| Top Artist | Top New Artist |
- Eminem
- *Justin Bieber
- *Lady Gaga
- *Rihanna
- *Taylor Swift
| Justin Bieber*Taio Cruz*Ke$ha*Bruno Mars*Nicki Minaj |
| Top Male Artist | Top Female Artist |
| Eminem*Justin Bieber*Drake*Bruno Mars*Usher | Rihanna*Ke$ha*Lady Gaga*Katy Perry*Taylor Swift |
| Top Duo/Group | Top Billboard 200 Artist |
| The Black Eyed Peas*Bon Jovi*Lady Antebellum*Linkin Park*U2 | Taylor Swift*Justin Bieber*Susan Boyle*Eminem*Lady Antebellum |
| Top Billboard 200 Album | Top Hot 100 Artist |
| Recovery – Eminem*My World 2.0 – Justin Bieber*The Gift – Susan Boyle*Need You Now – Lady Antebellum*Speak Now – Taylor Swift | Katy Perry*Ke$ha*Bruno Mars*Rihanna*Usher |
| Top Hot 100 Song | Top Touring Artist |
| "Dynamite" – Taio Cruz*"Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem featuring Rihanna*"Just the Way You Are" – Bruno Mars*"California Gurls" – Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg*"OMG" – Usher featuring will.i.am | U2*Bon Jovi*Michael Bublé*Lady Gaga*Roger Waters |
| Top Digital Songs Artist | Top Digital Song |
| Katy Perry*Eminem*Ke$ha*Bruno Mars*Rihanna | "Dynamite" – Taio Cruz*"Airplanes" – B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams*"Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem featuring Rihanna*"Just the Way You Are" – Bruno Mars*"California Gurls" – Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg |
| Top Radio Songs Artist | Top Radio Song |
| Rihanna*Drake*Bruno Mars*Katy Perry*Usher | "Just the Way You Are" – Bruno Mars*"Dynamite" – Taio Cruz*"Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem featuring Rihanna*"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" – Usher featuring Pitbull*"OMG" – Usher featuring will.i.am |
| Top Streaming Artist | Top Streaming Song |
| Justin Bieber*Eminem*Lady Gaga*Rihanna*Shakira | "Just a Dream" – Nelly*"Dynamite" – Taio Cruz*"Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem featuring Rihanna*"Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum*"Just the Way You Are" – Bruno Mars |
| Top Streaming Song | Top Digital Media Artist |
| "Baby" – Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris *"Not Afraid" – Eminem*"Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem featuring Rihanna*"Bad Romance" – Lady Gaga*"Waka Waka " – Shakira featuring Freshlyground | Justin Bieber*Akon*Eminem*Lady Gaga*Rihanna |
| Top Pop Artist | Top Pop Album |
| Lady Gaga*Justin Bieber*The Black Eyed Peas*Ke$ha*Katy Perry | My World 2.0 – Justin Bieber*The E.N.D. – The Black Eyed Peas*Animal – Ke$ha*The Fame – Lady Gaga*Teenage Dream – Katy Perry |
| Top Pop Song | Top R&B Artist |
| "Dynamite" – Taio Cruz*"Just the Way You Are" – Bruno Mars*"California Gurls" – Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg*"Firework" – Katy Perry*"Teenage Dream" – Katy Perry | Usher*Alicia Keys*Monica*Rihanna*Trey Songz |
| Top R&B Album | Top R&B Song |
| Raymond v. Raymond – Usher*Still Standing – Monica*Loud – Rihanna*Soldier of Love – Sade*Passion, Pain & Pleasure – Trey Songz | "OMG" – Usher featuring will.i.am*"Unthinkable " – Alicia Keys*"What's My Name" – Rihanna featuring Drake*"Bottoms Up" – Trey Songz featuring Nicki Minaj*"There Goes My Baby" – Usher |
| Top Rap Artist | Top Rap Album |
