Nogizaka46’s “Same numbers” soars to No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart released Aug. 6.
The J-pop girl group’s 39th single dropped on July 30 and sold 775,982 copies in its first week (No. 1 for the metric), powering the track to the top spot from No. 41. This is the second-biggest first-week sales for any act this year, and is also significantly more than the group’s previous single, “Navel Orange,” which launched with 611,511 copies.
The top 3 songs with highest first-week sales this year so far are:
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1. Snow Man “SERIOUS” (909,496 copies)
2. Nogizaka46 “Same numbers” (775,982 copies)
3. &TEAM “Go in Blind” (620,541 copies)
“Same numbers” also comes in at No. 10 for downloads, No. 27 for streaming, and No. 6 for radio airplay. It’s the popular group’s 29th No. 1 hit on the Japan Hot 100.
ENHYPEN follows at No. 2 with “Shine On Me.” The track is off the group’s fourth Japan single called “YOI” and is being featured as the ending theme song for the drama series Ebi datte Tai ga tsuritai. The track launched with 575,330 copies to come in at No. 2 for sales, while also hitting No. 18 for downloads, topping radio. The K-pop group scores its fifth top 10 hit on the Japan Hot 100.
HANA’s “Blue Jeans” is at No. 3. The track tops streaming for the third week in a row, while radio is at 115% compared to last week.
LiSA’s “Shine in the Cruel Night” rises a notch to No. 4. The theme song for the latest Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba blockbuster movie is up to 114% for streaming and 109% for video views.
Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s “KUSUSHIKI” rises 10-5 this week, coming in at No. 2 for streaming, No. 6 for video, No. 29 for downloads, and No. 21 for karaoke.
Other notable chart moves include 7m!n (Seven Minute) debuting at No. 8 with “JOY!,” veteran trio THE ALFEE’s “HEART OF RAINBOW” at No. 17, and King & Prince’s “I Know” at No. 31. Also, ORANGE RANGE’s “Hana” from 2004 makes its first-ever appearance on the Japan Hot 100 at No. 47.
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 July 28 to Aug. 3, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan’s English X account.
