# CD Shop Awards

The CD Shop Awards (CDショップ大賞, Shīdī Shoppu Taishō) is an annual set of music awards presented in Japan. It is sponsored by All-Japan CD Shop Employees Union and awarded based on votes by CD shop employees from all over Japan, with the goal of bringing awareness to underappreciated, high quality Japanese records. It is referred to as a "music edition of Japan Booksellers' Award".

## History

The CD Shop Awards was started in 2008, inspired by the Japan Booksellers' Award.
The first edition included Grand Prix and Runner-Up awards. Starting from the second edition, regional award and western music award were added. The fourth edition introduced the Newcomer Award, Maestro Award, and Live Performance Award awards. Sixth edition featured new categories, such as Classical Award, Jazz Award, and Enka Award.
In 2019, two categories for the Grand Prix award were added: "red" – overall best record, and "blue" – great record by an up-and-coming artist.

## Voting

All CD shop employees (including part-time employees) can vote via online poll, SMS, or fax. In the first round, voters select three albums. After that, top 20 albums make its way into second round. In the end, each voter pick three albums out of top 20 and results are finalized to determine the winner.

## Winners
### Japanese music
#### Grand Prix

| No. | Year | Artist | Title |
| 1st | 2009 | Sōtaisei Riron | Shifon Shugi (シフォン主義) |
| 2nd | 2010 | The Bawdies | This Is My Story |
| 3rd | 2011 | Andymori | Fanfare to Nekkyō (ファンファーレと熱狂) |
| 4th | 2012 | Momoiro Clover Z | Battle and Romance |
| 5th | 2013 | Man with a Mission | Mash Up the World |
| 6th | 2014 | Maximum the Hormone | Yoshū Fukushū (予襲復讐) |
| 7th | 2015 | Babymetal | Babymetal |
| 8th | 2016 | Gen Hoshino | Yellow Dancer |
| 9th | 2017 | Hikaru Utada | Fantôme |
| 10th | 2018 | Yonezu Kenshi | Bootleg |
| 11th | 2019 | Gen Hoshino (red) | Pop Virus |
| 11th | 2019 | Orisaka Yuta (blue) | Heisei |
| 12th | 2020 | Official Hige Dandism (red) | Traveler |
| 12th | 2020 | King Gnu (blue) | Sansan |
| 13th | 2021 | Yonezu Kenshi (red) | Stray Sheep |
| 13th | 2021 | Fujii Kaze (blue) | Help Ever Hurt Never |
| 14th | 2022 | Official Hige Dandism (red) | Editorial |
| 14th | 2022 | WurtS (blue) | Once Upon A Revival |
| 15th | 2023 | Fujii Kaze (red) | Love All Serve All |
| 15th | 2023 | Hitsujibungaku (blue) | Our Hope |
| 16th | 2024 | Mrs. Green Apple (red) | Antenna |
| 16th | 2024 | Atarashii Gakko! (blue) | Maningen (マ人間) |
| 17th | 2025 | Satoko Shibata (red) | Your Favorite Things |
| 17th | 2025 | Rikon Densetsu (blue) | Rikon Densetsu (離婚伝説) |

#### Runner-up

| No. | Year | Artist | Title |
| 1st | 2009 | Ohashi Trio | This Is Music |
| 1st | 2009 | Perfume | Game |
| 2nd | 2010 | Ryujin Kiyoshi | Philosophy |
| 2nd | 2010 | Superfly | Box Emotions |
| 3rd | 2011 | Shinsei Kamattechan | Tomodachi o Koroshite made. (友だちを殺してまで。) |
| 3rd | 2011 | Sekai no Owari | Earth |
| 3rd | 2011 | Motohiro Hata | Documentary |
| 4th | 2012 | Gen Hoshino | Episode |
| 5th | 2013 | Kyary Pamyu Pamyu | Pamyu Pamyu Revolution |
| 6th | 2014 | N/A | N/A |
| 7th | 2015 | N/A | N/A |
| 8th | 2016 | Wednesday Campanella | Cinema Jack |
| 9th | 2017 | Aimer | daydream |
| 10th | 2018 | Typhoon Club | Early Typhoon Club |
| 10th | 2018 | PUNPEE | MODERN TIMES |

### Best Newcomer Award

Awarded from the sixth CD Shop Awards.
| No. | Year | Artist | Title |
| 6th | 2014 | Kana-Boon | Doppel |
| 6th | 2014 | Kana-Boon | Boku ga CD o Dashitara (僕がCDを出したら) |

### Western music

| No. | Year | Artist | Artist | Title |
| 2nd | 2010 | Grand Prix | Lady Gaga | The Fame |
| 2nd | 2010 | Sub-Grand Prix | Diane Birch | Bible Belt |
| 2nd | 2010 | Sub-Grand Prix | The Pains of Being Pure at Heart | The Pains of Being Pure at Heart |
| 3rd | 2011 | The Drums | The Drums | The Drums |
| 3rd | 2011 | Maroon 5 | Maroon 5 | Hands All Over |
| 3rd | 2011 | Vampire Weekend | Vampire Weekend | Contra |
| 4th | 2012 | Foster the People | Foster the People | Torches |
| 5th | 2013 | Muse | Muse | The 2nd Law |
| 6th | 2014 | Paul McCartney | Paul McCartney | New |
| 7th | 2015 | Pharrell Williams | Pharrell Williams | Girl |