Creepy Nuts’ “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” extends its stay atop the Billboard Japan Hot 100 to 15 weeks on the chart dated May 15.
Fifteen weeks at No. 1 on the Japan Hot 100 is second only to YOASOBI’s “Idol,” which holds the all-time record at 22 weeks. “BBBB” dominates four metrics this week — downloads, streaming, video views, and karaoke — and while points for each are down from the week before, the differences are slight: 91% for downloads week-over-week, 88% for streaming, 74% for radio, 87% for video and karaoke. A video of the duo’s performance of the long-running hit was recently featured on the Recording Academy’s “GRAMMYs Global Spin” segment and the hip-hop banger continues to reach global listeners. The track also continues to rule the Global Japan Songs chart.
Bowing at No. 2 is &TEAM’s “Samidare.” It’s the nine-member global group’s first single, though the band debuted in December 2022 from HYBE LABELS JAPAN. The track comes in at No. 2 for sales with 440,615 CDs sold in its first week, No. 7 for downloads with 5,295 units, No. 21 for radio, No. 36 for video, and No. 90 for streaming, accumulating points in a balanced way though it didn’t top any of the metrics.
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At No. 3 is Hinatazaka46’s “Kimi wa Honey Dew.” The 11th single by the J-pop girl group sold 521,676 copies in its first week to hit No. 1 sales, while coming in at No. 34 for downloads, No. 15 for karaoke, and No. 89 for video.
Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s “Lilac” slips 2-4 this week, with points for radio dropping significantly by 20% from the week before. But points for video and karaoke have increased, and while not a metric included in the methodology of the Japan Hot 100, points for User Generated Content have also gained, a trend indicating that the track could further expand its reach. Additionally, five songs by the three-man band have climbed the Japan Hot 100 this week: “Dancehall” moves 26-22, “Ao to Natsu” 31-24, “Soranji” 33-29, “Romanticism” 91-83, and “Blue Ambience (feat. asmi)” hits No. 98.
The Billboard Japan Hot 100 combines physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, video views and karaoke data.
See the full Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, tallying the week from May 6 to 12, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan’s English Twitter account.
