List of years in Japanese music
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The year 2022 in Japanese music.

Debuting

Debuting groups

Debuting soloists

Returning from hiatus

Returning groups

Returning soloists

Events

Number-ones

Awards

Albums released

January

Date Album Artist Ref.
5 City SixTones [8]
Placebo ASP [9]
12 We are Girls² Girls² [10]
Ichi Yuuri [11]
OnlyOneOf Japan Best Album OnlyOneOf [12]
19 Bad Mode Hikaru Utada [13]
25 Ray of Light The Rampage from Exile Tribe [14]
26 Mirror Scandal [15]
Kyōgen Ado [16]

February

Date Album Artist Ref.
1 Love Cycle Ayaka [17]
2 26/27 Airi Suzuki [18]
Blue Cresc. Cynhn [19]
Visions Milet [20]
9 Fo(u)r YuU Liyuu [21]
16 Team Team Shachi [22]
23 Dream Ai [23]
Tokyo Super Beaver [24]

March

Date Album Artist Ref.
4 Queendom Awich [25]
9 Gundam Song Covers 3 Hiroko Moriguchi [26]
Collage Masaki Suda [27]
Flare Milet [28]
Our Teen: Blue Side T1419 [29]
16 1 or 8 Eito [30]
#Twice4 Twice [31]
Epitaph Tohoshinki [32]
23 Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku [33]
Umibe Sid [34]
30 Pinky Swear CIX [35]
Oh My Girl Best Oh My Girl [36]
Adapt Sakanaction [37]

April

Date Album Artist Ref.
6 Bloom Red Velvet [38]
13 Dignified SennaRin [39]
20 Terzo Juice=Juice [40]
Journey Little Glee Monster [41]
L.S. Lyrical School
22 Shunka Ryougen Haru Nemuri

May

Date Album Artist Ref.
11 Antidote Taichi Mukai [42]
17 Shukuten Momoiro Clover Z [43]
18 Assort Novelbright [44]
Reflection Tofubeats [45]
25 Kizuna JO1 [46]
Break and Cross the Walls II Man with a Mission [47]
Beyond: Zero Ateez [48]
27 She's the Boss The Boyz [49]
30 The Greatest BoA [50]

June

Date Album Artist Ref.
1 The Highlight Sexy Zone [51]
8 Harukakanatae Haruka Fukuhara [52]
15 Sono Ichi Ho6la [53]
Phalaris Dir En Grey [54]
17 / 20 Marumaru to Ninomiya to Kazunari Ninomiya [55][56]
22 Circus Stray Kids [57]
Softly Tatsuro Yamashita [58]
29 Made In King & Prince [59]
Mikansei no Mirai NGT48 [60]
The Best: Dear Fantasy SF9 [61]

July

Date Album Artist Ref.
6 Nonnegative Coldrain [62]
Delighted Reviver Nana Mizuki [63]
Life Goes On Onew [64]
8 Unity Mrs. Green Apple [65]
13 But Wait. Cats? Alexandros [66]
1st Love Naniwa Danshi [67]
20 First Snow First Love Yuki Yomichi [68]
Dempark!!! Dempagumi.inc
27 Plasma Perfume [69]
Celebrate Twice [70]

August

Date Album Artist Ref.
3 As You Know? Sakurazaka46 [71]
Nocturnal Tokyo Girls' Style ‌[72]
10 Uta's Songs: One Piece Film Red Ado [73]
Weather B.O.L.T [74]
Highway X B'z [75]
11 Youth WEi [76]
17 Falling Into Your Eyes Record Aimyon [77]
We are Cats. The World Standard [78]
Savior AB6IX [79]
Vocalo Zanmai 2 Wagakki Band [80]
24 Genesis Arcana Project [81]
Stand Up! Omega X [82]
31 Be: 1 Be First [83]

September

Date Album Artist Ref.
2 Japan Activity Best EXID [84]
9 Luxury Disease One Ok Rock [85]
14 Feelin' Like Pentagon [86]
21 Unleash Band-Maid [87]
Snow Labo. S2 Snow Man [88]
For. Sumika
28 Beyooooo2nds Beyooooonds [89]

October

Date Album Artist Ref.
5 Joy Ride Kang Daniel [90]
Doki Doki Love Rocket Punch [91]
12 Quarter Anly [92]
Hitori Toiro Karin Miyamoto [93]
26 Sadame Enhypen [94]

November

Date Album Artist Ref.
2 XYZ ExWhyZ [95]
9 Dream Seventeen [96]
16 Lander LiSA [97]
18 E-Side 2 Yoasobi [98]
23 Dopamine Oneus [99]
30 The World EP. Paradigm Ateez [100]

December

Date Album Artist Ref.
14 Deep Down Aimer
Hotel Insomnia For Tracy Hyde [101]
Magnetic Kaela Kimura [102]
Seize the Fate Nemophila [103]

Disbanding and retiring artists

Disbanding

Retiring

Going on hiatus

References

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