The Billboard Japan Hot 100 is a record chart in Japan for songs. It has been compiled by Billboard Japan and Hanshin Contents Link since February 2008.[1] The chart is updated every Wednesday at Billboard-japan.com (JST) and every Thursday at Billboard.com (UTC).
The first number-one song on the chart was "Stay Gold" by Hikaru Utada on the issue dated January 16, 2008.[2] The first number-one song on the chart by a non-Japanese artist was "Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis in the issue dated April 30, 2008.[3] The current number-one on the chart as of the issue dated November 6, 2024, is "WMDA (Where My Drums At)" by INI.[4]
Methodology
editFrom the chart's inception in 2008, to December 2010, the chart combined CD single sales data from SoundScan Japan, tracking sales at physical stores across Japan, and radio airplay figures from Japan's then 32 AM and FM radio stations sourced from the Japanese company Plantech.[5] In December 2010, the chart expanded to include sales from online stores, as well as sales from iTunes Japan.[5] From December 2013, Billboard incorporated more digital music stores (such as Recochoku and Mora) into the chart.[6] Billboard also added two additional factors: tweets relating to songs from Twitter data collected by NTT DATA, as well as data sourced from Gracenote on the number of times a CDs has been registered as being inserted into a computer.[6] In May 2015, the chart began to include both on-demand streams and YouTube views.[7] Finally, in November 2018, the chart began to include karaoke plays in its formula.[8] In December 2022, the Twitter and Gracenote metrics were removed from the chart.[9]
From December 7, 2016, onwards, Billboard Japan teamed up with GfK Japan to distribute digital sales of each track on the Hot 100 chart (between the positions of number one to number 50) to the public. The companies will distribute the sales from over 3,900 digital stores nationwide, alongside streaming services with Apple Music, Awa and Line Music, which will commence in 2017 and will be recognized as points (similar to album-equivalent sales).[10]
Lists of Billboard Japan number-one singles
editWeekly number ones
edit2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Year-end number ones
edit| Year | Title | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Kiseki" | Greeeen |
| 2009 | "Ichibu to Zenbu" | B'z |
| 2010 | "Troublemaker" | Arashi |
| 2011 | "Everyday, Katyusha" | AKB48 |
| 2012 | "Manatsu no Sounds Good!" | |
| 2013 | "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" | |
| 2014 | "Guts!" | Arashi |
| 2015 | "Ryusei" | Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe |
| 2016 | "Tsubasa wa Iranai" | AKB48 |
| 2017 | "Koi" | Gen Hoshino |
| 2018 | "Lemon" | Kenshi Yonezu |
| 2019 | ||
| 2020 | "Yoru ni Kakeru" | Yoasobi |
| 2021 | "Dry Flower" | Yuuri |
| 2022 | "Zankyōsanka" | Aimer |
| 2023 | "Idol" | Yoasobi |
Song milestones
editThis section needs additional citations for verification. (May 2024) |
Most weeks at number one
edit| No. of weeks | Song | Artist | Release year | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | "Idol" | Yoasobi | 2023 | [11] |
| 19 | "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" | Creepy Nuts | 2024 | [12] |
| 13 | "Subtitle" | Official Hige Dandism | 2022 | [13] |
| "Show" | Ado | 2023 | [14] | |
| 11 | "Koi" | Gen Hoshino | 2016 | [13] |
| 9 | "Zankyōsanka" | Aimer | 2021 | |
| 8 | "Homura" | Lisa | 2020 | |
| 7 | "Lemon" | Kenshi Yonezu | 2018 | |
| "Pretender" | Official Hige Dandism | 2019 | ||
| "I Love..." | 2020 | |||
| 6 | "Yoru ni Kakeru" | Yoasobi | 2019 | |
| "New Genesis" | Ado | 2022 |
