1979 in Japanese music
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Japanese music accounted for sixty percent of record sales in the Japanese music market in 1979, the rest being sales of foreign music.[1] During that year, Japan continued to have the second largest music market in the world.[2]
Awards, contests and festivals
[edit]The 12th Japan record sales awards (Japanese: 日本レコードセールス大賞) were held in 1979.[3] The 8th Tokyo Music Festival was held on 17 June 1979.[4][5][6] The 10th World Popular Song Festival was held from 9 to 11 November 1979.[7][8] The 10th Japan Music Awards were held on 23 November 1979.[9] The 21st Japan Record Awards were held on 31 December 1979.[10][11] The 30th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was held on 31 December 1979.[12]
Concerts
[edit]The "Japan Jam" was held on 4 to 5 August. The Southern All Stars appeared.[13]
Number one singles
[edit]The following reached number 1 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart:
| Issue date | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | "Chameleon Army" | Pink Lady |
| January 8 | ||
| January 15 | ||
| January 22 | ||
| January 29 | "Champion" | Alice |
| February 5 | ||
| February 12 | ||
| February 19 | ||
| February 26 | "Hero (Hero ni Naru Toki, Sore wa Ima)" | Kai Band |
| March 5 | ||
| March 12 | "Young Man (Y.M.C.A.)" | Hideki Saijo |
| March 19 | ||
| March 26 | ||
| April 2 | ||
| April 9 | ||
| April 16 | "Miserarete" | Judy Ongg |
| April 23 | ||
| April 30 | ||
| May 7 | ||
| May 14 | ||
| May 21 | ||
| May 28 | ||
| June 4 | ||
| June 11 | ||
| June 18 | "Kimi no Asa" | Satoshi Kishida |
| June 25 | ||
| July 2 | ||
| July 9 | ||
| July 16 | ||
| July 23 | "Omoide-zake" | Sachiko Kobayashi |
| July 30 | "Kanpaku Sengen" | Masashi Sada |
| August 6 | ||
| August 13 | ||
| August 20 | ||
| August 27 | ||
| September 3 | ||
| September 10 | ||
| September 17 | ||
| September 24 | ||
| October 1 | ||
| October 8 | "Sexual Violet No. 1" | Masahiro Kuwana |
| October 15 | ||
| October 22 | ||
| October 29 | "Oyaji no Ichiban Nagai Hi" | Masashi Sada |
| November 5 | ||
| November 12 | ||
| November 19 | ||
| November 26 | ||
| December 3 | ||
| December 10 | "Ihōjin" | Saki Kubota |
| December 17 | ||
| December 24 | ||
| December 31 |
Number one albums and LPs
[edit]The following reached number 1 on the Music Labo chart:
- 10 and 17 December: Kisho Tenketsu - Chiharu Matsuyama[14]
- 26 November and 3 December: Essay - Masashi Sada[15]
- 12 November and 19 November: Magic Capsule - Godiego[16]
- 22 October, 29 October and 5 November: The Long Run - Eagles.[17]
- 24 September, 1 October and 8 October: Breakfast in America - Supertramp[18]
- 20 August, 27 August, 3 September, 10 September and 17 September: Original Sound Track of Gingatetsudo 999[19]
- 16 July, 23 July, 30 July, 6 August and 13 August: Morning - Satoshi Kishida[20]
- 9 July: Kiss Me Please - Eikichi Yazawa[21]
- 2 July: Alice 7 - Alice[22]
The following reached number 1 on the Cash Box chart:
- 7 July: Soraotobu Torinoy Nookakeru - Chiharu Matsuyama[23]
- 9 June and 16 June: Voulez-Vous - ABBA[24]
- 26 May and 2 June: Yumekuyo - Masashi Sada[25]
- 21 April and 28 April: Young Man (Y.M.C.A.) - Hideki Saijo[26]
- 24 February, 17 March, 24 March and 31 March: Sayiyuki - Godiego[27]
- 17 February: Soundtrack of "Grease"[28]
Radio
[edit]The program "Mirage Love USA" was broadcast by Tokyo FM.[29] (Cf USA Love Mirage.)
