Anugerah Juara Lagu (literally: "Song Championship Award"), commonly known by the acronym AJL, is a popular annual music competition in Malaysia, organised by TV3 since 1986. It features the best musical and lyrical compositions of each year it is held. Nominees are derived from a list of mostly Malay-language songs which have garnered the most public votes in Muzik Muzik throughout the year, and then progress into the semifinals, from which twelve songs will be nominated by a panel of judges to become the winner of Juara Lagu.
AJL honours the composers and lyricists of the songs rather than the performing artists.
Editions[]
| Edition | Date | Venue | Presenter(s) | Overall Champion |
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| 1st | December 30, 1986 | Dewan Merdeka, Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Zainal Abas, Habibah Yusof | "Sekadar di Pinggiran" by Francissca Peter |
| 2nd | December 20, 1987 | Angkasapuri Premier Auditorium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Karim Muhammad, Noorkumalasari | "Menaruh Harapan" by Zaiton Sameon |
| 3rd | December 23, 1988 | Dewan Merdeka, Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ND Lala, Charmaine Agustine | "Kau Kunci Cintaku Dalam Hatimu" by Ramlah Ram |
| 4th | December 30, 1989 | Azwan Ali, Charmaine Agustine | "Isabella" by Search | |
| 5th | December 30, 1990 | "Janji Manis Mu" by Aishah | ||
| 6th | December 29, 1991 | Azwan Ali, Melissa Saila, Intan Rozila | "Takdir dan Waktu" by Mega | |
| 7th | December 20, 1992 | San Choo Hall, Wisma MCA, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Azwan Ali, Haleeda Mazlin, Rina Khan, Wohnen | "Pada Syurga di Wajahmu" by Nash |
| 8th | December 19, 1993 | Dewan Merdeka, Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Azwan Ali, Fauziah Ahmad Daud, Aznil Nawawi | "Teratai Layu di Tasik Madu" by Fauziah Latiff |
| 9th | December 16, 1994 | Azwan Ali, Salih Yaacob, Sharifah Haslinda | "Tanya Sama Itu Hud Hud" by M. Nasir | |
| 10th | December 30, 1995 | Azwan Ali, Fauziah Ahmad Daud | "Cinta Beralih Arah" by Aishah | |
| 11th | December 28, 1996 | Salih Yaacob, Fauziah Ahmad Daud | "Jerat Percintaan" by Siti Nurhaliza | |
| 12th | December 27, 1997 | Shamsul Ghau Ghau, Anne Hamid | "Ghazal Untuk Rabiah" by Jamal Abdillah and M. Nasir | |
| 13th | December 6, 1998 | Sri Pentas 2, Plaza Alam Sentral, Shah Alam, Malaysia | "Cindai" by Siti Nurhaliza | |
| 14th | December 5, 1999 | MBSA Auditorium, Shah Alam, Malaysia | Kelvin Ong, Normala Samsuddin | "Andalusia" by M. Nasir |
| 15th | November 19, 2000 | Aidiel Abdul Ghaffar, Zalina Azman | "Balqis" by Siti Nurhaliza | |
| 16th | December 30, 2001 | "Mimpi Laila" by Yasin Sulaiman | ||
| 17th | January 12, 2003 | Dewan Merdeka, Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Ary Malik, Intan Suraya | "Keliru" by Ajai & Nurul |
| 18th | December 28, 2003 | Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Aznil Nawawi, Sarimah Ibrahim | "Bunga-bunga Cinta" by Misha Omar |
| 19th | January 16, 2005 | Najip Ali, Sarimah Ibrahim | "Relaku Pujuk" by Spider | |
| 20th | February 5, 2006 | Cheryl Samad, Ally Iskandar, Farah Fauzana, Amy Mastura, Ezlynn | "Gemilang" by Jaclyn Victor | |
| 21st | January 21, 2007 | Cheryl Samad, Ally Iskandar, Farah Fauzana | "Terlalu Istimewa" by Adibah Noor | |
| 22nd | January 27, 2008 | Cheryl Samad, Ally Iskandar, Farah Fauzana, Faizal Ismail | "Itu Kamu" by Estranged | |
| 23rd | January 18, 2009 | Cheryl Samad, Ally Iskandar, Faizal Ismail | "Lagu Untukmu" by Meet Uncle Hussain | |
| 24th | January 10, 2010 | "Pergi" by Aizat Amdan | ||
| 25th | January 9, 2011 | "Tolong Ingatkan Aku" by Ana Raffali | ||
| 26th | January 29, 2012 | Cheryl Samad, Faizal Ismail | "Awan Nano" by Hafiz Suip | |
| 27th | January 6, 2013 | "Terukir Di Bintang" by Yuna Zarai (performer replaced by Aizat Amdan) | ||
| 28th | January 26, 2014 | AG Selamat, Scha Al-Yahya | "Bahagiamu Deritaku" by Hafiz Suip | |
| 29th | January 18, 2015 | "Apa Khabar?" by Joe Flizzow and Sonaone | ||
| 30th | January 24, 2016 | Malawati Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia | AG Selamat, Farah Fauzana | "Potret" by Akim Ahmad and The Majistret |
| 31st | January 22, 2017 | Dewan Merdeka, Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Farah Fauzana, Fizie Hot FM, Awal Ashaari, Sarimah Ibrahim | "Lelaki Teragung" by Dayang Nurfaizah |
| 32nd | February 11, 2018 | Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Alif Satar, Sherry Alhadad | "Jampi" by Hael Husaini |
| 33rd | February 3, 2019 | "Haram" by Hael Husaini and Dayang Nurfaizah | ||
| 34th | February 9, 2020 | Haziq Hussni, Sherry Alhadad, Awal Ashaari | "Sumpah" by Naim Daniel | |
| 35th | March 14, 2021 | MBSA Auditorium, Shah Alam, Malaysia | "Gila" by Kaka Azraff, Noki and Loca B | |
| 36th | March 6, 2022 | Dewan Merdeka, Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Alif Satar, Nabila Huda | "Pelukan Angkasa" by Sekumpulan Orang Gila and Shila Amzah |
| 37th | February 12, 2023 | Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Sherry Alhadad, Jihan Muse | "Terus Hidup" by Aina Abdul |
| 38th | March 3, 2024 | Sherry Alhadad, Alif Satar | "Hasrat" by Amir Jahari | |
| 39th | February 16, 2025 | Nazrudin Rahman, Sissy Imann | "Hening Rindu" by Marsha Milan |
Awards[]
| Awards | Years active | Inaugural recipient | Most recent recipient |
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| Best Performance | 1986-present | "Sampaikan Salam Cintaku" by Alleycats | "Puas Sudah" by Aina Abdul |
| Best Vocals | 2002-present | "Gelisah Mimpi" by Liza Hanim | "Aura" by Ernie Zakri |
| Best Lyrics | 1986-1992 | "Sekadar di Pinggiran" by Francissca Peter | "Pada Syurga Di Wajahmu" by Nash |
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