The list below shows the leading sire of broodmares in Japan for each year since 1974. This is determined by the amount of prize money won in a race held by the JRA during the year in Japan by racehorses that were foaled by a daughter of the sire in question.
- 1974 - Hindostan (1)
- 1975 - Hindostan (2)
- 1976 - Hindostan (3)
- 1977 - Tosa Midori (1)
- 1978 - Hindostan (4)
- 1979 - China Rock (1)
- 1980 - China Rock (2)
- 1981 - China Rock (3)
- 1982 - China Rock (4)
- 1983 - China Rock (5)
- 1984 - Never Beat (1)
- 1985 - China Rock (6)
- 1986 - Never Beat (2)
- 1987 - Partholon (1)
- 1988 - Never Beat (3)
- 1989 - Partholon (2)
- 1990 - Northern Taste (1) (Faberge if NAR earnings are included)[1]
- 1991 - Northern Taste (2)
- 1992 - Northern Taste (3)
- 1993 - Northern Taste (4)
- 1994 - Northern Taste (5)
- 1995 - Northern Taste (6)
- 1996 - Northern Taste (7)
- 1997 - Northern Taste (8)
- 1998 - Northern Taste (9)
- 1999 - Northern Taste (10)
- 2000 - Northern Taste (11)
- 2001 - Northern Taste (12)[2]
- 2002 - Northern Taste (13)[3]
- 2003 - Northern Taste (14)[4]
- 2004 - Northern Taste (15)[5]
- 2005 - Northern Taste (16)[6]
- 2006 - Northern Taste (17)[7]
- 2007 - Sunday Silence (1)[8]
- 2008 - Sunday Silence (2)[9]
- 2009 - Sunday Silence (3)[10]
- 2010 - Sunday Silence (4)[11]
- 2011 - Sunday Silence (5)[12]
- 2012 - Sunday Silence (6)[13]
- 2013 - Sunday Silence (7)[14]
- 2014 - Sunday Silence (8)[15]
- 2015 - Sunday Silence (9)[16]
- 2016 - Sunday Silence (10)[17]
- 2017 - Sunday Silence (11)[18]
- 2018 - Sunday Silence (12)[19]
- 2019 - Sunday Silence (13)[20]
- 2020 - King Kamehameha (1)[21][22]
- 2021 - King Kamehameha (2)[23]
- 2022 - King Kamehameha (3)[24][25]
- 2023 - Deep Impact (1)[26]