List of best-selling singles in Japan explained
In 2007, Japan had the second largest music market in the world.[1] In 1962, Tokushin music reports was founded and became the leading provider of music sales in Japan. However their reports and charts are only available to industry insiders and are not available to the general public. In 1968 Original Confidence was established and began providing music charts to the general public with data collected from various retailers throughout Japan.
This is the list of the best-selling singles, based on the data by Oricon. It does not include singles that were released before 1968, and is only from data collected from Oricon's retail partners and not the record companies.
Best-selling physical singles in Japan
Guinness World Records certified that Masato Shimon's "Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun" is the best-selling single in Japan.[2]
There were several singles which achieved worldwide success. Kyu Sakamoto's "Sukiyaki" sold estimate 13 million copies over worldwide. However, those were worldwide sales.
There were many non full-track digital download singles in Japan. Hikaru Utada's "Flavor of Life" sold over 7.7 million combined sales.[3] GReeeeN's "Ai Uta" sold 5 million digital download singles.[4] However, those included the sales of non full-track digital download singles. Guinness World Records certified that Thelma Aoyama's "Soba ni Iru ne" is the best-selling full-track digital download single in Japan with over 8 million copies.[5]
Machiko Soga's "Oba-Q Ondo" sold estimate 2 million single and 4 million sonosheet in Japan.[6] However, a sonosheet was not a regular 7-inch single.
Yujiro Ishihara & Shunko Makimura's "Ginza No Koi No Monogatari" (1961) sold estimate 3.35 million copies in Japan.[7] Hiroshi Wada & His Mahina Stars's "Ozashiki Kouta" (1964) sold estimate 3 million copies in Japan.[8] Yūzō Kayama's "Kimi to Itsumademo" (1965) sold estimate 3 million copies in Japan.[9] However, those were released before 1968 in Japan.
List of best-selling singles based on physical sales
The following list covers the highest-selling singles in the country based on physical sales compiled by Oricon since its foundation in November 1967.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Notes:
List of best-selling singles by Western acts
The following list covers the top-selling singles released by such acts in Japan, based on physical sales only.[15]
Notes:
Digital and multi-format sales
Best-selling multi-format singles in Japan
With over 9.2 million combined sales, Thelma Aoyama's "Soba ni Iru ne" is the best-selling multi-format single in Japan.[23]
Over 5 million copies
Year | Song | Artist | Detailed Sales | Total Sales |
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Physical | Single Track | Chaku-uta |
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2008 | "Soba ni Iru ne" | Thelma Aoyama featuring SoulJa | 550,000 | 8,700,000 | 9,250,000 |
2007 | "Flavor of Life" | Hikaru Utada | 651,000[24] | 8,000,000[25] | 8,651,000 |
2008 | "Kiseki" | Greeeen | 558,000 | 7,600,000[26] | 8,158,000 |
2007 | "Lovers Again" | Exile | 260,000< | --259,578--> | 7,000,000[27] | 7,260,000 |
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2009 | "Shunkashūtō" | Hilcrhyme | 139,000< | --139,118--> | 7,000,000[28] | 7,139,000 |
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2006 | "Junrenka" | Shōnan no Kaze | 523,000< | --522,504-->[29] | 6,500,000[30] | 7,023,000 |
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2009 | "Butterfly" | Kaela Kimura | — | 7,000,000[31] | 7,000,000 |
2007 | "Ai Uta" | Greeeen | 300,000[32] | 5,900,000[33] | 6,200,000 |
2011 | "Maru Maru Mori Mori!" | Mana Ashida and Fuku Suzuki as Kaoru to Tomoki, Tamani Mook | 541,000[34] | 5,000,000[35] | 5,541,000 |
2007 | "Tsubomi" | Kobukuro | 506,000< | --506,093--> | 2,000,000[36] | 3,000,000[37] | 5,506,000 |
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2005 | "Story" | Ai | 276,000< | --276,464--> | 2,000,000[38] | 3,000,000[39] | 5,276,000 |
