It's the first week of Oricon 2012!
Five-member Korean girl group, KARA, regained the no.1 album spot after three weeks with their 2nd Japanese album, "Super Girl." Previously for foreign artists, Russian duo t.A.T.u. regained the top spot with "t.A.T.u." in 2003 after 3 months of release, 8 years and 7 months ago. This is a first time for Korean artists.
In the singles chart, Johnnys group, Kis-My-Ft2, achieved their 2nd consecutive no.1 single with "We never give up!"
Posting the top 30 albums/singles and the top 10 music-DVDs. The second column in the top 10 refers to sales in 2011. New release in bold.
Oricon Weekly - Albums (13/12~19/12/2011)
*1 44,260 44,260 KARA - Super Girl (Total since 11/11/23: 494,855)
*2 30,443 30,443 BIGBANG - THE BEST OF BIGBANG
*3 29,317 29,317 Kubota Toshinobu - THE BADDEST ~Hit Parade~ (Total since 11/11/23: 254,309)
*4 20,070 20,070 Yuki Saori & Pink Martini – 1969 (Total since 11/12/12: 87,495)
*5 19,504 19,504 Soundtrack (Meitantei Conan Theme Kyoku Shuu 4 ~THE BEST OF DETECTIVE CONAN 4~)
*6 17,782 17,782 Perfume – JPN (Total since 11/11/30: 286,196)
*7 16,909 16,909 Kamiya Hiroshi - Harezora
*8 16,299 16,299 Sandaime J Soul Brothers - TRIBAL SOUL (Total since 11/12/07: 108,953)
*9 13,469 13,469 JUJU – DELICIOUS (Total since 11/11/30: 73,046)
10 13,019 13,019 MISIA - MISIA no Mori Forest Covers
11~30:
11 *9,157 Fukui Mai – Beautiful Days
12 *8,418 vistlip – ORDER MADE
13 *7,738 Game Music (FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 Original Soundtrack)
14 *7,573 Shoujo Jidai – THE BOYS
15 *7,285 IU – I □ U
16 *7,079 JIN AKANISHI - TEST DRIVE featuring JASON DERULO
17 *6,879 SHINee - THE FIRST
18 *6,660 Various Artists – Burikon ~BLEACH CONCEPT COVERS~
19 *6,065 Rihanna – Talk That Talk
20 *5,354 Che’Nelle – Luv Songs
21 *4,808 Fukuyama Jun (Shukan Soine CD vol. 11 Toma)
22 *4,657 Various Artists – Senkou Riot 2011
23 *4,240 Shoujo Jidai - GIRLS' GENERATION
24 *4,209 2PM - REPUBLIC OF 2PM
25 *4,162 Ashida Mana - Happy Smile!
26 *4,037 AA= - #3
27 *3,968 Mizuki Nana - THE MUSEUM II
28 *3,950 Taylor Swift – Speak Now World Tour Live
29 *3,938 Amy Winehouse - Lioness: Hidden Treasures
30 *3,826 AKB48 – Koko ni Ita Koto
Oricon Weekly - Singles (13/12~19/12/2011)
*1 245,572 245,572 Kis-My-Ft2 - We never give up!
*2 *53,369 *53,369 UVERworld - BABY BORN & GO / KINJITO
*3 *45,725 *45,725 AKB48 - Ue Kara Mariko (Total since 11/12/07: 1,244,589)
*4 *28,384 *28,384 Amuro Namie - Sit! Stay! Wait! Down! / Love Story (Total since 11/12/07: 106,142)
*5 *27,511 *27,511 U-KISS - Tick Tack
*6 *22,226 *22,226 Takei Emi - Koisuru Kimochi
*7 *12,167 *12,167 DEEP - True Love
*8 *11,043 *11,043 The Cro-magnons - Raiu Kekkou
*9 *10,673 *10,673 Houkago Tea Time - Singing! (Total since 11/12/07: 57,803)
10 *10,460 *10,460 Houkago Tea Time – Unmei♪wa♪Endless! (Total since 11/12/07: 57,031)
11~30:
11 *10,149 Shinsengumi Rien - Merry X'mas to U
12 **9,900 SKE48 – Oki Doki
13 **8,954 Saito Kazuyoshi - Yasashiku Naritai
14 **8,562 √5 – MERRY GO ROUND
15 **8,320 fripside – way to answer
16 **8,049 AI – Happiness/Letter In The Sky feat. The Jacksons
17 **5,956 KAT-TUN - BIRTH
18 **5,908 SUPER JUNIOR - Mr. Simple
19 **5,443 Kato Miliyah – ROMAN
20 **5,341 Sexy Zone – Sexy Zone
21 **5,035 Cocoa Otoko. – Sayonara Janakute… / Seishun Ouka
22 **4,555 MAJOR MUSIC – HOPE
23 **4,508 Arashi - Meikyu Love Song
24 **4,379 Fukui Mai – Yakusoku no Bashou
25 **4,256 Kaoru to Tomoki, tama ni Mukku. - Maru Maru Mori Mori!
