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In 1986 (Shōwa 61), 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 15th Tokyo Music Festival was held on 30 March 1986.[3] The 28th Osaka International Festival (Japanese: 大阪国際フェスティバル) was held from 1 to 25 April 1986.[4] The 31st Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 11 May 1986.[5] The 32nd Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 28 September 1986.[6] The final of the 17th World Popular Song Festival was held on 26 October 1986.[7] The final of the 15th FNS Music Festival was held on 16 December 1986.[8] The 28th Japan Record Awards were held on 31 December 1986.[9] The 37th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was held on 31 December 1986.[10]
Number one singles
The following reached number 1 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart:[11]
| Issue date | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 January | "Koi ni Ochite: Fall in Love" | Akiko Kobayashi |
| 13 January | "Fuyu no Opera-Glass" | Eri Nitta |
| 20 January | ||
| 27 January | ||
| 3 February | "Banana no Namida" | Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi |
| 10 February | "Kuchibiru Network" | Yukiko Okada |
| 17 February | "Desire (Jōnetsu)" | Akina Nakamori |
| 24 February | Broken Sunset | Momoko Kikuchi |
| 3 March | "Jā ne" | Onyanko Club |
| 10 March | "Kisetsu Hazure no Koi" | Akie Yoshizawa |
| 17 March | ||
| 24 March | "My Revolution" | Misato Watanabe |
| 31 March | "Aoi Station" | Sonoko Kawai |
| 7 April | ||
| 14 April | "Watashi wa Rika-chan" | Nyangilas |
| 21 April | "Koi no Rope wo Hodokanai de" | Eri Nitta |
| 28 April | ||
| 5 May | "Otto Chikan!" | Onyanko Club |
| 12 May | "Zō-san no Scanty" | Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi |
| 19 May | "Natsu wo Matenai" | Sayuri Kokushō |
| 26 May | "Natsu Iro Kataomoi" | Momoko Kikuchi |
| 2 June | "Kaze no Invitation" | Satomi Fukunaga |
| 9 June | "Gypsy Queen" | Akina Nakamori |
| 16 June | "Song for U.S.A" | The Checkers |
| 23 June | "Ajisai Bashi" | Sanae Jonouchi |
| 30 June | "Jibun de Yūnomo Nan Desukeredo" | Nyangilas |
| 7 July | "Cinderella-tachi e no Dengon" | Mamiko Takai |
| 14 July | "Saikai no Labyrinth" | Sonoko Kawai |
| 21 July | "Diamond Eyes" | Shonentai |
| 28 July | "Hitomi ni Yakusoku" | Minayo Watanabe |
| 4 August | "Osaki ni Shitsurei" | Onyanko Club |
| 11 August | "Fushigi na Tejina no Yoni" | Eri Nitta |
| 18 August | "Skipped Beat" | Kuwata Band |
| 25 August | "Noble Red no Toki" | Sayuri Kokushō |
| 1 September | "Aozora no Kakera" | Yuki Saito |
| 8 September | "Nagisa no Kagikakko" | Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi |
| 15 September | "Say Yes!" | Momoko Kikuchi |
| 22 September | "Kagami no Naka no Watashi" | Akie Yoshizawa |
| 29 September | "Melody" | Mamiko Takai |
| 6 October | "Fin" | Akina Nakamori |
| 13 October | "Cha-Cha-Cha" | Akemi Ishii |
| 20 October | "Shin Kōkyū Shite" | Marina Watanabe |
| 27 October | "Yuki no Kaerimichi" | Minayo Watanabe |
| 3 November | "Kanashii Yoru wo Tomete" | Sonoko Kawai |
| 10 November | "Koi wa Question" | Onyanko Club |
| 17 November | "One Day" | Kuwata Band |
| 24 November | "Naisho de Love Story" | Eri Nitta |
| 1 December | "Waza-Ari!" | Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi |
| 8 December | "Ballad no Yoni Nemure" | Shonentai |
| 15 December | "Ano Natsu no Bike" | Sayuri Kokushō[12][13] |
| 22 December | "Naimono Nedari no I Want You" | C-C-B |
| 29 December | "Yakusoku" | Mamiko Takai |
Number one albums
Music Labo
The following reached number 1 on the Music Labo chart:
- 13 January: First Finale - S. Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe[14]
- 20 January: Anzen Chitai IV - Anzen Chitai[15]
- 27 January, 3 February, 10 February and 17 February: Rebecca IV ~maybe tomorrow~ - Rebecca[16]
- 3 March: Modern Time - Kōji Kikkawa[17]
