List of Billboard Japan Hot Albums number ones of 2016

Last updated

The following is a list of weekly number-one albums on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart in 2016.

Contents

Chart history

Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)Ref.
January 4Fuku no Oto
(福の音)
Masaharu Fukuyama [1] [2]
January 11
January 18Utamonogatari
(歌物語)
Various Artists [3]
January 25 Ryōseibai
(両成敗)
Gesu no Kiwami Otome [4]
February 1Chandelier
(シャンデリア)
Back Number [5]
February 8YAMA-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 7Welcome to Sexy Zone Sexy Zone [10]
March 14 Speedster (album) Generations from Exile Tribe [11]
March 21Quartetto NEWS (band) [12]
March 28Chō 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 410TH 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 25L'épilogue Kyosuke Himuro [17]
May 2Ano Hi Ano Toki
(あの日 あの時)
Kazumasa Oda [18]
May 9 Galaxy of 2PM 2PM [19]
May 16Ano Hi Ano Toki
(あの日 あの時)
Kazumasa Oda [20]
May 232020 -T.M.Revolution All Time Best- T.M.Revolution [21]
May 30May Dream Aiko (Japanese singer) [22]
June 6 Sorezore no Isu
(それぞれの椅子)
Nogizaka46 [23]
June 13THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA MASTER Cute jewelries! 003Various Artists [24]
June 20Grateful Rebirth Tsuyoshi Domoto [25]
June 27HiGH & LOW ORIGINAL BEST ALBUMVarious Artists [26]
July 4I SCREAM Kis-My-Ft2 [27]
July 11THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA MASTER Cool jewelries! 003Various Artists [28]
July 18Walkure 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 15Just 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 3N 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 21EXIST! Alexandros (band) [47]
November 28Sexy Zone 5th Anniversary BestSexy Zone [48]
December 5 Human Bloom
(人間開花)
Radwimps [49]
December 12Nawest
(なうぇすと)
Johnny's West [50]
December 19Human Bloom
(人間開花)
Radwimps [51]
December 26Ifuudoudou -B.M.C.A.-
(威風堂々〜B.M.C.A.〜)
Boys and Men [52]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Super Junior discography</span>

This is the discography of South Korean boy band, Super Junior, produced and managed by SM Entertainment. Super Junior has formed five sub-groups, which target different markets. Super Junior-T, for example, brought influence to the younger generation on trot-styled music, and Super Junior-M is credited as an influential group in the Chinese music industry.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lady Gaga discography</span>

American singer Lady Gaga has released five solo studio albums, two collaborative studio albums, two film soundtracks, three remix albums, two compilation albums, four EPs, two live albums, 39 singles, and 14 promotional singles. Gaga made her debut in August 2008 with the studio album The Fame, which peaked at number two in the United States, where it was subsequently certified triple Platinum, while topping the charts in Austria, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Its first two singles, "Just Dance" and "Poker Face", reached number one in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and for the latter, becoming the world's biggest single of the 2009 calendar year. The album spawned three more singles: "Eh, Eh ", "LoveGame" and "Paparazzi". The latter reached the top ten in many countries worldwide, and number one in Germany.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shinee discography</span>

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ariana Grande discography</span>

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">BTS</span> South Korean boy band

BTS, also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a South Korean boy band formed in 2010. The band consists of Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook, who co-write or co-produce much of their material. Originally a hip hop group, they expanded their musical style to incorporate a wide range of genres, while their lyrics have focused on subjects including mental health, the troubles of school-age youth and coming of age, loss, the journey towards self-love, individualism, and the consequences of fame and recognition. Their discography and adjacent work has also referenced literature, philosophy and psychology, and includes an alternate universe storyline.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Red Velvet discography</span>

The discography of the South Korean girl group Red Velvet consists of four studio albums, fourteen extended plays, one reissue album, one compilation album, twenty-nine singles, one promotional single and seven soundtrack appearances.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Taemin discography</span>

As a solo artist, South Korean singer Taemin has released four studio albums with one reissue, one compilation album, six extended plays (EPs), eighteen singles, one promotional single and seven soundtrack appearances. Taemin's music career began in 2008 as a member of boy band Shinee. In August 2014, he debuted as a solo artist by releasing his first extended play titled Ace, which topped the Gaon Album Chart, with lead single "Danger".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Seventeen discography</span> Seventeen discography

South Korean boy group Seventeen has released four studio albums, three reissues, two compilation albums, 13 extended plays, and 21 singles. Since debut, Seventeen has sold more than 26 million copies with all of their albums, becoming the second act in South Korea to surpass that milestone.

