Tuttavia questa vittoria non viene conteggiata nel totale delle vittorie dei singoli artisti.<ref name="AMAs Poll">{{Cita web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1425174/20000118/backstreet_boys.jhtml |titolo=Lauryn Hill, Backstreet Boys, DMX Honored With American Music Awards |editore=''MTV'' |data= (January 18, 2000) |accesso=16 giugno 2010}}</ref><ref name="AMAs Poll2">{{Cita web |url=http://news.google.co.uk/newspapers?id=ZMwgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tmoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3529,2860414&dq=american+music+awards&hl=en |titolo=List of American Music Awards winners |editore=''Sun Journal'' |data= (January 18, 2000) |accesso=16 giugno 2010}}</ref><ref name="AMAs Poll3">{{Cita web |url=http://news.google.co.uk/newspapers?id=essyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bskEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3817,2301247&dq=american+music+awards&hl=en |titolo=Santana wins top album honors at American Music Awards |editore=''Times Daily'' |data= (January 18, 2000) |accesso=16 giugno 2010}}</ref>
