Taylor Swift emerged as the supreme winner at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards, a highly anticipated event that took place on Fox on Thursday (Dec. 12). Her remarkable 10 new trophies have significantly boosted her career win total to an astonishing 49, a feat that surpasses any other artist in the history of the BBMA. Swift had been on an equal footing with Drake, both having 39 wins each, but this year she soared ahead.

Swift's Back-to-Back Wins

This is the second consecutive year that Swift has achieved the remarkable feat of winning 10 BBMAs. The years 2023 and 2024 stand out as her most victorious periods. Prior to these two years, her personal best was eight wins, which she achieved in both 2013 and 2015. Swift's journey began with her collection of the first three BBMAs in 2011.Swift's dominance in the Top Artist category is truly remarkable. She won this prestigious title for the record-setting fourth time, having previously triumphed in 2013, 2015, and 2023. She is the first artist to achieve this four-time win, breaking free from the tie with Drake at three wins each. Additionally, she holds the distinction of being the first artist to win back-to-back awards in this category since Destiny's Child in 2000 and 2001.Swift's success in the Top Female Artist category is equally extraordinary. She won this title for the record-extending sixth time, having previously emerged victorious in 2013, 2015, 2018, 2021, and 2023. She has won in three out of the last four years, with the only exception being 2022 when Olivia Rodrigo took the crown.In the Top Billboard 200 Artist category, Swift has set another record. She won this title for the record-extending seventh time, having previously achieved victory in 2011, 2013, 2015, 2021, 2022, and 2023.Swift's album, The Tortured Poets Department, won the Top Billboard 200 Album for the record-setting third time. She has now pulled ahead of two-time winners such as 50 Cent, Eminem, Adele, and Drake. Her previous wins in this category were for Red in 2013 and 1989 in 2015. All three of these albums received Grammy nominations for Album of the Year, with 1989 emerging as the winner. We will have to wait until Feb. 2 to learn the fate of TTPD.Swift also won the Top Hot 100 Artist for the second time, having previously achieved this in 2015. She won four other awards for the second time as well, having won them last year. These include Top Hot 100 Songwriter, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Billboard 200 Global Artist, and Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist.Proving that there are still new horizons to conquer for Taylor Swift, she won the Top Streaming Songs Artist for the first time.The tracking period for the 2024 Billboard Music Awards was from Oct. 13, 2023, through Oct. 10, 2024, which aligns with Billboard chart dates from Oct. 28, 2023, through Oct. 19, 2024.The Billboard Music Awards are produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by Penske Media Corporation. PMC is also the parent company of Billboard.