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. The chart is updated every Wednesday at Billboard-japan.com and every Thursday at Billboard.com.
The first number-one song on the chart was "Stay Gold" by Hikaru Utada on the issue dated January 16, 2008. 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. The current number-one on the chart as of the issue dated January 28, 2026, is "Lulu" by Mrs. Green Apple.
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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. In December 2010, the chart expanded to include sales from online stores, as well as sales from iTunes Japan. From December 2013, Billboard incorporated more digital music stores into the chart. 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. In May 2015, the chart began to include both on-demand streams and YouTube views. Finally, in November 2018, the chart began to include karaoke plays in its formula. In December 2022, the Twitter and Gracenote metrics were removed from the chart.
From December 7, 2016, onwards, Billboard Japan teamed up with GfK Japan to distribute digital sales of each track on the Hot 100 chart 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. 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.

Lists of ''Billboard Japan'' number-one singles

Weekly number ones

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 [List of Hot 100 number-one singles of List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2013 (Japan)|2013 (Japan)|2013] 2014 [List of Hot 100 number-one singles of List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2015 (Japan)|2015 (Japan)|2015] 2016 2017 [List of Hot 100 number-one singles of List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2018 (Japan)|2018 (Japan)|2018] 2019 2020 2021 [List of Hot 100 number-one singles of List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2022 (Japan)|2022 (Japan)|2022] 2023 [List of Hot 100 number-one singles of List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2024 (Japan)|2024 (Japan)|2024] 2025 2026

Song milestones

Most total weeks on the ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100

  • Only the top 30 songs with the most weeks are included
  • Source:
of weeksSongArtistPeakRelease year
386"Marigold"Aimyon12018
349"Takane no Hanako-san"Back Number32013
349"Lemon"Kenshi Yonezu12018
325"Tenbyō no Uta"Mrs. Green Apple featuring Sonoko Inoue162018
323"Ao to Natsu"Mrs. Green Apple72018
319"Pretender"Official Hige Dandism12019
253"Yoru ni Kakeru"Yoasobi12019
247"115 Man Kilo no Film"Official Hige Dandism112018
240"Dry Flower"Yuuri22020
238"Inferno"Mrs. Green Apple172019
236"Hakujitsu"King Gnu22019
235"Kaijū no Hanauta"Vaundy22020
233"Suiheisen"Back Number22021
226"Wherever You Are"One Ok Rock42010
214"Boku no Koto"Mrs. Green Apple72019
214"Gunjō"Yoasobi62020
188"Shape of You"Ed Sheeran42017
185"Kanade"Sukima Switch272004
178"I Love..."Official Hige Dandism12020
177"Dance Hall"Mrs. Green Apple82022
176"Kaibutsu"Yoasobi22021
173"Betelgeuse"Yuuri22021
171"Soranji"Mrs. Green Apple102022
171"Cinderella Boy"Saucy Dog42021
167"W / X / Y"Tani Yuuki32021
166"Mela!"Ryokuoushoku Shakai372020
163"Happy End"Back Number42016
163"Uchiage Hanabi"Daoko and Kenshi Yonezu12017
158"Kirari"Fujii Kaze22021
157"Himawari no Yakusoku"Motohiro Hata22014

Japan Hot 100 number ones by foreign artists

As of 2024, there are only five Western songs that have 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". 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.