# 1984 in Japanese music

In 1984 (Shōwa 59), Japanese music was released on records and performed in concerts, and there were charts, awards, contests and festivals.
During that year, Japan continued to have the second largest music market in the world.

## Awards, contests and festivals

The 13th Tokyo Music Festival was held on 1 April 1984. The 26th Osaka International Festival (Japanese: 大阪国際フェスティバル) was held from 13 to 25 April 1984. The 27th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 13 May 1984. The 28th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 7 October 1984. The final of the 15th World Popular Song Festival was held on 28 October 1984. The final of the 13th FNS Music Festival was held on 18 December 1984. The 26th Japan Record Awards were held on 31 December 1984. The 35th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was held on 31 December 1984.

## Concerts

A Super Rock '84 concert was held in Seibu Stadium. The farewell concert of Saki Kubota was held at Kudan Kaikan in Tokyo on 26 November 1984.

## Number one singles

The following reached number 1 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart:
| Issue date | Song | Artist(s) |
| January 2 | "Moshimo Ashita ga... [ja]" | Warabe |
| January 9 | "Moshimo Ashita ga... [ja]" | Warabe |
| January 16 | "Moshimo Ashita ga... [ja]" | Warabe |
| January 23 | "Moshimo Ashita ga... [ja]" | Warabe |
| January 30 | "Moshimo Ashita ga... [ja]" | Warabe |
| February 6 | "Moshimo Ashita ga... [ja]" | Warabe |
| February 13 | "Rock'n Rouge [ja]" | Seiko Matsuda |
| February 20 | "Rock'n Rouge [ja]" | Seiko Matsuda |
| February 27 | "Rock'n Rouge [ja]" | Seiko Matsuda |
| March 5 | "Rock'n Rouge [ja]" | Seiko Matsuda |
| March 12 | "Ichiban Yarō [ja]" | Masahiko Kondō |
| March 19 | "Wine Red no Kokoro [ja]" | Anzen Chitai |
| March 26 | "Wine Red no Kokoro [ja]" | Anzen Chitai |
| April 2 | "Nagisa no Haikara Ningyo / Kaze no Magical [ja]" | Kyōko Koizumi |
| April 9 | "Katsu! [ja]" | Shibugakitai |
| April 16 | "Katsu! [ja]" | Shibugakitai |
| April 23 | "Southern Wind" | Akina Nakamori |
| April 30 | "Southern Wind" | Akina Nakamori |
| May 7 | "Southern Wind" | Akina Nakamori |
| May 14 | "Kanashikute Jealousy [ja]" | The Checkers |
| May 21 | "Jikan no Kuni no Alice / Natsu Fuku no Eve [ja]" | Seiko Matsuda |
| May 28 | "Jikan no Kuni no Alice / Natsu Fuku no Eve [ja]" | Seiko Matsuda |
| June 4 | "Kishidō [ja]" | Toshihiko Tahara |
| June 11 | "Kishidō [ja]" | Toshihiko Tahara |
| June 18 | "Kejime Nasai [ja]" | Masahiko Kondō |
| June 25 | "Kejime Nasai [ja]" | Masahiko Kondō |
| July 2 | "Meikyū no Andorōra / Dunk [ja]" | Kyōko Koizumi |
| July 9 | "Meikyū no Andorōra / Dunk [ja]" | Kyōko Koizumi |
| July 16 | "Amaoto wa Chopin no Shirabe [ja]" | Asami Kobayashi |
| July 23 | "Amaoto wa Chopin no Shirabe [ja]" | Asami Kobayashi |
| July 30 | "Amaoto wa Chopin no Shirabe [ja]" | Asami Kobayashi |
| August 6 | "Jukkai (1984)" | Akina Nakamori |
| August 13 | "Pink no Mozart [ja]" | Seiko Matsuda |
| August 20 | "Ao ni Kaita Ren'ai Shōsetsu [ja]" | Toshihiko Tahara |
| August 27 | "Jukkai (1984)" | Akina Nakamori |
| September 3 | "Hoshikuzu no Stage [ja]" | The Checkers |
| September 10 | "Hoshikuzu no Stage [ja]" | The Checkers |
| September 17 | "Hoshikuzu no Stage [ja]" | The Checkers |
| September 24 | "Eien ni Himitsu sa" (永遠に秘密さ) | Masahiko Kondō |
| October 1 | "Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge [ja]" | Kyōko Koizumi |
| October 8 | "Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge [ja]" | Kyōko Koizumi |
| October 15 | "Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge [ja]" | Kyōko Koizumi |
| October 22 | "Tengoku ni Ichiban Chikai Shima [ja]" | Tomoyo Harada |
| October 29 | "Koibito-tachi no Pavement [ja]" | The Alfee |
| November 5 | "Woman "W no Higeki" Yori [ja]" | Hiroko Yakushimaru |
| November 12 | "Heart no Earring [ja]" | Seiko Matsuda |
| November 19 | "Heart no Earring [ja]" | Seiko Matsuda |
| November 26 | "Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa" | Akina Nakamori |
| December 3 | "Julia ni Shōshin [ja]" | The Checkers |
| December 10 | "Julia ni Shōshin [ja]" | The Checkers |
| December 17 | "Julia ni Shōshin [ja]" | The Checkers |
| December 24 | "Julia ni Shōshin [ja]" | The Checkers |
| December 31 | "The Stardust Memory [ja]" | Kyōko Koizumi |

