| Japan Gold Disc Award | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Japan |
| Presented by | Recording Industry Association of Japan |
| First award | 1987 |
| Website | Official website |
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TheJapan Gold Disc Award (日本ゴールドディスク大賞,Nihon Gōrudo Disuku Taishō) is an award presented by theRecording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) in the field of music. The Japan Gold Disc Awards have multiple Grand Prix categories, including: Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year (download and streaming), single of the year, and more.
The awards are determined based on sales of CDs, music videos, paid music distribution, etc., over a year. The grand prize is "Artist of the Year," awarded to the artist with the highest total net sales during the period.The first award ceremony was held at the Akasaka Prince Hotel in March 1987.
| Ed. | Year | Date | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1987 | Akasaka Prince Hotel | ||
| 2 | 1988 | |||
| 3 | 1989 | |||
| 4 | 1990 | |||
| 5 | 1991 | |||
| 6 | 1992 | NHK Hall | ||
| 7 | 1993 | |||
| 8 | 1994 | |||
| 9 | 1995 | |||
| 10 | 1996 | |||
| 11 | 1997 | |||
| 12 | 1998 | |||
| 13 | 1999 | |||
| 14 | 2000 | |||
| 15 | 2001 | March 17, 2001 | [1] | |
| 16 | 2002 | |||
| 17 | 2003 | March 12, 2003 | NHK Hall | [2] |
| 18 | 2004 | March 10, 2004 | [3] | |
| 19 | 2005 | March 10, 2005 | [4] | |
| 20 | 2006 | March 9, 2006 | [5] | |
| 21 | 2007 | March 13, 2007 | Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka | [6] |
| 22 | 2008 | March 4, 2008 | Tokyo International Forum | [7] |
| 23 | 2009 | March 2, 2009 | [8][9] | |
| 24 | 2010 | February 24, 2010 | Tokyo | [10] |
| 25 | 2011 | January 5, 2011 | Nicofarre,Roppongi | [11] |
| 26 | 2012 | January 27, 2012 | [12] | |
| 27 | 2013 | January 7, 2013 | [13] | |
| 28 | 2014 | February 27, 2014 | [14] | |
| 29 | 2015 | March 2, 2015 | [15] | |
| 30 | 2016 | February 26, 2016 | [16] | |
| 31 | 2017 | February 26, 2017 | [17][18] | |
| 32 | 2018 | February 26, 2018 | [19] | |
| 33 | 2019 | February 25, 2019 | [20] | |
| 34 | 2020 | February 26, 2020 | [21] | |
| 35 | 2021 | March 15, 2021 | [22] | |
| 36 | 2022 | March 14, 2022 | [23] | |
| 37 | 2023 | March 10, 2023 | [24] | |
| 38 | 2024 | March 13, 2024 | [25] | |
| 39 | 2025 | March 12, 2025 | [26] |
The awards are determined based on sales of CDs, music videos, paid music distribution, etc., over a year. The grand prize is "Artist of the Year," awarded to the artist with the highest total net sales during the period.[27]From the 20th edition, video sales were included in the "Artist of the Year" award from the 22nd edition, and digital music sales were included.[28]
The eligible period was one year from January 21 of the previous year, from the 1st edition (1987) to the 13th edition (1999), but was extended by 11 days for the 14th edition (2000). Also, from the 15th edition (2001) to the 17th edition (2003), it was one year from February 1 of the previous year. Still, the 18th edition was changed to January 1 to December 31 of the previous year. Therefore, the winning works from the 17th award were not eligible for the 18th award, even if they were released during the eligible period (works released between January 1 and January 31, 2003, which overlapped the period of the 17th and 18th awards). The one-year eligible period was shortened to 10 months for the 25th edition (2011). For the 26th edition (2012) and 27th edition (2013), it was changed to one year (12 months) from November 1 of the year before. However, the 28th edition (2014) changed the period to 14 months. From the 29th edition (2015), the period was changed again to one year from January 1 of the previous year.[29]
| Ed. | Year | Eligible Period |
|---|---|---|
| 1–13 | 1987–1999 | January 21 of the previous year – January 20 of the ceremony year |
| 14 | 2000 | January 21, 1999 – January 31, 2000 |
| 15–17 | 2001–2003 | February 1 of the previous year – January 31 of the ceremony year |