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2009 | "Haruka" | Greeeen | 145,000< | --145,240--> | 5,000,000[40] | 5,145,000 |
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2010 | "Aitakute Aitakute" | Kana Nishino | 97,000< | --97,103--> | 5,000,000[41] | 5,097,000 | |
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Over 4 million copies
Year | Song | Artist | Detailed Sales | Total Sales |
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Physical | Single Track | Chaku-uta |
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2008 | "366 Nichi" | HY | — | 4,800,000[42] | 4,800,000 |
2009 | "Ashita ga Kurunara" | Juju featuring Jay'ed | 150,000< | --149,943--> | 4,500,000[43] | 4,650,000 |
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2009 | "Mata Kimi ni Koishiteru" | Fuyumi Sakamoto | 400,000[44] | 4,000,000[45] | 4,400,000 |
2007 | "Winding Road" | Ayaka and Kobukuro | 359,000 | 4,000,000[46] | 4,359,000 |
2003 | "Dragostea din tei" | O-Zone | — | 350,000[47] | 4,000,000 | 4,350,000 |
2006 | "Mata Aimashō" | Seamo | 205,000< | --204,608--> | 4,000,000[48] | 4,205,000 | |
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Over 3 million copies
Year | Song | Artist | Detailed Sales | Total Sales |
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Physical | Single Track | Chaku-uta |
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2005 | "Dreamland" | Bennie K | 500,000[49] | 3,400,000[50] | 3,900,000 |
2004 | "Hana" | Orange Range | 1,000,000[51] | 750,000[52] | 2,000,000 | 3,750,000 |
2005 | "Sakura" | Kobukuro | 500,000[53] | 1,250,000[54] | 2,000,000[55] | 3,750,000 |
2011 | "Love Story" | Namie Amuro | 162,000< | --161,659--> | 3,500,000[56] | 3,662,000 |
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2018 | "Lemon" | Kenshi Yonezu | 584,030< | --584,030 2018+2019-->[57] [58] | 3,000,000[59] | 3,584,030 |
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2008 | "Life" | Kimaguren | 66,000< | --65,837--> | 3,500,000[60] | 3,566,000 |
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2009 | "Futatsu no Kuchibiru" | Exile | 289,000< | --288,752--> | 1,250,000[61] [62] | 2,000,000[63] | 3,539,000 |
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1992 | "Kimi ga Iru Dake de" | Kome Kome Club | 2,895,000< | --2,895,060--> | 500,000[64] | — | 3,395,000 |
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2007 | "Gake no Ue no Ponyo" | Fujioka Fujimaki and Nozomi Ōhashi | 382,000[65] | 3,000,000[66] | 3,382,000 |
2005 | "Konayuki" | Remioromen | 859,000< | --859,016--> | 500,000[67] | 2,000,000 | 3,359,000 |
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2008 | "Ti Amo" | Exile | 320,000< | --320,445--> | 2,000,000[68] | 1,000,000 | 3,320,000 |
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2006 | "Age Age Every Knight" | DJ OZMA | 250,000[69] | 1,000,000[70] | 2,000,000[71] | 3,250,000 |
2005 | "Sōsei no Aquarion" | Akino | 250,000[72] | 3,000,000 | 3,250,000 |
2006 | "Mikazuki" | Ayaka | 243,000 | 2,000,000 | 1,000,000[73] | 3,243,000 |
2000 | "Tsunami" | Southern All Stars | 2,936,000< | --2,936,439--> | 250,000 | — | 3,186,000 |
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2010 | "Heavy Rotation" | AKB48 | 882,000< | --881,519--> | 1,500,000[74] | 750,000[75] | 3,132,000 |
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2007 | "Suirenka" | Shōnan no Kaze | 100,000[76] | 3,000,000 | 3,100,000 |
2008 | "Kimi no Subete ni" | Spontania featuring Juju | 100,000[77] | 3,000,000[78] | 3,100,000 |
2010 | "Ring a Ding Dong" | Kaela Kimura | 100,000[79] | 3,000,000[80] | 3,100,000 |
1997 | "Can You Celebrate?" | Namie Amuro | 2,750,000< | --2,750,220--> | 250,000 | — | 3,000,000 |
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2011 | "Happiness" | Ai | 27,713 | 3,000,000[81] | 3,027,713 |
2018 | "Teacher Teacher" | AKB48 | — | 3,000,000[82] | 3,000,000 | |
Note:
Over 2 million copies
