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  2. List of Oricon number-one singles of 1980 - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of best-selling singles in Japan - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. 1980 in Japanese music - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. 'Turning Japanese' & 11 Other '80s Songs That Have Aged ...

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    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.

  6. Sukiyaki (song) - Wikipedia

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    "Ue o Muite Arukō" (Japanese: 上を向いて歩こう, "I Look Up as I Walk"), alternatively titled "Sukiyaki", is a song by Japanese crooner Kyu Sakamoto, first released in Japan in 1961. The song topped the charts in a number of countries, including the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1963. The song grew to become one of the world's best-selling ...

  7. Timeline of Japanese music - Wikipedia

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    1961 - 1st broadcast of Minna no Uta; 1963 - Sukiyaki reaches number 1 in the USA 1962 - 1st broadcast of Shichiji ni aimashō; 1964 - 1st broadcast of Music Fair; 1967 - Oricon founded; Akiko Nakamura [] released Nijiiro no mizūmi []; [6] Hibari Misora released Makkana Taiyō [7]

  8. Category:1960s in Japanese music - Wikipedia

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    Music portal; Japan portal; 1960s portal; Topics specifically related to the decade 1960s in the music of Japan, i.e. in the years 1960 to 1969. 1910s; 1920s; 1930s ...

  9. Kyu Sakamoto - Wikipedia

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    He was best known outside Japan for his international hit song "Ue o Muite Arukō" (known as "Sukiyaki" in English-speaking markets), which was sung in Japanese and sold over 13 million copies. It reached number one in the United States Billboard Hot 100 in June 1963, making Sakamoto the first Asian recording artist to have a number one song on ...