Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award


Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Awards is one of the main C-pop music award in Hong Kong. The award is sponsored by RTHK. Beginning in 1978, it is the oldest major award in Hong Kong, even earlier than the Jade Solid Gold Awards. The ceremony is usually held in January following the end of the previous music season. It usually takes place at the Hong [Kong Coliseum], sometimes at the Sha Tin Racecourse.

Award format

The standard format is that the top 10 songs of each year are presented. Also a "Golden Needle" award is presented in some ceremonies as lifetime achievements.

1970s awards

1978, 1979

1980s awards

1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989

1990s awards

1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

2000s awards

2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

2010s awards

2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019

Golden Needle Award

The award is not given every year.
YearRecipientAwarding Age
1981Joseph Koo46
1982No award
1983Nonoy Ocampo
1984Lau Dong
1985Samuel Hui37
1986Tang Ti-sheng
1987Chen Dieyi80
1988The Wynners
1989Paula Tsui40
1990Wong Jim50
1991Roman Tam41
1992Cheng Kwok-kong51
1993No award
1994George Lam47
1995Teresa Teng
1996Alan Tam46
1997No award
1998Anita Mui35
1999Leslie Cheung43
2000Jacky Cheung39
2001No award
2002No award
2003Richard Lam
2004Liza Wang57
2005Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
2006Adam Cheng59
2007Teresa Carpio50
2008Albert Leung47
2009Danny Chan
2010Sally Yeh49
2011Jenny Tseng58
2012No award
2013No award
2014Jimmy Lo66
2015Kenny Bee62
2016Poon Wai Yuen
2019Tat Ming Pair

International Pop Poll Awards

RTHK also presents the International Pop Poll Awards annually. James Fung Wai-tong, chairman of the organising committee, said that from 1990 onwards, the awards ceremony had already given prizes to over 200 international pop songs, widening the perspectives of both the public and the local music industry with a diversified music culture.