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Japanese music accounted for sixty percent of record sales in the Japanesemusic market in1979 (Shōwa 54), 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

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The 12thJapan Record Sales Awards (Japanese: 日本レコードセールス大賞) were held in 1979.[3] The 21stOsaka International Festival (Japanese: 大阪国際フェスティバル) was held from 8 to 24 April 1979.[4][5][6][7] The 17thYamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 6 May 1979.[8] The8thTokyo Music Festival was held on 17 June 1979.[9][10][11] The 18th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 7 October 1979.[12]

The 10thWorld Popular Song Festival was held from 9 to 11 November 1979.[13] The songDaitokai [ja] byCrystal King, and the songSitting on the Edge of the Ocean byBonnie Tyler, won the grand prix awards.[14]

The 10thJapan Music Awards were held on 23 November 1979.[15]

The final of the 8thFNS Music Festival was on 18 December 1979.[16][17] The grand prize winner wasHideki Saijo.[18]

The21st Japan Record Awards were held on 31 December 1979.[19][20] The songMiserarete [ja] byJudy Ongg won the Japan Record Award.[21]

The30thNHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was held on 31 December 1979.[22]

The 28thOtaka prize was won byYoriaki Matsudaira.[23]

Concerts

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The "Japan Jam" was held on 4 to 5 August. TheSouthern All Stars appeared.[24][25][26]

Number one singles

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Oricon

Main article:List of Oricon number-one singles of 1979

The following reached number 1 on the weeklyOricon Singles Chart:[27][28][29][30]

Issue dateSongArtist(s)
1 January"Chameleon Army"Pink Lady
8 January
15 January
22 January
29 January"Champion [ja]"Alice
5 February
12 February
19 February
26 February"Hero (Hero ni Naru Toki, Sore wa Ima) [ja]"Kai Band [ja]
5 March
12 March"Young Man (Y.M.C.A.) [ja]"Hideki Saijo
19 March
26 March
2 April
9 April
16 April"Miserarete [ja]"Judy Ongg
23 April
30 April
7 May
14 May
21 May
28 May
4 June
11 June
18 June"Kimi no Asa [ja]"Satoshi Kishida [ja]
25 June
2 July
9 July
16 July
23 July"Omoide-zake [ja]"Sachiko Kobayashi
30 July"Kanpaku Sengen [ja]"Masashi Sada
6 August
13 August
20 August
27 August
3 September
10 September
17 September
24 September
1 October
8 October"Sexual Violet No. 1 [ja]"Masahiro Kuwana [ja]
15 October
22 October
29 October"Oyaji no Ichiban Nagai Hi [ja]"Masashi Sada
5 November
12 November
19 November
26 November
3 December
10 December"Ihōjin"Saki Kubota
17 December
24 December
31 December

The Best Ten

The following reached number 1 onThe Best Ten chart:

Number one albums and LPs

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Oricon

Main article:w:ja:Template:オリコン週間LPチャート第1位 1979年

The following albums reached number 1 on theOricon chart:

Music Labo

The following reached number 1 on theMusic Labo chart:

Cash Box

The following reached number 1 on theCash Box chart:

Annual or year-end charts

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The song "Omidezake", bySachiko Kobayashi, was number 1 onThe Best Ten annual chart for 1979, announced on 27 December 1979.[34]

Radio

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The program "Mirage Love USA" was broadcast byTokyo FM.[52] (CfUSA Love Mirage.)

Film and television

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The music ofNomugi Pass, byMasaru Sato, won the 34thMainichi Film Award for Best Music.[53] The music ofThe Castle of Cagliostro is byYuji Ohno,[54] and the singer ofHono no Takara Mono (or "Fire Treasure") isBobby (ボビー).[55][56]

Genres

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New music songs were number 1 on the Oricon singles chart for most of 1979.[57]

Music industry

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Main article:Japanese music industry

The record industry grossed $62 million in January.[58] Average sales for the 1979 Christmas and New Year season were ten percent higher than those of the 1978 Christmas and New Year season, with particularly high sales forABBA,Saki Kubota,Masashi Sada andAlice.[59]

PolyGram and Young Japan agreed to enter into a partnership.[60]

Overseas

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The song "Kiss in the Dark", byPink Lady, reached number 37 on theBillboard Hot 100 chart in the United States of America.[61] Pink Lady were the first Japanese musicians to enter the record charts in the United States sinceKyu Sakamoto in 1963.[62][63]

