BGM (album)

BGM is the fourth studio album by Yellow Magic Orchestra, released on March 21, 1981. The electronic music album, whose title stands for "Background music", was produced by Haruomi Hosono. Recording started on January 15, 1981, in an effort to release the album by March 21, 1981.

It was one of the first albums to feature the Roland TR-808, the most influential early programmable drum machine, along with YMO member Ryuichi Sakamoto's solo album B-2 Unit (1980). YMO was the first band to use the device, featuring it on stage in 1980. In addition to the TR-808, this was also their first studio album recorded with the Roland MC-4 Microcomposer music sequencer. The album, particularly its use of the TR-808, was influential on the development of electronic, hip hop and dance music.