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1983
1983 Japanese music
In 1983 (Shōwa 58), 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,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. and the value of tapes and records made there was $1.198 billion."Record Sales Step To Flashdance and Thriller". Billboard. 26 May 1984. p J-6.
Awards, contests and festivals
The 12th Tokyo Music Festival was held on 27 March 1983."Barry Manilow To Headline Tokyo Festival". Billboard. 12 March 1983. pp 9 & 59."Lionel Ritchie Wins Music Prize". The Japan Times. 29 March 1983. No 30247. p 2. col 6. The 25th Osaka International Festival (Japanese: 大阪国際フェスティバル) was held from 8 April to 8 May 1983.1983年度のラインナップ. Asahi Shimbun Foundation. The 25th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 15 May 1983.第25回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. The 26th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 2 October 1983.第26回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. The 14th World Popular Song Festival was held from 29 to 30 October 1983.World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo '83. Yamaha Music Foundation catalogue number YL-8307.1983. IMZ Bulletin. p 20. The final of the 12th FNS Music Festival was held on 20 December 1983."FNS Pops Festival" in "Today's TV Choice". The Japan Times. 20 December 1983. No 30508. p 8. col 1. The 25th Japan Record Awards were held on 31 December 1983.第25回 日本レコード大賞. Japan Composer's Association. The 34th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was held on 31 December 1983.第34回NHK紅白歌合戦. NHK.
The 32nd Otaka prize was won by Toshi Ichiyanagi.尾高賞 in "Archive". NHK Symphony Orchestra.
Concerts
Yumi Matsutoya had a concert at the Nippon Budokan on 6 July 1983.1983年7月6日、ユーミンが11年目にして初の武道館公演. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 6 July 2018.
Number one singles
List of Oricon number-one singles of 1983
The following reached number 1 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart:See the weekly issues of Oricon magazine1983年12月19日欧陽菲菲「ラヴ・イズ・オーヴァー」がオリコンチャート1位を獲得~発売当初はB面だった!. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 19 December 2018.1983年10月17日、杏里「CAT'S EYE」が4週目のオリコン1位を獲得~「CAY'S EYE」が開いた新しい時代の『扉』. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 17 October 2018.35年前の本日、薬師丸ひろ子「探偵物語/すこしだけやさしく」がオリコンチャート5週連続の1位を獲得. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 4 July 2018.
Issue dateSongArtist(s)3 January"3 Nenme no Uwaki ja 3年目の浮気"Hiroshi & Kibo10 January17 January"Second Love"Akina Nakamori24 January31 January"Midnight Station ja ミッドナイト・ステーション"Masahiko Kondō7 February14 February"Himitsu no Hanazono (song) Himitsu no Hanazono ja 秘密の花園 (曲)"Seiko Matsuda21 February28 February"Pierrot (Toshihiko Tahara song) Pierrot ja ピエロ (田原俊彦の曲)"Toshihiko Tahara7 March"½ no Shinwa"Akina Nakamori14 March21 March28 March4 April11 April18 April"Yagiri no Watashi ja 矢切の渡し (曲)"Takashi Hosokawa25 April2 May9 May"Manatsu no Ichibyo ja 真夏の一秒"Masahiko Kondō16 May"Tengoku no Kiss ja 天国のキッス"Seiko Matsuda23 May"Megumi no Hito ja め組のひと"Rats & Star30 May"Shower na Kibun ja シャワーな気分"Toshihiko Tahara6 June"Tantei Monogatari / Sukoshi Dake Yasashiku ja 探偵物語/すこしだけやさしく"Hiroko Yakushimaru13 June20 June27 June4 July11 July18 July25 July"Tameiki Rockabilly ja ためいきロ・カ・ビ・リー"Masahiko Kondō1 August8 August15 August"Glass no Ringo / Sweet Memories ja ガラスの林檎/SWEET MEMORIES"Seiko Matsuda22 August"Saraba... Natsu ja さらば‥夏"Toshihiko Tahara29 August5 September"Flashdance... What a Feeling" Japanese title: フラッシュダンス...ホワット・ア・フィーリングIrene Cara12 September19 September"Kinku"Akina Nakamori26 September"Cat's Eye"Anri3 October10 October17 October24 October31 October"Glass no Ringo / Sweet Memories"Seiko Matsuda7 November"Hitomi wa Diamond / Aoi Photograph ja 瞳はダイアモンド/蒼いフォトグラフ"Seiko Matsuda14 November"Royal Straight Flash ja ロイヤル・ストレート・フラッシュ (近藤真彦の曲)"Masahiko Kondō21 November"Hitomi wa Diamond / Aoi Photograph"Seiko Matsuda28 November"Loving (song) Loving ja エル・オー・ヴイ・愛・N・G"Toshihiko Tahara5 December12 December19 December"Love Is Over"Ouyang Fei Fei26 December
Number one albums and LPs
Music Labo
The following reached number 1 on the Music Labo chart:
10 January and 17 January: Seventeen (Akina Nakamori album) ja Seventeen (中森明菜のアルバム) Seventeen - Akina NakamoriBillboard. 22 January 1983, p 59. 15 January 1983, p 45.
