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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.
In 1981 (Shōwa 56), 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 largest music market in the world, [1] [2] eleven percent of all record sales took place in that country, [3] and the value of tapes and records made there was $1.15 billion.
Topics specifically related to the decade 1980s in the music of Japan, i.e. in the years 1980 to 1989. 1930s; 1940s; 1950s; ... Pages in category "1980s in Japanese ...
In 2022, Universal Music Japan reissued limited editions of a total of 107 albums from the 1970s and '80s under "City Pop Selections by Universal Music", showing the resurgence of popularity of the city pop genre. [31] Another collection is the Aldelight City Pop Collection (2023) from Sony Music. [32]
The music of A Distant Cry from Spring (1980), by Masaru Sato, won the 4th Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Music (awarded in 1981). [47] Lalabel, the Magical Girl includes songs by Mitsuko Horie . [ 48 ] [ 49 ] [ 50 ] Animation: The Best Ten 1980 , a parody of The Best Ten , was released on 20 December.
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 ...
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.