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In October 2016, Drake did the unheard of and broke the record for the most American Music Award Nominations. Jackson had set the bar incredibly high with 11 nominations and held the record since 1984. Drake came in and broke the record with an impressive 13 nominations. He claimed all 13 nominations for his album Views. The second runner-up was Rhianna with seven nominations and Justin Bieber, and Adele tied with five each.

Since 2010, in total, Drake has earned a total of 21 nominations. According to The Guardian, “Nominations are based on a metric that includes sales, airplay and social activity tracked by Billboard magazine and its partners.”