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The winners of "THE JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD 2013" revealed

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The winners of "THE JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD 2013" have been revealed.

The �Japan Golden Disc Award� is headed by the�Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), and the RIAJ initiated this annual event in 1987 to recognize outstanding artists and works that have contributed to the recording industry.

The winners are chosen based on the actual sales number of music software (deducting the number of the returned goods from the number of shipped goods), as well as the number of downloads through paid online distribution, Chaku-Uta, and so on. The winners for this year were chosen from data compiled from November 1st, 2011 to October 31st, 2012.

The �Artist of The Year� awards are considered to be the �grand prize� for "THE JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD."

Check out the winners of this year below!

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<THE JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD 2013>

- ARTIST OF THE YEAR
� AKB48 (Japanese)
� Che'Nelle (Western)

- BEST ASIAN ARTIST
� KARA

- BEST ENKA/KAYOKYOKU ARTIST
� Yuki Saori

- �NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
� Nogizaka46 (Japanese)
� One Direction (Western)
� B1A4 (Asia)

- BEST 5 NEW ARTISTS (Japanese)
� Ieiri Leo
� A.B.C-Z
� JIN
� Sexy Zone
� Nogizaka46

- BEST 3 NEW ARTISTS (Western)
� Alexandra Stan
� Hot Chelle Rae
� One Direction

- BEST 3 NEW ARTISTS (Asia)
� IU
� B1A4
� BOYFRIEND

- BEST ENKA/KAYOKYOKU NEW ARTIST
� Usuzawa Misaki

- ALBUM OF THE YEAR
� "Mr.Children 2005-2010 <macro>" - Mr.Children (Japanese)
� "Believe" - Che'Nelle (Western)
� "Super Girl" - KARA (Asia)

- BEST 5 ALBUMS (Japanese)
� "1830m" - AKB48
� "EXILE JAPAN/Solo" - EXILE
� "ALL SINGLES BEST 2" - Kobukuro
� "Mr.Children 2001-2005 <micro>" - Mr.Children
� "Mr.Children 2005-2010 <macro>" - Mr.Children

- BEST 3 ALBUMS (Western)
� "�Uno!" - Green Day
� "Believe" - Che'Nelle
� "Living Things" - Linkin Park

- BEST 3 ALBUMS (Asia)
� "Super Girl" - KARA
� "Just Crazy" - Jang Keun-suk
� "ALIVE" - BIGBANG

- CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
� "BATTLE NOTES" - ?Pia-no-jaC? � Hakase Taro

- JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
� "Little Broken Hearts" - Norah Jones

- INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
� "Strings Of My Soul" - Matsumoto Takahiro

- SOUND TRACK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
� "'Persona 4 The Golden' Original Sound Track" - Persona 4

- ANIMATION ALBUM OF THE YEAR
� "'Bakemonogatari' Ongaku Zenshu Songs & Soundtracks" - Bakemonogatari

- TRADITIONAL JAPANESE MUSIC OF THE YEAR
� �Dai 48 Kai Columbia Zenkoku Ginei Concours Kadaigin Nanten� - Nippon Columbia Ginei Ongakukai

- CONCEPT ALBUM OF THE YEAR
� "COVERS" - BENI

- SINGLE OF THE YEAR
� "Manatsu no Sounds good!" - AKB48

- BEST 5 SINGLES
� "Ue kara Mariko" - AKB48
� "UZA" - AKB48
� "GIVE ME FIVE!" - AKB48
� "Gingham Check" - AKB48
��"Manatsu no Sounds good!" - AKB48

- SONG OF THE YEAR BY DOWNLOAD
� "Love Story" - Amuro Namie (Japanese)
� "Believe" - Che'Nelle (Western)
��"PAPARAZZI" - Shoujo Jidai (Asia)

- BEST 5 SONGS BY DOWNLOAD
� "Happiness" - AI
� "Love Story" - Amuro Namie
� "Yasashiku Naritai" - Saito Kazuyoshi
� "Believe" - Che'Nelle
� "Tatoe Donna ni..." - Nishino Kana

- BEST MUSIC VIDEOS
� "ARASHI LIVE TOUR Beautiful World" - Arashi (Japanese)
� "EXILE TRIBE LIVE TOUR 2012 ?TOWER OF WISH?" - EXILE (Japanese)
� "EXILE LIVE TOUR 2011 TOWER OF WISH ?Negai no Tou?" - EXILE (Japanese)
� "The Monster Ball Tour At Madison Square Garden" - Lady Gaga (Western)
� "JAPAN FIRST TOUR GIRLS' GENERATION" - Shoujo Jidai (Asia)

- SPECIAL AWARD
� "1969" - Yuki Saori & Pink Martini

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Source & Image: THE JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD 2013 official site

Thanks to Pai for the tip!

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