18th Japan Record Awards

The 18th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the Imperial Garden Theater in Chiyoda, Tokyo, on December 31, 1976, starting at 7:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.

18th Japan Record Awards
Date	December 31, 1976
Venue	Imperial Garden Theater, Tokyo
Hosted by	Keizo Takahashi
Television/radio coverage
Network	TBS

Winners

Miyako Harumi, JRA winner, awarded again after awarded new artist award 12 years ago.

Japan Record Award

Harumi Miyako – "Kita no Yadokara"

• Lyricist: Yū Aku
• Composer: Asei Kobayashi
• Arranger: Jiro Takemura
• Record Company: Nippon Columbia

Best Vocalist

Aki Yashiro for "Mou Ichido Aitai"

Best New Artist

Yasuko Naito for "Omoide Boroboro"

Singing Award

• Naoko Ken for "Abayo"
• Goro Noguchi for "Shinyouju"
  • Awarded again after last year, 2nd vocalist award.
• Hideki Saijo – "Wakaki Shishi Tachi"
  • Awarded again after last year, 3rd vocalist award.

General Public Award

Hiromi Go for "Anata ga Itakara Boku ga Ita" and other songs.

New Artist Award

• Yoshimi Ashikawa for "Yuki Go Mori"
• Hiroshi Kadokawa for "Uso Demo Ii No"
• Kenji Niinuma for "Yome Ni Konai Ka"
• Pink Lady for "Pepper Keibu"

Composer Award

Ryudo Uzaki for "Omoide Boroboro"

• Singer: Yasuko Naitō

Arranger Award

Mitsuo Hagita for "Melancholy"

• Singer: Michiyo Azusa

Lyricist Award

Yoko Aki for "Yokosuka Story"

• Singer: Momoe Yamaguchi

Special Award

• Hibari Misora
• Dark Ducks

Hibari Misora, special award winner.

Nominations

Best 10 JRA Nominations

Song	Singer	Award	Votes
Yokosuka Story	Momoe Yamaguchi	N/A	N/A
Wakaki Shishi Tachi	Hideki Saijo	Vocalist Award	Not Mentioned
Abayo	Naoko Ken
Sazanka	Shinichi Mori	N/A	N/A
Kita No Yado Kara	Harumi Miyako	Japan Record Award	45 (47 for another source)
Koi Hitotsu Yukigeshiki	Masako Mori	N/A	N/A
Mou Ichido Aitai	Aki Yashiro	Best Vocalist	Not Mentioned
Ochiba Ga Yuki Ni	Akira Fuse	N/A	N/A
Melancholy	Michiyo Azusa
Shinyouju	Goro Noguchi	Vocalist Award	Not Mentioned

New Artist

Song	Singer	Votes (1st Round)	Votes (5th New Artist Award)
Omoide Boroboro	Yasuko Naitou	45	N/A
Pepper Keibu	Pink Lady	36
Yuki Gomori	Yoshimi Ashikawa	31
Uso Demoiino	Hiroshi Kadokawa	31
Yome Ni Konaika	Kenji Niinuma	27	27
(Not Mentioned)	Mari Yoshida	27	20
Shiroi Scarf	Noboru Asada	15	Not Mentioned
Tsugaru Tsuaa	Akiko Yano	8

General Public Award

Candidate Singers
Hiromi Go
Candies
Masatoshi Nakamura
Yuriko Futaba
Yūzō Kayama

Lyricist Award

Lyricist	Votes
Yoko Aki	28
Yumi Matsutoya	8
Miyuki Nakajima	5
Yū Aku	4
Ranbou Minami	2

Composer Award

Song	Votes (1st Round)	Votes (Final Round)
Ryudo Uzaki	20	26
Takashi Miki	15	21
Asei Kobayashi	8	N/A
Masamitsu Tayama	3
Juichi Sase	1

Arranger Award

Arranger	Votes (1st Round)	Votes (Final Round)
Masataka Matsutoya	12	23
Mitsuo Hagita	12	24
Jirou Takemura	10	N/A
Katsuhisa Hattori	9
Ichizou Seo	4

Planning Award

Song	Votes
Isuzu Yamada Wo Kiku	30
Warena No Tenor: Yoshie Fujiwara Zenshuu	26
Masato Shimon's Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun	24
DOWN TOWN BOOGIE WOOGIE BAND's G.S	8
Yukiyo Toake's Tsukuda Hayashi 〜 Wasurekakete Ita Shitamachi No Kokoro 〜	5
Dark Ducks' Chichi To Musume	0

Special Award

Singer	Votes
Hibari Misora	All
Dark Ducks

External links

• Complete list of all winners