List
Dunno about 'geekery' but I can vouch for many listed here ...
Esp. the #1 pick , Harry Hosono's group before YMO.
Anyway the list is just one cat's opinion, take it wid a grain of sea salt !
(Yazawa Eikichi up @ #5 ? hey, maybe someone could agree. Old fashioned Rolling Stone )
Blowing through the list, off top of the head:
9. I can rec , bit of a classic (produced by one Chris Thomas I believe, without looking) ,
10
19
21
30 Carmen has much better , her solo first one esp. Oz is her er hard rock' wail
34. Of these type bands ('visual Kei' ), Dir are ok, but no Hyde, X - Japan or Nana Sdtk on top 100 ? bah ...
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50
52
58 Ippudou ( w/ Masami Tsuchiya, filled in for Japan for awhile, nice solo release "Rice Music")
61 Ishii. I give him credit for the superb vid ( Koji Morimoto post Akira Anime stylee) , but ...
68. Cheers Kan ! ( can find him on stray DFA remixes or DCC remix on Delic
72 .Denki G- leagues ahead for awhile bk then ... electro- techno -haus -y sometimes
76. Puffy. Dunno if the good songs are on this Album or another, some was great J pop
81. How did Sandii end up this low
99. Utada . Wouldn't make my list ,the one with Timbaland prod was er, not that good.
Hmmm, Rolling Stone Japan huh ?