26-03-2025
Mrs. GREEN APPLE's ‘Lilac' Returns to No. 1, Southern All Stars at No. 8 on Japan Hot 100
Mrs. GREEN APPLE's 'Lilac' Returns to No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart released March 26.
The Oblivion Battery opener is back atop the tally after five weeks to log its seventh week at No. 1. On its 50th week on the chart, streaming for the long-running hit is up 103%, downloads 104%, and karaoke 103% compared to the week before.
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Eighteen songs by the popular three-man band continue to chart this week, with 'Ao to Natsu' from 2018 leading the pack at 282 weeks.
Debuting at No. 2 is SixTONES' 'Barrier.' The six-member boy band's 14th single bows at No. 1 for sales again, selling 374,475 copies after dropping March 19, making it the group's 14th consecutive single to debut atop the metric.
Sakanaction's 'Kaiju' rises a notch to No. 3. The newly released music video accompanying the Orb: On the Movements of the Earth opener helped boost downloads, streaming, video views and karaoke. Downloads are up slightly, streaming up 106%, video 185%, and karaoke 198% week-over-week.
Rosy Chronicle's 'Heirasshai! ~ Nippon de aimasho' bows at No. 4. The Hello! Project girl group's major-label debut single launches with 74,912 CDs to come in at No. 2 for sales and No. 28 for downloads.
Boku ga Mitakatta Aozora's 'Koi wa baisoku' follows at No. 5, debuting on the chart at a higher position than the group's previous single, 'Sukisugite Up and down.'
Southern All Stars' 'Yume no Uchuryoko' rises to No. 8. The track off the evergreen veteran band's 16th studio album and the first in ten years entitled THANK YOU SO MUCH ruled radio and came in at No. 11 for downloads after dropping March 19.
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 March 17 to 23, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan's English X account.
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