ロック・クロニクル・ジャパン Vol.1 1968～1980
Includes lists of the Top 50 acts and Top 333 albums from 1968 to 1980 as well as interviews, history and columns. Covers mostly rock and folk with some pop.
日本ロック＆フォーク アルバム大全 1968-1979
This book has a Top 100 album list and a 650 album guide. Maybe a bit of a focus on folk than the book above. Republished as ラヴ・ジェネレーション1966-1979 in 2000. Click to view a long or short review.
J-ROCK名盤カタログ
Lists their Top 400 albums from 1960 to 2003. This one is quite eclectic, ranging from underground faves Les Rallizes Denudes to pop idol OuYang FeiFei!
日本のロック50′s～90′s 別冊太陽
This one stretches back to the 50s and has some great pictures and album covers.
Japrocksampler
By far the best book in English. Has a Top 50 album list.
和モノ事典1970′s 人名編
This magazine was published by the fine people at Hotwax, the Japanese Pop culture specialists. Half of it covers movies and the other half pop and rock music. Most of the profiles are short but some artists like Happy End, Gedou and Hideki Ishima get 2-page spreads. If you’re into kitchy Japanese pop culture, their site is well worth checking out.