昭和60年 乙丑(うし) 日航ジャンボ機墜落 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【世相】内需拡大 【流行・話題】ファミコン、ハレー彗星、おニャン子クラブ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ■来日アーティスト 1月 Public Image Limited Wham Alien Sex Fiend Stevie Ray Vaughn Yngwie Malmsteen Johnny Thunders Scorpions Quiet Riott
2月 Rickie Lee Jones Aztec Camera TOTO
3月 Nina Hagen Twisted Sister Bozz Scaggs Alan Holdsworth Roman Holiday The Ovations Micado Ratt Kool & The Gang
4月 Depeche Mode Luther Allison Denice Williams Irene Cara Bruce Springsteen Iron Maiden Night Ranger Art Lindsey + John Zorn + 近藤等則ほか Durutti Column Bon Jovi Killing Joke Phill Collins Scandal John Wait
5月 Bronski Beat New Order Nick Kershaw Fixx Queen Deep Purple Herbie Hancock with "Rock It" Band Einstuerzende Neubauten Dave Edmonds Paul Young Pale Fountains Frank Chikens、Lita-Mitsuko Julian Lennon
6月 Daryl Hall & John Oates GBH Greg Giuffria Frankie Goes to Holywood Chaka Khan
7月 Elvis Costello Bill Bruford + Patrick Moraz Wilco Johnson Lester Bowie London Cowboys + Dogs USA Relief Band(David Lindley、Bob Welch、Jim Keltner、Billy Preston、Otis Clay、Michael Franksほか) Julian Cope Tears for Fears King Sunny Ade + Jimmy Cliff Los Lobos Billy Bragg
8月 Rock in Japan '85(Associates、Go West、Style Council、Culture Club) Super Rock '85(Sting、Foreigner、DIO、Mama's Boys、Earthshaker) Reggae Sunsplash Japan '85 WAR Howard Jones
9月 Nylons General Public Explorers Cocteau Twins Cult Johnny "Guitar" Watson REO Speedwagon Sheela E.
10月 The Lord of The New Church Eric Clapton Gary Moore Robert Clay Residents Brian Adams Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Stevie Wonder
11月 New Model Army Chaos U.K. Nena Jim Featus Lydia Lunch John Cafferty Men at Work
12月 Dokken Marillion Huey Lewis & The News Midge Ure X-mal Deutschland Propaganda King Kurt James Cotton Aswad The Dells Tina Turner
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ■アメリカ・トップ10 Say You, Say Me (Lionel Richie) We Are The World (USA for Africa) Careless Whisper (Wham ! Featuring George Michael) Can't Fight This Feeling (REO Speedwagon) Money For Nothing (Dire Straits) Shout (Tears For Fears) Broken Wings (Mr. Mister) I Want To Know What Love Is (Foreigner) The Power Of Love (Huey Lewis & The News) Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Tears For Fears)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ■その他の海外ヒット曲 Material Girl (Madonna) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ■デビュー
ロック系 a〜ha "Hunting High And Low" The Dream Academy "The Dream Academy" (「ライフ・イン・ア・ノーザンタウン」を小樽のテーマ・ソングにしたい!) Fin Young Cannivals "Fin Young Cannivals" Go West "Go West" , Hooters "Nervous Night" Indigo Girls "Crazy Game/Someone To Come Home" Jesus & The Marry Chain "Psycocandy" Los Lobos "How Will The Wolf Survive?" Suzanne Vega 「街角の詩」 Simply Red "Picture Book" (イギリス人はソウルがお好き!) The Stone Roses "So Young"
ソウル、ファンク系 Derrick May "Let's Go" (デトロイト・テクノの大物登場) Fishbone "Fishbone" (ソウルもファンクもパンクも何でもありの傑作!) Freddie Jackson "Rock Me Tonight"(ソウルのニュー・ウェーブ登場) Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam "Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force" Whitney Houston "Whitney Houston"