List of number-one digital singles of 2011 (Japan)

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This is a list of songs that reached #1 on the RIAJ Digital Track Chart chart in Japan in 2011. The highest-selling digital singles in Japan are published by Recording Industry Association of Japan . PC downloads and ringtone downloads are not eligible for the chart, only cellphone downloads (Chaku-uta Full) count for the chart.

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The chart week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday. The final week of 2010, starting December 28, was merged with the following week (12/29-1/4) due to New Year's celebrations.

Chart history

Issue dateSongArtist(s)Reference(s)
January 4"I Wish for You" Exile [1]
January 11"Toilet no Kamisama" Kana Uemura [2]
January 18 [3]
January 25"Dear J" Tomomi Itano [4]
February 1"Why? (Keep Your Head Down)" Tohoshinki [5]
February 8"Distance" Kana Nishino [6]
February 15 [7]
February 22"Ima no Kimi o Wasurenai" Naoto Inti Raymi [8]
March 1"Zutto." Thelma Aoyama [9]
March 8"Nanika Hitotsu" Jamosa featuring Jay'ed & Wakadanna [10]
March 22 [11]
March 29"Jet Coaster Love" Kara [12]
April 5"Kazoe Uta" Mr. Children [13]
April 12 [14]
April 19"Love Letter. (Itsu Datte Aitakute)" Sonar Pocket [15]
April 26"Let's Try Again" Team Amuse!! [16]
May 10"Not Alone (Shiawase ni Narōyo)" SMAP [17]
May 17"Esperanza"Kana Nishino [18]
May 24"Maru Maru Mori Mori!!" Kaoru to Tomoki, Tamani Mook [19]
May 31"Everyday, Kachūsha" AKB48 [20]
June 7"Mata Ashita..." Juju [21]
June 14"Maru Maru Mori Mori!"Kaoru to Tomoki, Tamani Mook [22]
June 21 [23]
June 28"Go Go Summer!"Kara [24]
July 5 [25]
July 12 [26]
July 19"Fight Together" Namie Amuro [27]
July 26"Gomen ne.... (Omae tono Yakusoku)"Sonar Pocket [28]
August 2"Golden Smile" Toshinobu Kubota feat. Exile Atsushi [29]
August 16"Otakebi" Yusuke [30]
August 23"Flying Get"AKB48 [31]
August 30 [32]
September 6 [33]
September 13"Itsuka kitto…"Exile Atsushi [34]
September 20"Ai o Tomenaide" Kumi Koda [35]
September 27 [36]
October 4"Rising Sun"Exile [37]
October 11"365 Nichi no Love Story"Sonar Pocket [38]
October 18"XXX" L'Arc-en-Ciel [39]
October 25"Kaze wa Fuiteiru"AKB48 [40]
November 1 [41]
November 8"Tatoe Donnani..."Kana Nishino [42]
November 15"Anata e"Exile [43]
November 22"Love Song" Funky Monkey Babys [44]
November 29"Aruite Ikō" Ikimono-gakari [45]
December 6"Sit! Stay! Wait! Down!" Namie Amuro [46]
December 13"Love Story" [47]
December 20 [48]
December 27"Yasashiku Naritai" Kazuyoshi Saito [49]

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