No. | Broadcast date | Winner | Winning song |
1 | 1 December 1968 (1968-12-01) | Shinichi Mori | "Sakariba Blues" (盛り場ブルース) |
2 | 7 December 1969 (1969-12-07) | "Minatomachi Blues" (港町ブルース) |
3 | 6 December 1970 (1970-12-06) | Hiroshi Uchiyamada and Cool Five | "Uwasa no Onna" (噂の女) |
4 | 5 December 1971 (1971-12-05) | Kōji Tsuruta | "Kizu Darake no Jinsei" (傷だらけの人生) |
5 | 3 December 1972 (1972-12-03) | AuYeung Fei Fei | "Ame no Airport" (雨のエア・ポート) |
6 | 2 December 1973 (1973-12-02) | Hiroshi Uchiyamada and Cool Five | "Soshite, Kōbe" (そして、神戸) |
7 | 8 December 1974 (1974-12-08) | Aki Yashiro | "Ai Hitosuji" (愛ひとすじ) |
8 | 7 December 1975 (1975-12-07) | Goro Noguchi | "Shitetsu Ensen" (私鉄沿線) |
9 | 5 December 1976 (1976-12-05) | Harumi Miyako | "Kita no Yadokara" (北の宿から) |
10 | 4 December 1977 (1977-12-04) | Kenji Sawada | "Katte ni Shiyagare" (勝手にしやがれ) |
11 | 3 December 1978 (1978-12-03) | "Darling" (ダーリング) |
12 | 2 December 1979 (1979-12-02) | Jirō Atsumi | "Yume Oizake" (夢追い酒) |
13 | 7 December 1980 (1980-12-07) | Sachiko Kobayashi | "Tomari-gi" (とまり木) |
14 | 6 December 1981 (1981-12-06) | Tetsuya Ryū | "Okuhida Bojō" (奥飛騨慕情) |
15 | 5 December 1982 (1982-12-05) | Takashi Hosokawa | "Kita Sakaba" (北酒場) |
16 | 2 December 1983 (1983-12-02) | Harumi Miyako, Chiaki Oka | "Naniwa Koi Shigure" (浪花恋しぐれ) |
17 | 7 December 1984 (1984-12-07) | Teresa Teng | "Tsugunai" (つぐない) |
18 | 6 December 1985 (1985-12-06) | "Aijin" (愛人) |
19 | 5 December 1986 (1986-12-05) | "Toki no Nagare ni Mi o Makase" (時の流れに身をまかせ) |
20 | 4 December 1987 (1987-12-04) | Eiko Segawa | "Inochi Kurenai" (命くれない) |
21 | 2 December 1988 (1988-12-02) | Unsuku Kei | "Yume Onna" (夢おんな) |
22 | 1 December 1989 (1989-12-01) | Princess Princess | "Diamonds" |
23 | 21 December 1990 (1990-12-21) | Takao Horiuchi | "Koi Uta Tsuzuri" (恋唄綴り) |
24 | 6 December 1991 (1991-12-06) | Kaori Kōzai | "Nagare Koi Kusa" (流恋草) |
25 | 4 December 1992 (1992-12-04) | Ayako Fuji | "Kokoro Sake" (こころ酒) |
26 | 3 December 1993 (1993-12-03) | Gen Takayama | "Kokoro Kōrasete" (心凍らせて) |
27 | 2 December 1994 (1994-12-02) | Ayako Fuji | "Hana no Waltz" (花のワルツ) |
28 | 1 December 1995 (1995-12-01) | Yōko Nagayama | "Suterarete" (捨てられて) |
29 | 8 December 1996 (1996-12-08) | Sharam Q | "Namida no Kage " (涙の影) |
30 | 5 December 1997 (1997-12-05) | Glay | "However" |
31 | 4 December 1998 (1998-12-04) | L'Arc-en-Ciel | "Honey" (HONEY) |
32 | 3 December 1999 (1999-12-03) | Glay | "Winter, Again" (Winter,again) |
33 | 15 December 2000 (2000-12-15) | Yuki Koyanagi | "Aijō" (愛情) / "Be Alive" (be alive) |
34 | 14 December 2001 (2001-12-14) | Ayumi Hamasaki | "Dearest" |
35 | 13 December 2002 (2002-12-13) | "Voyage" |
36 | 20 December 2003 (2003-12-20) | Kiyoshi Hikawa | "Hakūn no Shiro" (白雲の城) |
37 | 18 December 2004 (2004-12-18) | "Banba no Chūtarō" (番場の忠太郎) |
38 | 17 December 2005 (2005-12-17) | "Omokage no Miyako" (面影の都) |
39 | 16 December 2006 (2006-12-16) | Kumi Koda | "Yume no Uta" (夢のうた) |
40 | 12 December 2007 (2007-12-12) | Kiyoshi Hikawa | "Kiyoshi no Sōran Bushi" (きよしのソーラン節) |
41 | 17 December 2008 (2008-12-17) | Exile | "Ti Amo" |
42 | 20 December 2009 (2009-12-20) | Kiyoshi Hikawa | "Tokimeki no Rumba" (ときめきのルンバ) |
43 | 18 November 2010 (2010-11-18) | "Nijiiro no Bayon" (虹色のバイヨン) |
44 | 10 December 2011 (2011-12-10) | Mai Fukui | "Ikutabi no Sakura" (いくたびの櫻) |
45 | 14 November 2012 (2012-11-14) | Kiyoshi Hikawa | "Sakura" (櫻) |
46 | 11 December 2013 (2013-12-11) | "Manten no Hitomi" (満天の瞳) |