Press Release
December 6, 2021
Daiichi Kosho Co., Ltd.
DAM Annual Karaoke Ranking 2021
Yuuri achieved a triple crown in [Song], [Singer], and [Home Karaoke] categories
The top in each category is [Songs Released This Year] YOASOBI's 'Monster',
[Internet Artist Songs] Ado's 'Usseewa', [Anime Songs] LiSA's 'Homura'
Revealing the joy of Yuuri, who won the triple crown, and the top artists in each category!
Daiichi Kosho Co., Ltd. conducted the 2021 DAM Annual Karaoke Ranking and Home Karaoke Ranking survey.
In 2021, Yuuri won the triple crown in [Song Category] [Singer Category] [Home Karaoke].
In 2021, we surveyed not only [Song Category] [Singer Category] [Home Karaoke] but also [Songs Released This Year] [Anime Songs] [Internet Artist Songs].
The most sung [Song Released This Year] was YOASOBI's 'Monster', ranking 15th in the song category.
In [Anime Songs], LiSA dominated the 1st and 2nd positions.
The top [Internet Artist Song] was Ado's 'Usseewa', ranking 3rd in the song category.
You can view the joyful comments from the artists who won first place in each category below.
This ranking was calculated based on the number of times songs were sung on our communication karaoke DAM and Karaoke@DAM for smartphones.
Communication karaoke DAM is the number one share professional communication karaoke equipment in karaoke-installed stores and facilities nationwide.
Karaoke@DAM services, including Karaoke@DAM for smartphones, are home karaoke systems that allow you to enjoy high-quality audio and video from communication karaoke DAM on your personal devices such as computers, TVs, and game consoles.
The finalized version for the survey period from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021, will be announced on our corporate site in January 2022.
Additionally, our music broadcasts 'Stardigio' / 'Stardigio Hikari' / 'Stardigio Air' ch.402 (Program Name: DAM Hits! J-POP) will air programs related to this ranking from December 26 to January 2, 2022.
→ Here is the finalized ranking for the survey period from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021.
■Communication Karaoke DAM 2021 Annual Karaoke Ranking (Overall)
Survey period: January 1, 2021, to November 30, 2021
"Top 50 by Song"
| Ranking | Song Title | Artist Name | Last year's ranking in brackets * |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dried Flowers | Yuri | Out of range |
| 2 | cat | DISH// | ↑(9) |
| 3 | Shut up | Ado | Out of range |
| 4 | flame | LiSA | ↑(30) |
| 5 | run into the night | YOASOBI | ↑(7) |
| 6 | Marigold | Aimyon | ↓(3) |
| 7 | Magic Carpet | Takaya Kawasaki | Out of range |
| 8 | Red lotus flower | LiSA | ↓(2) |
| 9 | Pretender | Official HIGE DANdism | ↓(1) |
| 10 | Cruel Angel's Thesis | Yoko Takahashi | ↑(12) |
| 11 | rainbow | Masaki Suda | Out of range |
| 12 | Horizon | back number | Out of range |
| 13 | Naked Heart | Aimyon | ↑(19) |
| 14 | Farewell Elegy | Masaki Suda | ↓(8) |
| 15 | monster | YOASOBI | first time |
| 16 | Lemon | Kenshi Yonezu | ↓(4) |
| 17 | Kanade | Sukima Switch | ↓(16) |
| 18 | Charles | balloon | ↓(17) |
| 19 | Kaikai Kitan | Eve | Out of range |
| 20 | Daylight | King Gnu | ↓(5) |
| 21 | Cry Baby | Official HIGE DANdism | first time |
| 22 | CITRUS | Da-iCE | Out of range |
| 23 | thread | Miyuki Nakajima | ↓(11) |
| 24 | perfume | Eito | ↓(6) |
| 25 | Glaring | Ado | first time |
| 26 | I LOVE... | Official HIGE DANdism | ↓(13) |
| 27 | hide and seek | Yuri | Out of range |
| 28 | Dogwood | Yo Hitoto | ↓(22) |
| 29 | A Little Love Song | MONGOL800 | ↓(21) |
| 30 | A Melody Instead of a Bouquet | Shota Shimizu | Out of range |
| 31 | Marunouchi Sadistic | Shiina Ringo | ↓(28) |
| 32 | 1.15 million kilometres of film | Official HIGE DANdism | ↓(14) |
| 33 | Sunflower Promise | Motohiro Hata | ↓(23) |
| 34 | Dance | Ado | first time |
| 35 | KING | Kanaria | Out of range |
| 36 | Evening Primrose | Novelbright | first time |
| 37 | Takamine no Hanako | back number | ↓(27) |
| 38 | Rhinoceros Beetle | aiko | ↓(29) |
| 39 | 366 days | HY | ↓(24) |
| 40 | Single bed | Sharan Q | ↑(41) |
| 41 | Pretending to be lovers | Macaroni pencil | Out of range |
| 42 | cherry | Spitz | ↓(39) |
| 43 | Ultramarine | YOASOBI | Out of range |
| 44 | Shape of Love feat. HIDE (GReeeeN) | MISIA | Out of range |
| 45 | Pointillism Song (feat. Sonoko Inoue) | Mrs. GREEN APPLE | Out of range |
| 46 | Miracle | GReeeeN | ↓(36) |
| 47 | The Last Rain | Yasushi Nakanishi | Out of range |
| 48 | Radio Gymnastics No. 1 ~ NHK Radio Gymnastics No. 1 ~ | Gymnastics | Out of range |
| 49 | Dynamite | BTS | Out of range |
| 50 | Story | AI | ↓(31) |
- *Songs ranked below 51st last year are marked as 'out of range'.
