The Best Ten

The Best Ten title screen

The Best Ten (ザ・ベストテン) was a popular Japanese music show that aired from January 19, 1978 to September 28, 1989. It was broadcasted live on TBS every Thursday from 21:00-21:54 JST. There were a total of 603 shows produced.

Information

Concept

Each week, there was a countdown of the current "best ten" songs. The rankings were based on sales and a combination of cable, radio, and postcard requests. After the revealing of each song, the artist would appear and perform.

In Popular Culture

• The beginning of the music video for Hamasaki Ayumi's song "Sparkle" shows a recreation of the set, with Hamasaki's latest songs ranking from #4 to #1 (and presumably #10 to #5 as well, but they cannot be seen). She then appears and performs "Sparkle".

Discography

Compilation Albums

• [2009.04.22] The Best Ten 1978-79 (ザ・ベストテン 1978-79)
• [2009.04.22] The Best Ten 1980-81 (ザ・ベストテン 1980-81)
• [2009.04.22] The Best Ten 1982-83 (ザ・ベストテン 1982-83)
• [2009.04.22] The Best Ten 1984-85 (ザ・ベストテン 1984-85)
• [2009.04.22] The Best Ten Kayokyoku Hen (ザ・ベストテン 歌謡曲編)
• [2009.04.22] The Best Ten Spotlight Hen (ザ・ベストテン スポットライト編)

Artist Releases

• [2000.12.22] THE ALFEE - THE ALFEE The Best Ten & "Aru Hii Totsuzen!" Complete edition 2000 (THE ALFEE ザ・ベストテン&「ある日ィ突然！」 Complete edition 2000)
• [2009.12.16] Yamaguchi Momoe - The Best Ten Yamaguchi Momoe Kanzen Hozon Ban DVD BOX (ザ・ベストテン 山口百恵 完全保存版 DVD BOX)

Books

• [2004.12.20] The Best Ten ~Yomigaeru! 80's Pops Ougon HIT History~ (ザ・ベストテン～蘇る！80's ポップス黄金HITヒストリー～)
• [2008.12.25] The Best Ten (ザ・ベストテン)

External Links

• Official Website
• The Best Ten CD Information
• Japanese Wikipedia: ザ・ベストテン

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