The 11th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the Imperial Garden Theater in Chiyoda, Tokyo, on 31 December 1969, starting at 7:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.

Award winners Japan Record Award Naomi Sagara for "" Awarded New Artist at 2 years ago, 2nd award. Lyricist: Tokiko Iwatani Composer: Arranger: Taku Izumi Record Company: JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment

Best Vocalist Shinichi Mori for "" Lost to Naomi Sagara by one vote.

Best New Artist Peter for ""

New Artist Award Norihiko Hashida and the Shoebelts for "" Hiroshi Uchiyamada and Cool Five for "" for "" Kyōko Takada for ""

Vocalist Award Mina Aoe for "" Awarded again after last year, 2nd vocalist award. Mieko Hirota for "" Tokiko Kato for "Hitorine No Komori Uta"

General Public Award Kiyoko Suizenji for "" & "Jinjitsu Ichiro No March" Ryoko Moriyama for ""

Lyricist Award for "Yoake no Scat" Singer: Saori Yuki

Composer Award Kyōhei Tsutsumi for "" Singer: Ayumi Ishida

Arranger Award for "Kanashimi Wa Kake Ashi De Yatte Kuru" Singer: Mariko Ann Awarded again after 5 years, 2nd arranger award.

Planning Award EMI Music Japan Awarded again after 3 years, 3rd planning award.

Children's Song Award Three Bubbles for "Umareta Kyō Dai 11-nin"

Special Award

EMI Music Japan

Other Performers Guests Jun Mayuzumi (Last year's Japan Record Award winner, give trophy to Naomi Sagara.) Yoichi Sugawara (Last year's vocalist award winner, give trophy to Mori Shinichi.) Pinky & Killers (Last year's new artist award winner, give trophy to Peter and banquet to Naomi Sagara.) Yukio Hashi Hibari Misora

Dancers Studio No.1 Dancers BM Dancers

Chorus Cole Acacia Wakakusa Children's Chorus

See also 1969 in Japanese music

References 歌のあるばむ 港町ブルース. The Yomiuri Shimbun. 付朝刊. 5 June 1983. p 26. 1969年12月31日、第11回レコード大賞を佐良直美の「いいじゃないの幸せならば」が受賞~この年から大晦日の恒例行事となる. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 31 December 2018.

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