17th Japan Record Awards


The 17th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the Imperial Garden Theater in Chiyoda, Tokyo, on December 31, 1975, starting at 7:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.

Award winners

Japan Record Award

Akira Fuse for "Shikuramen No Kahori"

Best Vocalist

Hiroshi Itsuki for "Chikuma Gawa"
  • Awarded again after last year, second-best vocalist award.

Best New Artist

Takashi Hosokawa for "Kokoro No Kori"

Vocalist Award

New Artist Award

General Public Award

Sakurada Junko for "Juushichi No Natsu" and other hit songs.

Composer Award

Kouichi Morita for "Geshukuya"

Arranger Award

Mitsuo Hagita for "Soratobu Kujira"
  • Singer: Chan Chako

Lyricist Award

  • Yū Aku for "Uba Guruma"
  • *Awarded again after 2 years, second lyricist award.
  • *Singer: Sugawara Yoichi

Special Award

Planning Award

Shinpei Nakayama Award & Yaso Saijō Award

Kei Ogura

Best 10 JRA Nominations

5 singers will be chosen for the vocalist award, and the JRA and best vocalist will be chosen from the 5 vocalists that receive the vocalist award.
SongSingerAward
Shitetsu EnsenGoro NoguchiVocalist Award
HanagurumaRumiko KoyanagiVocalist Award
Shikuramen No KahoriAkira FuseJapan Record Award
TomoshibiAki YashiroN/A
Toki No Sugi YukumamaniKenji SawadaN/A
Aa Hito KoishiShinichi MoriN/A
Hito Koi ShikuteSaori MinamiVocalist Award
Chikuma GawaHiroshi ItsukiBest Vocalist
Naka No Shima BluesHiroshi Uchiyamada and Cool FiveN/A
Kono Ai No TokimekiHideki SaijoN/A