20th Japan Record Awards

The 20th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the Imperial Garden Theater in Chiyoda, Tokyo, on December 31, 1978, starting at 7:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.

Winners

Japan Record Award

Pink Lady – "UFO"

Best Vocalist

Kenji Sawada

Best New Artist

Machiko Watanabe

Gold Award

Naoko Ken – "Kamome wa Kamome"
Goro Noguchi – "Good Luck"
Junko Sakurada – "Shiawase Shibai"
Hiromi Iwasaki – "Cinderella Honeymoon"
Junko Ohashi – "Tasogare My Love"
Aki Yashiro – "Kokyō e..."
Hideki Saijo – "Blue Sky Blue"
Momoe Yamaguchi – "Playback Part 2"
Pink Lady – "UFO"
Kenji Sawada – "Love "

Newcomer Award

Mako Ishino – "Shitsuren Kinenbi"
Muneyuki Satō – "Aoba Jōkoi Uta"
Teppei Shibuya – "Deep"
Rie Nakahara – "Kamome ga Tonda hi"
Masanori Sera & Twist – "Hikigane"

Shinpei Nakayama Award (Composition Award)

Mayo Shōno – "Tonde Istanbul" / Rie Nakahara – "Tokyo Lullaby"

Arrangement Award

Circus – "Mr. Summertime"

Yaso Saijō Award (Lyrics Award)

Tokiko Kato – "Kono Sora wo Tobetara" / Junko Sakurada – "Shiawase Shibai"

Special Award