AKB48's sister group, SKE48 have achieved the top spot in the singles chart with their 9th single, "Aishite Raburu!". This is SKE48's 5th consecutive no.1 single since "Banzai Venus" (released in March last year). For female groups, they are now at 4th with the most consecutive no.1 singles following AKB48 (12 consecutive no.1 singles), Pink Lady (9 consecutive no.1 singles), and Onyanko Club (6 consecutive no.1 singles).
For album article, go HERE.
In the music-DVD chart, Korean male soloist, Kim Hyun Joong (dormant group SS501 leader) has topped the chart with "FIRST IMPACT", becoming only the 2nd foreign male soloist to have achieved this feat since Michael Jackson's "Michael Jackson VISION" (released in November 2010), a year and 5 months ago. This DVD is a collection of performances at Tokyo Kokusai Forum in November 2011 and at Yokohama Arena in February this year, as well as tour making footage and promotional tour footage. As for works by a solo artist from South Korea, the highest position achieved in the DVD chart previously was by BoA at 3rd spot with "8 Films & more" (released in March 2003), making this the first time for a Korean solo artist to top the chart.
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 (14/5/2012~20/5/2012)
*1 179,756 911,345 Mr.Children - Mr.Children 2005-2010<macro>
*2 171,391 886,947 Mr.Children - Mr.Children 2001-2005<micro>
*3 *42,707 *42,707 Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi - Stay Alive
*4 *41,726 *41,726 FTISLAND - 20[twenty]
*5 *38,924 285,270 Yuzu - YUZU YOU 2006~2011
*6 *25,041 *25,041 Yonezu Kenshi - diorama
*7 **9,706 107,492 BENI - COVERS
*8 **8,280 *23,881 Ms.OOJA - HEART
*9 **7,140 **7,140 XIA (JUNSU) – VOL.1: TARANTALLEGRA
10 **7,012 *25,824 Mr.Children - Mr.Children 1992-1995 (Total since 11/7/2001: 2,369,878)
11~30:
11 **6,358 Def Tech - GREATEST HITS
12 **6,004 Mr.Children - Mr.Children 1996-2000 (Total since 11/7/2001: 1,803,667)
13 **5,908 Slash - Apocalyptic Love
14 **5,614 Norah Jones - Little Broken Hearts
15 **5,267 NAOTO INTI RAYMI - Kazauta Caravan
16 **4,910 Taetiseo – Twinkle: Taetiseo 1st Mini Album
17 **4,717 Various Artists - DJ KAORI'S PARTY MIX 3
18 **4,690 Lady Gaga – Born This Way
19 **4,028 Hirai Dai – ALOHA NEW
20 **3,656 Northern19 – EMOTIONS
21 **2,964 INFINITE – INFINITIZE
22 **2,841 Daemon Kakka – MYTHOLOGY
23 **2,750 Nicki Minaj - Roman Reloaded
24 **2,715 L'Arc～en～Ciel - World's Best Selection
25 **2,550 Ikimonogakari - NEWTRAL
26 **2,482 BIGBANG - ALIVE
27 **2,411 FLiP – XX emotion
28 **2,352 Madonna - MDNA
29 **2,201 Hot Chelle Rae - Whatever
30 **2,115 Marcus Miller – Renaissance
Oricon Weekly - Singles (14/5/2012~20/5/2012)
*1 472,327 472,327 SKE48 - Aishite Raburu!
*2 *48,990 *48,990 SHINee - sherlock
*3 *48,284 *48,284 AAA - Still Love You
*4 *39,415 565,521 Arashi - Face Down
*5 *30,511 *30,511 DREAMS COME TRUE - MY TIME TO SHINE
*6 *20,845 *20,845 ViViD - REAL
*7 *19,645 *19,645 Ieiri Leo - Shine
*8 *16,823 392,608 NMB48 - Nagiichi
*9 *12,742 *12,742 Kimura Kaela - Mamireru
10 *11,646 *11,646 JUNO - Everything
11~30:
11 *11,510 SUPER JUNIOR - Opera
12 *11,090 Fujifabric - Tsurezure Monochrome / Ryusenkei
13 **9,913 StylipS – MIRACLE RUSH
14 **9,735 KOTOKO - →unfinished→
15 **9,548 Mr.Children - Inori ~Namida no Kido / End of the day / pieces
16 **9,351 NICO Touches the Walls - Natsu no Dai Sankakkei
17 **9,071 Ashida Mana - Zutto Zutto Tomodachi
18 **9,020 Atobe Keigo - Oresama no Bigi ni Yoina
19 **8,277 Happiness - We Can Fly
20 **5,512 May'n – Chase the world
21 **5,196 Nogizaka46 - Oide Shampoo
22 **5,047 Abe Mao – Sekai wa Mada Kimi wo Shiranai
23 **4,357 Mizumori Kaori - Hitori Nagaragawa
24 **4,160 Suzumura Kenichi – messenger
25 **4,061 SMAP - Sakasama no Sora
26 **3,810 SID - S
27 **3,609 Itsuki Hiroshi - Yoake no Blues
28 **3,418 Sashihara Rino - Soredemo Sukidayo
29 **3,213 Ikimonogakari - Haru Uta
30 **2,738 AYABIE – Kakusei Sprechchor
Oricon Weekly - Music-DVDs (14/5/2012~20/5/2012)
*1 16,390 *16,390 Kim Hyun Joong – FIRST IMPACT
*2 *3,567 **3,567 Aldious – Determination Tour 2011 ~Live at Shibuya O-EAST~
*3 *3,333 359,311 EXILE - EXILE LIVE TOUR 2011 TOWER OF WISH ~Negai no Tou~
*4 *2,813 *78,471 Mr.Children - Mr.Children STADIUM TOUR 2011 SENSE-in the field-
*5 *1,814 **1,814 Quruli & Various Artists – Kyoto Ongaku Hakurankai 2011 IN Umekoji Koen
*6 *1,456 **1,456 LM.C - ★Rock the PARTY★2012 at NIPPON BUDOKAN
*7 *1,392 *19,067 Momoiro Clover Z - 「Momoiro Christmas 2011 Saitama Super Arena Taikai」 LIVE DVD
*8 *1,149 **9,008 the GazettE - TOUR11-12 VENOMOUS CELL FINALE OMEGA LIVE AT 01.14 YOKOHAMA ARENA
*9 *1,136 *92,982 AKB48 – Kouhaku Taikou Utagassen
10 *1,031 109,492 Hi-STANDARD - Live at AIR JAM 2011
Congrats to Misuchiru! Maybe another 2 weeks we'll get our first million-selling album since Ikimonogakari BEST! XD
Also congrats to Yuzu for being so consistent, and Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi for sneaking in the top 5! And also Ieiri Leo for surpassing the sales of her first single. But damn, AAA are so close to that no.2 single spot. So damn close! :(
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