24 January and 31 January: Variation (Hensoukyoku) - Akina NakamoriBillboard. 5 February 1983, p 58. 29 January 1983, p 76.
7 February and 14 February: Eve Only ja EVE only - Toshihiko TaharaBillboard.19 February 1983, p 58. 12 February 1983, p 55.
21 February and 28 February: Another Page - Christopher CrossBillboard. 5 March 1983, p 57. 26 February 1983, p 49.
7 March and 14 March: Reincarnation - Yumi MatsutoyaBillboard. 19 March 1983, p 57. 12 March 1983, p 60.
21 March: Yokan - Miyuki NakajimaBillboard. 26 March 1983, p 59.
4 April, 11 April, 25 April and 2 May: Fantasy (Gensoukyoku) - Akina NakamoriBillboard. 9 April 1983, p 43. 16 April 1983, p 91. 30 April 1983, p 52. 7 May 1983, p 62.
18 April: Rising (Masahiko Kondō album) ja RISING (近藤真彦のアルバム) Rising - Masahiko KondōBillboard. 23 April 1983, p 56. 30 April 1983, p 52.
9 May, 16 May and 24 May: No Damage ja No Damage - Motoharu SanoBillboard. 21 May 1983, p 50. 28 May 1983, p 59.
30 May: Momentos - Julio IglesiasBillboard. 4 June 1983, p 60.
6 June: Uwakina Bokura - Yellow Magic OrchestraBillboard. 11 June 1983, p 86.
13 June and 20 June: Utopia (Seiko Matsuda album) ja ユートピア (アルバム) Utopia - Seiko MatsudaBillboard. 18 June 1983, p 58. 25 June 1983, p 61.
27 June, 4 July and 11 July: Melodies - Tatsuro YamashitaBillboard. 2 July 1983, p 56. 9 July 1983, p 59. 16 July 1983, p 53.
18 July, 25 July, 1 August and 8 August: Kireyi ja 綺麗 - Southern All StarsBillboard. 23 July 1983, p 53. 30 July 1983, p 52. 13 August 1983, p 49.
15 August, 5 September, 12 September, 19 September, 26 September, 3 October, 10 October, 17 October, 23 October, 30 October and 7 November: Soundtrack of "Flashdance"Billboard. 20 August 1983, p 57. 10 September 1983, p 59. 17 September 1983, p 78. 24 September 1983, p 57. 1 October 1983, p 58. 8 October 1983, p 64. 15 October 1983, p 88. 22 October 1983, p 66. 29 October 1983, p 65. 5 November 1983, p 65. 12 November 1983, p 63.
22 August and 29 August: New Akina Etranger - Akina NakamoriBillboard. 27 August 1983, p 47. 3 September 1983, p 79.
14 November, 21 November: Nemurenai Jidai ja 眠れない時代 - Chiharu MatsuyamaBillboard. 19 November 1983, p 64. 26 November 1983, p 56.
28 November: Seiko Plazza ja Seiko・plaza - Seiko MatsudaBillboard. 3 December 1983, p 54.
5 December: Colour by Numbers - Culture ClubBillboard. 10 December 1983, p 66.
12 December and 19 December: Voyager (Yumi Matsutoya album) ja VOYAGER (松任谷由実のアルバム) Voyager - Yumi MatsutoyaBillboard. 17 December 1983, p 60. 24 December 1983, p 84.
