Billboard Japan has released its 2021 mid-year charts! This chart covers the period from 11/23/20 to 5/23/21.

Yuuri‘s digital single “Dry Flower” topped the Hot 100 singles chart.

SixTONES‘ debut album “1ST” topped the Hot Albums chart.

YOASOBI topped Top Artists chart.

LiSA’s “Homura” topped the Download Songs chart.

YOASOBI’s debut mini album “THE BOOK” topped the Download Albums chart.

YOASOBI’s Ayase topped the Top Lyricists and Top Composers charts for his work with his duo.

Hot 100

1. Yuuri – Dry Flower
2. LiSA – Homura
3. BTS – Dynamite
4. YOASOBI – Yoru ni Kakeru
5. Ado – Usseewa
6. Suda Masaki – Niji
7. NiziU – Step and a step
8. YOASOBI – Kaibutsu
9. Eve – Kaikai Kitan
10. YOASOBI – Gunjou

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Hot Albums

1. SixTONES – 1ST
2. YOASOBI – THE BOOK
3. Mr.Children – SOUNDTRACKS
4. BTS – BE
5. Utada Hikaru – One Last Kiss
6. Hey! Say! JUMP – Fab! -Music speaks.-
7. Johnny’s WEST – rainboW
8. Yonezu Kenshi – STRAY SHEEP
9. Sexy Zone – SZ10TH
10. NCT 127 – LOVEHOLIC

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Top Artists

1. YOASOBI
2. BTS
3. Official HIGE DANdism
4. NiziU
5. Yuuri
6. LiSA
7. Aimyon
8. Ado
9. Yonezu Kenshi
10. SixTONES
11. Suda Masaki
12. King Gnu
13. Vaundy
14. TWICE
15. back number
16. DISH//
17. Hirai Dai
18. Arashi
19. Eve
20. Snow Man

Chart breakdown

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Download Songs

1. LiSA – Homura: 397,031
2. Ado – Usseewa: 294,207
3. Yuuri – Dry Flower: 267,351
4. BTS – Dynamite: 257,686
5. YOASOBI – Yoru ni Kakeru: 234,127
6. Suda Masaki – Niji: 238,525
7. Eve – Kaikai Kitan: 226,056
8. YOASOBI – Kaibutsu: 197,034
9. Utada Hikaru – One Last Kiss: 174,315
10. LiSA – Gurenge: 161,453

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Download Albums

1. YOASOBI – THE BOOK
2. Utada Hikaru – One Last Kiss
3. BTS – BE
4. Yonezu Kenshi – STRAY SHEEP
5. Arashi – This is Arashi
6. Miyamoto Hiroji – ROMANCE
7. Fujii Kaze – HELP EVER HURT NEVER
8. Yorushika – Sousaku
9. Aimer – Walpurgis
10. Mr.Children – SOUNDTRACKS

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Streaming Songs

1. Yuuri – Dry Flower: 275,855,527
2. BTS – Dynamite: 256,535,736
3. YOASOBI – Yoru ni Kakeru: 227,081,110
4. LiSA – Homura: 190,592,690
5. Ado – Usseewa: 163,668,094
6. Eve – Kaikai Kitan:148,028,423
7. Suda Masaki – Niji:140,919,600
8. YOASOBI – Gunjou142,675,922
9. YOASOBI – Kaibutsu:145,223,447
10. Hirai Dai – Stand by me, Stand by you.: 121,266,098

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Top Lyricists

1. Ayase (YOASOBI – Yoru ni Kakeru / Kaibutsu / Gunjou)
2. Aimyon (Aimyon – Hadaka no Kokoro / DISH// – Neko & Neko ~THE FIRST TAKE ver.~
3. Fujiwara Satoshi (Official HIGE DANdism – I LOVE… & Pretender & Universe)
4. Yuuri (Yuuri – Dry Flower & Kakurenbo & Peter Pan)
5. Yonezu Kenshi (Yonezu Kenshi – Kanden & Lemon / Suda Masaki – Machigai Sagashi)
6. Akimoto Yasushi (Nogizaka46 – Boku wa Boku wo Suki ni Naru / Sakurazaka46 – Nobody’s fault & BAN)
7. Shimizu Iyori (BTS – Film out / back number – Christmas Song & Takane no Hanako-san)
8. Kajiura Yuki / LiSA (LiSA – Homura)
9. David Stewart / Jessica Agombar (BTS – Dynamite)
10. Daiki Tsuneta (King Gnu – Hakujitsu & Sanmon Shosetsu & Senryo Yakusha)

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Top Composers

1. Ayase (YOASOBI – Yoru ni Kakeru / Kaibutsu / Gunjou)
2. Aimyon (Aimyon – Hadaka no Kokoro / DISH// – Neko & Neko ~THE FIRST TAKE ver.~
3. Fujiwara Satoshi (Official HIGE DANdism – I LOVE… & Pretender & Universe)
4. Yuuri (Yuuri – Dry Flower & Kakurenbo & Peter Pan)
5. Yonezu Kenshi (Yonezu Kenshi – Kanden & Lemon / Suda Masaki – Machigai Sagashi)
6. Kajiura Yuki (LiSA – Homura / FictionJunction feat. LiSA – from the edge / Aimer – Haru wa Yuku)
7. David Stewart / Jessica Agombar (BTS – Dynamite)
8. Daiki Tsuneta (King Gnu – Hakujitsu & Sanmon Shosetsu & Senryo Yakusha)
9. Vaundy (Vaundy – napori & Fukakouryoku & Sekai no Himitsu)
10. Shimizu Iyori (back number – Christmas Song & Takane no Hanako-san & Emerald)