The 13th CD Shop Awards 2021 has released its nominee list for 2020! Twenty albums were picked for this year’s awards. The albums were chosen by 395 CD shop staff from across Japan to highlight releases that caught their discerning ears.
In March, the awards will be given out. There will be two main awards. The first will be the “red” award, which goes a to “god-level” album that can be listened to again and again. The second will be the “blue” award, which goes to an album by a new artist that is highly recommended to customers.
Check out the nominees below!
Aimyon – Oishii Pasta ga Aru to Kiite
Aoba Ichiko – Adan no Kaze
![青葉市子の「アダンの風」をApple Musicで](https://is3-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music124/v4/4b/14/13/4b141338-c540-afdd-aab1-83c62eed4ed7/859756303374_cover.jpg/600x600bf.png)
Uru – Orion Blue
![Uruの「オリオンブルー (Special Edition)」をApple Musicで](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music124/v4/52/12/87/52128745-b411-7eff-57e6-6b9250bb2a91/jacket_AIXX01710B01A_550.jpg/600x600bf.png)
Orange Spiny Crab – Iratsuku Toki wa Itsu Datte
![オレンジスパイニクラブの「イラつくときはいつだって」をApple Musicで](https://is2-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music114/v4/0f/d1/d5/0fd1d524-5c0c-d539-1f15-b2e6a13792da/4571290880147_cover.jpg/600x600bf.png)
KALMA – TEEN TEEN TEEN
![Teen Teen Teen by KALMA on Apple Music](https://is2-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music124/v4/ce/eb/15/ceeb15fc-19a7-8e9b-94f2-add65cdfff9b/VICL-65327.jpg/600x600bf.png)
King Gnu – CEREMONY
![Ceremony by King Gnu on Apple Music](https://is5-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music113/v4/0b/5d/92/0b5d922e-9e42-db9d-5c2a-b9d8c06e88de/886448214199.jpg/600x600bf.png)
Ging Nang BOYZ – Nee Minna Daisuki da yo
![銀杏BOYZの「ねえみんな大好きだよ」をApple Musicで](https://is2-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music114/v4/20/2f/95/202f9575-2f52-c6a4-dc45-d21b72f0e9ab/SKOOL049.jpg/600x600bf.png)
Creepy Nuts – Katsute Tensai Datta Oretachi e
![Creepy Nutsの「かつて天才だった俺たちへ」をApple Musicで](https://is2-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music114/v4/31/a5/e3/31a5e376-a0ed-20fd-5890-4f8f13cdd09b/4547366469233.jpg/600x600bf.png)
GEZAN – KLUE
![GEZANの「狂(KLUE)」をApple Musicで](https://is4-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music123/v4/ad/b1/c3/adb1c312-0887-a366-421a-3c92a6607a3d/859755397152_cover.jpg/600x600bf.png)
Vaundy – strobo
![Strobo by Vaundy on Apple Music](https://is3-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music123/v4/08/d9/0d/08d90d93-e319-f47a-dfe2-0621f303b0b1/4538182880289_cov.jpg/600x600bf.png)
Hitsujibungaku – POWERS
![POWERS by Hitsujibungaku on Apple Music](https://is3-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music124/v4/4b/d1/8c/4bd18c96-7497-9747-9fdc-2a9c4f909996/4547366483581.jpg/600x600bf.png)
Fujii Kaze – HELP EVER HURT NEVER
Macaroni Enpitsu – hope
![hope by macaronienpitsu on Apple Music](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music114/v4/60/ab/e2/60abe255-cec0-5c47-7ba9-b49ee3b5b605/bigup13070357.jpg/600x600bf.png)
Mr.Children – SOUNDTRACKS
![Mr.Children announce 20th album “SOUND TRACKS” | ARAMA! JAPAN](https://aramajapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/aramajapan.com-mr-children-announce-20th-album-sound-tracks-mr-children-announce-20th-album-sound-tracks.jpg)
Miyamoto Hiroji – Miyamoto, Doppo.
![宮本浩次の「宮本、独歩。」をApple Musicで](https://is4-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music113/v4/92/de/bb/92debb2f-5d98-0c29-07ef-3dd84e346233/20UMGIM02770.rgb.jpg/600x600bf.png)
milet – eyes
![eyes by milet on Apple Music](https://is4-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music113/v4/df/e3/62/dfe362cb-2316-5e09-5645-8a1d6b126c95/jacket_SEXX01997B01A_550.jpg/600x600bf.png)
Yonezu Kenshi – STRAY SHEEP
![STRAY SHEEP by Kenshi Yonezu on Apple Music](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music124/v4/7c/4b/09/7c4b0987-287a-ce53-e491-bbd6e6d65220/886448632375.jpg/600x600bf.png)
Yorushika – Tosaku
LiSA – LEO-NiNE
![LEO-NiNE by LiSA on Apple Music](https://is3-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music124/v4/3a/b6/51/3ab65130-b98b-46d1-18b4-a67c8633cca7/4547366473681.jpg/600x600bf.png)
Roman Kakumei – ROMANTIC LOVE
![ROMANTIC LOVE by Roman Revolution on Apple Music](https://is5-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music113/v4/e5/5f/73/e55f73c7-485c-ce5e-8726-14f662660950/195081873299.jpg/600x600bf.png)
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