Year | Song | Artist | Detailed Sales | Total Sales |
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Physical | Single Track | Chaku-uta |
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1997 | "Zankoku na Tenshi no These" | Yoko Takahashi | 720,000< | --720,371-->[83] | 1,100,000[84] | 1,100,000[85] [86] | 2,920,000 |
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1991 | "Love Story wa Totsuzen ni" | Kazumasa Oda | 2,542,000< | --2,541,910--> | 250,000[87] | — | 2,792,000 |
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2008 | "Kimi ni Utatta Love Song" | Lil'B | — | 2,700,000[88] | 2,700,000 |
2011 | "Flying Get" | AKB48 | 1,626,000< | --1,625,849--> | 1,000,000 | — | 2,626,000 |
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2011 | "Everyday, Katyusha" | AKB48 | 1,608,000< | --1,608,299--> | 1,000,000 | — | 2,608,000 |
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2007 | "Lovin' Life" | Funky Monkey Babys | 100,000[89] | 2,500,000[90] | 2,600,000 |
1995 | "Love Love Love" | Dreams Come True | 2,489,000< | --2,488,630--> | 100,000[91] | — | 2,589,000 |
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2013 | "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" | AKB48 | 1,549,000< | --1,549,343--> | 1,000,000[92] | — | 2,549,000 |
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2000 | "Sakura Zaka" | Masaharu Fukuyama | 2,299,000< | --2,299,320--> | 250,000[93] | — | 2,549,000 |
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2006 | "Koi no Tsubomi" | Kumi Koda | 273,000< | --273,060--> | 250,000 | 2,000,000 | 2,523,000 |
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2000 | "Everything" | Misia | 2,007,000< | --2,007,340-->[94] | 500,000 | — | 2,507,000 |
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2004 | "Hitomi o Tojite" | Ken Hirai | 1,000,000[95] | 500,000[96] | 1,000,000 | 2,500,000 |
2008 | "Shuchishin" | Shuchishin | 500,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000[97] | 2,500,000 |
2011 | "Yasashiku Naritai" | Kazuyoshi Saito | 2,500,000[98] | 2,500,000 |
1994 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Mariah Carey | 1,500,000< | --1,300,000--> | — | 1,000,000[99] | 2,500,000 |
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2005 | "Tada... Aitakute" | Exile | 562,000< | --562,196--> | 850,000[100] | 1,000,000 | 2,412,000 |
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2007 | "Migi Kara Kita Mono Wo Hidari He Ukenagasu No Uta" | Moody Katsuyama | — | — | 2,400,000[101] | 2,400,000 |
2008 | "Sunao ni Naretara" | Juju | 100,000[102] | 2,300,000 | 2,400,000 |
2009 | "Mister" | KARA | 145,000< | --144,856-->[103] | 1,250,000 | 1,000,000[104] | 2,395,000 |
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1995 | "Departures" | Globe | 2,288,000< | --2,288,170--> | 100,000 | — | 2,388,000 |
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2009 | "Ichibu to Zenbu" | B'z | 380,000< | --379,602--> | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 2,380,000 |
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2004 | "Towa ni Tomo ni" | Kobukuro | 152,000< | --152,242--> | 1,200,000 | 1,000,000[105] | 2,352,000 |
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2006 | "Good-bye Days" | Yui for Kaoru Amane | 242,000< | --241,873--> | 1,100,000[106] [107] | 1,000,000[108] | 2,342,000 |
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2012 | "Manatsu no Sounds Good!" | AKB48 | 1,822,000< | --1,822,220--> | 500,000[109] | — | 2,322,000 |
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2005 | "Planetarium" | Ai Otsuka | 316,000< | --316,425--> | 1,000,000[110] | 1,000,000 | 2,316,000 |
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2016 | "Koi" | Gen Hoshino | 312,000< | --311,996-->[111] [112] | 2,000,000[113] | 2,312,000 |
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2006 | "Ketsui no Asa ni" | Aqua Timez | 1,100,000[114] | 1,200,000 | 2,300,000 |
1995 | "True Love" | Fumiya Fujii | 2,023,000< | --2,023,310--> | 250,000 | — | 2,273,000 |
