List of number one Reco-kyō Chart singles 2006–2009 (Japan)
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Recording Industry Association of Japan
The Recording Industry Association of Japan is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved the music industry...
from August 2006 until February 2009, on the , also referred to by its formal name the . The ringtone sales market was the highest certified digital market in Japan at the time. Charts were released on the 20th of the following month.
In April 2009, the chart was replaced with the RIAJ Digital Track Chart
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 ....
, a weekly chart tracking as opposed to ringtones. This new chart retained the formal name for RIAJ's digital chart, Yūryō Ongaku Haishin Chart, but not Reco-kyō Chart (this solely referring to the monthly ringtone chart).
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...
was the most successful charting artist in this era, topping the charts for seven months. Both Greeeen and 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...
had four #1 hits, the largest number of hits (Greeeen's "Ai Uta," "Ayumi," "Kiseki
Kiseki (Greeeen song)
is the 7th single released by Greeeen on May 28, 2008. The term "Kiseki" is the kakekotoba of and on the lyrics of the song.It reached the number-one position on the Japanese Oricon weekly charts for 2 weeks and physically sold over 500,000 copies. The song was ranked at the number-one position...
" and "Setsuna," and Koda's "Ai no Uta
Ai no Uta (Kumi Koda song)
is the 37th single released by Japanese pop singer-songwriter Kumi Koda.Ai no Uta was released on September 12, 2007 in Japan. It follows 2006's Yume no Uta as an autumn/wintertime love ballad. It was released in two versions: a CD+DVD version and a CD only version. The first press comes with an...
," "Unmei
Cherry Girl/Unmei
Cherry Girl / 運命 is Kumi Koda's 34th single under the Rhythm Zone label. This was her last single released before the release of her 2006 album, Black Cherry. "Cherry Girl" is a catchy, upbeat song while "Unmei" is a ballad...
," "Won't Be Long
Won't Be Long
"Won't Be Long" is a collaboration single by Japanese boy band Exile and Kumi Koda. It is a cover of the song originally sung by the Japanese band Da Bubblegum Brothers in the early 1990s. It is a midtempo song. Kumi Koda's album Black Cherry included two versions of this song , both different...
" with Exile and "Yume no Uta"). Other successfully charting artists include Exile with three months ("I Believe," "Ti Amo" and "Won't Be Long" with Kumi Koda) and Kobukuro
Kobukuro
is a Japanese band, which formed in 1998 and made its major label debut in 2001. The name is a portmanteau of the two family names, Kentarō Kobuchi and Shunsuke Kuroda.- Members :...
with two months ("Aoku Yasashiku" and "Tsubomi").
Three songs are tied for the most months charted: Thelma Aoyama
Thelma Aoyama
, born October 27, 1987, is a Japanese pop and R&B singer. She is part Afro-Trinidadian and Japanese.She is probably best known for her collaboration song with SoulJa, "Koko ni Iru yo", and her answer song "Soba ni Iru ne"...
featuring SoulJa
SoulJa (rapper)
is a Japanese hip-hop musician and songwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with singer Thelma Aoyama, "Koko ni Iru yo" and "Soba ni Iru ne" - the latter of which was the former Guinness World Records holder for the best selling digital single of all-time in Japan .- Biography :SoulJa's...
's "Soba ni Iru ne
Soba ni Iru ne
is Thelma Aoyama's second official single, released on January 23, 2008, featuring SoulJa. It is an answer song to her previous collaboration with SoulJa, "Koko ni Iru yo." B-side "My dear friend" was used as the ending theme to anime Shion no Ō, and the opening theme to television show...
," 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...
's "Kiseki" and Hikaru Utada's "Flavor of Life
Flavor of Life
"Flavor of Life" is Hikaru Utada's 18th Japanese single . The physical single was officially released on February 28, 2007.Compared to the preceding singles following Colors, Flavor of Life garnered far more success...
