In the Recochoku-related “First Half Ranking 2024,”Creepy NutsWith “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born,” they topped the singles download rankings, topped two song play categories in the subscription rankings, and also topped the artist category, winning four crowns across downloads and subscriptions.
Also,Number_i“GOAT” won four awards in the artist category in the download rankings, as well as the album category, high-res single category, and high-res album category. In particular, “GOAT”, “No.O -ring-” and “Blow Your Cover” dominated the top of the rankings, taking the top three spots in the album category (Note: Recochoku counts single bundle purchases as albums).
In “d Hits”,Mrs. GREEN APPLEThis was the first time that the artist ranked #1.
In addition, many artists and works that have colored the music scene in the first half of 2024 are ranked.
Artists and trends that will dominate the music scene in the first half of 2024 are ranked
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[Creepy Nuts wins 4 titles across all rankings! “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” dominates the rankings]
Creepy Nuts“Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” ranked first in the singles ranking of the download ranking “Recochoku First Half Ranking 2024”. It also ranked first in the song playback count ranking of the subscription ranking “dHits First Half Ranking 2024”, and first in the top 10 songs of the “TOWER RECORDS MUSIC 2024 First Half Playback Ranking”, dominating all song rankings of all services.
In addition, the song also ranked first in the top 10 artists in the “TOWER RECORDS MUSIC 2024 First Half Playback Ranking,” winning first place in four categories across all services.
“Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” is the opening theme song for the second season of the TV anime “Mashle,” “The Divine Awakening Candidate Selection Exam,” which began airing on Saturday, January 6, 2024. It was released digitally on Sunday, January 7, and its rankings rose along with the airing of the TV anime. The BBBB dance challenge that matches the opening animation also caused a worldwide stir on social media, and it ranked first in the monthly single download rankings for February and March, and has continued to rank high in download and subscription rankings since then, making it a long-running hit.
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[Number_i wins four titles in download rankings]
Sho Hirano, Yuuta Jinguji, Yuuta KishiIt consists of three peopleNumber_ihas won first place in the artist rankings in the download rankings “Recochoku First Half Rankings 2024”. Number_i’s first single “GOAT”, released in advance on Monday, January 1st, won first place in the high-resolution single category, as well as in the album and high-resolution album categories (Note: Recochoku counts single bundle purchases as albums).
In the album and high-resolution album categories, “GOAT”, “No.O-ring-” and “Blow Your Cover” dominated the top three spots. In the singles category, “GOAT” ranked second and “BON” ranked third, dominating the top spots and dominating the download rankings for the first half of the year.
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[Mrs. GREEN APPLE takes first place in dHits artist ranking]
Mrs. GREEN APPLEIn 2023, the 10th anniversary of the band’s formation, the band ranked 2nd in the artist rankings of the subscription ranking “d Hits Annual Ranking 2023,” and their songs have always ranked high on “d Hits.”
On Wednesday, January 17, 2024, they released “Nachtmusik” (theme song for the movie “Silent Love”), which won first place in the “dHits Artist Ranking” for the first time in January. They also won first place in the “Playlist Play Count Ranking” and took first place in two categories. After that, they continued to rank first in the “dHits Artist Ranking” for six consecutive months until June.
In the first half of the year, a variety of popular songs, both old and new, were listened to, including new songs such as “Lilac” (the opening theme for the TV Tokyo anime “Wasuren Battery”), “Dear” (theme song for the movie “Dear Family”), and “Columbus”, which were released consecutively since April, as well as “Que Sera Sera” (theme song for the ABC TV/TV Asahi drama “At Least Sunday Nights…”), “Magic” (the Coca-Cola Coke STUDIO campaign song), which were released in July 2023 and are included in the long-running hit album “ANTENNA”, and “Dancehall”, which achieved its first number one spot in the first half of the year rankings.
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[Tomonari Sora is No. 1 in the download new artist ranking category]
In the download ranking “Recochoku First Half Ranking 2024”, the top new artist ranking for the first half of the year wasTomonari SkyA multi-talented singer-songwriter who not only writes lyrics, composes music, and arranges, but also does all the illustrations himself. He is an artist who will lead the next generation of music scene, with his excellent metaphorical expressions and high-quality J-POP sound that is not bound by genre.
The song “Oni no Utage” released digitally on Wednesday, January 10, 2024 became a hot topic on social media, rising in the number of plays on subscription services and becoming a long-running hit in the download rankings. The songs released in March, “I LOVE ME!”, and in May, “Grimekko” all attracted attention and won first place in the new artist ranking category of the download ranking “Recochoku First Half Ranking 2024”.
(Comment from Sora Tomonari)
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We have been ranked 1st in the New Artist Ranking category of the “Recochoku First Half Ranking 2024”! Thank you very much. Thank you for listening to my music so much. We are currently working on new songs, so please look forward to our upcoming releases! We are also planning to appear at live events, so be sure to follow us on social media for future announcements! We appreciate your cooperation. Tomonari Sky |
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[ILLIT is No. 1 in the new artist category of the “TOWER RECORDS MUSIC 2024 First Half Playback Ranking”]
(P)&(C) BELIFT LAB Inc.
The new artist who took the top spot in the subscription ranking “TOWER RECORDS MUSIC 2024 First Half Playback Ranking” isILLITThis is a five-member girl group consisting of three Koreans and two Japanese members that was formed through the Korean survival program “RU Next?”. The group’s name combines the independent and proactive will (I WILL) and the pronoun for something special (IT), and contains the potential and expectations to become anything. The concept is girls who aim to be teenagers that their peers like and enjoy the moment.
