Recochoku (mobile music download service) has announced the results of its yearly artist ranking! Below is the ranking each category based on the number of downloads. (Time perod: 12/1/2010 ~ 11/30/2011). This includes Artist Single Download Ranking, Artist Chaku Uta Ranking, New Artist Single Download Ranking and New Arist Chaku Uta Ranking!!
//Artist Ranking (Download (Single) Category)//
01. AKB48
02. EXILE
03. Nishino Kana
04. KARA
05. Sonar Pocket
06. Koda Kumi
07. JUJU
08. Shoujo Jidai (SNSD)
09. Hamasaki Ayumi
10. Ikimonogakari
11. Lady Gaga
12. Kobukuro
13. Fukuyama Masaharu
14. Ketsumeishi
15. Naoto Inti Raym
16. FUNKY MONKEY BABYS
17. Miliyah Katou
18. GReeeeN
19. Tohoshinki (TVXQ)
20. AK-69
21. yuzu
22. UVERworld
23. Shounan no Kaze
24. Kaoru to Tomoki, Tama ni Mook.
25. YUI
26. L'Arc~en~Ciel
27. KG
28. Rake
29. Utada Hikaru
30. RADWIMPS
31. Nakashima Mika
32. Yusuke Kamiji
33. SMAP
34. Hilcrhyme
35. Namie Amuro
36. Shota Shimizu
37. Superfly
38. Juliet
39. TEE
40. B'z
41. BUMP OF CHICKEN
42. Uemura Kana
43. LGYankees
44. Itano Tomomi (AKB48)
45. Avril Lavigne
46. HY
47. DREAMS COME TRUE
48. JAMOSA
49. Perfume
50. AAA
51. Sandaime J Soul Brothers
52. Che'Nelle
53. Acid Black Cherry
54. flumpool
55. AyamanJAPAN
56. Hirai Ken
57. Kubatota Shinobu
58. Kimura Kaela
59. Shido
60. Kazuyoshi Saito
61. GLAY
62. Kuwata Keisuke
63. Porno graffiti
64. Tiara
65. lecca
66. AZU
67. Every Little Thing
68. Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi
69. ONE OK ROCK
70. Jang Geun Suk
71. T.M.Revolution
72. Tokunaga Hideaki
73. Kusuo
74. INFINITY 16
75. the GazettE
76. CLIFF EDGE
77. DOHZI-T
78. Makihara Noriyuki
79. BENI
80. LGMonkees
81. NHK Okaasan to Issho /Yokoyama Daisuke + Mitani Takumi
82. ZONE
83. Not Yet
84. Aqua Timez
85. Ozaki Yutaka
86. MAY'S
87. Otsuka Ai
88. kariyushi58
89. Aoyama Thelma
90. WISE
91. Pitbull
92. Southern All Stars
93. Mizuki Nana
94. miwa
95. BIGBANG
96. Sheryl Nome starring May'n
97. Sukima Switch
98. AI
99. Maiko Nakamura
100. P!NK
//Artist Ranking (Chaku Uta Category)//
01. EXILE
02. AKB48
03. Nishino Kana
04. KARA
05. Arashi
06. JUJU
07. Koda Kumi
08. Lady Gaga
09. Shoujo Jidai
10. Namie Amuro
11. Tohoshinki
12. Hamasaki Ayumi
13. Sonar Pocket
14. Ikimonogakari
15. Kaoru to Tomoki Tamani Mook.
16. Naoto Inti Raymi
17. Ketsumeishi
18. FUNKY MONKEY BABYS
19. GReeeeN
20. Kobukuro
21. YUI
22. Fukuyama Masaharu
23. Kimura Kaela
24. JAMOSA
25. Miliyah Kato
//New Artist Ranking (Download (Single) Category)//
01. Kaoru to Tomoki Tamani Mook.
02. AyamanJAPAN
03. Jang Geun Suk
04. The ROOTLESS
05. Masaki Yuka
//New Artist Ranking (Chaku Uta Category)//
01. Kaoru to Tomoki Tamani Mook.
02. Jang Geun Suk
03. Kis-My-Ft2
04. 2PM
05. SHINee
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