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Japan

  • formed 1974, Catford
  • 1 Dutch Top 40 hit

Japan is a group, formed in 1974 in Catford. Over the years, Steve Jansen, Mick Karn, Richard Barbieri, David Sylvian and Rob Dean played in the group. There is no album of their own in the collection, but the group does appear on one album by others: NOW Presents... Electronics. One record reached the Dutch Top 40. The highest was Adolescent Sex: number 27 in week 10 of 1979.

Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs

Photo: fanart.tv.

Timeline of Japan

The members of Japan over the years: five members, with the years they belonged to the group, including anyone who left for a while and came back. The red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the weekly chart. A linked name has its own page.

JapanSteve JansenMick Karn†Richard BarbieriDavid SylvianRob Dean19751980198519901995200020052010201520202025Adolescent Sexnumber 27 in week 10 of 1979 · 5 weeks

Member of the groupDutch Top 40Still a member

Appears on

Japan is on this site on one album by others: NOW Presents... Electronics. The album lists the track concerned.

NOW Presents... Electronics – Various · 2 tracks: Taking Islands In Africa · Quiet LifeNOW Presents... ElectronicsVarious · 2 tracks: Taking Islands In Africa · Quiet Life

Japan in the Dutch Top 40

Japan had one record in the Dutch Top 40. The badge shows the peak position, the title opens the full run.

  1. 1979Dutch Top 40: peak position 27 in week 10 of 1979, 5 weeks in the chart Adolescent Sex
    Japan
     3:44

All Dutch Top 40 entries of Japan

Source: top40.nl

Frequently asked questions

When and where was Japan formed?

Japan was formed in 1974 in Catford.

Who played in Japan?

Over the years that was Steve Jansen, Mick Karn, Richard Barbieri, David Sylvian and Rob Dean. The timeline shows for each member the years they belonged; the names are also in the side column.

Which Dutch Top 40 hits did Japan have?

One record made the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record is Adolescent Sex, which reached number 27 in week 10 of 1979. The graph next to each record shows its run from week to week.

Which albums by other artists feature Japan?

On one album: NOW Presents... Electronics (Various). Each album lists the tracks concerned.

Where can you find Japan online?

Through Wikipedia, Facebook, YouTube, Deezer, Apple Music and Spotify. The links are in the side column of this page.

Where can you see and hear Japan?

The Dutch Top 40 entries have a round Spotify button. A cover opens the album with the tracks per side and the whole album on Spotify. The music plays in the player at the bottom and keeps going while you browse on, after one-time consent for Spotify.

Keep exploring

If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.