A recording method and a recording apparatus capable of optimally arranging data on a write-once type optical disc. In a write-once type optical disc recording method with respect to a disc having a read-in, a user area, and a read-out by employing defect management information, the user area is divided into 3, or more pieces of R-zones; at least 2 recordable R-zones having recordable areas are present. When an unrecordable R-zone having no recordable area is present on the read-in side rather than two, or more pieces of the R-zones among the R-zones having the recordable areas, a linear replacement destination of a logical overwriting is determined to such an R-zone other than an R-zone having a recordable area, which is located adjacent to the unrecordable R-zone.