Popular singer, Amuro Namie has reached the top spot in the albums chart with her 10th original studio album, "FEEL". This is her 6th consecutive no.1 album (excluding re-issues), and her 11th no.1 album overall. The album is now the highest-selling album in the first week for a solo artist this year, surpassing Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's "Nanda Collection" (released in June) which sold 126k in the first week. The album includes songs like "Hands On Me" in which the music video was shot at a heliport with a party at the top of high-rise building, "Contrail" which is the theme song to the TBS drama "Soratobu Kouhoushitsu", and "Can You Feel This Love" which is the theme song to FujiTV's "Mezamashi Terebi", for a total of 12 songs. Amuro will be starting her national tour from August 16th for a total of 40 performances in 24 cities.
In the singles chart, EXILE TRIBE have achieved their first no.1 with their 2nd single, "BURNING UP". EXILE TRIBE represents the EXILE family. This single is a collaboration of Sandaime J Soul Brothers and GENERATIONS. Their 1st single is a collaboration of EXILE and Sandaime J Soul Brothers, "24 karats TRIBE OF GOLD" (released in September last year) which peaked at no.2 in the weekly chart. For each group, this is also the first time for them to reach no.1. Sandaime J Soul Brothers' highest ranking previously was with "FIGHTERS" (September 2011) at no.2, and GENERATIONS' highest ranking previously was also at no.2 with "ANIMAL" (released in January this year).
Meanwhile, 5-member Johnny's group, A.B.C-Z have topped both the music-DVD and overall DVD charts respectively with their latest DVD, "Walking on Clouds". This is their 4th no.1 DVD after "Za ABC ~5stars~" (February last year), "ABC Za Hoshi (Star) Gekijou" (July last year), and "Zutto LOVE" (September last year). This DVD's first week sales has also surpassed the previous work's "Twinkle Twinkle A.B.C-Z" (released in March this year) which sold 34k in the first week. This is the group's 2nd year in a row to have placed no.1 in the overall DVD ranking. Male artists who have previously ranked at no.1 in the overall DVD chart for 2 years and more are A.B.C-Z's seniors namely KinKi Kids, Kanjani∞, and Kis-My-Ft2.
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 (8/7/2013~14/7/2013)
*1 247,689 247,689 Amuro Namie - FEEL
*2 *32,293 205,005 BUMP OF CHICKEN - BUMP OF CHICKEN I <1999-2004>
*3 *29,894 198,156 BUMP OF CHICKEN - BUMP OF CHICKEN II <2005-2010>
*4 *20,733 191,972 Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - Nanda Collection
*5 *20,691 *20,691 Def Tech - 24/7
*6 *15,370 108,391 May J. - Summer Ballad Covers
*7 *14,949 *68,730 Sada Masashi - Appare ~All Time Best~
*8 *14,804 *74,470 CHRIS HART - Heart Song
*9 *12,112 *12,112 Takahashi Yu - BREAK MY SILENCE
10 *12,081 527,278 B'z - B'z The Best XXV 1999-2012
11~30:
11 *11,854 B'z - B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998
12 **6,843 Kubota Toshinobu - Parallel World II KUBOSSA
13 **6,800 GReeeeN - Ii ne!（´・ω・｀）☆
14 **6,707 JUJU - DELICIOUS~JUJU's JAZZ 2nd Dish~
15 **5,857 Yanagi Nagi - euaru
16 **5,321 Sawano Hiroyuki - TV Anime 「Shingeki no Kyojin」 Original Soundtrack
17 **5,006 Sendai Kamotsu - Sukebesuto①
