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In the albums chart, singer Hamasaki Ayumi has reached the no.1 spot with her classical album in 7 years and 9 months, "A Classical." It has been 12 years and 4 months for a classical album, "image" (August 2009) to top the chart. The last time Hamasaki has topped Oricon for single or album was with the mini-album, "FIVE" (August 2011), a year and 4 months ago. Her previous classical album, "MY STORY Classical" (March 2005) peaked at no.4. This is her 19th no.1 album, surpassing Matsuda Seiko (who she previously tied with 18) at 2nd place, behind Matsutoya Yumi with 22 no.1 albums.
Meanwhile, popular group, Arashi have achieved their 3rd consecutive week at the top of both music-DVD and overall DVD charts simultaneously with their live DVD, "ARASHI ARAFES." This is the first time for an artist to reach no.1 in the DVD chart for 3 weeks in a row since Oricon started including DVDs in 1999. As for music-DVD, the last time an artist topped the chart for 3 consecutive weeks was 2 years and 8 months ago with Mr.Children's "Mr.Children DOME TOUR 2009 ~SUPERMARKET FANTASY~ IN TOKYO" (May 2010). It surpassed Arashi's achievement at that time with "ARASHI AROUND ASIA 2008 in TOKYO" (March 2009).
Posting the top 30 albums/singles and the top 10 music-DVDs. The second column in the top 10 refers to sales in 2013. New release in bold.
Oricon Weekly - Albums (7/1/2013~13/1/2013)
*1 25,049 *25,049 Hamasaki Ayumi - A Classical
*2 21,344 *21,344 Shinomiya Natsuki (Taniyama Kisho) & Miyano Mamoru (Ichinose Tokiya) - Uta no☆Prince Sama♪ Shuffle Unit CD Natsuki & Tokiy
*3 20,692 216,488 Sandaime J Soul Brothers - MIRACLE
*4 20,550 199,667 Ikimonogakari - Baradon
*5 18,721 *18,721 AK-69 - THE INDEPENDENT KING
*6 18,668 140,128 EXILE - EXILE - EXILE BEST HITS -LOVE SIDE/SOUL SIDE- (Total since 5 Dec 2012: 639,603)
*7 15,828 *15,828 Shoujo Jidai – I Got A Boy
*8 15,783 129,222 FUNKY MONKEY BABYS - FUNKY MONKEY BABYS 5
*9 14,250 140,649 Matsutoya Yumi - Matsutoya Yumi 40 Shunen Kinen Best Album Nihon no Koi to, Yuming to。 (Total since 20 Nov 2012: 690,190)
10 11,664 *11,664 2AM - VOICE
11~30:
11 10,284 Mr.Children - [(an imitation) blood orange]
12 *9,090 μ's - Love Live! μ's Best Album Best Live! Collection
13 *8,185 StylipS - Step One!!
14 *7,471 TV Soundtrack - Sengoku Nabe TV Music Tonight Nantonaku Rekishi ga Manaberu CD Saishutsujin! Hen
15 *7,342 Soundtrack – Les Miserables ~Soundtrack
16 *7,263 Kai Band – ROCKS
17 *6,963 BOOM BOOM SATELLITES – EMBRACE
18 *6,627 Arashi – Popcorn
19 *5,872 Taylor Swift - Red
20 *5,780 Carly Rae Jepsen – Kiss
21 *5,483 Various Artists - DJ KAORI'S PARTY MIX IV
22 *5,417 YUI - GREEN GARDEN POP
23 *5,270 YUI - ORANGE GARDEN POP
24 *4,748 One Direction - Take Me Home
25 *4,496 Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox
26 *3,966 Sanya V. Litvyak (CV Kadowaki Mai), Eila Ilmatar Juutilainen (CV Ohashi Ayuru) – Strike Witches Gekijou Ban Himeuta Collection 1
27 *3,734 Whiteflame – Tsuki to Hoshi no Kyoko Kukan
28 *3,414 JUJU - BEST STORY ~Life Stories~
29 *3,319 Charlotte E. Yeager (CV Koshimizu Ami), Francesca Lucchini (CV Saito Chiwa) – Strike Witches Gekijou Ban Himeuta Collection 2
30 *3,279 Nakagawa Shoko - UCHI-SHIGOTO, SOTO-SHIGOTO
Oricon Weekly - Singles (7/1/2013~13/1/2013)
*1 188,862 188,862 Yamada Ryosuke - Mystery Virgin
*2 *43,812 *43,812 ONE OK ROCK - Deeper Deeper / Nothing Helps
*3 *41,923 *41,923 Yuzu - REASON
*4 *22,176 *22,176 Cheeky Parade - BUNBUN NINE9'
*5 *18,929 *18,929 Iwasa Misaki - Moshimo Watashi ga Sora ni Sundeitara
*6 *18,789 *18,789 BABYMETAL - Ijime, Dame, Zettai
*7 *14,625 139,452 Golden Bomber – Dance My Generation
*8 *12,606 276,155 Nogizaka46 - Seifuku no Mannequin
*9 *11,210 *11,210 FUDANJUKU - Jinsei Wahaha!
