In 1983 (Shōwa 58), 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.
[3][4] The 25th Osaka International Festival (Japanese: 大阪国際フェスティバル) was held from 8 April to 8 May 1983.
[13] The following reached number 1 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart:[14][15][16] Music Labo The following reached number 1 on the Music Labo chart: Cash Box The following reached number 1 on the Cash Box of Japan chart: Oricon The following reached number 1 on the Oricon LP chart:[29] Polydor Japan introduced the uniform coding system.
The album Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, by Ryuichi Sakamoto, reached number 36 on the UK albums chart,[35] and also charted in Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Iceland and the Netherlands.