The year 2020 in Japanese music.
Debuting
Debuting groups
All at Once Arcana Project Beatcats BIN Chō Tokimeki Sendenbu EXIT Go to the Beds Inuwasi JO1 Morfonica Nature NCT Dream Nemophila NiziU Orbit Paradises Piggs Sakurazaka46 SixTones Snow Man Stray Kids Tomorrow X Together Zamb
Debuting soloists
Ado Ai Furihata Fujii Kaze Hikaru Yurina Hirate Hoshimachi Suisei Gakuto Kajiwara Ryota Katayose Keiko Takuya Kimura Haruka Kudō Akane Kumada Tomori Kusunoki Liyuu Karin Miyamoto Nana Mori Win Morisaki Yuki Nakashima Yui Ninomiya Koutaro Nishiyama Sae Ōtsuka Miki Satō Riho Sayashi Nanaka Suwa Aina Suzuki Azumi Waki Reina Washio Jun. K
Returning from hiatus
12012 Does Chris Hart Hirakawachi Itchōme Iz*One Lindberg Pour Lui Marble Nightmare Seikima-II Tokyo Jihen Under17
Events 71st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
Number-ones Oricon number-one albums Oricon number-one singles Hot 100 number-one singles
Awards 62nd Japan Record Awards 2020 MTV Video Music Awards Japan
Albums released
January Date Album Artist Ref.1The Age of Dragon KnightsJAM Project20200101Shingo KatoriAdamThe Brow Beat8Gekidan OgyarhythmChiaki MayumuraEl-RodarClimbgrowWho Are You?Hiroomi TosakaP.o.P -PERS of Persons-Jun FukuyamaContraltoMiyuki NakajimaEternallyOh My GirlShin SeikiPolkadot StingrayChild's Medical RecordShinsei KamattechanGo with the FlowTakuya KimuraDiverToshiki MasudaFive LeavesUncle Bomb14Yubikiri ~Kono Saki mo Issho ni Ayunde Ikou ne~Heroines15Hoshi kai no shōnenAkihideVoice/ManifestoArgonavis, GyroaxiaSoda Pop Fanclub 3CidergirlToy Box II -All Night Mix-DJ To-iSukisugiteyabai ~Kokuhakujikkouiinkai Character Song Shu~HoneyWorksVenomerKairiki BearKamiyado Complete Best 2018–2019KamiyadoCeremonyKing GnuShitsuren sukurappuKoresawaXXXLuna KaguyaAll Year RoundRina KatahiraZone of GoldRyuji Imaichi0SuperflyInside Your HeadSurvive Said The ProphetStrawberry Next!SutopuriMagic HourTXT22Ring A RingAina SuzukiBorderlessAme No ParadeC3Base Ball BearTokyoCy8erSayonara made no 30-buEcholl, Rayons22JunMangekyō EtanitiLatuLatu1LDKLefty Hand CreamMada IkemasuMao AbeMisia Soul Jazz Best 2020MisiaNatural StoryNatural LagThe DreamNCT DreamIratsuku toki wa itsu datteOrange Spini ClubKinjitouReolPerfect SeamoSeamoNeo PropagandaSumire UesakaPink ElephantToshinori YonekuraMilestoneTotalfatWhite WhiteXIIXPrototypeXmas Eileen24AliveGrowth25Buster Bros!!! -Before The 2nd D.R.B-Buster Bros!!!We DoIkimono-gakari28Anti-Teeze (Deluxe Edition)Blacksheep Syndrome29Ain't Seen Nothing YetEgg BrainUtopia da yoriGakuen-sai GakuenKlueGezanMy Princess IIHoukago PrincessNimaimeKari Band202020Kazuyoshi SaitoHarinezumizumuKyuso NekokamiElectric PentagramLovebitesMad Trigger Crew -Before The 2nd D.R.B-Mad Trigger CrewWatashino Nakano WatashiMadoka MoriyasuSaigo no matsunojōMatsunojō KandaMakkuroTricotZoo!!Necry TalkieShishamo 6ShishamoRelicsSoft BalletCharadeManiacs Character Song & Drama Vol.3Soma Saito, Daisuke Namikawa, Makoto FurukawaI Think USuper JuniorRikkoku SengenTOCTripper!!UMake
