1989 in Japanese music

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In 1989 (Shōwa 64 / Heisei 1), 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] and fourteen percent of all record sales took place in that country.[3]

The 31st Osaka International Festival (Japanese: 大阪国際フェスティバル) was held from 31 January to 14 May 1989.[4] The 2nd "Band Explosion" festival was held on 12 February 1989.[5] The international contest of the 18th Tokyo Music Festival was held on 2 June 1989.[6][7] The 3rd Teens' Music Festival was held on 3 August 1989.[8] The final of the 20th World Popular Song Festival was held on 27 October 1989.[9] The 3rd "Band Explosion" festival was held on 29 October 1989.[10] The final of the 18th FNS Music Festival was held on 12 December 1989.[11] The 31st Japan Record Awards were held on 31 December 1989.[12] The 40th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was held on 31 December 1989.[13]

Boøwy won the grand prix for Japanese artist of the year at the 3rd Japan Gold Disc Awards.[14][15]

Concerts

There was a Kenji Sawada concert at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall on 13 October 1989.[16]

Number one singles

Oricon

The following reached number 1 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart:[17][18][19]

Issue date Song Artist(s)
2 January "Tonbo [ja]" Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi
9 January
16 January "Aki [ja]" Otokogumi[20]
23 January "Koi Hitoyo" Shizuka Kudo
30 January
6 February "True Love [ja]" Yui Asaka
13 February "Ai ga Tomaranai (Turn It into Love)" Wink
20 February "Gekiai [ja]" Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi
27 February
6 March "Rosécolor" Miho Nakayama
13 March "Time Zone [ja]" Otokogumi
20 March "Chikyu wo Sagashite [ja]" Hikaru Genji
27 March "Namida wo Misenai de (Boys Don't Cry)" Wink
3 April
10 April
17 April "Be My Baby [ja]" Complex
24 April
1 May "Gomen yo Namida [ja]" Toshihiko Tahara
8 May "Liar" Akina Nakamori
15 May "Arashi no Sugao" Shizuka Kudo
22 May
29 May
5 June "Return to Myself (Shinai, Shinai, Natsu.)" Mari Hamada
12 June "Diamonds" Princess Princess
19 June "Sayonara Baby [ja]" Southern All Stars
26 June "Diamonds" Princess Princess
3 July "Maitta ne Konya [ja]" Shonentai
10 July "Sekai de Ichiban Atsui Natsu" Princess Princess
17 July "Samishii Nettaigyo" Wink
24 July
31 July "Taiyo ga Ippai [ja]" Hikaru Genji
7 August "Summer Game [ja]" Kyosuke Himuro
14 August "Rockin' My Soul [ja]" Otokogumi
21 August "Taiyo ga Ippai [ja]" Hikaru Genji
28 August
4 September
11 September
18 September "Kōsa ni Fukarete" Shizuka Kudo
25 September
2 October
9 October
16 October
23 October
30 October "Niji o Mitakai [ja]" Misato Watanabe
6 November "Running to Horizon [ja]" Tetsuya Komuro
13 November "One Night in Heaven (Mayonaka no Angel)" Wink
20 November
27 November "Gravity of Love [ja]" Tetsuya Komuro
4 December "Shiroi Christmas [ja]" Jun Sky Walker(s) [ja]
11 December "Film no Mukōgawa [ja]" Yoko Minamino
18 December "Shoppai Mikazuki no Yoru [ja]" Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi
25 December "Christmas Eve [ja]" Tatsuro Yamashita

Number one albums

Music Labo

The following reached number 1 on the Music Labo chart:

Oricon

The following reached number 1 on the Oricon Albums Chart:[47]

Film and television

The music of Untamagiru, by Kōji Ueno, won the 44th Mainichi Film Award for Best Music.[49] The music of Black Rain and Rikyu, both by Tōru Takemitsu, won the 13th Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Music (awarded in 1990).[50]

Ikaten [ja] was first broadcast on 11 February 1989[51] during the band boom [ja] (Japanese: バンドブーム, bando būmu).[52][53]

The music of Hyper Psychic Geo Garaga [ja] (aka Garaga) is by Tatsumi Yano [ja] and includes vocals by Fuyuko Kurihara (栗原冬子).[54][55]

Debuts

Other singles released

Other albums and EPs released

Deaths

See also

References

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