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1967 in Japanese music

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In 1967 (Shōwa 42), Japanese music was released on records, and there were charts, awards, contests and festivals.

Awards, contests and festivals

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]

Number one singles

Billboard

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:

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:

Original Confidence (International)

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

Oricon

Main article: List of Oricon number-one singles of 1967

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

More information Issue date, Song ...
Issue date Song Artist(s)
2 November "Kitaguni no Futari (In a Lonesome City) [ja]" Jackey Yoshikawa and His Blue Comets
9 November
16 November "Love You Tokyo [ja]" Los Primos [ja]
23 November
30 November
7 December
14 December
21 December
28 December
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Cash Box

International

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

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]

Number one albums

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]

Annual charts

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

Film and television

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]

Magazines

Oricon's magazine Confidence (Japanese: コンフィデンス) began in 1967.[61]

Genres

There was a group sounds boom.[62] Bourdaghs said it was the leading genre.[63] Honda said that jazz was less popular in 1967 than it had been before.[64]

Music industry

The value of records production was $96 million.[65] For the first time in the post war period, Japanese musicians sold more records than foreigners.[66] Oricon was established.[67]

Overseas

The Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra did a concert tour the United States.[68][69][70][71][72] The Spiders toured the United States.[73][74]

Other singles released

Albums released

See also

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