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Best city pop artists of the 1980s

Cheap drum machines and the first affordable samplers changed who was allowed to make a record. Hip-hop moved from a party you had to be at to a 12-inch you could buy, and MTV made how a song looked part of the argument.

Everyone who released a city pop album in the 1980s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.

Taeko Onuki№ 1Taeko Onuki2 albums here2 ratings
  1. 2AnriAnri8 albums here1 rating
  2. 3Joe HisaishiJoe Hisaishi1 album here
  3. 4Miki MatsubaraMiki Matsubara2 albums here
  4. 5Mariya TakeuchiMariya Takeuchi4 albums here
  5. 6Tatsuro YamashitaTatsuro Yamashita3 albums here
  6. 7Tomoko AranTomoko Aran3 albums here
  7. 8JUNKO YAGAMIJUNKO YAGAMI7 albums here
  8. 9Kingo HamadaKingo Hamada3 albums here
  9. 10Makoto MatsushitaMakoto Matsushita2 albums here
  10. 11Momoko KikuchiMomoko Kikuchi1 album here
  11. 12Hiroshi SatoHiroshi Sato3 albums here
  12. 13Toshiki KadomatsuToshiki Kadomatsu4 albums here
  13. 14Eiichi OhtakiEiichi Ohtaki3 albums here
  14. 15LOOK1 album here
  15. 16Mai YamaneMai Yamane2 albums here

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