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2005 | "Endless Story" | Reira starring Yuna Ito | 500,000[115] | 750,000 | 1,000,000 | 2,250,000 |
2005 | "Glamorous Sky" | Nana starring Mika Nakashima | 500,000[116] | 750,000[117] | 1,000,000 | 2,250,000 |
1996 | "La La La Love Song" | Toshinobu Kubota | 2,000,000[118] | 250,000 | — | 2,250,000 |
2010 | "Motto Tsuyoku" | Exile | 250,000[119] | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000[120] | 2,250,000 |
2006 | "Taiyō no Uta" | Erika Sawajiri as Kaoru Amane | 500,000[121] | 750,000[122] | 1,000,000[123] | 2,250,000 |
2003 | "Yuki no Hana" | Mika Nakashima | 250,000[124] | 1,000,000[125] | 1,000,000[126] | 2,250,000 |
2007 | "Koko ni Iru yo" | SoulJa featuring Thelma Aoyama | 149,000< | --148,801--> | 1,100,000[127] | 1,000,000[128] | 2,249,000 |
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2008 | "Prisoner of Love" | Hikaru Utada | 82,000< | --81,626--> | 1,100,000 | 1,000,000 | 2,182,000 |
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1998 | "Automatic" | Hikaru Utada | 2,063,000< | --2,062,780--> | 100,000 | — | 2,163,000 |
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2005 | "Koko ni Shika Sakanai Hana" | Kobukuro | 407,000< | --407,220--> | 750,000 | 1,000,000 | 2,157,000 |
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2006 | "Kibun Jōjō" | Mihimaru GT | 131,000< | --130,631--> | 1,000,000[129] | 1,000,000 | 2,131,000 |
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2003 | "Jupiter" | Ayaka Hirahara | 925,000< | --924,509--> | 200,000 | 1,000,000 | 2,125,000 |
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2007 | "Michi" | Exile | 112,000< | --112,106--> | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 2,112,000 |
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2010 | "Arigatō" | Ikimono-gakari | 250,000[130] | 1,100,000[131] | 750,000 | 2,100,000 |
2009 | "Love Forever" | Miliyah Kato and Shota Shimizu | 100,000[132] | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000[133] | 2,100,000 |
2010 | "Kimi tte" | Kana Nishino | 98,000< | --98,113--> | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 2,098,000 |
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2003 | "Sakuranbo" | Ai Otsuka | 589,000< | --588,957--> | 500,000 | 1,000,000 | 2,089,000 |
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2010 | "Best Friend" | Kana Nishino | 71,000< | --70,883--> | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000[134] | 2,071,000 |
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2013 | "Sayonara Crawl" | AKB48 | 1,956,000< | --1,955,800--> | 100,000 | — | 2,056,000 |
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2008 | "Ai o Komete Hanataba o" | Superfly | 47,000< | --46,707--> | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000[135] | 2,047,000 |
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2010 | "Beginner" | AKB48 | 1,039,000< | --1,039,362--> | 1,000,000 | — | 2,039,000 |
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2008 | "Ginga Tetsudō 999" | Exile featuring M-flo | — | 1,000,000[136] | 1,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
2006 | "I Believe" | Ayaka | 250,000[137] | 750,000 | 1,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
2007 | "Peach" | Ai Otsuka | 250,000[138] | 750,000 | 1,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
2006 | "Precious" | Yuna Ito | 250,000[139] | 750,000 | 1,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
2008 | "Roppongi-Giroppon-" | Nezumisenpai | — | 2,000,000[140] | 2,000,000 |
2009 | "Garden" | May J. featuring DJ KAORI, Diggy-MO', Clench and Blistah | — | 2,000,000[141] | 2,000,000 |
2011 | "100 Mankai No I Love You" | Rake | — | 2,000,000[142] | 2,000,000 | |
Note:
List of most-streamed songs in Japan
The following list covers the most-streamed songs in the country based on data compiled by Billboard Japan, with the data aggregation started since March 12, 2018.
