Billboard JAPAN announced the winning songs and artists for its 2025 year-end charts on December 4. The chart calculation period ran from November 25, 2024 to November 23, 2025. The number one song on its overall "Billboard JAPAN Hot 100" song chart was three-member pop rock band Mrs. GREEN APPLE's ninth digital single song, "Lilac," which was featured as the opening theme for the first season of the TV anime Oblivion Battery . "Billboard JAPAN Hot 100" is selected based on a proprietary point system that aggregates nationwide estimated sales, download counts, radio airplay, streaming counts, YouTube video views and karaoke singing counts. After its release on April 12, 2024, "Lilac" reached number five on the 2024 annual chart and continued to gain popularity, climbing to the top spot on the chart for the first half of this year . Mrs. GREEN APPLE placed three songs in the top five and five songs in the top 10 of "Billboard JAPAN Hot 100" this year. The band also topped the "Billboard JAPAN Artist 100" chart, which combines points from the Top Songs and Top Albums charts, becoming the first artist ever to win the Artist 100 for two consecutive years. The band's vocalist and guitarist, Motoki Omor i said, "I'm truly happy. Honestly, I'm delighted and feel the weight of this honor. I'll continue to work hard so as not to let anyone down. But I also hope to enjoy creating music without feeling too burdened." Video Message from Mrs. GREEN APPLE Mrs. GREEN APPLE "Lilac" Music Video RELATED: Mrs. GREEN APPLE's Oblivion Battery Anime Opening Song Tops Billboard Japan's Overall Song Charts for First Half of 2025 Five anime theme songs, including “Lilac,” ranked in the top 10 of this year's Billboard JAPAN Hot 100. "Billboard JAPAN Hot 100 2025" Top 10: 1. "Lilac" Mrs. GREEN APPLE ( Oblivion Battery opening song) 2. "Darling" Mrs. GREEN APPLE 3. "APT." Rosé and Bruno Mars 4. "IRIS OUT " Kenshi Tonezu ( Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc theme song) 5. "Kusushiki" Mrs. GREEN APPLE ( The Apothecary Diaries opening theme) 6. "ROSE" HANA 7. "Kaiju" Sakanaction ( Orb: On the Movements of the Earth opening theme) 8. "Que sera, sera" Mrs. GREEN APPLE 9. "Bitter Vacance " Mrs. GREEN APPLE ( Saint☆Oniisan THE MOVIE ~Holy Men VS Akuma Gundan live-action film theme song) 10. "Plazma" Kenshi Yonezu ( Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX theme song) Source: Press Release, Billboard JAPAN
