List of number one hits in Japan (2004)

From January 1st, 2004 to December 31st, 2004. The last week of the year coincides with the first week of the new year. The sales figures of the respective number 1 in their week are given. All information is based on the official Japanese charts from Oricon .

Singles

Albums

SMAP - Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana - 72.267 / 40.970 2 weeks (December 20, 2003 - January 11, 2004) KinKi Kids - Ne, Ganbaru yo. - 223,241 1 week (January 12th - January 18th) Spitz - Star Gazer - 121,741 1 week (January 19th - February 25th) Glay - Toki no Shizuku - 122,749 1 week (January 26th - February 1st) L'Arc-en-Ciel - Ready Steady Go - 163.102 1 week (February 2nd - February 8th) Tackey & Tsubasa - One Day, One Dream - 77,362 1 week (February 9th - February 15th) Arashi - Pikanichi Double - 89,106 1 week (February 16 - February 22) Orange Range - Michishirube: A Road Home - 90,988 1 week (March 23rd - February 29th) L'Arc-en-Ciel - Hitomi no Juunin - 111,692 1 week (March 1st - March 7th) & G - Wonderful Life - 96,613 1 week (March 8th - March 14th) Kuzu - Subete ga Boku ga Chikara ni Naru! - 56,707 1 week (March 15th - March 21st) V6 - Arigatou no Uta - 82.909 1 week (March 22nd - March 28th) Ayumi Hamasaki - Moments - 157.320 / 50.999 2 weeks (March 29th - April 11th) Southern All Stars - Aja - 133,309 1 week (April 12th - April 18th) Hikaru Utada - Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro - 150.020 / 82.564 2 weeks (April 19th - May 2nd) B'z - Banzai - 187.503 1 week (May 3rd - May 9th) NEWS - Kibou: Yell - 270,770 1 week (May 10th - May 16th) Glay - Tenshi no Wakemae / Peak Hateshinaku Soul Kagirinaku - 80.244 1 week (May 17th - May 23rd) Mr. Children - Sign - 370.451 1 week (May 24th - May 30th) L'Arc-en-Ciel - Jiyuu e no Shoutai - 131,704 1 week (May 31 - June 6) Domoto Tsuyoshi - Waver - 152.313 1 week (June 7th - June 13th) Orange Range - Locolotion - 86.553 / 55.975 2 weeks (June 14th - June 27th) Exile - Real World - 77,038 1 week (June 28th - July 4th) Bump of Chicken - Only Lonely Glory - 114,717 1 week (July 5th - July 11th) Inaba Koshi - Wonderland - 155.079 1 week (July 12th - July 18th) Southern All Stars - Kimi Koso Star da / Yume ni Kieta Julia - 222,343 1 week (July 19th - July 25th) Ayumi Hamasaki - Inspire - 181.325 1 week (July 26th - August 1st) Glay - Blue Jean - 104,703 1 week (August 2nd - August 8th) NEWS - Akaku Moyuru Taiyou - 185,651 1 week (August 9th - August 15th) Arashi - Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy / Hero - 170,564 1 week (August 16 - August 22) Orange Range - Chest - 86,338 1 week (23 August - 29 August) B'z - Arigato - 188,490 1 week (August 30th - September 5th) Gorie with Jasmine & Joann - Mickey - 120.191 / 65.198 2 weeks (September 6th - September 19th) Kanjani8 - Naniwa Iroha Bushi - 85,487 1 week (September 20th - September 26th) Ayumi Hamasaki - Carols - 177,778 1 week (September 27th - October 3rd) Ken Hirai - Omoi ga Kasanaru Sono Mae ni ... - 86.763 / 54.153 2 weeks (October 4th - October 17th) Orange Range - Hana - 182.684 / 144.973 / 114.397 3 weeks (October 18 - November 7, 4 weeks in total) TMRevolution - Ignited - 108,161 1 week (November 8th - November 14th) Orange Range - Hana - 115.008 1 week (November 15 - November 21, 4 weeks in total) Southern All Stars - Ai to Yokubou no Hibi / Lonely Woman - 190.012 1 week (November 22nd - November 28th) Fukuyama Masaharu - Naitari Shinaide / Red x Bue - 101.136 1 week (November 29th - December 5th) Glay - White Road - 106,528 1 week (December 6th - December 12th) Every Little Thing - Koibumi / Good Night - 44,922 1 week (December 13th - December 19th) KinKi Kids - Anniversary - 355,439 / 107,856 2 weeks (December 20, 2004 - January 9, 2005)

