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 March 18, 2026, is "The Growing Up Train" by Sakurazaka46.[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] In June 2025, Billboard Japan introduced the recurrent rule for Japan Hot 100, alongside the Hot Albums, applying for songs that chart more than 52 weeks. It effected on the chart week of June 4, 2025.[11]
Lists of Billboard Japan number-one singles
Weekly number ones
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Year-end number ones
| 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 |
| 2024 | "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" | Creepy Nuts |
| 2025 | "Lilac" | Mrs. Green Apple |
Song milestones
Most weeks at number one
| No. of weeks | Song | Artist | Release year | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | "Idol" | Yoasobi | 2023 | [12] |
| 19 | "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" | Creepy Nuts | 2024 | |
| 14 | "Iris Out" | Kenshi Yonezu | 2025 | [13] |
| 13 | "Subtitle" | Official Hige Dandism | 2022 | [12] |
| "Show" | Ado | 2023 | ||
| 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 | |||
| "Lilac" | Mrs. Green Apple | 2024 |
Most total weeks on the Billboard Japan Hot 100
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Currently charting in the top 100 | |
| ‡ | Currently charting in the top 10 |
| No. of weeks | Song | Artist | Peak | Release year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
386
|
"Marigold" | Aimyon | 1 | 2018 |
356
|
"Takane no Hanako-san" | Back Number | 3 | 2013 |
349
|
"Lemon" | Kenshi Yonezu | 1 | 2018 |
332
|
"Tenbyō no Uta" | Mrs. Green Apple featuring Sonoko Inoue | 16 | 2018 |
324
|
"Ao to Natsu" | Mrs. Green Apple | 7 | 2018 |
319
|
"Pretender" | Official Hige Dandism | 1 | 2019 |
253
|
"Yoru ni Kakeru" | Yoasobi | 1 | 2019 |
247
|
"115 Man Kilo no Film" | Official Hige Dandism | 11 | 2018 |
242
|
"Kaijū no Hanauta" | Vaundy | 2 | 2020 |
240
|
"Suiheisen" | Back Number | 2 | 2021 |
240
|
"Dry Flower" | Yuuri | 2 | 2020 |
238
|
"Inferno" | Mrs. Green Apple | 17 | 2019 |
236
|
"Hakujitsu" | King Gnu | 2 | 2019 |
226
|
"Wherever You Are" | One Ok Rock | 4 | 2010 |
221
|
"Boku no Koto" | Mrs. Green Apple | 7 | 2019 |
214
|
"Gunjō" | Yoasobi | 6 | 2020 |
188
|
"Shape of You" | Ed Sheeran | 4 | 2017 |
185
|
"Kanade" | Sukima Switch | 27 | 2004 |
178
|
"Soranji" | Mrs. Green Apple | 10 | 2022 |
178
|
"I Love..." | Official Hige Dandism | 1 | 2020 |
177
|
"Dance Hall" | Mrs. Green Apple | 8 | 2022 |
176
|
"Kaibutsu" | Yoasobi | 2 | 2021 |
173
|
"Betelgeuse" | Yuuri | 2 | 2021 |
171
|
"Cinderella Boy" | Saucy Dog | 4 | 2021 |
170
|
"Happy End" | Back Number | 4 | 2016 |
167
|
"W / X / Y" | Tani Yuuki | 3 | 2021 |
166
|
"Mela!" | Ryokuoushoku Shakai | 37 | 2020 |
163
|
"Uchiage Hanabi" | Daoko and Kenshi Yonezu | 1 | 2017 |
158
|
"Kirari" | Fujii Kaze | 2 | 2021 |
157
|
"Himawari no Yakusoku" | Motohiro Hata | 2 | 2014 |
Other songs that have charted for at least 100 weeks
| No. of weeks | Song | Artist | Peak | Release year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
156
|
"Christmas Song" | Back Number | 1 | 2015 |
151
|
"Que Sera Sera" | Mrs. Green Apple | 3 | 2023 |
149
|
"Silent Majority" | Keyakizaka46 | 1 | 2016 |
147
|
"Just a Sunny Day for You" | Yorushika | 22 | 2018 |
144
|
"Gurenge" | Lisa | 2 | 2019 |
