Tomonari Sora’s “Demons Banquet” holds at No. 1 for the second week in a row on Billboard Japan’s Heatseekers Songs chart, dated Feb. 28, tallying the week ending Feb. 25.
This chart extracts artists quickly on the rise based mostly on radio airplay, downloads, streaming and video views among the many metrics that make up the Billboard Japan Scorching 100 weekly music chart.
The demo model of the observe by the singer-songwriter born in 2002 went viral after being posted on TikTok in November, and was formally launched in digital type on Jan. 10.
“Demons Banquet” is available in at No. 10 for video views, No. 59 for downloads, and No. 66 for streaming, gaining 40% in whole factors from the earlier week.
At No. 2 on Heatseekers Songs is swetty’s “junkie.” This observe was launched Dec. 4 by the artist who’s lively primarily on SoundCloud, and grabbed the highlight after ONE OK ROCK frontman Taka shouted it out on Instagram Stay in late January.
In the meantime, TOMOO’s “Current” debuts on the chart at No. 7. The 28-year-old artist sings about love over a pop and upbeat, euphoric observe in her newest launch, which gained factors primarily in radio this week.
Different first-time entries on this chart this week embrace Humbreaders’ (hum-bread-ers) “DANCING IN THE ROOM,” Dangerous Melody’s “Itai Itai Ai,” E.scene’s “Watashi to Watashi,” and WHITE SCORPION’s “Hijoshudan.” asobi’s “All In My Head,” additionally climbs the chart to enter the highest 20 at No. 18.
Some guidelines relating to the Billboard Japan Heatseekers Songs chart embrace: songs which have entered the highest 300 in at the very least one metric of the Japan Scorching 100 for 3 consecutive weeks together with the tallying week are eligible; the listing excludes artists who’ve charted within the prime 20 of the Japan Scorching 100 or within the prime 10 of the Japan Scorching Albums charts after showing on the Heatseekers listing; artists / acts which have charted within the prime 20 for at the very least 4 months (17 weeks) out of the final 6 months (26 weeks) are excluded; and if any excluded artists are clearly listed within the credited artist’s title as “Feat.” and many others., their songs are additionally excluded.
◎Billboard JAPAN Heatseekers Songs High 20
(Knowledge Collected: Feb. 19-25, 2024)
1. “Demons Banquet” / Tomonari Sora
2. “junkie” / swetty
3. “Zenhoukou Bishoujo” / noa
4. “request” / krage
5. “Obsessed” / Ayumu Imazu
6. “Planet” / ako
7. “Current” / TOMOO
8. “AtoZ” / Tokimekkii
9. “SARIGIWA NO ROMANTICS” / See-Noticed
10. “Konton Boogie” / Jon-YAKITORY
11. “DANCING IN THE ROOM” / Humbreaders
12. ““Itai Itai Ai” / Dangerous Melody
13. “LoveJetaime” / Mahiru Coda
14. “My dream ladies” / NACHERRY
15. “Watashi to Watashi” / E.scene
16. “Futsunanteiranaiyo” / TENSONG
17. “ANPANMAN TAISOU” / Dreaming
18. “All In My Head” / asobi
19. “Hijoshudan” / WHITE SCORPION
20. “Ba-Bang to Suisan! Bang Bravern” / Bravern (Kenichi Suzumura)
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