1961 in Japanese music

none February 2026 1961 1961 Japanese music In 1961 (Shōwa 36), Japanese music was released on records, and there were charts, awards, contests and festivals. Awards, contests and festivals The 4th Osaka International Festival (Japanese: 大阪国際フェスティバル) was held from 13 April to 6 May 1961.1961年度のラインナップ. Asahi Shimbun Foundation. The 3rd Japan Record Awards were held on 28 December 1961.第3回 日本レコード大賞. Japan Composer's Association. The 12th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was held on 31 December 1961.第12回NHK紅白歌合戦. NHK. Number one singles Billboard Monthly The following reached number 1 according to the monthly pop singles chart published in Billboard: January: Greenfields - The Brothers FourBillboard. 16 January 1961, p 14. February: The Green Leaves of Summer - The Brothers FourBillboard. 13 March 1961, p 23. Weekly The following reached number 1 according to the weekly pop singles chart published in Billboard: 24 March and 31 March: G.I. Blues - Elvis PresleyBillboard. 3 April 1961, p 10. The following reached number 1 according to the weekly singles chart published in Billboard: 31 July: Calendar Girl - Neil SedakaBillboard. 31 July 1961, p 18. Utamatic The following reached number 1 according to the weekly Utamatic singles chart published in Billboard: 7 April: G.I. Blues - Elvis PresleyBillboard. 24 April 1961, p 21. 14 April, 5 May, 12 May, 19 May, 26 May, 5 June and 12 June: Tokyo Dodonpa Musume ja 東京ドドンパ娘 - Mari Watanabe (singer) ja 渡辺マリ Mari WatanabeBillboard. 24 April 1961, p 12. 1 May 1961, p 12. 15 May 1961, p 30. 29 May 1961, p 12. 12 June 1961, p 11. 26 June, 3 July and 17 July: Kitakami Yakyoku ja 北上夜曲 - Dark Ducks ja ダークダックス (King) and Mahina Stars ja 和田弘とマヒナスターズ (RCA)Billboard. 26 June 1961, p 39. 3 July 1961, p 14. 24 July 1961, p 20. 24 July, 31 July, 7 August, 21 August and 28 August: Calendar Girl - Neil SedakaBillboard. 24 July 1961, p 20. 7 August 1961, p 20. 28 August 1961, p 22. 4 September, 11 September, 18 September, 25 September, 9 October, 16 October, 23 October, 30 October, 6 November and 20 November: Kimi Koishi ja 君恋し - Frank NagaiBillboard. 4 September 1961, p 19. 11 September 1961, p 26. 25 September 1961, p 20. 9 October 1961, p 18. 16 October 1961, p 21. 23 October 1961, p 18. 30 October 1961, p 46. 6 November 1961, p 46. 20 November 1961, p 32. 2 October, 13 November, 27 November and 4 December: Moliendo Café - Hugo Blanco (Polydor) and Sachiko Nishida ja 西田佐知子 (Polydor).Billboard. 9 October 1961, p 18. 13 November 1961, p 22. 27 November 1961, p 16. 11 December 1961, p 20. The Japanese language cover version of this song is called Coffee Rumba. 11 December, 18 December and 25 December: Koshu (Japanese: 湖愁) - Akira Matsushima ja 松島アキラBillboard. 11 December 1961, p 20. 18 December 1961, p 28. 25 December 1961, p 14. Cash Box The following reached number 1 according to the weekly singles chart published in Cash Box: 22 April, 29 April and 6 May: G.I. Blues - Elvis Presley (Victor) and Kyu Sakamoto (Toshiba)Cash Box. 22 April 1961, p 50. 29 April 1961, p 42. 6 May 1961, p 45.Toshiba Records catalogue number JP-5056 13 May, 20 May, 27 May, 3 June and 10 June: Where the Boys Are - Connie Francis (Columbia), Kayoko Moriyama ja 森山加代子 (Toshiba) and Sachiko Nishida ja 西田佐知子 (Grammophon)Cash Box. 13 May 1961, p 47. 20 May 1961, p 55. 27 May 1961, p 43. 3 June 1961, p 41. 10 June 1961, p 40. Local The following reached number 1 according to the weekly local singles chart published in Cash Box: 17 June, 24 June, 1 July, 8 July, 15 July, 22 July, 29 July, 5 August, 12 August, 26 August, 9 September, 30 September and 7 October: Kitakami Yakyoku ja 北上夜曲 (Kitagami-Gawa-no Jojoh) - Hiroshi Wada & Mahina Stars ja 和田弘とマヒナスターズ (RCA), Dark Ducks ja ダークダックス (King), Tsuzuko Sugawara ja 菅原都々子, Joji Takagi ja 高城丈二 (Polydor) and Trío Los Paraguayos (Philips)Cash Box. 17 June 1961, p 45. 