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
editThe 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
editA 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
editThe following reached number 1 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart:[17][18][19][20]
Issue date | Song | Artist(s) |
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January 2 | "Moshimo Ashita ga... " | Warabe |
January 9 | ||
January 16 | ||
January 23 | ||
January 30 | ||
February 6 | ||
February 13 | "Rock'n Rouge " | Seiko Matsuda |
February 20 | ||
February 27 | ||
March 5 | ||
March 12 | "Ichiban Yarō " | Masahiko Kondō |
March 19 | "Wine Red no Kokoro " | Anzen Chitai |
March 26 | ||
April 2 | "Nagisa no Haikara Ningyo / Kaze no Magical " | Kyōko Koizumi |
April 9 | "Katsu! " | Shibugakitai |
April 16 | ||
April 23 | "Southern Wind" | Akina Nakamori |
April 30 | ||
May 7 | ||
May 14 | "Kanashikute Jealousy " | The Checkers |
May 21 | "Jikan no Kuni no Alice / Natsu Fuku no Eve " | Seiko Matsuda |
May 28 | ||
June 4 | "Kishidō " | Toshihiko Tahara |
June 11 | ||
June 18 | "Kejime Nasai " | Masahiko Kondō |
June 25 | ||
July 2 | "Meikyū no Andorōra / Dunk " | Kyōko Koizumi |
July 9 | ||
July 16 | "Amaoto wa Chopin no Shirabe " | Asami Kobayashi |
July 23 | ||
July 30 | ||
August 6 | "Jukkai (1984)" | Akina Nakamori |
August 13 | "Pink no Mozart " | Seiko Matsuda |
August 20 | "Ao ni Kaita Ren'ai Shōsetsu " | Toshihiko Tahara |
August 27 | "Jukkai (1984)" | Akina Nakamori |
September 3 | "Hoshikuzu no Stage " | 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 " | Kyōko Koizumi |
October 8 | ||
October 15 | ||
October 22 | "Tengoku ni Ichiban Chikai Shima " | Tomoyo Harada |
October 29 | "Koibito-tachi no Pavement " | The Alfee |
November 5 | "Woman "W no Higeki" Yori " | Hiroko Yakushimaru |
November 12 | "Heart no Earring " | Seiko Matsuda |
November 19 | ||
November 26 | "Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa" | Akina Nakamori |
December 3 | "Julia ni Shōshin " | The Checkers |
December 10 | ||
December 17 | ||
December 24 | ||
December 31 | "The Stardust Memory " | Kyōko Koizumi |
Number one albums and LPs
editMusic Labo
The following reached number 1 on the Music Labo chart:
- 31 December: 9.5 Carats - Yōsui Inoue[21]
- 24 December: Windy Shadow - Seiko Matsuda[22]
- 17 December: Motto Checkers - Checkers[23]
- 10 December: No Side - Yumi Matsutoya[24]
- 3 December: Make It Big - Wham![25]
- 12 November, 19 November and 26 November: Seiko Town - Seiko Matsuda[26]
- 5 November: Hajimemashite - Miyuki Nakajima[27]
- 22 October and 29 October: Possibility - Akina Nakamori[28]
- 15 October: La Vie En Rose - Kōji Kikkawa[29]
- 8 October: Triad - Mariko Takahashi[30]
- 1 October: Ocean Side - Momoko Kikuchi[31]
- 16 July and 23 September: Ninkimono De Ikou - Southern All Stars[32]
- 9 July: The Best Year of My Life - Off Course[33]
Oricon
The following reached number 1 on the Oricon LP chart:[34]
- 9 January, 16 January, 23 January and 30 January: Best Akina Memoires - Akina Nakamori
- 6 February, 13 February and 20 February: Timely!! - Anri
- 27 February and 5 March: Kokinshū - Hiroko Yakushimaru
- 12 March, 19 March, 23 April and 30 April: Thriller - Michael Jackson
- 26 March: Touch Me, Seiko - Seiko Matsuda
- 2 April,[35] 9 April and 16 April: Each Time - Eiichi Ohtaki
- 7 May: Variety - Mariya Takeuchi[36]
- 14 May, 21 May and 28 May: Anniversary - Akina Nakamori
- 4 June and 11 June: Visitors - Motoharu Sano
- 18 June and 25 June: Tinker Bell - Seiko Matsuda
- 10 September: Footloose: Original Soundtrack
Film and television
editThe 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 .[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
edit- Kita Wing by Akina Nakamori
- Otomodachi and Pianissimo De... by Saki Kubota
- Tsugunai by Teresa Teng
- Kimi no Heart wa Marine Blue by S. Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe
- Mirai Kōkai (Sailing), Sayonara kara Hajimaru Monogatari and December Memory by Yōko Oginome
- Ora Tōkyō sa Iguda by Yoshi Ikuzō
- Never by Mie
- 16 May: Mein Tēma - Hiroko Yakushimaru[44]
- 5 November: Hero: Holding Out for a Hero by Miki Asakura .[45]
Other albums released
editHistory
editOn 14 May 1984, the Checkers had three songs in the top ten of the Oricon singles chart.[46]
See also
editReferences
edit- J-POPの歴史「1984年と1985年、ニューミュージックから新世代へ」. Rolling Stone Japan. 19 December 2019.
