At the same time as selections were being made from songs published between January 1987 and June 1988 for the 1988 awards, artists sent their works in droves to the sponsoring organizations and to twenty participating radio stations from across the island; performers were entering the singing competition at the same time.
在評審從七十六年元月至七十七年六月間發行的歌曲中甄選出七十七年度優良歌曲的同時，喜好詞、曲創作者亦將作品紛紛投往主辦單位，而在北、中、南各區廿個電台，愛好歌唱者也熱心加入全國歌唱大賽活動。