Sakurazaka46’s ‘The growing up train’ Tops Japan Hot 100 as Koshi Inaba’s World Baseball Classic Anthem ‘Touch’ Follows
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Published on March 18, 2026.
Sakurazaka46’s “The growing up train” topped the Billboard Japan Hot 100, with sales of 597,740 and a total of 9,974 copies. This marks their ninth consecutive No. 1 on the Japan Top 100. The song was chosen as the Netflix official support song for the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Koshi Inaba's “Touch’ also rose 21-2, rising to No. 2 with 42,231 downloads. Other top tracks included Fujii Kaze's ‘My Place’ at No. 32 and Arashi’�s "Five" at No., but still holds at No.: 1 for both video and streaming. The Hot 100 combines physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, video views and karaoke data.
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