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Monsta X discography</span> Band discography

South Korean boy group Monsta X had released nine studio albums, one reissue, twelve extended plays, and forty-seven singles. They also participated in singing three soundtracks for various K-dramas, three soundtracks for web based reality shows, one soundtrack for an animated film, and one soundtrack for a mobile game.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NCT discography</span>

The discography of the South Korean boy group NCT consists of four studio albums and thirteen singles. The multi-national boy group was formed by SM Entertainment in 2016 and comprises multiple sub-units that occasionally reunite to release new music as NCT and NCT U. In 2018, the group released their first studio album, NCT 2018 Empathy, which peaked at number two on South Korea's Circle Album Chart and received a 2× platinum certification, awarded by the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA). Their next album, NCT 2020 Resonance, was released in two parts, which topped the Circle Album Chart, earning NCT their first number-one in the country. Both parts sold over 1.5 million copies and were certified Million by the KMCA. The album became NCT's first entry on national charts in Canada, Hungary, the Flanders and the United States. One of its lead singles, "Make a Wish", reached number 14 on the Circle Digital Chart, becoming NCT's first top 15 hit in South Korea, and peaked at number 126 the Billboard 200, becoming NCT's first song to enter the chart. In 2021, the group released Universe, which became their third number-one album in South Korea and first number-one album in Japan. NCT released their fourth studio album, Golden Age, in 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blackpink discography</span>

South Korean girl group Blackpink have released two studio albums, three extended plays, one reissue, one compilation album, four live albums, five single albums, twelve singles, and four promotional singles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">J-Hope</span> South Korean rapper (born 1994)

Jung Ho-seok, better known by his stage name J-Hope, is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer, and record producer. He made his debut as a member of South Korean boy band BTS in 2013, under Big Hit Entertainment.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jungkook</span> South Korean singer (born 1997)

Jeon Jung-kook, also known mononymously as Jungkook, is a South Korean singer. He rose to prominence as a member and vocalist of the South Korean boy band BTS. He has performed three solo songs as part of BTS' discography— "Begin" in 2016, "Euphoria" in 2018, and "My Time" in 2020—all of which charted on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart. He also recorded the soundtrack song "Stay Alive" for the BTS-based webtoon 7Fates: Chakho.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jin (singer)</span> South Korean singer (born 1992)

Kim Seok-jin, known professionally as Jin (진), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and member of the South Korean boy band BTS. Jin has co-written and released three solo tracks with BTS: "Awake" in 2016, "Epiphany" in 2018, and "Moon" in 2020, all of which have charted on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart. In 2019, Jin released his first independent song, the digital track "Tonight". He made his official debut as a solo artist in October 2022, with the release of the single "The Astronaut".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jimin</span> South Korean singer (born 1995)

Park Ji-min, known mononymously as Jimin, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and dancer. In 2013, he made his debut as a member of the South Korean boy band BTS, under the record label Big Hit Entertainment.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">BTS singles discography</span>

South Korean boy band BTS have released 43 singles as lead artist, including five soundtrack appearances; nine singles as a featured artist; two promotional singles; and over 100 other non-single songs. In Japan, according to Oricon and the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), several of the band's singles are among the most-streamed songs of all time in the country and have set various other streaming and certification records that no other artist or group act in the history of either organization has. In the United States, per Billboard, they have sold over 3.1 million tracks as of 2021, and hold the record for the most number-one singles in the 2020s decade, with six.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NCT 127 discography</span>

South Korean boy band NCT 127 have released five studio albums, four reissues, three live albums, one single album, seven extended plays, and nineteen singles. To date, NCT 127 have earned ten number-one albums and two number-one singles in South Korea.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NCT Dream discography</span>

South Korean boy band NCT Dream have released three studio albums, two reissues, one live album, five extended plays, one single album, and fifteen singles. A sub-unit of the boy band NCT, the group debuted in 2016 with the digital single "Chewing Gum", which was later featured on their first single album The First, released alongside its lead single "My First and Last" in 2017. Later that year, they released their first extended play, We Young, alongside its lead single of the same name. In 2018, they recorded the single "Go" for NCT's first studio album as a complete group, titled NCT 2018 Empathy. Their second extended play, We Go Up, was their first entry on the Oricon Albums Chart, charting at number 11. It was released in September 2018 alongside its lead single of the same name. The following year, they released their third extended play, We Boom. It spawned one single, "Boom". Their first Japanese-language extended play, The Dream, released in January 2020, was their first release to chart atop the Oricon Albums Chart. In April 2020, they released their fifth extended play, Reload. It spawned one single, "Ridin'".

References

  1. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/1/4". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/1/11". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  3. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/1/18". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  4. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/1/25". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  5. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/2/1". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  6. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/2/8". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  7. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/2/15". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  8. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/2/22". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  9. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/2/29". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  10. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/3/7". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  11. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/3/14". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  12. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/3/21". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  13. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/3/28". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  14. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/4/4". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  15. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/4/11". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  16. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/4/18". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  17. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/4/25". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  18. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/5/2". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  19. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/5/9". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  20. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/5/16". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  21. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/5/23". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  22. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/5/30". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  23. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/6/6". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  24. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/6/13". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  25. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/6/20". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  26. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/6/27". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  27. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/7/4". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  28. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/7/11". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  29. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/7/18". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  30. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/7/25". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  31. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/8/1". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  32. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/8/8". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  33. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/8/15". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  34. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/8/22". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  35. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/8/29". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  36. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/9/5". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  37. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/9/12". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  38. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/9/19". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  39. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/9/26". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  40. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/10/3". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  41. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/10/10". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  42. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/10/17". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  43. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/10/24". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  44. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/10/31". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  45. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/11/7". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  46. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/11/14". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  47. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/11/21". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  48. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/11/28". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  49. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/12/5". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  50. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/12/12". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  51. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/12/19". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  52. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016/12/26". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2022.