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

New Artist

General Public Award

Lyricist Award

Composer Award

Arranger Award

Planning Award

Special Award