Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award
Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Awards () is one of the main C-pop music award in Hong Kong. The award is sponsored by RTHK. Beginning in 1978, it is the oldest major award in Hong Kong, even earlier than the Jade Solid Gold Top 10 Awards. The ceremony is usually held in January following the end of the previous music season. It usually takes place at the Hong Kong Coliseum, sometimes at the Sha Tin Racecourse. Award format. The standard format is that the top 10 songs of each year are presented. Also a  Golden Needle award is presented in some ceremonies as lifetime achievements. 1970s awards. 1978, 1979 1980s awards. 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 1990s awards. 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 2000s awards. 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 2010s awards. 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 Golden Needle Award. The award is not given every year. International Pop Poll Awards. RTHK also presents the International Pop Poll Awards annually. James Fung Wai-tong, chairman of the organising committee, said that from 1990 onwards, the  awards ceremony had already given prizes to over 200 international pop songs, widening the perspectives of both the public and the local music industry with a diversified music culture.