RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards
RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards (Chinese: 十大中文金曲頒獎音樂會) is one of the main C-pop music award in Hong Kong. The award is sponsored by RTHK.[1] Beginning in 1978, it is the oldest major award in Hong Kong, even earlier than the Jade Solid Gold Top 10 Awards. The ceremony is usually held in January following the end of the previous music season. It usually takes place at the Hong Kong Coliseum, sometimes at the Sha Tin Racecourse.
Award format
The standard format is that the top 10 songs of each year are presented. Also a "Golden Needle" award is presented in some ceremonies as lifetime achievements.
1970s awards
1980s awards
1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
1990s awards
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
2000s awards
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
2010s awards
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Golden Needle Award
The award is not given every year.
| Year | Recipient | Awarding Age |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Joseph Koo | 46 |
| 1982 | No award | |
| 1983 | Nonoy Ocampo | |
| 1984 | Lau Dong | |
| 1985 | Samuel Hui | 37 |
| 1986 | Tang Ti-sheng | (posthumous) |
| 1987 | Chen Dieyi | 80 |
| 1988 | The Wynners | |
| 1989 | Paula Tsui | 40 |
| 1990 | Wong Jim | 50 |
| 1991 | Roman Tam | 41 |
| 1992 | Cheng Kwok-kong | 51 |
| 1993 | No award | |
| 1994 | George Lam | 47 |
| 1995 | Teresa Teng | (posthumous) |
| 1996 | Alan Tam | 46 |
| 1997 | No award | |
| 1998 | Anita Mui | 35 |
| 1999 | Leslie Cheung | 43 |
| 2000 | Jacky Cheung | 39 |
| 2001 | No award | |
| 2002 | No award | |
| 2003 | Richard Lam | (posthumous) |
| 2004 | Liza Wang | 57 |
| 2005 | Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra | |
| 2006 | Adam Cheng | 59 |
| 2007 | Teresa Carpio | 50 |
| 2008 | Albert Leung | 47 |
| 2009 | Danny Chan | (posthumous) |
| 2010 | Sally Yeh | 49 |
| 2011 | Jenny Tseng | 58 |
| 2012 | No award | |
| 2013 | No award | |
| 2014 | Jimmy Lo | 66 |
| 2015 | Kenny Bee | 62 |
| 2016 | Poon Wai Yuen |