Japanese music accounted for fifty-eight percent of record sales in the Japanese music market in 1976 (Shōwa 51), the rest being sales of foreign music.Billboard. 30 April 1977. p 56. During that year, Japan continued to have the second largest music market in the world.Billboard. 17 April 1976. p 42.James Siddons, "A Librarian's Guide to Musical Japan" (1977) 24 Fontes Artis Musicae 59

Awards, contests and festivals The 19th Osaka International Festival (Japanese: 大阪国際フェスティバル) was held from 7 May to 21 May 1976.1976年度のラインナップ. Asahi Shimbun Foundation. The 11th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 16 May 1976.第11回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. The 5th Tokyo Music Festival was held on 27 June 1976."Japan". Record World. 22 May 1976. p 48."Tokyo Music Fest Names Finalists". Record World. 19 June 1976. p 14."Tanya Tucker in Tokyo Competition". Radio & Records. 9 April 1976. p 34. (vol 4, no 13). The 12th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 3 October 1976.第12回 ポピュラーソングコンテスト. Yamaha Music Foundation. The final of the 7th World Popular Song Festival was held on 21 November 1976.第7回世界歌謡祭. Yamaha Music Foundation."Italian & Japanese Songs Yamaha Festival Winners". Billboard. 11 December 1976. p 48. The 9th Japan Cable Awards were held on 5 December 1976.":30 9th Grand Record Prize Awarding" in "TBS ". The Japan Times. 5 December 1976. No 27993. p 7. col 4. The final of the 5th FNS Music Festival was held on 21 December 1976.":30 Music Festival" in "THK" and "KTV". The Japan Times. 21 December 1976. No 28009. p 8. cols 3 & 7. The 18th Japan Record Awards were held on 31 December 1976.第18回 日本レコード大賞. Japan Composer's Association. The 27th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was held on 31 December 1976.第27回NHK紅白歌合戦. NHK.

The 25th Otaka prize was won by Ryōhei Hirose and Maki Ishii.尾高賞 in "Archive". NHK Symphony Orchestra.

Concerts Minako Yoshida's "Minako's Week" began on 1 March 1976.1976年3月7日、吉田美奈子のイベント「MINAKO'S WEEK」に大滝詠一がゲスト出演. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 7 March 2019.

Number one singles Oricon

The following reached number 1 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart:See the weekly issues of Oricon magazine1976年11月15日研ナオコの中島みゆき作品「あばよ」がオリコン1位を獲得. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 15 November 2017.1976年の本日、ダニエル・ブーンの「ビューティフル・サンデー」が5週目の1位を獲得. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 19 April 2018. Issue dateSongArtist(s)5 January"Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun"Masato Shimon12 January 19 January26 January2 February9 February16 February23 February1 March8 March15 March22 March"Beautiful Sunday"Japanese title: Daniel Boone29 March5 April12 April19 April26 April3 May10 May17 May24 May31 May7 June14 June21 June28 June5 July""Momoe Yamaguchi12 July19 July26 July2 August9 August16 August23 August""30 August6 September13 September20 September27 September4 October""Momoe Yamaguchi11 October18 October25 October1 November8 November""Akira Fuse15 November""Naoko Ken22 November29 November6 December"Kita no Yadokara"Harumi Miyako13 December"Abayo"Naoko Ken20 December"Kita no Yadokara"Harumi Miyako27 December

Number one albums and LPs Cash Box

The following reached number 1 on the Cash Box LPs chart: 10 January, 17 January, 31 January, 7 February, 14 February and 28 February: Akira Fuse Best Album Katamuyita Michishirube (Japanese: 布施明 ベスト・アルバム 傾いた道しるべ) - Akira FuseCash Box. 10 January 1976, p 32. 17 January 1976, p 43. 31 January 1976, p 103. 7 February 1976, p 44. 14 February 1976, p 51. 21 February 1976, p 51. 28 February 1976, p 55. Cf. the single . 6 March: Cobalt Hour - Yumi AraiCash Box. 6 March 1976, p 51. 27 March, 10 April, 17 April, 24 April and 19 June: - Cash Box. 27 March 1976, p 131. 10 April 1976, p 47. 17 April 1976, p 47. 24 April 1976, p 55. 19 June 1976, p 52. 1 May, 8 May, 15 May, 5 June and 12 June: Shōtaijō no Nai Show - Yōsui InoueCash Box. 1 May 1976, p 55. 8 May 1976, p 51. 15 May 1976, p 51. 5 June 1976, p 48. 12 June 1976, p 48. 26 June, 10 July, 17 July and 24 July: - Takuro YoshidaCash Box. 26 June 1976, p 51. 10 July 1976, p 55. 17 July 1976, p 51. 24 July 1976, p 67. 31 July: - Kei OguraCash Box. 31 July 1976, p 51. 7 August, 14 August, 21 August, 28 August, 23 October and 13 November: - Yumi AraiCash Box. 7 August 1976, p 55. 14 August 1976, p 63. 21 August 1976, p 51. 28 August 1976, p 55. 23 October 1976, p 63. 13 November 1976, p 79. 11 September, 18 September, 25 September, 2 October, 9 October, 16 October and 30 October: - Masatoshi NakamuraCash Box. 11 September 1976, p 70. 18 September 1976, p 51. 25 September 1976, p 61. 2 October 1976, p 63. 9 October 1976, p 51. 16 October 1976, p 62. 30 October 1976, p 59. 6 November and 27 November: Ai No Yoyin (Japanese: 愛の余韻) - Janis IanCash Box. 6 November 1976, p 59. 27 November 1976, p 51. 20 November: - Cash Box. 20 November 1976, p 59. 4 December and 11 December: Dedication - Bay City RollersCash Box. 4 December 1976, p 55. 11 December 1976, p 47. 18 December and 25 December: - Kei OguraCash Box. 18 December 1976, p 51. 25 December 1976, p 181.

