1975 in Japanese music

Japanese music accounted for fifty-eight percent of record sales in the Japanese music market in 1975 (Shōwa 50), the rest being sales of foreign music.[1] During that year, Japan continued to have the second largest music market in the world.[2]

Awards, contests and festivals

The 18th Osaka International Festival (Japanese: 大阪国際フェスティバル) was held from 7 April to 28 April 1975.[3] The 9th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 18 May 1975.[4] The 4th Tokyo Music Festival was held on 13 July 1975.[5] The final of the 3rd FNS Music Festival was held on 17 July 1975.[6] The 1st Nippon Television Music Festival was held on 21 August 1975.[7] The 10th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 12 October 1975.[8] The final of the 6th World Popular Song Festival was held on 16 November 1975.[9][10] The final of the 4th FNS Music Festival was held on 16 December 1975.[11] The 17th Japan Record Awards were held on 31 December 1975.[12] The 26th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was held on 31 December 1975.[13]

The 24th Otaka prize was won by Tōru Takemitsu.[14]

Number one singles

Oricon

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

Issue date Song Artist(s)
6 January "Fuyu no Iro" Momoe Yamaguchi
13 January
20 January
27 January
3 February "Hajimete no Dekigoto" Junko Sakurada
10 February "Shitetsu Ensen" Goro Noguchi
17 February
24 February
3 March "22-sai no Wakare" Kaze
10 March
17 March
24 March
31 March "Waga Yoki Tomoyo" Hiroshi Kamayatsu
7 April
14 April
21 April
28 April "Showa Kare Susuki" Sakura & Ichiro
5 May
12 May
19 May "Cyclamen no Kaori" Akira Fuse
26 May
2 June
9 June
16 June
23 June "Kakkoman Boogie / Minato no Yoko Yokohama Yokosuka" Down Town Boogie Woogie Band
30 June
7 July
14 July
21 July
28 July "Kokoro Nokori" Takashi Hosokawa
4 August
11 August
18 August
25 August "Omoide Makura" Kyoko Kosaka
1 September "Romance" Hiromi Iwasaki
8 September
15 September
22 September "Toki no Sugiyuku Mama ni" Kenji Sawada
29 September
6 October
13 October
20 October
27 October "Ichigo Hakusho wo Mou Ichido" Bang Bang
3 November
10 November
17 November
24 November
1 December
8 December "Sentimental" Hiromi Iwasaki
15 December
22 December "Ano Hi ni Kaeritai" Yumi Arai
29 December

Number one albums and LPs

Cash Box

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

Oricon

The following reached number 1 on the Oricon LP chart:[26]

  • 20 January and 27 January: Imawa Mada Jinsei Wo Katarazu - Takuro Yoshida
  • 3 February, 10 February, 17 February, 24 February, 3 March, 10 March, 7 April, 14 April, 21 April, 28 April, 5 May, 12 May, 19 May and 2 June: Kōri no Sekai - Yōsui Inoue
  • 17 March, 24 March and 31 March: the Kaguyahime forever - Kaguyahime
  • 26 May and 9 June: Zoku Datsu Donzoko (Japanese: 続 脱・どん底) - Downtown Boogie Woogie Band
  • 16 June and 23 June: First Album - Kaze
  • 30 June, 7 July, 14 July, 21 July and 28 July: Midori No Chiheisen (Japanese: 緑の地平線) - The Carpenters
  • 4 August, 11 August and 18 August: Good Pages - Yōsui Inoue
  • 25 August, 1 September, 8 September, 15 September, 22 September, 29 September and 6 October: Shikuramen No Kaorikara - Akira Fuse
  • 13 October, 20 October, 27 October, 3 November, 10 November, 17 November, 24 November, 1 December, 8 December and 15 December: Yumeoibito - Kei Ogura
  • 22 December and 29 December: Akira Fuse Best Album Katamuyita Michishirube (Japanese: 布施明 ベスト・アルバム 傾いた道しるべ) - Akira Fuse (Cf. the single Katamuyita Michishirube)

Annual charts

Akira Fuse's Shikuramen No Kaori was number 1 in the Cash Box annual singles chart.[27] Yōsui Inoue's Kōri no Sekai was number 1 in the Cash Box annual albums chart.[28]

Film and television

The music of The Fossil, by Tōru Takemitsu, won the 30th Mainichi Film Award for Best Music.[29]

Music industry

There were 44,000 jukeboxes.[30] RVC was established.[31] Most CD-4 records were Japanese.[32]

Overseas

The Sadistic Mika Band toured Great Britain. They departed on 22 September 1975 and returned on 27 October 1975.[33] They appeared on the Old Grey Whistle Test.[34]