Yellow Magic Orchestra did a world tour in October and November 1979.[64]

Debuts

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Other singles released

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Foreign music

Other albums released

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History

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In 2008, Shūkan Shōwa Taimuzu featuredJudy Ongg on the back cover as person of the moment (Japanese: 時の人) for 1979.[75]

See also

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References

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  1. ^Billboard. 26 May 1979. p J-26.
  2. ^Billboard. 22 December 1979. p 14.
  3. ^日本の作曲家: 近現代音楽人名事典. 2008. p 646.
  4. ^1979年度のラインナップ.Asahi Shimbun Foundation.
  5. ^神戸公演チラシ and 第21回大阪国際フェスティバル特別展覧会 in1979年（昭和54年）.Osaka College of Music.
  6. ^International Music Guide 1979
  7. ^International Music Guide 1980
  8. ^第17回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation.
  9. ^"Rita Coolidge Is Winner At Tokyo Music Festival". Billboard. 30 June 1979. pp1 & 62.
  10. ^"Top Talent Performs At Tokyo Music Festival" and "Festive Ambience Fulfills Festival Reception". Billboard. 7 July 1979. pp56 & 57.
  11. ^"U.S. Starts In Tokyo Fest". Billboard. 5 May 1979.p 1.
  12. ^第18回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation.
  13. ^"Yamaha Fest Viewed As Product Booster". Billboard. 17 November 1979.p 68.
  14. ^"1979 World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo Climaxes a Decade of Commitment to Popular Music". Billboard. 8 December 1979.p 41.
  15. ^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".
  16. ^(1979) 每日新聞 (Mainichi Shimbun).Issue 360. p 20 headed "1979 年(昭和 54 年) 12 月 18 日(火曜日)".
  17. ^(1979)31 日本經濟新聞 (Nikkei). p 20 headed "(1979 年) 12 月 18 日".
  18. ^朝日年監 1980. p 622.
  19. ^新潟県年鑑. 1981. p 67.
  20. ^朝日年監 1980. Asahi Shimbun. 1980. p 622.
  21. ^ジュディ・オング「『魅せられて』歌い続けていく」音楽プロデューサー酒井政利さん悼む. Chunichi Shimbun. 19 July 2021.
  22. ^第30回NHK紅白歌合戦.WEBザテレビジョン.
  23. ^尾高賞 in "Archive".NHK Symphony Orchestra.
  24. ^"U.S. Talent Will Appear at Japan Jam". Billboard. 7 July 1979. p 58.
  25. ^"Beach Boys Headline Inaugural Japan Jam". Cash Box. 7 July 1979. p 54.
  26. ^1979/8/4、ビーチ・ボーイズ、サザンオールスターズが参加したロック・フェス”Japan Jam”が江の島で行われた【大人のMusic Calendar】. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 4 August 2017.
  27. ^1979年8月27日、さだまさし「関白宣言」が5週連続でオリコン1位を獲得～女性蔑視の歌なのか？. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 27 August 2019.
  28. ^1979年10月8日、桑名正博「セクシャルバイオレットNo.1」がオリコン1位を獲得～「セクシャルバイオレットNo.1」制作秘話. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 8 October 2018.
  29. ^1979年の本日、西城秀樹「YOUNG MAN（Y.M.C.A.）」がオリコンチャートの1位を獲得. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 12 March 2018.
  30. ^See the weekly issues of Oricon magazine
  31. ^40年前の本日2月1日、沢田研二「カサブランカ・ダンディ」がリリース～現代では絶対に生まれないダンディズム歌謡の決定版. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 1 February 2019.
  32. ^ab1979年8月2日、水谷豊「カリフォルニア・コネクション」がザ・ベストテンで連続1位を獲得. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 2 August 2019.
  33. ^ザ・ベストテン(1979年9月27日放送). TBS.
  34. ^abザ・ベストテン(1979年12月27日放送). TBS.
