1983 in Japanese music

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In 1983 (Shōwa 58), Japanese music was released on records and performed in concerts, and there were charts, awards, contests and festivals.

During that year, Japan continued to have the second largest music market in the world.[1][2]

Awards, contests and festivals

The 12th Tokyo Music Festival was held on 27 March 1983.[3][4] The 25th Osaka International Festival (Japanese: 大阪国際フェスティバル) was held from 8 April to 8 May 1983.[5] The 25th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 15 May 1983.[6] The 26th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 2 October 1983.[7] The 14th World Popular Song Festival was held from 29 to 30 October 1983.[8][9] The final of the 12th FNS Music Festival was held on 20 December 1983.[10] The 25th Japan Record Awards were held on 31 December 1983.[11] The 34th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was held on 31 December 1983.[12]

Concerts

Yumi Matsutoya had a concert at the Nippon Budokan on 6 July 1983.[13]

Number one singles

The following reached number 1 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart:[14][15][16]

Issue date Song Artist(s)
January 3 "3 Nenme no Uwaki [ja]" Hiroshi & Kibo [ja]
January 10
January 17 "Second Love" Akina Nakamori
January 24
January 31 "Midnight Station [ja]" Masahiko Kondō
February 7
February 14 "Himitsu no Hanazono [ja]" Seiko Matsuda
February 21
February 28 "Pierrot [ja]" Toshihiko Tahara
March 7 "½ no Shinwa" Akina Nakamori
March 14
March 21
March 28
April 4
April 11
April 18 "Yagiri no Watashi [ja]" Takashi Hosokawa
April 25
May 2
May 9 "Manatsu no Ichibyo [ja]" Masahiko Kondō
May 16 "Tengoku no Kiss [ja]" Seiko Matsuda
May 23 "Megumi no Hito [ja]" Rats & Star
May 30 "Shower na Kibun [ja]" Toshihiko Tahara
June 6 "Tantei Monogatari / Sukoshi Dake Yasashiku [ja]" Hiroko Yakushimaru
June 13
June 20
June 27
July 4
July 11
July 18
July 25 "Tameiki Rockabilly [ja]" Masahiko Kondō
August 1
August 8
August 15 "Glass no Ringo / Sweet Memories [ja]" Seiko Matsuda
August 22 "Saraba... Natsu [ja]" Toshihiko Tahara
August 29
September 5 "Flashdance... What a Feeling"
Japanese title: (フラッシュダンス…ホワット・ア・フィーリング)
Irene Cara
September 12
September 19 "Kinku" Akina Nakamori
September 26 "Cat's Eye" Anri
October 3
October 10
October 17
October 24
October 31 "Glass no Ringo / Sweet Memories" Seiko Matsuda
November 7 "Hitomi wa Diamond / Aoi Photograph [ja]" Seiko Matsuda
November 14 "Royal Straight Flash" (ロイヤル・ストレート・フラッシュ) Masahiko Kondō
November 21 "Hitomi wa Diamond / Aoi Photograph" Seiko Matsuda
November 28 "Loving [ja]" Toshihiko Tahara
December 5
December 12
December 19 "Love Is Over [ja]" Ouyang Fei Fei
December 26

Number one albums and LPs

Music Labo

The following reached number 1 on the Music Labo chart:

Cash Box

The following reached number 1 on the Cash Box of Japan chart:

Oricon

The following reached number 1 on the Oricon LP chart:[29]

Music industry

Polydor Japan introduced the uniform coding system.[30]

Film and television

The music of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, by Ryuichi Sakamoto, won the 38th Mainichi Film Award for Best Music.[31] The music of The Geisha and Kairei (Japanese: 海嶺) and Sensei (all from 1983), by Masaru Sato, won the 7th Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Music (awarded in 1984).[32] Musicals include Toshi in Takarazuka – Love Forever.

Overseas

The song Forbidden Colours, by David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto, reached number 16 on the UK singles chart,[33] and also charted in Ireland, Australia and Iceland. The single Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, by Ryuichi Sakamoto, reached number 93 on the UK singles chart,[34] and also charted in Australia and New Zealand. The album Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, by Ryuichi Sakamoto, reached number 36 on the UK albums chart,[35] and also charted in Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Iceland and the Netherlands.

