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==See also==
==See also==

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Japanese music accounted for sixty percent of record sales in the Japanese music market in 1979 (Shōwa 54), the rest being sales of foreign music.[1] During that year, Japan continued to have the second largest music market in the world.[2]

Awards, contests and festivals

The 12th Japan record sales awards (Japanese: 日本レコードセールス大賞) were held in 1979.[3] The 21st Osaka International Festival (Japanese: 大阪国際フェスティバル) was held from 8 to 24 April 1979.[4][5][6][7] The 17th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 6 May 1979.[8] The 8th Tokyo Music Festival was held on 17 June 1979.[9][10][11] The 18th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 7 October 1979.[12]

The 10th World Popular Song Festival was held from 9 to 11 November 1979.[13] The song Daitokai [ja] by Crystal King, and the song Sitting on the Edge of the Ocean by Bonnie Tyler, won the grand prix awards.[14]

The 10th Japan Music Awards were held on 23 November 1979.[15]

The final of the 8th FNS Music Festival was on the 18 December 1979.[16][17] The grand prize winner was Hideki Saijo.[18]

The 21st Japan Record Awards were held on 31 December 1979.[19][20] The song Miserarete [ja] by Judy Ongg won the Japan Record Award.[21]

The 30th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was held on 31 December 1979.[22]

Concerts

The "Japan Jam" was held on 4 to 5 August. The Southern All Stars appeared.[23]

Number one singles

Oricon

Main article: List of Oricon number-one singles of 1979

The following reached number 1 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart:

Issue date Song Artist(s)
January 1 "Chameleon Army" Pink Lady
January 8
January 15
January 22
January 29 "Champion [ja]" Alice [ja]
February 5
February 12
February 19
February 26 "Hero (Hero ni Naru Toki, Sore wa Ima) [ja]" Kai Band [ja]
March 5
March 12 "Young Man (Y.M.C.A.) [ja]" Hideki Saijo
March 19
March 26
April 2
April 9
April 16 "Miserarete [ja]" Judy Ongg
April 23
April 30
May 7
May 14
May 21
May 28
June 4
June 11
June 18 "Kimi no Asa [ja]" Satoshi Kishida [ja]
June 25
July 2
July 9
July 16
July 23 "Omoide-zake [ja]" Sachiko Kobayashi
July 30 "Kanpaku Sengen [ja]" Masashi Sada
August 6
August 13
August 20
August 27
September 3
September 10
September 17
September 24
October 1
October 8 "Sexual Violet No. 1 [ja]" Masahiro Kuwana [ja]
October 15
October 22
October 29 "Oyaji no Ichiban Nagai Hi [ja]" Masashi Sada
November 5
November 12
November 19
November 26
December 3
December 10 "Ihōjin" Saki Kubota
December 17
December 24
December 31

The Best Ten

The following reached number 1 on The Best Ten chart:

Number one albums and LPs

Music Labo

The following reached number 1 on the Music Labo chart:

Cash Box

The following reached number 1 on the Cash Box chart:

Oricon

Radio

The program "Mirage Love USA" was broadcast by Tokyo FM.[42] (Cf USA Love Mirage.)

Music industry

The record industry grossed $62 million in January.[43]

PolyGram and Young Japan agreed to enter into a partnership.[44]

Overseas

The song "Kiss in the Dark", by Pink Lady, reached number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States of America.[45] Pink Lady were the first Japanese musicians to enter the record charts in the United States since Kyu Sakamoto in 1963.[46][47]

