Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s ‘Lilac’ Reaches No. 1 After 14 Weeks on Japan Hot 100
Written by Joe Lynch on July 17, 2024
Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s “Lilac” hits the top spot on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, moving 4-1 on the chart dated July 17 after spending 14 weeks on the tally.
The opener for the anime series Oblivion Battery was released back in April and debuted at No. 11 on the Japan Hot 100, then climbed to the top 5 where it coasted along powered by streams. The last episode of the anime aired on July 3, and the track saw an increase in all metrics this week with downloads at 106%, streaming at 107%, radio airplay at 194%, video views at 123%, and karaoke at 120% week-over-week.
Debuting at No. 2 is SixTONES’s “GONG,” the lead track off the boy band’s 13th single “GONG/Koko ni kaettekite.” The CD launched with 438,438 copies to hit No. 1 for sales, while the song also comes at No. 35 for radio and No. 33 for video.
Creepy Nuts’ long-running hit “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” holds at No. 3, followed by BOYNEXTDOOR’s “One and Only” at No. 4. “One and Only” is the lead track from BOYNEXTDOOR’s first single called “And,” which sold 238,859 copies in its first week to come in at No. 2 for sales.
“Fatal” by GEMN, the duo consisting of Kento Nakajima and Tatsuya Kitani, rises 21-8 to break into the top 10. “Fatal” is being featured as the opener for the anime series Oshi no Ko Season 2, which began airing July 3. The track jumps 42-11 for streaming, 20-4 for video, and bows at No. 65 for radio.
Other notable chart moves this week include ONE OK ROCK’s “Delusion:All,” the theme song for the movie Kingdom 4, debuting at No. 21, and Ado’s “RuLe,” the theme song for the drama series Billion x School, bowing at No. 40.
The Billboard Japan Hot 100 combines physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, video views and karaoke data.
See the full Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, tallying the week from July 8 to 14, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan’s English Twitter account.
