Creepy Nuts’ “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” extends its reign atop the Billboard Japan Hot 100 to seven weeks on the chart dated March 13.
Boosted by news of the MASHLE season 2 opener’s global hit, the track gained significant exposure during the tallying week, including an appearance on the long-running live TV program Music Station on March 8 and a performance on The First Take YouTube channel released the same day. The hip-hop banger holds at No. 2 for downloads (22,288 units, up about 39%) and No. 1 for streaming (21,313,095 streams, up 0.2%), while coming in at No. 2 for karaoke, No. 15 for radio airplay, and No. 34 for video views. Overall points are up by about 6.2% from the previous week.
Returning to the top 10 after seven weeks, Number_i’s “GOAT” shoots 32-2 following its physical release on March 6. The CD sold 481,475 copies in its first week, hitting No. 1 for the metric, and the ambitious rap anthem also ruled downloads (24,601 units) and radio. In other metrics, the former No. 1 hit comes in at No. 4 for video with 1,439,615 views and No. 27 for streaming with 3,389,427 streams. While it missed the top spot on the Japan Hot 100 by a narrow margin, it racked up more than twice as many points as the track at No. 3.
Debuting at No. 3 is Sexy Zone’s 26th single “puzzle,” the four-man boy band’s final release under its current name. The theme song for a new drama series starring member Kento Nakajima launched with 296,056 CDs, about 45% more than its predecessor, “Jinsei Yuugi.” The track hits No. 2 for sales, No. 20 for radio and No. 83 for video.
Other first-time entries in the top 10 this week are =LOVE’s 16th single “Norotte Norotte” at No. 6, selling 233,478 copies to come in at No. 3 for sales, and SUPER★DRAGON’s major label debut called “New Rise” following at No. 7, selling 77,221 copies to come in at No. 4 for the metric.
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 4 to March 10, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan’s English Twitter account.