Music industry
[edit]PolyGram and Young Japan agreed to enter into a partnership.[30]
Overseas
[edit]The song "Kiss in the Dark", by Pink Lady, reached number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States of America.[31] Pink Lady were the first Japanese musicians to enter the record charts in the United States since Kyu Sakamoto in 1963.[32][33]
Other singles released
[edit]- Zipangu, Pink Typhoon, Nami Nori Pirates, Monday Mona Lisa Club and Do Your Best by Pink Lady
- Kimi wa Bara yori Utsukushī - Akira Fuse
- Mayonaka no Door - Miki Matsubara
Other albums released
[edit]- Solid State Survivor by Yellow Magic Orchestra
- Magical Music Tour, Pink Lady and We Are Sexy, by Pink Lady
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- "japan 79: a look inside the world's second largest music market". Billboard. 26 May 1979. pp J-1 to J-33.
- 1979 コンフィデンス年鑑 Confidence Annual Report.
- 1980 オリコン年鑑 Oricon Annual Report.
- Morio Takayanagi. "Japan". Derek Elley (ed). International Music Guide 1979. Tantivy Press. p 96.
- International Music Guide 1980.
- Judith Glassman. The Year in Music, 1979. Columbia House.
- Oricon magazine
- Music Labo magazine
- 新譜ジャーナル magazine
- ^ Billboard. 26 May 1979. p J-26.
- ^ Billboard. 22 December 1979. p 14.
- ^ 日本の作曲家: 近現代音楽人名事典. 2008. p 646.
- ^ "Rita Coolidge Is Winner At Tokyo Music Festival". Billboard. 30 June 1979. pp 1 & 62.
- ^ "Top Talent Performs At Tokyo Music Festival" and "Festive Ambience Fulfills Festival Reception". Billboard. 7 July 1979. pp 56 & 57.
- ^ "U.S. Starts In Tokyo Fest". Billboard. 5 May 1979. p 1.
- ^ "Yamaha Fest Viewed As Product Booster". Billboard. 17 November 1979. p 68.
- ^ "1979 World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo Climaxes a Decade of Commitment to Popular Music". Billboard. 8 December 1979. p 41.
- ^ 朝日新聞縮刷版 (Asahi Shimbun shukusatsuban). Number 701. p 27, headed "1979 年(昭和 54 年) 11 月 23 日".
- ^ 新潟県年鑑. 1981. p 67.
- ^ 朝日年監 1980. Asahi Shimbun. 1980. p 622.
- ^ 第30回NHK紅白歌合戦. WEBザテレビジョン.
- ^ "U.S. Talent Will Appear at Japan Jam". Billboard. 7 July 1979. p 58.
- ^ Billboard. 22 December 1979, p 71. 15 December 1979, p 40.
- ^ Billboard. 8 December 1979, p 48. 1 December 1979, p 47.
- ^ Billboard. 24 November 1979, p 59. 17 November 1979, p 72.
- ^ Billboard. 3 November 1979, p 79. 17 November 1979, p 72.
- ^ Billboard. 20 October 1979, p 63. 6 October 1979, p 68.
- ^ Billboard. 29 September 1979, p 63. 15 September 1979, p 68. "Hits of the World", 8 September 1979.
- ^ Billboard. 25 August 1979, p 70. 11 August 1979, p 76. 4 August 1979, p 54. 28 July 1979, p 51.
- ^ Billboard. 28 July 1979, p 51.
- ^ Billboard. 14 July 1979, p 86.
- ^ Cash Box. 7 July 1979, p 54
- ^ Cash Box. 9 June 1979, p 45. 16 June 1979, p 54.
- ^ Cash Box. 26 May 1979, p 50. 2 June 1979, p 50.
- ^ Cash Box. 21 April 1979, p 48. 28 April 1979, p 51.
- ^ Cash Box. 31 March 1979, p 75. 24 March 1979, p 54. 17 March 1979, p 46. 24 February 1979, p 46.
- ^ Cash Box. 17 February 1979, p 50.
- ^ "Tokyo FM Station Airing U.S. Music Series". Billboard. 17 November 1979. p 69.
- ^ "Partnership Ties Polygram With Tokyo's Young Japan". Billboard. 22 December 1979. p 5
- ^ Billboard. 19 February 2011. p 4
- ^ The Billboard Book of Number One Hits. p 137.
- ^ "Pink Lady ends drouth". Billboard. 23 June 1979. p 9.
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