1986 in Japanese music
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In 1986 (Shōwa 61), Japanese music was released on records, and there were charts, awards, contests and festivals.
During that year, Japan continued to have the second largest music market in the world.[1][2]
The 15th Tokyo Music Festival was held on 30 March 1986.[3] The 28th Osaka International Festival (Japanese: 大阪国際フェスティバル) was held from 1 to 25 April 1986.[4] The 31st Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 11 May 1986.[5] The 32nd Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 28 September 1986.[6] The final of the 17th World Popular Song Festival was held on 26 October 1986.[7] The final of the 15th FNS Music Festival was held on 16 December 1986.[8] The 28th Japan Record Awards were held on 31 December 1986.[9] The 37th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was held on 31 December 1986.[10][11][12]
Number one singles
The following reached number 1 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart:[13]
Number one albums
Music Labo
The following reached number 1 on the Music Labo chart:
- 13 January: First Finale - S. Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe[16]
- 20 January: Anzen Chitai IV - Anzen Chitai[17]
- 27 January, 3 February, 10 February and 17 February: Rebecca IV ~maybe tomorrow~ - Rebecca[18]
- 3 March: Modern Time - Kōji Kikkawa[19]
- 10 March and 17 March: Realistic - Junichi Inagaki[20]
- 24 March: Yume Catalogue - Onyanko Club[21]
- 8 April: Flower - Checkers[22]
- 15 April, 21 April and 28 April: Best - Akina Nakamori[23]
- 5 May, 19 May and 26 May: Pocket Music - Tatsuro Yamashita[24]
- 12 May: Eri - Eri Nitta[25]
- 2 June: Siesta - Sonoko Kawai[26]
- 9 June, 16 June, 23 June and 30 June: Supreme - Seiko Matsuda[27]
- 7 July: Adventure - Momoko Kikuchi[28]
- 14 July and 21 July: Lovin' You - Misato Watanabe[29]
- 28 July, 11 August and 18 August: Nippon No Rock Band - Kuwata Band[30]
- 25 August, 1 September: Fushigi - Akina Nakamori[31]
- True Blue - Madonna[32]
- 16 September, 23 September, 29 September, 6 October, 20 October: - J Boy - Shōgo Hamada[33]
- 13 October: Mode De Sonoko - Sonoko Kawai[34]
- 27 October: Fore! - Huey Lewis and the News[35]
- 3 November, 10 November: Time - Rebecca[36]
- 1 December: Mona Lisa - Akemi Ishii[37]
- 8 December, 15 December and 22 December: Alarm à la mode - Yumi Matsutoya[38]
Oricon
The following reached number 1 on the Oricon chart:
- 17 November: Beat Emotion - Boøwy[39]
Music industry
120,000 titles were available on CD.[40]
Film and television
The music of Uhohho tankentai, by Saeko Suzuki, won the 41st Mainichi Film Award for Best Music.[41] The music of House on Fire, and Rikon Shinai Onna (Japanese: 離婚しない女), by Takayuki Inoue won the 10th Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Music (awarded in 1987).[42] The music of Castle in the Sky is by Joe Hisaishi[43] and includes the song Kimi Wo Nosete by Azumi Inoue.[44] Songs by Mitsuko Horie, from the cancelled anime "Kamen Senshi Lavithunder" and from its commercial,[45][46][47][48] were released on an EP[49] and on the album Sing It!
The first broadcast of Music Station was on 24 October 1986.[50][51]
Radio
The last time Ryuichi Sakamoto presented the Tuesday Sound Street was on 18 March 1986.[52]
Video games
Koji Kondo composed the music for The Legend of Zelda.[53][54][55]
Other singles released
- Nonfiction Ecstasy by Akina Nakamori
- Flamingo in Paradise and Dance Beat wa Yoake made by Yōko Oginome
- Toki no Nagare ni Mi o Makase by Teresa Teng
- 100% Danjo Kōsai by Kyoko Koizumi
- Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa and Doyōbi no Tamanegi by Yuki Saito
- Kimi ha 1000% by 1986 Omega Tribe
- Iro White Blend, Close Up, Jingi Aishite Moraimasu, Tsuiteru ne Notteru ne and Waku Waku Sasete by Miho Nakayama
- To-Search by Buck-Tick
- Amagi-goe by Sayuri Ishikawa
- 21 October: Yōko Nagayama released "Venus"[56]
- 29 October: Roppongi Junjōha by Yōko Oginome[57]