Mai Kuraki - Wish You the Best - 450.127 / 180.186 2 weeks (December 20, 2003 - January 11, 2005) BoA - Love & Honesty - 296.781 / 145.325 2 weeks (January 12th - January 25th) Queen - Queen Jewels - 160.278 / 192.034 / 165.126 3 weeks (January 26th - February 15th) Chemistry - One x One - 325,651 / 140,527 2 weeks (February 16 - February 29) 12 Girls Band - Kikou: Shining Energy - 117,973 1 week (March 1st - March 7th) Every Little Thing - Commonplace - 167,248 1 week (March 8th - March 14th) Spitz - Iro Iro Goromo - 124,621 1 week (March 15th - March 21st) Various Artists - Blue: A Tribute to Yutaka Ozaki - 191.567 1 week (March 22nd - March 28th) Hikaru Utada - Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol.1 - 1.403.102 1 week (March 29th - April 4th, a total of 5 weeks) Mr. Children - Shifuku no Oto - 803,422 1 week (April 5th - April 11th) Hikaru Utada - Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1 - 188.428 / 115.017 / 110.126 / 73.385 4 weeks (April 12th - May 9th, a total of 5 weeks) Avril Lavigne - Under My Skin - 286.894 / 122.461 2 weeks (May 10th - May 23rd) Moriyama Naotaro - Arata Naru Koushinryou wo Motomete - 137.131 / 86.274 / 57.251 3 weeks (May 24th - June 13th) Misia - Misia Love & Ballads - 54,107 1 week (June 14th - June 20th) TMG - TMG 1 - 90.281 1 week (June 21st - June 27th) nobodyknows + - Do You Know? - 141.377 / 68.146 2 weeks (June 28th - July 11th) HY - Trunk - 232,519 1 week (July 12th - July 18th) Arashi - Iza, Now - 115,241 1 week (July 19th - July 25th) Porno Graffitti - Porno Graffitti Best Blue's - 400.318 / 145.217 2 weeks (July 26th - August 8th) Makihara Noriyuki - Explorer - 157,648 1 week (August 9th - August 15th) Domoto Tsuyoshi - [Sí:] - 161,058 1 week (August 16 - August 22) Bump of Chicken - Yggdrasil - 315.065 1 week (23 August - 29 August) TOKYO - Tok10 - 97.156 1 week (August 30th - September 5th) Utada - Exodus - 523761 1 week (September 6th - September 12th) Yuzu - 1: One - 217,648 1 week (September 13th - September 19th) Inaba Koshi - Peace of Mind - 220.127 1 week (September 20th - September 26th) EXILES - Heart of Gold: Street Future Opera Beat Pops - 247.852 / 86.251 2 weeks (September 27th - October 10th) Various Artists - Hagane no Renkinjutsushi Complete Best - 108.612 1 week (October 11th - October 17th) Asian Kung-Fu Generation - Sol-Fa - 300.468 / 99.407 2 weeks (October 18 - October 31) Britney Spears - Greatest Hits: My Prerogative - 173,145 1 week (November 1st - November 7th) Arashi - 5 × 5 The Best Selection of 2002 ← 2004 - 126,532 1 week (November 8th - November 14th) Ai Ōtsuka - Love Jam - 224,381 1 week (November 15th - November 21st) Ken Hirai - Sentimentalovers - 687,516 1 week (November 22nd - November 28th) Orange Range - Musiq - 872.716 / 401.231 2 weeks (November 29th - December 12th) Ayumi Hamasaki - My Story - 574,321 1 week (December 13th - December 19th) KinKi Kids - KinKi Single Selection 2 - 356,117 1 week (December 20th - January 9th)

Annual hit parades

From December 1, 2003 to November 29, 2004. Oricon official Japanese 2004 annual charts are 52 weeks in length. The sales figures achieved for the products in this period are given.

Singles

Albums

Ken Hirai - Hitomi wo Tojite - 834,448 Mr.Children - Sign - 749.208 Hirahara Ayaka - Jupiter - 675,807 Orange Range - Hana - 661.175 Mr. Children - Tenohira / Kurumi - 651,696 Shibasaki Kou - Katachi Aru Mono - 591,897 Orange Range - Locolotion - 487.267 Southern All Stars - Kimi Kozo Star da / Yume ni Kieta Julia - 452.130 Kawaguchi Kyougo - Sakura - 430,535 Gorie with Jasmine & Joann - Mickey - 428.233 SMAP - Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana - 406,987 Ai Ōtsuka - Sakuranbo - 405,600 NEWS - Kibou ~ Yell ~ - 395,406 Hikaru Utada - Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro - 365.206 Ketsumeishi - Kimi ni Bump - 330764 Ayumi Hamasaki - Inspire - 329.145 KinKi Kids - Ne, Ganbaru yo. - 326,791 L'Arc ~ en ~ Ciel - Ready Steady Go - 310.534 Ayumi Hamasaki - Moments - 301,843 Ayumi Hamasaki - Carols - 301.275

Hikaru Utada - Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol.1 - 2,495,967 Mr. Children - Shifuku no Oto - 1,355,931 Queen - Queen Jewels - 1,222,444 Exile - Exile Entertainment - 1,165,731 Ayumi Hamasaki - Memorial Address - 1,059,534 Utada - Exodus - 1,041,878 Mai Kuraki - Wish You the Best - 948.268 Avril Lavigne - Under My Skin - 924.789 Porno Graffitti - Porno Graffitii Best Blue's - 917.896 Porno Graffitti - Porno Graffitii Best Red's - 838.133 Various Artists - Winter Love Song: Original Soundtrack Complete Edition - 758.194 Mika Nakashima - Love - 696,946 BoA - Love & Honesty - 649,343 Chemistry - One x One - 646,259 Orange Range - 1st Contact - 589.229 HY - Trunk - 580,344 Makihara Noriyuki - Explorer - 550.398 Various Artists - Blue: A Tribute to Yutaka Ozaki - 536.562 Bump of Chicken - Yggdrasil - 527.283 Ai Ōtsuka - Love Punch - 519,300

Individual evidence

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See also: 2004 number one hits in Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Finland , France , Ireland , Italy , Canada , Mexico , New Zealand , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Poland , Portugal , Romania , Sweden , Switzerland , Singapore , Spain , South Korea , Hungary , the United States and the United Kingdom .