Other singles released

Other albums released

See also

References

  1. ↑ "A Time of Change for Japan's Music Industry". Billboard. 17 April 1976. p 39.
  2. ↑ Billboard. 6 September 1975. p 4.
  3. ↑ 1975年度のラインナップ. Asahi Shimbun Foundation.
  4. ↑ 第9回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation.
  5. ↑ Hideo Eguchi. "Myself Wins Tokyo Fest Intl Contest". Billboard. 26 July 1975. p 78.
  6. ↑ "8:00—Popular Music Grand Prix for 1st Half of 1975". The Japan Times. 17 July 1975. No 27499. p 7. cols 6 & 8.
  7. ↑ "NTV Music Festival" in "Music" in "Today's TV Choice". The Japan Times. 21 August 1975. No 27533. p 5. col 2.
  8. ↑ 第10回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation.
  9. ↑ 第6回世界歌謡祭. Yamaha Music Foundation.
  10. ↑ "6th World Popular Song Festival In Tokyo" (1976) 14 Japan Illustrated: The Japan Times Quarterly Magazine 40 (No 1: January 1976)
  11. ↑ ":30 FNS '75 Grand Prix Festival" and ":30 '75 FNS Music Festival". The Japan Times. 16 December 1975. No 27648. p 7. cols 3, 5 & 7.
  12. ↑ 第17回 日本レコード大賞. Japan Composer's Association.
  13. ↑ 第26回NHK紅白歌合戦. NHK.
  14. ↑ 尾高賞 in "Archive". NHK Symphony Orchestra.
  15. ↑ See the weekly issues of Oricon magazine
  16. ↑ Cash Box. 4 January 1975, p 20. 25 January 1975, p 41. 8 March 1975, p 59.
  17. ↑ Cash Box. 8 February 1975, p 40. 15 February 1975, p 43. 8 March 1975, p 59. 15 March 1975, p 59. 3 May 1975, p 40. 10 May 1975, p 36. 17 May 1975, p 43. 28 June 1975, p 43.
  18. ↑ Cash Box. 29 March 1975, p 43. 12 April 1975, p 45. 19 April 1975, p 48. 26 April 1975, p 55.
  19. ↑ Cash Box. 5 April 1975, p 36. 7 June 1975, p 44. 14 June 1975, p 47.
  20. ↑ Cash Box. 21 June 1975, p 42.
  21. ↑ Cash Box. 12 July 1975, p 43.
  22. ↑ Cash Box. 19 July 1975, p 32. 2 August 1975, p 43. 9 August 1975, p 39. 16 August 1975, p 47. 23 August 1975, p 47. 30 August 1975, p 43.
  23. ↑ Cash Box. 13 September 1975, p 40. 27 September 1975, p 35. 4 October 1975, p 45. 18 October 1975, p 34.
  24. ↑ Cash Box. 25 October 1975, p 47.
  25. ↑ Cash Box. 1 November 1975, p 51. 8 November 1975, p 45. 15 November 1975, p 51. 22 November 1975, p 55. 29 November 1975, p 59. 6 December 1975, p 43. 20 December 1975, p 40. 27 December 1975, p 170.
  26. ↑ See the weekly issues of Oricon magazine
  27. ↑ "Japan's Top 40 Singles Of 1975". Cash Box. 17 January 1976. p 42.
  28. ↑ "Japan's Top 20 Albums of 1975". Cash Box. 10 January 1976. p 31.
  29. ↑ 第30回 日本映画大賞
  30. ↑ John Shepherd, David Horn, Dave Laing, Paul Oliver and Peter Wicke (eds). Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World. Continuum. 2003. ISBN 9781847144737. vol 1. p 514.
  31. ↑ "RVC (RCA-Nippon Victor) Details New Label Formation". Cash Box. 20 September 1975. p 54.
  32. ↑ "Global CD-4 LPs Now Total 768; 556 From Japan". Cash Box. 18 January 1975. p 40.
  33. ↑ 41年前1975/10/27ロンドンから帰国したサディスティック・ミカ・バンド一行にミカの姿は無かった 【大人のMusic Calendar】. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 27 October 2016.
  34. ↑ "Do what you really want to do while you're still alive": Masayoshi Takanaka, the Japanese guitar hero surfing a second wave in his 70s. The Guardian. 2 March 2026.
  35. ↑ 1975年2月20日、小林麻美「アパートの鍵」がリリース～70年代アイドル転換期を象徴する作品. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 20 February 2019.
  36. ↑ 1975年8月1日、平山三紀「真夜中のエンジェル・ベイビー」がリリース. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 1 August 2019.
  37. ↑ 44年前の本日、小坂忠の名盤『ほうろう（HORO）』がリリース. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 25 January 2019.
  38. ↑ 1975年4月1日、ウエスト・ロード・ブルース・バンドがアルバム『Blues Power』でバーボン・レーベルからデビュー. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 1 April 2019.
  39. ↑ 43年前の今日、伝説のアルバムシュガー・ベイブ『SONGS』がリリース. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 25 April 2018.
  40. ↑ 1975年11月1日、久保田麻琴と夕焼け楽団の名盤『ハワイ・チャンプルー』がリリース. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 1 November 2017.
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