BEST
INSTRUMENTAL
SONG

Entry Specifications

Instrumental songs released during the aggregation period are extracted from the Spotify playlists “Road Trip To Tokyo,” “Mellow Beats,” “Fujiyama Beats,” “An Evening to Remember,” “Sora Ambient,” and “Ambient Japan.” Using Luminate data, the top 50 songs by global streams are then selected and designated as Entry Works.

Aggregation Period
January 31, 2025 – February 26, 2026

※Only songs by domestic artists are eligible.

※Japanese artists active internationally are also eligible.

Aggregation Period

First Voting Period

Domestic Voting Members may vote on a voluntary basis.

Each member must vote for 2 to 5 entries from the list of Entry Works.

※Self-selection is permitted, but duplicate selections are not allowed.
※If multiple songs by the same artist are nominated, the number of nominated works will be expanded until five different artists are represented.

Final Voting Period

Domestic Voting Members may vote on a voluntary basis.

Each voter will rank up to three works from among the nominees. Points will be allocated as follows. First place 4 points, second place 2 points, third place 1 point.

※Voters may rank up to three works and may choose to rank fewer than three.

※Self selection is permitted and duplicate selections are not allowed.

Winners

Artists, creators involved in lyrics, composition, and arrangement, producers, recording engineers, mixing engineers, mastering engineers, musicians, directors, managers, and A&R representatives.