22nd Japan Record Awards

The 22nd Japan Record Awards ceremony was held on 31 December 1980 at the Imperial Theatre, Tokyo, and was broadcast live in Japan through the Tokyo Broadcasting System Television network. The broadcast ran from 19:00 (JST) to 20:55 (JST).

The 22nd Japan Record Award went to Aki Yashiro for "", and Best Vocal Performance went to Harumi Miyako for "Ōsaka Shigure".

The audience rating was 34.3%.輝く！80年代のスタート、それは日本レコード大賞受難の始まり？ Re:minder. 1 January 2021.

Presenters Main host Keizō Takahashi

Progress announcers Kentaro Watanabe (TBS announcer) Yoshiko Nakada

Nominees and winners Japan Record Award "" Artist: Aki Yashiro Lyricist: Yū Aku Composer: Keisuke Hama Arranger: Koji Ryuzaki

Best Vocal Performance Award Harumi Miyako – "Ōsaka Shigure"

Best New Artist Award Toshihiko Tahara – "

New Artist Award Best New Artist Award nominations. Yoshimi Iwasaki – "" Naoko Kawai – "" Toshihiko Tahara – "" Seiko Matsuda – "Aoi Sangoshou" – ""

Special General Public Award Momoe Yamaguchi

Best Song Award Japan Record Award nominations. Aki Yashiro – "" Sachiko Kobayashi – "Are kara Ichinen Tachimashita" Harumi Miyako – "Ōsaka Shigure" Hiromi Iwasaki – "" Mayumi Itsuwa – "" Kenji Sawada – "" Hideki Saijo – "" Monta & Brothers – "" Hiroshi Itsuki – "" Mizue Takada – ""

Best Album Award Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi – Yellow Magic Orchestra – Solid State Survivor Tatsuro Yamashita – Moonglow

Lyricist Award Also known as the Yaso Saijō Award. Tetsuya Takeda – "" (singer: Kaientai)

Composer Award Also known as the Shinpei Nakayama Award. – "" (singer: Monta & Brothers)

Arranger Award Tsugutoshi Gotō – "" (singer: Kenji Sawada)

Special Award Ichimaru Takao Saeki Ichirō Fujiyama

Planning Award Nippon Columbia King Records EMI Music Japan

Long Seller Award Los Indios & Silvia – ""

Achievement Award Awarded by the Japan Composer's Association Player Award Tasuku Sano (saxophonist and clarinetist) Kazuo Tanaka (drummer) Raymond Conde (clarinetist) Kiichi Tazawa (pianist) Achievement Award Sō Nishizawa (lyricist)

TBS Award Awarded by the sponsoring organization. Kaientai

Nominations Best 10 JRA Nominations Song Singer Votes (1st Round) Votes (Final Round) Ame no Bojō Aki Yashiro 28 36 Futari no Yoake Hiroshi Itsuki 21 23 Koibito yo Mayumi Itsuwa 6 0 Dancing All Night Monta & Brothers 3 Ōsaka Shigure Harumi Miyako 1 Are kara Ichinen Tachimashita Sachiko Kobayashi 0 Ginga Densetsu Hiromi Iwasaki Sakaba de Dabada Kenji Sawada Watashi wa Piano Mizue Takada Santa Maria no Inori Hideki Saijo

Best Vocalist Nominations Singer Song Michiyo Azusa Shōshin Mono Mayumi Itsuwa Koibito yo Hiromi Iwasaki Ginga Densetsu Saburō Kitajima Fuusetsunagare Tabi Hideki Saijo Santa Maria no Inori Mizue Takada Watashi wa Piano Goro Noguchi Shurai Jun Mayuzumi Otoko wa Minna Hana ni nare Akemi Misawa Koishikute Harumi Miyako Ōsaka Shigure Monta & Brothers Dancing All Night Junko Yagami Purple Town 〜You Oughta Know By Now〜

22nd Japan Record Awards

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