Oricon

The following reached number 1 on the Oricon LP chart:See the weekly issues of Oricon magazine 12 January, 19 January, 26 January, 2 February and 9 February: Akira Fuse Best Album Katamuyita Michishirube (Japanese: 布施明 ベスト・アルバム 傾いた道しるべ) 16 February: - Kaze 23 February, 1 March, 8 March, 15 March, 22 March and 29 March: Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun (Japanese: およげ!たいやきくん) 5 April, 12 April, 19 April, 26 April, 3 May, 10 May, 17 May, 24 May and 31 May: Shōtaijō no Nai Show - Yōsui Inoue 7 June, 14 June and 21 June: - Takuro Yoshida 28 June and 5 July: - Kei Ogura 12 July, 19 July, 26 July, 2 August and 11 October: - Yumi Arai 9 August, 16 August, 23 August, 30 August, 6 September, 13 September, 20 September, 27 September and 4 October: - Masatoshi Nakamura 18 October and 25 October: Ai No Yoyin (Japanese: 愛の余韻) - Janis Ian 1 November, 8 November and 15 November: Dedication - Bay City Rollers1976年11月7日ベイ・シティ・ローラーズの『青春に捧げるメロディー』がオリコン・アルバムチャート1位をキープ（11月1日～15日）. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 7 November 2018. 22 November: - , Takuro Yoshida, Yōsui Inoue and Shigeru Izumiya 29 November, 13 December, 20 December and 27 December: - Kei Ogura 6 December: (Jūyonbanme no Tsuki) - Yumi Arai

Annual charts Daniel Boone's Beautiful Sunday was number 1 in the Cash Box annual singles chart. 's was number 1 in the Cash Box annual LPs chart.Cash Box. 15 January 1977, p 47. 22 January 1977, p 63. Masato Shimon's Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun 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 Inugami Family, by Yuji Ohno, won the 31st Mainichi Film Award for Best Music.第31回 日本映画大賞

Genres The singles market was 56% pops, 26% new music and 10% kayōkyoku and enka.

Songs Included in Minako Yoshida's album

Debuts There were 416 debuts in 1976. The number of re-debuts was 87.デビューアーティスト数推移. Number of Debut Artists. Recording Industry Association of Japan. 21 May: Mari & Bux Bunny ('s band)42年前の今日、金子マリ&バックスバニーがデビュー・アルバムを発売。それは「下北のジャニス」が本格的レコード・デビューを飾る記念すべき日でもあった. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 21 May 2018. 20 December: Bow Wow released 洋楽的な華やかなイメージと卓越したテクニック。鮮烈だったBOWOWのデビュー. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 20 December 2017.

Other singles released Heart Dorobō by Candies Pepper Keibu and S.O.S. by Pink Lady 1 March: Haru Ichiban by Candies42年前の本日、キャンディーズ「春一番」がリリース. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 1 March 2018. 1 May: by Kenji Sawadaユーミンが詞を提供した沢田研二「ウインクでさよなら」がリリース. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 1 May 2018. 31 May: Natsu ga Kita! by Candies1976年5月31日、キャンディーズ「夏が来た！」がリリース. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 31 May 2019. 5 July: by 1976年7月5日、丸山圭子「どうぞこのまま」が発売～プチ流行した女性シンガーによるボサノバ. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 5 July 2019. 21 August: by 1976年8月21日、森田公一とトップギャランのジャイアント・ヒット曲「青春時代」がリリース. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 21 August 2018. 21 November: Aishū no Symphony by Candies42年前の本日、キャンディーズの「哀愁のシンフォニー」がリリース. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 21 November 2018.

Other albums released Haru Ichiban, Natsu ga Kita!, Kuramae Kokugikan Carnival for 10,000 People Vol. 2: Candies Live by Candies Hana Kuyō–Sanbyaku Rokujū Go Nichi Koi Moyō by Sayuri Ishikawa Minna Itte Shimatta by Miyuki Nakajima Bon Voyage co. by Haruomi Hosono Seychelles by Masayoshi Takanaka Scenery by Ryo Fukui 25 September: Char by Char42年前の今日、日本のロック史に残る名盤『Char』がリリース. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 25 September 2018.

See also Timeline of Japanese music 1976 in Japan 1976 in music w:ja:1976年の音楽

References Ongaku Nenkan Showa 51-nen Ban (Japanese: 音楽年鑑 昭和 51 年版). Ongaku No Tomo Sha. "Japan '76". Billboard. 17 April 1976. pp 36 to 59. (A Billboard Spotlight). コンフィデンス年鑑 '76 Confidence Annual Report 1977 コンフィデンス年鑑 Confidence Annual Report Oricon magazine Music Labo magazine 新譜ジャーナル magazine ["Folk & Rock Magazine for Young"]. Oricon No. 1 Hits 500. Clubhouse (Japanese: クラブハウス). 1998. ISBN 9784906496129. vol 1 (1968~1985). "Japan Sales Up 14.4 Percent Over '75". Cash Box. 25 December 1976. p 181. Cash Box. 20 March 1976, p 51. Lasse Lehtonen. Yuming's The 14th Moon