1978 in Japanese music

none March 2026 1978 1978 Japanese music Japanese music accounted for fifty-eight percent of record sales in the Japanese music market in 1978 (Shōwa 53), the rest being sales of foreign music.Billboard. 27 May 1978. p J-3. During that year, Japan continued to have the second largest music market in the world.Billboard. 8 July 1978. p 8. Awards, contests and festivals The 20th Osaka International Festival (Japanese: 大阪国際フェスティバル) was held from 10 April to 5 October 1978.1978年度のラインナップ. Asahi Shimbun Foundation. The 15th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 7 May 1978.第15回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. The 7th Tokyo Music Festival was held on 18 June 1978."Al Green & Debby Boone Top Tokyo Fest Winners". Billboard. 1 July 1978. p 8. The 16th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 1 October 1978.第16回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. The final of the 9th World Popular Song Festival was held on 12 November 1978.第9回世界歌謡祭. Yamaha Music Foundation."23 Countries Will Battle At Tokyo's World Song Fest". Billboard. 30 September 1978. p 71. The final of the 7th FNS Music Festival was held on 19 December 1978."7:00—**FNS Song Festival '78 Grand Prix" and "7:00—'78 FNS Music Festival Grand Prix Song Contest". The Japan Times. 19 December 1978. No 28721. p 9. cols 1 and 5. The 20th Japan Record Awards were held on 31 December 1978.第20回 日本レコード大賞. Japan Composer's Association. The 29th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was held on 31 December 1978.第29回NHK紅白歌合戦. NHK. The 27th Otaka prize was won by Teizo Matsumura.尾高賞 in "Archive". NHK Symphony Orchestra. Concerts The Candies Final Carnival concert was held on 4 April 1978.〈1978年の今日〉4月4日 : キャンディーズ解散コンサート. (今日は何の日：On This Day in Japan). Nippon.com. 4 April 2025.1978年4月4日『キャンディーズ ファイナルカーニバルFOR FREEDOM』開催～ キャンディーズが伝説になった日. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 4 April 2019. Number one singles Oricon List of Oricon number-one singles of 1978 The following reached number 1 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart:See the weekly issues of Oricon magazine1978年の本日、デュエットソングの定番、平尾昌晃/畑中葉子「カナダからの手紙」がオリコンチャートの1位を獲得. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 27 February 2018.1978年7月3日、サーカス「Mr.サマータイム」がオリコン・チャートの1位を獲得. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 3 July 2018.1978年5月21日リリースの沢田研二20代最後のシングルは？. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 21 May 2019. Issue dateSongArtist(s)2 January"UFO"Pink Lady9 January16 January23 January30 January6 February13 February20 February27 February"Canada Kara no Tegami ja カナダからの手紙"Masaaki Hirao ja 平尾昌晃 & Yōko Hatanaka ja 畑中葉子6 March13 March"Hohoemi Gaeshi"Candies20 March27 March3 April"Southpaw"Pink Lady10 April17 April24 April1 May8 May15 May22 May29 May5 June"Darling (Kenji Sawada song) Darling ja ダーリング (沢田研二の曲)"Kenji Sawada12 June"Jikan yo Tomare ja 時間よ止まれ (矢沢永吉の曲)"Eikichi Yazawa19 June26 June3 July"Mr. Summertime ja Mr.