The nominees for the '14th CD Shop Awards 2022' have been announced.

The nominated works that were announced include original albums released between January 1 to December 31 of 2021. At this time, 24 works were selected by sales clerks nationwide.

Sales clerks will have until January 10 to make the final vote in selecting the grand prize winners. The red award will be presented to the album that can be considered a "god album that you want to listen to over and over again." Meanwhile, the blue award will be presented to an album by a new artist that is "highly recommended to customers and is likely to make a break after receiving this award."

The winners will be announced later in early March. Check out the nominees below!

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[14th CD Shop Awards 2022]

• Awesome City Club - "Grower"
• Official HIGE DANdism - "Editorial"
• Orisaka Yuta - "Shinri"
• Kaneko Ayano - "Yosuga"
• KID FRESINO - "20,Stop it."
• Creepy Nuts - "Case"
• creephyp - "Yoru ni Shigamitsuite, Asa de Tokashite"
• Kroi - "LENS"
• Gusokuzumu - "Gusokuzumu"
• Saucy Dog - "Lazy Sunday"
• STUTS & Matsu Takako with 3exes - "Presence"
• sumika - "AMUSIC"
• SUPER BEAVER - "I Love You"
• Zutto Mayonaka de Iinoni. - "Gusare"
• NEE - "NEE"
• Nisshoku Natsuko - "Anti Freeze"
• NiziU - "U"
• Hakubi - "era"
• Hump Back - "ACHATTER"
• Maharajan - "Boku no Supi na☆Muntaro"
• millennium parade - "THE MILLENNIUM PARADE"
• YOASOBI - "THE BOOK"
• YOASOBI - "THE BOOK 2"
• WurtS - "One Upon A Revival