The Top 40 J-POP songs - Week 18 of 2026 – Only Hits Japan Charts

The top of the chart remains stable this week, with King Gnu and XG holding firm at numbers one and two, respectively. The most dramatic shift comes from &TEAM, whose track We on Fire rockets from 30th to 4th place. Vaundy also makes a strong move into the top three, climbing from 5th to 3rd.

New entries make a significant impact, led by yama debuting at number six with 飛ぼうよ. Further down, Ado lands another new song at 24 with KIRA, while OFFICIAL HIGE DANDISM enters at 30 with Stardust. The week's highest climber within the chart is Tatsuya Kitani's れびてーしょん, jumping 22 spots to land at 15.

Several established hits experienced notable drops. Creepy Nuts falls from 8th to 19th, while ILLIT's Bubee slides from 19th to 31st. Former top-ten tracks from AiNA THE END and Ado continue their gradual descent this week. The lower half of the top 40 sees considerable activity with four additional debuts from Penthouse, Kocchi no Kento, M!LK, and (G)I-DLE. BE:FIRST also returns to the chart at number 40. The full ranking details for all forty positions are provided below.