East & South Asia
The best Japanese albums of the 1970s
24 records, ranked by how much there is to say about them.
Make Me A Star
T-Square
1979
Lucky Summer Lady
T-Square
1978
Midnight Lover
T-Square
1979
Tokyo Joe
Ryuichi Sakamoto
1978
Thousand Knives
Ryuichi Sakamoto
1978
Summer Nerves
Ryuichi Sakamoto
1979
Cobalt Hour
Yumi Matsutoya
1975
Misslim
Yumi Matsutoya
1974
Hikoukigumo
Yumi Matsutoya
1973
MOONGLOW
Ryuichi Sakamoto
1979
Go Ahead!
Ryuichi Sakamoto
1978
SUNSHOWER
Ryuichi Sakamoto
1977
Casiopea
Casiopea
1979
Super Flight
Casiopea
1979
Solid State Survivor
Yellow Magic Orchestra
1979
Yellow Magic Orchestra
Yellow Magic Orchestra
1978
Bon Voyage co.
Haruomi Hosono
1976
Hosono House
Haruomi Hosono
1973
Cochin Moon
Haruomi Hosono
1978
Tropical Dandy
Haruomi Hosono
1975
Paraiso
Haruomi Hosono
1978
Magic Monkey
Godiego
1978
Saravah!
Yukihiro Takahashi
1978
Endless Way
Kazumi Watanabe
1975