| Eminem*Drake*Lil Wayne*Ludacris*Nicki Minaj | Recovery – Eminem*Thank Me Later – Drake*Pink Friday – Nicki Minaj*I Am Not a Human Being – Lil Wayne*My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West |
| Top Rap Song | Top Country Artist |
| "Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem featuring Rihanna*"Airplanes" – B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams*"Nothin' on You" – B.o.B. featuring Bruno Mars*"Just a Dream" – Nelly*"Like a G6" - Far*East Movement featuring Dev & The Cataracs | Taylor Swift*Jason Aldean*Kenny Chesney*Lady Antebellum*Zac Brown Band |
| Top Country Album | Top Country Song |
| Speak Now – Taylor Swift*My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean*Need You Now – Lady Antebellum*The Incredible Machine – Sugarland*The Foundation – Zac Brown Band | "Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum*"If I Die Young" – The Band Perry*"The House That Built Me" – Miranda Lambert*"Stuck Like Glue" – Sugarland*"Mine" – Taylor Swift |
| Top Rock Artist | Top Rock Album |
| Train*Kings of Leon*Linkin Park*Mumford & Sons*Muse | Sigh No More – Mumford & Sons*Brothers – The Black Keys*To the Sea – Jack Johnson*Born Free – Kid Rock*A Thousand Suns – Linkin Park |
| Top Rock Song | Top Latin Artist |
| "Hey, Soul Sister" – Train*"Someone like You" – The Dirty Heads featuring Rome*"Dog Days Are Over" – Florence + The Machine*"Little Lion Man" – Mumford & Sons*"Animal" – Neon Trees | Shakira*Enrique Iglesias*Pitbull*Prince Royce*Wisin & Yandel |
| Top Latin Album | Top Latin Song |
| Euphoria – Enrique Iglesias*Iconos – Marc Anthony*Dejarte de Amar – Camila*Prince Royce – Prince Royce*Sale el Sol – Shakira | "Waka Waka " – Shakira featuring Freshlyground*"Cuando Me Enamoro" – Enrique Iglesias featuring Juan Luis Guerra*"Bon Bon" – Pitbull*"Gypsy" – Shakira*"Loca" – Shakira featuring El Cata |
| Top Dance Artist | Top Dance Album |
| Lady Gaga*The Black Eyed Peas*David Guetta*Rihanna*La Roux | The Fame – Lady Gaga*' – Daft Punk*The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga*The Remix – Lady Gaga*Ocean Eyes – Owl City |
| Top Dance Song | Top Alternative Artist |
| "Stereo Love" – Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina*"Bad Romance" – Lady Gaga*"Telephone " – Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé*"Bulletproof" – La Roux*"We No Speak Americano" – Yolanda Be Cool & Dcup | Mumford & Sons*The Black Keys*Kings of Leon*Linkin Park*Muse |
| Top Alternative Album | Top Alternative Song |
| Sigh No More – Mumford & Sons*Brothers – The Black Keys*To the Sea – Jack Johnson*Come Around Sundown – Kings of Leon*A Thousand Suns – Linkin Park | "Animal" – Neon Trees*"Dog Days Are Over" – Florence + The Machine*"Waiting for the End" – Linkin Park*"The Cave" – Mumford & Sons*"Little Lion Man" – Mumford & Sons |
| Top Christian Artist | Top Christian Album |
| Chris Tomlin*Casting Crowns*MercyMe*Skillet*tobyMac | Awake – Skillet*The Generous Mr. Lovewell – MercyMe*Tonight – tobyMac*And If Our God Is for Us – Laura Story*WOW Hits 2011 – Various Artists |
| Top Christian Song | Top Social Artist |
| "Our God" – Chris Tomlin*"Live Like We're Dying" – Kris Allen*"All of Creation" – MercyMe*"Lead Me" – Sanctus Real*"Get Back Up" – tobyMac | Justin Bieber'*Akon*Eminem*Lady Gaga*Rihanna |
| Icon Award | Millennium Award |
| Neil Diamond | Beyoncé |
| Billboard.com'' Fan Favorite | Viral Innovator of the Year |
| Justin Bieber | Cee Lo Green |
