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Timeline of Japanese music

This page is a timeline of Japanese music and also indexes the individual year in Japanese music pages.

1880s

  • 1888 - Kimigayo adopted as national anthem

1890s

1900s

1910s

  • 1910 - Nipponophone founded
  • 1912 - 1st Japanese symphony: {{illm|Kachidoki to Heiwa|ja|勝鬨と平和}} by Kōsaku YamadaHandbook of Japanese Music in the Modern Era, [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KNP7EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA256#v=onepage&q&f=false p 256].
  • 1914 - Katyusha's Song
  • 1915 - Gondola no Uta

1920s

  • 1921 - {{illm|Inno Meiji|ja|明治頌歌}} by Kōsaku Yamada;Music on the Move, [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=An_pDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA123#v=onepage&q&f=false p 123] Sendō Kouta; Nanatsu no Ko
  • 1927 - Akatombo

1930s

  • 1931 - King Records founded
  • 1932 - {{illm|Seki Taneko|ja|関種子}} releases "Akemi no Uta" (あけみの唄), composed by Masao Koga, with lyrics by {{illm|Hara Asao|ja|原阿佐緒}}The Movie Times. No 432: 11 April 1932. p 77. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=6dpYvWIdPU8C Google]JASRAC No. 000-4690-6
  • 1934 - Nagauta Symphony

1940s

1950s

1960s

  • 1960 - Sega 1000 jukeboxJérémie Pelletier-Gagnon. Space and Play in Japanese Videogame Arcades. 2024. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xWz8EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA31#v=onepage&q&f=false p 31].[https://web.archive.org/web/20240522054459/https://www.sega.co.jp/en/company/history/index.html History]. Sega.
  • 1961 - 1st broadcast of Minna no Uta
  • 1962 - 1st broadcast of Shichiji ni aimashō
  • 1963 - Sukiyaki reaches number 1 in the USA; estimated 5,000 jukeboxesBillboard. 6 July 1963. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XAsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA41#v=onepage&q&f=false p 41].
  • 1964 - 1st broadcast of Music Fair; 3rd largest record marketBillboard. 8 August 1964, [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=h0UEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA8#v=onepage&q&f=false p 8].
  • 1966 - {{illm|The Wild Ones (Japanese band)|ja|ザ・ワイルドワンズ|lt=The Wild Ones}} released {{illm|Omoide No Nagisa|ja|想い出の渚}}[https://news.1242.com/article/160042 2度のトラブルを乗り越えて世に出た名曲「想い出の渚」誕生秘話]. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System.  5 November 2018.
  • 1967 - Oricon founded; $96 million records production;Japan Report. Vol 14. No 2: 31 January 1968. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UixzhK3jE2AC&pg=PP117#v=onepage&q&f=false p 8]. Japanese musicians sell more records than foreigners;The Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=W2JTgQGc99EC&pg=PA355#v=onepage&q&f=false p 355]. Hibari Misora released Makkana Taiyō[https://news.1242.com/article/117975 ちょうど50年前･1967/5/25 GSブームから生まれた美空ひばりの大ヒット'真っ赤な太陽'リリース【大人のMusic Calendar】]. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 25 May 2017.
  • 1968 - 1st broadcast of Yoru no Hit Studio; CBS/Sony founded; {{illm|Ox (Japanese band)|ja|オックス|lt=Ox}} released {{illm|Girl Friend (Ox song)|ja|ガール・フレンド (オックスの曲)|lt=Girl Friend}} and {{illm|Swan No Namida|ja|スワンの涙 (曲)}};[https://news.1242.com/article/116708 1968/5/5 失神パフフォーマンスのオックス/ガール・フレンドリリース【大人のMusic Calendar】]. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 5 May 2017. {{illm|The Fingers|ja|ザ・フィンガーズ}} released "Ai No Densetsu" (Japanese: 愛の伝説);[https://news.1242.com/article/177878 新生フィンガーズのデビュー曲「愛の伝説」は、ザ・タイガース「廃墟の鳩」のプロトタイプ!?]. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 20 June 2019. 1st soul music festival[https://news.1242.com/article/167889 日本初のソウル・フェスティヴァル～モータウン・フェス ’68]. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 12 February 2019.
  • 1969 - 1st Yamaha Popular Song Contest; 2nd largest record market;Billboard. 19 December 1970, [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mSkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA52#v=onepage&q&f=false p J-16]. 1st broadcast of {{illm|NTV Kōhaku Uta No Best Ten|ja|NTV紅白歌のベストテン}}[https://news.1242.com/article/127069 1969年の今日、歌番組の源流となる日本テレビ『紅白歌のベストテン』が放送開始]. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 6 October 2017.

