23rd Japan Record Awards

Presenters

• Keizō Takahashi

• Kentaro Watanabe
• Keiko Takeshita

  Nominees and winners

Japan Record Award

• "Ruby no Yubiwa"
• * Artist: Akira Terao
• * Lyricist: Takashi Matsumoto
• * Composer: Akira Terao
• * Arranger: Akira Inoue

  Best Vocal Performance

• Hiromi Iwasaki – "Sumire Iro no Namida"

  Best New Artist

• Masahiko Kondō – "Gin Gira Gin ni Sarigenaku"

  New Artist Award

• Masahiko Kondō – "Gin Gira Gin ni Sarigenaku"
• Takayuki Takemoto – "Terete Zin Zin"
• Yūko to Yayoi – "Otōsan"
• Yutaka Yamakawa – "Hakodate Honsen"
• Hiroyuki Okita – "Hamidashi Champion"

  Gold Award

• Miyuki Kawanaka – "Anata Hitosuji"
• Shinichi Mori – "Inochi Ataete"
• Masako Mori – "Kanashimi Honsen Nihonkai"
• Hiroshi Itsuki – "Jinsei Kakurenbo"
• Kenji Sawada – "Stripper"
• Hiromi Iwasaki – "Sumire Iro no Namida"
• Hideki Saijo – "Sentimental Girl"
• Chanels – "Machikado Twilight"
• Toshiyuki Nishida – "Moshimo Piano ga Hajiketa nara"
• Akira Terao – "Ruby no Yubiwa"

  Golden Idol Award

• Seiko Matsuda – "Kaze Tachinu"
• Tahara Toshihiko – "Good Luck Love"
• Naoko Kawai – "Smile For Me"
• Yoshie Kashiwabara – "Hello Goodbye"

  Best Album Award

• Off Course – We Are
• Yumi Matsutoya – Mizu no Naka no Asia e
• Eiichi Ohtaki – A Long Vacation

  Best Ten Albums

• Off Course – We Are
• Tatsuro Yamashita – On the Street Corner 1
• Yasuko Agawa – Sunglow
• Southern All Stars – Stereo Taiyō-zoku
• Yumi Matsutoya – Mizu no Naka no Asia e
• The Venus – Love Portion No.1
• Miyuki Nakajima – Ringetsu
• Eiichi Ohtaki – A Long Vacation
• Creation – Lonely Heart

  Lyricist Award

• Takashi Matsumoto – "Ruby no Yubiwa"

  Composer Award

• Akira Terao – "Ruby no Yubiwa"

  Arranger Award

• Akira Inoue – "Ruby no Yubiwa"

  Special Award

• Utako Matsushima

  Planning Award

• Masayoshi Takanaka, Kitty Films, Polydor Records – Niji Densetsu
• King Records – Uta wa Ikiteiru
• Saori Yuki, Toshiba EMI – Shōwa Tsuyasho

  Long Seller Award

• Yujiro Ishihara – "Brandy Glass"
• George Yamamoto – "Michi no Kuhitori Tabi"
• Tetsuya Ryu – "Okuhida Bojō"