Billboard Japan

Billboard Japan (ビルボード・ジャパン) is a sister organization of the United States-based music magazine . It publishes pieces involving news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style, and is also known for its music chart, tracking the most popular songs and albums. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. It is operated by the Japanese Osaka-based company Hanshin Contents Link.
In February 2008, Hanshin Contents Link, under licence from Billboard, launched the Billboard Japan Hot 100 music chart. As of 2016, the list of charts compiled by Billboard Japan also included an albums chart named Billboard Japan Hot Albums, sales-only-based charts Top Singles Sales, Top Albums Sales, Top Jazz Albums Sales, and Top Classical Albums Sales, a radio-airplay chart named Radio Songs, an animation music chart named Hot Animation, and a chart for foreign songs named Hot Overseas.
Since 2010, Billboard Japan holds an annual awards ceremony called the Billboard Japan Music Awards, which honors artists, both Japanese and foreign, who had achieved best results in Billboard Japan music charts during the previous year.
==Number Ones (as of 2016)==
;Hello! Project releases which have reached number one on the weekly chart include
===Top Single Sales===
*2016:
**Sakura Night Fever / Chotto Guchoku ni! Chototsumoushin / Osu! Kobushi Tamashii - Kobushi Factory
**Sexy Cat no Enzetsu / Mukidashi de Mukiatte / Sou ja nai - Morning Musume '16
*2017: Jama Shinai de Here We Go! / Dokyuu no Go Sign / Wakain da shi! - Morning Musume '17
*2018:
**Are you Happy? / A gonna - Morning Musume '18
**YEAH YEAH YEAH / Akogare no Stress-free / Hana, Takenawa no Toki - Hello Pro All Stars
*2019:
**Megane no Otoko no Ko / Nippon no D・N・A! / Go Waist - BEYOOOOONDS
**Watashi wo Tsukuru no wa Watashi / Zenzen Okiagarenai SUNDAY - ANGERME
*2021: 
**Gekikara LOVE / Now Now Ningen / Konna Hazu ja Nakatta! - BEYOOOOONDS
*2022:
**Ai・Mashou / Hade ni Yacchai na! / Aisubeki Beki Human Life - ANGERME
**Adrenaline Dame / Yowasa ja nai yo, Koi wa / Idol Tenshoku Ondo - Tsubaki Factory
**Swing Swing Paradise / Happy birthday to Me! - Morning Musume '22
===Top Album Sales===
*2018: Hatachi no Morning Musume - Morning Musume 20th
*2019: Best! Morning Musume 20th Anniversary - Morning Musume '19
*2022: terzo - Juice=Juice
===Hot Albums===
*2018: Hatachi no Morning Musume - Morning Musume 20th
*2022: terzo - Juice=Juice
===Top Download Albums===
*2022: terzo - Juice=Juice
===Hot 100===
*2017: Jama Shinai de Here We Go! - Morning Musume '17
*2018: 
**Are you Happy? - Morning Musume '18
**YEAH YEAH YEAH - Hello Pro All Stars
==Highest First Week Sales (as of 2016)==
===Top Single Sales===
*Hello Pro All Stars - YEAH YEAH YEAH / Akogare no Stress-free / Hana, Takenawa no Toki (216,905)
*Morning Musume - KOKORO&KARADA / LOVEpedia / Ningen Kankei No way way (194,972)
*℃-ute - Mugen Climax / Ai wa Maru de Seidenki / Singing ~Ano Koro no You ni~ (113,914)
*OCHA NORMA - Chotto Joucho Fuantei?... Natsu / Ocha no Ma Mahoroba Ikoi no Ba ~Showa mo Reiwa mo Wacchawacha~ / Shekenaare / Yoridori ME DREAM (107,515)
*Tsubaki Factory - Machigai ja nai Naitari Shinai / Skip・Skip・Skip / Kimi to Boku no Kizuna feat. KIKI (99,816)
*BEYOOOOONDS - Motome yo... Unmei no Tabibito San / Yume Sae Egakenai Yozora ni wa (99,180)
*Juice=Juice - Bitansan / Potsuri to / Good bye & Good luck! (93,112)
*ANGERME - Watashi wo Tsukuru no wa Watashi / Zenzen Okiagarenai SUNDAY (85,338)
*Country Girls - Good Boy Bad Girl / Peanut Butter Jelly Love (57,530)
*Kobushi Factory - Samba! Kobushi Janeiro / Bacchikoi Seishun! / Ora wa Ninkimono (44,308)
===Top Album Sales===
*Morning Musume 20th - Hatachi no Morning Musume (49,326)
*Morning Musume - 16th ~That's J-POP~ (39,546)
*BEYOOOOONDS - BEYOOOOO2NDS (25,425)
*ANGERME - BIG LOVE (23,687)
*Tsubaki Factory - 3rd -Moment- (22,216)
*Juice=Juice - terzo (18,514)
*℃-ute - ℃OMPLETE SINGLE COLLECTION (13,682)
*Kobushi Factory - Kobushi Dai Ni Maku (12,896)
*Country Girls - Country Girls Daizenshuu ① (5,201)
==See Also==
*Oricon
==External Links==
*Official Website
Category:Billboard Japan