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.
| 17th Japan Record Awards | |
|---|---|
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| Date | December 31, 1975 |
| Venue | Imperial Garden Theater, Tokyo |
| Hosted by | Keizo Takahashi, Mitsuko Mori |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | TBS |
Award winners edit
Japan Record Award edit
Akira Fuse for "Shikuramen No Kahori"
- Lyricist: Kei Ogura
- Composer: Kei Ogura
- Arranger: Mitsuo Hagida
- Record Company: King Records
Best Vocalist edit
Hiroshi Itsuki for "Chikuma Gawa"
- Awarded again after last year, second-best vocalist award.
Best New Artist edit
Takashi Hosokawa for "Kokoro No Kori"
Vocalist Award edit
- Rumiko Koyanagi for "Hanaguruma"
- Awarded again after 3 years, 2nd vocalist award.
- Goro Noguchi for "Shitetsu Ensen"
- Saori Minami for "Hito Koi Shikute"
New Artist Award edit
- Hiromi Iwasaki for "Romance"
- Hiromi Ōta for "Ame Dare"
- Junko Ogawa for "Yoru No Houmonsha"
- Nagisa Katahira for "Utsukushii Chigiri"
General Public Award edit
Sakurada Junko for "Juushichi No Natsu" and other hit songs.
Composer Award edit
Kouichi Morita for "Geshukuya"
- Singer: Kouichi Morita & Topgalant
Arranger Award edit
Mitsuo Hagita for "Soratobu Kujira"
- Singer: Chan Chako
Lyricist Award edit
- Yū Aku for "Uba Guruma"
- Awarded again after 2 years, second lyricist award.
- Singer: Sugawara Yoichi
Special Award edit
- Chiyoko Shimakura
- Awarded again after 7 years, second special award.
- Frank Nagai
- Yoshio Tabata
- Yūjirō Ishihara
- Awarded again after 8 years, second special award.
Planning Award edit
- EMI Music Japan for "Minato No Yoko.Yokohama.Yokosuka"
- Awarded again after 5 years, fifth planning award.
- Isao Tomita and BMG JAPAN for "Mussorgsky/Tenrankai No E"
Shinpei Nakayama Award & Yaso Saijō Award edit
Best 10 JRA Nominations edit
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.
| Song | Singer | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Shitetsu Ensen | Goro Noguchi | Vocalist Award |
| Hanaguruma | Rumiko Koyanagi | |
| Shikuramen No Kahori | Akira Fuse | Japan Record Award |
| Tomoshibi | Aki Yashiro | N/A |
| Toki No Sugi Yukumamani | Kenji Sawada | |
| Aa Hito Koishi | Shinichi Mori | |
| Hito Koi Shikute | Saori Minami | Vocalist Award |
| Chikuma Gawa | Hiroshi Itsuki | Best Vocalist |
| Naka No Shima Blues | Hiroshi Uchiyamada and Cool Five | N/A |
| Kono Ai No Tokimeki | Hideki Saijo |