Guess how many year-end charts the song topped
Kodoani.com – 2023 has been an excellent year for YOASOBI and song “Idol“, was chosen as the opening song for the anime Oshi no Ko. After topping the Music category of Yahoo! At the Japan Search Awards 2023, “Idol” continued to conquer the Japanese Billboard charts in the same year.
The song “Idol” reached No. 1 on 5 charts of Billboard Japan in 2023, including HOT 100, HOT Animation, TOP User-Generated Songs, Billboard Yearly Streaming Songs 2023 and Billboard 2023 Annual Download Songs. This is an impressive achievement, not to mention that YOASOBI also topped Billboard Japan’s Artist 100 chart in 2023, making a total of 6 No. 1s. for singers and songs.
“Idol” also achieved international success, peaking at number 42 on the Billboard Global 200 Year-End Chart and number 19 on the Billboard Global Excl Year-End Chart. US. This places “Idol” at the highest position ever achieved by a J-pop artist in Billboard’s international charts.
In addition, “Idol” also ranked No. 2 in Top Songs 100: Japan in 2023 and No. 7 in Top Songs 100: Global in 2023 on Apple Music. In Taiwan, the song also peaked at number two on KKBOX’s Top 10 most played Japanese singles of 2023.
Finally, 2023 ended with a grand performance of “Idol” in NHK’s 74th Kōhaku Uta Gassen, where YOASOBI and other members of the Red Team emerged victorious. This performance also attracted more than 10 million views on NHK Music’s YouTube.