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The following list indicates the best-selling albums from 1980 to 1989 on the Japanese Oricon chart. [1] It is based on cumulative sales figures of three formats (on vinyl, audio cassette, and compact discs).
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Song Artist(s) Ref. January 7 "Ihōjin" Sayuri Kume [1] January 14 January 21 January 28 "Daitokai " Crystal King: February 4 February 11 February 18 February 25 March 3 March 10 "Okuru Kotoba " Kaientai March 17 March 24 March 31 April 7 April 14 April 21 "Runaway " Chanels: April 28 May 5 May 12 May 19 May 26 June 2 June 9
City pop also influenced instrumental jazz fusion bands such as Casiopea and T-Square, which subsequently influenced Japanese video game music. [9] City pop's influence also spread to Indonesia, leading to the development of a local style known as Pop kreatif. [24] The genre lost mainstream appeal after the 1980s. [2]
1. ‘Turning Japanese’ by The Vapors (1980) When “Turning Japanese” came out in 1980, some people found it offensive because they believed the song was about touching one’s private area.
Plastics, or the Plastics, were a short-lived Japanese new wave band who rose to prominence in the late 1970s and early 1980s. [1] Their music was a major influence on Japanese pop music and their songs have been covered by many bands, most notably Polysics, Pizzicato Five, and Stereo Total.
"Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" is a cover of the 1985 song "Eat You Up" by British singer-songwriter Angie Gold with Japanese lyrics by Hitoshi Shinohara. [1]The song was originally planned to be titled "Cinderella Boy" (シンデレラ・ボーイ, Shinderera Bōi), but "Dancing Hero" was chosen as the final title by Rising Production's president Tetsuo Taira.
However their reports and charts are only available to industry insiders and are not available to the general public. In 1968 Original Confidence was established and began providing music charts to the general public with data collected from various retailers throughout Japan. This is the list of the best-selling singles, based on the data by ...