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 "Step and Go" by Arashi on the issue dated March 3, 2008.[2] The current number-one on the chart as of the issue dated August 3, 2022, is "Scream" by Be First.[3]
Methodology[edit]
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.[4] In December 2010, the chart expanded to include sales from online stores, as well as sales from iTunes Japan.[4] From December 2013, Billboard incorporated more digital music stores (such as Recochoku and mora) into the chart.[5] 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.[5] In May 2015, the chart began to include both on-demand streams and YouTube views.[6] Finally, in November 2018, the chart began to include karaoke plays in its formula.[7]
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).[8]
Song milestones[edit]
Most weeks at number one[edit]
| No. of weeks | Song | Artist | Release year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | "Koi" | Gen Hoshino | 2016 |
| 9 | "Zankyo Sanka" | Aimer | 2021 |
| 8 | "Homura" | LiSA | 2020 |
| 7 | "Lemon" | Kenshi Yonezu | 2018 |
| "Pretender" | Official Hige Dandism | 2019 | |
| "I Love…" | 2020 | ||
| 6 | "Yoru ni Kakeru" | Yoasobi | |
| 4 | "Butter" | BTS | 2021 |
| 3 | "Christmas Song" | Back Number | 2015 |
| "Mixed Nuts" | Official Hige Dandism | 2022 |
Most total weeks on the Billboard Japan Hot 100[edit]
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 228 | "Lemon" | Kenshi Yonezu | 1 | 2018 |
| 228 | "Wherever You Are" | One Ok Rock | 4 | 2010 |
| 211 | "Marigold" | Aimyon | 1 | 2018 |
| 188 | "Shape of You" | Ed Sheeran | 4 | 2017 |
| 179 | "Hakujitsu" | King Gnu | 2 | 2019 |
| 171 | "Pretender" | Official Hige Dandism | 1 | 2019 |
| 167 | "Kanade" | Sukima Switch | 27 | 2004 |
| 166 | "Takane no Hanako-san" | Back Number | 3 | 2013 |
| 159 | "115-man Kilo no Film" | Official Hige Dandism | 11 | 2018 |
| 157 | "Himawari no Yakusoku" | Motohiro Hata | 2 | 2014 |
| 156 | "Uchiage Hanabi" | Daoko with Kenshi Yonezu | 1 | 2017 |
| 149 | "Silent Majority" | Keyakizaka46 | 1 | 2016 |
| 146 | "Ao to Natsu" | Mrs. Green Apple | 10 | 2018 |
| 144 | "Gurenge" | LiSA | 2 | 2019 |
| 143 | "Kimi wa Rock wo Kikanai" | Aimyon | 11 | 2017 |
| "Sayonara Elegy" | Masaki Suda | 3 | 2018 | |
| 142 | "Tenbyou no Uta" | Mrs. Green Apple feat. Sonoko Inoue | 49 | 2018 |
| 141 | "Wataridori" | Alexandros | 3 | 2015 |
| 139 | "Koi" | Gen Hoshino | 1 | 2016 |
| 134 | "Eine Kleine" | Kenshi Yonezu | 19 | 2014 |
| 133 | "Ryusei" | Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe | 1 | 2014 |
| 133 | "I Love..." | Official Hige Dandism | 1 | 2020 |
| 128 | "Loser" | Kenshi Yonezu | 3 | 2016 |
| 124 | "Shin Takarajima" | Sakanaction | 1 | 2015 |
| 123 | "Yoru ni Kakeru" | Yoasobi | 1 | 2019 |
| 117 | "Haru no Hi" | Aimyon | 2 | 2019 |
| 116 | "Hadaka no Kokoro" | Aimyon | 4 | 2020 |
| 114 | "Inferno" | Mrs. Green Apple | 17 | 2019 |
| "Peace Sign" | Kenshi Yonezu | 1 | 2017 | |
| 113 | "Neko" | Dish// | 9 | 2017 |
Other songs that have charted for at least 100 weeks
| No. of weeks | Song | Artist | Peak | Release Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | "Shake It Off" | Taylor Swift | 4 | 2014 |
| 112 | "Hanabi" | Mr. Children | 1 | 2008 |
| 112 | "TT" | Twice | 3 | 2016 |
| 110 | "Walking with You" | Novelbright | 33 | 2018 |
| 109 | "No Doubt" | Official Hige Dandism | 11 | 2018 |
| 106 | "Kiseki" | Greeeen | 1 | 2008 |
| "Machigai Sagashi" | Masaki Suda | 2 | 2019 | |
| 105 | "Tada Kimi ni Hare" | Yorushika | 22 | 2018 |
| "Boy with Luv" | BTS feat. Halsey | 7 | 2019 | |
| 104 | "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" | Taylor Swift | 2 | 2012 |
| 103 | "Happy" | Pharrell Williams | 5 | 2014 |
| "See You Again" | Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth | 7 | 2015 | |
| 100 | "Christmas Song" | Back Number | 1 | 2015 |
| 101 | "Dynamite" | BTS | 2 | 2020 |
Most weeks in the top ten[edit]
| No. of weeks | Song | Artist(s) | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
82
|
"Lemon" | Kenshi Yonezu | 2018–2019 & 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
|
"Dynamite" | BTS | 2020–2021 |
55
|
"Hakujitsu" | King Gnu | 2019–2020 |
55
|
"Gurenge" | LiSA | 2019–2020 & January 2021 |
41
|
"Shukumei" | Official Hige Dandism | 2019-2020 |
See also[edit]
- Billboard Japan
- Billboard Japan Music Awards
- List of artists who reached number one on the Japan Hot 100
References[edit]
- ^ "Press Release" (PDF). Billboard (in Japanese). Hanshin Contents Link. 2008-02-28. Retrieved 2009-08-30.[dead link]
- ^ "Billboard Japan Chartsビジネス開始のお知らせ" [Announcement of the Marketing Beginning of Billboard Japan Charts] (in Japanese). Kyodo News PR Wire. 2008-02-28. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 [2022/08/03 公開]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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)