AKB48 Tops Karaoke Request Rankings for 2011

In the recently announced results for the [2011 Karaoke Request Ranking], AKB48 takes the top place in both the song and artist category.

For individual songs, AKB48 takes the top place with [Heavy Rotation].  They take additional places in the top ten with [Aitakatta] at #5 and [Ponytail to Shushu] at #7.

In the artist category, AKB48 again takes the #1 spot, beating out many other popular pop artists/groups.

Congrats to them, and I must admit, I sang all three of their songs that placed the last time I went to karaoke!

Full results are listed below:

■2011 Karaoke Request Ranking (Song)
#1 Heavy Rotation (AKB48)
#2 Mister (KARA)
#3 Gee (Girls Generation)
#4 Kiseki (GReeeeN)
#5 Aitakatta (AKB48)
#6 Arigatou (Ikimonogakari)
#7 Ponytail to Shushu (AKB48)
#8 Cruel Angel's Thesis (Takahashi Youko)
#9 Hanamizuki (Hitoto You)
#10 Chisai na Koi no Uta (MONGOL800)


■2011 Karaoke Request Ranking (Artist)
#1 AKB48
#2 EXILE
#3 Hamasaki Ayumi
#4 Koda Kumi
#5 Arashi
#6 Mr.Children
#7 Nishino Kana
#8 Ikimonogakari
#9 Kobukuro
#10 Kitajima Saburou