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1985 in Japanese music
Overview of the events of 1985 in Japanese music From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In 1985 (Shōwa 60), 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
The 14th Tokyo Music Festival was held on 31 March 1985.[3] The 27th Osaka International Festival (Japanese: 大阪国際フェスティバル) was held from 8 to 24 April 1985.[4] The 29th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 12 May 1985.[5] The 30th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 29 September 1985.[6] The final of the 16th World Popular Song Festival was held on 27 October 1985.[7] The 27th Japan Record Awards were held on 31 December 1985.[8] The 36th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was held on 31 December 1985.[9] The 1st Tokyo Summer Festival was held in 1985.[10] The 14th FNS Music Festival was held in 1985.
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Concerts
A Super Rock '85 concert was held.[11][12]
Number one singles
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The following reached number 1 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart:[13][14][15][16]
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Number one albums and LPs
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Music Labo
The following reached number 1 on the Music Labo chart:
- 7 January, 14 January, 19 January, 28 January, 2 February, 11 February, 18 February and 25 February: 9.5 Carats - Yōsui Inoue[17]
- 4 March and 11 March: Today's Girl - Kyoko Koizumi[18]
- 18 March and 25 March: Seiko-Train - Seiko Matsuda[19]
- 1 April: Kaikisen - Yutaka Ozaki[20]
- 8 April: Innocent Sky - Kōji Kikkawa[21]
- 15 April and 22 April: Bitter and Sweet - Akina Nakamori[22]
- 29 April: Oiro Naoshi - Miyuki Nakajima[23]
- 6 May and 13 May: Soundtrack of Tan Tan Tanuki[24]
- 20 May, 27 May, 3 June and 10 June: We Are the World - USA for Africa[25]
- 17 June, 24 June and 8 July: The 9th Wave - Seiko Matsuda[26]
- 29 June: For Your Love - The Alfee[27]
- 15 July, 22 July, 29 July and 5 August: Another Summer - S. Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe[28]
- 12 August: Back Streets of Tokyo - Off Course[29]
- 19 August: D404ME - Akina Nakamori[30]
- 26 August: Sound of My Heart - Seiko Matsuda[31]
- 2 September, 9 September and 16 September: Mainichi Checkers - The Checkers[32]
- 23 September, 30 September, 7 October, 14 October, 21 October, 28 October, 4 November and 11 November: Kamakura - Southern All Stars[33]
- 16 November: miss M. - Miyuki Nakajima[34]
- 25 November and 2 December: Rebecca IV ~maybe tomorrow~ - Rebecca[35]
- 9 December and 16 December: Da Di Da - Yumi Matsutoya[36]
- 23 December: First Finale - S. Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe[37]
Oricon
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Music industry
Fewer tapes and disks were produced in January 1985, than were produced in January 1984.[41]
Film and television
The music of Sorekara and Tomo Yo, Shizuka Ni Nemure, by Shigeru Umebayashi, won the 40th Mainichi Film Award for Best Music.[42] The music of Shokutaku No Nai Ie, Fire Festival and Ran (1985), by Tōru Takemitsu won the 9th Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Music (awarded in 1986).[43] The music of Night on the Galactic Railroad is by Haruomi Hosono, and includes the theme song by Kaori Nakahara (Japanese: 中原香織).[44][45][46]
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Video
43% of LaserVision disk releases were music, and the most popular included "Off Course Budokan Concert".[47]
Composers and lyricists
The highest selling composers were Kyōhei Tsutsumi, Hiroaki Serizawa and Tetsuji Hayashi. The highest selling lyricists were Masao Urino and Takashi Matsumoto.[48]
Overseas
The album Thunder in the East by Loudness reached number 74 on the Billboard 200.[49]
Debuts
Other singles released
- Mukokuseki Romance, Koishite Caribbean, Kokoro no Mama ni (I'm Just a Lady) and Dancing Hero (Eat You Up) by Yōko Oginome
- Blue Revolution by Mari Hamada
- Futari no Natsu Monogatari by S. Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe
- Plastic Love by Mariya Takeuchi
- Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo Komete by Hiroko Moriguchi
- Sotsugyō, Shiroi Honō, Hatsukoi and Jōnetsu by Yuki Saito
Other albums released
- Freesia no Ame, Kaigara Terrace and The Best by Yōko Oginome
- Coincidental Music by Haruomi Hosono
- Rainbow Dream, Magical Mystery "Mari" and Blue Revolution by Mari Hamada
- Halle and Casiopea Live by Casiopea
- Karkador by P-Model
- Odin by Loudness
- R.E.S.O.R.T. by T-Square
- Sonoko by Sonoko Kawai
- Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo Komete by Hiroko Moriguchi
- Axia by Yuki Saito
Deaths
- 12 August: Kyu Sakamoto was killed in the crash of Japan Air Lines Flight 123[51]
See also
References
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