rap Tour

Drake
Future
Kanye West

Austin Hargrave
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Florida Georgia Line

Florida Georgia Line
Blake Shelton
Keith Urban
Chris Stapleton
Jason Aldean

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
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Luke Bryan at the CMT Music awards

Luke Bryan
Kenny Chesney
Dixie Chicks

Jabari Jacobs
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Record Of The Year

Coldplay
The Lumineers
Metallica
Twenty One Pilots
X Ambassadors

John Paul Filo/CBS
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Coldplay on 'The Late Show'

Coldplay
Guns N’ Roses
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

Wesley Mann
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J Balvin

J Balvin
Juan Gabriel
Los Plebes Del Rancho De Ariel Camacho
Maluma
Nicky Jam

Courtesy of Windish Agency
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Top Dance/Electronic Artist

The Chainsmokers
Calvin Harris
Major Lazer
DJ Snake
Lindsey Stirling

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Top Christian Artist

Lauren Daigle
Hillsong Worship
Hillary Scott & the Family
Skillet
Chris Tomlin

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Top Gospel Artist

Jekalyn Carr
Kirk Franklin
Travis Greene
Tamela Mann
Hezekiah Walker

Courtesy Photo
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1. Beyoncé, 'Lemonade'

Beyonce “Lemonade”
Drake “Views”
Rihanna “Anti”
Twenty One Pilots “Blurryface”
The Weeknd “Starboy”

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Item 27 of 52

Top Soundtrack/Cast Album

“Hamilton: An American Musical”
“Moana”
“Purple Rain”
“Suicide Squad: The Album”
“Trolls”

Courtesy Photo
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11. Rihanna, 'Anti'

Beyonce “Lemonade”
Bruno Mars “24K Magic”
Frank Ocean “Blonde”
Rihanna “Anti”
The Weeknd “Starboy”

Courtesy Photo
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6. A Tribe Called Quest, 'We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service'

J. Cole “4 Your Eyez Only” 
Drake “Views” 
Kevin Gates “Isla”
DJ Khaled “Major Key”
A Tribe Called Quest “We Got It From Here…Thank You For Your Service”

Courtesy Photo
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Top Country Album

Jason Aldean “They Don’t Know”
Florida Georgia Line “Dig Your Roots”
Blake Shelton “If I’m Honest”
Chris Stapleton “Traveller”
Keith Urban “Ripcord”

Courtesy Photo
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35. Metallica, 'Hardwired... to Self Destruct'

The Lumineers “Cleopatra” 
Metallica “Hardwired…To Self Destruct”
Radiohead “A Moon Shaped Pool”
Red Hot Chili Peppers “The Getaway”
Twenty One Pilots “Blurryface”

Courtesy Photo
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Item 32 of 52

24. J Balvin, 'Energia'

J Balvin “Energia” 
CNCO “Primera Cita”
Juan Gabriel “Los Duo 2”
Juan Gabriel “Vestido De Etiqueta: Por Eduardo Magallanes”
Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho “Recuerden Mi Estilo”

Courtesy Photo
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Top Dance/Electronic Album

The Chainsmokers “Bouquet (EP)”
The Chainsmokers “Collage (EP)”
Flume “Skin”
Kygo “Cloud Nine”
Lindsey Stirling “Brave Enough”

Courtesy Photo
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Top Christian Album

Casting Crowns “The Very Next Thing”
Lauren Daigle “How Can It Be”
Joey + Rory “Hymns”
Hillary Scott & The Family “Love Remains”
Skillet “Unleashed”

Courtesy Photo
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Top Gospel Album

Tamela Mann “One Way” 
Kirk Franklin “Losing My Religion”
Travis Greene “The Hill”
Tasha Cobbs “One Place: Live”
Hezekiah Walker “Better: Azusa- The Next Generation 2”
 

Courtesy Photo
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Top Hot 100 Song

The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey “Closer” 
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya “Don’t Let Me Down”
Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla “One Dance”
Justin Timberlake “Can’t Stop The Feeling!”
Twenty One Pilots “Heathens”

 

Cole Burston/Toronto Star via Getty Images
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Top Selling Song

The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey “Closer”
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya “Don’t Let Me Down”
Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla “One Dance”
Justin Timberlake “Can’t Stop The Feeling!”
Twenty One Pilots “Heathens”

Courtesy Photo
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Item 38 of 52

Top Radio Song

The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey “Closer”
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya “Don’t Let Me Down”
Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla “One Dance”
Sia Featuring Sean Paul “Cheap Thrills”
Justin Timberlake “Can’t Stop The Feeling!”

