In 1977 (Shōwa 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.Billboard. 30 April 1977. p 64.

Awards, contests and festivals The 13th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 8 May 1977.第13回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. The 6th Tokyo Music Festival was held on 19 June 1977."Tokyo Music Fest Sets Finals Date". Record World. 5 February 1977. p 4."McCoo & Davis Receive Top Honors At 6th Annual Tokyo Music Festival". Record World. 9 July 1977. p 4. The 14th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 2 October 1977.第14回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. The 20th Osaka International Festival (Japanese: 大阪国際フェスティバル) was held from 6 November to 10 November 1977.1977年度のラインナップ. Asahi Shimbun Foundation. The final of the 8th World Popular Song Festival was held on 13 November 1977.第8回世界歌謡祭. Yamaha Music Foundation.Billboard. 26 November 1977, p 62."Japan". Record World. 10 December 1977. p 104."British songs for Tokyo". Music Week. 17 September 1977. p 2. The final of the 6th FNS Music Festival was held on 20 December 1977."8:00—Tuesday Special: FNS Music Festival (Grand Prix)" and ":30 Special Program: FNS Japanese Songs Festival '77 Grand Prix". The Japan Times. 20 December 1977. No 28365. p 8. cols 3, 5 and 7. The 19th Japan Record Awards were held on 31 December 1977.第19回 日本レコード大賞. Japan Composer's Association. The 28th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was held on 31 December 1977.第28回NHK紅白歌合戦. NHK.

The 26th Otaka prize was won by .尾高賞 in "Archive". NHK Symphony Orchestra.

Concerts Kaze had a concert at the Nippon Budokan on 6 December 1977.1977年12月6日、"風"が武道館公演を開催. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 6 December 2017.

Number one singles Oricon

The following reached number 1 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart:See the weekly issues of Oricon magazine1977年の本日、ピンク・レディー「カルメン'77」がオリコン・チャートの1位を獲得. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 28 March 2018.1977年の本日、ピンク・レディーの「UFO」がオリコン・チャートの1位を獲得. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 19 December 2017. Issue dateSongArtist(s)3 January"Kita no Yadokara"Harumi Miyako10 January17 January""Koichi Morita & Top Gallants24 January31 January7 February14 February"S.O.S."Pink Lady21 February""Kentaro Shimizu28 February7 March14 March21 March28 March"Carmen '77"Pink Lady4 April11 April18 April25 April2 May""Kentaro Shimizu9 May16 May""Momoe Yamaguchi23 May""Masashi Sada30 May6 June13 June20 June""Kenji Sawada27 June"Nagisa no Sindbad"Pink Lady4 July11 July18 July"Katte ni Shiyagare"Kenji Sawada25 July1 August8 August15 August"Nagisa no Sindbad"Pink Lady22 August29 August5 September12 September19 September"Wanted (Shimei Tehai)"26 September3 October10 October17 October24 October31 October7 November14 November21 November28 November5 December12 December"Wakareuta"Miyuki Nakajima19 December"UFO"Pink Lady26 December

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 OguraCash Box. 1 January 1977, p 43. 8 January 1977, p 40. 5 February 1977, p 51. 12 February 1977, p 67. 19 February 1977, p 59. 26 February 1977, p 75. 5 March and 12 March: - Bay City RollersCash Box. 5 March 1977, p 63. 12 March 1977, p 83. 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 SetCash Box. 19 March 1977, p 50. 26 March 1977, p 59. 2 April 1977, p 63. 16 April 1977, p 59. 23 April 1977, p 59. 30 April 1977, p 59. 7 May 1977, p 67. 14 May 1977, p 59. 4 June 1977, p 59. 18 June 1977, p 59. 25 June 1977, p 63. 11 June: - Cash Box. 11 June 1977, p 59. 2 July: - Takuro YoshidaCash Box. 2 July 1977, p 63. 9 July and 16 July: The Beatles Super Live At The Hollywood Bowl - The BeatlesCash Box. 9 July 1977, p 47. 16 July 1977, p 51. 23 July: Challenge Concert - Pink LadyCash Box. 23 July 1977, p 51. 30 July: Hotel California - EaglesCash Box. 30 July 1977, p 55. 6 August: Kentaro First (Japanese: 健太郎ファースト) - Kentaro ShimizuCash Box. 6 August 1977, p 71. 13 August: - Cash Box. 13 August 1977, p 63. 20 August: Koi No Game - Bay City RollersCash Box. 20 August 1977, p 59. 27 August, 3 September, 24 September, 1 October and 8 October: - Masashi SadaCash Box. 27 August 1977, p 83. 3 September 1977, p 54. 24 September 1977, p 63. 1 October 1977, p 79. 8 October 1977, p 71. 15 October and 22 October: Diary - Hi-Fi SetCash Box. 15 October 1977, p 59. 22 October 1977, p 59. 29 October, 12 November, 19 November and 31 December: Danryu Sayuri Ishikawa Best 14 (Japanese: 暖流 石川さゆりベスト14) - Sayuri IshikawaCash Box. 29 October 1977, p 94. 12 November 1977, p 63. 19 November 1977, p 75. 31 December 1977, p 124. 26 November, 3 December, 10 December, 17 December and 24 December: - KazeCash Box. 26 November 1977, p 63. 3 December 1977, p 55. 10 December 1977, p 59. 17 December 1977, p 59. 24 December 1977, p 59.

