# Tatsuro Yamashita — Every Record We Rank

Tatsuro Yamashita appears 2 times in our City Pop list, placing as high as No. 2. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 2
- **Appears on:** City Pop
- **Years:** 1980–1982
- **Highest placing:** No. 2 in City Pop
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/tatsuro-yamashita/

## Appears on

### [Ride on Time](https://waxonia.com/track/tatsuro-yamashita--ride-on-time/)

*1980 · AIR · No. 2 in [City Pop](https://waxonia.com/genre/city-pop/)*

Yamashita is the architect of the whole sound — arranger, producer, and the man stacking his own backing vocals twenty deep. This is the record that made him a household name at home.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Tatsuro%20Yamashita%20Ride%20on%20Time) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=D3JuhTytFgI)

### [Sparkle](https://waxonia.com/track/tatsuro-yamashita--sparkle/)

*1982 · Air · No. 5 in [City Pop](https://waxonia.com/genre/city-pop/)*

The guitar figure that opens For You, and the most imitated four bars in Japanese pop. Nothing here is doing more than it needs to.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Tatsuro%20Yamashita%20Sparkle) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=pqobRu9aR3M)

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