| "Kimi wa Rock o Kikanai" | Aimyon | 11 | 2017 | |
143
|
"Sayonara Elegy" | Masaki Suda | 3 | 2018 |
141
|
"Wataridori" | Alexandros | 3 | 2015 |
| "Dynamite" | BTS | 2 | 2020 | |
139
|
"Koi" | Gen Hoshino | 1 | 2016 |
138
|
"Subtitle" | Official Hige Dandism | 1 | 2022 |
134
|
"Shin Takarajima" | Sakanaction | 1 | 2015 |
| "Eine Kleine" | Kenshi Yonezu | 19 | 2014 | |
133
|
"Odoriko" | Vaundy | 15 | 2021 |
| "Ryusei" | Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe | 1 | 2014 | |
132
|
"Citrus" | Da-ice | 7 | 2020 |
128
|
"Hanataba" | Back Number | 3 | 2011 |
128
|
"Romanticism" | Mrs. Green Apple | 11 | 2019 |
| "Loser" | Kenshi Yonezu | 3 | 2016 | |
127
|
"Mixed Nuts" | Official Hige Dandism | 1 | 2022 |
| "Nan demo Nai yo," | Macaroni Empitsu | 4 | 2021 | |
| "Naked Heart" | Aimyon | 4 | 2020 | |
120
|
"Fukakōryoku" | Vaundy | 36 | 2020 |
| "Walking with You" | Novelbright | 33 | 2018 | |
118
|
"Heroine" | Back Number | 2 | 2015 |
118
|
"Haru no Hi" | Aimyon | 2 | 2019 |
114
|
"Peace Sign" | Kenshi Yonezu | 1 | 2017 |
| "Neko" | Dish// | 9 | 2017 | |
113
|
"Shake It Off" | Taylor Swift | 4 | 2014 |
112
|
"Idol" | Yoasobi | 1 | 2023 |
| "Hanabi" | Mr. Children | 1 | 2008 | |
| "TT" | Twice | 3 | 2016 | |
111
|
"Kick Back" | Kenshi Yonezu | 1 | 2022 |
| "Zankyōsanka" | Aimer | 1 | 2021 | |
| "Mahō no Jūtan" | Takaya Kawasaki | 20 | 2020 | |
109
|
"No Doubt" | Official Hige Dandism | 11 | 2018 |
108
|
"Cry Baby" | Official Hige Dandism | 4 | 2021 |
107
|
"Kiseki" | Greeeen | 1 | 2008 |
| "Machigai Sagashi" | Masaki Suda | 2 | 2019 | |
105
|
"Magic" | Mrs. Green Apple | 3 | 2023 |
| "Billimillion" | Yuuri | 6 | 2023 | |
| "Boy with Luv" | BTS featuring Halsey | 7 | 2019 | |
| "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 | |
102
|
"Ai o Komete Hanataba o" | Superfly | 7 | 2008 |
101
|
"Lilac" | Mrs. Green Apple | 1 | 2024 |
101
|
"Bansanka" | Tuki | 1 | 2023 |
Most weeks in the top ten
| 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
As of 2024, there are only five Western songs that have topped the Japan Hot 100.[16]
- Leona Lewis – "Bleeding Love"
- Mika – "Blame It on the Girls"
- Lady Gaga – "Born This Way"
- The Wanted – "Glad You Came"
- Rosé and Bruno Mars – "Apt."
In addition, Afrojack was featured artist of two number one's by Sandaime J Soul Brothers, "Summer Madness" and "Scarlet". 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.
See also
- Billboard Japan
- Billboard Japan Music Awards
- List of artists who reached number one on the Japan Hot 100
References
- ^ "Press Release" (PDF). Billboard (in Japanese). Hanshin Contents Link. 2008-02-28. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2008-01-15. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
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- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 [2026/03/18 公開]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved March 18, 2026.
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- ^ "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.
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- ^ "Billboard JAPANチャート、リカレントルールを2025年度下半期チャートより導入". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). June 2, 2025. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
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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)