I don’t feel that 2009 has been a fantastic year music-wise for J-pop songs compared to 2008 but it was nice to see the debut of Stereopony, Jasmine and Michi. This is the rundown of my favorite 100 songs of the year. Most are singles but there are a couple of album tracks there as well. Some songs first came out in 2008 but continued to be in the charts in early 2009.
100 Kago Ai – No Hesitation
99 Kou Shibasaki – Lover Soul
98 Onmyouza – Aoki Dokugan
97 No Sleeves – Tane
96 Rock-A-Trench – My Sunshine
95 AKB48/Idoling!!! – Chuu Shiyouze
94 Watarirouka Hashiritai – Hatsukoi Dash
93 Scha Dara Parr feat Kaela Kimura – Hey!Hey!Alright
92 Nico Touches The Walls – Subeten o Omitachi e
91 Olivia – Sailing Free
90 Gackt – The Next Decade
89 Kaela Kimura – Banzai
88 Aya Matsuuri – Chocolate Damashi
87 AAA – Hide Away
86 Koda Kumi – 3 Splash
85 Etsuko Hatsuko – Kimi no Mama yori
84 Meg – Kittenish
83 Scandal – Sakura Goodbye
82 lecca – My Measure
81 Stereopony – I Do It
80 Greeeen – Setsuna
79 Chatmonchy – Last Love Letter
78 flumpool – Hoshi ni Negai wo
77 Ikimono Gakari – Futari
76 Denki Groove – The Words
75 Morning Musume – Shouganai Yume Oibito
74 Ayumi Hamasaki – Sunrise Sunset ~Love Is All~
73 Chihiro Onitsuka – X
72 Supercell – Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari
71 Meg – OK
70 AKB48 – 10nen Sakura
69 Ami Suzuki – Kiss Kiss Kiss
68 Namie Amuro – Fast Car
67 Morning Musume – Naichau Kamo
66 Arashi – Everything
65 Yuna Ito – Let It Go
64 marino – flavor
63 KAT-TUN – Rescue
62 Dreams Come True – Sono Saki E
61 Perfume – One Room Disco
60 Cherryblossom – Sakura Rock
59 Tokio – Taiyou to Sabaku no Bara
58 flumpool – Over The Rain
57 No Sleeves – Kiss no Ryousei
56 Morning Musume – Nanchatte Renai
55 Miliyah Kato – Cry
54 Superfly – Koisuru Hitami wa Utsukushi
53 SWEET BLACK feat Maki Goto – Tear Drops
52 Back-On – Flyaway
51 M.O.V.E – Libido
50 Hangry & Angry – Sadistic Dance
49 Mano Erina – Otome no Ironi
48 Mai Kuraki – Puzzle/Revive
47 Elisa – Wonder Wind
46 Gackt – Journey Through The Decade
45 Jasmine – No More Cry
44 Scandal – Shoujo S
43 Ayumi Sakai – Konayuki
42 Gackt – Ghost
41 Sphere – Future Stream
40 SKE48 – Tsuyoki Mono Yo
39 Meisa Kuroki – SHOCK!~Unmei~
38 Double – Let It Go
37 AKB48 – Iiwake Maybe
36 Namie Amuro – Wild
35 Yamashita Tomohisa – Loveless
34 Buono! – Take It Easy
33 High Speed Boyz – Childhood’s End
32 EXILE – Futatsu no Kuchiburu
31 Tokyo Jihen – Noudouteki Sanpunkan
30 Dream – Perfect Girls
29 Juju – I Can Be Free
28 Buono! – Co.no.mi.chi
27 flipside – Only My Railgun
26 Koda Kumi x Misono – It’s All Love
25 Jasmine – Sad To Say
24 Scandal – Yumemiru Tsubasa
23 Sakurakou K-On! – Cagayake Girls
22 Stereopony – Namida no Mukou
21 Michi – Promise
20 Miliyah Kato – Love Forever
19 Kana Nishino – Motto
18 BREAKERZ – Love Fighter
17 Dreams Come True – Goodbye My School Days
16 Ayumi Hamasaki – Days
15 SWEET BLACK feat Maki Goto – Lady Rise
14 JuJu feat Spontania – Sunao ni Naretara
13 Acid Black Cherry – Nemure Hime
12 Shuchushin – Yowamushi Santa
11 Guardians 4 – Omakase Guardians
And the Top 10 goes like this:
10 The POSSIBLE – Shiawase no Katachi
9 Yuna Ito – Brand New World
8 Michi – Change The World
7 Sakurakou K-On! – Don’t Say Lazy
6 AKB48 – River
5 Ayaka Ikio – Spider Web
4 My Little Lover – Otono nai Sekai
3 EXILE – Fireworks
2 Big Bang – Koi wo Kikasete
And at no.1 is………………….
1 Moumoon – Aoi Tsuki to Ambivalence no ai
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