List of number-one digital singles of 2009 (Japan)
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The highest-selling digital singles in Japan are ranked in the RIAJ Digital Track Chart
chart, published by Recording Industry Association of Japan
. The chart week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday. The final December 29 chart week was merged with the following week (12/30-1/5)'s tally, due to New Year's celebrations (in a similar manner to Oricon
).
RIAJ Digital Track Chart
The is chart ranks the best selling digital singles in Japan, provided by the Recording Industry Association of Japan since April 2009. The chart measures cellphone downloads ....
chart, published by Recording Industry Association of Japan
Recording Industry Association of Japan
The Recording Industry Association of Japan is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved the music industry...
. The chart week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday. The final December 29 chart week was merged with the following week (12/30-1/5)'s tally, due to New Year's celebrations (in a similar manner to Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
).
Chart history
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| April 7 | "It's All Love! It's All Love! "It's All Love!" is a collaboration single by Kumi Koda and her younger sister Misono. The single was originally set to be released on March 4, 2009, but was pushed back to March 31, 2009... " |
Kumi Koda Kumi Koda , better known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs. Having debuted in 2000 with the single "Take Back", Koda gained fame for her seventh single, "Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba", the songs of which were used as themes for the video game... & Misono Misono , who performs under the mononym Misono , is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Kyoto. She is also the younger sister of Japanese singer Kumi Koda. Misono was the lead singer of pop band Day After Tomorrow, until the group disbanded in 2005. In 2006, Misono made her debut as a solo artist, remaining... |
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| April 14 | "Kiss Kiss Kiss" | Beni | |
| April 21 | "Someday" | Exile | |
| April 28 | "Yume o Mikata ni Yume o Mikata ni/Koi Kogarete Mita Yume is the 11th single from Ayaka. It was released on April 22, 2009. It peaked at 6 on the Oricon Charts.-Overview:Featuring two songs, "Yume o Mikata ni" and "Koi Kogarete Mita Yume", the single includes a live version of "Kimi ga Iru Kara" that was recorded from her live performance in February at... " |
Ayaka Ayaka is a Japanese female singer formerly signed to Warner Music Japan. Born in Osaka, she moved to Tokyo to pursue a singing career. She married actor Hiro Mizushima on February 22, 2009.-2006:... |
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| May 5 | "Ashita ga Kuru Nara" | Juju Juju (singer) is a Japanese jazz singer. She is represented by Sony Music Associated Records Inc.-Biography:She currently resides in New York City. She dreamed of being a jazz singer while growing up in Kyoto, and participated in all sorts of music-related activities. At age 18, she left for the US alone... with Jay'ed Jay'ed Jade Goto , better known by his stage name Jay'ed is a Japanese R&B singer-songwriter. He debuted under Toy's Factory in 2007, and is most known for his single with Juju, "Ashita ga Kuru Nara" which sold over 140,000 copies.- Biography :Jay'ed was born in 1981 in New Zealand to a Japanese father... |
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| May 26 | "Haruka" | Greeeen GReeeeN is a Japanese pop/rock/hip hop/breakbeat vocal group from Kōriyama city in Fukushima Prefecture, comprising the all-male four members Hide, Navi, 92, and Soh. They made their debut with Universal Music in 2007. Their logo image is of a mouthful of teeth, and the four Es indicate the number of members... |
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| June 23 | "Sad to Say" | Jasmine Jasmine (Japanese singer) , is a Japanese singer, songwriter and producer whose real given name is . She is represented by Sony Music Japan, and is a DJ for the Japanese radio station J-Wave. In June 2009, she released her debut single "Sad to Say"... |
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| June 30 | "Tanpopo" | Yusuke Yusuke Kamiji is a Japanese actor, singer, and tarento. In the music world, he is known mononymously as .- Biography :Kamiji graduated from Yokohama Senior High School. He belonged to the baseball club while in school, and played catcher. He and Daisuke Matsuzaka played together for one year, and when Matsuzaka... |
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| July 7 | "Aitai" | Miliyah Kato | |
| July 14 | "Minna Sora no Shita Minna Sora no Shita is the 12th single from Ayaka. It was released on July 8, 2009.-Overview:Featuring the A-side, "Minna Sora no Shita", the single includes the B-side "Arigatō" and a live version of "Koi Kogarete Mita Yume" that was recorded from her live performance on April 22 at Budokan.This is Ayaka's final... " |
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| July 21 | "Hotaru no Hikari" | Ikimono-gakari Ikimono-gakari is a Japanese pop rock band that debuted in 1998. They record on Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Epic Records label.The band was formed in Kanagawa Prefecture in February 1999 by Hotaka Yamashita and Yoshiki Mizuno, and was later joined by lead vocalist Kiyoe Yoshioka in December the same year... |
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| July 28 | "Yasashii Hikari" | Exile | |
