“APT” by Rosé & Bruno Mars. remains at No. 1 for a second week on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, making chart history as the only song from a western to spend multiple weeks at the top of the Japanese song chart.
On the chart dated November 27, the pop-punk duo sees an increase in downloads, streaming, radio and video views, with radio up 2.3x from the previous week, perhaps due to buzz around the 2024 MAMA Awards . The track rules streaming and radio this week, also sitting at No. 2 for video and at no. 6 for downloads.
Creepy Nuts' “Otonoke” follows at No. 2. While the points for the Dandandan Opener is down overall, karaoke is up to 125% week over week. The hip-hop hit stayed in the top 5 for 7 consecutive weeks.
timeselesz's “because” debuts at no. 3. This is the title track of the group's first single under that name and also their last as a trio. The group's 27th single sold 277,505 copies to dominate physical sales, and also reached No. 18 for the radio.
“Lilac” by Mrs. GREEN APPLE moves with 5-4. Streaming for Oblivion battery Opener has gained 104%, radio 201% and video 106% compared to last week.
Kenshi Yonezu's “Azalea” bows at No. 5 this week. The theme song for the Netflix series Beyond goodbye was released digitally on November 18 and first appeared at No. 1 for downloads, no. 14 for streaming, No. 5 for radio and no. 13 for video.
This week's chart is the last for 2024. the new chart year starts next week. Year-end charts for 2024 will be released on December 6th at 4:00 AM. Japan time.
The Billboard Japan Hot 100 combines physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, video views and karaoke data.
Check out the full Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, covering the week of November 18-24, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan's English X account.
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