title: Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award
text: # Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award
  
  Top Ten Chinese 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. 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
  
  1978, 1979
  
  ### 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, 2016, 2017, 2019
  
  ## 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 | |
  | 2019 | Tat Ming Pair | |
  
  ## International Pop Poll Awards
  
  RTHK also presents the International Pop Poll Awards annually. James Fung Wai-tong, chairman of the organising committee, said that from 1990 onwards, the awards ceremony had already given prizes to over 200 international pop songs, widening the perspectives of both the public and the local music industry with a diversified music culture.
  
  