." All three songs were extremely successful in the digital market: "Flavor of Life" was announced as the most successful single of all-time in Japan totalling all formats (ringtone, cellphone full-length download, PC download, CD). In 2008, "Soba ni Iru ne," was announced to be the best-selling digital single of all time in Japan by Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
, an award given to Greeeen's "Kiseki" a year later.
Two songs charted for a total of two months on the chart, Greeeen's "Ai Uta," and "Sunao ni Naretara," a collaboration between R&B singer 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 reggae/pop band Spontania
Spontania
is a Japanese hip-hop/reggae group. The name "Spontania" comes from the English word "spontaneous".In 2010, singer Kaori Natori became the permanent vocalist for the band.-Members:*Massattack...
, which was an answer song to their previous successful song "Kimi no Subete ni." Only one song that topped the monthly chart was a digital-only release with no physically released counterpart, 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...
's "Together When...
Together When...
"Together When..." is the first digital and forty-third overall single released by Japanese pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki. The song was distributed in late November as a ringtone....
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Chart history
| Year | Month | Song | Artist(s) | Ref(s) |
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| 2006 | August | "Yumekui Yumekui "Yumekui" is Ai Otsuka's 12th single under the avex trax label."Yumekui" was used as the theme song to the movie "Tokyo Friends the Movie", which Otsuka starred in. The b-side, which is a ballad named "tears", was also used in the movie.... " |
Ai Otsuka Ai Otsuka is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and actress from Suminoe-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. She is a popular artist on the Avex Trax label and is best known for her 2003 hit "Sakuranbo," which stayed in the Top 200 Oricon Weekly Singles Chart for 103 weeks.A piano... |
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| September | "Taiyō no Uta" | Erika Sawajiri Erika Sawajiri is a Japan-based actress, model, and musician. Her alias in her music career was Kaoru Amane, but she has recently started her own project under the name Erika... (as Kaoru Amane) |
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| October | "Yume no Uta" | 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... |
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| November | "Won't Be Long Won't Be Long "Won't Be Long" is a collaboration single by Japanese boy band Exile and Kumi Koda. It is a cover of the song originally sung by the Japanese band Da Bubblegum Brothers in the early 1990s. It is a midtempo song. Kumi Koda's album Black Cherry included two versions of this song , both different... " |
Exile & Kumi Koda | ||
| December | "Unmei Cherry Girl/Unmei Cherry Girl / 運命 is Kumi Koda's 34th single under the Rhythm Zone label. This was her last single released before the release of her 2006 album, Black Cherry. "Cherry Girl" is a catchy, upbeat song while "Unmei" is a ballad... " |
Kumi Koda | ||
| 2007 | January | "Flavor of Life (Ballad Version) Flavor of Life "Flavor of Life" is Hikaru Utada's 18th Japanese single . The physical single was officially released on February 28, 2007.Compared to the preceding singles following Colors, Flavor of Life garnered far more success... " |
Hikaru Utada | |
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| March | "Flavor of Life (Original Version)" | |||
| April | "Tsubomi" | Kobukuro Kobukuro is a Japanese band, which formed in 1998 and made its major label debut in 2001. The name is a portmanteau of the two family names, Kentarō Kobuchi and Shunsuke Kuroda.- Members :... |
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| May | "Ashita Hareru Kana" | Keisuke Kuwata Keisuke Kuwata has gained fame as a Japanese multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and frontman for the Southern All-Stars, as well as his own solo band, the Kuwata band. He has also done significant amount of scoring music for films. He went to Aoyama Gakuin University.... |
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| June | "Ai Uta" | 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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| August | "Lifetime Respect (Onna Hen)" | RSP RSP (band) short for Real Street Performance, is a Japanese popular music group consisting of two female singers: Ai and Saki. They have released ten singles and two studio albums. They are officially described as a "Hip-hop/R&B Dance Unit."-History:... |
