Nikkei Entertainment has released its “Talent Power Ranking” list for 2016. We now have the top 30 list for musical acts. Arashi tops the list for the fifth year in a row. SMAP is #2, rising from last year’s #5. They are followed by TOKIO, which held their position from last year. Find out the rest of the top 30 after the jump!

1. Arashi: 46.3 (Last year: #1 with 49.1)

2. SMAP: 42.6 (Last year: #5 with 39.1)

3. TOKIO: 41.0 (Last year: #3 with 41.8)

4. Masaharu Fukuyama: 39.8 (Last year: #2 with 41.8)

5. Kuwata Keisuke: 38.0 (Last year: #4 with 40.1)

6. Southern All Stars: 36.2 (Last year: #7 with 37.4)

7. Yuzu: 34.3 (Last year: #6 with 38.7)

8. Ikimonogakari: 33.5 (Last year: #8 with 33.1)

9. Mr.Children: 33.5 (Last year: #9 with 32.2)

10. Yumi Matsutoya: 31.6 (Last year: #14 with 30.5)

11. Golden Bomber: 31.4 (Last year: #15 with 29.8)

12. Sakurai Kazutoshi: 31.0 (Last year: #13 with 30.5)

13. KinKi Kids: 30.4 (Last year: #12 with 30.7)

14. Kanjani8: 30.0 (Last year: #19 with 28.6)

15. Namie Amuro: 29.7 (Last year: #10 with 32.0)

16. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu: 29.6 (Last year: #20 with 28.5)

17. V6: 29.5 (Last year: #29 with 26.4)

18. Perfume: 29.2 (Last year: #23 with 27.8)

19. Yoshida Miwa: 28.7 (Last year: #27 with 27.3)

20. DREAMS COME TRUE: 28.2 (Last year: #17 with 28.8)

21. B’z: 28.2 (Last year: #24 with 27.5)

22. Tackey & Tsubasa: 27.8 (Last year: #22 with 28.1)

23. EXILE: 27.2 (Last year: #21 with 28.2)

24. Inaba Koshi: 27.0 (Last year: #45 with 23.3)

25. Nishino Kana: 26.7 (Last year: #30 with 26.0)

26. Takeuchi Mariya: 26.6 (Last year: #31 with 25.9)

27. Ken Hirai: 25.8 (Last year: #28 with 26.8)

28. Seiko Matsuda: 25.8 (Last year: #32 with 25.5)

29. Yamashita Tatsuro: 25.8 (Last year: #36 with 24.6)

30. Superfly: 25.8 (Last year: #84 with 18.5)

 

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