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This is a list of J-pop artists and groups. Originally an evolution of jazz, and coined New Music, the style went on to become known as City Pop, music with an urban theme. Later called Japan-made Pop, the term was shortened to J-pop and now encompasses a wide range of musical styles and genres.
The top music artists in Japan include Japanese artists with claims of 15 million or more record sales or with over 2 million subscribers. Japan is the largest physical music market in the world and the second largest overall behind the United States, and the biggest in Asia, according to International Federation of the Phonographic Industry .
Billboard Japan began ranking the Japanese music market on the week ending January 21, 2008. [1] AKB48 hold the record for the most number-ones songs with 44. Yui (pictured) holds the record for the most number-one songs by a female solo artist with 4 while Kenshi Yonezu has the most by a male artist with 9. All acts are listed alphabetically.
Number-one singles of 2024 on the Japan Hot 100 Issue date Song Artist(s) Ref. January 1 "Show" Ado [1]January 8 [2]January 15 "GOAT" Number_i [3]January 22
Yoru ni Kakeru" by Yoasobi topped the chart for six weeks in 2020.The song finished as the year's top Japan Hot 100 song. "Homura" by LiSA is the year's longest running number-one song by a solo artist, topping the chart for six weeks.
List of songs on Billboard Japan 's 2018 Year-End Hot 100 [3] No. Title Artist(s) 1 Lemon: Kenshi Yonezu: 2 U.S.A: Da Pump: 3 Glass wo Ware! Keyakizaka46: 4 Uchiage Hanabi: Daoko × Kenshi Yonezu: 5 Doraemon: Gen Hoshino: 6 Synchronicity: Nogizaka46: 7 Jikochū de Ikō! Nogizaka46: 8 Candy Pop: Twice: 9 Sayonara Elegy: Masaki Suda: 10 Teacher ...
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. [citation needed]
The following is a list of number-one singles on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart in 2017. Koi successfully reached Japan's Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2017, by reaching number-one for 11 non-consecutive weeks.