The 19th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the Imperial Garden Theater in Chiyoda, Tokyo, on 31 December 1977, starting at 7:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.

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Winners Japan Record Award Kenji Sawada – "Katte ni Shiyagare" Lyrics: Yū Aku Music: Katsuo Ōno Arrangement: Motoki Funayama Record Company: Polydor Records

Best Vocalist Aki Yashiro for "Ai No Shuuchakueki" Awarded again after last year, second-best vocalist award.

Best New Artist Kentaro Shimizu for "Shitsuren Restaurant"

Singing Award Momoe Yamaguchi – "Cosmos" Hiromi Iwasaki – "Shisūki" Sayuri Ishikawa – "Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki"

Popular Award Pink Lady – "Wanted (Shimei Tehai)" Awarded again after last year's Newcomer award.

Newcomer Award Karyūdo – Azusa No. 2 Ikue Sakakibara – Al Pacino + Alain Delon < You Mizue Takada – Glass-zaka Yosuke Tagawa – Lui-Lui

Shinpei Nakayama Award (Composition Award) Hiromi Iwasaki – "Shisūki" / Sayuri Ishikawa – "Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki" Composer: Takashi Miki

Arrangement Award Kenji Sawada – "Katte ni Shiyagare" / Akira Fuse – "Ryoshū ~Igaruganite~" Arrangement: Motoki Funayama

Yaso Saijō Award (Lyricist Award) Masashi Sada – "Ame Yadori" / Momoe Yamaguchi – "Cosmos" Lyrics: Masashi Sada

Special Award Minoru Obata Akira Kobayashi Frank Nagai Awarded again after 2 years, 2nd special award. Hachiro Kasuga Awarded again after 9 years, 2nd special award.

Nominations Best 10 JRA Nominations Song Singer Award Votes Ai No Shuuchakueki Aki Yashiro Best Vocalist N/A Ai No Memory Shigeru Matsuzaki N/A Kaze No Eki Goro Noguchi Katte Ni Shiyagare Kenji Sawada Japan Record Award 42 Kimagure Venus Junko Sakurada N/A N/A Cosmos Momoe Yamaguchi Vocalist Award2 Shishuuki Hiromi Iwasaki 2 Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki Sayuri Ishikawa 3 Hoshi No Suna Rumiko Koyanagi N/A N/A Button Wo Hazuse Hideki Saijo

Best New Artist Song Singer Votes Azusa No. 2 Karyūdo 7 Al Pacino + Alain Delon < You Ikue Sakakibara 0 Shitsuren Restaurant Kentaro Shimizu 30 Glass-zaka Mizue Takada 12 Lui-Lui Yosuke Tagawa 0

See also 1977 in Japanese music

References 第19回日本レコード大賞. Japan Composer's Association.

External links Official Website