Utada still everyone's favorite

[Tokyograph News]

Oricon Style has published this year's edition of its annual "Favorite Artist Ranking." Over 20,000 people were surveyed, and for the second year in a row, Hikaru Utada was the #1 choice.

Since the rankings started in 2004, Utada has topped the list three times (2004, 2007, 2008). She was ranked #2 and #4 in 2005 and 2006, respectively, while aiko had back-to-back victories.

aiko was #3 this year, behind the popular duo Kobukuro, who repeated their #2 ranking from last year. Mr.Children took #4, followed by Dreams Come True and Southern All Stars. Namie Amuro, B'z, Spitz, and Arashi filled out the top ten.

The complete top 20 list can be found in the forums.

Link to article

[migimaru]

1. Hikaru Utada
2. Kobukuro
3. aiko
4. Mr.Children
5. Dreams Come True
6. Southern All Stars
7. Namie Amuro
8. B'z
9. Spitz
10. Arashi
11. Masaharu Fukuyama
12. Kou Shibasaki
13. EXILE
14. Porno Graffiti
15. Ayaka
16. YUI
17. Ken Hirai
18. YUKI
19. Keisuke Kuwata
20. Yuzu