| No. | Broadcast date | Winner | Winning song |
|---|
| 1 | December 1, 1968 (1968-12-01) | Shinichi Mori | "Sakariba Blues" (盛り場ブルース) |
| 2 | December 7, 1969 (1969-12-07) | "Minatomachi Blues" (港町ブルース) |
| 3 | December 6, 1970 (1970-12-06) | Hiroshi Uchiyamada and Cool Five | "Uwasa no Onna" (噂の女) |
| 4 | December 5, 1971 (1971-12-05) | Kōji Tsuruta | "Kizu Darake no Jinsei" (傷だらけの人生) |
| 5 | December 3, 1972 (1972-12-03) | Ouyang Fei Fei | "Ame no Airport" (雨のエア・ポート) |
| 6 | December 2, 1973 (1973-12-02) | Hiroshi Uchiyamada and Cool Five | "Soshite, Kōbe" (そして、神戸) |
| 7 | December 8, 1974 (1974-12-08) | Aki Yashiro | "Ai Hitosuji" (愛ひとすじ) |
| 8 | December 7, 1975 (1975-12-07) | Goro Noguchi | "Shitetsu Ensen" (私鉄沿線) |
| 9 | December 5, 1976 (1976-12-05) | Harumi Miyako | "Kita no Yadokara" (北の宿から) |
| 10 | December 4, 1977 (1977-12-04) | Kenji Sawada | "Katte ni Shiyagare" (勝手にしやがれ) |
| 11 | December 3, 1978 (1978-12-03) | "Darling" (ダーリング) |
| 12 | December 2, 1979 (1979-12-02) | Jirō Atsumi | "Yume Oizake" (夢追い酒) |
| 13 | December 7, 1980 (1980-12-07) | Sachiko Kobayashi | "Tomari-gi" (とまり木) |
| 14 | December 6, 1981 (1981-12-06) | Tetsuya Ryū | "Okuhida Bojō" (奥飛騨慕情) |
| 15 | December 5, 1982 (1982-12-05) | Takashi Hosokawa | "Kita Sakaba" (北酒場) |
| 16 | December 2, 1983 (1983-12-02) | Harumi Miyako, Chiaki Oka | "Naniwa Koi Shigure" (浪花恋しぐれ) |
| 17 | December 7, 1984 (1984-12-07) | Teresa Teng | "Tsugunai" (つぐない) |
| 18 | December 6, 1985 (1985-12-06) | "Aijin" (愛人) |
| 19 | December 5, 1986 (1986-12-05) | "Toki no Nagare ni Mi o Makase" (時の流れに身をまかせ) |
| 20 | December 4, 1987 (1987-12-04) | Eiko Segawa | "Inochi Kurenai" (命くれない) |
| 21 | December 2, 1988 (1988-12-02) | Unsuku Kei | "Yume Onna" (夢おんな) |
| 22 | December 1, 1989 (1989-12-01) | Princess Princess | "Diamonds" |
| 23 | December 21, 1990 (1990-12-21) | Takao Horiuchi | "Koi Uta Tsuzuri" (恋唄綴り) |
| 24 | December 6, 1991 (1991-12-06) | Kaori Kōzai | "Nagare Koi Kusa" (流恋草) |
| 25 | December 4, 1992 (1992-12-04) | Ayako Fuji | "Kokoro Sake" (こころ酒) |
| 26 | December 3, 1993 (1993-12-03) | Gen Takayama | "Kokoro Kōrasete" (心凍らせて) |
| 27 | December 2, 1994 (1994-12-02) | Ayako Fuji | "Hana no Waltz" (花のワルツ) |
| 28 | December 1, 1995 (1995-12-01) | Yōko Nagayama | "Suterarete" (捨てられて) |
| 29 | December 8, 1996 (1996-12-08) | Sharam Q | "Namida no Kage " (涙の影) |
| 30 | December 5, 1997 (1997-12-05) | Glay | "However" |
| 31 | December 4, 1998 (1998-12-04) | L'Arc-en-Ciel | "Honey" (HONEY) |
| 32 | December 3, 1999 (1999-12-03) | Glay | "Winter, Again" (Winter,again) |
| 33 | December 15, 2000 (2000-12-15) | Yuki Koyanagi | "Aijō" (愛情) / "Be Alive" (be alive) |
| 34 | December 14, 2001 (2001-12-14) | Ayumi Hamasaki | "Dearest" |
| 35 | December 13, 2002 (2002-12-13) | "Voyage" |
| 36 | December 20, 2003 (2003-12-20) | Kiyoshi Hikawa | "Hakūn no Shiro" (白雲の城) |
| 37 | December 18, 2004 (2004-12-18) | "Banba no Chūtarō" (番場の忠太郎) |
| 38 | December 17, 2005 (2005-12-17) | "Omokage no Miyako" (面影の都) |
| 39 | December 16, 2006 (2006-12-16) | Kumi Koda | "Yume no Uta" (夢のうた) |
| 40 | December 12, 2007 (2007-12-12) | Kiyoshi Hikawa | "Kiyoshi no Sōran Bushi" (きよしのソーラン節) |
| 41 | December 17, 2008 (2008-12-17) | Exile | "Ti Amo" |
| 42 | December 20, 2009 (2009-12-20) | Kiyoshi Hikawa | "Tokimeki no Rumba" (ときめきのルンバ) |
| 43 | November 18, 2010 (2010-11-18) | "Nijiiro no Bayon" (虹色のバイヨン) |
| 44 | December 10, 2011 (2011-12-10) | Mai Fukui | "Ikutabi no Sakura" (いくたびの櫻) |
| 45 | November 14, 2012 (2012-11-14) | Kiyoshi Hikawa | "Sakura" (櫻) |
| 46 | December 11, 2013 (2013-12-11) | "Manten no Hitomi" (満天の瞳) |
| 47 | December 11, 2014 (2014-12-11) | Kaori Mizumori | "Shimane Koitabi" (島根恋旅) |
| 48 | December 15, 2015 (2015-12-15) | Sandaime J Soul Brothers | "Summer Madness" |
| 49 | December 5, 2016 (2016-12-05) | Nishino Kana | "Dear Bride" |
| 50 | December 4, 2017 (2017-12-04) | Kiyoshi Hikawa | "Otoko no Zesshō" (男の絶唱) |