Editing RC Succession (section)

{{Short description|Rock band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = RC Succession
| image            = 
| caption          = 
| background       = group_or_band
| origin           = [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
| years_active     = 1968–1991
| genre            = {{hlist|[[Blues rock]]|[[folk rock]]|[[glam rock]]|[[rhythm and blues]]}}
| label            = [[EMI Music Japan|Toshiba EMI]], [[Polydor Records|Polydor]], [[London Records|London]], [[Kitty Records|Kitty]]
| website          = 
| current_members  = 
| past_members     = [[Kiyoshiro Imawano]]<br />Kazuo Kobayashi<br />[[Reichi Nakaido]]<br />Hirofumi Kasuga<br />Rei Atsumi<br />Kenchi Haren<br />Kozo Niida<br />Ginji Ogawa<br />Gee2Woo
}}

{{nihongo|'''RC Succession'''|RCサクセション|Āru Shī Sakuseshon|lead=yes}} was an influential [[Japan]]ese [[rock music|rock]] band from [[Tokyo]], formed in 1968. One of Japan's longest-running bands, it went through many line-up changes over the years with front man [[Kiyoshiro Imawano]] and bassist Kazuo Kobayashi the only constant members, before disbanding in January 1991.

In 2003, [[HMV]] ranked RC Succession at No.&nbsp;16 on their list of the "Top 100 Japanese Pops Artists".<ref name=HMVJ>[https://www.hmv.co.jp/news/newsDetail.asp?newsnum=311010018 HMV Top 100 Japanese pops Artists - No.16 - RC Succession]{{in lang|ja}}</ref> In September 2007, ''[[Rolling Stone]] Japan'' rated their 1980 live album ''Rhapsody'' at No.&nbsp;2 and their 1988 cover album ''Covers'' at No.&nbsp;41 on its list of the "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time".<ref>{{cite web |title=English translation and summary of the ''Rolling Stone Japan'' article |work=neojaponisme.com |url=https://neojaponisme.com/2007/11/09/100-greatest-japanese-rock-albums/ |accessdate=2011-12-11}}</ref> ''Covers'' was named number 1 on ''[[Tower Records (music retailer)|Bounce]]''{{'}}s 2009 list of "54 [[Standard (music)|Standard]] Japanese Rock Albums".<ref>{{cite web|title=日本のロック・スタンダード・アルバム54(7) |url=http://tower.jp/article/feature/2009/06/03/100036730/100036731/100036737 |work=[[Tower Records (music retailer)|Tower Records]]|date=2009-06-03|accessdate=2018-02-20}}</ref>