In 1980 (Shōwa 55), Japanese music was released on records and performed in concerts, and there were charts, awards, contests and festivals.
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During that year, Japan continued to have the second largest popular music market in the world.[1]
Awards, contests and festivals
editThe 13th Japan record sales awards (Japanese: 日本レコードセールス大賞) were held in 1980.[2]
The 9th Tokyo Music Festival was held on 30 March 1980.[3][4] Feeling Old Feelings by Dionne Warwick won the grand prize. Body Language by The Dooleys won the Gold Award.[5]
The 22nd Osaka International Festival (Japanese: 大阪国際フェスティバル) was held from 7 to 27 April 1980.[6] The 19th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 11 May 1980.[7] The 20th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 5 October 1980.[8] The 11th World Popular Song Festival was held on 14 to 16 November 1980.[9] The 11th Japan Music Awards were held on 18 November 1980.[10][11] The final of the 9th FNS Music Festival was held on 16 December 1980.[12] The 22nd Japan Record Awards were held on 31 December 1980.[13] The 31st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was held on 31 December 1980.[14]
Concerts
editThe "All Nite Rock Show '80" was held from 21 to 22 June 1980.[15]
Number one singles
editOricon
The following reached number 1 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart:[16]
Issue date | Song | Artist(s) |
---|---|---|
January 7 | "Ihōjin" | Saki Kubota |
January 14 | ||
January 21 | ||
January 28 | "Daitokai " | Crystal King |
February 4 | ||
February 11 | ||
February 18 | ||
February 25 | ||
March 3 | ||
March 10 | "Okuru Kotoba " | Kaientai |
March 17 | ||
March 24 | ||
March 31 | ||
April 7 | ||
April 14 | ||
April 21 | "Runaway " | Chanels |
April 28 | ||
May 5 | ||
May 12 | ||
May 19 | ||
May 26 | ||
June 2 | ||
June 9 | "Dancing All Night " | Monta & Brothers |
June 16 | ||
June 23 | ||
June 30 | ||
July 7 | ||
July 14 | ||
July 21 | ||
July 28 | ||
August 4 | ||
August 11 | ||
August 18 | "Junko / Namida no Serenade " | Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi |
August 25 | ||
September 1 | ||
September 8 | ||
September 15 | ||
September 22 | ||
September 29 | "Hatto Shite! Good " | Toshihiko Tahara |
October 6 | ||
October 13 | "Kaze wa Aki Iro / Eighteen " | Seiko Matsuda |
October 20 | ||
October 27 | ||
November 3 | ||
November 10 | ||
November 17 | "I'm In the Mood for Dancing" Japanese title: "Dancing Sister" (ダンシング・シスター) |
The Nolans |
November 24 | ||
December 1 | "Koibito yo " | Mayumi Itsuwa |
December 8 | ||
December 15 | ||
December 22 | "Sneaker Blues " | Masahiko Kondō |
December 29 |
The Best Ten
The following reached number 1 on The Best Ten chart:
- 10 January and 17 January: Ihojin - Saki Kubota. There was no broadcast on 3 January.[17][18][19][20]
- June 26, July 3, July 24, July 31, August 7, August 14, August 21: "Dancing All Night " - Monta & Brothers[21]
- 28 August, 4 September and 11 September: "Aishu Deito (New York City Nights)" - Toshihiko Tahara.[22][23][24][25]
Number one albums and LPs
editOricon
The following reached number 1 on the Oricon chart:
- 7 January, 14 January, 21 January, 28 January, 4 February, 11 February: Yumegatari by Saki Kubota[26]
- Public Pressure - Yellow Magic Orchestra[27]
Music Labo
The following reached number 1 on the Music Labo chart:
- 15 December and 22 December: We Are - Off Course[28]
- 1 December and 8 December: Kogarashi Ni Dakarete - Chiharu Matsuyama[29]
- 10 November, 17 November and 24 November: The Best - Junko Yagami[30]
- 27 October and 3 November: Inshouha - Masashi Sada[31]
- 20 October: Koibito Yo - Mayumi Itsuwa[32]
- 13 October: Ride on Time - Tatsuro Yamashita[33]
- 22 September, 29 September and 6 October: Kampai - Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi[34]
- 16 September: Alice VIII - Alice[35]
- 1 September and 8 September: Gyakuryu - Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi[36]
- 11 August, 18 August and 25 August: Act - Monta & Brothers[37]
- 7 July, 14 July, 21 July, 28 July and 4 August: Solid State Survivor - Yellow Magic Orchestra[38]
- 30 June: X∞Multiplies - Yellow Magic Orchestra[39]
Cash Box of Japan
The following reached number 1 on the Cash Box of Japan chart:
