The 31st Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the Nippon Budokan in Chiyoda, Tokyo, 31 December 1989, starting at 7:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.
The audience rating was 14%.輝く！80年代のスタート、それは日本レコード大賞受難の始まり？ Re:minder. 1 January 2021.
Award winners Japan Record Award: Wink for "Samishii Nettaigyo" Best Vocalist: Sayuri Ishikawa Best New Artist: Marcia Best Album: Anri for "Circuit of Rainbow" Special Honor Singer Prize: Hibari Misora Lyrics Award Osamu Yoshioka for the song (sung by Akari Uchida)
See also 1989 in Japanese music
References "(S) Japan Record Grand Prize" in "Today's Choice". The Japan Times. 31 December 1989. No 32662. p 11. レコ大の衰退は1989年から始まった 「明菜とマッチ」と「ひばりとWink」をめぐる大混乱を振り返る. AERA Digital. 26 September 2021. 美空ひばりさんが『日本レコード大賞』を逃したワケ、『紅白歌合戦』と別日になった裏事情、背景にあった忖度. 週刊女性Prime. 30 December 2022. レコ大の凋落 転機はジャニーズ撤退やミスチルの大賞受賞. News ポストセブン. 25 December 2016.
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