List of number one hits in Japan (2012)

The Japanese number one hit list includes dates from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012. 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

Kis-My-FT2 - We Never Give Up! - 1 week (December 26, 2011 - January 1, 2012) SMAP - Boku no Hanbun - 1 week (January 2nd - January 8th) Jin Akanishi - Seasons - 1 week (January 9th - January 15th) NYC / Yuma Nakayama - Wonderful Cupid / Glass no Mahō - 1 week (January 16 - January 22) KinKi Kids - Kawatta Katachi no Ishi - 1 week (January 23rd - January 29th) Bump of Chicken - Good Luck - 1 week (January 30th - February 5th) SKE48 - Kataomoi Finally - 1 week (February 6th - February 12th) CN Blue - Where You Are - 1 week (February 13th - February 19th) NMB48 - Junjō U-19 - 1 week (February 20th - February 26th) AKB48 - Give Me Five! - 1 week (February 27th - March 4th) Hey Say! JUMP - Super Delicate - 1 week (March 5th - March 11th) Tomohisa Yamashita - Ai, Texas - 1 week (March 12th - March 18th) TVXQ - Still - 1 week (March 19 - March 25) Arashi - Wild at Heart - 1 week (March 26th - April 1st) Kis-My-Ft2 - She! Here! Here! - 1 week (March 2nd - April 8th) Masaharu Fukuyama - Ikiteru Ikiteku - 1 week (April 9th ​​- April 15th) B'z - Go for It, Baby (Kioku no Sanmyaku) - 1 week (April 16 - April 22) Sexy Zone - Lady Diamond - 1 week (April 23rd - April 29th) Mr. Children - Inori (Namida no Kidou) / End of the Day / Pieces - 1 week (April 30th - May 6th) SMAP - Sakasama no Sora - 1 week (May 7th - May 13th) Nogizaka46 - Oide Shampoo - 1 week (May 14th - May 20th) Arashi - Face Down - 1 week (May 21 - May 27) SKE48 - Aishite Love ru! - 1 week (May 28th - June 3rd) AKB48 - Manatsu no Sounds Good! - 1 week (June 4th - June 10th) Not Yet - Suika Baby - 1 week (June 11th - June 17th) Arashi - Your Eyes - 1 week (June 18 - June 24) Kanjani Eight - Ai Deshita. - 1 week (June 25th - July 1st) Exile - All Night Long - 1 week (July 2nd - July 8th) KAT-TUN - To the Limit - 1 week (July 9th - July 15th) Kim Hyun-joong - Heat - 1 week (July 16 - July 22) TVXQ - Android - 1 week (July 23rd - July 29th) NEWS - Chankapāna - 1 week (July 30th - August 5th) Eight Ranger - ER - 1 week (August 6th - August 12th) SMAP - wait - 1 week (August 13th - August 19th) NMB48 - Virginity - 1 week (August 20th - August 26th) Kis-My-Ft2 - Wanna Beeee !!! / Shake It Up - 1 week (August 27th - September 3rd) Nogizaka46 - Hashire! Bicycle - 1 week (September 4th - September 9th) AKB48 - Gingham Check - 1 week (September 10th - September 16th) Kanjani Eight - Aoppana - 1 week (September 17th - September 23rd) KAT-TUN - Fumetsu no Scrum - 1 week (September 24th - September 30th) AKB48 - Kiss datte Hidarikiki - 1 week (October 1st - September 7th) Girls' Generation - Oh! - 1 week (October 8th - October 14th) Sexy Zone - Sexy Summer ni Yuki ga Furu - 1 week (October 15 - October 21) Masaharu Fukuyama - Beautiful Life / Game - 1 week (October 22nd - October 28th) Rino Sashihara with Anrire - Ikujinashi Masquerade 1 week (October 29th - November 4th) Koda Kumi - Go to the top - 1 week (November 5th - November 11th) AKB48 - Uza - 1 week (November 12th - November 18th) NMB48 - Kitagawa Kenji - 1 week (November 19th - November 25th) Kis-My-Ft2 - Ai no Beat - 1 week (November 26th - December 2nd) Mayu Watanabe - Hikaru Monotachi - 1 week (December 3rd - December 9th) The Monsters - Monsters - 1 week (December 10th - December 16th) AKB48 - Eien Pressure - 1 week (December 17th - December 23rd) NEWS - World Quest / Pokopon Pekōrya - 1 week (December 24th - December 30th) Nogizaka46 - Seifuku no Mannequin 1 week (December 31, 2012 - January 6, 2013)

