List of artists who have achieved Japan and U.S. number-one hits

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It is extremely difficult for recording artists to top the charts in two countries, Japan and U.S. that have top 2 largest music markets in the world. (Billboard in the US and Oricon since 1967 and/or Billboard Japan since 2008, two major singles charts from Japan).

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Since music consumption in Japan is highly domestic, it is rare that songs by oversea artists reach No.1 in Japanese charts.
On the other hand, as of 2024 only Japanese song that reached No.1 in U.S. is the "Sukiyaki" by Kyu Sakamoto first released in 1961 in Japan before establishment of major singles charts in Japan.

List of artists who achieved number no.1 on Singles charts of Japan and U.S.

No.1 on Billboard Hot 100 and Oricon Singles Chart
No.1 on Billboard 100 and Billboard Japan Hot 100
No.1 on Billboard 100, Oricon Singles Chart and Billboard Japan Hot 100
Year of achievementArtistNationalityFirst No.1 Song in U.S.First No.1 Song in JapanRef.
1968 Simon & Garfunkel Flag of the United States.svg "The Sound of Silence""The Sound of Silence" [1] [2]
1971 Bee Gees Flag of the United Kingdom.svg "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart""Massachusetts" [3] [4]
1983 Irene Cara Flag of the United States.svg "Flashdance... What a Feeling""Flashdance... What a Feeling" [5] [6]
1995 Celine Dion Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg "The Power of Love""To Love You More"
(with Kryzler & Company)		 [7] [8]
1997 Elton John Flag of the United Kingdom.svg "Crocodile Rock""Candle in the Wind 1997" [9] [10]
2008 Leona Lewis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg "Bleeding Love""Bleeding Love" [11] [12]
2011 Lady Gaga Flag of the United States.svg "Just Dance"
(featuring Colby O'Donis)		"Born This Way" [13] [14]
2015 Afrojack Flag of the Netherlands.svg "Give Me Everything"
(Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer)		"Summer Madness"
(Sandaime J Soul Brothers featuring Afrojack)		 [15] [16] [17] [18]
2020 BTS Flag of South Korea.svg "Dynamite""For You" [19] [20]
2024 Bruno Mars Flag of the United States.svg "Nothin' on You"
(B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars)		"Apt."
(with Rosé)		 [21] [22]

Note: On Billboard Japan and Oricon official website, "Summer Madness" lacks description of "featuring Afrojack" in spite of Official Avex website includes him as featured Artist. [23] The single released by same artists in 2019, "SCARLET" that reached No.1 on Billboard Japan Hot 100 was given the description of "feat.Afrojack" on the website.

Singles that reached number 1 in both Japan and the U.S.

Number-one singles on Billboard Hot 100 and Oricon Singles Chart

Number-one singles on Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Japan Hot 100

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