The 18th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the Imperial Garden Theater in Chiyoda, Tokyo, on December 31, 1976, starting at 7:00PM JST.

The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.

Harumi Miyako – "Kita no Yadokara" Aki Yashiro for "Mou Ichido Aitai" Yasuko Naito for "Omoide Boroboro" Hiromi Go for "Anata ga Itakara Boku ga Ita" and other songs.

Ryudo Uzaki for "Omoide Boroboro" Mitsuo Hagita for "Melancholy" Yoko Aki for "Yokosuka Story"