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 "Blame It on the Girls" by Mika in the issue dated September 23, 2009.[3] The current number-one on the chart as of the issue dated April 24, 2024, is "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" by Creepy Nuts.[4]
Methodology
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]
Song milestones
Most weeks at number one
| No. of weeks | Song | Artist | Release year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | "Idol" | Yoasobi | 2023 |
| 13 | "Subtitle" | Official Hige Dandism | 2022 |
| "Show" | Ado | 2023 | |
| "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" | Creepy Nuts | 2024 | |
| 11 | "Koi" | Gen Hoshino | 2016 |
| 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
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Currently charting in the top 100 | |
| ‡ | Currently charting in the top 10 |
- Only the top 30 songs with the most weeks are included
| No. of weeks | Song | Artist | Peak | Release year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
302 | "Marigold" | Aimyon | 1 | 2018 |
289 | "Lemon" | Kenshi Yonezu | 1 | 2018 |
262 | "Pretender" | Official Hige Dandism | 1 | 2019 |
257 | "Takane no Hanako-san" | Back Number | 3 | 2013 |
246 | "115 Man Kilo no Film" | Official Hige Dandism | 11 | 2018 |
234 | "Ao to Natsu" | Mrs. Green Apple | 7 | 2018 |
233 | "Tenbyō no Uta" | Mrs. Green Apple featuring Sonoko Inoue | 39 | 2018 |
231 | "Hakujitsu" | King Gnu | 2 | 2019 |
226 | "Wherever You Are" | One Ok Rock | 4 | 2010 |
214 | "Yoru ni Kakeru" | Yoasobi | 1 | 2019 |
190 | "Gunjō" | Yoasobi | 6 | 2020 |
188 | "Shape of You" | Ed Sheeran | 4 | 2017 |
182 | "Dry Flower" | Yuuri | 2 | 2020 |
178 | "I Love..." | Official Hige Dandism | 1 | 2020 |
175 | "Kanade" | Sukima Switch | 27 | 2004 |
171 | "Kaibutsu" | Yoasobi | 2 | 2021 |
168 | "Inferno" | Mrs. Green Apple | 17 | 2019 |
166 | "Mela!" | Ryokuoushoku Shakai | 37 | 2020 |
161 | "Uchiage Hanabi" | Daoko and Kenshi Yonezu | 1 | 2017 |
157 | "Himawari no Yakusoku" | Motohiro Hata | 2 | 2014 |
149 | "Silent Majority" | Keyakizaka46 | 1 | 2016 |
144 | "Gurenge" | Lisa | 2 | 2019 |
| "Kimi wa Rock o Kikanai" | Aimyon | 11 | 2017 | |
143 | "Kaijū no Hana Uta" | Vaundy | 2 | 2020 |
143 | "Sayonara Elegy" | Masaki Suda | 3 | 2018 |
141 | "Suiheisen" | Back Number | 2 | 2021 |
141 | "Wataridori" | Alexandros | 3 | 2015 |
| "Dynamite" | BTS | 2 | 2020 | |
139 | "Koi" | Gen Hoshino | 1 | 2016 |
134 | "Eine Kleine" | Kenshi Yonezu | 19 | 2014 |
Other songs that have charted for at least 100 weeks
| No. of weeks | Song | Artist | Peak | Release year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
133 | "Cinderella Boy" | Saucy Dog | 4 | 2021 |
133 | "Christmas Song" | Back Number | 1 | 2015 |
| "Ryusei" | Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe | 1 | 2014 | |
129 | "Betelgeuse" | Yuuri | 2 | 2021 |
128 | "Loser" | Kenshi Yonezu | 3 | 2016 |
127 | "Nan demo Nai yo," | Macaroni Empitsu | 4 | 2021 |
| "Naked Heart" | Aimyon | 4 | 2020 | |
124 | "Shin Takarajima" | Sakanaction | 1 | 2015 |
123 | "Boku no Koto" | Mrs. Green Apple | 7 | 2019 |
| "Tada Kimi ni Hare" | Yorushika | 22 | 2018 | |
| "Kirari" | Fujii Kaze | 2 | 2021 | |
123 | "Citrus" | Da-ice | 7 | 2020 |
120 | "Walking with You" | Novelbright | 33 | 2018 |
119 | "W / X / Y" | Tani Yuuki | 3 | 2021 |
117 | "Haru no Hi" | Aimyon | 2 | 2019 |
116 | "Fukakōryoku" | Vaundy | 36 | 2020 |
| "Happy End" | Back Number | 4 | 2016 | |
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 |
106 | "Mixed Nuts" | Official Hige Dandism | 1 | 2022 |
106 | "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 | "Dance Hall" | Mrs. Green Apple | 8 | 2022 |
Most weeks in the top ten
| No. of weeks | Song | Artist(s) | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
82 | "Lemon" | Kenshi Yonezu | 2018–2019 and August 2020 |
78 | "Dried Flower" | Yuuri | 2020–2022 |
66 | "Yoru ni Kakeru" | Yoasobi | 2020–2021 |
65 | "Pretender" | Official Hige Dandism | 2019–2020 |
60 | "Marigold" | Aimyon | 2018–2019 |
58 | "Dynamite" | BTS | 2020–2021 |
57 | "Kaijū no Hana Uta" | Vaundy | 2023–2024 |
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 |
See also
References
External links
- 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)