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MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN’s Song of the Year Entries Compared to Billboard Japan Chart Data Shows Trends Unique to 2025 Awards
Let’s take a look at the 256 songs that are up for the Song of the Year category, as compared against Billboard Japan's all-genre Japan Hot 100.
The entries for Song of the Year is based on an original chart that combines the six metrics of the Japan Hot 100 (rounded up in two-month segments) and UGC data ( click here for details). Japan’s CD sales market is still large when viewed globally, and MAJ places importance on this unique Japanese user trend. The fact that the awards also places weight on metrics reflecting the unique characteristics of the Japanese music market, such as CDs and downloads, is a major difference from the BBJ charts.
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