| Rank | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRACE Urban | TRACE Urban | TRACE Urban | TRACE Urban | TRACE Urban | Channel O | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | MTV Base | MTV Base | Channel O | TRACE Urban | Channel O | TRACE Urban | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Channel O | Channel O | MTV Base | MTV Base | MTV Base | MTV Base | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | MTV | MTV | MTV | TRACE Africa | MTV | TRACE Africa | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Mzansi Magic Music | Mzansi Magic Music | TRACE Africa | MTV | TRACE Africa | MTV | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | ONE Gospel | VH1 Classic | · | · | Mzansi Magic Music | · | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | VH1 Classic | Kiss on Top TV | · | · | Soundcity | · | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Kiss | kykNET NOU! | · | · | VH1 Classic | · | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | — | — |
#1
Gold
- 2015 TRACE Urban
- 2016 TRACE Urban
- 2017 TRACE Urban
- 2018 TRACE Urban
- 2019 TRACE Urban
- 2020 Channel O
#2
Silver
- 2015 MTV Base
- 2016 MTV Base
- 2017 Channel O
- 2018 TRACE Urban
- 2019 Channel O
- 2020 TRACE Urban
Who took the No.1 crown, year by year
2015
TRACE Urban
2016
TRACE Urban
2017
TRACE Urban
2018
TRACE Urban
2019
TRACE Urban
2021
Not surveyed
2022
Not surveyed
2023
Not surveyed
2024
Not surveyed
Reigns
- TRACE Urban 2015–2019 (5 yrs)
- Channel O 2020