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]

Issue date Song Artist(s)
6 January "Koi ni Ochite: Fall in Love [ja]" Akiko Kobayashi
13 January "Fuyu no Opera-Glass [ja]" Eri Nitta
20 January
27 January
3 February "Banana no Namida [ja]" Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi
10 February "Kuchibiru Network" Yukiko Okada
17 February "Desire (Jōnetsu)" Akina Nakamori
24 February Broken Sunset [ja] Momoko Kikuchi
3 March "Jā ne" Onyanko Club
10 March "Kisetsu Hazure no Koi [ja]" Akie Yoshizawa
17 March
24 March "My Revolution [ja]" Misato Watanabe
31 March "Aoi Station [ja]" Sonoko Kawai
7 April
14 April "Watashi wa Rika-chan [ja]" Nyangilas
21 April "Koi no Rope wo Hodokanai de [ja]" Eri Nitta
28 April
5 May "Otto Chikan!" Onyanko Club
12 May "Zō-san no Scanty [ja]" Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi
19 May "Natsu wo Matenai [ja]" Sayuri Kokushō
26 May "Natsu Iro Kataomoi [ja]" Momoko Kikuchi
2 June "Kaze no Invitation [ja]" Satomi Fukunaga
9 June "Gypsy Queen" Akina Nakamori
16 June "Song for U.S.A [ja]" The Checkers
23 June "Ajisai Bashi [ja]" Sanae Jonouchi
30 June "Jibun de Yūnomo Nan Desukeredo [ja]" Nyangilas
7 July "Cinderella-tachi e no Dengon [ja]" Mamiko Takai
14 July "Saikai no Labyrinth [ja]" Sonoko Kawai
21 July "Diamond Eyes [ja]" Shonentai
28 July "Hitomi ni Yakusoku [ja]" Minayo Watanabe
4 August "Osaki ni Shitsurei" Onyanko Club
11 August "Fushigi na Tejina no Yoni [ja]" Eri Nitta
18 August "Skipped Beat [ja]" Kuwata Band [ja]
25 August "Noble Red no Toki [ja]" Sayuri Kokushō
1 September "Aozora no Kakera" Yuki Saito
8 September "Nagisa no Kagikakko [ja]" Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi
15 September "Say Yes! [ja]" Momoko Kikuchi
22 September "Kagami no Naka no Watashi [ja]" Akie Yoshizawa
29 September "Melody [ja]" Mamiko Takai
6 October "Fin" Akina Nakamori
13 October "Cha-Cha-Cha [ja]" Akemi Ishii
20 October "Shin Kōkyū Shite [ja]" Marina Watanabe
27 October "Yuki no Kaerimichi [ja]" Minayo Watanabe
3 November "Kanashii Yoru wo Tomete [ja]" Sonoko Kawai
10 November "Koi wa Question" Onyanko Club
17 November "One Day [ja]" Kuwata Band [ja]
24 November "Naisho de Love Story [ja]" Eri Nitta
1 December "Waza-Ari! [ja]" Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi
8 December "Ballad no Yoni Nemure [ja]" Shonentai
15 December "Ano Natsu no Bike [ja]" Sayuri Kokushō[14][15]
22 December "Naimono Nedari no I Want You [ja]" C-C-B
29 December "Yakusoku [ja]" Mamiko Takai

Number one albums

Music Labo

The following reached number 1 on the Music Labo chart:

Oricon

The following reached number 1 on the Oricon chart:

Music industry

120,000 titles were available on CD.[40]

Film and television

The music of Uhohho tankentai, by Saeko Suzuki [ja], 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 [ja] 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 [ja] 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 [ja] was on 18 March 1986.[52]

Video games

Other singles released

Other albums and EPs released

See also

References

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