2013 in Japanese music

Events

• 64th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen

  Best-sellers

• Best-selling singles

  Number-ones

• Number-one albums
• Oricon number-one singles
• Hot 100 number-one singles

  Awards

• 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Japan

  Deaths

• Eiichi Ohtaki dies on December 30.

  Groups disestablished

• Move

  Albums released

January

February

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April

May

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December

Debuting artists

• Sweet Pop Candy