This makes talking about the year in pop ... songs harder in turn. We could have gone to 50 or 100 or more and still missed hundreds of objective bangers. But tradition is tradition, so here’s ...

One of the most influential festivals in the world, J-pop grabbed the attention of a crowd ... dance moves and an even more madcap series of songs. Then came a stylistic swerve in the form of ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR SONGS ... POP RADIO AIRPLAY DETECTIONS, AS MEASURED BY MEDIABASE AND PROVIDED BY LUMINATE. Sabrina Carpenter Last week Weeks at no. 1 Weeks on chart S.A.Carpenter, J.H ...

Yoasobi saw its songs explode in popularity in South ... Singer-songwriter imase’s “Night Dancer” became the first J-pop piece to crack the top 100 on the overall music chart on Melon ...