List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2010 (Japan)
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This is a list of number one singles on the Billboard
Japan Hot 100
chart in Japan in 2010
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Japan Hot 100
Japan Hot 100
The Japan Hot 100 is a music singles chart in Japan. It is compiled by Billboard and Hanshin Contents Link ever since February 2008. The chart is updated every Wednesday at billboard-japan.com and every Thursday at billboard.com ....
chart in Japan in 2010
2010 in Japanese music
The following is a list of notable events and releases that occurred in 2010 in Japanese music.-January:* January 10 – RIAJ certifies pop/dance group Exile's album Aisubeki Mirai e as a million selling album...
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| Date | Song | Artist |
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| January 4 | "Fuyu Koi Gift (Kanjani Eight song) "GIFT" is the triple single release by the Japanese boyband Kanjani8. This release is three singles making up their 11th, 12th, and 13th single. It spanned across three days during Christmas week. Each release two different songs on each one, except for Green which has three songs, with album art... " |
Kanjani Eight Kanjani Eight is a seven-member Japanese boy band from Japan's Kansai region. They are managed by the multimedia talent agency, Johnny & Associates, and signed to Imperial Records. The group was formed in 2002 and made their CD debut in 2004 as "Johnny's modern enka group", though after the year 2006, their... |
| January 18 | "Fly Away" | Rake Rake (singer) is a Japanese singer-songwriter who debuted under Sony Music Entertainment Japan in 2010.- Biography :Rake was born in Sendai, Japan. He began an interest in music by playing an antique guitar at his family home, and in high school, was a member of a hard rock band... |
| January 25 | ||
| February 1 | "Gloria Gloria (Yui song) Limited EditionNormal Edition + DVD-Chart performance:"Gloria" debuted at number-one on the Oricon weekly chart and became the artists sixth number-one single.-Charts:-Sales and certifications:-References:... " |
Yui Yui (singer) , stylized as YUI, is a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, composer, actress, and radio personality. Born and raised in Fukuoka, she played live at various locations in her home town before being noticed by Sony Music Japan when she was 17 and released her debut single months later... |
| February 8 | "Break Out! Break Out! "Break Out!" is TVXQ's 29th Japanese single, released in Japan on January 27, 2010 by Avex Group's sublabel Rhythm Zone. It was later included in their first Japanese compilation album, Best Selection 2010... " |
Tohoshinki TVXQ TVXQ, an acronym for Tong Vfang Xien Qi , is a South Korean pop group formed in 2003 under SM Entertainment. In South Korea they are known as Dong Bang Shin Ki , often abbreviated by international fans as DBSK; they were later introduced in Japan as Tohoshinki under the Avex sub-label Rhythm Zone... |
| February 15 | "Modorenai Ashita" | Aiko Aiko (singer) Aiko is a J-Pop singer-songwriter and vocalist. She studied popular music vocals at the Osaka College of Music, and after graduating in 1996, she became a DJ on FM Osaka... |
| February 22 | "Love Yourself (Kimi ga Kirai na Kimi ga Suki) Love Yourself (Kimi ga Kirai na Kimi ga Suki) is the eleventh single by Japanese boy band KAT-TUN. It was released on February 10, 2010 by their record label J-One Records. The title track is was used as the theme song for the Tokyo Broadcasting System drama, Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge, which stars member Kazuya Kamenashi.-Background:In... " |
KAT-TUN KAT-TUN KAT-TUN is a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates in 2001. The group's name is an acronym based on the first letter of each member's family name until the departure of Jin Akanishi in 2010. As of 2010, KAT-TUN stands for Kazuya KAmenashi, Junnosuke Taguchi, Koki Tanaka, Tatsuya Ueda,... |
| March 1 | "Sakura no Shiori Sakura no Shiori is Japanese idol group AKB48's 15th single, released on February 17, 2010. The song was used as the theme song to the drama Majisuka Gakuen, starring Atsuko Maeda and many AKB48, SKE48 and SDN48 members.... " |
AKB48 AKB48 AKB48 is a Japanese female idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto.The group has achieved enormous popularity in Japan. Its ten latest consecutive singles topped the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart... |
| March 8 | "Hitomi no Screen Hitomi no Screen is the fifth released single by the J-pop group Hey! Say! JUMP, released on February 24, 2010. The single debuted at No. 1 on the Oricon weekly charts.-Single information:... " |