February Date Album Artist Ref.4Note5Yamakatsu5LookieBis+Kazuyoshi NakamuraStart The Magic HourLapis Re:LightsJust A BoyLongmanHiromenesu / Kimi no RhapsodyMashumairesh!!Sanctuary II ～Minori Chihara Best Album～Minori ChiharaNipponno Onnawo Uatu Best2NakamuraEmiBedtime StoryRegal LilyPassionSakurako OharaPop X Step!?Sexy ZoneStereo DiveStereo Dive FoundationIminante NaiT-AceKiteretumental WorldTokyo Gegegay&Twice - RepackageTwice12Treasure EP: Map To AnswerAteezSmileEveFantastic 9Fantastics from Exile TribeAssortripHalcaKeep GoingHitomi YaidaIKana AdachiBright New WorldLittle Glee MonsterMinnade!Manami NumakuraYumeyūNiiisan'sKiss from the DarknessScandalOfficial Hige Dandism One-Man Tour 2019@Nippon BudokanOfficial Hige DandismSeiko OomoriSeiko OomoriPret-a-porterShuta SueyoshiTouchableTatsuya IshiiWinner The Best "Song 4 U"WinnerZutto ChamJamChamJam14EchoChara+Yuki18AdmirationBlacknazarene19AAA 15th Anniversary All Time Best -thanx AAA lot-AAAAnge☆ReveAnge☆ReveUseless MachineHumbreadersHello StrangerLearnersMagical SupermarketMagical PunchlineProver/Tell meMiletMoratoriumOmoinotakeBLQueen BeeTV Asahi Saturday Night Drama "Ossanzu Love -in the sky-" Original SoundtrackShin KonoThis is music tooTrio OhashiButchigiri AgainYokohama Ginbae20Requiem And SilenceChihiro Onitsuka21Oikaze FortissimoPure Coffee Latte22Exile The Second The BestExile The Second26Mandala ADautoCircleDishFling Posse -Before The 2nd D.R.B-Fling PosseSmile RushHelloYouthFeel The Y's CityJung Yong-hwaJourney to UKaname and HarukiShin uchū + Wrap DriveKirameki UnforentNorthviewMonkey MajikModal SoulNujabesLibreOnePixcelAvant-titleSae OtsukaStardust☆Revue Live Tour 'Kanreki shōnen' Stardust☆RevueOtoko no hanamichi~Sungje's Japanese SongbookSungje from SupernovaThe KebabsThe Kebabs 'Kono Oto tomare!' ~Bokutachi no oto ~Tokise Koto Gakko Sokyoku-buMagic MomentWakana 28 Arashi Reborn Vol.1 Arashi
March Date Album Artist Ref.3Sakura Gakuin 2019 ~Story~Sakura Gakuin4The Roots EvolvedCountry Yard#Waitaisuka~tsuEnth X Spark!!Sound!!Show!!Miyamoto, Doppo.Hiroji MiyamotoZig ZagKaela KimuraTeen Teen TeenKalmaKana-Boon The BestKana-BoonYuanfenKanoFrom DropoutKiro AkiyamaDaimeiwakuMei-chanMizuMizuMuseum-The Best of Myth & Roid-Myth & RoidStoryNEWSAratamemashite, Sakurashimeji To MoushimasuSakura ShimejiBest Yours II 2010–2020 Double DecadeTakui NakajimaCelebrationTFGMy LovingTokinosoraDevilVickeblankaWake Up, Girls! Live Album ~Omoide no Parade~Wake Up, Girls!Touch The WorldYu SakaiA DayYuri KomagataYuzutownYuzuEver AfterXOXBrakuraZa Ninngenn5Complete EPLP ~All Time Single Collection~RC Succession11Aio Piano