American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group

The American Music Award for Favorite Duo or Group – Pop/Rock has been awarded since 1974. Years reflect the year in which the awards were presented, for works released in the previous year (until 2003 onward when awards were handed out in November of the same year). The most-awarded artist in this category is BTS. The group claimed the all-time record when they won the award for a fourth consecutive year at the 2022 ceremony.[1] No other act has earned as many consecutive wins.[2]

American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group
CountryUnited States
Presented byAmerican Music Awards
First awarded1974
Last awarded2022
Currently held byBTS
Most awardsBTS (4)
Most nominationsMaroon 5 (7)
Websitewww.theamas.com
BTS is the most-awarded artist in this category with four consecutive wins.

Winners and nominees

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1970s

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Year Artist Ref
1974
(1st)
The Carpenters [citation needed]
Gladys Knight & the Pips
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1975
(2nd)
Gladys Knight & the Pips [citation needed]
Bachman–Turner Overdrive
Wings
1976
(3rd)
Tony Orlando and Dawn [citation needed]
Eagles
Earth, Wind & Fire
1977
(4th)
Chicago [citation needed]
Eagles
Earth, Wind & Fire
1978
(5th)
Fleetwood Mac [citation needed]
Eagles
KC and the Sunshine Band
1979
(6th)
Bee Gees [citation needed]
Fleetwood Mac
Foreigner

1980s

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Year Artist Ref
1980
(7th)
Bee Gees [citation needed]
Cheap Trick
Supertramp
1981
(8th)
Eagles [citation needed]
Queen
The Rolling Stones
1982
(9th)
Air Supply [citation needed]
AC/DC
The Pointer Sisters
REO Speedwagon
1983
(10th)
Hall & Oates [citation needed]
Fleetwood Mac
The J. Geils Band
1984
(11th)
Hall & Oates [citation needed]
Def Leppard
Men at Work
The Police
1985
(12th)
Hall & Oates [citation needed]
Huey Lewis and the News
Van Halen
1986
(13th)
Chicago [citation needed]
Kool & the Gang
Tears for Fears
1987
(14th)
Huey Lewis and the News [citation needed]
Genesis
Heart
Van Halen
1988
(15th)
Bon Jovi [citation needed]
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
U2
1989
(16th)
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine [citation needed]
Def Leppard
Van Halen

1990s

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Year Artist Ref
1990
(17th)
New Kids on the Block [3]
Bon Jovi
Milli Vanilli
1991
(18th)
Aerosmith [4]
Bell Biv DeVoe
New Kids on the Block
1992
(19th)
C+C Music Factory [citation needed]
Color Me Badd
Guns N' Roses
1993
(20th)
Genesis [5]
Kris Kross
U2
1994
(21st)
Aerosmith [citation needed]
Pearl Jam
U2
1995
(22nd)
Ace of Base [6]
Pink Floyd
Stone Temple Pilots
1996
(23rd)
Eagles [7]
Boyz II Men
Hootie & the Blowfish
1997
(24th)
Hootie & the Blowfish [8]
Dave Matthews Band
Fugees
1998
(25th)
Spice Girls [9]
U2
The Wallflowers
1999
(26th)
Aerosmith [citation needed]
Backstreet Boys
Matchbox Twenty

2000s

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Year Artist Ref
2000
(27th)
Backstreet Boys [10]
NSYNC
Santana
2001
(28th)
Backstreet Boys [citation needed]
Creed
NSYNC
2002
(29th)
NSYNC [citation needed]
Dave Matthews Band
U2
2003
(30th)
Creed [11]
Linkin Park
Nickelback
2003
(31st)
Fleetwood Mac [12]
3 Doors Down
Matchbox Twenty
2004
(32nd)
Outkast [13]
Evanescence
Nickelback
2005
(33rd)
The Black Eyed Peas [14]
3 Doors Down
Green Day
2006
(34th)
Red Hot Chili Peppers [15]
Nickelback
The Pussycat Dolls
2007
(35th)
Nickelback [16]
Linkin Park
Maroon 5
2008
(36th)
Daughtry [17]
Coldplay
Eagles
2009
(37th)
The Black Eyed Peas [18]
Kings of Leon
Nickelback

2010s

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Year Artist Ref
2010
(38th)
The Black Eyed Peas [19]
Lady Antebellum
Train
2011
(39th)
Maroon 5 [20]
LMFAO
OneRepublic
2012
(40th)
Maroon 5 [21]
Fun
One Direction
The Wanted
2013
(41st)
One Direction [22]
Imagine Dragons
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
2014
(42nd)
One Direction [23]
Imagine Dragons
OneRepublic
2015
(43rd)
One Direction [24]
Maroon 5
Walk the Moon
2016
(44th)
Twenty One Pilots [25]
The Chainsmokers
DNCE
2017
(45th)
Imagine Dragons [26]
The Chainsmokers
Coldplay
2018
(46th)
Migos [27]
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
2019
(47th)
BTS [28]
Jonas Brothers
Panic! at the Disco

2020s

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Year Artist Ref
2020
(48th)
BTS [29]
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5
2021
(49th)
BTS [30]
AJR
Glass Animals
Maroon 5
Silk Sonic
2022
(50th)
BTS [31]
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
Måneskin
OneRepublic

Category facts

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Multiple wins

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Multiple nominations

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References

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