1967 in Japanese music

The 10th Anniversary Osaka International Festival (Japanese: 大阪国際フェスティバル) was held from 7 April to 7 May 1967.^[1] The 9th Japan Record Awards were held on 16 December 1967.^[2] The 18th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was held on 31 December 1967.^[3]

The 16th Otaka prize was won by Akio Yashiro.^[4]

The following reached number 1 according to weekly singles charts published in Billboard:

• 7 January, 28 January, 4 February, 11 February, 18 February and 25 February: Yume Wa Yoru Hiraku [ja] - Ako Midorikawa [ja] (Crown) and Mari Sono [ja] (Polydor)^[5]
• 4 March and 11 March: Konyawa Odorou (Japanese: 今夜は踊ろう) - Ichiro Araki [ja]^[6]
• 18 March, 25 March, 1 April, 8 April, 15 April, 22 April, 29 April, 6 May and 20 May: Kimikoso Waga Inochi [ja] - Hiroshi Mizuhara [ja]^[7]
• 13 May, 27 May and 10 June: Yogiriyo Konyamo Arigatou [ja] - Yūjirō Ishihara^[8]
• 3 June: Balla Balla - Rainbows [de]^[9]
• 17 June, 24 June, 1 July, 8 July, 22 July, 29 July and 5 August: Shinjuku Blues (Japanese: 新宿ブルース) - Hiroko Ohgi [ja]^[10]
• 15 July: Blue Chateau [ja] - Jackey Yoshikawa and His Blue Comets^[11]
• 12 August, 19 August, 2 September, 9 September, 16 September, 23 September, 30 September, 7 October, 14 October: Makkana Taiyō - Hibari Misora and the Blue Comets^[12]
• 4 November: Kiri No Kanatani (Japanese: 霧のかなたに) - Jun Mayuzumi^[13]
• 23 December: Love You Tokyo [ja] - Akira Kurosawa and Los Primos [ja]^[14]

Sega Enterprises

The following reached number 1 according to the weekly Sega Enterprises singles chart published in Billboard:

• 14 October: Makkana Taiyō - Hibari Misora and the Blue Comets^[15]
• 21 October and 28 October: Kiri No Kanatani (Japanese: 霧のかなたに) - Jun Mayuzumi^[16]

Original Confidence

The following reached number 1 according to the weekly Oricon singles chart published in Billboard:

• 18 November and 25 November: Kiri No Kanatani (Japanese: 霧のかなたに) - Jun Mayuzumi^[17]
• 2 December, 9 December, 16 December and 30 December: Love You Tokyo [ja] - Akira Kurosawa and Los Primos [ja]^[18]

Original Confidence (Local)

The following reached number 1 according to the weekly Oricon local singles chart published in Billboard:

• 11 November: Kiri No Kanatani (Japanese: 霧のかなたに) - Jun Mayuzumi^[19]

Original Confidence (International)

The following reached number 1 according to the weekly Oricon international singles chart published in Billboard:

• 11 November: Kiri No Kanatani (Japanese: 霧のかなたに) - Jun Mayuzumi^[20]

The following reached number 1 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart:^[21]

International

The following reached number 1 according to the weekly international singles chart published in Cash Box:

• 7 January, 14 January, 21 January, 28 January and 11 February: Yuhi Ga Naiteru [ja] - The Spiders^[22]
• 18 February and 25 February: Izuko-E [ja] - The Blue Comets.^[23]
• 4 March and 11 March: Gone The Rainbow - Peter, Paul and Mary^[24]
• 18 March and 25 March: Nantonaku Nantonaku [ja] - The Spiders^[25]
• 1 April, 8 April, 15 April and 22 April: Balla Balla - The Rainbows [de]^[26]
• 29 April, 6 May, 13 May and 20 May: Land of a Thousand Dances - The Walker Brothers^[27]
• 27 May, 3 June and 10 June: Blue Chateau [ja] - The Blue Comets^[28]
• 24 June, 1 July and 8 July: Let's Go Shake (Japanese: レッツ・ゴー・シェイク) - The Bunnys [ja]^[29]
• 15 July, 22 July and 12 August: Seaside Bound [ja] - The Tigers^[30]
• 19 August, 26 August, 2 September, 9 September, 16 September and 23 September: Maria No Izumi [ja] - The Blue Comets^[31]
• 30 September and 7 October: "Sukisa Sukisa Sukisa" by The Carnabeats [ja].^[32] This single was released in June.^[33]
• 14 October, 21 October, 28 October, 4 November and 11 November: Mona Liza's Smile [ja] by The Tigers^[34] This single was released on 20 August.^[35]
• 18 November, 25 November, 2 December, 9 December and 16 December: Kitaguni No Futari [ja] - The Blue Comets^[36]
• 23 December and 30 December: (Theme From) The Monkees - The Monkees^[37]

