The winner in the “Animation Album of The Year” category, which means the top-selling anime album of 2019, was the soundtrack album for Makoto Shinkai’s anime feature film Tenki no Ko/Weathering With You, performed by four-member Japanese rock band RADWIMPS.
The 34th Japan Gold Disc Award announced its winners in each category on February 26, 2020.
The soundtrack album including five vocal songs and 26 instrumental tunes by the band was released on July 19, 2019, the same day as the film’s theatrical release in Japan.