Billboard Japan Hot 100

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 October 30, 2024, is "I Want Tomorrow to Come" by Sakurazaka46.[4]

Methodology

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From 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

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Weekly number ones

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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Year-end number ones

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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

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Most weeks at number one

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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

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Legend
Currently charting in the top 100
Currently charting in the top 10
  • Only the top 30 songs with the most weeks are included
  • Source:[15][16]
No. of weeks Song Artist Peak Release year
329
"Marigold" Aimyon 1 2018
314
"Lemon" Kenshi Yonezu 1 2018
289
"Pretender" Official Hige Dandism 1 2019
284
"Takane no Hanako-san" Back Number 3 2013
261
"Ao to Natsu" Mrs. Green Apple 7 2018
260
"Tenbyō no Uta" Mrs. Green Apple featuring Sonoko Inoue 16 2018
247
"115 Man Kilo no Film" Official Hige Dandism 11 2018
240
"Yoru ni Kakeru" Yoasobi 1 2019
231
"Hakujitsu" King Gnu 2 2019
226
"Wherever You Are" One Ok Rock 4 2010
209
"Dry Flower" Yuuri 2 2020
206
"Gunjō" Yoasobi 6 2020
195
"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
170
"Kaijū no Hanauta" Vaundy 2 2020
168
"Suiheisen" Back Number 2 2021
166
"Mela!" Ryokuoushoku Shakai 37 2020
163
"Uchiage Hanabi" Daoko and Kenshi Yonezu 1 2017
160
"Cinderella Boy" Saucy Dog 4 2021
157
"Himawari no Yakusoku" Motohiro Hata 2 2014
156
"Betelgeuse" Yuuri 2 2021
150
"Boku no Koto" Mrs. Green Apple 7 2019
149
"Silent Majority" Keyakizaka46 1 2016
146
"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

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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
137
"Kirari" Fujii Kaze 2 2021
134
"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
"Loser" Kenshi Yonezu 3 2016
127
"Dance Hall" Mrs. Green Apple 8 2022
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
122
"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
"Cry Baby" Official Hige Dandism 4 2021
107
"Subtitle" Official Hige Dandism 1 2022
106
"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
100
"Kick Back" Kenshi Yonezu 1 2022

Most weeks in the top ten

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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

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There are only four western songs that topped the Japan Hot 100.

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

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References

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  1. ^ "Press Release" (PDF). Billboard (in Japanese). Hanshin Contents Link. 2008-02-28. Retrieved 2009-08-30.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2008-01-15. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  3. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  4. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 [2024/10/30 公開]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Dai Onojima. "Japan Hot100がリニューアル" (in Japanese). Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Japan Hot100がリニューアル". December 9, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-06.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "【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.
  12. ^ "【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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "【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.
  15. ^ "Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  16. ^ "Chart Insight". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved October 30, 2024.
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