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Japan vs United States music chart comparison

Compare the current chart leaders from 🇯🇵 Japan and 🇺🇸 United States. This page reads the same country chart signals used by the live SoundBorders map, then turns them into a shareable country-vs-country music snapshot.

🇯🇵
Japan
Pop
VS
🇺🇸
United States
Pop
#1 Chart
しわあわせ
Vaundy
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#1 Chart
Thriller
Michael Jackson
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Chart read

Japan is currently led by しわあわせ from Vaundy, while United States is led by Thriller from Michael Jackson.

The matchup contrasts Pop in Japan with Pop in United States. That makes it useful for spotting whether two markets are moving through similar pop signals, regional scenes, or completely different listening moods.

This comparison was built from Nov 3, 2026, 4:07 AM UTC. Open either country page for the surrounding top tracks, or return to today's world music chart report for the full map-wide read.

Top track comparison

Japan and United States top songs

🇯🇵Japan
#1
しわあわせ
Vaundy
#2
Yes! 東京 (feat. SUPER★DRAGON, Sakurashimeji, ONE N' ONLY, BUDDiiS, ICEx & Lienel)
EBiDAN (恵比寿学園男子部), 超特急, M!LK & 原因は自分にある。
#3
結び
Ayumu Imazu
#4
ありふれた世界の果てに (feat. Awich, CHICO CARLITO, ONE OK ROCK & Paledusk)
YAO
#5
ザッツ!超常
M!LK
🇺🇸United States
#1
Thriller
Michael Jackson
#2
Housewife
Tate McRae
#3
Choosin' Texas
Ella Langley
#4
BbY WOW
KAROL G, Judeline & rusowsky
#5
Been By Now
Morgan Wallen
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