AriosoAi OtsukaBoycottAmazarashiIdō shudan wa baikudesu / kaban ni wa teppandesuDokonjofingerGold DashGacharic SpinReview II ~Best of Glay~GlayRe(mix)Koda KumiBloomKurokumoJuvenilizm Seishun ShugiM!lkReality in Black -Japanese Edition-MamamooKōkyōkyoku Girls & PantsShiro HamaguchiTokyo Heart BeatsSpicy ChocolateTo YouUnioneYugenjikkoYusuke13The Best of 2PM in Japan 2011–20162PMShall we☆CarnivalIris18Evoke 2010–2020AldiousMatousicAnna TakeuchiDJ Daichizen Presents Daichi Miura Non Stop DJ Mix Vol.2Daichi MiuraW TroubleJohnny's WestBest Selection Album of Victor Years Complete BoxKeytalk-0(Zero)-Kodai YoshidaLe☆S☆CaLe☆S☆CaSingularityLeadLightninglolUltimaLynchNecessaryMaiko FujitaBe My OneMitsuhiro OikawaLove Live! Nijigasaki Academy ~Lunch Break Broadcast Room~ Drama CD Daily ConcertoNijigasaki High School Idol ClubSmash The Paint!!NijisanjiBlue BirdPark Bo-gumRe:IRachel RhodesNeo GravityRe:ComplexEmpathyReina UedaYou Are RottengrafftyRottengrafftyRaise The FlagSandaime J Soul BrothersSatoru Kōsaki 20th Anniversary Selected Works "Dawn"Satoru KōsakiPop Step Jump!Spira SpicaSKZ2020Stray KidsGift from Fanks MTM NetworkGift from Fanks TTokyo Ska Treasures ~Best of Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra~Tokyo Ska Paradise OrchestraOrion BlueUruNo.9Vistlip20Breath Of BlessAskaHanaDoll* 1st season～Flowering～ Vol.4 "Message"HanaDoll*Tohoku InboundIginari Tohoku San21Happy EndingEiichi Ohtaki25Possible826askaKing of Caste ~Bird in the Cage~B-ProjectBurnout SyndromezBurnout SyndromesChiharu Matsuyama Collectiob "Omoide"Chiharu MatsuyamaTargetFlower FlowerKDHRHaruka KudōThe Brightness In RebirthHawaiian6SparkleIriInkKeitaTo-y2Kis-My-Ft2Japanese Menu/Distortion 10KiyoharuComplete Singles 2000–2019Love PsychedelicoMatenro -Before The 2nd D.R.B-MatenroSlayers MgeumixxxMegumi HaraJuusshoku TheoremPlastic TreeSister CitiesSaori HayamiCIYSirupMusical "Tōken ranbu" Higekiri Hizamaru Sō-ki Shutsujin 2019Swordsman Gigekiri HizamaruAssembleTakuma TerashimaKiseki Best Collection IIWagakki BandWasuta BestWasutaThe Tree of Forty FruitsWolpis CarterCryoni"X"X4The Age of VillainsYōsei Teikoku30Dolls Songs & Sounds 01Dolls31Curtain RaiseRikako Aida
April Date Album Artist Ref.1Kick The BestARPFFunky KatoG/PGo to the Beds & Paradises from Gang ParadeHopeMacaroni EnpitsuMan With A "B-Sides & Covers" MissionMan with a MissionYell and ResponseMashumairesh!!Seiko Matsuda 40th Anniversary Bible～blooming pink～Seiko MatsudaFrontierShare Lock HomesPresentValsheCāoYasuyuki Okamura8L.O.V.E.Ace CollectionManga Mitaina Koibito Ga HoshiiAkari NanawoSweet Cruisin' AnlyAiha Headphone KaraChiai FujikawaDreamy-logueDialogue+PositiveF-BloodBest Of Vocal Works[NZK]2Hiroyuki SawanoYour StoryJujuJugemLie and a ChameleonIchijikuMeimi TamuraAgapanthusMomo AsakuraShin Schadara Dai SakusenScha