| 18–24 | 2004–2010 | January 1 – December 31 of the previous year |
| 25 | 2011 | January 1 – October 31, 2010 |
| 26 | 2012 | November 1, 2010 – October 31, 2011 |
| 27 | 2013 | November 1, 2011 – October 31, 2012 |
| 28 | 2014 | November 1, 2012 – December 31, 2013 |
| 29 | 2015–present | January 1 – December 31 of the previous year |
| Ed. | Year | Japan | International | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1987 | Akina Nakamori | Madonna | |
| 2 | 1988 | Rebecca | The Beatles | |
| 3 | 1989 | Boøwy | Bon Jovi | |
| 4 | 1990 | Southern All Stars | Madonna | |
| 5 | 1991 | Yumi Matsutoya | ||
| 6 | 1992 | Chage and Aska | Guns N' Roses | |
| 7 | 1993 | Madonna | ||
| 8 | 1994 | Wands | The Beatles | |
| 9 | 1995 | TRF | Mariah Carey | |
| 10 | 1996 | |||
| 11 | 1997 | Namie Amuro | Me & My | |
| 12 | 1998 | Glay | Celine Dion | |
| 13 | 1999 | B'z | ||
| 14 | 2000 | Hikaru Utada | ||
| 15 | 2001 | Ayumi Hamasaki | The Beatles | |
| 16 | 2002 | Backstreet Boys | ||
| 17 | 2003 | Hikaru Utada | Avril Lavigne | |
| 18 | 2004 | Ayumi Hamasaki | Twelve Girls Band | |
| 19 | 2005 | Orange Range | Queen | |
| 20 | 2006 | Kumi Koda | O-Zone | |
| 21 | 2007 | Daniel Powter | [6] | |
| 22 | 2008 | Exile | Avril Lavigne | [7] |
| 23 | 2009 | Madonna | [8] | |
| 24 | 2010 | Arashi | The Beatles | [10] |
| 25 | 2011 | Lady Gaga | [11] | |
| 26 | 2012 | AKB48 | [12] | |
| 27 | 2013 | Che'Nelle | [13] | |
| 28 | 2014 | One Direction | [14] | |
| 29 | 2015 | Arashi | [15] | |
| 30 | 2016 | The Beatles | [16] | |
| 31 | 2017 | Ariana Grande | [17] | |
| 32 | 2018 | Namie Amuro | The Beatles | [19] |
| 33 | 2019 | Queen | [20] | |
| 34 | 2020 | Arashi | [21] | |
| 35 | 2021 | [22] | ||
| 36 | 2022 | Snow Man | The Beatles | [23] |
| 37 | 2023 | [24] | ||
| 38 | 2024 | [25] | ||
| 39 | 2025 | Mrs. Green Apple | Taylor Swift | [26] |
The first event was not broadcast on television. The first broadcast live was in 1990 (4th edition) onNippon Television's "Saturday Super Special".
The following year, in 1991, it began to be broadcast live onNHK General TV, and the year after that, in 1992, it was broadcast publicly at theNHK Hall. Later, it was also broadcast on Satellite TV 2 (BS2). BS2 began broadcasting live, and the broadcast on General TV was a re-edited recording. Also, from 2003, the broadcast on BS2 was changed to a live broadcast recording on the same day. Until then,NHK News 7 had replaced Satellite TV 1 (BS1) and was broadcast.
The 20th anniversary of the NHK's founding, the NHK Hall, was held in 2006, on Thursday, March 9, from 7:00 PM, and was broadcast live on Satellite Channel 2 (7:30 PM - 9:30 PM). A recording was also broadcast on General TV. Still, the original broadcast on Friday, March 17 was postponed to Thursday, March 23 ( 12:15 AM - 1:25 AM, March 24) due to the decision to broadcast a recording of theNational Diet session (164th Diet, House of Representatives General Affairs Committee, FY2006 NHK Business Budget Deliberations) (11:00 PM - 4:00 AM, March 18), which has the highest legal priority.
In 2006 (the 21st edition), 2007 (the 22nd edition), 2009 (the 24th edition), and 2010 (the 25th edition), the award press conferences were held at hotels in Tokyo. There were no public audiences, live performances by artists, or television coverage. The press conferences were broadcast as news footage on the variety shows of various stations the following day.
The 2008 (23rd edition) event was held atTokyo International Forum Hall C on March 2, 2009. It was broadcast live byTokyo FM and on March 10 byWowow.
The 2011 (26th edition) event was held at Nicofarre on January 27, 2012, and a digest of the event was broadcast on BS Sky PerfecTV! from 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM on March 2.
Press conferences have been abolished since 2012 (the 27th edition). Instead, the organizers have edited the winners' comments and broadcast them as videos. These have also not been held since 2014 (the 29th edition).