1984 in Japanese music

In 1984 (Shōwa 59), 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 music market in the world.[1][2]

Awards, contests and festivals

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The 13th Tokyo Music Festival was held on 1 April 1984.[3] The 26th Osaka International Festival (Japanese: 大阪国際フェスティバル) was held from 13 to 25 April 1984.[4] The 27th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 13 May 1984.[5] The 28th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 7 October 1984.[6] The final of the 15th World Popular Song Festival was held on 28 October 1984.[7][8] The final of the 13th FNS Music Festival was held on 18 December 1984.[9] The 26th Japan Record Awards were held on 31 December 1984.[10] The 35th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was held on 31 December 1984.[11]

Concerts

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A Super Rock '84 concert was held in Seibu Stadium.[12] The farewell concert of Saki Kubota was held at Kudan Kaikan in Tokyo on 26 November 1984.[13][14][15][16]

Number one singles

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The following reached number 1 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart:[17][18][19][20]

Issue date Song Artist(s)
January 2 "Moshimo Ashita ga... [ja]" Warabe
January 9
January 16
January 23
January 30
February 6
February 13 "Rock'n Rouge [ja]" Seiko Matsuda
February 20
February 27
March 5
March 12 "Ichiban Yarō [ja]" Masahiko Kondō
March 19 "Wine Red no Kokoro [ja]" Anzen Chitai
March 26
April 2 "Nagisa no Haikara Ningyo / Kaze no Magical [ja]" Kyōko Koizumi
April 9 "Katsu! [ja]" Shibugakitai
April 16
April 23 "Southern Wind" Akina Nakamori
April 30
May 7
May 14 "Kanashikute Jealousy [ja]" The Checkers
May 21 "Jikan no Kuni no Alice / Natsu Fuku no Eve [ja]" Seiko Matsuda
May 28
June 4 "Kishidō [ja]" Toshihiko Tahara
June 11
June 18 "Kejime Nasai [ja]" Masahiko Kondō
June 25
July 2 "Meikyū no Andorōra / Dunk [ja]" Kyōko Koizumi
July 9
July 16 "Amaoto wa Chopin no Shirabe [ja]" Asami Kobayashi
July 23
July 30
August 6 "Jukkai (1984)" Akina Nakamori
August 13 "Pink no Mozart [ja]" Seiko Matsuda
August 20 "Ao ni Kaita Ren'ai Shōsetsu [ja]" Toshihiko Tahara
August 27 "Jukkai (1984)" Akina Nakamori
September 3 "Hoshikuzu no Stage [ja]" The Checkers
September 10
September 17
September 24 "Eien ni Himitsu sa" (永遠に秘密さ) Masahiko Kondō
October 1 "Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge [ja]" Kyōko Koizumi
October 8
October 15
October 22 "Tengoku ni Ichiban Chikai Shima [ja]" Tomoyo Harada
October 29 "Koibito-tachi no Pavement [ja]" The Alfee
November 5 "Woman "W no Higeki" Yori [ja]" Hiroko Yakushimaru
November 12 "Heart no Earring [ja]" Seiko Matsuda
November 19
November 26 "Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa" Akina Nakamori
December 3 "Julia ni Shōshin [ja]" The Checkers
December 10
December 17
December 24
December 31 "The Stardust Memory [ja]" Kyōko Koizumi

Number one albums and LPs

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Music Labo

The following reached number 1 on the Music Labo chart:

Oricon

The following reached number 1 on the Oricon LP chart:[34]

Film and television

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The music of MacArthur's Children (1984), by Shin'ichirō Ikebe, won the 39th Mainichi Film Award for Best Music[37] and the 8th Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Music (awarded in 1985).[38] The music of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is by Joe Hisaishi.[39] The music of The Return of Godzilla is by Reijiro Koroku [ja].[40] The music of Macross: Do You Remember Love? is by Kentarō Haneda,[41] and includes the song Ai Oboete Imasu ka by Mari Iijima.[42] Big Wave, the soundtrack album of the film "Big Wave", is by Tatsuro Yamashita.[43]