Dara ParrTriptychShohei Takagi Parallela BotanicaYukusaki, debasakiTebasaki SensationAnemone EPThe PeggiesNewsTokyo JihenYoshida Yamada ŌhyakkaYoshida Yamada15SignAina AibaThe ParkAkai Ko-enAi ga chikyū sukuu n sa! Datte Denpagumi.inc wa famirīdeshoDempagumi.incInvitationsDrama StoreAi no HanaHimeHinaKingdomHiroki NanamiMaximum HuavoInaba/SalasDuskKashicomiAll Time Rock 'n' RollMasayuki Suzuki10's BestOkamoto'sOn'oOne N' OnlyRun RiotOutrageID10+Ryôhei ShimaTrust and PlayTetsuya Kakihara, Nobuhiko OkamotoSainouToru KitajimaWYXT.Who-ya ExtendedDouble StandardYuji Nakada21First StarJewel CielKotoko's Game Song Complete Box "The Bible"Kotoko22Rockin' It Jazz Orchestra Live In Osaka- Cornerstones 7Chikuzen Sato1LDKGadoroD4DJ 1st Album 「Direct Drive!」Happy Around!TPHiroshi KamiyaOur BestJin AkanishiOK!!!!!Lyrical SchoolM.S.S.PeriodM.S.S ProjectChronosMatenrou OperaHoly NightsMiyaviPremiere FleursPetit FleursHarezoraSonoko InoueTechnodon (Remastered 2020)YMO24SQ 「Cards」 Series Volume 2 Solids 「Daiamond」Solids28BenjaminJasmineBenjaminJasmine29EverynightAge Factory Fuyajou Eden Alice Nine FaceDa-iceOme de taitō de nani yori 2Happy Heads NaniyoriWorst -Complete Box-KohhCovers2 Grace of The Guitar+Megumi MoriNayutan hoshi kara no buttai NNayutalienImpulsive Humans ClubPedroSuchmos The Live Yokohama Stadium 2019.09.08SuchmosJapanese Heavy MetalTetsuya KanmuriSuck My WorldThe Oral CigarettesArrival of Voyz BoyVoyz BoyBoku-ra 100-pāsento shinderuZombie
May Date Album Artist Ref.13Yūon Club ~2nd Grade~AyakaField of View 25th Anniversary Extra Rare Best 2020Field of ViewUtai tsugu! Nihon no hayariutaHiroshi MiyamaRainbow PlanetKiyotaka SugiyamaAnswerLeo IeiriMan With A "Remix" MissionMan with a MissionSo Sweet DolceNanaka SuwaMonstersNatsu to SuiseiSynesthesiaRain DropsWaveSpecial OthersStella Magna -Songs from Granblue Fantasy-Stella MagnaThe Power of RedemptionTakenori ShimoyamaRock'n'Roll to the MaxThe Slut BanksEarplay ~Rebirth 2~Toshiki KadomatsuBurst Pop IslandWiennersGood Vibrations 2Yasuyuki Horigome20SpeciesCrossfaithRealFlumpool10th Anniversary All Time Best / Yellow [2010–2020]F.T. IslandHelp Ever Hurt NeverFujii KazeChuwapane!Girls2Sonzai Riyū ～Raison d'etre～Masashi SadaRun Girls, World!Run Girls, Run!Shōnan no Kaze ~Shihousenpuu~Shōnan no KazeInside OutsideTrack'sJitan ClassicTsukemenThousands of RaysWyseKenzen Na ShakaiYonige22Iine!Sunny Day ServiceLost, Never GoneYaffle27ReiAdam AtPanku shūriAnarchyCharametal BoxFunassyiGenexGenicChō mitchaku! Tori tsukare CD 'yūgen romantica saikōchō' dai ichi no nazo karasu tengu HifumiKennWonderlandNovelbrightThawQuruliPiofiōre no banshō character CD Vol. 4 Nikora furanchesukaRyōhei KimuraAll Time Best AlbumSaicoStroboVaundy29'Vazzrock' bi – karā series 2nd season 12 'Ōguro Gaku – hematite×amethyst -'Takuya Masumoto
June