Yellow Magic Orchestra

Yellow Magic Orchestra Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

Yellow Magic Orchestra (abbreviated to YMO) was a Japanese electronic music band formed in Tokyo in 1978 by Haruomi Hosono (bass, keyboards, vocals), Yukihiro Takahashi (drums, lead vocals, occasional keyboards) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (keyboards, vocals). The group is considered influential and innovative in the field of popular electronic music. They were pioneers in their use of synthesizers, samplers, sequencers, drum machines, computers, and digital recording technology, and effectively anticipated the "electropop boom" of the 1980s. They are credited with playing... [more on Wikipedia]

Yellow Magic Orchestra began charting in 1980 with Computer Game (Theme from the Invaders).The artist placed 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 1 UK Top‑75 entries.

Top songs: #1: Computer Game (Theme from the Invaders)
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  1980
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01/1980
#1  Computer Game (Theme from the Invaders)
Yellow Magic Orchestra greentick

78 pts
60
US
42
dance
18
R&B
17
UK
aka Computer Game (Theme from the Circus)
[Horizon 127]
written by Haruomi Hosono, Yukihiro Takahashi & Ryuichi Sakamoto


See also...

Haruomi HosonoRyuichi SakamotoYukihiro Takahashi


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