Billboard Japan

Billboard Japan is a sister organization of the U.S.-based music magazine Billboard.^[1] It is operated by the Japanese Osaka-based company Hanshin Contents Link (a subsidiary of Hanshin Electric Railway), holding an exclusive licence from Billboard's parent company to the Billboard brand name in Japan,^[2][3][4][5] and manages, among others, the website www.billboard-japan.com and several "Billboard Live"-branded music clubs located in the country.^[6]

In February 2008, Hanshin Contents Link, under licence from Billboard, launched the Billboard Japan Hot 100 music chart.^[7][8] As of 2016, the list of charts compiled by Billboard Japan also includes an albums chart named Billboard Japan Hot Albums,^[9] sales-only-based charts Top Singles Sales, Top Albums Sales, Top Jazz Albums Sales, and Top Classical Albums Sales, a radio-airplay chart named Radio Songs, an animation music chart named Hot Animation, and a chart for foreign songs named Hot Overseas.^[10]

Since 2010, Billboard Japan holds an annual awards ceremony called the Billboard Japan Music Awards, which honors domestic and international artists who achieved the best results on Billboard Japan's music charts during the previous year.

Charts

Singles and tracks

Title	Type	Positions	Description
Japan Hot 100	Physical sales + digital sales + streaming + airplay + video playback + karaoke	100	Charts for comprehensive released songs First launched on March 3, 2008[11]
Hot Animation		20	Charts for anime and video game music songs First launched on December 1, 2010[12]
Hot Overseas		20	Charts for internationally released songs by Western artists First launched on December 9, 2013
Top Singles Sales	Physical sales	100	Chart for top-selling physical singles sales One of the component charts of the Japan Hot 100
Download Songs	Digital sales	100	Chart for top-selling digital song sales One of the component charts of the Japan Hot 100 Launched on October 9, 2017, after Radio Songs Chart became defunct[13]
Streaming Songs	Streaming	100	Chart for top-streaming songs One of the component charts of the Japan Hot 100 Launched on October 9, 2017, after Radio Songs Chart became defunct[13]
Top User Generated Songs	Video playback	20	Chart for top-user-generated views songs from YouTube views One of the component charts of the Japan Hot 100 Launched on December 7, 2020[14]
Heatseekers Songs	Digital sales + streaming + airplay + video playback	20	Chart for songs from new artists that have never attained the top 20 of the Japan Hot 100. Launched on December 7, 2020[14]
TikTok Weekly Top 20	Usage and viewer from TikTok	20	Chart for songs used in video-focused social networking service TikTok Launched on December 8, 2021[15]
Niconico Vocaloid Songs Top 20	Video views + video uploading + comments + likes	20	Chart for Vocaloid songs posted in video hosting service Niconico Launched on December 7, 2022[16] Discontinued between the week of June 12 and September 4, 2024, due to the cyberattack on Niconico.[17]
Global Japan Songs Excl. Japan	Digital sales + streaming	20	Chart for Japanese comprehensive released songs from territories outside Japan Launched on September 14, 2023[18]
Japan Songs (South Korea)		20	Chart for Japanese comprehensive released songs from South Korea Launched on September 14, 2023[18]
Japan Songs (Singapore)		20	Chart for Japanese comprehensive released songs from Singapore Launched on September 14, 2023[18]
Japan Songs (India)		20	Chart for Japanese comprehensive released songs from India Launched on September 14, 2023[18]
Japan Songs (France)		20	Chart for Japanese comprehensive released songs from France Launched on September 14, 2023[18]
Japan Songs (UK)		20	Chart for Japanese comprehensive released songs from the United Kingdom Launched on September 14, 2023[18]
Japan Songs (Thailand)		20	Chart for Japanese comprehensive released songs from Thailand Launched on November 9, 2023[19]
Japan Songs (South Africa)		20	Chart for Japanese comprehensive released songs from South Africa Launched on November 9, 2023[19]
Japan Songs (US)		20	Chart for Japanese comprehensive released songs from the United States Launched on November 9, 2023[19]
Japan Songs (Brazil)		20	Chart for Japanese comprehensive released songs from the Brazil Launched on November 9, 2023[19]

Albums

Title	Type	Positions	Description
Hot Albums	Physical sales + digital sales	100	Charts for comprehensive released albums (include extended plays) Launched on June 4, 2015, replaced from Top Albums[20]
Top Albums Sales	Physical sales	100	Chart for top-selling physical album sales One of the component charts of the Hot Albums
Download Albums	Digital sales	100	Chart for top-selling digital album sales Launched on October 9, 2017[13] One of the component charts of the Hot Albums