26 December: Canary (album) ja Canary (アルバム) Canary - Seiko MatsudaBillboard. 7 January 1984, p 43.
Cash Box
The following reached number 1 on the Cash Box of Japan chart:
15 January: Kinyiro No Ribon ja 金色のリボン - Seiko MatsudaCash Box. 15 January 1983, p 26.
29 January: Variation (Hensoukyoku) - Akina NakamoriCash Box. 29 January 1983, p 27.
5 March: Shylights ja Shylights - Junichi InagakiCash Box. 5 March 1983, p 24.
12 March and 19 March: Another Page - Christopher CrossCash Box. 12 March 1983, p 46. 19 March 1983, p 37.
2 April and 9 April: Reincarnation - Yumi MatsutoyaCash Box. 2 April 1983, p 27. 9 April 1983, p 26.
7 May: Fantasy (Gensoukyoku) - Akina NakamoriCash Box. 7 May 1983, p 38.
28 May: Vitamin (EPO album) ja VITAMIN E・P・O Vitamin - EPOCash Box. 28 May 1983, p 30.
16 July: Utopia (Seiko Matsuda album) ja ユートピア (アルバム) Utopia Seiko MatsudaCash Box. 16 July 1983, p 24.
13 August, 20 August and 3 September: Kireyi ja 綺麗 - Southern All StarsCash Box. 3 September 1983, p 27. 20 August 1983, p 31. 13 August 1983, p 24.
24 September, 29 October, 5 November, 12 November and 10 December: Soundtrack of "Flashdance"Cash Box. 10 December 1983, p 23. 12 November 1983, p 27. 5 November 1983, p 32.29 October 1983, p. 24 September 1983, p 27.
17 December: Seiko Plazza ja Seiko・plaza - Seiko MatsudaCash Box. 17 December 1983, p 25.
Oricon
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The following reached number 1 on the Oricon LP chart:See the weekly issues of Oricon magazine
6 June: Naughty Boys - Yellow Magic Orchestra
4 July: Melodies - Tatsuro Yamashita
22 August and 29 August: New Akina Etranger - Akina Nakamori
Annual charts
Eisaku Ōkawa ja 大川栄策's Sazanka No Yado ja さざんかの宿 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.
Music industry
Japanese music industry
Polydor Japan introduced the uniform coding system."Polydor Japan Now Using Uniform Coding System". Billboard. 26 March 1983. p 9.
Film and television
The music of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, by Ryuichi Sakamoto, won the 38th Mainichi Film Award for Best Music.第38回 日本映画大賞 The music of The Geisha and Kairei (Japanese: 海嶺) and Sensei (all from 1983), by Masaru Sato, won the 7th Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Music (awarded in 1984).Prizes. Musicals include Toshi in Takarazuka – Love Forever.
Idols
The expression "Fusaku No 83-nen-gumi" (Japanese: 不作の83年組) has been used to described a group of idols who debuted in 1983. "Okami Seven" (Japanese: お神セブン) is a group of idols who debuted in 1983.「不作の83年組」と呼ばれて41年...わたしたちいまが食べごろ! 小林千絵、木元ゆうこ、松本明子「CHAYまんねんシスターズ」. zakII. 10 May 2024.松本明子「間に挟まれて」 83年組アイドルが"不作"と言われた理由. 日テレ News NNN. 30 September 2023.不作の83年組アイドル7人合同で35周年イベント. Nikkan Sports. 20 July 2018.83年組アイドル"お神セブン"、デビュー40周年で再集結 5年ぶり2度目の自主イベントで「ヒット曲を"嫉妬曲"に変えて歌いたい」. Oricon News. 29 September 2023.83年組アイドル"お神セブン"アラ還ライブ決定 森尾由美「青春を過ごしたみなさまと楽しく過ごせたら」. Oricon News. 19 March 2026.大沢逸美、松本明子...『不作の7人』がアイドルデビュー40周年で再集結 83年組は花じゃなくて『杉』!. Chunichi Shimbun. 29 September 2023.「不作の83年組」アイドル7人が35周年イベント 松本明子はデビュー当時の超ミニスカ披露. Sports Hochi. 19 November 2018.森尾由美、松本明子ら「不作」83年組アイドル7人が40周年イベント「心はまだまだ乙女」. Sports Hochi. 1 July 2023.「これぞ同期の絆!」〝不作の83年組〟仲間の応援に大集合! 40年を超える友情ショットに「ほんと素晴らしい仲間ですね!」の声. 西スポWEB OTTO!. 14 October 2024.A former idol who debuted in 1983 is holding her third event in three years. Mantanweb. 18 March 2026.
