| Naomi Chiaki | |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Birth Date: | 1947 9, mf=yes |
| Origin: | Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation: | Singer, actress |
| Years Active: | 1969–1992 |
| Label: | Nippon Columbia CBS Sony Victor/Invitation Teichiku |
is a Japanese singer and actress who worked from the late 1960s to the early 1990s.
Chiaki made her debut as a singer in 1969, and released her breakthrough single "Yottsu no Onegai" in the following year. "Kassai", a song which has been commonly considered her signature song was released in 1972 and gained success, and finally won the 14th Japan Record Award.[1] "Kassai" sold over one million copies by February 1973, and was awarded a gold disc.[2] After marrying the actor Eiji Go in 1978, Chiaki continued her career intermittently until circa 1992. However, she disappeared from the Japanese entertainment after her spouse died of lung cancer.[3]
In 2024 on her 55th debut anniversary, all of her 425 songs has become available on the streaming and for digital download.[4]
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| Year | Single | Chart positions |
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| 1969 | "Ame ni Nureta Bojō" | 23 |
| "Asa ga Kuru Mae ni" | 18 | |
| 1970 | "Yottsu no Onegai" | 4 |
| "X+Y=LOVE" | 5 | |
| "Wakareta Ato de" | 13 | |
| 1971 | "Muda na Teikō wa Yamemashō" | 30 |
| "Watashi to Iu Onna" | 24 | |
| "Shinobiau Koi" | 48 | |
| "Kyō de Owatte" | 76 | |
| 1972 | "Koishita Onna" | 95 |
| "Kinjirareta Koi no Shima" | 66 | |
| "Kassai" | 2 | |
| 1973 | "Gekijō" | 36 |
| "Yakan Hikō" | 15 | |
| 1974 | "Waltz" (Warutsu) | 29 |
| "Kanashimi Moyō" | 69 | |
| 1975 | "Hanafubuki" | 82 |
| "Renbo Yakyoku" | 88 | |
| "Sadamegawa" | 33 | |
| 1976 | "Sakabagawa" | 81 |
| 1977 | "Rouge" (Ruju) | – |
| 1982 | "Yagiri no Watashi" | 57 |
| 1988 | "Yakusha" | 56 |
| "Akatombo" | 46 | |
| 2000 | "Kamome no Machi" / "Tasogare no Begin" (Tasogare no Bigin) | 86 |
| 2001 | "Saigetsugawa" | 100 |
| Year | Song | No. | VS | Remarks | ||
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| 1970 (Showa 45)/21st | 1 | Yotsu No Onegai (四つのお願い) | 17/24 | Duke Aces | ||
| 1971 (Showa 46)/22nd | 2 | Watashi To Iuonna (私という女) | 4/25 | Kyu Sakamoto | ||
| 1972 (Showa 47)/23rd | 3 | Kassai (喝采) | 20/23 | Kenji Sawada | ||
| 1973 (Showa 48)/24th | 4 | Yakan Hikou (夜間飛行) | 21/23 | Hiroshi Itsuki | ||
| 1974 (Showa 49)/25th | 5 | Kanashimi Moyou (かなしみ模様) | 24/25 | Haruo Minami | Second Finale | |
| 1975 (Showa 50)/26th | 6 | Sadamegawa (さだめ川) | 23/24 | Akira Fuse | Second Finale (2) | |
| 1976 (Showa 51)/27th | 7 | Sakabakawa (酒場川) | 23/24 | Akira Fuse (2) | Second Finale (3) | |
| 1977 (Showa 52)/28th | 8 | Yorue Isoguhito (夜へ急ぐ人) | 21/24 | Akira Fuse (3) | ||
| 1988 (Showa 63)/39th | 9 | Akatonbo (紅とんぼ) | 18/21 | Shinichi Mori | Returned after 12 years |