- Oricon magazine
- Music Labo magazine
- シンプジャーナル magazine
- 1984 オリコン年鑑 Oricon Annual Report.
- 1985 オリコン年鑑 Oricon Annual Report
- 1984年2月28日、マイケル・ジャクソン『スリラー』がグラミー賞で8部門受賞. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 28 February 2018.
- ^ Tokita and Hughes. The Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music. 2008. p 355.
- ^ Gronow and Saunio. International History of the Recording Industry. 1998. Reprinted 1999.p 209.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 1984年度のラインナップ. Asahi Shimbun Foundation.
- ^ 第27回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation.
- ^ 第28回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation.
- ^ Billboard. 11 May 1985. p J-6.
- ^ World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo '84. Yamaha Music Foundation catalogue number YL-8406.
- ^ "7:00 (S) FNS Song Festival '84 Grand Prix". The Japan Times. 18 December 1984. No 30864. p 11. cols 1 and 5.
- ^ 第26回 日本レコード大賞. Japan Composer's Association.
- ^ 第35回NHK紅白歌合戦. NHK.
- ^ Billboard. 15 December 1984, p 31.
- ^ 久保田早紀. Oricon Weekly. Volume 6. 14 December 1984.
- ^ Saki Kubota Farewell Concert (1985) CBS/Sony catalogue number 96ZM3018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ See the weekly issues of Oricon magazine
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Billboard. 12 January 1985, p 56.
- ^ Billboard. 5 January 1985, p 61.
- ^ Billboard. 22 December 1984, p 66.
- ^ Billboard. 15 December 1984, p 69.
- ^ Billboard. 8 December 1984, p 59.
- ^ Billboard. 1 December 1984, p 69. 24 November 1984, p 62. 17 November 1984, p 68.
- ^ Billboard. 10 November 1984, p 66.
- ^ Billboard. 10 November 1984, p 66. 3 November 1984, p 80 (The source of this chart is not stated). 27 October 1984, p 58.
- ^ Billboard. 20 October 1984, p 64.
- ^ Billboard. 13 October 1984, p 68.
- ^ Billboard. 6 October 1984, p 60.
- ^ Billboard. 6 October 1984, p 60. 21 July 1984, p 62.
- ^ Billboard. 21 July 1984, p 62.
- ^ See the weekly issues of Oricon magazine
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 第39回 日本映画大賞
- ^ Prizes.
- ^ "A Closer Look Japan's Popular Sound Track Composer: Joe Hisaishi" (1998) 26 Pacific Friend, p 10.
- ^ Galbraith, The Toho Studios Story, 2008, p 341.
- ^ Galbraith, The Toho Studios Story, 2008, p 341.
- ^ The Palgrave Handbook of Music and Sound in Japanese Animation, p 946.
- ^ August Billy. Love Letter to a Record: hanbee on ‘Big Wave’ by Tatsuro Yamashita. Music Feeds. 1 October 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ シングル売上TOP6作品
- ^ 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.