  35. ^"安室奈美恵の勢い衰えず!ドリカム以来14年8ヶ月ぶりの6週連続首位".Oricon News. 9 September 2008.
  36. ^1982年4月26日中島みゆき『寒水魚』がオリコン・アルバムチャートの1位を獲得～中島みゆきが音楽を獲得したことを証明するアルバム. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 26 April 2019.
  37. ^Billboard. 22 December 1979,p 71. 15 December 1979,p 40.
  38. ^Billboard. 8 December 1979,p 48. 1 December 1979,p 47.
  39. ^Billboard. 24 November 1979,p 59. 17 November 1979,p 72.
  40. ^Billboard. 3 November 1979,p 79. 17 November 1979, p 72.
  41. ^Billboard. 20 October 1979,p 63. 6 October 1979,p 68.
  42. ^Billboard. 29 September 1979,p 63. 15 September 1979,p 68."Hits of the World", 8 September 1979.
  43. ^Billboard. 25 August 1979,p 70. 11 August 1979,p 76. 4 August 1979,p 54. 28 July 1979,p 51.
  44. ^Billboard. 28 July 1979, p 51.
  45. ^Billboard. 14 July 1979,p 86.
  46. ^Cash Box. 7 July 1979,p 54
  47. ^Cash Box. 9 June 1979, p 45. 16 June 1979, p 54.
  48. ^Cash Box. 26 May 1979, p 50. 2 June 1979, p 50.
  49. ^Cash Box. 21 April 1979, p 48. 28 April 1979, p 51.
  50. ^Cash Box. 31 March 1979, p 75. 24 March 1979, p 54. 17 March 1979, p 46. 24 February 1979, p 46.
  51. ^Cash Box. 17 February 1979, p 50.
  52. ^"Tokyo FM Station Airing U.S. Music Series". Billboard. 17 November 1979. p 69.
  53. ^第34回 日本映画大賞
  54. ^Beck. The Animated Movie Guide.p 49.
  55. ^炎のたからもの、久しぶりにスクリーンに甦ったカリオストロの城. Re:minder. 25 February 2016.
  56. ^ステレオサウンド オリジナルソフトの魅力を語る 名盤ソフト 聴きどころ紹介44 ／『ルパン三世 カリオストロの城 オリジナルサウンドトラックBGM集〜for Audiophile〜』Stereo Sound REFERENCE RECORD. Stereo Sound Online.Stereo Sound Publishing. 16 December 2022.
  57. ^松田聖子とSMAPが音楽史において別格な理由　時代を変えた「アイドル」の共通点とは.AERA Digital. 24 October 2021.
  58. ^"Jan. Sales Down In Japan Market". Cash Box. 24 March 1979.p 55.
  59. ^"Holiday Record, Tape Sales Up By 10% in Japan". Cash Box. 2 February 1980.p 37.
  60. ^"Partnership Ties Polygram With Tokyo's Young Japan". Billboard. 22 December 1979.p 5
  61. ^Billboard. 19 February 2011.p 4
  62. ^The Billboard Book of Number One Hits. p 137.
  63. ^"Pink Lady ends drouth". Billboard. 23 June 1979.p 9.
  64. ^1980年2月21日YMO『パブリック・プレッシャー／公的抑圧』がリリース. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 21 February 2019.
  65. ^ASKA「僕は、あいつは今を生きてます」　チャゲアス43年記念日に“再開”願う人々へ感謝と現状伝える. Sponichi Annex. 25 August 2022.
  66. ^久保田早紀の名曲「異邦人」あの日 運命を背負って生まれた歌. Re:minder. 10 December 2020.
  67. ^山根麻以.CDJournal.
  68. ^松坂慶子「ザ・ベストテン」初登場回3・21オンエア、「愛の水中花」歌う.Sponichi Annex. 24 February 2021.
  69. ^40年前の本日1月17日、布施明「君は薔薇より美しい」が発売～79年の資生堂VSカネボウの“バラ戦争”を制す. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 17 January 2019.
  70. ^1979年の今日オフコース初のスマッシュ・ヒット「愛を止めないで」リリース【大人のMusic Calendar】. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 20 January 2017.
  71. ^40年前の本日、山口百恵「美・サイレント」がリリース～あなたの○○○○が欲しいのです…口パク歌謡の決定版. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 1 March 2019.
  72. ^1979年12月20日、財津和夫「Wake Up」が発売～初回プレスは無色透明の"カラーレコード". News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 20 December 2018.
  73. ^Oricon
  74. ^1979年の12月1日、ユーミンの『悲しいほどお天気』がリリース. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 1 December 2017.
  75. ^"1979".週刊昭和タイムズ (Shūkan Shōwa Taimuzu). DeAgostini. No 36. 10 June 2008.
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