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The highest-selling singles in Japan are ranked in the Oricon Singles Chart, which is published by Oricon Style magazine. The data are compiled by Oricon based on each singles' physical sales. This list includes the singles that reached the number one place on that chart in 1980.
Greatest Hits Vol. 2: ABBA: Discomate November 1979 1 (LP/CT) 16 Anzen Chitai IV: Anzen Chitai: Kitty November 1985 1 (LP/CT/CD) 17 Shōwa: Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi: Toshiba EMI March 1989 1 (CD) 18 Footloose: Soundtrack CBS/Sony April 1984 1 (LP) 19 Koibito yo: Mayumi Itsuwa: CBS/Sony September 1980 1 (LP/CT) 20 Zettai Checkers: The Checkers: Pony ...
The 20th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 5 October 1980. [8] The 11th World Popular Song Festival was held on 14 to 16 November 1980. [9] The 11th Japan Music Awards were held on 18 November 1980. [10] [11] The final of the 9th FNS Music Festival was held on 16 December 1980. [12] The 22nd Japan Record Awards were held on 31 December ...
The 1980s produced chart-topping hits in pop, hip-hop, rock, and R&B. Here's a list of the best songs from the time, ranging from Toto to Michael Jackson.
There have been attempts to create "age free music" (Japanese: エイジ・フリー・ミュージック) that is neither enka or kayōkyoku or J-pop, and therefore transcends generations. There was a campaign by 15 record companies. Age free music is supported by music critic Issei Tomizawa, who has a radio programme called Age Free Music!.
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.
However, those included the sales of non full-track digital download singles. Guinness World Records certified that Thelma Aoyama's "Soba ni Iru ne" is the best-selling full-track digital download single in Japan with over 8 million copies. [5] Machiko Soga's "Oba-Q Ondo" sold estimate 2 million single and 4 million sonosheet in Japan. [6]
Topics specifically related to the decade 1980s in the music of Japan, i.e. in the years 1980 to 1989. 1930s; 1940s; 1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s; 2000s; 2010s ...