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| August 11 | "Sunrise (Love Is All) Sunrise/Sunset (Love Is All) "Sunrise/Sunset " is Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki's forty-sixth single, released on August 12, 2009... " |
Ayumi Hamasaki Ayumi Hamasaki is a Japanese singer-songwriter, record producer, model, lyricist, and actress. Also called "Ayu" by her fans, Hamasaki has been dubbed the "Empress of Pop" because of her popularity and widespread influence in Japan and throughout Asia. Born and raised in Fukuoka, she moved to Tokyo at fourteen to... |
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| August 25 | "Tsutaetai Koto ga Konna Aru noni" | Infinity 16 Infinity 16 Infinity 16 is a Japanese reggae sound system. They debuted as a major label artist in 2008. The project's most successful songs include "Dream Lover" and "Tsutaetai Koto ga Konna Aru noni" .- Biography :In 1994, Tela-C started the project, with member... welcomez Waka-danna from Shōnan no Kaze Shōnan no Kaze is a Japanese four member reggae band. They are best known for their 2006 hit song , which was one of the top songs of 2006.- Biography :The band's roots were first formed when Red Rice and Han-kun first performed together in Shōnan in central coastal Japan... & Jay'ed |
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| September 15 | "Sono Saki e" | Dreams Come True featuring Fuzzy Control Fuzzy Control (band) is a three-piece Japanese rock band currently signed to DCT Records. They gained prominence in Japan after being featured as vocalists and musicians on Dreams Come True's singles "Good Bye My School Days" and "Sono Saki e". Fuzzy Control has played at the 2005 Summer Sonic Festival and their single... |
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| September 22 | "Shunkashūtō" | Hilcrhyme Hilcrhyme is a Japanese two member hip-hop group. They are best known for their 2009 hit song "Shunkashūtō," which has been certified for 1,000,000 cellphone digital downloads and 1,000,000 ringtone downloads separately... |
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| September 29 | "Yell" | Ikimono-gakari | |
| October 6 | "Shunkashūtō" | Hilcrhyme | |
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| October 20 | "Motto..." | Kana Nishino Kana Nishino is a J-Pop singer and lyricist signed with SME Records' Newcome Inc. She debuted on February 20, 2008, with the single "I". CNN said that she was the favorite singer of teenage girls in Shibuya, Tokyo.- Life and career :... |
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| October 27 | "Boku wa Kimi ni Koi o Suru Boku wa Kimi ni Koi o Suru is Ken Hirai's thirty-second single, released on October 21, 2009, just a month after "Candy". The single was released in two formats: limited CD+DVD and regular CD only editions... " |
Ken Hirai Ken Hirai is a Japanese R&B and pop singer. Since his debut, Hirai has worked as a model, actor, composer, lyricist, singer, and spokesperson.During his career, Hirai has released 32 singles and 11 albums up until October 2010. According to Oricon, his single Hitomi Wo Tojite became the best-selling single... |
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| November 3 | "Motto..." | Kana Nishino | |
| November 10 | "Ichō" | Yusuke | |
| November 17 | "Futatsu no Kuchibiru" | Exile | |
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| December 1 | "Dear... Dear.../Maybe -Chart performance:On the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart with the issue date December 7, 2009, "Dear..." appeared on the chart at number 92. The following week "Dear..." peaked at number three jumping 89 spots.-Charts:... " |
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| December 8 | "Fanfare" | Mr. Children Mr. Children , commonly called , is a Japanese rock band formed in 1988 by Kazutoshi Sakurai, Kenichi Tahara, Keisuke Nakagawa, and Hideya Suzuki. As a group, they are one of the most successful Japanese rock artists, having sold over 50 million records and creating the in the mid 1990s in Japan... |
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| December 15 | "Kimi ga Suki Kimi Ga Suki Kimi Ga Suki * Raifu is the eighth album by alternative rock musician Matthew Sweet. Originally released as a "thank you" to Japanese fans in 2003, it received a United States release in 2004... " |
Shota Shimizu Shota Shimizu is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter from Yao, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, who made his debut in 2008. On June 1, 2008, Shimizu performed at Central Park during the annual Japan Day Festival. Shota Shimizu went to a local Christian school in Osaka where he learned how to sing gospel music. He... |
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| December 22 | "Hatsukoi Hatsukoi (Masaharu Fukuyama song) is the twenty-fifth single by Japanese artist Masaharu Fukuyama. It was released on 16 December 2009. has a tied in with Toshiba Regza Fall/Winter CM. "On and On 09'" is the re-worked version of "On and On," which was performed in Mischishirube 20th Anniversary Tour. is an instrumental piece used... " |
Masaharu Fukuyama Masaharu Fukuyama is a Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, actor, radio personality, and photographer from Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture. He is the best-selling male solo artist in Japan. He is a member of entertainment company Amuse, Inc. and is known for his low, deep voice. Among fans, he is... |
See also
- List of number one Reco-kyō Chart singles 2006–2009
- List of number-one digital singles of 2010 (Japan)
- List of number-one digital singles of 2011 (Japan)