The 29th Japan Record Awards were held on 31 December 1987. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.
The audience rating was 29.4%.輝く！80年代のスタート、それは日本レコード大賞受難の始まり？ Re:minder. 1 January 2021.
Award winners Japan Record Award: Masahiko Kondo for "Orokamono" Best Vocalist: Miyako Otsuki Best New Artist: Risa Tachibana Best Album: Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi for "LICENSE"
See also 1987 in Japanese music
References 第29回日本レコード大賞. Japan Composer's Association. 速報!日本レコード大賞 史上初!明菜のV3!? ザテレビジョン from Kadokawa Shoten. November 1987 (vol 6, no 47). pp 36 & 37. Masakazu Kitanaka. ブリタニカ国際年鑑 1988年版. TBS Britannica. 1988. p 249. "(S) Japan Record Grand Prize" in "Today's Choice". The Japan Times. 31 December 1987. No 31948. p 12.
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