## Number one albums and LPs

Music Labo
The following reached number 1 on the Music Labo chart:
* 31 December: 9.5 Carats - Yōsui Inoue
* 24 December: Windy Shadow [ja] - Seiko Matsuda
* 17 December: Motto Checkers [ja] - Checkers
* 10 December: No Side [ja] - Yumi Matsutoya
* 3 December: Make It Big - Wham!
* 12 November, 19 November and 26 November: Seiko Town [ja] - Seiko Matsuda
* 5 November: Hajimemashite - Miyuki Nakajima
* 22 October and 29 October: Possibility - Akina Nakamori
* 15 October: La Vie En Rose [ja] - Kōji Kikkawa
* 8 October: Triad [ja] - Mariko Takahashi
* 1 October: Ocean Side - Momoko Kikuchi
* 16 July and 23 September: Ninkimono De Ikou [ja] - Southern All Stars
* 9 July: The Best Year of My Life [ja] - Off Course
Oricon
The following reached number 1 on the Oricon LP chart:
* 9 January, 16 January, 23 January and 30 January: Best Akina Memoires - Akina Nakamori
* 6 February, 13 February and 20 February: Timely!! - Anri
* 27 February and 5 March: Kokinshū - Hiroko Yakushimaru
* 12 March, 19 March, 23 April and 30 April: Thriller - Michael Jackson
* 26 March: Touch Me, Seiko [ja] - Seiko Matsuda
* 2 April, 9 April and 16 April: Each Time [ja] - Eiichi Ohtaki
* 7 May: Variety - Mariya Takeuchi
* 14 May, 21 May and 28 May: Anniversary - Akina Nakamori
* 4 June and 11 June: Visitors [ja] - Motoharu Sano
* 18 June and 25 June: Tinker Bell [ja] - Seiko Matsuda
* 10 September: Footloose: Original Soundtrack

## Film and television

The music of MacArthur's Children (1984), by Shin'ichirō Ikebe, won the 39th Mainichi Film Award for Best Music and the 8th Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Music (awarded in 1985). The music of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is by Joe Hisaishi. The music of The Return of Godzilla is by Reijiro Koroku [ja]. The music of Macross: Do You Remember Love? is by Kentarō Haneda, and includes the song Ai Oboete Imasu ka by Mari Iijima. Big Wave, the soundtrack album of the film "Big Wave", is by Tatsuro Yamashita. The soundtrack of Urusei Yatsura includes "Chance On Love" by Cindy (Mayumi Yamamoto: 山本真裕美).

## Other singles released

* Kita Wing by Akina Nakamori
* Otomodachi and Pianissimo De... by Saki Kubota
* Tsugunai by Teresa Teng
* Kimi no Heart wa Marine Blue by S. Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe
* Mirai Kōkai (Sailing), Sayonara kara Hajimaru Monogatari and December Memory by Yōko Oginome
* Ora Tōkyō sa Iguda by Yoshi Ikuzō
* Never by Mie
* 16 May: Mein Tēma [ja] - Hiroko Yakushimaru
* 5 November: Hero: Holding Out for a Hero by Miki Asakura [ja].

## Other albums released

* Silent Love by Akina Nakamori
* Suspense by Pink Lady
* Never by Mie
* After Service by Yellow Magic Orchestra
* S-F-X by Haruomi Hosono
* Yoruno Sokowa Yawarakana Maboroshi by Saki Kubota
* Teens Romance by Yōko Oginome
* Misty Lady by Mari Hamada
* The Soundgraphy and Down Upbeat by Casiopea
* Another Game and Scuba by P-Model
* Disillusion by Loudness
* Adventures and Stars and the Moon by T-Square

## History

On 14 May 1984, the Checkers had three songs in the top ten of the Oricon singles chart.