Debuts

  • April: Azumi Inoue released her debut single "Star Storm" (Japanese: スターストーム).[36][37][38] The song is included in her first album "Space Fantasy" (Japanese: スペースファンタジー).[39][40]

Other singles released

Other albums released

See also

References

  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. ^ "Barry Manilow To Headline Tokyo Festival". Billboard. 12 March 1983. pp 9 & 59.
  4. ^ "Lionel Ritchie Wins Music Prize". The Japan Times. 29 March 1983. No 30247. p 2. col 6.
  5. ^ 1983年度のラインナップ. Asahi Shimbun Foundation.
  6. ^ 第25回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation.
  7. ^ 第26回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation.
  8. ^ World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo '83. Yamaha Music Foundation catalogue number YL-8307.
  9. ^ 1983. IMZ Bulletin. p 20.
  10. ^ "FNS Pops Festival" in "Today's TV Choice". The Japan Times. 20 December 1983. No 30508. p 8. col 1.
  11. ^ 第25回 日本レコード大賞. Japan Composer's Association.
  12. ^ 第34回NHK紅白歌合戦. NHK.
  13. ^ 1983年7月6日、ユーミンが11年目にして初の武道館公演. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 6 July 2018.
  14. ^ See the weekly issues of Oricon magazine
  15. ^ 1983年12月19日欧陽菲菲「ラヴ・イズ・オーヴァー」がオリコンチャート1位を獲得~発売当初はB面だった!. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 19 December 2018.
  16. ^ 1983年10月17日、杏里「CAT’S EYE」が4週目のオリコン1位を獲得~「CAY’S EYE」が開いた新しい時代の『扉』. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 17 October 2018.
  17. ^ Billboard. 26 March 1983, p 59.
  18. ^ Billboard. 19 March 1983, p 57. 12 March 1983, p 60.
  19. ^ Billboard. 5 March 1983, p 57. 26 February 1983, p 49.
  20. ^ Billboard.19 February 1983, p 58. 12 February 1983, p 55.
  21. ^ Billboard. 5 February 1983, p 58. 29 January 1983, p 76.
  22. ^ Billboard. 22 January 1983, p 59. 15 January 1983, p 45.
  23. ^ Cash Box. 17 December 1983, p 25.
  24. ^ Cash Box. 10 December 1983, p 23. 12 November 1983, p 27. 5 November 1983, p 32.29 October 1983, p. 24 September 1983, p 27.
  25. ^ Cash Box. 3 September 1983, p 27. 20 August 1983, p 31. 13 August 1983, p 24.
  26. ^ Cash Box. 16 July 1983, p 24.
  27. ^ Cash Box. 28 May 1983, p 30.
  28. ^ Cash Box. 7 May 1983, p 38.
  29. ^ See the weekly issues of Oricon magazine
  30. ^ "Polydor Japan Now Using Uniform Coding System". Billboard. 26 March 1983. p 9.
  31. ^ 第38回 日本映画大賞
  32. ^ Prizes.
  33. ^ Forbidden Colours. Official Charts.
  34. ^ Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence. Official Charts.
  35. ^ Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence. Official Charts.
  36. ^ 「となりのトトロ」「天空の城ラピュタ」井上あずみが語るジブリ楽曲驚きの裏側!. Yahoo Japan. 19 July 2023.
  37. ^ [歌手 井上あずみさん](上)アイドルデビューしたが全く売れず、「となりのトトロ」の後も時給650円のアルバイト…歌手一本になるまで苦労. yomiDr. 30 October 2022.
  38. ^ 井上あずみ デビューしたころの私へ「40年後も歌っているよ」 「ラピュタ」「トトロ」で誰もが聴いたことのある歌声. ZAKZAK. 28 July 2023.
  39. ^ Riv.Star catalogue number 28RL-0001
  40. ^ 映画『あの庭の扉をあけたとき』の予告編で流れる曲は?. CDJournal. 14 October 2022.
  41. ^ 本日2月5日は弘田三枝子の誕生日~1983年に“MICO”名義で出されたシングル「O-KAY」はサザンオールスターズ「MICO」へのアンサーソング. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 5 February 2019.
  42. ^ 1983年4月23日、山下達郎「高気圧ガール」がリリース~沖縄の空をめぐる“ヤマタツ”対決に勝利する. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 23 April 2019.
  43. ^ シングル売上TOP6作品