Debuts

Other singles released

Other albums released

See also

References

  1. ^ Billboard. 26 May 1979. p J-26.
  2. ^ Billboard. 22 December 1979. p 14.
  3. ^ 日本の作曲家: 近現代音楽人名事典. 2008. p 646.
  4. ^ 1979年度のラインナップ. Asahi Shimbun Foundation.
  5. ^ 神戸公演チラシ and 第21回大阪国際フェスティバル特別展覧会 in 1979年（昭和54年）. Osaka College of Music.
  6. ^ International Music Guide 1979
  7. ^ International Music Guide 1980
  8. ^ 第17回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation.
  9. ^ "Rita Coolidge Is Winner At Tokyo Music Festival". Billboard. 30 June 1979. pp 1 & 62.
  10. ^ "Top Talent Performs At Tokyo Music Festival" and "Festive Ambience Fulfills Festival Reception". Billboard. 7 July 1979. pp 56 & 57.
  11. ^ "U.S. Starts In Tokyo Fest". Billboard. 5 May 1979. p 1.
  12. ^ 第18回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation.
  13. ^ "Yamaha Fest Viewed As Product Booster". Billboard. 17 November 1979. p 68.
  14. ^ "1979 World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo Climaxes a Decade of Commitment to Popular Music". Billboard. 8 December 1979. p 41.
  15. ^ 朝日新聞縮刷版  (Asahi Shimbun shukusatsuban). Number 701. p 27, headed "1979 年(昭和 54 年) 11 月 23 日".
  16. ^ (1979) 每日新聞 (Mainichi Shimbun). Issue 360. p 20 headed "1979 年(昭和 54 年) 12 月 18 日(火曜日)".
  17. ^ (1979) 31 日本經濟新聞 (Nikkei). p 20 headed "(1979 年) 12 月 18 日".
  18. ^ 朝日年監 1980. p 622.
  19. ^ 新潟県年鑑. 1981. p 67.
  20. ^ 朝日年監 1980. Asahi Shimbun. 1980. p 622.
  21. ^ ジュディ・オング「『魅せられて』歌い続けていく」音楽プロデューサー酒井政利さん悼む. Chunichi Shimbun. 19 July 2021.
  22. ^ 第30回NHK紅白歌合戦. WEBザテレビジョン.
  23. ^ "U.S. Talent Will Appear at Japan Jam". Billboard. 7 July 1979. p 58.
  24. ^ a b 1979年8月2日、水谷豊「カリフォルニア・コネクション」がザ・ベストテンで連続1位を獲得. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 2 August 2019.
  25. ^ ザ・ベストテン(1979年9月27日放送). TBS.
  26. ^ Billboard. 22 December 1979, p 71. 15 December 1979, p 40.
  27. ^ Billboard. 8 December 1979, p 48. 1 December 1979, p 47.
  28. ^ Billboard. 24 November 1979, p 59. 17 November 1979, p 72.
  29. ^ Billboard. 3 November 1979, p 79. 17 November 1979, p 72.
  30. ^ Billboard. 20 October 1979, p 63. 6 October 1979, p 68.
  31. ^ Billboard. 29 September 1979, p 63. 15 September 1979, p 68. "Hits of the World", 8 September 1979.
  32. ^ Billboard. 25 August 1979, p 70. 11 August 1979, p 76. 4 August 1979, p 54. 28 July 1979, p 51.
  33. ^ Billboard. 28 July 1979, p 51.
  34. ^ Billboard. 14 July 1979, p 86.
  35. ^ Cash Box. 7 July 1979, p 54
  36. ^ Cash Box. 9 June 1979, p 45. 16 June 1979, p 54.
  37. ^ Cash Box. 26 May 1979, p 50. 2 June 1979, p 50.
  38. ^ Cash Box. 21 April 1979, p 48. 28 April 1979, p 51.
  39. ^ Cash Box. 31 March 1979, p 75. 24 March 1979, p 54. 17 March 1979, p 46. 24 February 1979, p 46.
  40. ^ Cash Box. 17 February 1979, p 50.
  41. ^ 1982年4月26日中島みゆき『寒水魚』がオリコン・アルバムチャートの1位を獲得～中島みゆきが音楽を獲得したことを証明するアルバム. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 26 April 2019.
  42. ^ "Tokyo FM Station Airing U.S. Music Series". Billboard. 17 November 1979. p 69.
  43. ^ "Jan. Sales Down In Japan Market". Cash Box. 24 March 1979. p 55.
  44. ^ "Partnership Ties Polygram With Tokyo's Young Japan". Billboard. 22 December 1979. p 5
  45. ^ Billboard. 19 February 2011. p 4
  46. ^ The Billboard Book of Number One Hits. p 137.
  47. ^ "Pink Lady ends drouth". Billboard. 23 June 1979. p 9.
  48. ^ 久保田早紀の名曲「異邦人」あの日 運命を背負って生まれた歌. Re:minder. 10 December 2020.
  49. ^ 1979年12月20日、財津和夫「Wake Up」が発売～初回プレスは無色透明の“カラーレコード”. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 20 December 2018.
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