1967 in Japanese music

In 1967 (Shōwa 42), Japanese music was released on records, and there were charts, awards, contests and festivals.

Awards, contests and festivals The 10th Anniversary Osaka International Festival (Japanese: 大阪国際フェスティバル) was held from 7 April to 7 May 1967.1967年のラインナップ. Asahi Shimbun Foundation. The 9th Japan Record Awards were held on 16 December 1967.第9回 日本レコード大賞. Japan Composer's Association. The 18th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was held on 31 December 1967.第18回NHK紅白歌合戦. NHK.

The 16th Otaka prize was won by Akio Yashiro.尾高賞 in "Archive". NHK Symphony Orchestra.

Number one singles Billboard The following reached number 1 according to weekly singles charts published in Billboard: 7 January, 28 January, 4 February, 11 February, 18 February and 25 February: - (Crown) and (Polydor)Billboard. 7 January 1967, p 39. 4 February 1967, p 77. 11 February 1967, p 58. 18 February 1967, p 60. 25 February 1967, p 62. 4 March and 11 March: Konyawa Odorou (Japanese: 今夜は踊ろう) - Billboard. 11 March 1967, p 71. 18 March, 25 March, 1 April, 8 April, 15 April, 22 April, 29 April, 6 May and 20 May: - Billboard. 25 March 1967, p 56. 8 April 1967, p 60. 15 April 1967, p 58. 22 April 1967, p 66. 29 April 1967, p 56. 6 May 1967, p 52. 20 May 1967, p 57. 13 May, 27 May and 10 June: - Yūjirō IshiharaBillboard. 13 May 1967, p 55. 27 May 1967, p 66. 10 June 1967, p 58. 3 June: Balla Balla - Billboard. 3 June 1967, p 66. 17 June, 24 June, 1 July, 8 July, 22 July, 29 July and 5 August: Shinjuku Blues (Japanese: 新宿ブルース) - Billboard. 17 June 1967, p 49. 24 June 1967, p 55. 1 July 1967, p 55. 8 July 1967, p 53. 22 July 1967, p 54. 29 July 1967, p 52. 12 August 1967, p 62. 15 July: - Jackey Yoshikawa and His Blue CometsBillboard. 15 July 1967, p 48. 12 August, 19 August, 2 September, 9 September, 16 September, 23 September, 30 September, 7 October, 14 October: Makkana Taiyō - Hibari Misora and the Blue CometsBillboard. 12 August 1967, p 62. 19 August 1967, p 59. 2 September 1967, p 62. 16 September 1967, p 69. 23 September 1967, p 67. 30 September 1967, p 63. 7 October 1967, p 68. 4 November: Kiri No Kanatani (Japanese: 霧のかなたに) - Jun MayuzumiBillboard. 4 November 1967, p 70. 23 December: - Billboard. 23 December 1967, p 37.

Sega Enterprises

The following reached number 1 according to the weekly Sega Enterprises singles chart published in Billboard: 14 October: Makkana Taiyō - Hibari Misora and the Blue CometsBillboard. 14 October 1967, p 66. 21 October and 28 October: Kiri No Kanatani (Japanese: 霧のかなたに) - Jun MayuzumiBillboard. 21 October 1967, p 54. 28 October 1967, p 86.

Original Confidence

The following reached number 1 according to the weekly Oricon singles chart published in Billboard: 18 November and 25 November: Kiri No Kanatani (Japanese: 霧のかなたに) - Jun MayuzumiBillboard. 18 November 1967, p 59. 25 November 1967, p 68. 2 December, 9 December, 16 December and 30 December: - Billboard. 2 December 1967, p 76. 9 December 1967, p 86. 16 December 1967, p 52. 30 December 1967, p 32.

Original Confidence (Local)

The following reached number 1 according to the weekly Oricon local singles chart published in Billboard: 11 November: Kiri No Kanatani (Japanese: 霧のかなたに) - Jun MayuzumiBillboard. 11 November 1967, p 57.

Original Confidence (International)

The following reached number 1 according to the weekly Oricon international singles chart published in Billboard: 11 November: Kiri No Kanatani (Japanese: 霧のかなたに) - Jun MayuzumiBillboard. 11 November 1967, p 57.

Oricon

The following reached number 1 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart:本日11月2日は「北国の二人」が幻の"オリコン史上初のシングル1位"に輝いた日. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 2 November 2018.

