In 1984 (Shà Âwa 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.
The Tokyo Music Festival was held on 1 April 1984. The 26th (Japanese: 大éªå½éÂÂãÂÂã§ã¹ãÂÂã£ãÂÂã«) 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 NHK Kà Âhaku Uta Gassen was held on 31 December 1984.
The 33rd Otaka prize was won by Akira Miyoshi.
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.
The following reached number 1 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart:
Music Labo
The following reached number 1 on the Music Labo chart:
Oricon
The following reached number 1 on the Oricon LP chart:
The music of MacArthur's Children (1984), by Shin'ichirà  Ikebe, won the 39th Mainichi Film Award for Best Music and the 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 . The music of is by Kentarà  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: å±±æÂÂè£Âç¾Â).
The thousandth episode of Music Fair was broadcast on 1 April 1984.
The Saito Kinen Orchestra was founded.
On 14 May 1984, the Checkers had three songs in the top ten of the Oricon singles chart.