- 10 March and 17 March: Realistic - Junichi Inagaki[18]
- 24 March: Yume Catalogue - Onyanko Club[19]
- 8 April: Flower - Checkers[20]
- 15 April, 21 April and 28 April: Best - Akina Nakamori[21]
- 5 May, 19 May and 26 May: Pocket Music - Tatsuro Yamashita[22]
- 12 May: Eri - Eri Nitta[23]
- 2 June: Siesta - Sonoko Kawai[24]
- 9 June, 16 June, 23 June and 30 June: Supreme - Seiko Matsuda[25]
- 7 July: Adventure - Momoko Kikuchi[26]
- 14 July and 21 July: Lovin' You - Misato Watanabe[27]
- 28 July, 11 August and 18 August: Nippon No Rock Band - Kuwata Band[28]
- 25 August, 1 September: Fushigi - Akina Nakamori[29]
- True Blue - Madonna[30]
- 16 September, 23 September, 29 September, 6 October, 20 October: - J Boy - Shōgo Hamada[31]
- 13 October: Mode De Sonoko - Sonoko Kawai[32]
- 27 October: Fore! - Huey Lewis and the News[33]
- 3 November, 10 November: Time - Rebecca[34]
- 1 December: Mona Lisa - Akemi Ishii[35]
- 8 December, 15 December and 22 December: Alarm à la mode - Yumi Matsutoya[36]
Oricon
The following reached number 1 on the Oricon chart:
Music industry
120,000 titles were available on CD.[38]
Film and television
The music of Uhohho tankentai, by Saeko Suzuki, won the 41st Mainichi Film Award for Best Music.[39] The music of House on Fire, and Rikon Shinai Onna (Japanese: 離婚しない女), by Takayuki Inoue won the 10th Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Music (awarded in 1987).[40] The music of Castle in the Sky is by Joe Hisaishi[41] and includes the song Kimi Wo Nosete by Azumi Inoue.[42] Songs by Mitsuko Horie, from the cancelled anime "Kamen Senshi Lavithunder" and from its commercial,[43][44][45][46] were released on an EP[47] and on the album Sing It!
The first broadcast of Music Station was on 24 October 1986.[48][49]
Radio
The last time Ryuichi Sakamoto presented the Tuesday Sound Street was on 18 March 1986.[50]
Video games
Koji Kondo composed the music for The Legend of Zelda.[51][52][53]
Other singles released
- Nonfiction Ecstasy by Akina Nakamori
- Flamingo in Paradise and Dance Beat wa Yoake made by Yōko Oginome
- Toki no Nagare ni Mi o Makase by Teresa Teng
- 100% Danjo Kōsai by Kyoko Koizumi
- Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa and Doyōbi no Tamanegi by Yuki Saito
- Kimi ha 1000% by 1986 Omega Tribe
- Iro White Blend, Close Up, Jingi Aishite Moraimasu, Tsuiteru ne Notteru ne and Waku Waku Sasete by Miho Nakayama
- To-Search by Buck-Tick
- Amagi-goe by Sayuri Ishikawa
- 21 October: Yōko Nagayama released "Venus"[54]
- 29 October: Roppongi Junjōha by Yōko Oginome[55]
Other albums and EPs released
- Crimson by Akina Nakamori
- Futurista by Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Raspberry Wind, Heartbeat Express and Non-Stopper by Yōko Oginome
- Kiss de Crime by Princess Princess
- Promise in the History by Mari Hamada
- 36.5 °C by Miyuki Nakajima
- Sun Sun by Casiopea
- One Pattern by P-Model
- Lightning Strikes by Loudness
- S.P.O.R.T.S. by T-Square
- Panic the World by Onyanko Club
- Chime by Yuki Saito
- Navigator by 1986 Omega Tribe
- Summer Breeze, Virgin Flight '86: Miho Nakayama First Concert and Exotique by Miho Nakayama
- Shake It Paradise by Toshinobu Kubota
- Queendom and Ways by Show-Ya
See also
References
- "Spotlight on Japan". Billboard. 7 June 1986. pp J-1 to J-15.
- J-POPの歴史「1986年と1987年、新しい扉が開いたロック元年」. Rolling Stone Japan. 25 December 2019.
- Oricon magazine
- Music Labo magazine
- シンプジャーナル magazine
- 1986 オリコン年鑑 Oricon Annual Report.
- 1987 オリコン年鑑 Oricon Annual Report
- Oricon No. 1 Hits 500. Clubhouse (Japanese: クラブハウス). 1998. ISBN 9784906496136. vol 2 (1986~1994).
- ^ Tokita and Hughes. The Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music. 2008. p 355.
- ^ Gronow and Saunio. International History of the Recording Industry. 1998. Reprinted 1999.p 209.
- ^ "Tokyo Music Festival" in "Today's TV Choice". The Japan Times. 30 March 1986. No 31320. p 14. col 2.