サマータイム"Circus (Japanese band) Circus ja サーカス (コーラスグループ)10 July"Monster"Pink Lady17 July24 July31 July7 August14 August21 August28 August4 September"Hikigane ja 銃爪 (曲)"Masanori Sera & Twist ja 世良公則&ツイスト11 September"Kimi no Hitomi wa 10,000 Volt ja 君のひとみは10000ボルト"Takao Horiuchi18 September25 September2 October"Tomei Ningen"Pink Lady9 October"Kimi no Hitomi wa 10,000 Volt"Takao Horiuchi16 October"Tomei Ningen"Pink Lady23 October30 October6 November"Kisetsu no Naka de ja 季節の中で"Chiharu Matsuyama13 November20 November27 November4 December11 December18 December"Chameleon Army"Pink Lady25 December Number one albums and LPs Cash Box The following reached number 1 on the Cash Box chart: 14 January, 21 January, 28 January, 11 February, 25 February, 11 March, 18 March, 25 March and 1 April: Pink Lady Best Hit Album - Pink LadyCash Box. 14 January 1978, p 47. 21 January 1978, p 34. 28 January 1978, p 71. 11 February 1978, p 55. 25 February 1978, p 59. 11 March 1978, p 47. 18 March 1978, p 57. 25 March 1978, p 91. 1 April 1978, p 67. 8 April and 15 April: Feel Happy ja Feel Happy - Shinji HaradaCash Box. 8 April 1978, p 59. 15 April 1978, p 62. 22 April and 29 April: Shikashu (Anthology) ja 私花集 (さだまさしのアルバム) - Masashi SadaCash Box. 22 April 1978, p 63. 29 April 1978, p 59. 13 May, 3 June, 10 June and 24 June: Alice VI ja ALICE VI - AliceCash Box. 13 May 1978, p 59. 3 June 1978, p 59. 10 June 1978, p 51. 24 June 1978, p 47. 8 July, 15 July, 22 July and 29 July: Gold Rush (Eikichi Yazawa album) ja ゴールドラッシュ (アルバム) Gold Rush - Eikichi YazawaCash Box. 8 July 1978, p 40. 15 July 1978, p 46. 22 July 1978, p 57. 29 July 1978, p 46. 5 August, 2 September, 16 September, 23 September and 30 September: Soundtrack of "Saturday Night Fever"Cash Box. 5 August 1978, p 49. 2 September 1978, p 52. 16 September 1978, p 48. 23 September 1978, p 58. 30 September 1978, p 50. 12 August: Masanori Sera & Twist (album) ja 世良公則&ツイスト (アルバム) Masanori Sera & Twist - Masanori Sera & Twist ja 世良公則&ツイストCash Box. 12 August 1978, p 42. Oricon w:ja:Template:オリコン週間LPチャート第1位 1978年 The following reached number 1 on the Oricon LP chart:See the weekly issues of Oricon magazine 9 January, 16 January, 23 January, 30 January, 6 February, 13 February, 20 February and 27 February: Pink Lady Best Hit Album - Pink Lady 6 March, 13 March, 20 March and 27 March: Feel Happy ja Feel Happy - Shinji Harada 3 April and 10 April: Shikashu (Anthology) ja 私花集 (さだまさしのアルバム) - Masashi Sada 17 April, 24 April, 1 May, 8 May, 22 May and 29 May: Alice VI ja ALICE VI - Alice 15 May: Kaguyahime Today ja かぐや姫・今日 (Kaguyahime Kyō) - Kaguyahime 5 June: Candies Final Carnival Plus One - Candies 12 June, 19 June, 26 June, 3 July and 10 July: Gold Rush (Eikichi Yazawa album) ja ゴールドラッシュ (アルバム) Gold Rush - Eikichi Yazawa 17 July, 7 August, 14 August, 21 August, 28 August, 4 September, 11 September and 18 September: Soundtrack of "Saturday Night Fever" 24 July and 31 July: Masanori Sera & Twist (album) ja 世良公則&ツイスト (アルバム) Masanori Sera & Twist - Masanori Sera & Twist ja 世良公則&ツイスト 25 September, 7 October and 9 October: Aitsu Ga Shinda Ban (Japanese: あいつが死んだ晩) - Takao Horiuchi 16 October, 23 October, 30 October, 6 November, 13 November, 20 November and 27 November: Eikou E No Dasshutsu ~ Budoukan Live ja 栄光への脱出〜武道館ライブ - Alice40年前の今日11月27日、アリス『栄光への脱出～アリス武道館ライヴ』がオリコン・アルバム・チャートの1位を獲得. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 27 November 2018. 4 December: Aruki Tsuzukeru Toki ja 歩き続ける時 - Chiharu Matsuyama 11 December and 25 December: Kon Na Sizuka Na Yoru ja こんな静かな夜 - Kōsetsu Minami ja 南こうせつ 18 December: Live Korakuen Stadium ja LIVE 後楽園スタジアム - Eikichi Yazawa Annual charts Pink Lady's UFO was number 1 in the Oricon annual singles chart.