# Tatsuro Yamashita — Ride on Time

Tatsuro Yamashita’s Ride on Time (1980) is No. 2 in our City Pop ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1980
- **Label:** AIR
- **On one list:** City Pop
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Tatsuro Yamashita](https://waxonia.com/artist/tatsuro-yamashita/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/tatsuro-yamashita--ride-on-time/

## What we say

### 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.

## Listen

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

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