Hey! Say! JUMP Hey! Say! JUMP Hey! Say! JUMP is a ten-member Japanese boy band under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. The name Hey! Say! refers to the fact that all the members were born in the Heisei period and JUMP is an acronym for Johnny's Ultra Music Power... |
| March 15 | "Troublemaker Troublemaker (Arashi song) "Troublemaker" is a song recorded by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on March 3, 2010 by their record label J Storm. "Troublemaker" was used as the theme song to the drama starring Arashi member Sho Sakurai... " |
Arashi Arashi is a Japanese boy band formed under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates, which announced the formation of the group on November 3, 1999 in Honolulu, Hawaii... |
| March 22 | ||
| March 29 | "Sakura" | Monkey Majik Monkey Majik Monkey Majik is a Japanese pop-rock band formed in 2000, consisting of two Canadian brothers and two Japanese members .- Profile :... |
| April 5 | "Toki o Tomete Toki o Tomete is a song by Korean boyband Tohoshinki. It was released as Tohoshinki's 30th Japanese single, as a re-cut from their greatest hits album Best Selection 2010, on .It is the last song of TVXQ as a five member group under the management of SM Entertainment... " |
Tohoshinki |
| April 12 | "Sakura Girl" | NEWS NeWS NeWS was a windowing system developed by Sun Microsystems in the mid 1980s. Originally known as "SunDew", its primary authors were James Gosling and David S. H. Rosenthal... |
| April 19 | "Yūki 100%" | NYC |
| April 26 | "Happy Happy (Bump of Chicken song) "Happy" is the sixteenth single by Bump of Chicken, released on April 14, 2010. It peaked at number-one on the Oricon weekly charts and Japan Hot 100.-Track listing:# "HAPPY" - 6.01... " |
Bump of Chicken Bump of Chicken Bump of Chicken is a rock group from Sakura, Chiba, Japan. Their members are Fujiwara Motoo, Hiroaki Masukawa, Yoshifumi Naoi and Hideo Masu. Since their inception in 1994, they have released fourteen singles and five albums... |
| May 3 | "Mahō no Ryōri (Kimi Kara Kimi e) Mahō no Ryōri (Kimi Kara Kimi e) is the seventeenth single by Bump of Chicken, released on April 21, 2010, just 1 week after the preceding single "Happy." It was written just before Fujiwara turned 30, based on the concept of him talking to his younger self... " |
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| May 10 | "Go! Go! Maniac" | Ho-kago Tea Time K-On! is a Japanese four-panel comic strip manga written and illustrated by Kakifly. The manga was serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara between the May 2007 and October 2010 issues. It was also serialized in Houbunsha's magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat... |
| May 17 | "Arigatō" | Ikimono-gakari Ikimono-gakari is a Japanese pop rock band that debuted in 1998. They record on Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Epic Records label.The band was formed in Kanagawa Prefecture in February 1999 by Hotaka Yamashita and Yoshiki Mizuno, and was later joined by lead vocalist Kiyoe Yoshioka in December the same year... |
| May 24 | "Going! Going! "Going!" is the twelfth single by Japanese boy band KAT-TUN. It was released on May 12, 2010 by their record label J-One Records. The title track is was used as the theme song for the Nippon Television TV Show, Going! Sports & News, which is co-hosted by member Kazuya Kamenashi.-Single... " |
KAT-TUN |
| May 31 | "Monster Monster (Arashi song) -Chart performance:The single sold about 232,000 copies on the first day of its release on May 19, 2010, debuting at number one on the Oricon singles daily chart. On the Oricon singles weekly chart, the single placed at number one, selling about 543,000 copies... " |
Arashi |
| June 7 | "Ponytail to Chouchou Ponytail to Chouchou -Ponytail to Shushu:*Team A: Haruna Kojima, Atsuko Maeda, Mariko Shinoda, Aki Takajō, Minami Takahashi*Team K: Tomomi Itano, Minegishi Minami, Sae Miyazawa, Erena Ono, Yuko Oshima*Team B: Tomomi Kasai, Yuki Kashiwagi, Rie Kitahara, Miho Miyazaki, Mayu Watanabe.... " |
AKB48 |
| June 14 | "Rain" | Sid Sid (band) is a Japanese visual kei rock band signed on to Sony Records.-Background:Sid was founded in 2003 by vocalist Mao and bassist Aki . They were quickly joined by two support members, guitarist Shinji and drummer Yuuya... |
| June 21 | "Victory" | Exile |
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| July 5 | "Okay" | Koshi Inaba Koshi Inaba is a Japanese vocalist. His real name is . He graduated from the Faculty of Education at the Yokohama National University, and has a degree in mathematics.- Musical career :... |
| July 12 | "Wonderful World!!" | Kanjani Eight |