シングル年度別のヒット曲 TOP 1. Jipang, from Oricon. Film and television The music of Empire of Passion, by Tōru Takemitsu, won the 33rd Mainichi Film Award for Best Music.第33回 日本映画大賞 The music of Empire of Passion and Moeru Aki ja 燃える秋 (1978), both by Tōru Takemitsu, won the 2nd Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Music (awarded in 1979).Prizes. Saraba Uchusenkan Yamato Ai No Senshitachi Ongaku-shū ja さらば宇宙戦艦ヤマト 愛の戦士たち 音楽集 is the soundtrack album of Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato.For chart position, see Cash Box, 16 September 1978, p 48. The Best Ten was first broadcast on 19 January 1978.わずか11年の歴史、記憶に残る番組「ザ・ベストテン」と今も続く24時間テレビ「愛は地球を救う」. ZakII. 23 June 2023. Debuts There were 317 debuts in 1978. The number of re-debuts was 51.デビューアーティスト数推移. Number of Debut Artists. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Other singles released Playback Part 2, Otomezakyu ja 乙女座 宮, Zettai Zetsumei (song) ja 絶体絶命 (山口百恵の曲) Zettai Zetsumei and Ii Hi Tabidachi ja いい日旅立ち by Momoe Yamaguchi Tsubasa by the Candies Gandhara and Monkey Magic by Godiego 25 July: Cinderella Honeymoon ja シンデレラ・ハネムーン by Hiromi Iwasaki1978年7月25日、岩崎宏美「シンデレラ・ハネムーン」がリリース～コロッケがモノマネにチョイスした名曲. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 25 July 2019. Other albums released Yellow Magic Orchestra by Yellow Magic Orchestra Thousand Knives by Ryuichi Sakamoto Cochin Moon by Haruomi Hosono Saravah! by Yukihiro Takahashi Cosmos (Momoe Yamaguchi album) ja COSMOS (宇宙) Cosmos, Dramatic (Momoe Yamaguchi album) ja ドラマチック (山口百恵のアルバム) Dramatic and Manjushaka (album) ja 曼珠沙華 (アルバム) Manjushaka by Momoe Yamaguchi Sōshunfu by the Candies Bye Bye Carnival, America! America! America!, '78 Jumping Summer Carnival and Hoshi kara Kita Futari by Pink Lady Magic Monkey by Godiego Aishiteiru to Ittekure by Miyuki Nakajima Pacific by Haruomi Hosono, Tatsuro Yamashita and Shigeru Suzuki Lucky Summer Lady and Midnight Lover by T-Square Brasilian Skies and On Guitar by Masayoshi Takanaka Mignonne by Taeko Onuki Benisuzume by Yumi Matsutoya 25 April: Paraiso by Haruomi Hosono1978年4月25日、細野晴臣のアルバム『はらいそ』がリリース～YMO結成前夜の名盤. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 25 April 2019. 25 May: It's a Poppin' Time ja IT'S A POPPIN' TIME by Tatsuro Yamashita40年前の本日、山下達郎の名ライブ盤『IT'S A POPPIN' TIME』がリリース. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 25 May 2018. 20 December: Go Ahead! by Tatsuro Yamashita1978年の今日、山下達郎の名盤『ゴー・アヘッド』がリリース. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 20 December 2017. See also Timeline of Japanese music 1978 in Japan 1978 in music w:ja:1978年の音楽 References "Japanese Music: The Challenge of Recession". Billboard. 27 May 1978. pp J-1 to J-31. (A Billboard Spotlight). 1978 コンフィデンス年鑑 Confidence Annual Report 1979 コンフィデンス年鑑 Confidence Annual Report Morio Takayanagi. "Japan". Derek Elley (ed). International Music Guide 1978. Tantivy Press. p 93. Judith Glassman. The Year in Music, 1978. Columbia House. Oricon magazine Music Labo magazine 新譜ジャーナル magazine Oricon No. 1 Hits 500. Clubhouse (Japanese: クラブハウス). 1998. ISBN 9784906496129. vol 1 (1968~1985). 市民権得たロック音楽 世良公則&ツイストと原田真二が大ブレーク、サザンオールスターズやYMOのデビューもこの年. zakII. 21 June 2023. キャンディーズとピンク・レディーが交錯、歌謡界は〝激震の年〟 70年代を象徴する2つのアイドルグループ. zakII. 19 June 2023.