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Top 100 Composers in Japan

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest composers in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 126 composers tracked in Japan, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Pep's, John Bull (composer) and John Williams lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 664k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 19k, and the largest, Pep's, reaches around 351k people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each composer, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Japan and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Japan. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Japan, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Japan. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
51 Samuel Barber 6k 33.7 53.2% Composer
52 Loreena McKennitt 5.9k 42.6 75.0% Composer
53 Johann Strauss I 5.8k 31.7 64.6% Composer
54 MUST DIE 5.8k 30.0 36.8% Composer
55 Michael Giacchino 5.7k 34.0 61.4% Composer
56 Tina Guo 5.4k 37.4 32.6% Composer
57 Vanessa-Mae 5.2k 40.1 0.0% Composer
58 Vincenzo Bellini 5.1k 28.3 62.6% Composer
59 Benjamin Britten 5.1k 43.5 63.9% Composer
60 Alban Berg 4.3k 29.0 0.0% Composer
61 S. Thaman 4.2k 26.5 23.0% Composer
62 Shlohmo 3.8k 31.3 56.3% Composer
63 Aaron Copland 3.8k 44.9 62.5% Composer
64 Jon Lord 3.6k 30.0 39.2% Composer
65 Bear McCreary 3.5k 29.5 38.4% Composer
66 Dominguinhos 3.4k 42.4 73.1% Composer
67 Alexandre Desplat 3.4k 29.7 77.2% Composer
68 Lustmord 3.4k 30.1 0.0% Composer
69 Francis Lai 3.1k 29.2 45.5% Composer
70 John Shanks 2.8k 41.0 76.7% Composer
71 Atticus Ross 2.8k 37.9 53.7% Composer
72 Leoš Janáček 2.7k 52.7 54.8% Composer
73 Tony Banks (musician) 2.6k 47.0 18.1% Composer
74 Ziad Rahbani 2.4k 36.6 47.0% Composer
75 Heitor Villa-Lobos 2.2k 32.8 69.0% Composer

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each composer by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest composer in Japan?

Pep's currently leads with an estimated audience of 351k people in Japan.

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