18th Japan Record Awards
Introduction 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.
Winners ===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
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 AwardNot 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 AllDark Ducks
External links *  Complete list of all winners