Top 50 Songs Commentary
The most sung song of the year is Yuri's "Dried Flower". Following the ranking in the first half of this year, it won the first place in an imposing manner. In addition, Yuri's song "Hide and Seek" ranked 27th.
1st ~ 5th place is the same ranking as the first half of the year. Of the Top 50, five are debuting, and 17 songs that were out of the range last year (51st or lower) made the list.
The 48th place, "Radio Gymnastics No. 1 ~ NHK Radio Gymnastics No. 1 ~" was used for karaoke for the elderly and nursing homes.
"Top 20 by Singer"
| Ranking | Artist Name | Last year's ranking in brackets * |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuri | Out of range |
| 2 | Official HIGE DANdism | ↓（1） |
| 3 | back number | ↑（4） |
| 4 | Aimyon | ↓（3） |
| 5 | YOASOBI | Out of range |
| 6 | LiSA | ↓（5） |
| 7 | Kenshi Yonezu | ↓（2） |
| 8 | Ado | Out of range |
| 9 | Masaki Suda | ↓（8） |
| 10 | DISH// | Out of range |
| 11 | Hibari Misora | ↓（10） |
| 12 | RADWIMPS | ↓（6） |
| 13 | Mr.Children | ↓（9） |
| 14 | Mrs. GREEN APPLE | ↓（11） |
| 15 | Arashi | ↓（12） |
| 16 | BTS | Out of range |
| 17 | Southern All Stars | ↓（15） |
| 18 | EXILE | ↓（16） |
| 19 | Hiroshi Itsuki | ↓（17） |
| 20 | ONE OK ROCK | ↓（13） |
- *Artists ranked below 21st last year are marked as 'out of range'.
TOP 20 by singer
The most sung singer of the year is Yuri. It was a leap from last year's out-of-bounds. The other four groups that made it to the list last year were YOASOBI (No. 5), Ado (No. 8), DISH// (No. 10), and BTS (No. 16).
BTS became the only overseas artist in the TOP 20. Two groups of enka and kayo artists ranked in the top 20. Artists who debuted this year did not make it into the top 20.
■ Communication Karaoke DAM 2021 Annual Karaoke Ranking (by Category)
Survey period: January 1, 2021, to November 30, 2021
Top 10 Songs Released This Year
| Ranking | Song Title | Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | monster | YOASOBI |
| 2 | Cry Baby | Official HIGE DANdism |
| 3 | Glaring | Ado |
| 4 | Dance | Ado |
| 5 | Forget it | Awesome City Club |
| 6 | Vampire | DECO*27 |
| 7 | October I'll forget the silent you | Ataryo |
| 8 | Sil Vu President | Mr. P. |
| 9 | shutter | Yuri |
| 10 | On a night when cherry blossoms fall | Aimyon |
Explanation of the Top 10 Songs Released This Year
YOASOBI "Monster" at No. 15 is now No. 1 in the song released this year.
No. 9 Yuri "Shutter" entered the Top 10 just over four months after the release of the song in July this year, showing the style of a Triple Crown winning artist.