Artists

Title	Positions	Description
Artist 100	100	Chart for the artists who earned points at Japan Hot 100 and Hot Albums Launched on December 7, 2020[14]
Hot 100 Lyricists	100	Chart for the lyricists who earned points at Japan Hot 100 Launched on December 7, 2020[14]
Hot 100 Composers	100	Chart for the composers who earned points at Japan Hot 100 Launched on December 7, 2020[14]

Music Labo

See also: w:ja:ビルボード § 日本におけるビルボード

Music Labo (Japanese: ミュージック・ラボ) was a music magazine in Japan, published from 1970 to 1994.^[21] Billboard Publications bought 45% of that business to create Billboard Japan/Music Labo in 1971.^[22][23] Music Labo published a number of record charts including the "Hot 150", the "Hot 100",^[24] and the "Hot 50".^[25] The Music Labo charts were used for the "Japan" section of "Hits of the World" in Billboard.^[26] There were Billboard and Music Labo Awards at the Tokyo Music Festival.^[27]

See also

• Billboard Japan Hot 100
• Billboard Japan Music Awards

References

1. "Billboard Japan Unveils Chart Redesign, Opens Voting for Artist of the Year Ahead of Music Awards 2014". Billboard. 15 December 2014.
2. "Hanshin Contents Link, the operator of Billboard Japan":
   "Billboard 8 January – 26 March 2011". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 8 January – 26 March 2011. pp. 9–. ISSN 0006-2510.
   "Billboard Japan Music Awards Name Exile Artist of The Year". Billboard. 1 March 2011. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
   "Crisis Management: Music Biz Offers Support to Japan after Quake". Billboard. 28 March 2011. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
   "Billboard 8 January – 26 March 2011". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 8 January – 26 March 2011. p. 5. ISSN 0006-2510.
3. "'Billboard Live' Venues To Roll Out In Japan". Billboard. 14 September 2006. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
4. "Billboard 18 August 2007". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 18 August 2007. p. 34–. ISSN 0006-2510.
5. "阪神、ビルボードと提携 ライブハウスを来夏開業" (in Japanese). 14 September 2006. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
6. "Billboard Brings Music to Japanese Ears". Direct Marketing News. 4 October 2006. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2006.
7. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Finds Global Audience". Billboard. 22 May 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
8. "日本版ビルボードチャート始まる オンエア数も加味" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
9. Mariko Okada (6 February 2016). "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Adds YouTube Views & Lyric Data to Chart Formula". Billboard.
10. "Charts | Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 April 2016.
11. "Billboard Japan Chartsビジネス開始のお知らせ" [Announcement regarding the beginning of business with the Billboard Japan Charts]. Kyodo News (in Japanese). February 28, 2008. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
12. "ビルボードジャパン新チャート提供開始のお知らせ" [Announcement regarding the beginning the Billboard Japan Charts]. Kyodo News (in Japanese). December 1, 2010. Archived from the original on June 24, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
13. "【ビルボード】ダウンロード＆ストリーミング・チャートがローンチ、記念すべき1週目の1位は？". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). October 4, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
14. "ビルボード・ジャパン、2020年12月2日発表分より5つの新チャートを発表". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). December 2, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
15. "Billboard JAPAN、新たな楽曲人気チャート"TikTok Weekly Top 20"を発表開始". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
16. "Billboard JAPAN、新チャート"ニコニコ VOCALOID SONGS TOP20"をスタート". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
17. "【ビルボード】"ニコニコ VOCALOID SONGS TOP20"、約3か月ぶりに再開 再開後初の首位は吉田夜世「オーバーライド」が獲得". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). September 11, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
18. "ビルボードジャパンが始める新たなグローバル・チャートとは？". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). September 14, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
19. "【ビルボード】グローバルチャート（国別）にアメリカ、ブラジル、南アフリカ、タイ追加 米津玄師／King Gnu／藤井 風／imaseが首位に". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
20. "新チャート"Hot Albums" 第1回を制したのはSuperfly『WHITE』！ μ'sは惜しくも2位に" [Superfly's White appears at #1 on the new "Hot Albums" Charts, followed by μ's at #2]. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
21. 週刊ミュージック・ラボ. National Diet Library.
22. "BPI acquires 45% of Japanese Weekly". Billboard. 27 March 1971. p 4.
23. "Japan Paper, Billboard Tie". Billboard. 19 December 1970. pp 1 & 6.
24. "Toshiba-EMI, CBS/Sony & Disco Pace Japan Charts in 1976". Billboard. 29 January 1977. p 65.
25. Billboard. 1 February 1975. p 72.
26. See, for example, Billboard, 5 February 1994, p 42; and 13 November 1971, p 64.
27. "First Tokyo Music Festival". Billboard. 3 June 1972. pp 46 & 47.

External links

• Billboard Japan(in Japanese)