GReeeeN's "Kiseki" ranks #1 in royalties for 2009
JASRAC has announced the results of its latest annual report on music royalty payments, which includes internet distribution and karaoke machines. In 2009, total royalties once again dropped, this time sliding 3.1% to about 109.5 billion yen.
GReeeeN's 2008 hit "Kiseki" ended up at #1, climbing from #3 the previous year. EXILE's "Ti Amo" was #2. The popularity of the new "Neon Genesis Evangelion" movies pushed Yoko Takahashi's "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" up to #3, followed by the anime's background music. The background music for "Gake no Ue no Ponyo" rounded out the top five, while the theme song for that movie ranked #9.
listen to "Kiseki": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKV_sYCLU5Y
source: Tokyograph