Local

The following reached number 1 according to the weekly local singles chart published in Cash Box:

• 7 January and 14 January: Yozora-O Aoi De - Yūzō Kayama^[38]
• 21 January: Konyawa Odorou - Ichiro Araki [ja]^[39]
• 28 January and 11 February: Mada-Minu Koibito - Yūzō Kayama^[40]
• 18 February: Blue Trumpet - Kazuo Funaki^[41]
• 4 March and 11 March: Kaeritakunai-No (Japanese: 帰りたくないの) - Mari Sono [ja]^[42]
• 18 March: Isshin Tasuke Edokko Matsuri (Japanese: 一心太助 江戸っ子祭り) - Kazuo Funaki^[43]
• 25 March, 1 April, 8 April, 15 April, 22 April, 29 April, 6 May and 13 May: Kimikoso Waga Inochi [ja] - Hiroshi Mizuhara [ja]^[44]
• 20 May, 27 May, 3 June and 10 June: Yogiriyo Konyamo Arigatou [ja] - Yūjirō Ishihara^[45]
• 24 June: Shinjuku Blues (Japanese: 新宿ブルース) - Hiroko Ohgi [ja]^[46]
• 1 July, 8 July and 15 July: Koyubi No Omoide [ja] - Yukari Itoh [ja]^[47]
• 22 July: Shiritakunaino (I Really Don't Want to Know) - Yoh-ichi Sugawara [ja]^[48]
• 12 August, 19 August, 26 August, 2 September, 9 September, 16 September and 23 September: Makkana Taiyō - Hibari Misora^[49]
• 30 September, 7 October, 14 October, 21 October and 28 October: Yubue [ja] - Kazuo Funaki^[50]
• 4 November, 11 November and 18 November: Kitaguni-No Aoisora (Japanese: 北国の青い空) - Chiyo Okumura^[51]
• 25 November and 2 December: Anohito-No Ashioto (Japanese: あの人の足音) - Yukari Itoh [ja]^[52]
• 9 December, 16 December, 23 December and 30 December: Love You Tokyo [ja] - Los Primos [ja]^[53]

The following reached number 1 according to the weekly albums chart published in Cash Box:

• 28 October, 4 November, 11 November, 18 November, 25 November, 2 December, 9 December and 16 December: Let's Go Classics - The Bunnys [ja].^[54] The Japanese name of this album is "Let's Go Unmei" (Japanese: レッツゴー「運命」).^[55] "Unmei" is a Japanese translation of the name of the Fate Symphony.^[56]
• 23 December and 30 December: The Tigers on Stage - The Tigers^[57]

Yukio Hashi's Koi No Mexican Rock [ja] was number 1 in the Japanese kayokyoku annual singles chart published in Billboard.^[58]

The music of Chōhen Manga Shōnen Jack to Mahō Tsukai (Japanese: 長編漫画・少年ジャックと魔法使い), by Seiichrō Uno [ja], won the 22nd Mainichi Film Award for Best Music.^[59]

Music Fair was broadcast in colour from 1 May 1967 onwards.^[60]

There was a group sounds boom.^[61] Bourdaghs said it was the leading genre.^[62] Honda said that jazz was less popular in 1967 than it had been before.^[63]

The value of records production was $96 million.^[64] For the first time in the post war period, Japanese musicians sold more records than foreigners.^[65] Oricon was established.^[66]

The Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra did a concert tour the United States.^{[67][68][69][70][71]} The Spiders toured the United States.^[72][73]

• Tasogare No Akai Tsuki by Judy Ongg^[74]
• 5 February: "My Mary [ja]" by The Tigers^[75]
• 1 June: "Kimi Ni Aitai [ja]" by The Jaguars [ja]^[76][77]
• 15 July: Kaze Ga Naiteru [ja] by The Spiders^[78]
• 1 August: Barairo No Kumo [ja] by the Village Singers [ja]^[79][80]
• 15 September: Koi O Shiyoyo Jenny [ja] by The Carnabeats [ja]^[81]
• 5 October: "Dancing Lonely Night" (ダンシング・ロンリー・ナイト) by The Jaguars [ja]^[76]
• 10 October: Nijiiro no mizūmi [ja] by Akiko Nakamura^[82]
• 25 October: "Wasure-Enu Kimi [ja]" by The Tempters^[83]