From: sana@McLaren.t-sisi.tis.co.jp (Cazou "ACID" Sanada)
Newsgroups: rec.music.misc,alt.music.alternative,soc.culture.japan
Subject: CHART: Japanese pop singles/albums(16/Nov)
Summary: DISCOGRAPHY: Shizuka Kudoh
Keywords: Takashi Utsunomiya(of TMN), Wink, answer to your Q's
Date: 19 Nov 92 02:23:48 GMT
Reply-To: sana@McLaren.pontneuf.tis.co.jp
Followup-To: rec.music.misc
Organization: Toyo Information Systems Co.Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.


    There are few days left in 1992. Some people are busy reserving the
    place of "bounenkai", year-forgetting parties, or X'mas parties. At
    the same time this is a BONUS season, but there are too many chances
    to spend money for drinking:-):-)

    Anyways, here's a music chart from the far-east island country.
    This ranking is reproduced from "ORICON-WEEKLY", the biggest weekly
    music chart magazine in Japan.

			ORICON SINGLES TOP 20

  LW  TW TITLES					ARTISTS

   3   1.Christmas Carol No Koro Niwa		Jun'ichi Inagaki
   2   2.Sekaijuu No Dare Yori Kitto		Miho Nakayama & Wands
   4   3.Da-Ka-Ra				Maki Ohguro
   1   4.Junrenka				Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi
   -   5.Good Luck My Love			Kyosuke Himuro
   -   6.Aishitemo Iidesuka			Hikaru Genji
   -   7.I Love You				Hideaki Tokunaga
   7   8.Yakusoku No Hashi			Motoharu Sano
   -   9.Sayonara Beautiful Days		Lindberg
   5  10.Haretara Iine				Dreams Come True
  10  11.Kitakaze				Noriyuki Makihara
   6  12.Kessen Wa Kin'youbi/Taiyo Ga Miteru	Dreams Come True
   -  13.Blue Moon Blue				Miki Imai
   8  14.Made In Heaven				Toshi
  11  15.Jirettai Ai				T-Bolan
   9  16.Zero					B'z
   -  17.Arigatou				Senri Oe
  13  18.No No Darlin'				Chage & Aska
  12  19.Ya-Ya-Ya				Zoo
  17  20.Christmas For You			Noriaki Maeda

    There we find many new entries this week before the Christmas season.
    Jun'ichi Inagaki get the highest position with his Christmas song.
    It's his first experience to stand on the top of the chart.

			ORICON ALBUMS TOP 20

  LW  TW TITLES					ARTISTS

   -   1.Guys					Chage & Aska
   1   2.Run					B'z
   2   3.Quiet Life				Mariya Takeuchi
   3   4.Keep The Faith				Bon Jovi
   5   5.Erotica				Madonna
   4   6.1992 - Live In Yokohama Stadium	Mariko Nagai
   6   7.Yo Ni Man'you No Hana Ga Sakunari	Southern All Stars
   7   8.Hold Me				Zard
  10   9.Naked Eyes				Kyouko
  16  10.Love Deluxe				Sade
  14  11.Momo To Mimi				Mimori Yusa
  13  12.Natsu No Owari Ni -Accoustic Version-	T-Bolan
   9  13.Juliana Tokyo Vol.3 Hi-NRG For The Future Various Artists
  21  14.Raw Life				Masatoshi Majima
  15  15.East Asia				Miyuki Nakajima
  35  16.Roba Rock				Gao
  17  17.Koukyou Kumikyoku Dragon Quest V	NHK Philharmonic Orchestra
  20  18.Erhythm				Eri Hiramatsu
  11  19.Hit Factory				Tetsuya Komuro
  18  20.Main Offender				Keith Richards

    As people expected, C+A debut at the top of the chart. Bon Jovi and
    Madonna are still at good positions. Kyouko and Sade is climbing
    step by step.

    Topics:

    Takashi Utsunomiya, the vocalist of TMN, is going to debut as a solo
    singer on 21/Nov with a single titled "Trouble In Heaven". He is also
    planning to go touring.

    Wink are going to release their latest album called "Nocturne" on
    26/Nov. They are also planning to release their best album titled
    "Raisonne" on 21/Dec.

    Now, here's the time for answering your questions that you e-mailed
    me:-)

>Date: Fri, 13 Nov 92 21:08:05 +0100
>From: rcleon@bs.win.tue.nl (Leon Oninckx)
>Message-Id: <9211132008.AA28581@svbs01.bs.win.tue.nl>
>
>Remark: There exists a newsgroup 'rec.music.info' which contains music-charts.
>        Maybe it would be nice to crosspost to that newsgroup too.

    Because I have no e-mail connection to the Netherland where the
    moderator of r.m.i. lives, I can't post my articles to that newsgroup.
    Sorry.

>And now the questions:
>1) Do you have your old chart-postings archived somewhere? If so, I would
>   like to obtain them from that archive (an anonymous-ftp host maybe?)

    I think this is described on the FAQ of r.m.i. which is regularly
    posted at that newsgroup.

    DISCOGRAPHY: Shizuka Kudoh

    Shizuka Kudoh was once one of the IDOL singers who used to be a
    member of Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi. But today she is one of the
    biggest hitmakers in our country chart. I think she is the best
    follower of the bignames like Momoe Yamaguchi and Akina Nakamori.

SINGLES:
     (Titles)			(Rel.Dat.)	(Hi-Pos)(CD Sales(thousands))
   1.Kindan No Telepathy	31/Aug/87	1	147
   2.Again			2/Dec/87	3	159
   3.Daite Kuretara Iinoni	2/Mar/88	3	182
   4.Fu-Ji-Tsu			1/Jun/88	1	253
   5.Mugo-N Iroppoi		24/Aug/88	1	541
   6.Koi Hitoyo			28/Dec/88	1	607
   7.Arashi No Sugao		3/May/89	1	524
   8.Kousa Ni Fukarete		6/Sep/89	1	586
   9.Kuchibiru Kara Biyaku	10/Jan/90	1	489
  10.Senru No Shizuku		9/May/90	1	295
  11.Watashi Ni Tsuite		21/Sep/90	1	265
  12.Boyaboya Dekinai		32/Jan/91	2	374
  13.Please			15/May/91	1	191
  14.Metamorphose		23/Oct/91	2	440
  15.Mechakucha Ni Naite Shimaitai 29/Jan/92	4	282
  16.Urahara			21/May/92	5	214
  17.Koe Wo Kikasete		21/Sep/92	5	 37

ALBUMS:
     (Titles)			(Rel.Dat.)	(Hi-Pos)(CD Sales(thousands))
   1.Mysterious			21/Jan/88	2	 95
   2.Shizuka			21/Jul/88	1	159
   3.Gradation			30/Nov/88	2	366
   4.Joy			15/Mar/89	1	232
   5.Karelia			4/Oct/89	2	229
   6.Harvest			6/Dec/89	2	302
   7.Rosette			4/Apr/90	1	223
   8.Unlimited			14/Nov/90	2	406
   9.Mind Universe		6/Mar/91	1	227
  10.Intimate			11/Dec/91	4	302
  11.Trinity			18/Mar/92	3	191
  12.Best Of Ballade Empathy	20/Nov/92	(just on sale)

--- Today's recommendation: Kessen Wa Kin'youbi by Dreams Come True ---
           Kazuhiro Sanada
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