24 June 1961, p 41. 1 July 1961, p 68. 8 July 1961, p 31. 15 July 1961, p 41. 22 July 1961, p 44. 29 July 1961, p 39. 5 August 1961, p 84. 12 August 1961, p 31. 26 August 1961, p 32. 9 September 1961, p 36. 30 September 1961, p 38. 7 October 1961, p 47.Philips catalogue number FL-1024 14 October: Kutsukake Tokijirō (song) ja 沓掛時次郎 (橋幸夫の曲) Kutsukake Tokijirō - Yukio HashiCash Box. 14 October 1961, p 45. 21 October, 28 October, 4 November and 11 November: Suttobi Jingi ja すっとび仁義 - Yukio HashiCash Box. 21 October 1961, p 39. 28 October 1961, p 45. 4 November 1961, p 89. 11 November 1961, p 47. 18 November, 2 December, 9 December and 16 December: Hokkiko ja 北帰行 - Bonny Jacks ja ボニージャックス (King), Hiroshi Wada & Mahina Stars ja 和田弘とマヒナスターズ (Victor) and The Four Lads (Toshiba)Cash Box. 18 November 1961, p 46. 2 December 1961, p 41. 9 December 1961, p 42. 16 December 1961, p 36.Toshiba Records catalogue number JP-5084 23 December: Ueo Muite Arukoo - Kyu SakamotoCash Box. 23 December 1961, p 40. International The following reached number 1 according to the weekly international singles chart published in Cash Box: 17 June, 24 June and 1 July: Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka (Victor), Kyu Sakamoto (Toshiba) and Mickey Curtis (Victor)Cash Box. 17 June 1961, p 45. 24 June 1961, p 41. 1 July 1961, p 68. 8 July: Surrender - Elvis Presley (Victor) and June Valli (Mercury)Cash Box. 8 July 1961, p 31. 15 July: Exodus - Mantovani (London), Pat Boone (Dot) and Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists)Cash Box. 15 July 1961, p 41. 22 July, 29 July, 5 August, 12 August, 19 August, 26 August, 9 September, 30 September and 7 October: Broken Promises (Italian: Promessi Falsi, Japanese: 黒い傷あとのブルース) - Henry de Paris (French: Henri de Pari, Japanese: アンリ・ド・パリ楽団) (Colpix), Terumi Nagashima (Japanese: 長嶋てるみ) (King), Yozo Higashiyama (Victor), Hiroshi Mizuhara (Toshiba), Akira Kobayashi (Columbia), Yūjirō Ishihara (Teichiku) and Eija Kitamura & his Quintet (King)Cash Box. 22 July 1961, p 44. 29 July 1961, p 39. 5 August 1961, p 84. 12 August 1961, p 31. 19 August 1961, p 45. 26 August 1961, p 32. 9 September 1961, p 36. 30 September 1961, p 38. 7 October 1961, p 47.Colpix Records catalogue number COX-1004. King Records catalogue number EA-130. 14 October, 21 October, 28 October, 4 November, 11 November, 18 November and 2 December: Sucu Sucu - Ping Ping (Kapp), Danny Iida & Paradise King ja ダニー飯田とパラダイス・キング (Toshiba), Hiroko Takegoshi ja 竹越ひろ子 (Victor), The Peanuts (King), Smiley Ohara with his Band ja スマイリー小原とスカイライナーズ (King) and Sachiko Nishida ja 西田佐知子Cash Box. 14 October 1961, p 45. 21 October 1961, p 39. 28 October 1961, p 45. 4 November 1961, p 89. 11 November 1961, p 47. 18 November 1961, p 46. 2 December 1961, p 41. 9 December, 16 December and 23 December: Moliendo Café - Sachiko Nishida ja 西田佐知子 (Polydor), Hugo Blanco (Polydor) and Shoichiro Matsumiya (Japanese: 松宮庄一郎) (Toshiba)Cash Box. 9 December 1961, p 42. 16 December 1961, p 36. 23 December 1961, p 40. Annual charts Kyu Sakamoto's Ueo Muite Arukoo was number 1 in the Japanese kayokyoku annual singles chart published in Billboard.Billboard. 19 December 1970. p J-32. Classical music The Sapporo Symphony Orchestra was established.Bonnie C Wade. Composing Japanese Musical Modernity. University of Chicago Press. 2014. p 219. Film The music of Mozu (Japanese: もず) and Bad Boys, by Tōru Takemitsu, won the 16th Mainichi Film Award for Best Music.第16回 日本映画大賞 Television and radio Minna no Uta was first broadcast on 3 April 1961.この番組について in みんなのうた. NHK ONE. Music industry There were fifty record labels from nine companies.Cash Box. 15 April 1961, p 53. The number of releases was 6,097.オーディオレコード 種類別新譜数の推移（1957年～）. Recording Industry Association of Japan. See also Timeline of Japanese music 1961 in Japan 1961 in music w:ja:1961年の音楽 References Ongaku Nenkan '61. (Japanese: 音楽年鑑 '61 or 音楽年鑑 1961)