1974 in Japanese music

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Japanese music accounted for sixty percent of record sales in the Japanese music market in 1974 (Shōwa 49), the rest being sales of foreign music.[1] During that year, Japan continued to have the second largest music market in the world.[2]

The 17th Osaka International Festival (Japanese: 大阪国際フェスティバル) was held from 5 April to 24 April 1974.[3] The 7th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 5 May 1974.[4] The 3rd Tokyo Music Festival was held on 30 June 1974.[5] The final of the 1st FNS Music Festival was held on 18 July 1974.[6] The 8th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 13 October 1974.[7] The final of the 5th World Popular Song Festival was held on 17 November 1974.[8][9][10] The final of the 2nd FNS Music Festival was held on 19 December 1975.[11] The 16th Japan Record Awards were held on 31 December 1974.[12] The 25th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was held on 31 December 1974.[13]

The 23rd Otaka prize was won by Akira Miyoshi.[14]

Number one singles

Oricon

The following reached number 1 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart:[15][16]

Issue date Song Artist(s)
7 January "Koi no Dial 6700 [ja]" Finger 5
14 January
21 January
28 January "Anata [ja]" Akiko Kosaka [ja]
4 February
11 February
18 February
25 February
4 March
11 March
18 March "Namida no Misao [ja]" Tonosama Kings [ja]
25 March
1 April
8 April
15 April
22 April
29 April
6 May
13 May
20 May "Uso [ja]" Kiyoshi Nakajo [ja]
27 May
3 June
10 June
17 June
24 June
1 July
8 July
15 July "Meoto Kagami [ja]" Tonosama Kings
22 July
29 July
5 August
12 August "Tsuioku [ja]" Kenji Sawada
19 August "Fureai [ja]" Masatoshi Nakamura
26 August
2 September
9 September
16 September
23 September
30 September
7 October
14 October
21 October
28 October "Yoroshiku Aishū [ja]" Hiromi Go
4 November
11 November
18 November "Fuyu no Eki [ja]" Rumiko Koyanagi
25 November "Amai Seikatsu [ja]" Goro Noguchi
2 December
9 December "Fuyu no Eki" Rumiko Koyanagi
16 December "Anata ni Ageru [ja]" Mineko Nishikawa
23 December "Fuyu no Iro [ja]" Momoe Yamaguchi
30 December

Number one albums and LPs

Cash Box

The following reached number 1 on the Cash Box LPs chart:

  • 5 January, 12 January, 19 January, 26 January, 2 February, 9 February, 16 February, 23 February, 2 March, 9 March, 16 March, 23 March, 30 March, 6 April, 27 April, 4 May, 11 May, 28 September, 5 October, 12 October and 19 October: Kōri no Sekai - Yōsui Inoue[17]
  • 20 April: Kaguyahime Vol 4 Sangayidate No Shi [ja] - Kaguyahime[18]
  • 25 May, 1 June, 8 June, 15 June, 22 June, 29 June, 6 July, 13 July, 20 July, 27 July, 3 August, 10 August, 17 August, 24 August, 31 August, 7 September, 14 September and 21 September: Golden Prize Vol 2 (Japanese: ゴールデン・プライズ第2集) - The Carpenters[19]
  • 26 October, 2 November, 9 November, 16 November, 23 November, 7 December, 14 December, 21 December: Nishoku no Koma - Yōsui Inoue[20]

Oricon

The following reached number 1 on the Oricon LP chart:[21]

Film and television

The music of Castle of Sand, by Yasushi Akutagawa and Mitsuaki Kanno [ja], won the 29th Mainichi Film Award for Best Music.[22] The music of Great Mazinger is by Chumei Watanabe and includes songs by Mitsuko Horie.[23] The music of Space Battleship Yamato includes songs by Isao Sasaki.[24]

Debuts

Other singles released

Other albums released

See also

References

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