Billoard Japan has just annouced " Billboard Japan Music Awards 2012 " ! .This year ,popular idol group AKB48 won "Artist of the year" for 2 consecutive year and also won 3 categories including Top pop artists of the year ,hot single sales of the year and Hot100 of the year
Billboard Japan Music Awards 2012
Artist of the year
The winner is chosen by voting via internet and cellphones
AKB48

Top Pop Artists of the year
(Top 5 artists chosen by voting via internet and cellphone)
AKB48
Mr.Children

Arashi
EXILE
Amuro Namie
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28 *57,771.99 pts Sakana action
29 *56,285.99 pts Tohoshinki
Independent Artist of the Year
Billboard Japan Music Awards 2012
Artist of the year
The winner is chosen by voting via internet and cellphones
AKB48

Top Pop Artists of the year
(Top 5 artists chosen by voting via internet and cellphone)
AKB48
Mr.Children

Arashi

EXILE

Amuro Namie

Billboard JAPAN
MUSIC AWARDS 2012
Top Pop Artist 2012 point ranking(No.1 ~No.50 )
*1 429,244.19 pts AKB48
*2 291,326.43 pts Mr.Children
*3 214,623.62 pts Arashi
*4 163,463.41 pts EXILE
*5 161,587.53 pts Amuro Namie
*6 139,444.04 pts Perfume
*7 138,199.58 pts KARA
*8 131,882.41 pts Ikimono gakari
*9 127,073.70 pts SMAP
10 121,270.88 pts Kuwata Keisuke
11 118,696.52 pts Kanajani∞
12 109,870.92 pts カーリー・レイ・ジェプソン
13 109,332.14 pts Irie Leo
14 105,202.71 pts Kis-My-Ft2
15 101,719.39 pts SKE48
16 *98,801.46 pts Yuzu
17 *91,276.59 pts Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
18 *86,566.99 pts Fukuyamam Masaharu
19 *84,227.70 pts ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION
20 *78,921.20 pts Superfly
21 *77,422.62 pts Kobukuro
22 *73,335.11 pts Shoujo Jidai
23 *72,680.11 pts KAT-TUN
24 *68,446.02 pts Ketsumeitsu
25 *64,460.83 pts Naoto Intiraymi
26 *60,188.76 pts Yamashita Tatsuro
27 *59,154.48 pts Ms.OOJA 28 *57,771.99 pts Sakana action
29 *56,285.99 pts Tohoshinki
30 *55,862.52 pts Yamashita Tomohisa
Independent Artist of the Year
Golden Bomber

New artist of the year
Irie Leo

Hot 100 of the Year (Overall single chart)
AKB48 / Manatsu no Sounds good!

Top Album of the year
Mr.Children / Mr.Children 2005-2010<macro>

Hot Top Airplay of the Year
Carly Ray Jepsen ft.Adam Young /Good time

Hot Singles sale of the year
AKB48 / Manatsu no Sounds good!

Digital and Airplay Overseas of the Year
Carly Ray Jepsen ft.Adam Young /Good time
Hot Animation of the Year (Anime song)
Fukuyama Masaharu / Ikiteru Ikiteku

Adult Contemporary of the Year
Norah Jones/ Happy Pills ~Shiawase no Tokkoyaku

Top Jazz Albums of the Year
Hiromi Trio Project / Move

Top Classical Albums of the Year
Matsui Sakiko /Kokyuu suru piano

Top Independent Albums & Singles of the Year (Indie sales Single/Album chart)
Ayaka / The Beginning

Top Overseas Soundtrack Albums
Disney/ Disney Date: Koe no Ōji-sama


New artist of the year
Irie Leo

Hot 100 of the Year (Overall single chart)
AKB48 / Manatsu no Sounds good!

Top Album of the year
Mr.Children / Mr.Children 2005-2010<macro>

Hot Top Airplay of the Year
Carly Ray Jepsen ft.Adam Young /Good time

Hot Singles sale of the year
AKB48 / Manatsu no Sounds good!

Digital and Airplay Overseas of the Year
Carly Ray Jepsen ft.Adam Young /Good time

Hot Animation of the Year (Anime song)
Fukuyama Masaharu / Ikiteru Ikiteku

Adult Contemporary of the Year
Norah Jones/ Happy Pills ~Shiawase no Tokkoyaku

Top Jazz Albums of the Year
Hiromi Trio Project / Move

Top Classical Albums of the Year
Matsui Sakiko /Kokyuu suru piano

Top Independent Albums & Singles of the Year (Indie sales Single/Album chart)
Ayaka / The Beginning

Top Overseas Soundtrack Albums
Disney/ Disney Date: Koe no Ōji-sama
