The 7th CD Shop Awards 2015 have selected their 10 finalists for this year’s grand prize. The top 10 were selected from a pool of 20 albums, 10 albums from the first half of 2014 and another 10 from the second half of the year. Voting for the top 10 took place from January 8 to January 18. The award ceremony will take place in early March. Find out what albums made the cut after the jump!

Katahira Rina – amazing sky (8/6/14)

 

Kinoko Teikoku – Fake World Wonderland (10/29/14)

 

Quruli – THE PIER (9/17/14)

 

Gesu no Kiwami Otome. – Miryoku ga Sugoi yo (10/28/14)

 

Sakamoto Shintaro – Nama de Odorou (5/28/14)

 

Shiina Ringo – Hi Izuru Tokoro (11/5/14)

 

back number – Love Story (3/26/14

 

BABYMETAL – BABYMETAL (2/26/14)

 

MAN WITH A MISSION – Tales Of Purefly (3/12/14)

 

Yonezu Kenshi – YANKEE (4/23/14)