1970s

  • 1970 - 1st World Popular Song Festival; 1st Japan Music Awards; 1st publication of Music Labo; Nippon Music Foundation established; approx start of jukebox boom;Karaoke Around the World: Global Technology, Local Singing. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5S-EAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA183#v=onepage&q&f=false p 183]. debut of {{illm|Miki Hirayama|ja|平山みき}}[https://news.1242.com/article/129804 47年前の本日、平山三紀が「ビューティフル・ヨコハマ」でデビュー]. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 10 November 2017.
  • 1971 - Debut of Saori Minami, Mari Amachi and Rumiko Koyanagi;[https://www.news-postseven.com/archives/20210209_1634400.html?DETAIL 1971年の音楽界 フォーク台頭、洋楽ロック浸透、女性アイドル確立]. News ポストセブン. 9 February 2021. Gagaku revival reportedBillboard. 11 September 1971. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=yggEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA57#v=onepage&q&f=false p 57].
  • 1972 - 1st Tokyo Music Festival; Naomi Chiaki released {{illm|Kassai (Naomi Chiaki song)|ja|喝采 (ちあきなおみの曲)|lt=Kassai}}[https://news.1242.com/article/154865 1972年9月10日、音楽史に残る名曲、ちあきなおみ「喝采」がリリース]. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 10 September 2018.
  • 1974 - 1st FNS Music Festival
  • 1975 - 44,000 jukeboxesContinuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World. 2003. vol 1. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Ws-vAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA514#v=onepage&q&f=false p 514].
  • 1978 - 1st broadcast of The Best Ten[https://www.zakzak.co.jp/article/20230623-SZXXDBSY3ZMERHAJLWOOSYWOXI/2/ 「1978」エンタメプレイバック]. ZAKZAK. 23 June 2023.
  • 1979 - Number one singles include Chameleon Army, Young Man (Y.M.C.A.) and Ihojin.

1980s

1990s

  • 1990 - Debut of Rumi Shishido[https://www.cdjournal.com/i/news/shishido-rumi/89430 宍戸留美、デビュー曲「コズミック・ランデブー」ほかソニーミュージック時代の全音源が全世界配信]. CDJournal. 20 January 2021.
  • 1991 - Debut of Mi-Ke[https://news.1242.com/article/136997 1991年(平成3年)2月14日、Mi-Keのデビュー曲「想い出の九十九里浜」がリリース～“カタログ・ソング”と言われる所以とは？]. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 14 February 2018.
  • 1993 - 1st broadcast of Count Down TV
  • 1994 - 1st broadcast of Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ
  • 1996 - 1st broadcast of Utaban; debut of {{illm|Dos (trio)|ja|dos (音楽ユニット)|lt=dos}}Mark Schilling. The Encyclopedia of Japanese Pop Culture. 1997. Weatherhill. 4th printing. 2004. [https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofja00schi/page/103/mode/1up p 103].
  • 1998 - 1st broadcast of Channel A

2000s

2010s

2020s

See also

References

  • Tokyo Ongaku Gakko. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=drMQAQAAMAAJ Kinsei Hogaku Nempyo]. Rokugatsu-Kan. Volume 1. 1912. Volume 2. 1914. Volume 3. 1927.

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