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In 1983 (Shōwa 58), Japanese music was released on records 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
[edit]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 25th Japan Record Awards were held on 31 December 1983.[10] The 34th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was held on 31 December 1983.[11]
Number one singles
[edit]The following reached number 1 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart:[12]
| Issue date | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| January 3 | "3 Nenme no Uwaki" | Hiroshi & Kibo |
| January 10 | ||
| January 17 | "Second Love" | Akina Nakamori |
| January 24 | ||
| January 31 | "Midnight Station" | Masahiko Kondō |
| February 7 | ||
| February 14 | "Himitsu no Hanazono" | Seiko Matsuda |
| February 21 | ||
| February 28 | "Pierrot" | Toshihiko Tahara |
| March 7 | "½ no Shinwa" | Akina Nakamori |
| March 14 | ||
| March 21 | ||
| March 28 | ||
| April 4 | ||
| April 11 | ||
| April 18 | "Yagiri no Watashi" | Takashi Hosokawa |
| April 25 | ||
| May 2 | ||
| May 9 | "Manatsu no Ichibyo" | Masahiko Kondō |
| May 16 | "Tengoku no Kiss" | Seiko Matsuda |
| May 23 | "Megumi no Hito" | Rats & Star |
| May 30 | "Shower na Kibun" | Toshihiko Tahara |
| June 6 | "Tantei Monogatari / Sukoshi Dake Yasashiku" | Hiroko Yakushimaru |
| June 13 | ||
| June 20 | ||
| June 27 | ||
| July 4 | ||
| July 11 | ||
| July 18 | ||
| July 25 | "Tameiki Rockabilly" | Masahiko Kondō |
| August 1 | ||
| August 8 | ||
| August 15 | "Glass no Ringo / Sweet Memories" | Seiko Matsuda |
| August 22 | "Saraba... Natsu" | 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" | 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" | Toshihiko Tahara |
| December 5 | ||
| December 12 | ||
| December 19 | "Love Is Over" | Ouyang Fei Fei |
| December 26 |
Number one albums and LPs
[edit]Music Labo
The following reached number 1 on the Music Labo chart:
- 21 March: Yokan - Miyuki Nakajima[13]
- 7 March and 14 March: Reincarnation - Yumi Matsutoya[14]
- 21 February and 28 February: Another Page - Christopher Cross[15]
- 7 February and 14 February: Eve Only - Toshihiko Tahara[16]
- 24 January and 31 January: Variation (Hensoukyoku) - Akina Nakamori[17]
- 10 January and 17 January: Seventeen - Akina Nakamori[18]
Cash Box
The following reached number 1 on the Cash Box of Japan chart:
- 17 December: Seiko Plazza - Seiko Matsuda[19]
- 24 September, 29 October, 5 November, 12 November and 10 December: Soundtrack of "Flashdance"[20]
- 13 August, 20 August and 3 September: Kireyi - Southern All Stars[21]
- 16 July: Utopia Seiko Matsuda[22]
- 28 May: Vitamin - EPO[23]
- 7 May: Fantasy (Gensoukyoku) - Akina Nakamori[24]
Oricon
The following reached number 1 on the Oricon LP chart:[25]
- 6 June: Naughty Boys - Yellow Magic Orchestra
- 4 July: Melodies - Tatsuro Yamashita
- 22 August and 29 August: New Akina Etranger - Akina Nakamori
Music industry
[edit]Polydor Japan introduced the uniform coding system.[26]
Film and television
[edit]The music of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, by Ryuichi Sakamoto, won the 38th Mainichi Film Award for Best Music.[27] 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).[28]
Overseas
[edit]The song Forbidden Colours, by David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto, reached number 16 on the UK singles chart,[29] 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,[30] 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,[31] and also charted in Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Iceland and the Netherlands.
Debuts
[edit]- April: Azumi Inoue released her debut single "Star Storm" (Japanese: スターストーム).[32][33][34] The song is included in her first album "Space Fantasy" (Japanese: スペースファンタジー).[35][36]
Other singles released
[edit]Other albums released
[edit]- Service by Yellow Magic Orchestra
- Timely!! by Anri
- Nefertiti by Saki Kubota
- Photographs and Jive Jive by Casiopea
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- J-POPの歴史「1982年と1983年、70年代のムードを断ち切った転換点」. Rolling Stone Japan. 11 December 2019.
- Oricon magazine
- Music Labo magazine
- 新譜ジャーナル magazine
- 1983 オリコン年鑑 Oricon Annual Report.
- 1984 オリコン年鑑 Oricon Annual Report
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Barry Manilow To Headline Tokyo Festival". Billboard. 12 March 1983. pp 9 & 59.
- ^ "Lionel Ritchie Wins Music Prize". The Japan Times. 29 March 1983. No 30247. p 2. col 6.
- ^ 1983年度のラインナップ. Asahi Shimbun Foundation.
- ^ 第25回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation.
- ^ 第26回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation.
- ^ World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo '83. Yamaha Music Foundation catalogue number YL-8307.
- ^ 1983. IMZ Bulletin. p 20.
- ^ 第２５回 日本レコード大賞. Japan Composer's Association.
- ^ 第34回NHK紅白歌合戦. NHK.
- ^ See the weekly issues of Oricon magazine
- ^ Billboard. 26 March 1983, p 59.
- ^ Billboard. 19 March 1983, p 57. 12 March 1983, p 60.
- ^ Billboard. 5 March 1983, p 57. 26 February 1983, p 49.
- ^ Billboard.19 February 1983, p 58. 12 February 1983, p 55.
- ^ Billboard. 5 February 1983, p 58. 29 January 1983, p 76.
- ^ Billboard. 22 January 1983, p 59. 15 January 1983, p 45.
- ^ Cash Box. 17 December 1983, p 25.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Cash Box. 3 September 1983, p 27. 20 August 1983, p 31. 13 August 1983, p 24.
- ^ Cash Box. 16 July 1983, p 24.
- ^ Cash Box. 28 May 1983, p 30.
- ^ Cash Box. 7 May 1983, p 38.
- ^ See the weekly issues of Oricon magazine
- ^ "Polydor Japan Now Using Uniform Coding System". Billboard. 26 March 1983. p 9.
- ^ 第38回 日本映画大賞
- ^ Prizes.
- ^ Forbidden Colours. Official Charts.
- ^ Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence. Official Charts.
- ^ Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence. Official Charts.
- ^ 「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.
- ^ ［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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Riv.Star catalogue number 28RL-0001
- ^ 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.