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In1984 (Shōwa 59),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 largestmusic market in the world.[1][2]
The13thTokyo Music Festival was held on 1 April 1984.[3] The 26thOsaka International Festival (Japanese: 大阪国際フェスティバル) was held from 13 to 25 April 1984.[4] The 27thYamaha 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 15thWorld Popular Song Festival was held on 28 October 1984.[7][8] The final of the 13thFNS Music Festival was held on 18 December 1984.[9] The26th Japan Record Awards were held on 31 December 1984.[10] The35thNHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was held on 31 December 1984.[11]
ASuper Rock '84 concert was held inSeibu Stadium.[12] The farewell concert ofSaki Kubota was held at Kudan Kaikan in Tokyo on 26 November 1984.[13][14][15][16]
The following reached number 1 on the weeklyOricon Singles Chart:[17][18][19][20]
| Issue date | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| January 2 | "Moshimo Ashita ga... [ja]" | Warabe |
| January 9 | ||
| January 16 | ||
| January 23 | ||
| January 30 | ||
| February 6 | ||
| February 13 | "Rock'n Rouge [ja]" | Seiko Matsuda |
| February 20 | ||
| February 27 | ||
| March 5 | ||
| March 12 | "Ichiban Yarō [ja]" | Masahiko Kondō |
| March 19 | "Wine Red no Kokoro [ja]" | Anzen Chitai |
| March 26 | ||
| April 2 | "Nagisa no Haikara Ningyo / Kaze no Magical [ja]" | Kyōko Koizumi |
| April 9 | "Katsu! [ja]" | Shibugakitai |
| April 16 | ||
| April 23 | "Southern Wind" | Akina Nakamori |
| April 30 | ||
| May 7 | ||
| May 14 | "Kanashikute Jealousy [ja]" | The Checkers |
| May 21 | "Jikan no Kuni no Alice / Natsu Fuku no Eve [ja]" | Seiko Matsuda |
| May 28 | ||
| June 4 | "Kishidō [ja]" | Toshihiko Tahara |
| June 11 | ||
| June 18 | "Kejime Nasai [ja]" | Masahiko Kondō |
| June 25 | ||
| July 2 | "Meikyū no Andorōra / Dunk [ja]" | Kyōko Koizumi |
| July 9 | ||
| July 16 | "Amaoto wa Chopin no Shirabe [ja]" | Asami Kobayashi |
| July 23 | ||
| July 30 | ||
| August 6 | "Jukkai (1984)" | Akina Nakamori |
| August 13 | "Pink no Mozart [ja]" | Seiko Matsuda |
| August 20 | "Ao ni Kaita Ren'ai Shōsetsu [ja]" | Toshihiko Tahara |
| August 27 | "Jukkai (1984)" | Akina Nakamori |
| September 3 | "Hoshikuzu no Stage [ja]" | 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 [ja]" | Kyōko Koizumi |
| October 8 | ||
| October 15 | ||
| October 22 | "Tengoku ni Ichiban Chikai Shima [ja]" | Tomoyo Harada |
| October 29 | "Koibito-tachi no Pavement [ja]" | The Alfee |
| November 5 | "Woman "W no Higeki" Yori [ja]" | Hiroko Yakushimaru |
| November 12 | "Heart no Earring [ja]" | Seiko Matsuda |
| November 19 | ||
| November 26 | "Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa" | Akina Nakamori |
| December 3 | "Julia ni Shōshin [ja]" | The Checkers |
| December 10 | ||
| December 17 | ||
| December 24 | ||
| December 31 | "The Stardust Memory [ja]" | Kyōko Koizumi |
Music Labo
The following reached number 1 on theMusic Labo chart:
Oricon
The following reached number 1 on theOricon LP chart:[34]
The music ofMacArthur's Children (1984), byShin'ichirō Ikebe, won the 39thMainichi Film Award for Best Music[37] and the8thJapan Academy Film Prize for Best Music (awarded in 1985).[38] The music ofNausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is byJoe Hisaishi.[39] The music ofThe Return of Godzilla is byReijiro Koroku [ja].[40] The music ofMacross: Do You Remember Love? is byKentarō Haneda,[41] and includes the songAi Oboete Imasu ka byMari Iijima.[42]Big Wave, the soundtrack album of the film "Big Wave", is byTatsuro Yamashita.[43] The soundtrack ofUrusei Yatsura includes "Chance On Love" byCindy (Mayumi Yamamoto: 山本真裕美).[44][45][46][47]
On 14 May 1984, the Checkers had three songs in the top ten of the Oricon singles chart.[50]