RecoChoku Recochoku related “Annual Ranking 2023” (download, subscription) all 16 categories announced! Ar tists who will color 2023 are ranked! YOASOBI wins 8 crowns, the most in history!

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Recochoku-related “Annual Ranking 2023” (download, subscription) all 16 categories announced! Artists who will color 2023 are ranked! YOASOBI wins 8 crowns, the most in history!
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Recochoku Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, President: Toru Itabashi) will announce the ranking of Recochoku-related services (all 16 categories) on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.
This ranking is based on the download ranking “RecoChoku Annual Ranking 2023” from the music distribution service developed by Recochoku, the subscription ranking “d Hits (R) powered by Recochoku (hereinafter referred to as d Hits) Annual Ranking 2023”, and “TOWER RECORDS MUSIC 2023″. It consists of a total of three rankings, “Annual Playback Ranking.”
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In the Recochoku-related “Annual Ranking 2023”, YOASOBI won 8 crowns in all 16 categories of download and subscription. The artist category was dominated by YOASOBI and the song “Idol”. In addition, artists who colored the music scene in 2023 were ranked.

In addition, we asked music journalist Nanori Shiba to consider trends in the music scene in 2023 based on the results of the three rankings. Please also take a look at this report.
■Nanori Shiba Analyzing the “current” music scene from the “2023 Annual Ranking” announced by Recochoku
https://recochoku.jp/corporate/news/20231212-yearranking-report/ Artists and trends that will dominate the music scene in 2023 are ranked [YOASOBI wins 8 crowns! “Idol” will dominate the rankings in 2023! ] [Image 10

YOASOBI ranked first in the artist ranking in the download ranking “RecoChoku Annual Ranking 2023”. In addition, “Idol” ranked first in three categories: single ranking, high-resolution single ranking, and anime ranking. In the subscription ranking “d Hits Annual Ranking 2023”, we won the artist ranking, song play count ranking, “TOWER RECORDS MUSIC 2023 Annual Play Ranking” artist TOP 10, and song TOP 10. YOASOBI and “Idol” dominated the 2023 annual rankings, exceeding the 6th place in the first half rankings and 8th overall in the annual rankings. The eight awards are the highest ever in Recochoku’s rankings.
“Idol” is the opening theme song of the TV anime “Oshi no Ko”, and is a song created based on the novel “45510” written specifically for this song by one of the original authors, Aka Akasaka. Distribution began on April 12th (Wednesday), the start date.
[YOASOBI award comment]
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[BE:FIRST takes second place in the download ranking! ]
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BE:FIRST’s 4th single “Mainstream”, which was released in advance on September 11th (Monday), ranked 1st in the album ranking category in the download ranking “RecoChoku Annual Ranking 2023”. The 3rd single “Smile Again” ranked in 2nd place, dominating the top rankings. (*In Recochoku, single bundle purchases are counted as albums). “Smile Again” ranked first in the high-resolution album category for the first half of the year as well. BE:FIRST also ranked 5th in the artist ranking category.
In addition, in the subscription service, “TOWER RECORDS MUSIC 2023 Annual Ranking” ranked 5th in the top 10 artists, and “Smile Again” ranked 4th in the top 10 songs.
[BE:FIRST Award Comment]
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[MAZZEL ranks first in the new artist category for both downloads and subscriptions! ]
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The 8-member new generation dance and vocal group MAZZEL has won first place in the new artist ranking category for the first half of the year in the download ranking “RecoChoku Annual Ranking 2023”! In addition, they achieved the first place for the first time in the new artist ranking of the newly established subscription ranking “TOWER RECORDS MUSIC 2023 Annual Playback Ranking”, achieving a second crown.
MAZZEL will release “MISSION”, the song for the final screening of the audition documentary program “MISSIONx2”, as a pre-debut song on Friday, March 31, 2023. Their debut single “Vivid” was released on May 17th (Wednesday), and pre-distribution began on May 8th (Monday), and has reached number 1 in the daily download single ranking. The long-awaited 2nd single “Carnival” released on October 18th
(Wednesday) began pre-distribution on October 16th (Monday), and debuted at number 1 in the weekly single download ranking, and also ranked in the monthly album ranking. Ranked in 5th place.
This summer, they appeared on various stages including “SUMMER SONIC 2023” and “BMSG FES’23”. The song has been listened to throughout 2023, and has won first place in the download and subscription new artist rankings.
[MAZZEL Award Comment]
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[MAZZEL receives the 1st place in the new artist ranking and publishes an original interview on “Recolog”! ]
■MAZZEL “Recolog” interview https://recochoku.jp/ch/recolog/mazzel/ [In the download ranking, we also announce the ranking by genre! ] Starting from the first half of 2023, we will also be announcing the number one download ranking for each genre. The ranking of downloads, where people download the songs they are interested in and keep them at hand, reveals various trends in 2023.
[Bon Jovi’s “It’s My Life” ranks first in Western music ranking] [Image 5

