The Top 40 J-Pop songs of 2025 - Charts of the Year

The votes have been counted, and J-Pop fans have spoken! The Only Hits J-Pop Charts of the Year 2025 reveal your favorite Japanese music of the year, with 162,221 votes cast by 23,091 voters from December 1st to December 28th, 2025.

In a stunning display of fan devotion, TOMORROW X TOGETHER dominates the podium with a clean sweep of the top three positions. "Can't Stop" takes the crown with 31,702 votes, narrowly edging out "ひとつの誓い (We'll Never Change)" which secured 31,063 votes at number two. "Rise" completes the TXT trifecta with 30,554 votes in third place.

1

Can't Stop

TOMORROW X TOGETHER

31,702 votes

2

ひとつの誓い (We'll Never Change)

TOMORROW X TOGETHER

31,063 votes

3

Rise

TOMORROW X TOGETHER

30,554 votes

Travis Japan proves their star power with four entries in the top ten. "Disco Baby" leads their pack at number four (6,007 votes), followed by "Would You Like One?" at five (5,465 votes), "BO$$Y" at six (5,234 votes), and "LEVEL UP - Sam Feldt Remix" at seven (5,138 votes).

&TEAM also makes a strong showing with five entries in the top twelve. "Back to Life" debuts at number eight (5,067 votes), with "FIREWORK" at nine (4,713 votes), "雪明かり (Yukiakari)" at ten (3,947 votes), "Feel the Pulse" at eleven (3,541 votes), and "Extraordinary day" at twelve (3,314 votes).

4

Disco Baby

Travis Japan

6,007 votes

5

Would You Like One?

Travis Japan

5,465 votes

6

BO$$Y

Travis Japan

5,234 votes

7

LEVEL UP - Sam Feldt Remix / Bonus Track

Travis Japan, Sam Feldt

5,138 votes

8

Back to Life

&TEAM

5,067 votes

9

FIREWORK

&TEAM

4,713 votes

10

雪明かり (Yukiakari)

&TEAM

3,947 votes

Number_i emerges as a force to be reckoned with, capturing eight positions in the chart. Their entries include "Numbers Ur Zone" at thirteen (2,835 votes), "GOD_i" at fourteen (2,469 votes), "未確認領域" at fifteen (2,300 votes), "BON" at sixteen (2,287 votes), "Psycho" at seventeen (1,291 votes), "ICE" at twenty (651 votes), "GOAT" at twenty-one (644 votes), "i_DOG" at twenty-four (407 votes), and "INZM" at thirty-eight (224 votes).

K-Pop groups with Japanese releases also found favor with voters. ILLIT's "Almond Chocolate" lands at number eighteen (1,042 votes), while BOYNEXTDOOR's "今日だけ I LOVE YOU - Japanese Ver." claims nineteen (880 votes).

11

Feel the Pulse

&TEAM

3,541 votes

12

Extraordinary day

&TEAM

3,314 votes

13

Numbers Ur Zone

Number_i

2,835 votes

14

GOD_i

Number_i

2,469 votes

15

未確認領域

Number_i

2,300 votes

16

BON

Number_i

2,287 votes

17

Psycho

Number_i

1,291 votes

18

Almond Chocolate

ILLIT

1,042 votes

19

今日だけ I LOVE YOU - Japanese Ver.

BOYNEXTDOOR

880 votes

20

ICE

Number_i

651 votes

XG continues to bridge the gap between Japanese and international audiences, with "IS THIS LOVE" at twenty-two (624 votes), "SOMETHING AIN'T RIGHT" at twenty-nine (302 votes), and "IYKYK" at forty (207 votes).

TWICE and MISAMO represent JYP Entertainment well, with TWICE's "ENEMY" at twenty-three (554 votes) and MISAMO's "NEW LOOK" at thirty-one (299 votes).

The anime and J-Rock scene shows its strength with Kenshi Yonezu's "IRIS OUT" at twenty-five (395 votes), Creepy Nuts' viral sensation "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" at twenty-six (353 votes), and ONE OK ROCK's beloved "Wherever you are" at thirty (300 votes) and "Make It Out Alive" at thirty-seven (227 votes).

Rising group f5ve makes an impressive debut with four entries: "I Choose You" at twenty-seven (340 votes), "Magic Clock" at thirty-three (263 votes), "Underground" at thirty-five (245 votes), and "Sugar Free Venom feat. Kesha" at thirty-nine (213 votes).

Fujii Kaze's heartfelt "Hachikō" lands at twenty-eight (303 votes), while the collaboration between LiSA and Felix of Stray Kids on "ReawakeR" takes thirty-two (295 votes).

21

GOAT

Number_i

644 votes

22

IS THIS LOVE

XG

624 votes

23

ENEMY

TWICE

554 votes

24

i_DOG

Number_i

407 votes

25

IRIS OUT

Kenshi Yonezu

395 votes

26

Bling-Bang-Bang-Born

Creepy Nuts

353 votes

27

I Choose You

f5ve

340 votes

28

Hachikō

Fujii Kaze

303 votes

29

SOMETHING AIN'T RIGHT

XG

302 votes

30

Wherever you are

ONE OK ROCK

300 votes

31

NEW LOOK

MISAMO

299 votes

32

ReawakeR (feat. Felix of Stray Kids)

LiSA, Felix of Stray Kids, Felix

295 votes

33

Magic Clock

f5ve

263 votes

34

WHY?

Stray Kids

248 votes

35

Underground

f5ve

245 votes

36

Beat the odds

&TEAM

240 votes

37

Make It Out Alive

ONE OK ROCK

227 votes

38

INZM

Number_i

224 votes

39

Sugar Free Venom feat. Kesha

f5ve, Kesha

213 votes

40

IYKYK

XG

207 votes

Full Top 40 J-Pop Songs of 2025

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Charts of the Year 2025 voting! The voting period ran from December 1st to December 28th, 2025, allowing fans to vote for up to 5 songs per day in each category.

Stay tuned for next year's Charts of the Year, and don't forget to listen to Only Hits Japan for the best Japanese music!