26 **4,197 EXILE / EXILE ATSUSHI - Anata e / Ooo Baby
27 **4,163 moumoon – Uta wo Utaou
28 **4,130 Watarirouka Hashiritai 7 - Kibou Sanmyaku
29 **3,937 AKB48 – Kaze wa Fuiteiru
30 **3,799 Tohoshinki - Winter ~Winter Rose / Duet -winter ver.-~
Oricon Weekly - Music-DVDs (13/12~19/12/2011)
*1 *69,462 *69,462 Shoujo Jidai - JAPAN FIRST TOUR GIRLS' GENERATION
*2 *57,947 *57,947 Himuro Kyosuke – Higashi Nihon Daishinsai Fukkou Shien Charity Live KYOSUKE HIMURO GIG at TOKYO DOME "We Are Down But Never Give Up!!"
*3 *35,164 *35,164 BIGBANG - BIGBANG PRESENTS "LOVE & HOPE TOUR 2011"
*4 *13,604 *13,604 Ikimonogakari – Ikimono Matsuri 2011 Donata Summer mo Tanoshimima SHOW!!! ~Yokohama Stadium~
*5 **8,801 **8,801 Sakanaction - SAKANARCHIVE 2007-2011 ~Sakanaction Music Video Shuu~
*6 **8,677 **8,677 SMAP - THANKS FOR BEIJING!! (Total since 11/12/07: 65,706)
*7 **6,523 **6,523 Nishino Kana - Kanayan Tour 2011~Summer~ (Total since 11/12/07: 31,365)
*8 **4,299 **4,299 Choshinsei (SUPERNOVA) - LIVE TOUR 2011 "Pray"
*9 **3,298 **3,298 Mr.Children - Mr.Children TOUR 2011 "SENSE" (Total since 11/11/23: 80,532)
10 **2,556 **2,556 Sano Motoharu - ALL FLOWERS IN TIME 30TH. ANNIVERSARY
Source 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Five-member Korean girl group, KARA, regained the no.1 album spot after three weeks with their 2nd Japanese album, "Super Girl." Previously for foreign artists, Russian duo t.A.T.u. regained the top spot with "t.A.T.u." in 2003 after 3 months of release, 8 years and 7 months ago. This is a first time for Korean artists.
In the singles chart, Johnnys group, Kis-My-Ft2, achieved their 2nd consecutive no.1 single with "We never give up!"
Posting the top 30 albums/singles and the top 10 music-DVDs. The second column in the top 10 refers to sales in 2011. New release in bold.
Oricon Weekly - Albums (13/12~19/12/2011)
*1 44,260 44,260 KARA - Super Girl (Total since 11/11/23: 494,855)
*2 30,443 30,443 BIGBANG - THE BEST OF BIGBANG
*3 29,317 29,317 Kubota Toshinobu - THE BADDEST ~Hit Parade~ (Total since 11/11/23: 254,309)
*4 20,070 20,070 Yuki Saori & Pink Martini – 1969 (Total since 11/12/12: 87,495)
*5 19,504 19,504 Soundtrack (Meitantei Conan Theme Kyoku Shuu 4 ~THE BEST OF DETECTIVE CONAN 4~)
*6 17,782 17,782 Perfume – JPN (Total since 11/11/30: 286,196)
*7 16,909 16,909 Kamiya Hiroshi - Harezora
*8 16,299 16,299 Sandaime J Soul Brothers - TRIBAL SOUL (Total since 11/12/07: 108,953)
*9 13,469 13,469 JUJU – DELICIOUS (Total since 11/11/30: 73,046)
10 13,019 13,019 MISIA - MISIA no Mori Forest Covers
11~30:
11 *9,157 Fukui Mai – Beautiful Days
12 *8,418 vistlip – ORDER MADE
13 *7,738 Game Music (FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 Original Soundtrack)
14 *7,573 Shoujo Jidai – THE BOYS
15 *7,285 IU – I □ U
16 *7,079 JIN AKANISHI - TEST DRIVE featuring JASON DERULO
17 *6,879 SHINee - THE FIRST
18 *6,660 Various Artists – Burikon ~BLEACH CONCEPT COVERS~
19 *6,065 Rihanna – Talk That Talk
20 *5,354 Che’Nelle – Luv Songs
21 *4,808 Fukuyama Jun (Shukan Soine CD vol. 11 Toma)
22 *4,657 Various Artists – Senkou Riot 2011
23 *4,240 Shoujo Jidai - GIRLS' GENERATION
24 *4,209 2PM - REPUBLIC OF 2PM
25 *4,162 Ashida Mana - Happy Smile!