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| September | "Ai no Uta Ai no Uta (Kumi Koda song) is the 37th single released by Japanese pop singer-songwriter Kumi Koda.Ai no Uta was released on September 12, 2007 in Japan. It follows 2006's Yume no Uta as an autumn/wintertime love ballad. It was released in two versions: a CD+DVD version and a CD only version. The first press comes with an... " |
Kumi Koda | ||
| October | "Aoku Yasashiku" | Kobukuro | ||
| November | "I Believe" | Exile | ||
| December | "Together When... Together When... "Together When..." is the first digital and forty-third overall single released by Japanese pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki. The song was distributed in late November as a ringtone.... " |
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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| 2008 | January | "Soba ni Iru ne Soba ni Iru ne is Thelma Aoyama's second official single, released on January 23, 2008, featuring SoulJa. It is an answer song to her previous collaboration with SoulJa, "Koko ni Iru yo." B-side "My dear friend" was used as the ending theme to anime Shion no Ō, and the opening theme to television show... " |
Thelma Aoyama Thelma Aoyama , born October 27, 1987, is a Japanese pop and R&B singer. She is part Afro-Trinidadian and Japanese.She is probably best known for her collaboration song with SoulJa, "Koko ni Iru yo", and her answer song "Soba ni Iru ne"... feat. SoulJa SoulJa (rapper) is a Japanese hip-hop musician and songwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with singer Thelma Aoyama, "Koko ni Iru yo" and "Soba ni Iru ne" - the latter of which was the former Guinness World Records holder for the best selling digital single of all-time in Japan .- Biography :SoulJa's... |
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| April | "Kiseki Kiseki (Greeeen song) is the 7th single released by Greeeen on May 28, 2008. The term "Kiseki" is the kakekotoba of and on the lyrics of the song.It reached the number-one position on the Japanese Oricon weekly charts for 2 weeks and physically sold over 500,000 copies. The song was ranked at the number-one position... " |
Greeeen | ||
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| July | "Gake no Ue no Ponyo Gake no Ue no Ponyo (song) is the eponymous theme song to the Studio Ghibli film Ponyo, released on December 5, 2007... " |
Fujioka Fujimaki Fujioka Fujimaki is a Japanese folk band, created from two members of the 1970s novelty group , and . They are best known for their collaboration with then eight year old singer Nozomi Ōhashi for the theme song of the Studio Ghibli film Ponyo.-Biography:... to Nozomi Ōhashi Nozomi Ōhashi is a Japanese child actress and singer attached to the Central Kodomo Gekidan talent agency.-Career:She made her drama debut at the age of three. On December 5, 2007, she debuted as a singer with the theme song for the animated film Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea.-Personal Life:Nozomi Ōhashi is the... |
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| August | "Kimi ni Utatta Love Song" | Lil'B Lil'B Lil'B is a Japanese female two-member pop group, featuring vocalist Mie and rapper Aila. They debuted in 2008 with "Orange," the 15th ending theme song for the anime Bleach. They are best known for their song "Kimi ni Utatta Love Song," which topped the RIAJ's monthly ringtone chart in 2008... |
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| September | "Ti Amo" | Exile | ||
| October | "Sunao ni Naretara" | 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... feat. Spontania Spontania is a Japanese hip-hop/reggae group. The name "Spontania" comes from the English word "spontaneous".In 2010, singer Kaori Natori became the permanent vocalist for the band.-Members:*Massattack... |
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| November | "Orion" | Mika Nakashima Mika Nakashima is a Japanese singer, model, and actress. She has achieved five number-one albums in Japan and also embarked on an acting career, most notably in the live-action movie Nana, based on the manga of the same name.- Early life and debut :... |
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| December | "Sunao ni Naretara" | Juju feat. Spontania | ||
| 2009 | January | "Ayumi" | Greeeen | |
| February | "Setsuna" | Greeeen |
See also
- RIAJ
- List of artists who reached number one on the Reco-kyō Chart
- RIAJ Digital Track ChartRIAJ Digital Track ChartThe 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 ....
- List of number-one digital singles of 2009 (Japan)
- List of number-one digital singles of 2010 (Japan)
- List of number-one digital singles of 2011 (Japan)