# Best Hits Kayosai

Best Hits Kayosai (ベストヒット歌謡祭, Besuto Hitto Kayōsai, "Best Hit Song Festival") is an annual music show in Japan sponsored by Yomiuri TV. It is broadcast on Yomiuri TV and Nippon Television.

## Details

| No. | Broadcast date | Day of the week | Broadcast format | Presenters | Venue | Grand Prix | Grand Prix | Best Newcomer of the Year | TV rating |
| No. | Broadcast date | Day of the week | Broadcast format | Presenters | Venue | Pop category | Enka/kayōkyoku category | Best Newcomer of the Year | TV rating |
| 36 | 29 November 2003 (2003-11-29) | Saturday | Live broadcast | Masaaki Sakai Norika Fujiwara | Osaka-jō Hall, Osaka | Ayumi Hamasaki | Kiyoshi Hikawa | Yo Hitoto | 11.0% |
| 37 | 27 November 2004 (2004-11-27) | Saturday | Live broadcast | Masaaki Sakai Norika Fujiwara | Festival Hall, Osaka | Exile | Kiyoshi Hikawa | Ai Otsuka | 12.7% |
| 38 | 21 November 2005 (2005-11-21) | Monday | Pre-recorded broadcast | Masaaki Sakai Norika Fujiwara Takashi Miura | Festival Hall, Osaka | Exile | Kiyoshi Hikawa | Yuna Ito | 12.1% |
| 39 | 20 November 2006 (2006-11-20) | Monday | Pre-recorded broadcast | Masaaki Sakai Norika Fujiwara Takashi Miura | World Memorial Hall, Kobe | Kumi Koda | Kaori Mizumori | WaT | 11.8% |
| 40 | 26 November 2007 (2007-11-26) | Monday | Pre-recorded broadcast | Masaaki Sakai Norika Fujiwara Takashi Miura | Festival Hall, Osaka | Kumi Koda | Kaori Mizumori | RSP | 8.9% |
| 41 | 27 November 2008 (2008-11-27) | Thursday | Live broadcast | Masaaki Sakai Norika Fujiwara Takashi Miura | Osaka-jō Hall | Exile | Exile | Jero | 13.4% |
| 42 | 26 November 2009 (2009-11-26) | Thursday | Live broadcast | Seiji Miyane Eiji Wentz Maki Nishiyama | World Memorial Hall, Kobe | Exile | Exile | Yusuke | 12.2% |
| 43 | 25 November 2010 (2010-11-25) | Thursday | Live broadcast | Seiji Miyane Eiji Wentz Maki Nishiyama | World Memorial Hall, Kobe | Exile | Exile | (n/a) | 11.9% |
| 44 | 24 November 2011 (2011-11-24) | Thursday | Live broadcast | Seiji Miyane Eiji Wentz Maki Nishiyama | World Memorial Hall, Kobe | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | 14.4% |
| 45 | 22 November 2012 (2012-11-22) | Thursday | Live broadcast | Seiji Miyane Eiji Wentz Maki Nishiyama | World Memorial Hall, Kobe | (abolished) | (abolished) | (abolished) | 11.9% |
| 46 | 21 November 2013 (2013-11-21) | Thursday | Live broadcast | Seiji Miyane Eiji Wentz | Osaka-jō Hall, Osaka | (abolished) | (abolished) | (abolished) | 10.6% |
| 47 | 20 November 2014 (2014-11-20) | Thursday | Live broadcast | Seiji Miyane Eiji Wentz | Festival Hall, Osaka | (abolished) | (abolished) | (abolished) | 13.0% |
| 48 | 19 November 2015 (2015-11-19) | Thursday | Live broadcast | Seiji Miyane Eiji Wentz Maki Nishiyama | Festival Hall, Osaka | (abolished) | (abolished) | (abolished) | 9.8% |
| 49 | 17 November 2016 (2016-11-17) | Thursday | Live broadcast | Seiji Miyane Eiji Wentz Maki Nishiyama | Festival Hall, Osaka | (abolished) | (abolished) | (abolished) | 10.9% |
* ↑ WaT member Eiji Wentz has served as a presenter since 2009.

## Other winners

This is a partial list of artists who have won awards other than a Grand Prix.
* 2007 Newcomer Award: Cute, Uruma Delvi, Leah Dizon, Jyongri, Satomi Takasugi
* 2009 Gold Artist: AKB48, BIG BANG, Kumi Koda, GIRL NEXT DOOR, JUJU, AAA, Kana Nishino.