🇯🇵Japan · 1968 Year-End Top 10

1968

1968 was the inaugural year of the Oricon Singles Chart, which began tracking physical sales on January 4th. The chart reflected a vibrant mix of enka ballads, the Group Sounds rock movement inspired by the British Invasion, and early kayokyoku pop. Sen Masao's 'Hoshikage no Waltz' became the first-ever Oricon yearly #1, selling 1.58 million copies.

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01

Hoshikage no Waltz (Star Shadow Waltz)

Sen Masao

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02

Kaette Kita Yopparai (The Drunken Man Returns)

The Folk Crusaders

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03

Koi no Kisetsu (Season of Love)

Pinky & Killers

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04

Otaru no Hito yo (People of Otaru)

Tsuruoka Masayoshi & Tokyo Romantica

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05

Koi no Shizuku (Love's Droplets)

Ito Yukari

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06

Hana no Kubikazari (Flower Garland)

The Tigers

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07

The Sound of Silence

Simon & Garfunkel

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08

Yube no Himitsu (Last Night's Secret)

Ogawa Tomoko

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09

Massachusetts

Bee Gees

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10

C-C-C

The Tigers

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