Winners of the 35th Japan Gold Disc Awards (2021)

For the full list of winners and nominees, please refer to here. 

Artist of the Year
Japanese Music: ARASHI (2 years in a row, 7 times winning this award to date)
Western Music: QUEEN (3 years in a row, 4 times winning this award to date)

Best Asian Artist: BTS

Best Enka Artist: Hikawa Kiyoshi

New artist of the year

Japanese Music: SixTONES

Western Music: Jawsh 685

Asian: TOMORROW X TOGETHER

Album of the year

Japanese Music: [STRAY SHEEP] by Yonezu Kenshi

Western Music: [Chromatica] by Lady Gaga

Asian: [MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 ~ THE JOURNEY ~] by BTS

Single of the year

[Imitation Rain / D.D.] by SixTONES vs Snow Man

[D.D. / Imitation Rain] by Snow Man vs. SixTONES

Music video of the year

[ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5x20] by Arashi

[Steel Wheels Live] by The Rolling Stones

[BTS WORLD TOUR 'LOVE YOURSELF: SPEAK YOURSELF' - JAPAN EDITION] by BTS

Song of the year by downloads

Japanese Music: "I LOVE...] by Official Hige Dandism

Western Music: "Closer (Tokyo Remix) feat. Arata Mackenyu" by The Chainsmokers

Asian: "Dynamite" by BTS

Special Award: "Kosui" by Eito / LiSA