Songs Written by Ryuichi SakamotoTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Ryuichi Sakamoto (Japanese: 坂本 龍一, Hepburn: Sakamoto Ryūichi; January 17, 1952 – March 28, 2023) was a Japanese musician, composer, keyboardist, record producer, singer and actor. He pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the synth-based band Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). With his YMO bandmates Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, Sakamoto influenced and pioneered a number of electronic music genres. As a film score composer, Sakamoto won an Academy Award (Oscar), BAFTA,... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Ryuichi Sakamoto first charted in 1980 with Computer Game (Theme from the Invaders).The artist placed 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 7 UK Top‑75 entries, including a single Top‑10 placement.On US Dance the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.

Top songs: #1: Heart of Asia - #2: Computer Game (Theme from the Invaders) - #3: Your Mother's Got a Penis - #4: Behind the Mask - #5: Forbidden Colours
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  Yellow Magic Orchestra
1.
01/1980

#2  Computer Game (Theme from the Invaders)
Yellow Magic Orchestra

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 greentick
  David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto
Bamboo Houses / Bambo Music
2.
08/1982

Bamboo Houses / Bambo Music
David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto

30 pts






30
UK
written by David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto greentick
Forbidden Colours
3.
07/1983

#5  Forbidden Colours
David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto

54 pts






16
UK
written by David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto greentick
  Greg Phillinganes
Behind the Mask
4.
03/1985

Behind the Mask
Greg Phillinganes

20 pts


4
dance
77
R&B


[Planet 13943]
written by Chris Mosdell, Michael Jackson & Ryuichi Sakamoto greentick
  Eric Clapton
Behind the Mask
5.
01/1987

#4  Behind the Mask
Eric Clapton

from August   August
57 pts






15
UK
[Warner 28391 (Duck)]
written by Ryuichi Sakamoto greentick, Chris Mosdell & Michael Jackson
  Ryuichi Sakamoto
6.
06/1990

You Do Me
Ryuichi Sakamoto greentick

from Beauty [internatinal edition]   
5 pts


28
dance




written by Ryuichi Sakamoto greentick, Kirk Crumpler, Larry White, Jeffrey Cohen, Kazumi Tamaki, Misako Koja & Yoriko Ganeko
  David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto
Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II - Returning to the Womb)
7.
06/1992

Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II - Returning to the Womb)
David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto

13 pts






58
UK
written by Arto Lindsay, Ryuichi Sakamoto greentick & David Sylvian
  Ryuichi Sakamoto
8.
10/1992

Heartbeat
Ryuichi Sakamoto greentick

from Heartbeat   
3 pts


41
dance




written by Ryuichi Sakamoto greentick, Satoshi Tomiie & Jeffrey Cohen
  David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto
9.
02/1998

Anger & Grief Remixes EP
David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto

3 pts






169
UK
written by Ryuichi Sakamoto greentick
  Watergate
10.
05/2000

#1  Heart of Asia
Watergate

from The World of...   
152 pts






3
UK
written by Ryuichi Sakamoto greentick
  Goldie Lookin Chain
Your Mother's Got a Penis
11.
11/2004

#3  Your Mother's Got a Penis
Goldie Lookin Chain

from Greatest Hits   Greatest Hits
66 pts






14
UK
written by Goldie Lookin Chain, Chris Mosdell & Ryuichi Sakamoto greentick


See also...

David Sylvian & Ryuichi SakamotoPublic Image Ltd.Yellow Magic Orchestra


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