Kara - Super Girl - 1 week (December 26, 2011 - January 1, 2012, a total of 2 weeks) Funky Monkey Babies - Funky Monkey Babies 4 - 1 week (January 2nd - January 8th) Exile / Exile Atsushi - Exile Japan / Solo - 3 weeks (January 9th - January 29th) Asian Kung-Fu Generation - Best Hit AKG - 1 week (January 30th - February 5th) Kumi Kōda - Japonesque - 1 week (February 6th - February 12th) Ayaka - The Beginning - 1 week (February 13th - February 19th) L'Arc-en-Ciel - Butterfly - 1 week (February 20th - February 26th) Tokyo Jihen - Tokyo Collection - 1 week (February 27th - March 4th) KAT-TUN - Chain - 1 week (March 5th - March 11th) Ikimono-gakari - Newtral - 2 weeks (March 12th - March 25th) SDN48 - Next Encore - 1 week (March 26th - April 1st) Acid Black Cherry - 2012 - 1 week (March 2nd - April 8th) Kis-My-Ft2 - Kis-My-1st - 1 week (April 9th ​​- April 15th) Yusuke - Ano .. Namida ga Aru kara Ai ga Arun Desu Kedo - 1 week (April 16 - April 22) Tsuyoshi Domoto - Shamanippon (Rakachi no Tohi) - 1 week (April 23rd - April 29th) Naoto Inti Raymi - Kaza Uta Caravan - 1 week (April 30th - May 6th) Yuzu - Yuzu You [2006-2011] - 2 weeks (May 7th - May 20th) Mr. Children - Mr. Children 2005-2010 ＜macro＞ - 3 weeks (May 21 - June 10) Jang Keun-suk - Just Crazy - 1 week (June 10th - June 17th) Hey Say! JUMP - Jump World - 1 week (June 18 - June 24) NEWS - NEWS Best - 1 week (June 25th - July 1st) Aiko - Toki no Silhouette - 1 week (July 2nd - July 8th) Namie Amuro - Uncontrolled - 3 weeks (July 9th - July 29th) Keisuke Kuwata - I Love You -Now & Forever - 3 weeks (July 30th - August 19th) SMAP - Gift of SMAP - 1 week (August 20th - September 26th) AKB48 - 1830m - 2 weeks (August 27th - September 9th) CN Blue - Code Name Blue - 1 week (September 10th - September 16th) Kobukuro - All Singles Best 2 - 1 week (September 17th - September 23rd) Perfume - Perfume Global Compilation "Love the World - 1 week (September 24th - September 30th) Superfly - Force - (since October 1st - September 7th) Tatsuro Yamashita - Opus (All Time Best 1975-2012) - 1 week (October 8th - October 14th, 2 weeks in total) Koichi Domoto - Gravity - 1 week (October 15 - October 21) Tatsuro Yamashita - Opus (All Time Best 1975-2012) - 1 week (October 22nd - October 28th, a total of 2 weeks) Kanjani Eight - 8est - 2 weeks (October 29th - November 11th) Arashi - Popcorn - 1 week (November 12th - November 18th) Juju - Best Story (Life Stories) - 1 week (November 19th - November 25th) Sexy Zone - One Sexy Zone - 1 week (November 26th - December 2nd) Yumi Matsutoya - Nihon no Koi to, Yuming to. - 1 week (December 3rd - December 9th) Mr. Children - [(An Imitation) Blood Orange] - 1 week (December 10th - December 16th) Exile - Exile Best Hits -Love Side / Soul Side - 2 weeks (December 17th - December 30th) Ikimono Gakari - Barādon 1 week (December 31, 2012 - January 6, 2013)

See also: Number one hits 2012 in Argentina , Australia , Belgium , Bulgaria , Denmark , Germany , Finland , France , Greece , Ireland , Italy , Canada , Mexico , New Zealand , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Poland , Portugal , Sweden , Switzerland , Slovakia , Spain , South Korea , Czech Republic , Hungary , the United States and the United Kingdom .