Popular singer-songwriter, ayaka has returned from a 2-year hiatus with her 3rd studio album, "The beginning," which has reached no.1 in the albums chart. The last time she reached the top spot in a single or album chart was in September 2009 with her best album, "ayaka's History 2006-2009." This album is self-produced by her own indie label, A stAtion. So far, all 3 of her original studio albums have achieved the no.1 spot since "First Message" in November 2006.
Meanwhile, Korean band, CNBLUE achieved their first no.1 single with their second major debut single, "Where you are." It has been 41 years since the last time a foreign band reached the no.1 spot in the singles chart, since Canadian band, Mashmakhan achieved it in January 1971 with "As the Years Go By" (the single was originally released in October 1970). For Korean male artists, they are only the 4th artist to have reached no.1 besides Tohoshinki, JEJUNG & YUCHUN, and Jang Geun Suk.
In the music-DVD chart, new Johnnys group, ABC-Z debuted with a DVD and managed to grab the top spot with "Za ABC ~5stars~." This is the first time in history to achieve no.1 with a debut DVD. Besides the music clip, making-of and interview clips for "5stars" and the accompanying track, "Suna no Glass," this DVD also includes footage from "ABC-Z 2011 first Concert in YOYOGI" held last year.
Posting the top 30 albums/singles and the top 10 music-DVDs. The second column in the top 10 refers to sales in 2012. New release in bold.
Oricon Weekly - Albums (30/1/2012~5/2/2012)
*1 108,176 108,176 ayaka - The beginning
*2 *72,405 *72,405 YUKI - POWERS OF TEN
*3 *48,575 *48,575 Spitz - Orutana
*4 *24,813 118,648 Koda Kumi - JAPONESQUE
*5 *24,474 *24,474 SUPER☆GiRLS - EveryBody JUMP!!
*6 *21,758 *70,088 Sonar Pocket - Sonapokeism ③ ~Kimi to no 365 Nichi~
*7 *17,201 112,452 Yuki Saori & Pink Martini – 1969 (Total since 11/12/12: 179,877)
*8 *16,865 686,655 EXILE / EXILE ATSUSHI - EXILE JAPAN / Solo
*9 *14,472 133,860 ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION - BEST HIT AKG
10 *14,322 *14,322 Miura Azusa (CV Takahashi Chiaki), Kisaragi Chihaya (Imai Asami) - THE IDOLM@STER ANIM@TION MASTER 07)
11~30:
11 **8,274 KARA - Super Girl
12 **6,772 FUNKY MONKEY BABYS - FUNKY MONKEY BABYS 4
13 **6,606 Various Artists – Grammy Nominees 2012
14 **5,767 Tokyo Jihen - color bars
15 **5,693 Shoujo Jidai - GIRLS' GENERATION
16 **5,030 Various Artists - EXIT TUNES PRESENTS Vocalodream feat. Hatsune Miku
17 **4,856 lecca - Step One
18 **4,491 Various Artists - Inazuma Eleven GO Character Song Original Album
19 **4,200 Che’Nelle – Luv Songs
20 **4,180 Adele - 21
21 **4,146 Galileo Galilei - PORTAL
22 **3,842 R Shitei – Nihon Chinbotsu
23 **3,485 Tomoyasu Hotei - 30th Anniversary Special Package HOTEI MEMORIAL SUPER BOX
24 **3,471 Hachiouji P – electric love
25 **3,278 JUN SKY WALKER(S) - B(S)T
26 **3,151 Kubota Toshinobu - THE BADDEST ~Hit Parade~
27 **2,985 ELEKITER ROUND φ – MARIA
28 **2,914 Kuraki Mai - OVER THE RAINBOW
29 **2,857 Lady Gaga – Born This Way
30 **2,720 FTISLAND – GROWN-UP
Oricon Weekly - Singles (30/1/2012~5/2/2012)
*1 *60,398 *60,398 CNBLUE - Where you are
*2 *34,706 *34,706 ClariS - Naisho no Hanashi
*3 *32,671 528,480 SKE48 – Kataomoi Finally
*4 *26,126 *26,126 Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi - Hitotsu
*5 *23,773 *23,773 Iwasa Misaki - Mujin Eki
*6 *19,700 *19,700 S/mileage - Choto Mate Kudasai!
*7 *15,634 *15,634 miwa - Kataomoi
*8 *14,863 *14,863 SuG - Fukanzen Beautyfool Days
*9 **8,945 109,055 Kim Hyun Joong - KISS KISS / Lucky Guy
10 **8,116 **8,116 chatmonchy - Mangetsu ni Hoeru
11~30:
11 **7,771 Nakajima Megumi - TRY UNITE!/Hello!
12 **6,759 BUMP OF CHICKEN - Good Luck
13 **5,359 JUJU - sign
14 **4,510 Yamamoto George – Kokoro no Kizuna
15 **4,431 Zweiwing (Mizuki Nana & Takayama Minami) - Senki Zesshou Symphogear Character song series 1 (Gyakkou no Flugel)
16 **3,864 Kawada Mami – Serment
17 **3,643 Takeuchi Mariya - Inochi no Uta
18 **3,593 Acid Black Cherry - Yes
19 **3,542 Salyu – Lighthouse
20 **3,411 azusa – Check my soul
21 **2,924 Mizuki Nana - Synchrogazer
22 **2,697 ICHIKO – I’LL BE THERE FOR YOU
23 **2,687 Kawanaka Miyuki – Hana Bouro ~Muhyou no Yado~
24 **2,676 Saito Kazuyoshi - Yasashiku Naritai
25 **2,558 Okawa Eisaku – Shouwa Hourou Ki
26 **2,450 Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - Tsukema Tsukeru
27 **2,377 Shingaki Tarusuke (Prince of Tennis) – Valentine Kiss
28 **2,349 Ikimonogakari - Itsudatte Bokura wa
29 **2,337 Miyama Hiroshi – Onna ni Umarete
30 **2,327 AFTERSCHOOL - Rambling girls / Because of you
Oricon Weekly - Music-DVDs (30/1/2012~5/2/2012)
*1 *55,625 *55,625 A.B.C-Z - Za ABC ~5stars~
*2 *10,434 *10,434 Choshinsei (Supernova) - LIVE TOUR 2011 "Make it" at Tokyo Kokusai Forum
*3 **2,603 **2,603 salyu×salyu - s(o)un(d)beams+
*4 **2,547 129,278 Shoujo Jidai - JAPAN FIRST TOUR GIRLS' GENERATION
*5 **2,096 125,307 Amuro Namie - namie amuro LIVE STYLE 2011
*6 **1,970 *26,524 AKB48 - AKB48 Yossha ~Ikuzo~! in Seibu Dome Digest Edition
*7 **1,955 **1,955 Morning Musume。 - Single V 「Pyoko Pyoko Ultra」
*8 **1,937 *53,682 RADWIMPS - Zettai Enmei
*9 **1,921 *96,825 AKB48 - AKB48 Yossha ~Ikuzo~! in Seibu Dome Special BOX
10 **1,843 *14,497 Hexagon All Stars – Hexagon Family Concert WE LiVE HEXAGON 2011
Albums chart looks fairly good-looking! But yeah, quite an un-appealing singles chart there...
Congrats to the top 3 albums especially ayaka. Love them all! Also congrats to ClariS' first top 3, and Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi-san for sneaking in the top 5. :)
And yay EXILE JAPAN surpass Negai no Tou's 6th week sales again!
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