The following is a list of weekly number-one albums on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart in 2016.
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Ref. |
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January 4 | Fuku no Oto (福の音) | Masaharu Fukuyama | [1] [2] |
January 11 | |||
January 18 | Utamonogatari (歌物語) | Various Artists | [3] |
January 25 | Ryōseibai (両成敗) | Gesu no Kiwami Otome | [4] |
February 1 | Chandelier (シャンデリア) | Back Number | [5] |
February 8 | YAMA-P | Tomohisa Yamashita | [6] |
February 15 | Made Series | Big Bang (band) | [7] |
February 22 | Butterflies (Bump of Chicken album) | Bump of Chicken | [8] |
February 29 | Hakkin no Yoake (白金の夜明け) | Momoiro Clover Z | [9] |
March 7 | Welcome to Sexy Zone | Sexy Zone | [10] |
March 14 | Speedster (album) | Generations from Exile Tribe | [11] |
March 21 | Quartetto | NEWS (band) | [12] |
March 28 | Chō Ikimonobakari: Ten-nen Kinen Members BEST Selection (超いきものばかり〜てんねん記念メンバーズBESTセレクション〜) | Ikimonogakari | [13] |
April 4 | 10TH ANNIVERSARY BEST "10Ks!" | KAT-TUN | [14] |
April 11 | The JSB Legacy | Sandaime J Soul Brothers | [15] |
April 18 | Cosmic Explorer | Perfume (Japanese band) | [16] |
April 25 | L'épilogue | Kyosuke Himuro | [17] |
May 2 | Ano Hi Ano Toki (あの日 あの時) | Kazumasa Oda | [18] |
May 9 | Galaxy of 2PM | 2PM | [19] |
May 16 | Ano Hi Ano Toki (あの日 あの時) | Kazumasa Oda | [20] |
May 23 | 2020 -T.M.Revolution All Time Best- | T.M.Revolution | [21] |
May 30 | May Dream | Aiko (Japanese singer) | [22] |
June 6 | Sorezore no Isu (それぞれの椅子) | Nogizaka46 | [23] |
June 13 | THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA MASTER Cute jewelries! 003 | Various Artists | [24] |
June 20 | Grateful Rebirth | Tsuyoshi Domoto | [25] |
June 27 | HiGH & LOW ORIGINAL BEST ALBUM | Various Artists | [26] |
July 4 | I SCREAM | Kis-My-Ft2 | [27] |
July 11 | THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA MASTER Cool jewelries! 003 | Various Artists | [28] |
July 18 | Walkure Attack! | Walküre | [29] |
July 25 | Just Love (Kana Nishino album) | Kana Nishino | [30] [31] |
August 1 | |||
August 8 | Dear (Hey! Say! JUMP album) | Hey! Say! JUMP | [32] |
August 15 | Just Love (Kana Nishino album) | Kana Nishino | [33] [34] [35] |
August 22 | |||
August 29 | |||
September 5 | Your Name (album) (君の名は。) | Radwimps | [36] [37] [38] [39] |
September 12 | |||
September 19 | |||
September 26 | |||
October 3 | N album | KinKi Kids | [40] |
October 10 | Fantôme (album) | Hikaru Utada | [41] [42] [43] [44] |
October 17 | |||
October 24 | |||
October 31 | |||
November 7 | Are You Happy? | Arashi | [45] [46] |
November 14 | |||
November 21 | EXIST! | Alexandros (band) | [47] |
November 28 | Sexy Zone 5th Anniversary Best | Sexy Zone | [48] |
December 5 | Human Bloom (人間開花) | Radwimps | [49] |
December 12 | Nawest (なうぇすと) | Johnny's West | [50] |
December 19 | Human Bloom (人間開花) | Radwimps | [51] |
December 26 | Ifuudoudou -B.M.C.A.- (威風堂々〜B.M.C.A.〜) | Boys and Men | [52] |
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South Korean boy group Shinee, produced and managed by SM Entertainment, have released thirteen studio albums, four live albums, ten video albums, six extended plays (EPs), forty singles and forty-six music videos. They have also participated in singing ten soundtracks for various Korean dramas and have been a part of SM Town's winter vacation album 2011 Winter SMTown – The Warmest Gift and summer vacation album 2009 Summer SMTown – We Are Shining with other SM artists.
The discography of American singer, songwriter, and actress Ariana Grande consists of six studio albums, two compilation albums, one live album, two extended plays (EPs), fifty-four singles, and fifteen promotional singles. After signing with Republic Records, she released her debut single "Put Your Hearts Up" in December 2011. Throughout her career thus far, Grande has sold over 90 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), she has sold over 100 million units, across albums, singles, and features, and 10 million albums and 73.5 million digital singles units as a lead artist. In the U.S., Grande has moved 22.4 million album units, and garnered over 23.6 billion streams across lead artist credits, according to Luminate. Having amassed over 105 billion consumed streams thus far, Grande is the most streamed female artist ever. She is also the most streamed female artist of 2010s on Spotify and Apple Music. She has amassed 73 chart entries on the Billboard Hot 100—the fourth most entries for a female artist—including seven number ones and 20 top-10 hits so far. Grande was named the sixth top female artist of the 2010s decade, and was ranked among Billboard's Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Artists, at number 78. Grande is also one of the most certified female artists in the UK, with nearly 25 million units.
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Billboard Japan is a sister organization of the U.S.-based music magazine Billboard. It is operated by the Japanese Osaka-based company Hanshin Contents Link, holding an exclusive licence from Billboard's parent company to the Billboard brand name in Japan, and manages, among others, the website www.billboard-japan.com and several "Billboard Live"-branded music clubs located in the country.
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