(P)&(C) BELIFT LAB Inc.
On Monday, March 25th, they released their first mini album ‘SUPER REAL ME’ worldwide. On the same day, they also released the music video for the track “Magnetic,” which became a hot topic in Japan as many people tried to imitate the “Magnetic dance,” which uses a magnet to express the heart that is drawn to the person you love. They came to Japan for the first time in May, and appeared at various events and on many TV shows, attracting attention. Their song was also heard on “TOWER RECORDS MUSIC,” and they won first place in the new artist category.
(ILLIT award winning comment)
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I am really happy that ILLIT won first place this time. Since our debut in March, we feel happy every day to know that there are so many people listening to ILLIT’s music. Thank you so much for your continued warm support! We will continue to make efforts to make ILLIT known and loved by more people, and will continue to grow as ILLIT. ILLIT |
*Artist photo, jacket photo credit: (P)&(C) BELIFT LAB Inc.
■■Recochoku-related “First Half Ranking 2024” (Download, Subscription) Winners List■■
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Download ranking “Recochoku first half ranking 2024”
(Collection period) January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024
▼Artist ranking
1st place Number_i
2. Creepy Nuts
3rd Place: Mrs. GREEN APPLE
4. Travis Japan
5. BE:FIRST
▼Single ranking
1. “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” by Creepy Nuts
2nd place: “GOAT” Number_i
3rd place: “BON” Number_i
4th place: “Masterplan” by BE:FIRST
5th place: “Sayonara, see you again someday! – Sayonara” by Kenshi Yonezu
▼Album ranking
1st place: 『GOAT』Number_i
2nd place: “No.O -ring-” Number_i
3rd place: “Blow Your Cover” Number_i
4th place: “SCIENCE FICTION” by Utada Hikaru
5. “THE FRAME” INI
▼New Artist Ranking
1st place Tomonari Sora
▼High-resolution single ranking
1st place: 『GOAT』Number_i
▼High-resolution album ranking
1st place: 『GOAT』Number_i
See the rest of the rankings below.
■ “Recochoku First Half Ranking 2024” https://recochoku.jp/special/100984
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Subscription ranking “dHits first half ranking 2024”
(Collection period) January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024
▼Artist ranking
1st place: Mrs. GREEN APPLE
2nd place: YOASOBI
3. Ado
4th place: back number
5th place: Official Hige Dandism
▼ Song playback count ranking
1. “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” by Creepy Nuts
2nd place: “Billions of Light Years” by Omoinotake
3rd place: “Idol” YOASOBI
4th place: “Singing” Ado
5th place: “Dinner Song” by tuki.
dHits publishes the top 20 “Artist Rankings” and the top 30 “Song Play Count Rankings.”
■ “dHits First Half Ranking 2024” https://dhits.docomo.ne.jp/ft/sys00467
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Subscription ranking “TOWER RECORDS MUSIC 2024 First Half Playback Ranking”
(Collection period) January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024
▼Top 10 Artists
1. Creepy Nuts
2nd Place: Mrs. GREEN APPLE
3. YOASOBI
4th place: tuki.
5. Ado
6th place: Official Hige Dandism
7th place Omoinotake
8th place: Kenshi Yonezu
9. King Gnu
10th place: Milet
▼Top 10 songs
1. “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” by Creepy Nuts
2nd place: “Dinner Song” by tuki.
3rd place: “Idol” YOASOBI
4th place: “Singing” Ado
5th place: “Billions of Light Years” by Omoinotake
6. “Lilac” by Mrs. GREEN APPLE
7th place: “hanataba” milet
8. “Que Sera Sera” by Mrs. GREEN APPLE
9. “Mugen” MY FIRST STORY × HYDE
10. “I’m a mess” MY FIRST STORY
▼New Artists
1. ILLIT
■TOWER RECORDS MUSIC 2024 First Half Playback Rankinghttps://music.tower.jp/special/00017
Reference
[Recochoku First Half Ranking 2024]
・Data collected: Data collected from all applicable types of music available on the PC and smartphone music download store “Recochoku,” the Nintendo Switch version of “Recochoku,” “d Music powered by Recochoku,” and “Music Store powered by Recochoku.”
・The “Single Ranking” is an overall ranking combining “Download (Single)” and “Download (Hi-Res Single).”
・The “Album Ranking” is a ranking of “Downloads (Albums)” which allow you to purchase all the songs included in an album at once.
・The “Artist Ranking” is a comprehensive ranking of “Download (Single)” and “Download (Hi-Res Single).”
・New artists are defined as artists who make their “Recochoku site distribution debut” or “CD debut” between November 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024.
https://recochoku.jp/special/100965
[TOWER RECORDS MUSIC 2024 First Half Playback Ranking]
・Based on: The ranking reflects the playback history of “TOWER RECORDS MUSIC powered by Recochoku,” a subscription-based music streaming service jointly provided by Recochoku and Tower Records Co., Ltd.
・”Artist TOP 10″ is a ranking of the most played songs by artist.
・”Top 10 Songs” is a ranking of the most played songs.
・A “new artist” is defined as an artist who made their “TOWER RECORDS MUSIC digital debut” or “CD debut” between November 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024.
https://music.tower.jp/special/00017
[dHits First Half Ranking 2024]
The dHits site publishes the top 20 “Artist Rankings” and the top 30 “Song Play Count Rankings.”
https://dhits.docomo.ne.jp/ft/sys00467
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