The Top 40 J-POP songs - Week 41 of 2026 – Only Hits Japan Charts

This week's J-Pop countdown sees a major shakeup at the summit as Kroi catapults from number 12 straight to number 1 with SPIN in just its second week on the chart. That surge ends the reign of CORTIS, whose REDRED drops to number 3 after six weeks in the top spot. Meanwhile, aespa holds firm at number 2 for a fifth consecutive week with KISS N TELL. ILLIT claims the biggest climb inside the upper tier, vaulting 14 spots from number 18 to number 4 with Swingin’ Magic, while Ado’s Monstruo slides two positions to round out the top five.

Four new tracks entered the top 40 this week, led by &TEAM, who claim the highest debut as Good Boy - Japanese ver. arrives at number 11. Further down the ranks, Ado collaborates with KUROMI to place DND at number 28. Boy group ONE OR EIGHT earns an entry at number 35 with TRANSLATE, while Eve rounds out the arrivals as AIYOU debuts at number 38. Beyond ILLIT, the week's strongest upward momentum belongs to Mrs. GREEN APPLE, whose single lulu. jumps 12 spots from number 35 to number 23, and Kenshi Yonezu, who pushes 烏 - Raven back into the top ten with a five-spot climb to number 10. On the other end of the spectrum, the steepest drops this week hit jo0ji's I-BULL - iburu, which plummets 18 places from number 8 to number 26, and ZUTOMAYO’s Fig Smoke, falling 18 rungs from number 22 down to number 40. Top ten staples also lost ground, with XG’s HYPNOTIZE falling 6 to 12 and King Gnu’s GO GHOST dropping 7 to 13.