From: sana@McLaren.t-sisi.tis.co.jp (Kaz "ACID" Sanada)
Newsgroups: rec.music.misc,alt.music.alternative,soc.culture.japan
Subject: CHART: Japanese pop singles/albums(02/Nov)
Keywords: Midori Karashima, Yosui Inoue, Mimori Yusa, Noriyuki Makihara,
	Seiko Matsuda, Yuming, Miki Imai
Date: 5 Nov 92 23:48:00 GMT
Reply-To: sana@McLaren.pontneuf.tis.co.jp
Followup-To: rec.music.misc
Organization: Toyo Information Systems Co.Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.


    It's very disappointing that I have to move again in my office!
    Perhaps it relies on the declining Japanese economics that there
    are too many changes of hierarchy of our company, but it's too
    much!(Don't worry readers because my e-mail adddress still remain
    the same^_^).

    Anyways, here's a music chart from the fareast country. Last
    weekend I went and saw 4 art exhibitions. Autumn of art...

			ORICON SINGLES TOP 20

  LW  TW TITLES					ARTISTS

   -   1.Haretara Iine				Dreams Come True
   -   2.Made In Heaven				Toshi
   1   3.Zero					B'z
   3   4.Da-Ka-Ra				Maki Ohguro
   -   5.Ya-Ya-Ya				Zoo
   4   6.Kessen Wa Kin'youbi/Taiyo Ga Miteru	Dreams Come True
   2   7.No No Darlin'				Chage & Aska
   5   8.Jirettai Ai				T-Bolan
   -   9.Kitakaze				Noriyuki Makihara
   -  10.Real Na Yume No Jouken			Wink
   7  11.You're The Only...			Masatoshi Ono
   -  12.Message				Jun Sky Walker(s)
  17  13.In My Arms Tonight			Zard
   -  14.Anata Ja Nakereba			Azusa Senoh
   8  15.Ichiban Erai Hito He			Tunnels
  11  16.Namida No Kiss				Southern All Stars
  12  17.Sayonara				Gao
   -  18.Shinu Made Kimi Wo Hanasanai/KAN's Christmas Song Kan
  14  19.Nemurenai Yoru Wo Daite		Zard
   6  20.Chu-Chu				Mariko Nagai

    ORICON says there're 34 new entries in the Top 100 this week, and
    there're 8 in top 20. Dreams Come True is now on the big wave to
    reach the top. They have 2 top 10 songs this week(the other at No.6).
    2 of "Pops Gosanke" Noriyuki Makihara and Kan debut at No.9 and No.18.
    Other powerful debuts under top 20: Midori Karashima's new single
    appears at No.34("Utsukushii Machi"), Yosui Inoue's new one is at
    No.35("Musubikotoba"). Mimori Yusa's latest singles debuts at No.45
    ("Tokyo No Sora No Shita").

			ORICON ALBUMS TOP 20

  LW  TW TITLES					ARTISTS

   -   1.Quiet Life				Mariya Takeuchi
   -   2.Hit Factory				Tetsuya Komuro
   -   3.Koukyou Kumikyoku Dragon Quest V	NHK Symphony Orchestra
   1   4.Yo Ni Man'you No Hana Ga Sakunari	Southern All Stars
   -   5.Erotica				Madonna
   -   6.Juliana Tokyo Vol.3 Hi-NRG For The Future Various Artists
   4   7.Hold Me				Zard
   -   8.Kyoufu No Restaurant			Seikima-II
   -   9.Izzy Stradlin & The Ju Ju Hounds	Izzy Stradlin & The Ju Ju Hounds
   -  10.Million Mirrors			Soft Ballet
   2  11.East Asia				Miyuki Nakajima
   5  12.Natsu No Owari Ni -Accoustic Version-	T-Bolan
   -  13.Karaketa				Denki Groove
   -  14.Face To Face				Stardust Revue
   -  15.Ramma 1/2 Kaimakutekishudaikazenshuu	Various Artists
   3  16.Love Symbol				Prince & The New Power Generation
   -  17.Ramma 1/2 Heimakutekishudaikazenshuu	Various Artists
   -  18.Kimi Wo Tsuyoku Dakishimete		Edward Farrong
   6  19.Linkage				Katsumi
   7  20.Erhythm				Eri Hiramatsu

    There're many new entries in the album ranking, too. Mariya Takeuchi's
    first album for 5 years debuts at the top of the chart followed by
    Tetsuya Komuro's solo best album. Madonna's latest album appears at
    No.5 whose photographic book was not to be on the sale in Japan.
    "Juliana Tokyo", Disco music remixes by the biggest discotheque in Tokyo
    volume 3 enters in top 10.

    Topics:

    Noriyuki Makihara's new single "Kitakaze" is not his newest work
    but from his debut album.

    Seiko Matsuda is going to release her latest album "Sweet Memories
    '92". It consists of her ballads mainly.

    Yuming(Yumi Matsutoya)'s new album's title is "Tears And Reasons"
    which will be on sale at 27/Nov.

    Miki Imai will release her latest single called "Blue Moon Blue" on
    6/Nov. This song is featured in the movie "Pa-Te-O".

    Sony Records has released a compilation BALLAD album by the artists
    who belong to that label like Princess Princess, Seiko Matsuda,
    Misato Watanabe, Yumi Tanimura, Nokko, Mimori Yusa, etc. on 1/Nov.
    The title is "Ballad Season".

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           Kazuhiro Sanada
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