With the Heisei era coming to an end next spring, karaoke company DAM has released its charts for the era. It doesn’t cover the whole Heisei era, which began in 1989, but starts with DAM’s creation in April 1994, and ends with this past October.
Hitoto Yo‘s “Hanamizuki” topped DAM’s list of top 50 songs, while Ayumi Hamasaki topped the artist ranking. AKB48′s “Heavy Rotation” is the song with the most months at #1. Check out the rest of the rankings below!
Top 50 Songs
1. Hitoto Yo – Hanamizuki
2. MONGOL800 – Chiisana Koi no Uta
3. Takahashi Yoko – Zankoku na Tenshi no Thesis
4. Sayuri Ishikawa – Amagi-goe
5. Spitz – Cherry
6. SMAP – Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana
7. AI – Story
8. GReeeeN – Kiseki
9. Ozaki Yutaka – I LOVE YOU
10. Natsukawa Rimi – Nada Soso
11. Ishihara Yujiro – Kita no Tabibito
12. Southern All Stars – TSUNAMI
13. Ikuzo Yoshi – Sake yo
14. Hama Keisuke & Kye Eunsook – Kita Kuko
15. Itsuki Hiroshi & Kinomi Nana – Izakaya
16. Sharam Q – Single Bed
17. Shonan no Kaze – Junrenka
18. Remioromen – Konayuki
19. Kobukuro – Sakura
20. ORANGE RANGE – Hana
21. Yuzu – Eikou no Kakehashi
22. Sukima Switch – Kanade
23. Miyako Harumi & Miyazaki Miyabi – Futari no Osaka
24. Teresa Teng – Tsugunai
25. DREAMS COME TRUE – Mirai Yosouzu II
26. Iwasaki Yoshimi – Touch
27. GReeeeN – Ai Uta
28. Mika Nakashima – Yuki no Hana
29. Miyuki Nakajima – Ito
30. Teresa Teng – Toki no Nagare ni Mi wo Makase
31. EXILE – Lovers Again
32. Ishihara Yujiro & Makimura Junko – Ginza no Koi no Monogatari
33. Iruka – Nagoriyuki
34. Fujitani Miwako & Ouchi Yoshiaki – Ai ga Umareta Hi
35. Porno Graffitti – Agehachou
36. Sayuri Ishikawa – Tsugaru Kaikyou Fuyugeshiki
37. ayaka – Mikazuki
38. Porno Graffitti – Saudade
39. Remioromen – 3gatsu 9ka
40. BUMP OF CHICKEN – Tentai Kansoku
41. Masaharu Fukuyama – Sakurazaka
42. Otsuka Ai – Sakuranbo
43. Every Little Thing – fragile
44. HY – AM11:00
45. GLAY – HOWEVER
46. BEGIN – Shimanchu nu Takara
47. Misora Hibari – Midare Gami
48. MISIA – Everything
49. Koda Kumi – Ai no Uta
50. T-BOLAN – Hanashitaku wa Nai
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Top 10 Artists
1. Ayumi Hamasaki
2. EXILE
3. Mr.Children
4. GLAY
5. Southern All Stars
6. Koda Kumi
7. Kitajima Saburo
8. Misora Hibari
9. B’z
10. Itsuki Hiroshi
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Top Songs By Year
1994 / Heisei 6: Mr.Children – Innocent World
1995 / Heisei 7: Sharam Q – Zurui Onna
1996 / Heisei 8: Tomomi Kahala – I’m proud
1997 / Heisei 9: Namie Amuro – CAN YOU CELEBRATE?
1998 / Heisei 10: SPEED – White Love
1999 / Heisei 11: Utada Hikaru – Automatic
2000 / Heisei 12: Southern All Stars – TSUNAMI
2001 / Heisei 13: Every Little Thing – fragile
2002 / Heisei 14: MONGOL800 – Chiisana Koi no Uta
2003 / Heisei 15: SMAP – Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana
2004 / Heisei 16: SMAP – Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana
2005 / Heisei 17: ORANGE RANGE – Hana
2006 / Heisei 18: Shuuji to Akira – Seishun Amigo
2007 / Heisei 19: Mikazuki – Ayaka
2008 / Heisei 20: GReeeeN – Kiseki
2009 / Heisei 21: GReeeeN – Kiseki
2010 / Heisei 22: Sakamoto Fuyumi – Mata Kimi ni Koishiteru
2011 / Heisei 23: AKB48 – Heavy Rotation
2012 / Heisei 24: AKB48 – Heavy Rotation
2013 / Heisei 25: Golden Bomber – Memeshikute
2014 / Heisei 26: Takako Matsu Let It Go ~Ari no Mama de~
2015 / Heisei 27: Sandaime J Soul Brothers – R.Y.U.S.E.I.
2016 / Heisei 28: Urashima Taro (Kiritani Kenta) – Umi no Koe
2017 / Heisei 29: Hoshino Gen – Koi
2018 / Heisei 30: Yonezu Kenshi – Lemon
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Most Monthly #1s
1. AKB48 – Heavy Rotation (22)
2. GReeeeN – Kiseki (17)
3. Natsukawa Rimi – Nada Soso (13)
4. Golden Bomber – Memeshikute (12)
5. Takako Matsu Let It Go ~Ari no Mama de~ (9)
5. ORANGE RANGE – Hana (9)
5. Hoshino Gen – Koi (9)
8. Yonezu Kenshi – Lemon (8)
8. SMAP – Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana (8)
8. AKB48 – Koisuru Fortune Cookie (8)
11. Miyuki Nakajima – Ito (7)
12. Sandaime J Soul Brothers – R.Y.U.S.E.I. (6)
12. Urashima Taro (Kiritani Kenta) – Umi no Koe (6)
12. ayaka – Mikazuki (6)
12. Shonan no Kaze – Junrenka(6)
16. Sakamoto Fuyumi – Mata Kimi ni Koishiteru (5)
17. Utada Hikaru – First Love (4)
17. Morning Musume. – LOVE Machine (4)
17. Southern All Stars – TSUNAMI (4)
17. Moriyama Naotaro – Sakura (Dokusho) (4)
17. Shimatani Hitomi – Amairo no Kami no Otome (4)
17. GReeeeN – Ai Uta (4)
17. RADWIMPS – Zen Zen Zense (movie ver.) (4)
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