- ^ 1986年度のラインナップ. Asahi Shimbun Foundation.
- ^ 第31回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation.
- ^ 第32回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation.
- ^ "Motown Artist Wins First Prize In Japan Song Contest". Billboard. 22 November 1986. p 73. See also p 14.
- ^ "FNS Popular Song Festival: '86 Grand Prix" in "Today's TV Choice". The Japan Times. 16 December 1986. No 31576. p 12. col 1.
- ^ 第28回 日本レコード大賞. Japan Composer's Association.
- ^ 第37回NHK紅白歌合戦. NHK.
- ^ See the weekly issues of Oricon magazine
- ^ "Oricon Single Hot 100" in "12.15". Oricon Weekly. Volume 8. 22 December 1986. p 19.
- ^ シングル初登場1位「あの夏のバイク」. Oricon Weekly. 22 December 1986. p 20.
- ^ Billboard. 18 January 1986, p 53.
- ^ Billboard. 25 January 1986, p 61.
- ^ Billboard. 8 February 1986, p 66. 22 February 1986, p 65.
- ^ Billboard. 15 March 1986, p 92.
- ^ Billboard. 15 March 1986, p 92. 29 March 1986, p 67.
- ^ Billboard. 29 March 1986, p 67. 5 April 1986, p 65.
- ^ Billboard. 19 April 1986, p 77.
- ^ Billboard. 19 April 1986, p 77. 3 May 1986, p 61.
- ^ Billboard. 17 May 1986, p 70. 31 May 1986, p 56.
- ^ Billboard. 17 May 1986, p 70.
- ^ Billboard. 14 June 1986, p 65.
- ^ Billboard. 14 June 1986, p 65. 21 June 1986, p 61. 28 June 1986, p 68. 5 July 1986, p 69.
- ^ Billboard. 12 July 1986, p 66.
- ^ Billboard. 19 July 1986, p 70. 26 July 1986, p 63.
- ^ Billboard. 9 August 1986, p 68. 16 August 1986, p 63. 23 August 1986, p 72.
- ^ Billboard. 30 August 1986, p 73. 6 September 1986, p 72.
- ^ Billboard. 13 September 1986, p 79. 20 September 1986, p 68.
- ^ Billboard. 27 September 1986, p 70. 11 October 1986, p 77. 1 November 1986, p 62.
- ^ Billboard. 18 October 1986, p 88.
- ^ Billboard. 1 November 1986, p 62.
- ^ Billboard. 8 November 1986, p 65. 15 November 1986, p 77.
- ^ Billboard. 13 December 1986, p 56.
- ^ Billboard. 13 December 1986, p 56. 27 December 1986, p 79.
- ^ 1986年11月17日、BOØWYの『BEAT EMOTION』がオリコンチャートで1位を獲得. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 17 November 2017.
- ^ "CBS/Sony Drops 3,600 Analog Titles In Japan". Billboard. 15 November 1986. p 75.
- ^ 第41回 日本映画大賞
- ^ Prizes.
- ^ Dani Cavallaro. The Anime Art of Hayao Miyazaki. 2006. p 45.
- ^ Interview: Studio Ghibli Theme Singers Azumi Inoue & Yuyu. Anime News Network. 15 September 2017.
- ^ Animage. December 1986.
- ^ 月刊OUT. January 1987.
- ^ ジ・アニメ. (The Anime). December 1986. p 56. From Kindaieigasha.
- ^ 月刊Globian. (グロービアン). December 1986. From ヒロメディア.
- ^ The Fighter. (仮面戦士ラビサンダー). Colombia catalogue number AH-786.
- ^ 「Mステ」9月に10時間生放送！次週はセカオワ、TUBE、林檎、ジャニストら登場. Natalie. 24 July 2015.
- ^ ZARD 坂井泉水出演、t.A.T.u.ドタキャン、2000年元旦SP......『Mステ』神回を振り返る. Real Sound. 15 October 2021.
- ^ 1986年の本日、3月18日、NHK-FM坂本龍一『サウンドストリート』が最終回. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 18 March 2019.
- ^ Peter Moormann. Music and Game: Perspectives on a Popular Alliance. 2012. pp 18 & 19.
- ^ Fifty Key Video Games. 2023. p 157.
- ^ Hopkins. Video Game Audio: A History, 1972-2020. 2022. pp 76 & 77.
- ^ ヴィーナスを聴きながら、長山洋子「トリプルヨーコ同窓会」の夜. Re:minder. 2 October 2016.
- ^ 1986年10月29日荻野目洋子「六本木純情派」がリリース～和製ユーロビートの先駆けとなる. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 29 October 2018.