Best-selling singles by year
The following is a table of the yearly best-selling singles in Japan by physical sales (until 2018) and combined sales (including track sale equivalent) (since 2019).
Year | Title | Artist | Sales | Chart Peak | References |
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1989 | "Diamonds" | Princess Princess | | 1 | [144] |
1990 | "Odoru Pompokolin" | B.B.Queens | | 1 | [145] |
1991 | "Oh Yeah!"/"Love Story wa Totsuzen ni" | Kazumasa Oda | | 1 | [146] |
1992 | "Kimi ga Iru Dake de" | Kome Kome Club | | 1 | [147] |
1993 | "Yah Yah Yah / Yume no Bannin" | Chage and Aska | | 1 | [148] |
1994 | "Innocent World" | Mr. Children | | 1 | [149] |
1995 | "Love Love Love"/"Arashi ga Kuru" | Dreams Come True | | 1 | [150] |
1996 | "Namonaki Uta" | Mr. Children | | 1 | [151] |
1997 | "Can You Celebrate?" | Namie Amuro | | 1 | [152] |
1998 | "Yuuwaku" | Glay | | 1 | [153] |
1999 | "Dango 3 Kyodai" | Kentarō Hayami, Ayumi Shigemori, Himawari Kids and Dango Gasshōdan | | 1 | [154] |
2000 | "Tsunami" | Southern All Stars | | 1 | [155] |
2001 | "Can You Keep a Secret?" | Hikaru Utada | | 1 | [156] |
2002 | "H" | Ayumi Hamasaki | | 1 | [157] |
2003 | "Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana" | SMAP | | 1 | [158] |
2004 | "Hitomi o Tojite" | Ken Hirai | | 2 | [159] |
2005 | "Seishun Amigo" | Shūji to Akira | | 1 | [160] |
2006 | "Real Face" | KAT-TUN | | 1 | [161] |
2007 | "Sen no Kaze ni Natte" | Masafumi Akikawa | | 1 | [162] |
2008 | "Truth/Kaze no Mukō e" | Arashi | | 1 | [163] |
2009 | "Believe/Kumorinochi, Kaisei" | Arashi, Kenta Yano starring Satoshi Ohno | | 1 | [164] |
2010 | "Beginner" | AKB48 | | 1 | [165] |
2011 | "Flying Get" | AKB48 | | 1 | [166] |
2012 | "Manatsu no Sounds Good!" | AKB48 | | 1 | [167] |
2013 | "Sayonara Crawl" | AKB48 | | 1 | [168] |
2014 | "Labrador Retriever" | AKB48 | | 1 | [169] |
2015 | "Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai" | AKB48 | | 1 | [170] |
2016 | "Tsubasa wa Iranai" | AKB48 | | 1 | [171] |
2017 | "Negaigoto no Mochigusare" | AKB48 | | 1 | [172] |
2018 | "Teacher Teacher" | AKB48 | 1,819,237 | 1 | [173] |
2019 | "Sustainable" | AKB48 | 1,416,189 | 1 | [174] |
2020 | "Imitation Rain/D.D." | SixTones, Snow Man | 1,780,306 | 1 | [175] |
2021 | "Butter" | BTS | 1,809,650 | 1 | [176] |
2022 | "Ichizu/Sakayume" | King Gnu | 1,456,349 | 1 | [177] |
2023 | "Idol" | Yoasobi | 2,274,528 | 1 | [178] | |
See also
External links
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- AILI、VERBAL(m-flo)を迎えた新曲でEXILE「Lovers Again」をサンプリング . Listen Japan . 18 October 2010 . 15 December 2012 . ja . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140502033542/http://woman.infoseek.co.jp/news/entertainment/listenjapan_31077 . 2 May 2014.