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Top Streaming Song (Audio)

The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey “Closer”
Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla “One Dance”
D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty “Broccoli”
Rihanna “Needed Me”
The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk “Starboy”

Courtesy Photo
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Top Streaming Song (Video)

The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey “Closer”
Desiigner “Panda” 
Zay Hilfigerr & Zayion McCall “JuJu On That Beat (TZ Anthem)
Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane “Black Beatles” 
Twenty One Pilots “Heathens” 

Courtesy Photo
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Item 41 of 52

Top Collaboration

The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey “Closer”
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya “Don’t Let Me Down”
Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla “One Dance”
Sia Featuring Sean Paul “Cheap Thrills”
The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk “Starboy”

Courtesy Photo
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Item 42 of 52

Top R&B Song

Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla “One Dance”
Bruno Mars “24K Magic”
Rihanna “Needed Me”
Rihanna Featuring Drake “Work” 
The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk “Starboy”

Courtesy Photo
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Item 43 of 52

Top R&B Collaboration

Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla “One Dance”
PARTYNEXTDOOR Featuring Drake “Come And See Me”
Rihanna Featuring Drake “Work” 
The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk “I Feel It Coming”
The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk “Starboy”

Courtesy of 300 Entertainment
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Item 44 of 52

Top Rap Song

Desiigner “Panda”
Drake “Fake Love”
D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty “Broccoli”
Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert “Bad And Boujee”
Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane “Black Beatles”

Drew Levin
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Top Rap Collaboration

D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty “Broccoli”
Zay Hilfigerr & Zayion McCall “JuJu On That Beat (TZ Anthem)
Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello “Bad Things” 
Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert “Bad and Boujee”
Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane “Black Beatles”

Courtesy Photo
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Top Country Song

Kenny Chesney Featuring Pink “Setting The World On Fire”
Florida Georgia Line Featuring Tim McGraw “May We All”
Little Big Town “Better Man”
Keith Urban “Blue Ain’t Your Color”

Courtesy Photo
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Top Country Collaboration

Dierks Bentley Featuring Elle King “Different For Girls”
Kenny Chesney Featuring Pink “Setting The World On Fire” 
Eric Church Featuring Rhiannon Giddens “Kill A Word”
Florida Georgia Line Featuring Tim McGraw “May We All”
Chris Young Featuring Vince Gill “Sober Saturday Night”

Courtesy Photo
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Item 48 of 52

Top Rock Song

Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons with Logic & Ty Dolla $ign Feat. X Ambassadors “Sucker For Pain”
Twenty One Pilots “Heathens” 
Twenty One Pilots “Ride”
Twenty One Pilots “Stressed Out”
X Ambassadors “Unsteady”
 

Courtesy of Vevo
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Top Latin Song

Daddy Yankee “Shaky Shaky”
Enrique Iglesias Featuring Wisin “Duele El Corazon”
Nicky Jam “Hasta El Amanecer”
Shakira Featuring Maluma “Chantaje”
Carlos Vives & Shakira “La Bicicleta”

Courtesy Photo
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Top Dance/Electronic Song

The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey “Closer”
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya “Don’t Let Me Down”
Calvin Harris Featuring Rihanna “This Is What You Came For” 
Major Lazer Featuring Justin Bieber & MO “Cold Water”
DJ Snake Featuring Justin Bieber “Let Me Love You”

Courtesy Photo
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Top Christian Song

Lauren Daigle “Trust In You”
Hillary Scott & The Family “Thy Will”
Skillet “Feel Invincible”
Ryan Stevenson Featuring GabeReal “Eye Of The Storm”
Zach Williams “Chain Breaker”

Courtesy of RCA
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Kirk Franklin

Jekalyn Carr “You’re Bigger”
Tasha Cobbs Featuring Kierra Sheard “Put A Praise On It”
Kirk Franklin “Wanna Be Happy??” 
Travis Greene “Made A Way”
Hezekiah Walker “Better”

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4/10/2017
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