Kami 7

The term Kami7 (God 7) describes the 7 most popular members of AKB48. Fans use the rankings of the Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo each year to determine who are the Kami7 of that year. Even if some girls fall out of the top 7 in the Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo, they are still considered a Kami (examples: Itano Tomomi, Kojima Haruna, Takahashi Minami). The Kami 7 are not necessarily the front 7 girls of each AKB48 single, but the majority of them usually take center spots.

Kami7 by Year

2009 (Based on the ranks of AKB48 13th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo)

1. Maeda Atsuko (Team A)
2. Oshima Yuko (Team K)
3. Shinoda Mariko (Team A)
4. Watanabe Mayu (Team B)
5. Takahashi Minami (Team A)
6. Kojima Haruna (Team A)
7. Itano Tomomi (Team K)

2010 (Based on the ranks of AKB48 17th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo)

1. Oshima Yuko (Team K)
2. Maeda Atsuko (Team A)
3. Shinoda Mariko (Team A)
4. Itano Tomomi (Team K)
5. Watanabe Mayu (Team B)
6. Takahashi Minami (Team A)
7. Kojima Haruna (Team A)

2011 (Based on the ranks of AKB48 22nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo)

1. Maeda Atsuko (Team A)
2. Oshima Yuko (Team K)
3. Kashiwagi Yuki (Team B)
4. Shinoda Mariko (Team A)
5. Watanabe Mayu (Team B)
6. Kojima Haruna (Team A)
7. Takahashi Minami (Team A)

2012 (Based on the ranks of AKB48 27th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo)

1. Oshima Yuko (Team K)
2. Watanabe Mayu (Team B)
3. Kashiwagi Yuki (Team B)
4. Sashihara Rino (Team A)
5. Shinoda Mariko (Team A)
6. Takahashi Minami (Team A)
7. Kojima Haruna (Team A)

2013 (Based on the ranks of AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo)

1. Sashihara Rino (HKT48 Team H)
2. Oshima Yuko (Team K)
3. Watanabe Mayu (Team A)
4. Kashiwagi Yuki (Team B)
5. Shinoda Mariko (Team A)
6. Matsui Jurina (SKE48 Team S)
7. Matsui Rena (SKE48 Team S)