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| Year | No.of Artists (Re-debut) |
| 2023 | 370 (80) |
| 2022 | 400 (82) |
| 2021 | 421 (64) |
| 2020 | 427 (63) |
| 2019 | 363 (95) |
| 2018 | 421 (88) |
| 2017 | 411 (91) |
| 2016 | 447 (117) |
| 2015 | 352 (52) |
| 2014 | 334 (67) |
| 2013 | 339 (46) |
| 2012 | 501 (84) |
| 2011 | 361 (56) |
| 2010 | 363 (43) |
| 2009 | 505 (79) |
| 2008 | 512 (120) |
| 2007 | 378 (69) |
| 2006 | 324 (56) |
| 2005 | 307 (55) |
| 2004 | 340 (77) |
| 2003 | 281(70) |
| 2002 | 199 (28) |
| 2001 | 132 (9) |
| 2000 | 155 (17) |
| 1999 | 257 (46) |
| 1998 | 202 (32) |
| 1997 | 250 (31) |
| 1996 | 320 (43) |
| 1995 | 347 (48) |
| 1994 | 412 (57) |
| 1993 | 417 (4) |
| 1992 | 429 (6) |
| 1991 | 510 (10) |
| 1990 | 363 (12) |
| 1989 | 317 (69) |
| 1988 | 441 (75) |
| 1987 | 380 (64) |
| 1986 | 425 (51) |
| 1985 | 491 (100) |
| 1984 | 456 (87) |
| 1983 | 448 (72) |
| 1982 | 386 (54) |
| 1981 | 427 (82) |
| 1980 | 368 (62) |
| 1979 | 391 (58) |
| 1978 | 317 (51) |
| 1977 | 359 (75) |
| 1976 | 416 (87) |
| 1975 | 442 (97) |
| 1974 | 351 (38) |
| 1973 | 414 (34) |
| 1972 | 425 (45) |
| 1971 | 518 (60) |
| 1970 | 531 (52) |
| 1969 | 447 (-) |
| 1968 | 335 (-) |
| 1967 | 210 (-) |
| 1966 | 143 (-) |
| 1965 | 176 (-) |
| N.B. Group is counted as one artist. Artists belonging to Member Companies of Recording Industry Association of Japan | |
