Il nuovo anno sta arrivando e, come sempre, dicembre è il mese per fare un resoconto degli artisti che hanno fatto la differenza o si sono distinti per qualche produzione eccellente.
Anche Billboard Japan ha stilato la sua classifica, anzi, le sue classifiche divise per varie categorie:
Top Artist
- Aimyon
- Yonezu Kenshi
- Official HIGE DANdism
- Arashi
- TWICE
- back number
- ONE OK ROCK
- Queen
- Nogizaka46
- BTS
- RADWIMPS
- King Gnu
- Hoshino Gen
- Suda Masaki
- Mrs. GREEN APPLE
- King & Prince
- WANIMA
- DA PUMP
- Keyakizaka46
- Hinatazaka46
Hot 100
- Yonezu Kenshi – Lemon
- Aimyon – Marigold
- Official HIGE DANdism – Pretender
- King Gnu – Hakujitsu
- Yonezu Kenshi – Uma to Shika
- Suda Masaki – Machigai Sagashi
- Foorin – Paprika
- Aimyon – Konya Kono Mama
- DA PUMP – U.S.A.
- Official HIGE DANdism – Shukumei
Hot Albums
- Arashi – 5×20 All the BEST!! 1999-2019
- Hoshino Gen – POP VIRUS
- ONE OK ROCK – Eye of the Storm
- back number – MAGIC
- King & Prince – King & Prince
- Nogizaka46 – Ima ga Omoide ni Naru Made
- Aimyon – Shunkanteki Sixth Sense
- Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (Original Soundtrack)
- Yonezu Kenshi – BOOTLEG
- BUMP OF CHICKEN – aurora arc
Streaming Songs
- Aimyon – Marigold
- Official HIGE DANdism – Pretender
- King Gnu – Hakujitsu
- Aimyon – Konya Kono Mama
- Aimyon – Kimi wa Rock wo Kikanai
- Official HIGE DANdism – Shukumei
- Official HIGE DANdism – No Doubt
- Foorin – Paprika
- Suda Masaki – Machigai Sagashi
- Aimyon – Ai wo Tsutaetaida Toka
Download Songs
- Yonezu Kenshi – Lemon
- Yonezu Kenshi – Uma to Shika
- Aimyon – Marigold
- back number – HAPPY BIRTHDAY
- Suda Masaki – Machigai Sagashi
- Foorin – Paprika
- Official HIGE DANdism – Pretender
- Yonezu Kenshi – Flamingo
- RADWIMPS – Ai no Dekiru Koto wa Mada Aru Kai
- King Gnu – Hakujitsu
Download Albums
- Hoshino Gen – POP VIRUS
- Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (Original Soundtrack)
- ONE OK ROCK – Eye of the Storm
- Yonezu Kenshi – BOOTLEG
- Aimyon – Shunkanteki Sixth Sense
- RADWIMPS – Tenki no Ko
- back number – MAGIC
- Hoshino Gen – Same Thing
- Queen – Queen Jewels
- Namie Amuro – Finally
Top Lyricists
- Akimoto Yasushi (Keyakizaka46 – Kuroi Hitsuji / Nogizaka46 – Sing Out & Yoake Made Tsuyogaranakute mo Ii)
- Yonezu Kenshi (Yonezu Kenshi – Lemon & Uma to Shika / Suda Masaki – Machigai Sagashi)
- Aimyon (Aimyon – Marigold & Konya Kono Mama & Kimi wa Rock wo Kikanai)
- Fujiwara Satoshi (Official HIGE DANdims – Pretender & Shukumei & No Doubt)
- Shimizu Iyori (back number – HAPPY BIRTHDAY & Takane no Hanako-san & Christmas Song)
- Daiki Tsuneta (King Gnu – Hakujitsu & Hikoutei & Slumberland)
- Noda Yojiro (RADWIMPS – Ai no Dekiru Koto wa Mada Aru Kai & Great Escape feat. Miura Toko & Sparkle)
- Omori Motoko (Mrs.GREEN APPLE – Ao to Natsu & Romanticism & Inferno)
- KENTA (WANIMA – Again & Signal & Tomo ni)
- Hoshino Gen (Hoshino Gen – Koi & Pop Virus & Idea)
Top Composers
- Yonezu Kenshi (Yonezu Kenshi – Lemon & Uma to Shika / Suda Masaki – Machigai Sagashi)
- Aimyon (Aimyon – Marigold & Konya Kono Mama & Kimi wa Rock wo Kikanai)
- Fujiwara Satoshi (Official HIGE DANdism – Pretender & Shukumei & No Doubt)
- Shimizu Iyori (back number – HAPPY BIRTHDAY & Takane no Hanako-san & Christmas Song)
- Daiki Tsuneta (King Gnu – Hakujitsu & Hikoutei & Slumberland)
- Noda Yojiro (RADWIMPS – Ai no Dekiru Koto wa Mada Aru Kai & Great Escape feat. Miura Toko & Sparkle)
- Omori Motoko (Mrs.GREEN APPLE – Ao to Natsu & Romanticism & Inferno)
- KENTA (WANIMA – Again & Signal & Tomo ni)
- Nomura Yoichiro (Hinatazaka46 – Kyun & Do Re Mi Sol La Si Do & Honto no Jikan)
- Hoshino Gen (Hoshino Gen – Koi & Pop Virus & Idea)
Fonte: Billboard Japan
