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Initially a glam rock-inspired band, Japan developed their sound and androgynous look to incorporate electronic music and foreign influences. Japan achieved success in the late 1970s and early 1980s, releasing nine UK top 40 hits, including the 1982 top 5 hit single "Ghosts", and scoring a UK top 5 with the live album Oil on Canvas (1983). Six ...
- David Sylvian
David Sylvian (born David Alan Batt; 23 February 1958) is an...
- Mick Karn
Initially with Karn as lead vocalist, their band christened...
- Rob Dean
Japan. Dean joined Japan in 1975 at the age of 20. The band...
- David Sylvian
The discography of British art pop / new wave band Japan, including their reformation as Rain Tree Crow, consists of 6 studio albums, 17 compilations albums, 1 live album, and 4 video releases.
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May 21, 2020 · Japan were a British art rock band co-founded by David Sylvian who notched hit singles like Ghosts and were hugely influential on new wave. Published on. May 21, 2020. By. uDiscover Team. Photo...
List of best-selling music artists in Japan. The top music artists in Japan include Japanese artists with claims of 15 million or more record sales or with over 2 million subscribers. Japan is the largest physical music market in the world and the second largest overall behind the United States, and the biggest in Asia, according to ...
ArtistYears ActiveGenreSales1988–presentJ-pop / R&B / New wave / City pop44.94 million [13]1968–presentPop rock / Jazz fusion / Folk rock / ...39.39 million [14] [15]1988–presentPop rock / Power pop / Progressive rock38.80 million [13]1999–2020 (Hiatus)Pop / rock / R&B38.44 million [13]Japan is the second-largest music market in the world and the following lists cover the top-selling albums in the country of Japan, based on information provided by the Recording Industry Association of Japan and Oricon Inc.
AlbumArtistReleasedSales10 March 19997,672,12020 May 19985,136,0001 October 19974,875,98028 March 20014,472,353Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1970s - 1990s. Formed. 1974 in London, England. Genre. Pop/Rock. Styles. Art Rock, New Romantic, New Wave, Punk/New Wave, Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Punk, Synth Pop. Also Known As. Rain Tree Crow. Group Members. David Sylvian, Mick Karn, Richard Barbieri, Steve Jansen, Rob Dean. Album Highlights.
Barbieri has played with the band Porcupine Tree since the early '90s and released his first solo album, "Things Buried," in 2005. Sylvian has since married, and divorced, former Prince protégé Ingrid Chavez, and, among other projects, started his own label, Samadhisound. Hoshiko, Seiichi.