26 *4,037 AA= - #3
27 *3,968 Mizuki Nana - THE MUSEUM II
28 *3,950 Taylor Swift – Speak Now World Tour Live
29 *3,938 Amy Winehouse - Lioness: Hidden Treasures
30 *3,826 AKB48 – Koko ni Ita Koto
Oricon Weekly - Singles (13/12~19/12/2011)
*1 245,572 245,572 Kis-My-Ft2 - We never give up!
*2 *53,369 *53,369 UVERworld - BABY BORN & GO / KINJITO
*3 *45,725 *45,725 AKB48 - Ue Kara Mariko (Total since 11/12/07: 1,244,589)
*4 *28,384 *28,384 Amuro Namie - Sit! Stay! Wait! Down! / Love Story (Total since 11/12/07: 106,142)
*5 *27,511 *27,511 U-KISS - Tick Tack
*6 *22,226 *22,226 Takei Emi - Koisuru Kimochi
*7 *12,167 *12,167 DEEP - True Love
*8 *11,043 *11,043 The Cro-magnons - Raiu Kekkou
*9 *10,673 *10,673 Houkago Tea Time - Singing! (Total since 11/12/07: 57,803)
10 *10,460 *10,460 Houkago Tea Time – Unmei♪wa♪Endless! (Total since 11/12/07: 57,031)
11~30:
11 *10,149 Shinsengumi Rien - Merry X'mas to U
12 **9,900 SKE48 – Oki Doki
13 **8,954 Saito Kazuyoshi - Yasashiku Naritai
14 **8,562 √5 – MERRY GO ROUND
15 **8,320 fripside – way to answer
16 **8,049 AI – Happiness/Letter In The Sky feat. The Jacksons
17 **5,956 KAT-TUN - BIRTH
18 **5,908 SUPER JUNIOR - Mr. Simple
19 **5,443 Kato Miliyah – ROMAN
20 **5,341 Sexy Zone – Sexy Zone
21 **5,035 Cocoa Otoko. – Sayonara Janakute… / Seishun Ouka
22 **4,555 MAJOR MUSIC – HOPE
23 **4,508 Arashi - Meikyu Love Song
24 **4,379 Fukui Mai – Yakusoku no Bashou
25 **4,256 Kaoru to Tomoki, tama ni Mukku. - Maru Maru Mori Mori!
26 **4,197 EXILE / EXILE ATSUSHI - Anata e / Ooo Baby
27 **4,163 moumoon – Uta wo Utaou
28 **4,130 Watarirouka Hashiritai 7 - Kibou Sanmyaku
29 **3,937 AKB48 – Kaze wa Fuiteiru
30 **3,799 Tohoshinki - Winter ~Winter Rose / Duet -winter ver.-~
Oricon Weekly - Music-DVDs (13/12~19/12/2011)
*1 *69,462 *69,462 Shoujo Jidai - JAPAN FIRST TOUR GIRLS' GENERATION
*2 *57,947 *57,947 Himuro Kyosuke – Higashi Nihon Daishinsai Fukkou Shien Charity Live KYOSUKE HIMURO GIG at TOKYO DOME "We Are Down But Never Give Up!!"
*3 *35,164 *35,164 BIGBANG - BIGBANG PRESENTS "LOVE & HOPE TOUR 2011"
*4 *13,604 *13,604 Ikimonogakari – Ikimono Matsuri 2011 Donata Summer mo Tanoshimima SHOW!!! ~Yokohama Stadium~
*5 **8,801 **8,801 Sakanaction - SAKANARCHIVE 2007-2011 ~Sakanaction Music Video Shuu~
*6 **8,677 **8,677 SMAP - THANKS FOR BEIJING!! (Total since 11/12/07: 65,706)
*7 **6,523 **6,523 Nishino Kana - Kanayan Tour 2011~Summer~ (Total since 11/12/07: 31,365)
*8 **4,299 **4,299 Choshinsei (SUPERNOVA) - LIVE TOUR 2011 "Pray"
*9 **3,298 **3,298 Mr.Children - Mr.Children TOUR 2011 "SENSE" (Total since 11/11/23: 80,532)
10 **2,556 **2,556 Sano Motoharu - ALL FLOWERS IN TIME 30TH. ANNIVERSARY
Source 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