Issue dateSongArtist(s)2 November""Jackey Yoshikawa and His Blue Comets 9 November16 November""23 November30 November7 December14 December21 December28 December

Cash Box International

The following reached number 1 according to the weekly international singles chart published in Cash Box: 7 January, 14 January, 21 January, 28 January and 11 February: - The SpidersCash Box. 7 January 1967, p 39. 14 January 1967, p 49. 21 January 1967, p 76. 28 January 1967, p 68. 11 February 1967, p 73. 18 February and 25 February: - The Blue Comets.Cash Box. 18 February 1967, p 78. 25 February 1967, p 61. 4 March and 11 March: Gone The Rainbow - Peter, Paul and MaryCash Box. 4 March 1967, p 71. 11 March 1967, p 70. 18 March and 25 March: - The SpidersCash Box. 18 March 1967, p 66. 25 March 1967, p 57. 1 April, 8 April, 15 April and 22 April: Balla Balla - Cash Box. 1 April 1967, p 62. 15 April 1967, p 68. 22 April 1967, p 71. 29 April, 6 May, 13 May and 20 May: Land of a Thousand Dances - The Walker BrothersCash Box. 29 April 1967, p 72. 6 May 1967, p 52. 13 May 1967, p 65. 20 May 1967, p 60. 27 May, 3 June and 10 June: - The Blue CometsCash Box. 27 May 1967, p 71. 3 June 1967, p 73. 10 June 1967, p 64. 24 June, 1 July and 8 July: Let's Go Shake (Japanese: レッツ・ゴー・シェイク) - Cash Box. 24 June 1967, p 69. 1 July 1967, p 59. 8 July 1967, p 52. 15 July, 22 July and 12 August: - The TigersCash Box. 15 July 1967, p 49. 22 July 1967, p 65. 12 August 1967, p 58. 19 August, 26 August, 2 September, 9 September, 16 September and 23 September: - The Blue CometsCash Box. 19 August 1967, p 63. 26 August 1967, p 68. 2 September 1967, p 65. 9 September 1967, p 71. 16 September 1967, p 104. 30 September 1967, p 72. 30 September and 7 October: "Sukisa Sukisa Sukisa" by .Cash Box. 30 September 1967, p 72. 7 October 1967, p 82. This single was released in June.パワフルなドラムとハイトーンボイスで人気爆発 ザ・カーナビーツのアイ高野を偲ぶ. AERA Digital. 2 April 2023. 14 October, 21 October, 28 October, 4 November and 11 November: by The TigersCash Box. 14 October 1967, p 71. 21 October 1967, p 132. 28 October 1967, p 64. 4 November 1967, p 66. 11 November 1967, p 61. This single was released on 20 August.今から52年前の今日1967年8月20日にリリースされた「モナリザの微笑」は、ザ・タイガースのクラシカル・バロック路線第一弾であった. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 20 August 2019. 18 November, 25 November, 2 December, 9 December and 16 December: - The Blue CometsCash Box. 18 November 1967, p 66. 25 November 1967, p 69. 2 December 1967, p 68. 9 December 1967, p 91. 16 December 1967, p 69. 23 December and 30 December: (Theme From) The Monkees - The MonkeesCash Box. 30 December 1967, p 40.

Local

The following reached number 1 according to the weekly local singles chart published in Cash Box: 7 January and 14 January: Yozora-O Aoi De - Yūzō KayamaCash Box. 7 January 1967, p 39. 14 January 1967, p 49. 21 January: Konyawa Odorou - Cash Box. 21 January 1967, p 76. 28 January and 11 February: Mada-Minu Koibito - Yūzō KayamaCash Box. 28 January 1967, p 68. 11 February 1967, p 73. 18 February: Blue Trumpet - Kazuo FunakiCash Box. 18 February 1967, p 78. 25 February 1967, p 61. 4 March and 11 March: Kaeritakunai-No (Japanese: 帰りたくないの) - Cash Box. 4 March 1967, p 71. 11 March 1967, p 70. 18 March: Isshin Tasuke Edokko Matsuri (Japanese: 一心太助 江戸っ子祭り) - Kazuo FunakiCash Box. 18 March 1967, p 66. 25 March, 1 April, 8 April, 15 April, 22 April, 29 April, 6 May and 13 May: - Cash Box. 25 March 1967, p 57. 1 April 1967, p 62. 15 April 1967, p 68. 22 April 1967, p 71. 29 April 1967, p 72. 6 May 1967, p 52. 13 May 1967, p 65. 20 May, 27 May, 3 June and 10 June: - Yūjirō IshiharaCash Box. 20 May 1967, p 60. 27 May 1967, p 71. 3 June 1967, p 73. 10 June 1967, p 64. 24 June: Shinjuku Blues (Japanese: 新宿ブルース) - Cash Box. 24 June 1967, p 69. 1 July, 8 July and 15 July: - Cash Box. 1 July 1967, p 59. 8 July 1967, p 52. 15 July 1967, p 49. 22 July: Shiritakunaino (I Really Don't Want to Know) - Cash Box. 22 July 1967, p 65. 12 August, 19 August, 26 August, 2 September, 9 September, 16 September and 23 September: Makkana Taiyō - Hibari MisoraCash Box. 12 August 1967, p 58. 19 August 1967, p 63. 26 August 1967, p 68. 2 September 1967, p 65. 9 September 1967, p 71. 16 September 1967, p 104. 30 September 1967, p 72. 30 September 1967, p 72. 30 September, 7 October, 14 October, 21 October and 28 October: - Kazuo FunakiCash Box. 30 September 1967, p 72. 7 October 1967, p 82. 14 October 1967, p 71. 21 October 1967, p 132. 28 October 1967, p 64. 4 November, 11 November and 18 November: Kitaguni-No Aoisora (Japanese: 北国の青い空) - Chiyo OkumuraCash Box. 4 November 1967, p 66. 11 November 1967, p 61. 18 November 1967, p 66. 25 November and 2 December: Anohito-No Ashioto (Japanese: あの人の足音) - Cash Box. 25 November 1967, p 69. 2 December 1967, p 68. 9 December, 16 December, 23 December and 30 December: - Cash Box. 9 December 1967, p 91. 16 December 1967, p 69. 30 December 1967, p 40.

