4th Japan Record Awards

Japan Record Award

• Yukio Hashi & Sayuri Yoshinaga for "Itsudemo Yume Wo"
  • Lyricist: Takao Saeki
  • Composer: Tadashi Yoshida
  • Arranger: Tadashi Yoshida
  • Record Company: JVC Victor^[1]

Vocalist Award

• Michiya Mihashi for "Hoshikuzu No Machi"^[1]

New Artist Award

• Saburō Kitajima for "Namida Fune"
• Chieko Baisho for "Shitamachi No Taiyou"^[1]

Composer Award

• Hachidai Nakamura for "Tooku E Ikitai"
  • Singer: Jerry Fujio^[1]

Arranger Award

• Makoto Saeki for "Koi No Manjuushake"
  • Singer: Hibari Misora^[1]

Planning Award

• EMI Music Japan for "Sudara Bushi" and "Hai Soremadeo"
  • Singer: Hitoshi Ueki^[1]

Children's Song Award

• Bonny Jacks for "Chisai Aki Mitsumete"^[1]

Special Award

• Hideo Murata for "Oushou"
• Sachiko Nishida for "Acacia No Ame Ga Yamu Toki"^[1]

New Composer Award

• Takao Yamashita for "TBS Shichinin No Keiji's Theme"^[1]

New Lyricist Award

• Kazuko Wakaya for "Obento Tsukete Dokoikuno"
  • Singer: Toshie Kusunoki^[1]

• 1962 in Japanese music

• 『いつでも夢を』日本レコード大賞決る. The Asahi Shimbun. 付東京朝刊. 8 December 1962. p 14. Reprinted in Asahi Shimbun shukusatsuban.
• Mainichi Shimbun shukusatsuban. 27 December 1962. ラジオ・テレビ欄.
• 輝く!日本レコード大賞 公式データブック. Shinko Music Entertainment. January 2019. p 20.