Oricon

The following reached number 1 on the Oricon LP chart:See the weekly issues of Oricon magazine 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 Set1977年4月18日、ハイ・ファイ・セット『ラブ・コレクション』がオリコン・アルバム・チャートの1位を獲得～ユーミンとの深い関係. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 18 April 2019. 9 May: Akazukinchan Himitsudayo (Japanese: 赤頭巾ちゃん秘密だよ) - Miura Tomokazu To Nakama Tachi (Japanese: 三浦友和と仲間たち) 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: 健太郎ファースト) - 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 (暖流) - 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

Annual charts Pink Lady's Nagisa no Sindbad was number 1 in the Oricon annual singles chart.シングル年度別のヒット曲 TOP 1. Jipang, from Oricon.

Film and television The music of The Yellow Handkerchief, by Masaru Sato, won the 32nd Mainichi Film Award for Best Music.第32回 日本映画大賞 The music of Mount Hakkoda and (Yatsuhakamura) (1977), both by Yasushi Akutagawa, won the 1st Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Music (awarded in 1978).Prizes. The music of Voltes V includes songs by Mitsuko HorieJapanese Animation in Asia: Transnational Industry, Audiences, and Success. Routledge. 2022. p 163. and Ichiro Mizuki.ボルテスV：堀江美都子がアニメED「父をもとめて」カバー　フィリピン実写版“超電磁リスペクトTV版”EDに. Mantanweb. 22 November 2024.

Debuts There were 359 debuts in 1977. The number of re-debuts was 75.デビューアーティスト数推移. Number of Debut Artists. Recording Industry Association of Japan. 25 March: Mizue Takada released her debut single 高田みづえ30年ぶり歌番組で硝子坂～一夜限り復活. Nikkan Sports. 9 August 2015. 25 March: Mari & Red Stripes, including , released "Omoide No Uzu" (Japanese: 思い出の渦)42年前の今日1977年3月25日、杉真理が「思い出の渦」でデビュー. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 25 March 2019. 25 October: Shinji Harada released 1977年の今日10月25日、原田真二が「てぃーんずぶるーす」でデビュー. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 25 October 2018.

Other singles released Yasashii Akuma, Shochū Omimai Mōshiagemasu, Un, Deux, Trois and Wana by Candies Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki by Sayuri Ishikawa Rouge by Naomi Chiaki 20 March: released 41年前の本日、ダウン・タウン・ブギウギ・バンドの「サクセス」がリリース. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 20 March 2018.

Other albums released Candies 1½: Yasashii Akuma, Candy Label and Candies 1676 Days by Candies Pepper Keibu and Summer Fire '77 by Pink Lady Arigatō by Miyuki Nakajima Sunshower by Taeko Onuki An Insatiable High by Masayoshi Takanaka

See also Timeline of Japanese music 1977 in Japan 1977 in music w:ja:1977年の音楽

References Ongaku Nenkan Showa 52-nen Ban (Japanese: 音楽年鑑 昭和 52 年版). Ongaku No Tomo Sha. "Japan: Discovering Its Own Musical Diversity". Billboard. 30 April 1977. pp 55 to 81. Toshiya Inoue, "The Recording Industry in Japan" (1977) 25 Journal of the Audio Engineering Society 802 to 808 (Centennial Issue: October/November 1977: "The Phonograph and Sound Recording After One-hundred Years") 1977 コンフィデンス年鑑 Confidence Annual Report 1978 コンフィデンス年鑑 Confidence Annual Report Derek Elley (ed). International Music Guide 1977. Judith Glassman. The Year in Music, 1977. Oricon magazine Music Labo magazine 新譜ジャーナル magazine Oricon No. 1 Hits 500. Clubhouse (Japanese: クラブハウス). 1998. ISBN 9784906496129. vol 1 (1968~1985). 「キャンディーズとピンク・レディー」 勢いも人気も到底〝普通の女の子〟ではなかった 2大アイドルが激しく交差. zakII. 15 March 2022. Cash Box. 29 January 1977, p 63.