Overseas
The song Forbidden Colours, by David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto, reached number 16 on the UK singles chart,Forbidden Colours. Official Charts. and also charted in Ireland, Australia and Iceland. The single Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, by Ryuichi Sakamoto, reached number 93 on the UK singles chart,Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence. Official Charts. and also charted in Australia and New Zealand. The album Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, by Ryuichi Sakamoto, reached number 36 on the UK albums chart,Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence. Official Charts. and also charted in Australia,Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 283. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. New Zealand,"Charts.nz – Soundtrack / Ryuichi Sakamoto – Furyo - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence". Hung Medien. Sweden,"Swedishcharts.com – Soundtrack / Ryuichi Sakamoto – Furyo - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence". Hung Medien. Iceland"Vísir - 247. Tölublað (28.10.1983) - Tímarit.is". timarit.is. p. 37.. and the Netherlands. "Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack / Ryuichi Sakamoto – Furyo - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence". Hung Medien.
Debuts
April: Azumi Inoue released her debut single "Star Storm" (Japanese: スターストーム).「となりのトトロ」「天空の城ラピュタ」井上あずみが語るジブリ楽曲驚きの裏側!. Yahoo Japan. 19 July 2023.[歌手 井上あずみさん](上)アイドルデビューしたが全く売れず、「となりのトトロ」の後も時給650円のアルバイト...歌手一本になるまで苦労. yomiDr. 30 October 2022.井上あずみ デビューしたころの私へ「40年後も歌っているよ」 「ラピュタ」「トトロ」で誰もが聴いたことのある歌声. ZAKZAK. 28 July 2023. The song is included in her first album "Space Fantasy" (Japanese: スペースファンタジー).Riv.Star catalogue number 28RL-0001映画『あの庭の扉をあけたとき』の予告編で流れる曲は?. CDJournal. 14 October 2022.
Hiromi Koide ja 小出広美"幻のアイドル"小出広美 汗と涙が染み込んだ衣装をメルカリ出品. Tokyo Sports. 14 January 2019.
Other singles released
Twilight (Yūgure Dayori) by Akina Nakamori
Toki O Kakeru Shōjo by Tomoyo Harada
Ai No Jidai by Saki Kubota
Summer Suspicion by S. Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe
Haru na no ni by Yoshie Kashiwabara
"O-kay" by Mico本日2月5日は弘田三枝子の誕生日~1983年に"MICO"名義で出されたシングル「O-KAY」はサザンオールスターズ「MICO」へのアンサーソング. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 5 February 2019.
23 April: Koukiatsu Girl ja 高気圧ガール by Tatsuro Yamashita1983年4月23日、山下達郎「高気圧ガール」がリリース~沖縄の空をめぐる"ヤマタツ"対決に勝利する. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 23 April 2019.
21 November: Tasogare Dancing ja 黄昏ダンシング by Miki Asakura ja 麻倉未稀.シングル売上TOP6作品
Other albums released
Service by Yellow Magic Orchestra
Timely!! by Anri
Nefertiti by Saki Kubota
Lunatic Doll and Romantic Night by Mari Hamada
Photographs and Jive Jive by Casiopea
The Law of Devil's Land and Live-Loud-Alive: Loudness in Tokyo by Loudness
Holy Expedition by Bow Wow
The Water of the Rainbow by T-Square
Can I Sing? by Masayoshi Takanaka
See also
Timeline of Japanese music
1983 in Japan
1983 in music
w:ja:1983年の音楽
References
"Japan: Where Technology Greets Tradition". Billboard. 21 May 1983. pp J-1 to J-13. (An International Market Profile).
J-POPの歴史「1982年と1983年、70年代のムードを断ち切った転換点」. Rolling Stone Japan. 11 December 2019.
Oricon Weekly magazine (オリコンウィークリー)
コンフィデンス magazine, from Oricon. ["Confidence Weekly"].
Music Labo magazine
新譜ジャーナル magazine
1983 オリコン年鑑 Oricon Annual Report.
1984 オリコン年鑑 Oricon Annual Report
Oricon No. 1 Hits 500. Clubhouse (Japanese: クラブハウス). 1998. ISBN 9784906496129. vol 1 (1968~1985).
細川たかしの快挙、未だ破られぬシングル2作連続のレコ大連覇! アイドル事情は〝不作の83年組〟も実に個性派揃い. zakII. 10 August 2023.
Cash Box. 5 February 1983, p 19. 19 February 1983, p 31.