The 6th Japan Record Awards were held on 26 December 1964.
Emcee Takayuki Akutagawa 5th time as the emcee of JRA.
Award winners Japan Record Award for "" Lyricist: Hiroko Ōya Composer: Keishirō Tsuchida Arranger: Keishirō Tsuchida Record Company: Nippon Columbia
Vocalist Award Youko Kishi for "Yoake No Uta"
New Artist Award Teruhiko Saigō for "Kimi Dake Wo" and "17-O No Kono Mune Ni" Harumi Miyako for "Anko Tsubaki Wa Koi No Hana"
Composer Award Hiroshi Miyagawa for "Una Sera Di Tokyo" Singer: The Peanuts
Arranger Award Shinzou Teraoka for "Ozashiki Kouta" Singer: Hiroshi Wada & Mahina Stars
Lyricist Award Tokiko Iwatani for "Una Sera Di Tokyo" Singer: The Peanuts
Special Award Haruo Minami for "Tokyo Olympic Ondo"
Planning Award King Records for "Natsukashi No Asakusa Opera"
Children's Song Award Otowa Yurikago Kai for "One Two Three Go"
Nominations JRA Song Singer Votes Ai To Shi O Mitsumete Kazuko Aoyama Not mentioned. Koi Wo Surunara Yukio Hashi Not mentioned, had a close vote number in runner-up. Yoake No Uta Youko Kishi Una Sera Di Tokyo The Peanuts Not mentioned. Hiroshi Wada & Mahina Stars Osaka Gurashi Frank Nagai Tokyo Blues Sachiko Nishida Ozashiki Kouta Hiroshi Wada & Mahina Stars
New Artist Award Male Singer Votes Teruhiko Saigō Not mentioned Hachirou Izawa Mitsuo Kaji
Female Singer Votes Harumi Miyako Not mentioned Yumiko Kokonoe Teruko Hino See also 1964 in Japanese music
References 今年も“清純ムード” 日本レコード大賞. The Asahi Shimbun, 付東京夕刊. 4 December 1964. p 9. (522 朝日新聞縮刷版 (Asahi Shimbun shukusatsuban), December 1964, p 109). 『愛と死をみつめて』日本レコード大賞きまる. The Asahi Shimbun, 付東京夕刊. 4 December 1964. p 10. (522 朝日新聞縮刷版 (Asahi Shimbun shukusatsuban), December 1964, p 110]).