List of number-one digital singles of 2011 (Japan)
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This is a list of songs that reached #1 on the RIAJ Digital Track Chart
chart in Japan in 2011. The highest-selling digital singles in Japan are published by Recording Industry Association of Japan
. PC downloads and ringtone downloads are not eligible for the chart, only cellphone downloads (Chaku-uta Full) count for the chart.
The chart week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday. The final week of 2010, starting December 28, was merged with the following week (12/29-1/4) due to New Year's celebrations.
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 in Japan in 2011. The highest-selling digital singles in Japan are 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...
. PC downloads and ringtone downloads are not eligible for the chart, only cellphone downloads (Chaku-uta Full) count for the chart.
The chart week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday. The final week of 2010, starting December 28, was merged with the following week (12/29-1/4) due to New Year's celebrations.
Chart history
| Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference(s) |
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| January 4 | "I Wish for You" | Exile | |
| January 11 | "Toilet no Kamisama Toilet no Kamisama is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Kana Uemura, recounting her thoughts about her late grandmother. It was the leading track from her extended play Watashi no Kakera-tachi, released on March 10, 2010... " |
Kana Uemura Kana Uemura is a Japanese singer-songwriter, who debuted in 2004. She is best known for her song "Toilet no Kamisama", an acoustic ballad about her grandmother, which became a hit in 2010.- Biography :... |
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| January 25 | "Dear J" | Tomomi Itano Tomomi Itano is a member of the Japanese idol group AKB48, as well as a soloist.- Biography :In 2005, she joined the all-female Japanese idol group AKB48. After becoming a model for the popular woman's fashion magazine Cawaii!, she released her first photo book titled T.O.M.O.row in April 2009. In early 2010... |
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| February 1 | "Why? (Keep Your Head Down) Keep Your Head Down (song) "Keep Your Head Down" is a song performed by South Korean duo TVXQ, released in South Korea as a digital single in January 2011 as the lead single from the duo's album of the same name, and was later re-released in Japanese as the duo's thirty-first single in Japan, released on January 26, 2011 by... " |
Tohoshinki TVXQ TVXQ, an acronym for Tong Vfang Xien Qi , is a South Korean pop group formed in 2003 under SM Entertainment. In South Korea they are known as Dong Bang Shin Ki , often abbreviated by international fans as DBSK; they were later introduced in Japan as Tohoshinki under the Avex sub-label Rhythm Zone... |
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| February 8 | "Distance" | 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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| February 15 | |||
| February 22 | "Ima no Kimi o Wasurenai" | Naoto Inti Raymi Naoto Inti Raymi , better known by his stage name , is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He initially debuted with Sony in 2001 under the stage name , however rose to fame in 2010... |
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| March 1 | "Zutto." | 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"... |
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| March 8 | "Nanika Hitotsu" | Jamosa feat. 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... & Wakadanna |
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| March 22 | |||
| March 29 | "Jet Coaster Love Jet Coaster Love is the third Japanese single of South Korean girl group Kara. The single was originally set to be released on March 23, 2011, but following the 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan, the physical single was postponed to April 6, 2011... " |
Kara Kara (band) Kara is a popular South Korean girl group signed with DSP Media . The band name Kara comes from the Greek Word "chara" Kara (Hangul: 카라, Japanese: カラ, often stylized as KARA) is a popular South Korean girl group signed with DSP Media (DSP). The band name Kara comes from the Greek Word "chara" Kara... |
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| April 5 | "Kazoe Uta" | 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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| April 12 | |||
| April 19 | "Love Letter. (Itsu Datte Aitakute)" | Sonar Pocket | |
| April 26 | "Let's Try Again" | Team Amuse!! | |
| May 10 | "Not Alone (Shiawase ni Narōyo)" | SMAP SMAP SMAP is a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates. While originally consisting of six members, the current group members are Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, and Shingo Katori... |