- Web site: Hilcrhyme、「春夏秋冬」が映画化&45曲入りオールタイムベスト発売. Barks. Japanese. January 25, 2017. March 27, 2018.
- Web site: 年間ヒットチャート特集『2006年 年間チャート大発表!』. Oricon . May 7, 2018.
- Web site: ja:若旦那:プロフィール・バイオグラフィ・リンク . Barks . 2 March 2017 . https://www.barks.jp/artist/?id=2000183733 . ja.
- Web site: SmaTIMES . SmaSTATION!! . 28 June 2014. 22 September 2021 . ja.
- Web site: GReeeeNキバッた初連ドラ主題歌…TBS系「ROOKIES」. https://web.archive.org/web/20090219203041/http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20080331-OHT1T00048.htm. First drama series theme song ... TBS system was GReeeeN Kiba~tsu "ROOKIES". Sports Hochi. 31 March 2008. 19 February 2009. 6 October 2014.
- Web site: GReeeeN「愛唄」が映画化 「キセキ」に続く2作目 . Sports Hochi . 9 April 2018 . 9 April 2018 . ja.
- News: 「マルモリ」3年ぶり新装復活 "七味の姐御さん"とは?. Oricon. September 2, 2014. May 7, 2018.
- Web site: http://woman.infoseek.co.jp/news/entertainment/thepage_20140902-00000020-wordleaf . ja:「マル・マル・モリ・モリ!」の2014年バージョンが発売決定! . The Page . 2 September 2014 . 3 September 2014 . ja . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140904040625/http://woman.infoseek.co.jp/news/entertainment/thepage_20140902-00000020-wordleaf . 4 September 2014.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2014年1月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. January 2014. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2008年1月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. January 2008. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2017年6月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. June 2017. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2011年2月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. February 2011. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: GReeeeNの500万DL超え大ヒット曲「遥か」が心あたたまるショートムービーに . Spice . 27 January 2017 . 2 March 2017 . ja.
- Web site: ja:西野カナの新着ニュース・新曲・ライブ・チケット情報. Barks . May 19, 2018 . https://www.barks.jp/artist/?id=2000187657 . ja.
- Web site: HY「366日」がYouTubeで1千万回再生到達! . CD Journal . February 8, 2011 . May 7, 2018 . ja.
- Web site: ja:「第46回 日本有線大賞がグッと楽しくなる見どころスペシャル」で紹介された情報 . Kakaku.com . December 7, 2013 . May 7, 2018 . http://kakaku.com/tv/channel=6/programID=42818/page=4/ . ja.
- News: 坂本冬美「また恋」が200万DL突破. Nikkan Sports. October 8, 2010. May 19, 2018.
- News: 坂本冬美が「着物を脱いで」と言われ… 「また君に恋してる」のヒットは、そこから始まった. Sankei Shimbun. January 3, 2016. May 19, 2018.
- Web site: 絢香×コブクロ、大ヒット曲「WINDING ROAD」に続くコラボ・シングル第2弾今秋発売決定. OK Music . July 5, 2008. May 7, 2018 . ja.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2006年8月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. August 2006. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: SEAMO初のベストアルバム、付属DVDにはシーモネーターも . Barks . September 5, 2009 . May 20, 2018 . ja.
- News: BENNIE K、初のドラマ主題歌が決定. November 22, 2007. Barks. March 29, 2018.