Most total weeks on the Billboard Japan Hot 100
edit| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Currently charting in the top 100 | |
| ‡ | Currently charting in the top 10 |
| No. of weeks | Song | Artist | Peak | Release year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
330
|
"Marigold" | Aimyon | 1 | 2018 |
315
|
"Lemon" | Kenshi Yonezu | 1 | 2018 |
290
|
"Pretender" | Official Hige Dandism | 1 | 2019 |
285
|
"Takane no Hanako-san" | Back Number | 3 | 2013 |
262
|
"Ao to Natsu" | Mrs. Green Apple | 7 | 2018 |
261
|
"Tenbyō no Uta" | Mrs. Green Apple featuring Sonoko Inoue | 16 | 2018 |
247
|
"115 Man Kilo no Film" | Official Hige Dandism | 11 | 2018 |
241
|
"Yoru ni Kakeru" | Yoasobi | 1 | 2019 |
231
|
"Hakujitsu" | King Gnu | 2 | 2019 |
226
|
"Wherever You Are" | One Ok Rock | 4 | 2010 |
210
|
"Dry Flower" | Yuuri | 2 | 2020 |
207
|
"Gunjō" | Yoasobi | 6 | 2020 |
196
|
"Inferno" | Mrs. Green Apple | 17 | 2019 |
188
|
"Shape of You" | Ed Sheeran | 4 | 2017 |
178
|
"I Love..." | Official Hige Dandism | 1 | 2020 |
177
|
"Kanade" | Sukima Switch | 27 | 2004 |
175
|
"Kaibutsu" | Yoasobi | 2 | 2021 |
171
|
"Kaijū no Hanauta" | Vaundy | 2 | 2020 |
169
|
"Suiheisen" | Back Number | 2 | 2021 |
166
|
"Mela!" | Ryokuoushoku Shakai | 37 | 2020 |
163
|
"Uchiage Hanabi" | Daoko and Kenshi Yonezu | 1 | 2017 |
161
|
"Cinderella Boy" | Saucy Dog | 4 | 2021 |
157
|
"Betelgeuse" | Yuuri | 2 | 2021 |
157
|
"Himawari no Yakusoku" | Motohiro Hata | 2 | 2014 |
151
|
"Boku no Koto" | Mrs. Green Apple | 7 | 2019 |
149
|
"Silent Majority" | Keyakizaka46 | 1 | 2016 |
147
|
"W / X / Y" | Tani Yuuki | 3 | 2021 |
146
|
"Tada Kimi ni Hare" | Yorushika | 22 | 2018 |
144
|
"Gurenge" | Lisa | 2 | 2019 |
| "Kimi wa Rock o Kikanai" | Aimyon | 11 | 2017 |
Other songs that have charted for at least 100 weeks
edit| No. of weeks | Song | Artist | Peak | Release year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
143
|
"Sayonara Elegy" | Masaki Suda | 3 | 2018 |
141
|
"Wataridori" | Alexandros | 3 | 2015 |
| "Dynamite" | BTS | 2 | 2020 | |
139
|
"Koi" | Gen Hoshino | 1 | 2016 |
138
|
"Kirari" | Fujii Kaze | 2 | 2021 |
135
|
"Christmas Song" | Back Number | 1 | 2015 |
134
|
"Eine Kleine" | Kenshi Yonezu | 19 | 2014 |
133
|
"Ryusei" | Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe | 1 | 2014 |
128
|
"Dance Hall" | Mrs. Green Apple | 8 | 2022 |
128
|
"Loser" | Kenshi Yonezu | 3 | 2016 |
127
|
"Nan demo Nai yo," | Macaroni Empitsu | 4 | 2021 |
| "Naked Heart" | Aimyon | 4 | 2020 | |
126
|
"Mixed Nuts" | Official Hige Dandism | 1 | 2022 |
125
|
"Citrus" | Da-ice | 7 | 2020 |
| "Shin Takarajima" | Sakanaction | 1 | 2015 | |
123
|
"Happy End" | Back Number | 4 | 2016 |
120
|
"Walking with You" | Novelbright | 33 | 2018 |
117
|
"Haru no Hi" | Aimyon | 2 | 2019 |
116
|
"Fukakōryoku" | Vaundy | 36 | 2020 |
114
|
"Peace Sign" | Kenshi Yonezu | 1 | 2017 |
| "Neko" | Dish// | 9 | 2017 | |
113
|
"Shake It Off" | Taylor Swift | 4 | 2014 |
112
|
"Hanabi" | Mr. Children | 1 | 2008 |
| "TT" | Twice | 3 | 2016 | |
111
|
"Mahō no Jūtan" | Takaya Kawasaki | 20 | 2020 |
109
|
"Zankyōsanka" | Aimer | 1 | 2021 |
| "No Doubt" | Official Hige Dandism | 11 | 2018 | |
108
|
"Subtitle" | Official Hige Dandism | 1 | 2022 |
108
|
"Cry Baby" | Official Hige Dandism | 4 | 2021 |
107
|
"Soranji" | Mrs. Green Apple | 10 | 2022 |
106
|
"Odoriko" | Vaundy | 15 | 2021 |
| "Kiseki" | Greeeen | 1 | 2008 | |
| "Machigai Sagashi" | Masaki Suda | 2 | 2019 | |
105
|
"Boy with Luv" | BTS featuring Halsey | 7 | 2019 |
104
|
"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" | Taylor Swift | 2 | 2012 |
103
|
"Happy" | Pharrell Williams | 5 | 2013 |
| "See You Again" | Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth | 7 | 2015 | |