Number one albums The following reached number 1 according to the weekly albums chart published in Cash Box: 28 October, 4 November, 11 November, 18 November, 25 November, 2 December, 9 December and 16 December: Let's Go Classics - .Cash Box. 28 October 1967, p 64. 4 November 1967, p 66. 11 November 1967, p 61. 18 November 1967, p 66. 25 November 1967, p 69. 2 December 1967, p 68. 9 December 1967, p 91. 16 December 1967, p 69. The Japanese name of this album is "Let's Go Unmei" (Japanese: レッツゴー「運命」).King Records catalogue number SKD 92 "Unmei" is a Japanese translation of the name of the Fate Symphony.Japanese Counterculture: The Antiestablishment Art of Terayama Shuji. p 85. 23 December and 30 December: The Tigers on Stage - The TigersCash Box. 30 December 1967, p 40.

Annual charts Yukio Hashi's was number 1 in the Japanese kayokyoku annual singles chart published in Billboard.Billboard. 19 December 1970. p J-32.

Film and television The music of Chōhen Manga Shōnen Jack to Mahō Tsukai (Japanese: 長編漫画・少年ジャックと魔法使い), by , won the 22nd Mainichi Film Award for Best Music.第22回 日本映画大賞

Music Fair was broadcast in colour from 1 May 1967 onwards.About Music Fair. Fuji Television Network.

Magazines Oricon's magazine Confidence (Japanese: コンフィデンス) began in 1967.オリコン、1967年創刊エンタメ業界向け雑誌『コンフィデンス』休刊を発表. Oricon News. 28 November 2019.

Genres There was a group sounds boom.Bernstein, Sekine and Weissman. The Global Music Industry: Three Perspectives. 2007. p 251. Bourdaghs said it was the leading genre.Bourdaghs. Sayonara Amerika, Sayonara Nippon: A Geopolitical Prehistory of J-pop. 2012. p 121. Honda said that jazz was less popular in 1967 than it had been before."Jazz Losing Ground In Japan: DJ Honda". Billboard. 29 July 1967. p 29.

Music industry The value of records production was $96 million."Japanese Musical Instrument Industry is Booming". Japan Report. Vol 14. No 2: 31 January 1968. p 6 at p 8. From the Yomiuri Shimbun. For the first time in the post war period, Japanese musicians sold more records than foreigners.The Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music. p 355. Oricon was established.Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World. 2003. vol 1. p 572.

Overseas The Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra did a concert tour the United States."Fiedler-Yomiuri Tour". Billboard. 2 July 1966. p 50.Billboard. 21 October 1967. p 76."The Japanese are Coming", 16 High Fidelity (Incorporating Musical America) 14Moore. Fiedler, the Colorful Mr. Pops: The Man and His Music. 1968. p 288.Belknap (compiler). Guide to the Performing Arts 1966. Scarecrow Press. Metuchen NJ. 1968. p 303. The Spiders toured the United States.Billboard. 15 July 1967. p 52.Joseph Murrells. The Book of Golden Discs. 2nd Ed. 1978. p 213.

Other singles released Tasogare No Akai Tsuki by Judy Ongg初期シングル曲から見るジュディ・オングの真骨頂「一人GS」とは？. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 24 January 2018. 5 February: "" by The Tigersザ・タイガースのヒット曲「シーサイド・バウンド」に続く新曲のテーマは、中世ルネッサンス期のイタリアだった. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 26 June 2018. 1 June: "" by Charts: Oricon; Sega Enterprises; Oricon International. 15 July: by The Spiders7月15日（1967）はザ・スパイダース「風が泣いている」がリリースされた日～ハマクラさん作の「夕陽が泣いている」の姉妹曲は矢吹ジョーも口ずさんだヒット！ 【大人のMusic Calendar】. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 15 July 2016. 1 August: by the バラ色の雲/ヴィレッジ・シンガーズ. Nippon Cultural Broadcasting. 24 February 2010.Charts: Oricon.