昭和64年・平成元年 己巳(み) 消費税スタート リクルート事件 ベルリンの壁崩壊 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【世相】濡れ手で粟、内外価格差 【流行・話題】エスニックブーム、みつぐ君、トレンディー、マスオさん現象、一杯のかけそば、テトリス、コードレス留守番電話、イカ天(「平成名物テレビ・いかす!バンド天国」)、第2次交通戦争 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ■来日アーティスト 1月 Ratt Bon Jovi Kingdom Come Pat Metheney Iggy Pop R.E.M. Fishbone Defunked Van Halen
2月 Hot House Flowers UB40 Prince Jane Birkin Sonic Youth Tom Tom Club Georgia Satellites Cinderella Frank Sinatra Duran Duran
3月 Ozzy Osbourne Bruce Hornsby & The Range Robert Palmer Public Enemy Ambitious Lovers Livingstone Taylor George Winston
4月 Steve Winwood Julian Cope Kenny Rogers David Lindley John Blackfoot Rick Astley Dazz Band Lenny Kaye Quiet Riot Neil Young Skatalites
5月 Chaka Khan Metallica Sly & Robbie+Judy Moatt Commodors Allan Holdsworth Atlantic Star The Nevil Brothers Natalie Cole Restless Black B.B. King Eighth Wonder Gary Moore Haloween Manhattan Transfer
6月 Bobby Brown Blow Monkeys Gypsy Kings Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Millie Jackson Style Council The Jeff Healey Band Dan Hicks Was(Not Was) Phoebe Snow Kenny Loggins Poison
7月 Mick Taylor Bootsy Collins Mr. BIG Petshop Boys Living Color Gypsy Kings Elvis Costello Simply Red Shinehead George Benson Charlie Sexton
8月 Howard Jones Roberta Flack Arrow Chuck Berry + Jeff Beck + Steve Lucather Band + Bad English S.O.S. Band Cool & the Gang Samantha Fox Blue Murder Tower of Power TNT
9月 PIL Cindy Lawper Camio George Clington Cowboy Junkies Bo Diddley Cindy Lawper Tommy Cornwell & The Young Brothers Jackson Browne Winger Maria Muldaur Chicago ELLY
10月 Jefferson Airplane Bread Boys Kyllie Minogue + Dead or Alive Black Sabath David Byrn + Ray Momo It Bites Zap + Shirley Mardock Little Feet Jim Featus Stone Roses Ringo Starr with His All Starr Band(Joe Walsh、Billy Preston、Rick Danko、Nils Lofgren、Jim Keltner、Etc.)
11月 Gilbert Becot Debbie Gibson Eric Anderson White Lion U2+B.B. King The Men They Could'nt Hang Dirty Dozen Brass Band Doobie Brothers Run D.M.C. Jets BeeGees SWANS MAZE L.A. Guns
12月 Eurythmics Riot Temptations Toy Dolls Don Henry Ray Charles Huey Lewis & The News + Brian Adams + Don Henry Michael Monroe
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ■アメリカ・トップ10 Another Day In Paradise (Phil Collins) Miss You Much (Janet Jackson) Straight Up (Paula Abdul) Right Here Waiting (Richard Marx) Lost In Your Eyes (Debbie Gibson) Like A Prayer (Madonna) We Didn't Start The Fire (Billy Joel) Two Hearts (Phil Collins) When I See You Smile (Bad English) Blame It On The Rain (Milli Vanilli)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ■その他の海外ヒット曲 Eternal Flame「胸いっぱいの愛」(Bangles) Miss You Like Crazy (Natalie Cole) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ■デビュー
ロック系 Green Day "1000Hour" Indigo Girls "Indigo Girls" Lenny Kravitz "Let Love Rule" Nine Inch Nails "Pretty Hate Machine" Nirvana "Bleach" The Stone Roses 「石と薔薇」 Soundgarden "Ultra Mega OK" , Skid Row "Skid Row"
ソウル、ファンク、ヒップホップ系 De La Soul "3 Feet High And Rising" (サンプリングの導入によりヒップ・ホップの歴史を変えた重要な作品) Soul ?Soul "Keep On Movin"(新しいダンス系ソウルの傑作) Gang Star "No More Mr.Nice Guy" , Dr.Dre "Stairht Outa Compton" Queen Latifar "All Hail The Queen" (フィメール・ラップの第一人者)
ユーロポップ系 Les Negresses Vertes "Mlah"
アジアン・ポップ系 Faye Wong フェイ・ウォン "Wong Chin Man"
J−ポップ系 岡村靖幸「靖幸」 ボ・ガンボス「Bo&Gumbos」 THE BOOM(宮沢和史) "A Peacetime Boom" The Newest Model "Soul Survivor" (中川敬がボーカルで後に、ソウル・フラワー・ユニオンに発展)