Kenshi Yonezu’s “IRIS OUT” continues to dominate the Billboard Japan Hot 100 for the fourth straight week, on the chart dated Oct. 15.
The Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc theme tops streaming, video views, and karaoke metrics this week, while coming in at No. 4 for downloads, No. 9 for CD sales, and No. 11 for radio airplay. The song logged 24,143,874 streams for the week, pushing its cumulative total past 100 million — the fastest in chart history to reach the mark. While both streaming and downloads saw a slight decline, video and karaoke numbers climbed sharply, with video up 130% and karaoke up 150% from the previous week.
Also holding steady at No. 2 is Yonezu and Hikaru Utada’s “JANE DOE.” The ending theme for the same animated movie continues to show gains in karaoke performance, reaching No. 55 in the metric.
Debuting at No. 3 is BE:FIRST’s “Stare In Wonder.” The opener for the anime series Wondance rules downloads with 25,323 units sold, while also coming in at No. 8 for streaming, No. 3 for radio, and No. 2 for video.
=LOVE’s “Love Song ni Osowareru” jumps 67-4, fueled by its highest-ever first-week CD sales of 346,768 copies. The single tops sales and comes in at No. 54 for downloads and No. 33 for streaming. Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s “GOOD DAY” slips two notches to No. 5. The track is at No. 1 for radio, No. 5 for streaming, No. 8 for downloads, and No. 9 for video, with radio gaining 110% week over week.
Three other songs debut in the top 10 this week. Hitting No. 6 is Juice=Juice’s “Shinogono Iwazu Satto Wakarete Ageta,” the title track off the group’s new double A-side single paired with “Moré! Mi Amore.” The song sold 91,941 copies to hit No. 2 for sales and also came in at No. 11 for downloads. Bowing at No. 9 is MATSURI’s second single “Agave no Hana,” while Spitz hits No. 10 with “Hi wo Mamoru,” the veteran band’s first new release in about two and a half years, being featured as the opener for the anime series SPY×FAMILY Season 3.
Elsewhere on the Japan Hot 100, Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” debuts at No. 19. The track has ruled the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and all twelve songs from its parent album The Life of a Showgirl have accomplished the remarkable feat of filling the chart’s top twelve positions.
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 Oct. 6 to 12, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan’s English X account.
