1987 in Japanese music

The 29th Osaka International Festival (Japanese: 大阪国際フェスティバル) was held from 7 to 27 April 1987. The 16th Tokyo Music Festival was held in June 1987. The 1st Teens' Music Festival was held on 5 August 1987. The final of the 18th World Popular Song Festival was held on 31 October 1987. The 1st "Band Explosion" festival was held on 1 November 1987. The final of the 16th FNS Music Festival was held on 15 December 1987. The 29th Japan Record Awards were held on 31 December 1987. The 38th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was held on 31 December 1987. Akina Nakamori won the grand prix for Japanese artist of the year at the 1st Japan Gold Disc Awards. The 36th Otaka prize was won by Akira Nishimura and Joji Yuasa. ==Number one singles==

Oricon The following reached number 1 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart: Music Labo The following reached number 1 on the Music Labo chart: • 23 March: - The Alfee • 30 March: Hade!!! - Miho Nakayama Cash Box The following reached number 1 on the Cash Box chart: • 5 September: - Momoko Kikuchi ==Number one albums and LPs==

Music Labo The following reached number 1 on the Music Labo chart: • 5 January, 12 January and 26 January: Crimson - Akina Nakamori • 2 February: - Mamiko Takai • 9 February: Top Gun soundtrack • 16 February and 23 February: - 1986 Omega Tribe • 2 March: Side Line - Onyanko Club • 9 March: - Marina Watanabe • 16 March and 23 March: - Junichi Inagaki • 30 March: - Kiyotaka Sugiyama • 14 December: - Yumi Matsutoya Cash Box The following reached number 1 on the Cash Box chart: • 24 January: - Yumi Matsutoya • 31 January and 14 February: Crimson - Akina Nakamori • 21 February: Non-Stopper - Yōko Oginome • 14 March: - Omega Tribe • 11 April: - Kōji Kikkawa • 25 April and 9 May: - Kiyotaka Sugiyama • 30 May: - Off Course • 6 June: - Checkers • 11 July: - Rebecca • 22 August: - Misato Watanabe • 3 October, 24 October, 7 November and 14 November: Bad - Michael Jackson Oricon The following reached number 1 on the Oricon LPs chart: • 19 January and 26 January: Crimson - Akina Nakamori • 2 February and 9 February: - Mamiko Takai • 16 February and 23 February: - Omega Tribe • 2 March: Side Line - Onyanko Club • 9 March: - Marina Watanabe • 16 March: - Junichi Inagaki • 23 March: (Japanese: アンリミテッド) - Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi • 30 March, 6 April, 13 April, 20 April and 27 April: - Kiyotaka Sugiyama • 4 May: - Yuki Saito • 11 May and 18 May: - Checkers • 25 May and 1 June: - Seiko Matsuda • 8 June, 15 June, 22 June and 29 June: - Rebecca • 6 July and 20 July: - Shōgo Hamada • 13 July: - Shonentai • 27 July: - Misato Watanabe • 3 August: - Checkers • 10 August: Yūyu Kōsen (Japanese: ゆうゆ光線) - Yūyu • 17 August and 31 August: - Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi • 24 August: - Mariya Takeuchi • 7 September: Cross My Palm - Akina Nakamori • 14 September and 21 September: - Boøwy • 28 September: Bad - Michael Jackson The following reached number 1 on the Oricon Albums Chart: • 5 October and 12 October: Bad - Michael Jackson • 19 October: - Hideaki Tokunaga • 26 October: Nothing Like the Sun - Sting • 2 November: - • 9 November: - Yoko Minamino • 16 November: Collection - Miho Nakayama • 23 November: - TM Network • 30 November: - Seiko Matsuda • 7 December: Poison - Rebecca • 14 December, 21 December and 28 December: - Yumi Matsutoya ==Film and television==

The music of A Taxing Woman, by Toshiyuki Honda, won the 42nd Mainichi Film Award for Best Music. The same music also won the 11th Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Music (awarded in 1988). The music of the 1987 film adaptation of The Drifting Classroom is by Joe Hisaishi, and the theme song is by Miki Imai. Songs in Bubblegum Crisis include "Konyawa Hurricane" (Japanese: 今夜はハリケーン) by . ==Music industry==

There were 3,010 on 15 April 1987. ==Other singles released==

• Wangan Taiyōzoku and Kitakaze no Carol by Yōko Oginome • Sekai de Ichiban Atsui Natsu by Princess Princess • Wakare no Yokan by Teresa Teng • Wedding Dress by Onyanko Club • Again by Shizuka Kudo • 50/50 by Miho Nakayama • New Season and Overheat Night by Chisato Moritaka ==Other albums and EPs released==

• CD'87 by Akina Nakamori • Route 246 Connexion and Pop Groover: The Best by Yōko Oginome • Neo Geo and The Last Emperor by Ryuichi Sakamoto • Teleportation by Princess Princess • In the Precious Age by Mari Hamada • Circle by Onyanko Club • One and Only by Miho Nakayama • Hurricane Eyes by Loudness • Tehillim 33 by Sayuri Kume • Casiopea Perfect Live II and Platinum by Casiopea • Truth by T-Square • New Season by Chisato Moritaka • Groovin' by Toshinobu Kubota • Hurry Up Mode and Sexual XXXXX! by Buck-Tick • Trade Last and Immigration by Show-Ya ==See also==