Other singles released

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Other albums released

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History

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On 14 May 1984, the Checkers had three songs in the top ten of the Oricon singles chart.[46]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Tokita and Hughes. The Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music. 2008. p 355.
  2. ^ Gronow and Saunio. International History of the Recording Industry. 1998. Reprinted 1999.p 209.
  3. ^ "Tokyo Music Festival" and "Music Festival Party" in "Today's TV Choice". The Japan Times. 1 April 1984. No 30608. p 7. cols 2 to 4.
  4. ^ 1984年度のラインナップ. Asahi Shimbun Foundation.
  5. ^ 第27回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation.
  6. ^ 第28回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation.
  7. ^ Billboard. 11 May 1985. p J-6.
  8. ^ World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo '84. Yamaha Music Foundation catalogue number YL-8406.
  9. ^ "7:00 (S) FNS Song Festival '84 Grand Prix". The Japan Times. 18 December 1984. No 30864. p 11. cols 1 and 5.
  10. ^ 第26回 日本レコード大賞. Japan Composer's Association.
  11. ^ 第35回NHK紅白歌合戦. NHK.
  12. ^ Billboard. 15 December 1984, p 31.
  13. ^ 久保田早紀. Oricon Weekly. Volume 6. 14 December 1984.
  14. ^ Saki Kubota Farewell Concert (1985) CBS/Sony catalogue number 96ZM3018.
  15. ^ Akane Maruyama. "大ヒットから40年 二人の「異邦人」の心の旅". 論座 (Ronza). (Asahi Shimbun's website "Webronza"). 30 March 2019.
  16. ^ "久米小百合さんデビュー40周年 記念BOX「久保田早紀プレミアム」来年1月末発売". Christian Today. 26 December 2019.
  17. ^ See the weekly issues of Oricon magazine
  18. ^ 1984年8月13日、松田聖子「ピンクのモーツァルト」がオリコン1位を獲得. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 13 August 2019.
  19. ^ 1984年7月16日、小林麻美「雨音はショパンの調べ」がオリコン1位を獲得~8年ぶりにリリースされたシングル曲. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 16 July 2019.
  20. ^ 1984年1月2日、わらべ「もしも明日が…。」がオリコンチャートの1位を獲得. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 2 January 2018.
  21. ^ Billboard. 12 January 1985, p 56.
  22. ^ Billboard. 5 January 1985, p 61.
  23. ^ Billboard. 22 December 1984, p 66.
  24. ^ Billboard. 15 December 1984, p 69.
  25. ^ Billboard. 8 December 1984, p 59.
  26. ^ Billboard. 1 December 1984, p 69. 24 November 1984, p 62. 17 November 1984, p 68.
  27. ^ Billboard. 10 November 1984, p 66.
  28. ^ Billboard. 10 November 1984, p 66. 3 November 1984, p 80 (The source of this chart is not stated). 27 October 1984, p 58.
  29. ^ Billboard. 20 October 1984, p 64.
  30. ^ Billboard. 13 October 1984, p 68.
  31. ^ Billboard. 6 October 1984, p 60.
  32. ^ Billboard. 6 October 1984, p 60. 21 July 1984, p 62.
  33. ^ Billboard. 21 July 1984, p 62.
  34. ^ See the weekly issues of Oricon magazine
  35. ^ 1984年4月2日、大滝詠一『EACH TIME』がオリコン1位を獲得. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 2 April 2019.
  36. ^ 1984年5月7日竹内まりや『VARIETY』がオリコン・アルバム・チャート1位を記録~世界的に再評価されている「プラスティック・ラブ」収録. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 7 May 2019.
  37. ^ 第39回 日本映画大賞
  38. ^ Prizes.
  39. ^ "A Closer Look Japan's Popular Sound Track Composer: Joe Hisaishi" (1998) 26 Pacific Friend, p 10.
  40. ^ Galbraith, The Toho Studios Story, 2008, p 341.
  41. ^ Galbraith, The Toho Studios Story, 2008, p 341.
  42. ^ The Palgrave Handbook of Music and Sound in Japanese Animation, p 946.
  43. ^ August Billy. Love Letter to a Record: hanbee on ‘Big Wave’ by Tatsuro Yamashita. Music Feeds. 1 October 2022.
  44. ^ 1984年5月16日、薬師丸ひろ子「メイン・テーマ」がリリース~歌も映画も転機となった1作. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 16 May 2019.
  45. ^ シングル売上TOP6作品
  46. ^ 1984年5月14日、チェッカーズがオリコンのベスト10に3曲同時ランクイン. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 14 May 2018.