- 28 June and 5 July: Mr Black - Chanels[40]
- 7 June: Roman - Chiharu Matsuyama[41]
- 10 May and 24 May: Ikiteite mo Ii Desu ka - Miyuki Nakajima[42]
- 3 May: Tiny Bubbles - Southern All Stars[43]
- 5 April, 12 April, 19 April and 26 April: Love Songs - Mariya Takeuchi[44]
- 22 March and 29 March: Kishotenketsu - Chiharu Matsuyama[45]
Film and television
editThe music of Kagemusha, by Shin'ichirō Ikebe, won the 35th Mainichi Film Award for Best Music.[46] The music of A Distant Cry from Spring (1980), by Masaru Sato, won the 4th Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Music (awarded in 1981).[47] Lalabel, the Magical Girl includes songs by Mitsuko Horie.[48][49][50] Animation: The Best Ten 1980, a parody of The Best Ten, was released on 20 December.[51]
Overseas
editThe single Gandhara by Godiego reached number 56 on the UK singles chart.[52][53]
From 1 March to 4 April, Pink Lady appeared in the television programme, sometimes called Pink Lady and Jeff, broadcast in the United States of America.[54] Pink Lady participated in the World Song Festival held in Seoul in South Korea from 21 to 23 November, and were the first Japanese musicians to perform in a concert in Seoul.[55][56][57]
The eponymous album Yellow Magic Orchestra reached number 81 on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States.[58] The single, "Computer Game", from that album, reached number 17 on the UK singles chart,[59] and number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[60][61][62] The album X∞Multiplies, by the same band, reached number 177 on the Billboard 200 chart.[63]
The song "Hana" (花〜すべての人の心に花を〜) by Shoukichi Kina was a hit in China, Thailand, Indonesia and other Asian countries, and sold 30 million copies.[64][65]
Other singles released
edit- Ai Giri Giri, Sekai Eiyushi, Utakata and Remember (Fame) by Pink Lady
- Behind the Mask and Rydeen by Yellow Magic Orchestra
- Ride on Time and My Sugar Babe by Tatsuro Yamashita
- Nijūgoji and Kugatsu No Iro by Saki Kubota
- Aoi Sangoshō by Seiko Matsuda
Other albums released
edit- Turning Point by Pink Lady
- Tenkai and Saudade by Saki Kubota
- Murdered by the Music by Yukihiro Takahashi
- Make Up City by Casiopea
- Landsale by P-Model
- Every Night by Yōsui Inoue
- 21 June: Toki no Nai Hotel - Yuming[66]
- 5 December: On the Street Corner by Tatsuro Yamashita[67]
History
editIn 2007, Shūkan Shōwa Taimuzu featured Saki Kubota on the back cover as person of the moment (Japanese: 時の人) for 1980.[68]
"Sneaker Blues" by Masahiko Kondō was released on 12 December 1980.[69]
See also
editReferences
edit- J-POPの歴史「1980年と1981年、劇的だった80年代の幕開け」. Rolling Stone Japan. 23 December 2019.
- Oricon magazine
- Music Labo magazine
- 新譜ジャーナル magazine
- 1980 オリコン年鑑 Oricon Annual Report.
- 1981 オリコン年鑑 Oricon Annual Report
- International Music Guide 1980.
- 今から38年前の今日1980年1月16日、ウイングス初の日本公演ツアーのため成田に到着したポール・マッカートニーが税関で逮捕される. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 16 January 2018.
- ^ Billboard. 20 December 1980. p 87.
- ^ 新訂現代日本人名錄 98 (Contemporary Who's Who in Japan 1998). Nichagai Associates. 1998. vol 2. p 515.
- ^ "Today's TV Choice". The Japan Times. 30 March 1980. No 29177. p 6.
- ^ "Tokyo Music Festival Winners". The Japan Times. 5 April 1980. No 29183. p 9.
- ^ Dionne Warwick captures grand prize at Tokyo Music Festival. Stars and Stripes. 3 April 1980.
- ^ 1980年度のラインナップ. Asahi Shimbun Foundation.
- ^ 第19回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation.
- ^ 第20回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation.
- ^ "11th World Popular Song Festival Ushers in the Eighties On a Promising Note". Billboard. 20 December 1980. p 86.
- ^ 視聴率の正体. 1983. p 217.
- ^ 燃える恋歌. 1989. p 21.
- ^ "7.00 - FNS Popular Music '80 Grand Prix" in "KTV [8]". The Japan Times. 16 December 1980. No 29433. p 8. col 5.
- ^ 第22回 日本レコード大賞. Japan Composer's Association.
- ^ 第31回NHK紅白歌合戦. NHK.
- ^ "All Night Rock Show Is Success In Tokyo". Billboard. 26 July 1980. p 64.
- ^ See the weekly issues of Oricon magazine
- ^ ザ・ベストテン(1979年12月27日放送). TBS.
- ^ 久保田早紀の名曲「異邦人」あの日 運命を背負って生まれた歌. Re:minder. 10 December 2020.
- ^ Taichi Kameyama. 固定客は一人もいない. 日本工業新聞社 (Nihon Kōgyō Shinbunsha). 1983. ISBN 4-8191-0592-2. p 205. National Diet Library.