Bon Jovi’s “It’s My Life” ranks number one in the Western music rankings. This song is included in the band’s seventh album “Crash” and was released as a single in Japan in May 2000. Because the song is used by comedian and bodybuilder Nakayama Makin ni Kimi no Kimi, the song is often aired on TV information programs when Kinni Kimi appears on programs or events, and each time it is downloaded, the ranking increases. It became a hot topic on social media and was ranked number one in the annual rankings.
[BTS “Take Two” ranked 1st in “K-POP/World Music Ranking”]
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(P)&(C)BIGHIT MUSIC
The digital single “Take Two” commemorating BTS’ 10th debut
anniversary will be released on June 9, 2023 (Friday). Although it was released in June, it took first place in the K-POP/World Music Ranking category for the first half of the year. With that momentum, we achieved first place in the annual ranking. “Take Two” is a “fan song” that directly incorporates the sad feelings and stories that BTS wants to convey to their fans, and expresses the days they have walked with “ARMY” and the days they will walk in the future with the theme “take two.” I am.
*Artist photo (P)&(C)BIGHIT MUSIC
[1st place in “Jazz/Classical Ranking” is Hibiki Inamoto “What’s up with Ieyasu Main Theme ~Akatsuki no Sora~”]
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The 62nd taiga drama “What to do with Ieyasu” began broadcasting on Sunday, January 8, 2023. Hibiki Inamoto, a pianist and composer in charge of the music, has been in charge of the films “Long Walk” and “Grasshopper,” the drama “About My Destiny,” and the stage play “The Pianist on the Sea.”
“What to do with Ieyasu Main Theme ~Akatsuki no Sora~” is a piece of music performed in a realistic manner by the NHK Symphony Orchestra conducted by Tadaaki Odaka, and will be distributed in advance from January 15th (Sunday). The original soundtrack, which uses music to dramatically portray the protagonists who have run through turbulent times, won first place in the annual jazz/classical ranking category. The 44th episode of “The Birth of the Tokugawa Shogunate” broadcast on November 19th (Sunday) will feature a special version in which all parts are played only on the piano, instead of the previous piano concerto style. At the same time, the world view that this song spreads became a hot topic.
[Hibiki Inamoto award-winning comment]
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[1st place in “Video Ranking” is Travis Japan “Moving Pieces”] [Image 8

“Moving Pieces”, Travis Japan’s second digital single, is a song with English lyrics written entirely by Poobear, a world-famous music producer who has written songs for Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran, and more. The music video will also be distributed along with the single on Monday, May 15, 2023. The music video, which selected the members of Travis Japan and was choreographed by Travis Payne, from whom the group’s name is derived, took first place in the annual video ranking category, following on from the first half of the year.
Furthermore, “Moving Pieces – EP” released on June 5th (Monday) ranked 4th in the album ranking category of “RecoChoku Annual Ranking 2023”. In addition, in the single ranking category, “Candy Kiss” ranked 10th and “JUST DANCE!” ranked 12th. In addition, he is ranked 8th in the artist ranking.
[Travis Japan Award Comment]
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Recochoku-related “Annual Ranking 2023” (download, subscription) award list Download ranking “RecoChoku Annual Ranking 2023”
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1st place YOASOBI
2nd place Ado
3rd place Official Hige Dandism
4th place Mrs. GREEN APPLE
5th place BE:FIRST
▼Single ranking
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1st place “Idol” YOASOBI
2nd place “Kizuna no Kiseki” MAN WITH A MISSION×milet
3rd place “Mainstream” BE:FIRST
4th place “Shou” Ado
5th place “Zero Sense” 10-FEET
▼Album ranking
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1st place “Mainstream” BE:FIRST
2nd place “Smile Again” BE:FIRST
3rd place “THE BOOK 3” YOASOBI
4th place “Moving Pieces – EP” Travis Japan
5th place “Humor” back number
▼Rookie ranking
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1st place MAZZEL
▼High resolution single ranking
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1st place “Idol” YOASOBI
▼High-resolution album ranking
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1st place “Smile Again” BE:FIRST
▼Western music ranking
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(P)&(C)BIGHIT MUSIC
1st place “Take Two” BTS
▼Anime ranking
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1st place “Idol” YOASOBI
▼Jazz/Classical Ranking
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1st place: “What to do with Ieyasu Main Theme ~The Sky of Dawn~” Hibiki Inamoto ▼Video ranking
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1st place “Moving Pieces” Travis Japan
Please see below for other rankings.
■“Recochoku Annual Ranking 2023” https://recochoku.jp/special/100965 Subscription ranking “d Hits Annual Ranking 2023”
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[Aggregation period] January 1, 2023 to November 30, 2023
▼Artist ranking
1st place YOASOBI
2nd place Mrs. GREEN APPLE
3rd place Official Hige Dandism
4th place Ado
5th place back number
▼Song play count ranking
1st place “Idol” YOASOBI
2nd place “Subtitle” Official Hige Dandism
3rd place “Zero Sense” 10-FEET
4th place “Monster Flower Song” Vaundy
5th place “Kizuna no Kiseki” MAN WITH A MISSION×milet
d Hits has released up to 20th place in the “artist ranking” and 30th place in the “song play ranking”.
■“d Hits Annual Ranking 2023” https://dhits.docomo.ne.jp/ft/sys00450 Subscription ranking “TOWER RECORDS MUSIC 2023 Annual Playback Ranking” [Image 22