I've been a fan of Japanese popular music for 40 years, and have managed to collect a lot of material during that time. So I decided I wanted to talk about Showa Era music with like-minded fans. My particular era is the 70s and 80s (thus the "kayo kyoku"). The plus part includes a number of songs and artists from the last 30 years and also the early kayo. So, let's talk about New Music, aidoru, City Pop and enka.
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I would like to give credit where credit is due. Videos are from YouTube and other sources such as NicoNico while Oricon rankings and other information are translated from the Japanese Wikipedia unless noted.
Monday, September 14, 2020
Oricon Top 10 Singles for July 1981
Well, looking at the fact that I have a little less than 25 minutes before I get to talk with an old friend and then hit the hay after becoming exhausted from doing that Creator article, I figure that perhaps I can make up a quick Oricon Rankings display. The second article that I ever did for "Kayo Kyoku Plus" was the Top 5 singles for August 1981, but I never made one for July 1981, the month that I was in Japan for my summer graduation trip.
1. Chiharu Matsuyama Nagai Yoru
2. Masahiko Kondo Blue Jeans Memory
3. Toshihiko Tahara Kimi ni Kettei!
4. Chanels Hurricane
5. Yokohama Ginbae Kattobi Rock n' Roll
6. Hiromi Iwasaki Sumire no Namida
7. Naoko Kawai Smile For Me
8. Off-Course I Love You
9. Jun Horie Memory Glass
10. Yuko Ishikawa Cinderella Summer
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Hi J,
ReplyDeleteHere's my new playlist. No particular theme but there's a good variety of stuff here.
01) Fuji Fabric - 花屋の娘
02) Hakushi Hasegawa - 毒
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHDVkMPZAq4
03) Maaya Sakamoto - マメシバ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiH0l6c_9wA
04) Lamp - 1998
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl9Cb063TmI
05) Shiho Nanba - プールの青は嘘の青
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0hlmmbKEjY
06) Taeko Tomioko - 物語のようにふるさとは遠い
07) Mellowhead - 残像の部屋 (feat. Gouta Nishidera)
https://youtu.be/D8cWzOJepBM?t=484
(Unfortunately there's only a sample of the track.)
08) Microstar - Night Flight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6W9PKwsLWk
09) Yoichi Aoyama - 4D Raven (feat. Yasuyuki Horigome)
10) Blue Peppers - 星空と孤独のマスカレード
https://youtu.be/OSVdJUesay8?t=98
(Again, only a sample.)
Morning, Michael. Thanks for the list. I'll check them out. No need to convince me of Blue Peppers...love their stuff.
DeleteYeah, Blue Peppers are very good. That particular song from their debut EP is still my favorite song of theirs.
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