In 1977 (ShÃ
Âwa 52), 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 Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 8 May 1977. The Tokyo Music Festival was held on 19 June 1977. The 14th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 2 October 1977. The 20th (Japanese: 大éªå½éÂÂãÂÂã§ã¹ãÂÂã£ãÂÂã«) was held from 6 November to 10 November 1977. The final of the 8th World Popular Song Festival was held on 13 November 1977. The final of the 6th FNS Music Festival was held on 20 December 1977. The 19th Japan Record Awards were held on 31 December 1977. The NHK KÃ
Âhaku Uta Gassen was held on 31 December 1977.
The 26th Otaka prize was won by .
Concerts
Kaze had a concert at the Nippon Budokan on 6 December 1977.
Number one singles
Oricon
The following reached number 1 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart:
Number one albums and LPs
Cash Box
The following reached number 1 on the Cash Box chart:
- 1 January, 8 January, 5 February, 12 February, 19 February and 26 February: - Kei Ogura
- 5 March and 12 March: - Bay City Rollers
- 19 March, 26 March, 2 April, 16 April, 23 April, 30 April, 7 May, 14 May, 4 June, 18 June and 25 June: - Hi-Fi Set
- 11 June: -
- 2 July: - Takuro Yoshida
- 9 July and 16 July: The Beatles Super Live At The Hollywood Bowl - The Beatles
- 23 July: Challenge Concert - Pink Lady
- 30 July: Hotel California - Eagles
- 6 August: Kentaro First (Japanese: å¥太éÂÂãÂÂã¡ã¼ã¹ãÂÂ) - Kentaro Shimizu
- 13 August: -
- 20 August: Koi No Game - Bay City Rollers
- 27 August, 3 September, 24 September, 1 October and 8 October: - Masashi Sada
- 15 October and 22 October: Diary - Hi-Fi Set
- 29 October, 12 November, 19 November and 31 December: Danryu Sayuri Ishikawa Best 14 (Japanese: æÂÂæµ ç³å·ÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂã¹ãÂÂ14) - Sayuri Ishikawa
- 26 November, 3 December, 10 December, 17 December and 24 December: - Kaze
Oricon
The following reached number 1 on the Oricon LP chart:
- 10 January and 17 January: - Kei Ogura
- 24 January: A Day at the Races - Queen
- 31 January, 7 February and 14 February: - Bay City Rollers
- 21 February, 28 February, 7 March, 14 March, 21 March, 28 March, 4 April, 11 April, 18 April, 25 April and 2 May: - Hi-Fi Set
- 9 May: Akazukinchan Himitsudayo (Japanese: 赤é Âå·¾ã¡ãÂÂãÂÂç§Âå¯Âã ãÂÂ) - Miura Tomokazu To Nakama Tachi (Japanese: ä¸Â浦åÂÂÃ¥ÂÂã¨仲éÂÂãÂÂã¡)
- 16 May and 23 May: - Takuro Yoshida
- 30 May: -
- 6 June, 13 June and 27 June: The Beatles Super Live At The Hollywood Bowl - The Beatles
- 20 June: Challenge Concert - Pink Lady
- 4 July and 11 July: Kentaro First (Japanese: å¥太éÂÂãÂÂã¡ã¼ã¹ãÂÂ) - Kentaro Shimizu
- 18 July: -
- 25 July and 1 August: Koi No Game - Bay City Rollers
- 8 August, 15 August and 22 August: - Masashi Sada
- 29 August, 5 September, 12 September, 19 September, 26 September and 3 October: Soundtrack of "Space Battleship Yamato"
- 10 October, 17 October, 24 October, 31 October, 28 November and 12 December: Danryu (æÂÂæµÂ) - Sayuri Ishikawa
- 7 November, 14 November and 21 November: - Kaze
- 5 December: - Kenji Sawada
- 19 December and 26 December: Pink Lady Best Hit Album - Pink Lady
Film and television
The music of The Yellow Handkerchief, by Masaru Sato, won the 32nd Mainichi Film Award for Best Music. The music ofÃÂ Mount Hakkoda and (Yatsuhakamura) (1977), both by Yasushi Akutagawa, won the Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Music (awarded in 1978).
Debuts
There were 359 debuts in 1977. The number of re-debuts was 75.
- 25 March: Mizue Takada released her debut single
- 25 March: Mari & Red Stripes, including , released "Omoide No Uzu" (Japanese: æÂÂãÂÂåºã®渦)
- 25 October: Shinji Harada released
Other singles released
Other albums released
See also
References