With the world advancing more and more into a digital age, it�s no wonder that the Japanese think the true judge of popularity is through digital downloads/Chaku-Uta (ringtone) downloads. Recochoku has just revealed the top downloaded songs and ringtones for the first half of 2011, with a staggering 100 artists in each category!

Check out the list below and find out where you favorite artist ranks!

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[Digital Single Downloads]

1. AKB48

2. Nishino Kana

3. EXILE

4. KARA

5. Sonar Pocket

6. Shoujo Jidai (SNSD)

7. JUJU

8. Koda Kumi

9. Ketsumeishi

10. NAOTO INTI RAYMI

11. Ikimonogakari

12. Kobukuro

13. Lady Gaga

14. Hamasaki Ayumi

15. FUNKY MONKEY BABYS

16. Kaoru to Tomoki, Tama ni MUKKU

17. Tohoshinki (TVXQ)

18. UVERworld

19. RADWIMPS

20. Kato Miliyah

21. YUI

22. AK-69

23. Shounan no Kaze

24. JAMOSA

25. Fukuyama Masaharu

26. Nakashima Mika

27. Avril Lavigne

28. GReeeeN

29. Shimizu Shota

30. Uemura Kana

31. SMAP

32. Superfly

33. Itano Tomomi

34. Rake

35. Yuzu

36. L�Arc~en~Ciel

37. KG

38. BUMP OF CHICKEN

39. Ayaman JAPAN

40. Hilcrhyme

41. TEE

42. Juliet

43. LGYankees

44. Perfume

45. Yusuke

46. Utada Hikaru

47. DREAMS COME TRUE

48. lecca

49. Hirai Ken

50. WISE

51. Porno Graffiti

52. AAA

53. Aoyama Thelma

54. P!NK

55. B�z

56. HY

57. AZU

58. Tiara

59. Tokunaga Hideaki

60. SID

61. Kuwata Keisuke

62. Acid Black Cherry

63. MAY�S

64. Sandaime J Soul Brothers

65. Mr. Children

66. Aqua Timez

67. Akanishi Jin

68. flumpool

69. GLAY

70. NHK Okaasan to Issho/Yokoyama Daisuke and Mitani Takumi

71. CLIFF EDGE

72. Nakamura Maiko

73. Ozaki Yutaka

74. Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi

75. Remioromen

76. Jang Keun Suk

77. CHEMISTRY

78. Not yet

79. BIG BANG

80. Sasuke

81. Amuro Namie

82. Kusuo

83. Kariyushi 58

84. No Sleeves

85. Team Amuse!!

86. ONE OK ROCK

87. Mizuki Nana

88. Sheryl Nome starring May�n

89. Amuro Namie feat. AI & Tsuchiya Anna

90. T.M. Revolution

91. Sukima Switch

92. The Southern All Stars

93. Makihara Noriyuki

94. ZARD

95. the GazettE

96. SCANDAL

97. Masaki Yuka

98. BENI

99. Janne Da Arc

100. Oda Kazumasa

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[Chaku-Uta Downloads]

1. EXILE

2. Nishino Kana

3. AKB48

4. KARA

5. Arashi

6. JUJU

7. Shoujo Jidai (SNSD)

8. Lady Gaga

9. Kaoru to Tomoki, Tama ni MUKKU.

10. Tohoshinki (TVXQ)

11. Ketsumeishi

12. NAOTO INTI RAYMI

13. Koda Kumi

14. JAMOSA

15. Sonar Pocket

16. FUNKY MONKEY BABYS

17. Ikimonogakari

18. YUI

19. Avril Lavigne

20. P!NK

21. Kobukuro

22. Hamasaki Ayumi

23. Superfly

24. GReeeeN

25. Kanjani8

26. Perfume

27. Kato Miliyah

28. Itano Tomomi

29. Fukuyama Masaharu

30. Nakashima Mika

31. aiko

32. Rake

33. Amuro Namie feat. AI & Tsuchiya Anna

34. lecca

35. Shimizu Shota

36. Amuro Namie

37. Not yet

38. WISE

39. KG

40. B�z

41. KAT-TUN

42. Jang Keun Suk

43. TEE

44. AZU

45. Sandaime J Soul Brothers

46. UVERworld

47. Kuwata Keisuke

48. AK-69

49. Tegomass

50. AAA

51. Ayaman JAPAN

52. Akanishi Jin

53. Juliet

54. Yusuke

55. MAY�S

56. BIG BANG

57. Shounan no Kaze

58. Aoyama Thelma

59. Tiara

60. RADWIMPS

61. BUMP OF CHICKEN

62. Yuzu

63. SMAP

64. Hilcrhyme

65. LGYankees

66. CLIFF EDGE

67. Hirai Ken

68. Amuro Namie feat. Yamashita Tomohisa

69. BENI

70. L�Arc~en~Ciel

71. Yamashita Tomohisa

72. Maximum the Hormone

73. Porno Graffiti

74. Uemura Kana

75. KinKi Kids

76. flumpool

77. Kato Miliyah x Shimizu Shota

78. 2PM

79.Kusuo

80. Nakamura Maiko

81. No Sleeves

82. Britney Spears

83. Rihanna

84. Masaki Yuka

85. Utada Hikaru

86. Kimura Kaela

87. Acid Black Cherry

88. Fukuhara Miho

89. Amuro Namie feat. AFTER SCHOOL

90. DOHZI-T

91. KE$HA

92. Maeda Atsuko

93. Gucky

94. SHINee

95. YU-A

96. Alice

97. SID

98. the GazettE

99. Nelly

100. ONE OK ROCK

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Source: Recochoku 1 & 2