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| May 17 | "Esperanza" | Kana Nishino | |
| May 24 | "Maru Maru Mori Mori! Maru Maru Mori Mori! is the first single by the group Kaoru to Tomoki, Tamani Mook, released on 25 May 2011. This group is specially formed for the Fuji Television television drama series Marumo no Okite, and consists of actor Suzuki Fuku and actress Mana Ashida, both of whom are the lead stars in the drama series... !" |
Kaoru Mana Ashida is a Japanese child actress, Tarento and singer from Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. She is currently represented by JobbyKids.Mana Ashida first acted Asahi Broadcasting Corporation's ABC Short Movie 2, though she rose to prominence only after she starred in the popular television drama Mother... to Tomoki, Tamani Mook |
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| May 31 | "Everyday, Kachūsha" | AKB48 AKB48 AKB48 is a Japanese female idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto.The group has achieved enormous popularity in Japan. Its ten latest consecutive singles topped the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart... |
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| June 7 | "Mata Ashita..." | 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... |
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| June 14 | "Maru Maru Mori Mori!" | Kaoru to Tomoki, Tamani Mook | |
| June 21 | |||
| June 28 | "Go Go Summer! Go Go Summer! is the fourth Japanese single of South Korean girl group Kara. The song was released digitally on iTunes Japan on June 22, 2011, while the full single was physically released on June 29, 2011. It is the group's second Japanese single to sell over 100,000 copies during its first week, following... " |
Kara | |
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| July 12 | |||
| July 19 | "Fight Together" | Namie Amuro Namie Amuro is a Japanese R&B and pop singer, entertainer, and former actress who at the height of her popularity was referred to as the "Teen Queen" and the title "Queen of Japanese Pop Music". Born in Naha, Okinawa, Amuro debuted at the age of 14 as an idol in the girl group Super Monkey's... |
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| July 26 | "Gomen ne.... (Omae tono Yakusoku)" | Sonar Pocket | |
| August 2 | "Golden Smile" | Toshinobu Kubota feat. Exile Atsushi | |
| August 16 | "Otakebi" | 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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| August 23 | "Flying Get Flying Get - Members :The participating members were chosen by general election. Top 21 voted members will sing the A-side, "Flying Get".- Members :The participating members were chosen by general election. Top 21 voted members will sing the A-side, "Flying Get".- Members :The participating members were... " |
AKB48 | |
| August 30 | |||
| September 6 | |||
| September 13 | "Itsuka kitto… Itsuka kitto… "Itsuka kitto…" is the debut single by Atsushi, the lead singer of the popular Japanese band Exile. It was released on September 24, 2011 as a "double A-side" along with Exile's 36th single called Rising Sun / Itsuka kitto… . The single debuted at #1 on the RIAJ's Digital Tracks Chart and #1 on... " |
Exile Atsushi | |
| September 20 | "Ai Wo Tomenaide Ai Wo Tomenaide "Ai wo Tomenaide" is the 51st single by J-pop singer Koda Kumi. It was released on September 21, 2011. This was released in three different versions: a CD only edition, a CD only movie edition, and a CD+DVD edition that comes with a DVD of the music videos of the title song and the B-side "You Are... " |
Kumi Koda | |
| September 27 | |||
| October 4 | "Rising Sun" | Exile | |
| October 11 | "365 Nichi no Love Story" | Sonar Pocket | |
| October 18 | "X X X" | L'Arc-en-Ciel | |
| October 25 | "Kaze wa Fuiteiru Kaze wa Fuiteiru - Type B :- Theater Edition :- "Kaze wa Fuiteiru" :* Team A: Haruna Kojima, Rino Sashihara, Mariko Shinoda, Aki Takajō, Minami Takahashi, Atsuko Maeda* Team K: Tomomi Itano, Yūko Ōshima, Minami Minegishi, Sae Miyazawa, Yui Yokoyama... " |
AKB48 | |
| November 1 | |||
| November 8 | "Tatoe Donnani..." | Kana Nishino | |
| November 15 | "Anata e" | Exile | |
| November 22 | "Love Song" | Funky Monkey Babys Funky monkey babys is a Japanese band grouped in 2004 under the record company Dreamusic, Inc. Their music is mostly hip hop, but is also inspired by pop and rock music. All members in the group are from Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan. They are known for featuring celebrities in their promotion videos and singles jackets... |
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See also
- List of number one Reco-kyō Chart singles 2006–2009
- List of number-one digital singles of 2009 (Japan)
- List of number-one digital singles of 2010 (Japan)