101
|
"Kick Back" | Kenshi Yonezu | 1 | 2022 |
Most weeks in the top ten
edit| No. of weeks | Song | Artist(s) | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
82
|
"Lemon" | Kenshi Yonezu | 2018–2019 and August 2020 |
78
|
"Dry Flower" | Yuuri | 2020–2022 |
66
|
"Yoru ni Kakeru" | Yoasobi | 2020–2021 |
65
|
"Pretender" | Official Hige Dandism | 2019–2020 |
60
|
"Marigold" | Aimyon | 2018–2019 |
58
|
"Kaijū no Hanauta" | Vaundy | 2023–2024 |
58
|
"Dynamite" | BTS | 2020–2021 |
55
|
"Hakujitsu" | King Gnu | 2019–2020 |
55
|
"Gurenge" | Lisa | 2019–2020 and January 2021 |
54
|
"Idol" | Yoasobi | 2023–2024 |
42
|
"W / X / Y" | Tani Yuuki | 2022–2023 |
41
|
"Shukumei" | Official Hige Dandism | 2019–2020 |
Japan Hot 100 number ones by foreign artists
editThere are only four western songs that topped the Japan Hot 100.
- Leona Lewis – "Bleeding Love"
- Mika – "Blame It on the Girls"
- Lady Gaga – "Born This Way"
- The Wanted – "Glad You Came"
In addition, Afrojack was featured artist of two number one's by Sandaime J Soul Brothers, "Summer Madness" and "Scarlet". Desiigner was also featured in number one hit by BTS' "Mic Drop". However, official website of Billboard does not list these songs on discography of these featured artists. For number one songs by Korean artists, see List of K-pop songs on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[citation needed]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Press Release" (PDF). Billboard (in Japanese). Hanshin Contents Link. 2008-02-28. Retrieved 2009-08-30.[dead link]
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2008-01-15. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 [2024/11/06 公開]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ a b Dai Onojima. "Japan Hot100がリニューアル" (in Japanese). Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ^ a b "Japan Hot100がリニューアル". December 9, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-06.
- ^ "日本版BillboardチャートがYouTubeの再生回数を加えリニューアル、チャートの中身が分かる新サービスもスタート". May 28, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-05-29.
- ^ "ビルボードジャパンの総合チャートに"カラオケ"指標が誕生! 大手2社による初のデータ提供が実現". November 28, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-11-29.
- ^ "Billboard JAPANチャート、ルックアップ&Twitter指標を2023年度チャートより廃止". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). October 26, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ ビルボードジャパンがストリーミングデータを拡充、セールス数&ポイントも一部公開へ (in Japanese). Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ "【ビルボード】YOASOBI「アイドル」19週ぶりの総合首位奪還、「葬送のフリーレン」新OPヨルシカ「晴る」がトップ10入り". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). May 22, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ "【ビルボード】Creepy Nuts「Bling-Bang-Bang-Born」通算19度目の総合首位、まもなく最終回となるMY FIRST STORY × HYDE「夢幻」が上昇". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ a b "【ビルボード】YOASOBI「アイドル」4部門で1位獲得、自己最高となる7週連続総合首位 INI「FANFARE」総合2位にジャンプアップ". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). May 31, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ "【ビルボード】Ado「唱」総合13連覇、星野源「光の跡」が3位デビュー". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). January 10, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ "Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ "Chart Insight". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved November 6, 2024.
External links
edit- Current Billboard Japan Hot 100 on billboard-japan.com (in Japanese) by Hanshin Contents Link
- Billboard Japan Hot 100 by Billboard – The issue date is that of not Billboard Japan Hot 100 but "U.S." Billboard Hot 100
- Hanshin Contents Link, the company that compiles Billboard Japan charts (a division of the Hankyu Hanshin Holdings)