Creepy Nuts’ “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” Holds at No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated Feb. 7.
Streaming for the MASHLE season 2 opener gained about 20% from the previous week to 17,675,013 streams, also holding at No. 1 for the metric. Downloads rose 4-2 with 12,981 units, up 37%. The track debuted on the radio airplay and karaoke lists this week, at No. 9 and No. 63, respectively. Overall points are up 22% and the song continues to gain momentum, dominating the Japan Hot 100 with a huge lead over the song at No. 2.
In its 18th week on the chart, tuki.’s “Bansanka” stays at No. 2 for the second week in a row. While down by about 0.4% to 10,486,916 streams, the track holds No. 2 behind “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” for the metric. Downloads are down about 12% to 5,887 units, slipping 6-7, but moves 4-3 for karaoke, indicating that the song is further expanding its reach to the general public.
Ado’s “Show” returns to the top 3, still racking up points in downloads, streaming, and video views to chart for the 22nd week. The “New Genesis” singer’s latest track “Chocolat Cadabra,” released digitally Jan. 31, debuts at No. 31 this week, coming in at No. 4 for downloads, No. 14 for radio, and No. 14 for video.
Boku ga Mitakatta Aozora’s “Sotsugyo made” (“Until Graduation”) debuts at No. 8, powered by sales. The second single by the girl group launched with 47,086 copies, about 66.9% more than its debut single (28,204 first-week copies). The new song comes in at No. 2 for radio and the group is off to a good start for the year.
The Billboard Japan Hot 100 combines physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, video views and karaoke data.
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