| July 19 | "To Be Free To Be Free (Arashi song) "To Be Free" is a song recorded by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on July 7, 2010 by their record label J Storm. The song was used as a theme song of the commercials for Mitsuya Cider which starred Arashi member Sho Sakurai... " |
Arashi |
| July 26 | ||
| August 2 | "This Is Love" | SMAP SMAP SMAP is a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates. While originally consisting of six members, the current group members are Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, and Shingo Katori... |
| August 9 | "One in a Million" | Tomohisa Yamashita Tomohisa Yamashita , also widely known as Yamapi, is a Japanese idol, actor, and singer.Yamashita joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates in 1996 at the age of 11 and made his official CD debut with NEWS in 2004. He debuted as a solo artist in 2006 with the hit single "Daite Senorita". His first solo... |
| August 16 | "This Is Love" | SMAP |
| August 23 | "Hotaru Hotaru/Shōnen - Chart rankings :All figures are for "Hotaru" or the single as a whole, unless otherwise stated.- Reported sales and certifications :-References:... " |
Masaharu Fukuyama Masaharu Fukuyama is a Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, actor, radio personality, and photographer from Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture. He is the best-selling male solo artist in Japan. He is a member of entertainment company Amuse, Inc. and is known for his low, deep voice. Among fans, he is... |
| August 30 | "Heavy Rotation Heavy Rotation (song) -Heavy Rotation:*Team A: Haruna Kojima, Atsuko Maeda, Haruka Nakagawa, Rino Sashihara, Mariko Shinoda, Minami Takahashi, Aki Takajo*Team K: Sayaka Akimoto, Tomomi Itano, Minami Minegishi, Sae Miyazawa, Erena Ono , Yuko Oshima,... " |
AKB48 |
| September 6 | "Life (Me no Mae no Muko e)" | Kanjani Eight |
| September 13 | "Wildflower Wildflower & Cover Songs: Complete Best 'Track 3' "Wildflower & Cover Songs: Complete Best 'Track 3" is a single and cover compilation album by Japanese band Superfly, released on September 1, 2010, Superfly's tenth single overall. The release consists of three discs: one four-tracked CD single , one 15-tracked album , and one 8-cm CD single... " |
Superfly |
| September 20 | "Love Rainbow" | Arashi |
| September 27 | "Motto Tsuyoku" | Exile |
| October 4 | ||
| October 11 | "Kimi ni Todoke" | Flumpool Flumpool Flumpool is a four-man Japanese pop-rock band. The band, originally from Osaka Prefecture, was formed in January 2007... |
| October 18 | "Dear Snow" | Arashi |
| October 25 | "Uchūhikōshi e no Tegami" | Bump of Chicken |
| November 1 | "Yoku Asobi Yoku Manabe" | NYC |
| November 8 | "Beginner Beginner (song) -Beginner:*Team A: Haruna Kojima, Rino Sashihara, Mariko Shinoda, Aki Takajo, Minami Takahashi, Atsuko Maeda... " |
AKB48 |
| November 15 | "Fighting Man" | NEWS |
| November 22 | "Hatenai Sora Hatenai Sora Hatenai Sora is 34th single of Japanese boy band Arashi, released on November 10, 2010 by their recored label J Storm.- Regular Edition :1. Hatenai Sora 2. STORY 3. maboroshi 4. Ano Hi no Merry Christmas... " |
Arashi |
| November 29 | "Change Ur World Change Ur World "Change Ur World" is the thirteenth single by Japanese boy band KAT-TUN. It was released on November 17, 2010 by their record label J-One Records... " |
KAT-TUN |
| December 6 | "Goodbye Happiness Goodbye Happiness "Goodbye Happiness" is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada. It was released as the lead track from Utada's second Japanese compilation album, Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 2, in November 2010... " |
Hikaru Utada |
| December 13 | "Family (Hitotsu ni Naru Koto)" | KinKi Kids KinKi Kids is a Japanese duo consisting of Koichi Domoto and Tsuyoshi Domoto under the talent agency Johnny & Associates. Although the members share the same surname, the only relation they have to each other is that they both hail from the Kinki region, hence the duo's name.... |
| December 20 | "Chance no Junban Chance no Junban -Chance no Junban:... " |
AKB48 |
| December 27 | "Arigatō (Sekai no Doko ni Ite mo) Arigatō (Sekai no Doko ni Ite mo) is the sixth single of the Japanese boy group Hey! Say! JUMP. It was released on December 15, 2010.-Single Information:"Arigatō " is the 6th single of group, and the second for the year 2010. They recently compiled their hits from their debut until now on their first album, Jump No. 1, showing how... " |
Hey! Say! JUMP |
See also
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2008 (Japan)
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2009 (Japan)
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2011 (Japan)