Billboard Japan revealed its highly anticipated mid-year rankings for 2024 on June 7, showcasing the top-performing songs from November 27, 2023, to May 26, 2024. Leading the charge on the “Billboard JAPAN Hot 100” chart is “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born,” the 14th digital single by Japanese hip-hop duo Creepy Nuts.
This track gained prominence as the opening theme for the second season of the anime MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES, marking a significant achievement for the duo.
This song made history by topping 13 different charts simultaneously, a first for Billboard Japan.
Among these were the “Global Japan Songs Excl. Japan” chart, which highlights Japanese songs that have become hits globally, and the “Billboard JAPAN Hot Animation” chart, which focuses on theme songs for anime and movies, as well as tracks by anime voice actors.
“Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” hit #1 on the following charts:
- Billboard JAPAN Hot 100
- Billboard JAPAN Hot Animation
- Billboard JAPAN Download Songs
- Billboard JAPAN Streaming Songs
- Billboard JAPAN Top User-Generated Songs
- TikTok chart
- Global Japan Songs Excl. Japan
- Billboard JAPAN “Japan Songs (Singapore)”
- Billboard JAPAN “Japan Songs (France)”
- Billboard JAPAN “Japan Songs (UK)”
- Billboard JAPAN “Japan Songs (Brazil)”
- Billboard JAPAN “Japan Songs (South Africa)”
- Billboard JAPAN “Japan Songs (USA)”
Released digitally on January 7, “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” has been streamed 348,998,877 times, making it the second-fastest song in Billboard Japan’s history to surpass 300 million streams, following YOASOBI’s “Idol,” the opening theme for the anime Oshi no Ko.
