Popular group, SMAP have reached the top spot in the singles chart with their 50th single, "Joy!!". This is their 17th consecutive no.1 single since "freebird" (May 2002), and their 28th no.1 single overall. They have also updated their record of the only male artists (group or soloist) to have achieved 50 top 10 singles since their debut with "Can't Stop!! -Loving-" (September 1991). At 2nd place for the most top 10 singles since debut for male artists are V6 and Arashi, tied with 41 singles. For male artists not including since debut, tied at 2nd place are B'z and THE ALFEE with 47 top 10 singles. Including female artists, SMAP are only the 2nd group to have broken 50 top 10 singles after Morning Musume with 53. The last time SMAP surpassed 300k in the first week in the chart was with "Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana" (March 2003, 630k in the first week), 10 months and 3 years ago. The title track is currently used as the theme song for FujiTV's drama, "Kasukana Kanojo", starring member, Katori Shingo.
In the albums chart, 7-member Korean male group, INFINITE have achieved their 1st no.1 with their 1st full Japanese album, "Koi ni Ochiru Toki". They are the 4th Korean male artist to have reached the top spot in the albums chart with their 1st album after FTISLAND with "FIVE TREASURE ISLAND" (May 2011), Jang Geun Suk with "Just Crazy" (June 2012), and CNBLUE with "CODE NAME BLUE" (September 2012). INFINITE's highest-placing in any Oricon chart previously was with the single "Be Mine" (April 2012) at no.2.
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 - Singles (3/6/2013~9/6/2013)
*1 327,505 *,327,505 SMAP - Joy!!
*2 115,809 *,115,809 Kim Hyun Joong - TONIGHT
*3 *54,666 1,926,445 AKB48 – Sayonara Crawl
*4 *38,347 *,516,216 Arashi – Endless Game
*5 *34,163 *,*34,163 Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku - Te wo Tsunagou / Kindan no Karma
*6 *23,869 *,*23,869 TOKYO GIRLS' STYLE - Unmei / Wonderful Smile (Arai Hitomi to Matsushima Wanko)
*7 *22,986 *,*22,986 Nishino Kana - Believe
*8 *22,052 *,*22,052 Aijima Cecil (Toriumi Kosuke) - Uta no☆Prince Sama♪ Maji LOVE 2000% Idol Song Aijima Cecil (Toriumi Kosuke)
*9 *17,816 *,*17,816 Ikimonogakari - 1 2 3 ~Koi ga Hajimaru~
10 *11,831 *,*11,831 Chotokkyu - Bloody Night
11~30:
11 *10,487 2PM – GIVE ME LOVE
12 **9,776 livetune adding Fukase (from SEKAI NO OWARI) - Take Your Way
13 **7,033 Rihwa - Last Love
14 **6,032 Da-iCE – I’ll be back
15 **5,789 Hikasa Yoko - Owaranai Uta
16 **5,730 Nakagawa Shoko - Zoku Konton
17 **5,209 T.M.RevolutionxMizuki Nana – Preserved Roses
18 **5,043 Tokunaga Hideaki - STATEMENT
19 **4,768 PIKO – Kotonoha
20 **4,378 Mizumori Kaori – Ise Meguri
21 **3,742 Shinomiya Natsuki (Taniyama Kisho) – Uta no☆Prince Sama♪ Maji LOVE 2000% Idol Song Shinomiya Natsuki (Taniyama Kisho) (Sirius e no Chikai)
22 **3,036 Shiina Ringo – Irohanihoheto / Kodoku no Akatsuki
23 **2,820 Sakamaki Ayato (Midorikawa Hikaru) – DIABOLIK LOVERS Character Song Vol. 1 Sakamaki Ayato 「ADDICTED (2) PHANTOM」