- News: BENNIE Kのコカ・コーラ曲「Dreamland」が蘇る! ハジ→の最新シングルはRED RICE×CICOとの豪華コラボ . Billboard Japan . June 21, 2016 . June 3, 2018 . ja.
- Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 2004年12月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. December 2004. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2015年9月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. September 2015. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 2007年5月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. May 2007. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2013年5月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. May 2013. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2011年4月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. April 2011. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:ユウウツな夏に克つ安室のバラード . July 16, 2014 . May 19, 2018 . https://www.zakzak.co.jp/entertainment/ent-news/news/20140716/enn1407161140003-n1.htm . ja.
- Web site: 第51回オリコン年間ランキング 2018 . Oricon.
- Web site: オリコン年間ランキング 2019 . Oricon.
- Web site: 9月度有料音楽配信認定.
- Web site: ja:【ライブレポート】キマグレン、ラストライブ「絶対に忘れないから」 . Barks . July 20, 2015 . May 19, 2018 . https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000117879 . ja.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2012年8月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. August 2012. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2009年11月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. November 2009. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2010年3月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. March 2010. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2018年4月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. April 2018. May 22, 2018.
- Web site: ja:ジブリ最新作『風立ちぬ』大ヒットスタートで動き始めた関連作 . Oricon News . July 27, 2013 . May 19, 2018 . https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2027012/full/ . ja.
- Web site: ja:藤岡藤巻と大橋のぞみ最終ステージ/紅白 . nikkansports.com . December 30, 2008 . May 19, 2018 . https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/p-et-tp0-20081230-445349.html . ja.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2016年5月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. May 2016. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2015年8月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. August 2015. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 2006年12月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. December 2006. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2014年12月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. December 2014. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2007年1月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. January 2007. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: 菅野よう子×AKINO「アクエリオン」の音楽を巡る対談 (1-3). Natalie . May 10, 2018 . ja.
- Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 2月度有料音楽配信認定. Record Association Investigation: February Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w070320_3.html. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. 20 March 2007. 5 October 2014.
- Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 5月度有料音楽配信認定<略称:5月度認定> . Record Association report: May digital music download certifications (Abbreviation: April Certifications) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w110520.html . . Japanese . 20 May 2011 . 6 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130915154240/http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w110520.html . 15 September 2013 .
- Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 1月度有料音楽配信認定. Record Association Investigation: January Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w110220.html. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. 20 February 2011. 5 October 2014.
- Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 2007年6月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. June 2007. May 19, 2018.
- Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 2008年9月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. September 2008. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: JUJU、限定80人のファンの前でスペシャル・ライヴ . Barks . February 12, 2009 . May 20, 2018 . ja.
- Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 2010年6月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. June 2010. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: Tokyo Lineup . Summersonic.com . 2 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140829015129/http://www.summersonic.com/2014/lineup/033.html?a=t2 . 2014-08-29 . ja.
- Web site: AI、冬の定番ソング「ハピネス」がコカ・コーラキャンペーンソングに5年連続起用 . Musicman-net . October 29, 2015 . May 20, 2018 . ja.
- Web site: ゴールドディスク認定 . . Select 2018年8月 on the drop-down menu. Japanese. June 2018. May 24, 2020.
- Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1997年5月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. May 1997. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2014年5月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. May 2014. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2010年6月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. June 2010. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2011年5月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. May 2011. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 5月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: May 2015 Digital Music Download Certifications . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w150619.html . Recording Industry Association of Japan . Japanese . September 28, 2015.
- Web site: Lil'Bが雑誌『Popteen』モデルと新ユニット"Lil'P(リルピー)"結成! . January 31, 2011 . May 20, 2018 . ja.
- Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 2007年3月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. March 2007. May 20, 2018.
- Web site: ja:ファンモン、涙と笑顔のラストツアーファイナルに4万人熱狂. April 3, 2013 . May 20, 2018 . https://www.musicman-net.com/artist/22876 . ja.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2014年10月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. October 2014. March 27, 2018.
- Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 3月度有料音楽配信認定 <略称:3月度認定> . Record Association report: March digital music download certifications (Abbreviation: March Certifications) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w140320.html . . Japanese . March 2015 . 26 December 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006130757/http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w140320.html . 6 October 2014 .
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2009年7月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. July 2009. March 27, 2018.
- Web site: 絶対的名曲-。あの大ヒット曲「Everything」を生んだ作曲家・ピアニスト松本俊明が集大成アルバムを本日リリース!. PRTimes. July 22, 2009. March 26, 2018.
- News: 平井堅、全シングル収録の初ベストアルバムが発売決定!. https://web.archive.org/web/20051224172958/http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt200509/gt2005090801.html. Sankei Sports. September 8, 2005. December 24, 2005. March 28, 2018.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2017年4月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. April 2017. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2009年1月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. January 2009. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:斉藤和義コナン曲でアニメ主題歌初挑戦 . the Nikkan Sports . March 1, 2013 . May 18, 2018 . https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/p-et-tp0-20130301-1091547.html . ja.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2008年12月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. December 2008. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2014年7月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. July 2014. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: http://www.jprime.jp/articles/-/3576. ja:ムーディ勝山、『一発屋』と吹っ切れた有吉弘行の言葉. Japanese. May 5, 2015. May 19, 2018. Shu-jyo Prime. Shufu To Seikatsu Sha.
- Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 2008年12月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. December 2008. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: 2010年 シングル年間TOP100. Oricon Single Top 100 2010. Oricon. 22 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150324170408/http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/2010.html. 24 March 2015. dead.
- Web site: 一般社団法人 日本レコード協会|各種統計 . 2014-02-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140305015635/http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w140228.html . 2014-03-05 .
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2007年6月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. June 2007. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 7月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: June Digital Music Download Certifications . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w080820_3.html. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. 20 August 2008. 5 October 2014.
- Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 5月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: June Digital Music Download Certifications . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w080620_3.html. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. 20 June 2008. 5 October 2014.
- Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 6月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: June Digital Music Download Certifications . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w080720_3.html. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. 20 July 2008. 5 October 2014.
- Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 10月度有料音楽配信認定. Record Association Investigation: October Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. November 2017. 11 December 2017.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2018年5月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. May 2018. June 26, 2018.
- Web site: 【2016年 年間音楽&映像ランキング】嵐が前人未到の記録達成!AKB48がシングル年間V7!! 3ページ目 . Oricon News . December 24, 2016 . May 22, 2018 . ja.
- Web site: 【第50回 オリコン年間ランキング 2017】嵐が総合売上5年連続首位、AKB48がシングル年間V8達成! 3ページ目 . Oricon News . December 23, 2017 . May 22, 2018 . ja.
- Web site: 星野源「恋」2018年JASRAC賞で金賞受賞「とても幸せに思います」 . Natalie . May 23, 2018 . December 23, 2018 . ja.
- Web site: Aqua Timez . Music Lounge . May 20, 2018 . ja.
- Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 2006年11月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. November 2006. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 2005年9月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. September 2005. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2016年8月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. August 2016. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: 日本人がR&Bを日本語で歌った"音楽革命"から20年 今なおシーンを牽引する久保田利伸. Oricon. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 2010年9月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. September 2010. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2010年10月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. October 2010. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 2006年9月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. September 2006. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2017年2月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. February 2017. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2006年10月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. October 2006. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 2003年11月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. November 2003. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2016年10月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. October 2016. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2008年11月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. November 2008. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2008年3月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. March 2008. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2007年10月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. October 2007. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2014年6月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. June 2014. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 2012年7月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. July 2012. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2012年12月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. December 2012. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 2009年5月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. May 2009. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2009年6月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. June 2009. March 26, 2018.
- Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/hs.html. Select 2011年3月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. March 2011. March 27, 2018.
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- Web site: 1999年 シングル年間TOP100. Oricon Single Top 100 1999. Oricon. March 19, 2017.
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