Top 50 New waves in Japan
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest new waves in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 169 new waves tracked in Japan, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Spoons, ADULT. and Crows lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 4,039,547 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 144,549, and the largest, Spoons, reaches around 3,200,309 people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each new wave, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Japan and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spoons |
3,200,309 | 39.4% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 2 |  ADULT. |
422,413 | 5.4% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 3 |  Crows |
416,825 | 5.8% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 4 |  ACTORS |
370,946 | 5.8% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 5 |  HighSchool |
306,800 | 2.3% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 6 |  Merchandise |
292,960 | 6.5% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 7 |  Automatic |
292,448 | 12.3% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 8 |  shame |
279,745 | 10.7% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 9 |  BODEGA |
174,564 | 2.6% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 10 |  Ought |
164,426 | 23.6% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 11 |  P-MODEL |
162,599 | 92.9% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 12 |  SPRINTS |
124,830 | 2.3% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 13 |  Do Nothing |
83,738 | 11.6% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 14 |  Iceage |
83,460 | 0.8% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 15 |  Psyche |
78,535 | 4.1% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 16 |  Deeper |
77,820 | 5.4% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 17 |  Television |
74,690 | 1.7% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 18 |  Fontaines D.C. |
72,583 | 2.1% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 19 |  THUS LOVE |
56,952 | 14.8% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 20 |  David Byrne |
46,112 | 1.2% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 21 |  Ductape |
37,976 | 1.2% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 22 |  Pylon |
36,035 | 2.0% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 23 |  Molchat Doma |
35,046 | 2.5% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 24 |  Home Front |
34,951 | 0.9% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 25 |  fIREHOSE |
29,759 | 7.2% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 26 |  Courting |
26,926 | 4.5% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 27 |  The The |
23,797 | 4.3% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 28 |  Heartworms |
21,770 | 3.4% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 29 |  Spear of Destiny |
17,272 | 2.0% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 30 |  Preoccupations |
16,906 | 9.4% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 31 |  Bow Wow Wow |
16,208 | 5.7% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 32 |  Blurt |
15,405 | 4.0% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 33 |  GosT |
13,794 | 1.2% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 34 |  TVOD |
12,512 | 17.2% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 35 |  Gary Numan |
12,205 | 0.6% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 36 |  Talk Show |
10,410 | 1.8% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 37 |  The Nightingales |
9,326 | 0.4% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 38 |  The Murder Capital |
6,667 | 6.2% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 39 |  Big Audio Dynamite |
6,660 | 4.4% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 40 |  Hotel Lux |
6,446 | 1.3% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 41 |  The Fixx |
6,251 | 3.4% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 42 |  Death in June |
6,071 | 1.9% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 43 |  Love and Rockets |
5,949 | 2.5% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 44 |  High Vis |
5,893 | 1.4% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 45 |  IST IST |
5,817 | 9.1% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 46 |  Toyah |
5,374 | 1.5% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 47 |  DEADLETTER |
5,215 | 3.1% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 48 |  Alien Sex Fiend |
4,797 | 6.0% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 49 |  The Monochrome Set |
4,694 | 18.6% | New wave | Music & Radio |
| 50 |  The Lords of the New Church |
4,564 | 5.0% | New wave | Music & Radio |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each new wave 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 new wave in Japan?
Spoons currently leads with an estimated audience of 3,200,309 people in Japan.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.