- ^ ザ・ベストテン 1980年度. Idol.ne.jp. 11/1/2019.
- ^ 1980年8月14日、もんた&ブラザーズ「ダンシング・オールナイト」が『ザ・ベストテン』で4週連続(通算6週)の1位を獲得. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 14 August 2018.
- ^ 1980年8月28日、田原俊彦「哀愁でいと」がザ・ベストテンの1位獲得~ジャニーズ帝国への第1投. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 28 August 2018.
- ^ 『ザ・ベストテン』研究 テレビ欄表記から見る田原と聖子の仲. News ポストセブン. 3/11/2020.
- ^ 【1980年7月】哀愁でいと/予感はあった 田原俊彦 デビュー曲にして最大のヒット曲. Sponichi Annex. 10 July 2011.
- ^ 田原俊彦「哀愁でいと」デビュー曲は洋楽カバーのダンスフィーリング!. Re:minder. 12/8/2021.
- ^ "安室奈美恵の勢い衰えず!ドリカム以来14年8ヶ月ぶりの6週連続首位". Oricon News. 9 September 2008.
- ^ 1970-1989 Oricon Chart Book LP Edition. オリコンチャートブック〈LP編(昭和45年-平成1年)〉. Oricon Books. May 1990. ISBN 4871310256. p 74.
- ^ Billboard. 27 December 1980, p 57. 20 December 1980, p 85.
- ^ Billboard. 6 December 1980, p 41. 20 December 1980, p 85.
- ^ Billboard. 29 November 1980, p 66. 22 November 1980, p 66. 15 November 1980, p 86.
- ^ Billboard. 8 November 1980, p 56. 1 November 1980, p 84.
- ^ Billboard. 25 October 1980, p 74.
- ^ Billboard. 25 October 1980, p 74.
- ^ Billboard. 18 October 1980, p 62. 11 October 1980, p 54. 4 October 1980, p 103. 27 September 1980, p 59.
- ^ Billboard. 20 September 1980, p 66.
- ^ Billboard. 13 September 1980, p 63. 6 September 1980, p 68.
- ^ Billboard. 30 August 1980, p 81. 16 August 1980, p 63.
- ^ Billboard. 16 August 1980, p 63. 9 August 1980, p 65. 2 August 1980, p 53. 26 July 1980, p 63. 18 July 1980, p 69. 12 July 1980, p 51.
- ^ Billboard. 5 July 1980, p 63.
- ^ Cash Box. 28 June 1980, p 51. 5 July 1980, p 43.
- ^ Cash Box. 7 June 1980, p 37.
- ^ Cash Box. 10 May 1980, p 36. 24 May 1980, p 50.
- ^ Cash Box. 3 May 1980, p 36.
- ^ Cash Box. 5 April 1980, p 37. 12 April 1980, p 42. 19 April 1980, p 41. 26 April 1980, p 19.
- ^ Cash Box. 29 March 1980, p 93. 22 March 1980, p 40.
- ^ 第35回 日本映画大賞
- ^ Prizes.
- ^ (1994) 7 AERA, 13.6.1994, p 41.
- ^ 現代日本女性人名録. 2001. p 938.
- ^ Nippon Columbia catalogue number SCS-499
- ^ '80アニメーション ザ・ベストテン. Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan.
- ^ Paul Gambaccini. British Hit Singles. 1991. pp 113 & 326
- ^ Gandhara (Theme from Monkey). Official Charts.
- ^ Inman. Television Variety Shows. p 352.
- ^ "Pink Lady Pair Set To Dissolve, Go Solo". Billboard. 20 September 1980. p 67.
- ^ "Future Uncertain of Seoul Music Contest". Billboard. 13 December 1980. p 70.
- ^ Pink Lady – World Song Festival In Seoul '80. Hyundai Records catalogue number HSJ가60.
- ^ Billboard 200. 22 March 1980.
- ^ "Computer Game (Theme From The Invaders). Official Charts.
- ^ Bronson. The Billboard Book of Number One Hits. 1997. p 131.
- ^ Made in Japan: Studies in Popular Music. p 222.
- ^ Billboard
- ^ Billboard
- ^ Urbain. Music and Conflict Transformation. p 6.
- ^ (1996) 潮 p 21.
- ^ 1980年6月21日、松任谷由実のアルバム『時のないホテル』がリリース~大きな転換期となる1枚. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 21 June 2019.
- ^ 1980年12月5日山下達郎『オン・ザ・ストリート・コーナー』リリース~オールディーズ・マニアの真骨頂. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 5 December 2018.
- ^ "1980". 週刊昭和タイムズ (Shūkan Shōwa Taimuzu). DeAgostini. No 12. 18 December 2007.
- ^ 1980年12月12日、近藤真彦「スニーカーぶる~す」がリリース~この曲がジャニーズのデビュー戦略の端緒となる. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 12 December 2018.