【Anime Songs TOP10】
| Ranking | Song Title | Artist Name | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | flame | LiSA | Demon slayer |
| 2 | Red lotus flower | LiSA | Demon slayer |
| 3 | Cruel Angel's Thesis | Yoko Takahashi | Neon Genesis Evangelion |
| 4 | rainbow | Masaki Suda | STAND BY ME Doraemon 2 |
| 5 | monster | YOASOBI | BEASTARS |
| 6 | Kaikai Kitan | Eve | Jujutsu Kaisen |
| 7 | Cry Baby | Official HIGE DANdism | Tokyo Revengers |
| 8 | Sunflower Promise | Motohiro Hata | STAND BY ME Doraemon |
| 9 | Single bed | Sharan Q | D・N・A2 ~ That guy who lost it somewhere ~ |
| 10 | Until the world ends... | WANDS | Slam Dunk |
Anime Songs TOP10 Explanation
LiSA, who sings the theme song of the anime "Demon Slayer", dominates the first and second places. It won the first place for two consecutive years with different songs.
Yoko Takahashi's "Cruel Angel Thesis," which can be said to be a standard anime song, is also in third place.
As for the theme songs of the movie "STAND BY ME Doraemon" series, two songs were ranked together: "Rainbow" by Masaki Sugata in 4th place and "Sunflower Promise" by Motohiro Hata in 8th place.
[Top 10 Artist Songs from the Internet]
| Ranking | Song Title | Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shut up | Ado |
| 2 | run into the night | YOASOBI |
| 3 | Magic Carpet | Takaya Kawasaki |
| 4 | monster | YOASOBI |
| 5 | Charles | balloon |
| 6 | Kaikai Kitan | Eve |
| 7 | perfume | Eito |
| 8 | Glaring | Ado |
| 9 | Dance | Ado |
| 10 | KING | Kanaria |
Top 10 Artist Songs from the Internet Explained
The song that gained popularity from SNS and video sites, ranked number one, is Ado's 'Usseewa', which is third in the song category.
YOASOBI's 'Kaibutsu', which is the number one song released this year, is ranked fourth. Ado has three songs in the top 10, and YOASOBI has two.
Eito's 'Kousui', which was the number one internet-originated artist song last year, is ranked seventh this year.
Home Karaoke TOP10
| Ranking | Song Title | Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dried Flowers | Yuri |
| 2 | cat | DISH// |
| 3 | run into the night | YOASOBI |
| 4 | flame | LiSA |
| 5 | Horizon | back number |
| 6 | Naked Heart | Aimyon |
| 7 | A bouquet of love | Superfly |
| 8 | Shut up | Ado |
| 9 | Marigold | Aimyon |
| 10 | Cry Baby | Official HIGE DANdism |
Home Karaoke TOP10 Explanation
The service that allows you to easily enjoy karaoke at home, Karaoke@DAM's smartphone app 'Karaoke@DAM for Smartphone,' ranked first with Yuuri's 'Dry Flower.'
This year, 'Dry Flower' became the most sung song both in karaoke venues and at home.
Comments from artists who won first place in each category
Video comment from Yuuri, whose 'Dry Flower' is ranked number one in both song category and home karaoke, and is the top singer.
<Excerpt>
When I went to karaoke, I often saw my name and songs in the singing history, but I never thought I could achieve the number one spot for the year, so I'm very happy. Thank you.
As a tip for singing karaoke, rather than trying to sing well, I think it's better to sing with the intention of delivering and moving the person in front of you.
2021 was a year where many people got to know me, and in 2022, I will release my first album 'Ichi' on January 12th, so I hope to continue delivering my songs to many people in 2022 as well.
Video comment from YOASOBI, who sings the number one song released this year, 'Kaibutsu'.
<Excerpt>
Ikura: In a word, I'm happy that many people challenged themselves with this 'difficult' song.
Ayase: It was written for the second season of the anime 'BEASTARS', expressing the protagonist Legoshi's desire to move forward. For us, it was a song that started 2021 with many new challenges. Please continue to sing it a lot.
Comment from LiSA, who sings the number one anime song 'Homura'.
I'm happy that many people enjoyed 'Homura' in karaoke.
On DAM, we shared the 10th anniversary celebration, stories about new songs, and secret tips for enjoying karaoke more in 2021. All of them became wonderful memories.
I hope you will enjoy many of LiSA's songs in karaoke in 2022 as well.
Video comment from Ado, who sings the number one internet-originated artist song 'Usseewa'.
<Excerpt>
Being number one means that a lot of people sang 'Usseewa', right? I can't imagine it at all, but I'm happy. This is thanks to Mr. Syudou, who provided the song, and Mr. WOOMA, who worked on the music video.
Please continue to sing many of Ado's songs and Vocaloid songs.