24 **2,802 Ketsumeishi – Tsuki to Taiyou
25 **2,791 Up Up Girls (Kari) – Ginga Joujou Monogatari / Burn the fire!! / Natural Born Idol
26 **2,712 Hata Motohiro – Kotonoha
27 **2,589 Weather Girls – Koi no Love■Sunshine
28 **2,540 Kuramochi Asuka – Itsumo Soba ni
29 **2,461 Kim Yonja – Sake Gokoro
30 **2,355 Perfume – Magic of Love
Oricon Weekly - Albums (3/6/2013~9/6/2013)
*1 69,647 *69,647 INFINITE - Koi ni Ochiru Toki
*2 69,125 *83,148 Momoiro Clover - Iriguchi no Nai Deguchi
*3 14,118 *14,118 CHRIS HART - Heart Song
*4 14,056 *14,056 KEITA - SIDE BY SIDE
*5 13,954 *13,954 Matsuda Seiko - A Girl in the Wonder Land
*6 13,749 *89,356 Jin - Mekaku City Records
*7 12,429 365,021 FUNKY MONKEY BABYS - FUNKY MONKEY BABYS LAST BEST
*8 11,727 *11,727 Various Artists - YURUYURI♪ 1St. Series Best Album Yuruyurizumu♪
*9 11,694 *11,694 Takahashi Mariko - Takahashi 40 Nen
10 11,516 *11,516 Beady Eye - Be
11~30:
11 10,431 locofrank, HAWAIIAN6, dustbox - THE ANTHEMS
12 *9,894 Yazawa Eikichi - ALL TIME BEST ALBUM
13 *8,433 miwa - Delight
14 *8,218 EXO – XOXO (KISS Version)
15 *7,465 DAFT PUNK - Random Access Memories
16 *6,400 Hikawa Kiyoshi - Enka Meikyoku Collection 18 ~Shigure no Minato~
17 *5,658 Okamoto Nobuhiko - Enjoy☆Full
18 *5,507 AKIHIDE – Amber
19 *5,253 KEMURI – ALL FOR THIS!
20 *5,188 Kurosawa Kaoru - LOVE LIFE
21 *5,167 EXO – XOXO (HUG Version)
22 *5,101 SING LIKE TALKING – Befriend
23 *4,801 NAOTO INTI RAYMI - Nice catch the moment!
24 *4,174 nano – Remember your color.
25 *3,734 Ray – RAYVE
26 *3,682 THE STARBEMS – SAD MARATHON WITH VOMITING BLOOD
27 *2,938 BOARDS OF CANADA – TOMORROW’S HARVEST
28 *2,917 Yuzu - LAND
29 *2,808 Jang Geun Suk - Nature Boy
30 *2,736 Paul McCartney & Wings – Wings Over America
Oricon Weekly - Music-DVDs (3/6/2013~9/6/2013)
*1 6,246 680,798 Arashi - ARASHI LIVE TOUR Popcorn
*2 2,047 *12,886 Momoiro Clover Z – Momoiro Christmas 2012 –Saitama Super Arena Taikai- 24 Nichi Koen
*3 2,032 *12,906 Momoiro Clover Z – Momoiro Christmas 2012 –Saitama Super Arena Taikai- 25 Nichi Koen
*4 1,780 **9,412 10-FEET – OF THE KIDS, BY THE KIDS, FOR THE KIDS! VI
*5 1,751 **1,751 m.o.v.e – m.o.v.e THE LAST SHOW CHAMPAGNE FIGHT
*6 1,411 *49,719 Perfume – Perfume WORLD TOUR 1st
*7 1,322 **1,322 Miyano Mamoru – MAMORU MIYANO LIVE TOUR 2012-13 –BEGINNING!-
*8 1,267 213,085 Amuro Namie - namie amuro 5 Major Domes Tour 2012 ~20th Aniversary Best~
*9 1,246 *64,621 BIGBANG - BIGBANG ALIVE TOUR 2012 IN SPECIAL FINALIN DOME -TOKYO DOME 2012.12.05
10 *,890 785,949 Arashi – ARASHI ARAFES
Oricon Weekly - Music-BDs (3/6/2013~9/6/2013)
*1 5,947 *5,947 Momoiro Clover Z – Summer Dive 2011 Gokuraumon Kara Konnichiwa
*2 4,778 *4,778 Momoiro Clover – 4.10 Nakano Sun Plaza Taikai Momoclo Haru no Ichidaiji –Mabushisa no Naka ni Kimi ga Ita- BD
*3 3,632 *3,632 Momoiro Clover – Momoiro Christmas in Nihon Seinenkan ~Dappi: DAPPI~ BD
*4 2,824 *2,824 Miyano Mamoru – MAMORU MIYANO LIVE TOUR 2012-13 –BEGINNING!-
*5 2,711 26,819 Momoiro Clover Z – Momoiro Christmas 2012 –Saitama Super Arena Taikai- 25 Nichi Koen