10 **9,122 **9,122 Taketatsu Ayana - Jiku Tours
11~30:
11 **8,961 BiS to Dorothy Little Happy - GET YOU
12 **6,823 Sakamoto Shintaro - Matomo ga Wakaranai
13 **6,604 Kitamura Eri - Miracle Gliders
14 **6,158 Kisaragi Chihaya (Mami Imai) - PETIT IDOLM@STER Twelve Seasons! Vol. 2 Kisaragi Chihaya & Chihya (choco fondue)
15 **6,105 Shijou Takane (Hara Yumi) - PETIT IDOLM@STER Twelve Seasons! Vol. 1 Shijou Takane & Takanya (Princess Snow White)
16 **6,053 AKB48 - Eien Pressure
17 **5,212 Nakayama Yuma - Missing Piece
18 **4,570 Golden Bomber – Memeshikute
19 **4,242 AKB48 - UZA
20 **4,014 UVERworld – REVERSI
21 **3,903 R Shitei – Slow Days
22 **3,559 Momoiro Clover Z - Saraba, Itoshiki Kanashimitachi yo
23 **3,548 Hana wa Saku Project – Hana wa Sak
24 **3,365 Kasai Tomomi - Masaka
25 **3,354 Kawanaka Miyuki – Meoto Zakura
26 **3,339 Kadokawa Hiroshi – Tonbo no Koi
27 **2,827 Plan-B – Jankenpon
28 **2,686 Dohatsuten - Nihon Retto Wasshoi Keikaku
29 **2,641 Akioka Shuji – Tsuyukusa no Yado
30 **2,122 Miyama Hiroshi – Otoko no Us
Oricon Weekly - Music-DVDs (7/1/2013~13/1/2013)
*1 26,983 705,211 Arashi – ARASHI ARAFES
*2 11,350 *11,350 Yuzu - LIVE Music Clip Shu 「Rokkasen 2-NI-」
*3 *9,921 **9,921 the GazettE - the GazettE 10TH ANNIVERSARY THE DECADE LIVE AT 03.10 MAKUHARI MESSE
*4 *5,894 **5,894 Shimizu Shota - Naturally Tour 2012
*5 *2,565 *28,016 Utada Hikaru – Sakura Nagashi
*6 *2,418 *81,317 Mr.Children - Mr.Children TOUR POPSAURUS 2012
*7 *2,264 *24,148 Momoiro Clover Z - 「Momokuro Natsu no Baka Sawagi SUMMER DIVE 2012 Seibu Dome Taikai」 LIVE DVD
*8 *2,075 *16,047 AKB48 – AKB48 in TOKYO DOME -1830m no Yume- SINGLE SELECTION (Total since 28 Nov 2012: 29,214)
*9 *1,850 *40,549 SMAP - GIFT of SMAP CONCERT'2012 (Total since 5 Dec 2012: 173,216
10 *1,838 *13,434 Kashiwagi Yuki – 1st Solo Live –Nete mo Semete mo Yukirin World-