18 **4,960 Sendai Kamotsu - Sukebesuto②
19 **4,641 Anri – Surf City –Coool Breeze-
20 **4,444 Soundtrack – Wild Speed EURO MISSION Original Soundtrack
21 **4,139 Watanabe Misato - Misato Uta Golden BEST
22 **3,745 FUNKY MONKEY BABYS - FUNKY MONKEY BABYS LAST BEST
23 **3,595 Various Artists - Produced by Masaharu Fukuyama 「Galileo+」
24 **3,400 SCREW – SCREW
25 **3,121 Kanye West - Yeezus
26 **3,057 ClariS - SECOND STORY
27 **3,024 DAFT PUNK - Random Access Memories
28 **2,737 Watanabe Misato – Live Love Life 2013 at Hibiya Yaon ~Misato Matsuri Haru no Happy Hour~
29 **2,450 GACKT - BEST OF THE BEST vol. 1 -MILD-
30 **2,351 GACKT - BEST OF THE BEST vol. 2 -WILD-
Oricon Weekly - Singles (8/7/2013~14/7/2013)
*1 263,625 263,625 EXILE TRIBE (Sandaime J Soul Brothers VS GENERATIONS) - BURNING UP
*2 129,110 129,110 Linked Horizon - Jiyu e no Shingeki (Guren no Yumiya / Jiyuu no Tsubasa / Moshi Kono Kabe no Naka ga Ikken no Ie Datoshitara)
*3 *67,329 *67,329 Watanabe Mayu - Rappa Renshuchu
*4 *60,592 *60,592 ℃-ute - Kanashiki Amefuri / Adam to Eve no Dilemma
*5 *31,324 *31,324 Ikimonogakari - Egao
*6 *21,487 *21,487 DREAMS COME TRUE - Sa Kane wo Narase / MADE OF GOLD -featuring DABADA-
*7 *20,429 *20,429 Gouriki Ayame - Tomodachi yori Daiji na Hito
*8 *19,737 *19,737 Miura Daichi - GO FOR IT
*9 *17,656 354,794 Nogizaka46 - Girls Rule
10 *16,553 *16,553 Fujii Fumiya - Seishun
11~30:
11 *15,052 RO-KYU-BU! - Get goal!
12 *13,443 T-ARA – TARGET
13 *10,322 NICO Touches the Walls – Niwakaame ni mo Makezu
14 **8,173 Tomatsu Haruka – PACHI PACHI PARTY
15 **7,320 Oha Girl Chu! Chu! Chu! – Natsu Sankyu!!!
16 **6,285 Kim Nam Gil – Roman
17 **5,888 VAMPS - AHEAD / REPLAY
18 **5,829 SPYAIR - Genjou Destruction
19 **4,887 Gero – BELOVEDxSURVIVAL
20 **4,813 HERO - 「Kotae Awase」
21 **4,803 EXILE TAKAHIRO - Issen Ichibyou
22 **4,286 HILCRHYME – NEW DAY, NEW WORLD
23 **4,275 Uesaka Sumire – Genshi, Joushi wa, Taiyou datta。
24 **3,663 Hey!Say!JUMP - Come On A My House
25 **3,617 NMB48 - Bokura no Eureka
26 **3,362 RIP SLYME – Jungle Fever
27 **3,319 Moran – Hollow Man
28 **3,308 Takeuchi Mariya - Dear Angie ~Anata wa Makenai / Sorezore no Yoru
29 **2,881 Tokyokarankoron – 16 no beat
30 **2,845 Dragon Kid (Ise Mariya) / LITTLE☆GIANT (Ise Mariya & Kusunoki Taitem) - 『TIGER & BUNNY』 SINGLE RELAY PROJECT CIRCUIT OF HERO Vol. 5 (Dragon Smile / HERO☆March)
Oricon Weekly - Music-DVDs (8/7/2013~14/7/2013)
*1 34,573 *34,573 A.B.C-Z – Walking on Clouds
*2 12,319 *12,319 AK-69 – THE MOVIE ~Road to The Independent King~
*3 *4,672 **4,672 HILCRHYME – HILCRHYME TOUR 2013 “LIVE A NOVEL”
*4 *3,402 *63,922 Domoto Koichi – KOICHI DOMOTO Concert Tour 2012 “Gravity”
*5 *2,226 695,337 Arashi - ARASHI LIVE TOUR Popcorn
*6 *1,668 220,098 Amuro Namie - namie amuro 5 Major Domes Tour 2012 ~20th Aniversary Best~
*7 *1,436 *28,217 Fukuyama Masaharu - Fukuyama☆Fuyu no Dai Kanshasai Sono Juu Ni Shijo Saidai no 10DAYS!! Hotel de Fukuyama ~Omae to GAME Suru Beautiful live na Tokakan~
*8 *1,165 **1,165 Various Artists – Hello!Project Haru no Dai Kanshasai Hinamatsuri Festival 2013 ~Thank You For Your Love~
*9 *1,142 **1,142 Various Artists – Hello!Project Haru no Dai Kanshasai Hinamatsuri Festival 2013 ~Berryz Koubou 10 Nenme Totsunyu Special!~
10 *1,060 **7,056 Dragon Ash – LIVE & PIECE